7.2 ShearerLoaderDrumType ObjectType

7.2.1 Overview

The ShearerLoaderDrumType provides a representation of shearer drums within the MiningEquipmentType as shown in Figure 3. Importantly, it is composed of a ParameterSet Object instance declaration to cover all relevant parameters of the equipment.

Figure 3 – ShearerLoaderDrumType Overview

7.2.2 ObjectType Definition

The ShearerLoaderDrumType is formally defined in Table 8.

Table 8 – ShearerLoaderDrumType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameShearerLoaderDrumType
IsAbstractFalse
References Node Class BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Other
Subtype of the MiningEquipmentType defined in OPC 40560, i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node.
0:HasAddInObject4:MiningEquipmentIdentification4:MiningEquipmentIdentificationTypeM
0:HasComponentObject2:ParameterSet0:BaseObjectTypeM
Conformance Units
Shearer Drum Functional Variables


The components of the ShearerLoaderType have additional subcomponents which are defined in Table 9.

Table 9 – ShearerLoaderDrumType Additional Subcomponents
BrowsePath References NodeClass BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Others
2:ParameterSet0:HasComponentVariableDrumDiameter0:Double0:AnalogUnitRangeTypeM, RO
2:ParameterSet0:HasComponentVariableDrumHeight0:Double0:AnalogUnitRangeTypeM, RO
2:ParameterSet0:HasPropertyVariableMountingPositionShearerDrumMountingPositionEnum0:PropertyTypeM, RO

The component Variables of the ShearerLoaderDrumType have additional Attributes defined in Table 10.

Table 10 – ShearerLoaderDrumType Attribute values for child Nodes
BrowsePath Value Attribute Description Attribute

NamespaceUri: http://www.opcfoundation.org/UA/units/un/cefact

UnitId: 5067858

DisplayName: m

Description: metre

This is the EngineeringUnit of the drum diameter.
High: 10
Low: 0.5
This is the EURange of the drum diameter.

NamespaceUri: http://www.opcfoundation.org/UA/units/un/cefact

UnitId: 5067858

DisplayName: m

Description: metre

This is the EngineeringUnit of the drum height.
High: 10
Low: -2
This is the EURange of the drum height.

7.2.3 ObjectType Description

The DrumDiameter variable describes the drum's diameter.

The DrumHeight variable describes the drum's current height as measured from the center of the Shearer Loader.

The MountingPosition property describes the drum's mounting position on the Shearer Loader.

Please refer to OPC 10000-100, OPC 40001-1, OPC 40560 and OPC 40561-1 for the descriptions of other inherited instance declarations.