6.1 AFCType ObjectType Definition

6.1.1 Overview

The AFCType provides a representation of an armoured face conveyor machine and is a sub-type of the MiningEquipmentType as defined in Figure 1. Importantly, it contains a ParameterSet to monitor all relevant parameters of the equipment.

Figure 1 – Overview AFCType

6.1.2 ObjectType Definition

The AFCType is formally defined in Table 1.

Table 1 – AFCType Definition
Attribute Value
BrowseNameAFCType
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
AFC Functional Variables
AFC Methods

The components of the AFCType have subcomponents which are defined in Table 2.

Table 2 – AFCType Subcomponents
BrowsePath References NodeClass BrowseName DataType TypeDefinition Others
2:ParameterSet0:HasComponentVariableAFCStateAFCStateEnumAFCStateTypeM, RO
2:ParameterSet0:HasComponentVariableLoad0:Double0:AnalogUnitRangeTypeM, RO


The component variables of the AFCType have Attributes defined in Table 3.

Table 3 – AFCType Attribute values for child Nodes
BrowsePath Value Attribute Description Attribute

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

UnitId: 20529

DisplayName: %

Description: percent

This is the EngineeringUnit of the conveyor load.
High: 200
Low: 0		This is the EURange of the conveyor load.

6.1.3 ObjectType Description

6.1.3.1 Untitled

The Load variable describes the current percental load of the conveyor motor.

Please refer to OPC 10000-100, OPC 40001-1, OPC 40560 and OPC 40563-1 for the descriptions of other inherited instance declarations.