7 OPC UA ObjectTypes

7.40 SensorDesignType ObjectType Definition

The SensorDesignType extends its supertype by sensor specific Variables and is formally defined in Table 84.

Table 84 – SensorDesignType Definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	SensorDesignType
IsAbstract	False
References	Node Class	BrowseName	DataType	TypeDefinition	Other
Subtype of the DesignType defined in 7.33, i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node
0:HasComponent	Variable	SensorTechnology	SensorTechnologyOptionSet	0:DataItemType	O, RO
0:HasComponent	Variable	SoftSensor	0:Boolean	0:TwoStateDiscreteType	O, RO
The following nodes override properties and components of the DesignType
0:HasComponent	Variable	ComponentClass	SensorTypeEnum	0:DataItemType	O, RO

The InstanceDeclarations of the SensorDesignType have additional Attributes defined in Table 85.

Table 85 – SensorDesignType Attribute values for child Nodes

Source Path	Value Attribute	Description Attribute
ComponentClass		Enumeration of possible sensor types.
SensorTechnology		Selection of sensor technologies this sensor uses.
SoftSensor		Indicates if the sensor is a software or hardware sensor.
SoftSensor    0:FalseState	“This sensor is a hardware sensor.”
SoftSensor    0:TrueState	“This sensor is a software sensor.”