The MaterialQuantityType is formally defined in Table 73.

Table 73 MaterialQuantityType Definition

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

MaterialQuantityType

IsAbstract

False

ValueRank

-1 ( -1 = Scalar)

DataType

Double

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Modelling Rule

Subtype of DataItemType defined in OPC 10000-8.

HasComponent

Variable

DisplayFormat

String

PropertyType

Mandatory

HasComponent

Variable

0:EngineeringUnits

EUInformation

PropertyType

Mandatory

The MaterialQuantityType VariableType is a concrete type and can be used directly.