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Joining Systems Base

OPC 40450-1 Joining Systems Base

Description

This document specifies an OPC UA information model for the representation of a Joining System. This system can consist of Controllers, Tools, Servos, Memory Devices, Sensors, Cables, Batteries, Power Supplies, Feeders, Accessories, Software Components, and other Subcomponents. The aim of this specification is to obtain an interoperable interface for higher-level control and evaluation systems.

It focuses on joining systems and their components as assets and the monitoring of those systems and components, considering existing and emerging standards in these areas, like OPC UA for Device Integration, OPC UA for Machinery Basic Building Blocks, OPC UA for Machinery Result Transfer, OPC UA for Asset Management Basics, etc.

This version of the specification focuses on Asset Management, Condition Monitoring, Result Management, Event Management, Joint Management, and Joining Process Management.

All the types defined in this specification can be extended for vendor, customer, or application specific use cases outside of this specification.
Working Group Industrial Joining Technologies
Document Type Specification
License Specifications
Issue Tracking Mantis Project - OPC 40450-1
Access Level Registered
Version Status Date
Release 2025-10-04
Topics: Following are the changes:
    Added the following optional methods, events, and variables in JoiningSystemResultManagementType including the corresponding conformance units and server facet.
    • AcknowledgeResults Method harmonized in the Machinery Result Transfer Specification 1.01.0.
    • RequestResults Method
    • RequestUnacknowledgedResults Method
    • RequestedResult Variable
    • RequestedResultEventType Event
  • Added the AVERAGE, EXIT_TRIGGER, FIRST, RUNDOWN, PREVAILING, SELFTAP, SHUTOFF, RESIDUAL, RESCINDING, PULSE_COUNT entries in ResultValueDataType.ValueTag.
    • Updated the EXIT and TRACE_END entry descriptions and updated the respective descriptions and examples in Annexure C.
    • Added JOB_SIZE, JOB_COUNT entries in ResultCounterDataType.CounterType.
    • Updated the diagrams and minor content of Annex F Result Management – Combined Results Examples.
    • Added additional sub-sections in Annex F to explain the usage of Combined Results access.
  • Added the optional method GetSelectedJoiningProgram in JoiningProcessManagementType.
  • Added the following optional condition classes.
    • SelectedEntityConditionClassType
    • SelectedProcessConditionClassType
    • UnacknowledgedResultsConditionClassType
    • EntityExpiryWarningConditionClassType
    • StartedEntityConditionClassType
    • StoppedEntityConditionClassType
    • NotAvailableEntityConditionClassType
    • NotSupportedEntityConditionClassType
  • Integrated the following optional building blocks in IJoiningSystemAssetType from the Machinery Basic Building Blocks specification.
    • Monitoring
    • Notifications
  • Updated the TypeDefinition of CalibrationValue and SensorScale defined in IJoiningSystemAssetType.Maintenance.Calibration from BaseDataVariableType to JoiningDataVariableType to include the EngineeringUnits property for the variables.
  • Added several conformance units and facets.
  • Added JOINT_COMPONENT entry in EntityDataType.EntityType.
    Version Status Date
    Deprecated 2024-03-08