Device Information Model Package

The Device Information Modelinformation model that describes the physical and logical configuration for a piece of equipment and the data that may be reported by that equipment. provides a representation of the physical and logical configuration for a piece of equipment used for a manufacturing process or for any other purpose. It also provides the definition of data that may be reported by that equipment.

Using information defined in the Device Information Modelinformation model that describes the physical and logical configuration for a piece of equipment and the data that may be reported by that equipment. , a software application can determine the configuration and reporting capabilities of a piece of equipment. To do this, the software application issues a probe requestrequest to an agent to produce an MTConnectDevices Response Document containing the Device Information Model. (defined in Fundamentals) to an agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. associated with a piece of equipment. An agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. responds to the probe requestrequest to an agent to produce an MTConnectDevices Response Document containing the Device Information Model. with an MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. that contains information describing both the physical and logical structure of the piece of equipment and a detailed description of each Observationobservation that provides telemetry data for a DataItem. that can be reported by the agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. associated with the piece of equipment. This information allows the client software application to interpret the document and to extract the data with the same meaning, value, and context that it had at its original source.

The MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. is comprised of two sections: Header and Devices.

The Header section contains protocol related information as defined in Fundamentals.

The Devices section of the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. contains a Device entity for each piece of equipment described in the document. Each Device is comprised of two primary types of entities - Componentsengineered system part of a Device composed of zero or more Components and DataItemsobservable observed by a Component that may make Observations.

Componentsengineered system part of a Device composed of zero or more Components organize information that represents the physical and logical parts and sub-parts of a piece of equipment (See Components for more details).

DataItemsobservable observed by a Component that may make Observations describe data that can be reported by a piece of equipment. In the Device Information Modelinformation model that describes the physical and logical configuration for a piece of equipment and the data that may be reported by that equipment. , DataItemsobservable observed by a Component that may make Observations are defined as DataItem entities (See DataItem Types).

The Componentsengineered system part of a Device composed of zero or more Components and DataItemsobservable observed by a Component that may make Observations in the MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. provide information representing the physical and logical structure for a piece of equipment and the types of data that the piece of equipment can report relative to that structure. The MTConnectDevices Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a probe request. does not contain values for the data types reported by the piece of equipment. The MTConnectStreams Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a current request or a sample request. defined in Observation Information Model provides the data values that are reported by the piece of equipment.

Note: The MTConnect Standard also defines the information model for assetsitem, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization. ISO 55000:2014 > Note 1 to entry: Value can be tangible or intangible, financial or non-financial, and includes consideration of risks and liabilities. It can be positive or negative at different stages of the asset life. > Note 2 to entry: Physical assets usually refer to equipment, inventory and properties owned by the organization. Physical assets are the opposite of intangible assets, which are non-physical assets such as leases, brands, digital assets, use rights, licences, intellectual property rights, reputation or agreements. > Note 3 to entry: A grouping of assets referred to as an asset system could also be considered as an asset. . An assetitem, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization. ISO 55000:2014 > Note 1 to entry: Value can be tangible or intangible, financial or non-financial, and includes consideration of risks and liabilities. It can be positive or negative at different stages of the asset life. > Note 2 to entry: Physical assets usually refer to equipment, inventory and properties owned by the organization. Physical assets are the opposite of intangible assets, which are non-physical assets such as leases, brands, digital assets, use rights, licences, intellectual property rights, reputation or agreements. > Note 3 to entry: A grouping of assets referred to as an asset system could also be considered as an asset. is something that is used in the manufacturing process, but is not permanently associated with a single piece of equipment, can be removed from the piece of equipment without compromising its function, and can be associated with other pieces of equipment during its lifecycle. See Asset Information Model for more details on assetsitem, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization. ISO 55000:2014 > Note 1 to entry: Value can be tangible or intangible, financial or non-financial, and includes consideration of risks and liabilities. It can be positive or negative at different stages of the asset life. > Note 2 to entry: Physical assets usually refer to equipment, inventory and properties owned by the organization. Physical assets are the opposite of intangible assets, which are non-physical assets such as leases, brands, digital assets, use rights, licences, intellectual property rights, reputation or agreements. > Note 3 to entry: A grouping of assets referred to as an asset system could also be considered as an asset. .