Discrete
Supertype: Representation
Definition: DEPRECATED Representation for an Observation where each discrete occurrence of the data may have the same value as the previous occurrence of the data.
Version Info
| Introduced | Deprecated | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 1.5 |
Documentation
Description
Discrete for an Observation is defined by the associated DataItem’s property representation as DISCRETE.
DataItem with DISCRETE representation MUST have a category of EVENT.
MTConnect Version 1.5 replaced representation DISCRETE with a discrete property for DataItem.
Each occurrence of the Observation MAY have the same value as the previous occurrence, and MUST NOT suppress duplicates.
Examples of Discrete: A PartCount reporting the completion of each part using a 1 to indicate completion of a single part, a Message that occurs each time a door opens.
Properties
| Name | Type | Int | Dep | Multiplicity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
result | string | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0..1 |