Component Types Package

This section provides semantic information for the types of Component.

Note: In the XML representation, Component entities are defined into two major categories:

top levelelement that represents the most significant physical or logical functions of a piece of equipment. Component entities that organizesact of containing and owning one or more elements. the most significant physical or logical functions of a piece of equipment (see Section Part Properties of Device). They MAY also be used as lower levelnested element that is below a higher level element. Component entities; as required. See Component Organizer Types.

lower levelnested element that is below a higher level element. Component entities composed of the sub-parts of the parent Component to provide more clarity and granularity to the physical or logical structure of the top levelelement that represents the most significant physical or logical functions of a piece of equipment. Component entities.

This section provides guidance for the most common relationships between Component types. However, all Component types MAY be used in any configuration, as required, to fully describe a piece of equipment.

As described in Components, Component is an abstract entity and will be always realized by a specific Component type.