EN IEC 61804-4:2020

Devices and integration in enterprise systems - Function blocks (FB) for process control and electronic device description language (EDDL) - Part 4: EDD interpretation

IEC 61804-4:2020 specifies EDD interpretation for EDD applications and EDDs to support EDD interoperability. This document is intended to ensure that field device developers use the EDDL constructs consistently and that the EDD applications have the same interpretations of the EDD. It supplements the EDDL specification to promote EDDL application interoperability and improve EDD portability between EDDL applications. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2015. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition was developed by merging material from multiple variants of existing EDDL specifications including those from FieldComm Group (Foundation™ Fieldbus , HART® ), PROFIBUS™ Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), and ISA100_Wireless™ Compliance Institute (ISA100 WCI). When a profile deviation exists, it is now indicated in the context where the related deviation is found. As a result, the formatting and numbering of this edition may be different from any of the individual specifications from which this edition was derived. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: • communication profiles ISA100 and GPE were added; • description of rules for optimized-column-width layout have been added; • description of the concatenation of labels and help was added; • color banding for meter type charts was added.

Geräte und Geräteintegration in Unternehmenssysteme - Funktionsbausteine für die Prozessautomation und elektronische Gerätebeschreibungssprache - Teil 4: Interpretation von Gerätebeschreibungen

Les dispositifs et leur intégration dans les systèmes de l'entreprise - Blocs fonctionnels (FB) pour les procédés industriels et le langage de description électronique de produit (EDDL) - Partie 4: Interprétation EDD

IEC 61804-4:2020 définit l'interprétation EDD pour les applications EDD et les EDD afin d'assurer l'interopérabilité EDD. Le présent document est destiné à garantir que les développeurs d'appareils de terrain utilisent systématiquement les constructions EDDL et que les applications EDD aient la même interprétation des EDD. Il complète la spécification EDDL pour promouvoir l'interopérabilité de l'application EDDL et améliorer la portabilité EDD entre les applications EDDL. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2015. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition a été élaborée en fusionnant le contenu de plusieurs variantes des spécifications de l'EDDL existantes, y compris celles du FieldComm Group (Foundation™ Fieldbus , HART® ), du PROFIBUS™ Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), et de l'ISA100_Wireless™ Compliance Institute (ISA100 WCI). Lorsqu'une déviation de profil existe, cela est désormais indiqué dans le contexte où la déviation en question a été identifiée. Par conséquent, le formatage et la numérotation de la présente édition peuvent différer des spécifications individuelles desquelles elle est issue. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: • ajout des profils de communication ISA100 et GPE; • ajout de la description des règles pour la disposition de largeur optimale des colonnes; • ajout de la description de la concaténation des libellés et des aides; • ajout de bandes de couleurs sur les diagrammes de type instrument de mesure.

Naprave in združevanje v proizvodne sisteme - Funkcijski bloki (FB) za nadzor procesov in opisni jezik za elektronske naprave (EDDL) - 4. del: Interpretacija EDD (IEC 61804-4:2020)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Aug-2020
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 65X - Industrial-process measurement, control and automation
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 65E - IEC_SC_65E
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 28-Aug-2020
• Completion Date: 28-Aug-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61804-4:2020 - Devices and integration in enterprise systems - Function blocks (FB) for process control and electronic device description language (EDDL) - Part 4: EDD interpretation (IEC 61804-4:2020)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61804-4:2016 - Function blocks (FB) for process control and Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) - Part 4: EDD interpretation
• Effective Date: 09-Oct-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61804-4:2016
Naprave in združevanje v proizvodne sisteme - Funkcijski bloki (FB) za nadzor
procesov in opisni jezik za elektronske naprave (EDDL) - 4. del: Interpretacija EDD
(IEC 61804-4:2020)
Devices and integration in enterprise systems - Function blocks (FB) for process control
and electronic device description language (EDDL) - Part 4: EDD interpretation (IEC
61804-4:2020)
Funktionsbausteine für die Prozessautomation und elektronische
Gerätebeschreibungssprache - Teil 4: Interpretation von Gerätebeschreibungen (IEC
61804-4:2020)
Blocs fonctionnels (FB) pour les procédés industriels et le langage de description
électronique de produit (EDDL) - Partie 4: Interprétation EDD (IEC 61804-4:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61804-4:2020
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
35.060 Jeziki, ki se uporabljajo v Languages used in
informacijski tehniki in information technology
tehnologiji
35.240.50 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in industry
industriji
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61804-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2020
ICS 25.040.40; 35.240.50 Supersedes EN 61804-4:2016 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Devices and integration in enterprise systems - Function blocks
(FB) for process control and electronic device description
language (EDDL) - Part 4: EDD interpretation
(IEC 61804-4:2020)
Les dispositifs et leur intégration dans les systèmes de Funktionsbausteine für die Prozessautomation und
l'entreprise - Blocs fonctionnels (FB) pour les procédés elektronische Gerätebeschreibungssprache - Teil 4:
industriels et le langage de description électronique de Interpretation von Gerätebeschreibungen
produit (EDDL) - Partie 4: Interprétation EDD (IEC 61804-4:2020)
(IEC 61804-4:2020)
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Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 61804-4:2020 E

European foreword
The text of document 65E/633/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 61804-4, prepared by SC 65E "Devices
and integration in enterprise systems" of IEC/TC 65 "Industrial-process measurement, control and
automation" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-04-29
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-07-29
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61804-4:2016 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61804-4:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 61804-2:2018 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61804-2:2018 (not modified)
1 2
IEC 62769-100 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62769-100
IEC 62769-115-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62769-115-2

To be published. Stage at the time of publication: IEC AFDIS 62769-100:2020.
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN IEC 62769-100:2020.
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: FprEN IEC 62769-115-2:2020.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61784-1 - Industrial communication networks - Profiles EN IEC 61784-1 -
Part 1: Fieldbus profiles
IEC 61784-2 - Industrial communication networks - Profiles EN IEC 61784-2 -
- Part 2: Additional fieldbus profiles for real-
time networks based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-
IEC 61804-3 - Devices and integration in enterprise EN IEC 61804-3 -
systems - Function blocks (FB) for process
control and electronic device description
language (EDDL) - Part 3: EDDL syntax and
semantics
IEC 61804-5 - Devices and intergration in enterprise EN IEC 61804-5 -
systems - Function blocks (FB) for process
control and electronic device description
language (EDDL) - Part 5: EDDL Builtin
library
IEC 62734 - Industrial networks - Wireless EN 62734 -
communication network and communication
profiles - ISA 100.11a
4 5
IEC 62769-4 - Field Device Integration (FDI) - Part 4: FDI EN 62769-4 -
Packages
6 7
IEC 62769-7 - Field Device Integration (FDI) - Part 7: FDI EN 62769-7 -
Communication Devices
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: IEC RFDIS 62769-4:2020.
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 62769-4:2018.
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: IEC RFDIS 62769-7:2020.
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 62769-7:2018.
IEC 61804-4 ®
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Devices and integration in enterprise systems – Function blocks (FB) for

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Part 4: EDD interpretation
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fonctionnels (FB) pour les procédés industriels et le langage de description

électronique de produit (EDDL) –

Partie 4: Interprétation EDD
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 8
INTRODUCTION . 11
1 Scope . 12
2 Normative references . 12
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms acronyms and conventions . 12
3.1 General terms and definitions . 12
3.2 Terms and definitions related to modular devices . 13
3.3 Abbreviated terms and acronyms . 14
3.4 Conventions . 14
4 EDDL user interface description . 15
4.1 Overview. 15
4.2 Menu conventions for handheld applications . 15
4.3 Menu conventions for PC-based applications . 16
4.3.1 Overview . 16
4.3.2 Online root menus . 16
4.3.3 Offline root menu . 17
4.3.4 Example of EDD menu structure . 17
4.3.5 User interface . 22
4.4 Label concatenation for indirect variable references . 25
4.4.1 General . 25
4.4.2 Simple variable references . 26
4.4.3 Complex variable references . 26
4.5 Help concatenation . 28
4.5.1 General . 28
4.5.2 Simple variable references . 28
4.5.3 Complex variable references . 29
4.6 Containers and contained items . 30
4.6.1 Overview . 30
4.6.2 Permitted and default STYLEs . 30
4.6.3 Containers . 32
4.6.4 Contained items . 34
4.7 Layout rules . 40
4.7.1 Overview . 40
4.7.2 Controlling the layout by LAYOUT_TYPE attribute . 41
4.7.3 Layout rules for WIDTH and HEIGHT . 45
4.7.4 Layout rules for COLUMNBREAK and ROWBREAK . 48
4.7.5 Layout examples . 54
4.7.6 Conditional user interface . 69
4.8 Graphical elements . 75
5 EDDL data description . 79
5.1 EDDL application stored device data . 79
5.1.1 Overview . 79
5.1.2 FILE . 79
5.1.3 LIST . 81
5.2 Exposing data items outside the EDD application . 88
5.3 Initialization of EDD instances . 88

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5.3.1 Overview . 88
5.3.2 Initialization support .
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