IEC 62453-1:2009

Field device tool (FDT) interface specification - Part 1: Overview and guidance

IEC 62453-1:2009 presents an overview and guidance for the IEC 62453 series. It explains the structure and content of the IEC 62453 series (see Clause 5); provides explanations of some aspects of the IEC 62453 series that are common to many of the parts of the series; describes the relationship to some other standards.

Spécification des interfaces des outils des dispositifs de terrain (FDT) - Partie 1: Vue générale et recommandations

La CEI 62453-1:2009 présente une vue générale et des recommandations pour la série CEI 62453. Elle explique la structure et le contenu de la série CEI 62453 (voir Article 5); fournit des explications de certains aspects de la série CEI 62453 qui sont communs à beaucoup de parties de la série; décrit la relation avec d'autres normes.

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jun-2009
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.100.05 - Multilayer applications
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: SC 65E - Devices and integration in enterprise systems
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 16-Dec-2016

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• Revised: IEC 62453-1:2016 - Field device tool (FDT) interface specification - Part 1: Overview and guidance
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
INTRODUCTION.6
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviations and conventions .7
3.1 Terms and definitions .7
3.2 Abbreviations .12
3.3 Conventions .12
4 FDT overview .12
4.1 State of the art .12
4.2 Objectives of FDT .13
4.2.1 General features.13
4.2.2 Device and module manufacturer benefits .14
4.2.3 System manufacturer and integrator benefits.14
4.2.4 Other applications .14
4.3 FDT model .15
4.3.1 General .15
4.3.2 Frame Applications.16
4.3.3 Device Type Manager.17
4.3.4 Communication Channel concept.18
4.3.5 Presentation object.20
5 Structure of the IEC 62453 series.20
5.1 Structure overview .20
5.2 Part 2 – Concepts and detailed description.21
5.3 Parts 3xy – Communication profile integration.22
5.3.1 General .22
5.3.2 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 1.22
5.3.3 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 2.22
5.3.4 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/1 and 3/2 .22
5.3.5 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/4, CP 3/5 and

3/6.22
5.3.6 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 6.22
5.3.7 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 9.23
5.3.8 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 15.23
5.4 Parts 4x – Object model integration profiles .23
5.4.1 General .23
5.4.2 Object model integration profile – Common object model.23
5.5 Parts 5xy – Communication profile implementation.23
5.5.1 General .23
5.5.2 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 1.23
5.5.3 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 2.24
5.5.4 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/1 and 3/2 .24
5.5.5 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/4, CP 3/5 and
3/6.24
5.5.6 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 6.24
5.5.7 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 9.24
5.5.8 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 15.24

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5.6 Parts 6x – DTM styleguides.25
5.6.1 General .25
5.6.2 Device Type Manager (DTM) styleguide for common object model .25
6 Relation of the IEC 62453 series to other standardization activities .25
7 Migration to DTM.29
8 How to read IEC 62453 .30
8.1 Architecture.30
8.2 Dynamic behavior.30
8.3 Structured data types .31
8.4 Fieldbus communication .31
Annex A (informative) UML notation.32
Annex B (informative) Implementation policy.37
Bibliography.38

Figure 1 − Different tools and fieldbusses result in limited integration .13
Figure 2 – Full integration of all devices and modules into a homogeneous system.14
Figure 3 – General architecture and components .15
Figure 4 – FDT software architecture .17
Figure 5 – General FDT client/server relationship .18
Figure 6 – Typical FDT channel architecture .19
Figure 7 – Channel/parameter relationship.20
Figure 8 – Structure of the IEC 62453 series .20
Figure 9 – Standards related to IEC 62453 – in an automation hierarchy .26
Figure 10 – Standards related to IEC 62453 – grouped by purpose.28
Figure 11 – DTM – implementations.30
Figure A.1 – Note .32
Figure A.2 – Class .32
Figure A.3 – Association .32
Figure A.4 – Composition.33
Figure A.5 – Aggregation .33
Figure A.6 – Dependency .33
Figure A.7 – Abstract class, generalization and interface .33
Figure A.8 – Multiplicity .34
Figure A.9 – Elements of UML statechart diagrams.34
Figure A.10 – Example of UML state chart diagram .35
Figure A.11 – UML use case syntax.35
Figure A.12 – UML sequence diagram .36

Table 1 – Overview of related standards .27

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FIELD DEVICE TOOL (FDT) INTERFACE SPECIFICATION –

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FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 62453-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 65E: Devices and
integration in enterprise systems, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process
measurement, control and automation.
This part, in conjunction with the other parts of the first edition of the IEC 62453 series
cancels and replaces IEC/PAS 62453-1, IEC/PAS 62453-2, IEC/PAS 62453-3, IEC/PAS
62453-4 and IEC/PAS 62453-5 published in 2006, and constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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interface specification, can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
Enterprise automation requires two main data flows: a “vertical” data flow from enterprise
level down to the field devices including signals and configuration data, and a “horizontal”
communication between field devices operating on the same or different communication
technologies.
With the integration of fieldbusses into control systems, there are a few other tasks which
need to be performed. In addition to fieldbus- and device-specific tools, there is a need to
integrate these tools into higher-level system-wide planning- or engineering tools. In
particular, for use in extensive and heterogeneous control systems, typically in the area of the
process industry, the unambiguous definition of engineering interfaces that are easy to use for
all those involved is of great importance.
Several different manufacturer specific tools have to be used. The data in these tools are
often invisible data islands from the viewpoint of system life-cycle management and plant-
wide automation.
To ensure the consistent management of a plant-wide control and automation technology, it is
necessary to fully integrate fieldbusses, devices and sub-systems as a seamless part of a
wide range of automation tasks covering the whole automation life-cycle.
IEC 62453 provides an interface specification for developers of FDT (Field Device Tool)
components to support function control and data access within a client/server architecture.
The availability of this standard interface facilitates development of servers and clients by
multiple manufacturers and supports open interoperation.
A device or module-specific software component, called a DTM (Device Type Manager) is
supplied by a manufacturer with the related device type or software entity type. Each DTM
can be integrated into engineering tools via defined FDT interfaces. This approach to
integration is in general open for all fieldbusses and thus supports integration of different
devices and software modules into heterogeneous control systems.
The IEC 62453 common application interface supports the interests of application developers,
system integrators, and manufacturers of field devices and network components. It also
simplifies procurement, reduces system costs and helps manage the lifecycle. Significant
savings are available in operating, engineering and maintaining the control systems.
The objectives of IEC 62453 series are to support:
• universal plant-wide tools for life-cycle management of heterogeneous fieldbus
environments, multi-manufacturer devices, function blocks and modular sub-systems for
all automation domains (e.g. process automation, factory automation and similar
monitoring and control applications);
• integrated and consistent life-cycle data exchange within a control system including its
fieldbuses, devices, function blocks and modular sub-systems;
• simple and powerful manufacturer-independent integration of different automation devices,
function blocks and modular sub-systems into the life-cycle management tools of a control
system.
The FDT concept supports planning and integration of monitoring and control applications, it
does not provide a solution for other engineering tasks such as "electrical wiring planning”,
“mechanical planning”. Plant management subjects such as "maintenance planning”, “control
optimization”, “data archiving”, are not part of this FDT standard. Some of these aspects may
be included in future editions of FDT publications.

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1 Scope
This part of IEC 62453 presents an overview and guidance for the IEC 62453 series. It
• explains the structure and content of the IEC 62453 series (see Clause 5);
• provides explanations of some aspects of the IEC 62453 series that are common to many
of the parts of the series;
• describes the relationship to some other standards.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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.
IEC 61158 (all parts), Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications
IEC 61784 (all parts), Industrial communication networks – Profiles
ISO/IEC 19501:2005, Information technology – Open Distributed Processing – Unified
Modeling Language (UML) Version 1.4.2
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviations and conventions
For the purposes of this document the following terms, definitions and abbreviations apply.
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
actor
coherent set of roles that users of use cases play when interacting with these use cases
[ISO/IEC 19501]
NOTE An actor has one role for each use case with which it communicates.
3.1.2
address
communication protocol specific access identifier
3.1.3
application
software functional unit that is specific to the solution of a problem in industrial-process
measurement and control
NOTE An application may be distributed among resources, and may communicate with other applications.

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3.1.4
business object
object representing specific behavior (e.g. DTM, BTM and channel)
NOTE The term business object has been defined originally as part of the design pattern 3-tier architecture,
where the business object is part of the business layer.
3.1.5
Block Type Manager (BTM)
specialized DTM to manage and handle a block
3.1.6
communication
fieldbus protocol specific data transfer
3.1.7
Communication Channel
access point for communication to field device
3.1.8
configuration
system created by configuring the plant components and the topology
3.1.9
configure
(see also parameterize)
setting parameters at the instance data as well as the logical association of plant components
to build up the plant topology (off-line)
3.1.10
connection
established data path for communication with an selected device
3.1.11
data
set of parameter values
3.1.12
data type
set of values together with a set of permitted operations
[ISO 2382 series]
3.1.13
DCS manufacturer / system manufacturer
manufacturer of the engineering system
3.1.14
device
(see also field device)
a) networked independent physical entity of an industrial automation system capable of
performing specified functions in a particular context and delimited by its interfaces
[IEC 61499-1]
b) entity that performs control, actuating and/or sensing functions and interfaces to other
such entities within an automation system

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3.1.15
device manufacturer
manufacturer of fieldbus devices
3.1.16
device type
device characterization based on abstract properties such as manufacturer, fieldbus protocol,
device type identifier, device classification, version information or other information
NOTE The scope of such characterizations can vary depending on the properties that are used in the definition of
such a set and is manufacturer specific for each DTM.
3.1.17
distributed system
FDT objects that jointly are executed on different PCs in a network
NOTE The implementation of such a distributed system is vendor specific (for example: DTM and Presentation
are executed on different PCs or DTMs are executed in multi-user system on different PCs)
3.1.18
documentation
human readable information about a device instance
NOTE This may be electronic information in a database.
3.1.19
Device Type Manager (DTM)
a) software component containing device specific application software
b) generic class and means "Type Manager"
NOTE The D is kept because the Acronym is well-known in the market.
3.1.20
DTM device type
software module for a particular device type within the DTM
NOTE A DTM may contain one or more DTM device types
3.1.21
entity
particular thing, such as a person, place, process, object, concept, association, or event
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.22
field device
(see also device)
3.1.23
Frame Application
FDT runtime environment
3.1.24
FDT model
interface specification for objects and object behavior in a monitoring and control system
3.1.25
function
specific purpose of an entity or its characteristic action
[IEC 61499-1]

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3.1.26
hardware
physical equipment, as opposed to programs, procedures, rules and associated
documentation
[ISO/AFNOR Dictionary of computer science]
3.1.27
implementation
development phase in which the hardware and software of a system become operational
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.28
instantiation
creation of an instance of a specified type
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.29
interface
shared boundary between two functional units, defined by functional characteristics, signal
characteristics, or other characteristics as appropriate
[IEC 60050-351]
3.1.30
mapping
set of values having defined correspondence with the quantities or values of another set
[ISO/AFNOR Dictionary of computer science]
3.1.31
multi-user environment
environment which allows operation by more than one user
3.1.32
network
all of the media, connectors, repeaters, routers, gateways and associated node
communication elements by which a given set of communicating devices are interconnected
[IEC 61158-5-X]
NOTE In this document network is used to express that one or more interconnected fieldbus systems with
different protocols can be applied.
3.1.33
nested communication
communication using a hierarchy of communication systems
3.1.34
operation
well-defined action that, when applied to any permissible combination of known entities,
produces a new entity
[ISO/AFNOR Dictionary of computer science]
3.1.35
parameter
variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that may denote the
application
[ISO/AFNOR Dictionary of computer science]

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3.1.36
parameterize
(see also configure)
setting parameters in a device or a block or an object
3.1.37
persistent data
stored data that is preserved through shut down/restart and maintenance activities
3.1.38
Process Channel
representation of process value and its properties
3.1.39
service
functional capability of a resource, which can be modeled by a sequence of service primitives
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.40
session
instance of user interactions within the FDT model
3.1.41
synchronization
synchronization of data depending on the context where used
NOTE For example, synchronization can occur between the DTM and device or between several DTM instances
having a reference to the same instance data.
3.1.42
system
set of interrelated elements considered in a defined context as a whole and separated from its
environment
[IEC 60050-351]
NOTE 1 Such elements may be both material objects and concepts as well as the results thereof (e.g. forms of
organization, mathematical methods, and programming languages).
NOTE 2 The system is considered to be separated from the environment and other external systems by an
imaginary surface, which can cut the links between them and the considered system.
3.1.43
transient data
temporary data which have not been stored (while configuring or parameterizing)
3.1.44
type
software element, which specifies the common attributes shared by all instances of the type
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.45
variable
software entity that may take different values, one at a time
[IEC 61499-1]
NOTE 1 The values of a variable are usually restricted to a certain data type.

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NOTE 2 Variables are described as input variables, output variables, and internal variables.
3.1.46
use case
specification of a sequence of actions, including variants, that a system (or other entity) can
perform, interacting with actors of the system
[ISO/IEC 19501]
3.2 Abbreviations
BTM Block Type Manager
COM Component Object Model
CP Communication profile
CPF Communication profile family
DCS Distributed control system
DD Device description
DTM Device Type
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviations and conventions . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations . 12
3.3 Conventions . 12
4 FDT overview . 12
4.1 State of the art . 12
4.2 Objectives of FDT . 13
4.2.1 General features . 13
4.2.2 Device and module manufacturer benefits . 14
4.2.3 System manufacturer and integrator benefits . 14
4.2.4 Other applications . 14
4.3 FDT model . 15
4.3.1 General . 15
4.3.2 Frame Applications . 16
4.3.3 Device Type Manager . 17
4.3.4 Communication Channel concept . 18
4.3.5 Presentation object . 20
5 Structure of the IEC 62453 series . 20
5.1 Structure overview . 20
5.2 Part 2 – Concepts and detailed description . 21
5.3 Parts 3xy – Communication profile integration . 22
5.3.1 General . 22
5.3.2 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 1 . 22
5.3.3 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 2 . 22
5.3.4 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/1 and 3/2 . 22
5.3.5 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/4, CP 3/5 and
3/6 . 22
5.3.6 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 6 . 22
5.3.7 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 9 . 23
5.3.8 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 15 . 23
5.4 Parts 4x – Object model integration profiles . 23
5.4.1 General . 23
5.4.2 Object model integration profile – Common object model . 23
5.5 Parts 5xy – Communication profile implementation . 23
5.5.1 General . 23
5.5.2 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 1 . 23
5.5.3 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 2 . 24
5.5.4 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/1 and 3/2 . 24
5.5.5 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CP 3/4, CP 3/5 and
3/6 . 24
5.5.6 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 6 . 24
5.5.7 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 9 . 24

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5.5.8 Communication profile integration – IEC 61784 CPF 15 . 24
5.6 Parts 6x – DTM styleguides . 25
5.6.1 General . 25
5.6.2 Device Type Manager (DTM) styleguide for common object model . 25
6 Relation of the IEC 62453 series to other standardization activities . 25
7 Migration to DTM . 29
8 How to read IEC 62453 . 30
8.1 Architecture . 30
8.2 Dynamic behavior . 30
8.3 Structured data types . 31
8.4 Fieldbus communication . 31
Annex A (informative) UML notation . 32
Annex B (informative) Implementation policy . 37
Bibliography . 38

Figure 1 − Different tools and fieldbusses result in limited integration . 13
Figure 2 – Full integration of all devices and modules into a homogeneous system . 14
Figure 3 – General architecture and components . 15
Figure 4 – FDT software architecture . 17
Figure 5 – General FDT client/server relationship . 18
Figure 6 – Typical FDT channel architecture . 19
Figure 7 – Channel/parameter relationship. 20
Figure 8 – Structure of the IEC 62453 series . 20
Figure 9 – Standards related to IEC 62453 – in an automation hierarchy . 26
Figure 10 – Standards related to IEC 62453 – grouped by purpose . 28
Figure 11 – DTM – implementations . 30
Figure A.1 – Note . 32
Figure A.2 – Class . 32
Figure A.3 – Association . 32
Figure A.4 – Composition . 33
Figure A.5 – Aggregation . 33
Figure A.6 – Dependency . 33
Figure A.7 – Abstract class, generalization and interface . 33
Figure A.8 – Multiplicity . 34
Figure A.9 – Elements of UML statechart diagrams . 34
Figure A.10 – Example of UML state chart diagram . 35
Figure A.11 – UML use case syntax . 35
Figure A.12 – UML sequence diagram . 36

Table 1 – Overview of related standards . 27

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FIELD DEVICE TOOL (FDT) INTERFACE SPECIFICATION –

Part 1: Overview and guidance


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International Standard IEC 62453-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 65E: Devices and
integration in enterprise systems, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process
measurement, control and automation.
This part, in conjunction with the other parts of the first edition of the IEC 62453 series
cancels and replaces IEC/PAS 62453-1, IEC/PAS 62453-2, IEC/PAS 62453-3, IEC/PAS
62453-4 and IEC/PAS 62453-5 published in 2006, and constitutes a technical revision.
This bilingual version (2012-12) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in
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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
65E/123/FDIS 65E/136/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
The French version of this standard has not been voted upon.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 62453 series, under the general title Field Device Tool (FDT)
interface specification, can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
Enterprise automation requires two main data flows: a “vertical” data flow from enterprise
level down to the field devices including signals and configuration data, and a “horizontal”
communication between field devices operating on the same or different communication
technologies.
With the integration of fieldbusses into control systems, there are a few other tasks which
need to be performed. In addition to fieldbus- and device-specific tools, there is a need to
integrate these tools into higher-level system-wide planning- or engineering tools. In
particular, for use in extensive and heterogeneous control systems, typically in the area of the
process industry, the unambiguous definition of engineering interfaces that are easy to use for
all those involved is of great importance.
Several different manufacturer specific tools have to be used. The data in these tools are
often invisible data islands from the viewpoint of system life-cycle management and plant-
wide automation.
To ensure the consistent management of a plant-wide control and automation technology, it is
necessary to fully integrate fieldbusses, devices and sub-systems as a seamless part of a
wide range of automation tasks covering the whole automation life-cycle.
IEC 62453 provides an interface specification for developers of FDT (Field Device Tool)
components to support function control and data access within a client/server architecture.
The availability of this standard interface facilitates development of servers and clients by
multiple manufacturers and supports open interoperation.
A device or module-specific software component, called a DTM (Device Type Manager) is
supplied by a manufacturer with the related device type or software entity type. Each DTM
can be integrated into engineering tools via defined FDT interfaces. This approach to
integration is in general open for all fieldbusses and thus supports integration of different
devices and software modules into heterogeneous control systems.
The IEC 62453 common application interface supports the interests of application developers,
system integrators, and manufacturers of field devices and network components. It also
simplifies procurement, reduces system costs and helps manage the lifecycle. Significant
savings are available in operating, engineering and maintaining the control systems.
The objectives of IEC 62453 series are to support:
• universal plant-wide tools for life-cycle management of heterogeneous fieldbus
environments, multi-manufacturer devices, function blocks and modular sub-systems for
all automation domains (e.g. process automation, factory automation and similar
monitoring and control applications);
• integrated and consistent life-cycle data exchange within a control system including its
fieldbuses, devices, function blocks and modular sub-systems;
• simple and powerful manufacturer-independent integration of different automation devices,
function blocks and modular sub-systems into the life-cycle management tools of a control
system.
The FDT concept supports planning and integration of monitoring and control applications, it
does not provide a solution for other engineering tasks such as "electrical wiring planning”,
“mechanical planning”. Plant management subjects such as "maintenance planning”, “control
optimization”, “data archiving”, are not part of this FDT standard. Some of these aspects may
be included in future editions of FDT publications.

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Part 1: Overview and guidance



1 Scope
This part of IEC 62453 presents an overview and guidance for the IEC 62453 series. It
• explains the structure and content of the IEC 62453 series (see Clause 5);
• provides explanations of some aspects of the IEC 62453 series that are common to many
of the parts of the series;
• describes the relationship to some other standards.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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.
IEC 61158 (all parts), Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications
IEC 61784 (all parts), Industrial communication networks – Profiles
ISO/IEC 19501:2005, Information technology – Open Distributed Processing – Unified
Modeling Language (UML) Version 1.4.2
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviations and conventions
For the purposes of this document the following terms, definitions and abbreviations apply.
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
actor
coherent set of roles that users of use cases play when interacting with these use cases
[ISO/IEC 19501]
NOTE An actor has one role for each use case with which it communicates.
3.1.2
address
communication protocol specific access identifier
3.1.3
application
software functional unit that is specific to the solution of a problem in industrial-process
measurement and control
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3.1.4
business object
object representing specific behavior (e.g. DTM, BTM and channel)
NOTE The term business object has been defined originally as part of the design pattern 3-tier architecture,
where the business object is part of the business layer.
3.1.5
Block Type Manager (BTM)
specialized DTM to manage and handle a block
3.1.6
communication
fieldbus protocol specific data transfer
3.1.7
Communication Channel
access point for communication to field device
3.1.8
configuration
system created by configuring the plant components and the topology
3.1.9
configure
(see also parameterize)
setting parameters at the instance data as well as the logical association of plant components
to build up the plant topology (off-line)
3.1.10
connection
established data path for communication with an selected device
3.1.11
data
set of parameter values
3.1.12
data type
set of values together with a set of permitted operations
[ISO 2382 series]
3.1.13
DCS manufacturer / system manufacturer
manufacturer of the engineering system
3.1.14
device
(see also field device)
a) networked independent physical entity of an industrial automation system capable of
performing specified functions in a particular context and delimited by its interfaces
[IEC 61499-1]
b) entity that performs control, actuating and/or sensing functions and interfaces to other
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3.1.15
device manufacturer
manufacturer of fieldbus devices
3.1.16
device type
device characterization based on abstract properties such as manufacturer, fieldbus protocol,
device type identifier, device classification, version information or other information
NOTE The scope of such characterizations can vary depending on the properties that are used in the definition of
such a set and is manufacturer specific for each DTM.
3.1.17
distributed system
FDT objects that jointly are executed on different PCs in a network
NOTE The implementation of such a distributed system is vendor specific (for example: DTM and Presentation
are executed on different PCs or DTMs are executed in multi-user system on different PCs)
3.1.18
documentation
human readable information about a device instance
NOTE This may be electronic information in a database.
3.1.19
Device Type Manager (DTM)
a) software component containing device specific application software
b) generic class and means "Type Manager"
NOTE The D is kept because the Acronym is well-known in the market.
3.1.20
DTM device type
software module for a particular device type within the DTM
NOTE A DTM may contain one or more DTM device types
3.1.21
entity
particular thing, such as a person, place, process, object, concept, association, or event
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.22
field device
(see also device)
3.1.23
Frame Application
FDT runtime environment
3.1.24
FDT model
interface specification for objects and object behavior in a monitoring and control system
3.1.25
function
specific purpose of an entity or its characteristic action
[IEC 61499-1]

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3.1.26
hardware
physical equipment, as opposed to programs, procedures, rules and associated
documentation
[ISO/AFNOR Dictionary of computer science]
3.1.27
implementation
development phase in which the hardware and software of a system become operational
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.28
instantiation
creation of an instance of a specified type
[IEC 61499-1]
3.1.29
interface
shared boundary between two functional units, defined by functional characteristics, signal
characteristics, or other characteristics as appropriate
[IEC 60050-351]
3.1.30
mapping
set of val
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