IEC 61158-6:2000

Digital data communications for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems - Part 6: Application Layer protocol specification

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Jan-2000
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.100.70 - Application layer
• ICS: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry
• Technical Committee: SC 65C - Industrial networks
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 27-May-2003

Relations

• Replaces: IEC TS 61158-6:1999 - Digital data communications for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems - Part 6: Application Layer protocol specification
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61158-6:2003 - Digital data communications for measurement and control - Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems - Part 6: Application layer protocol specification
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL
IEC
STANDARD
61158-6
Second edition
2000-01
Digital data communications for
measurement and control –
Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems –
Part 6:
Application Layer protocol specification

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 61158-6
Second edition
2000-01
Digital data communications for
measurement and control –
Fieldbus for use in industrial control systems –
Part 6:
Application Layer protocol specification
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .22

1 Scope.23

2 Normative references .24

3 Definitions .25

3.1 Definitions from other ISO/IEC Standards .25

3.1.1 Definitions from ISO/IEC 7498-1 .25
3.1.2 Definitions from ISO/IEC 8822 .25
3.1.3 Definitions from ISO/IEC 9545 .25
3.1.4 Definitions from ISO/IEC 8824 .25
3.1.5 Definitions from ISO/IEC 8825 .25
3.2 Definitions from IEC 61158-5 .25
3.3 Other definitions .26
3.3.1 Type 1 Definitions .26
3.3.1.1 called.26
3.3.1.2 calling.26
3.3.1.3 interoperability .26
3.3.1.4 management information.26
3.3.1.5 receiving.26
3.3.1.6 resource .26
3.3.1.7 sending.26
3.3.2 Type 2 Definitions .26
3.3.2.1 Allocate .26
3.3.2.2 Application.26
3.3.2.3 Application objects.26
3.3.2.4 Attribute.26
3.3.2.5 Behaviour .27
3.3.2.6 Class .27
3.3.2.7 Class attributes.27
3.3.2.8 Class code.27
3.3.2.9 Class specific service .27
3.3.2.10 Client.27

3.3.2.11 Connection .27
3.3.2.12 Connection ID (CID).27
3.3.2.13 Connection path.27
3.3.2.14 Connection point.27
3.3.2.15 Consume .27
3.3.2.16 Consumer.27
3.3.2.17 Consuming application.27
3.3.2.18 Cyclic .27
3.3.2.19 Device .27
3.3.2.20 Device profile.28
3.3.2.21 End node .28
3.3.2.22 End point .28
3.3.2.23 Error.28

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3.3.2.24 Frame.28

3.3.2.25 Instance.28

3.3.2.26 Instance attributes .28

3.3.2.27 Instantiated.28

3.3.2.28 Keeper.28

3.3.2.29 Little endian .28

3.3.2.30 Lpacket.28

3.3.2.31 Member .28

3.3.2.32 Message router.28

3.3.2.33 Multicast connection .28
3.3.2.34 Network .28
3.3.2.35 Object.28
3.3.2.36 Object specific service .29
3.3.2.37 Originator .29
3.3.2.38 Point-to-point connection .29
3.3.2.39 Produce.29
3.3.2.40 Producer.29
3.3.2.41 Server .29
3.3.2.42 Service .29
3.3.2.43 Target.29
3.3.2.44 Temporary node.29
3.3.2.45 Transaction id.29
3.3.2.46 Unconnected message manager (UCMM) .29
3.3.2.47 Unconnected service.29
3.3.3 Type 3 Definitions .29
3.3.3.1 Access Protection .29
3.3.3.2 Address-assignment-table.29
3.3.3.3 Channel.29
3.3.3.4 Channel related Diagnosis .30
3.3.3.5 Configuration check .30
3.3.3.6 Configuration fault .30
3.3.3.7 Configuration Identifier.30
3.3.3.8 Configuration Identifier related Diagnosis .30
3.3.3.9 Control Commands .30
3.3.3.10 Data consistency .30

3.3.3.11 Default address .30
3.3.3.12 Device related diagnosis .30
3.3.3.13 Diagnosis information .30
3.3.3.14 Diagnosis information collection .30
3.3.3.15 DP-Master (Class 1) .30
3.3.3.16 DP-Master (Class 2) .30
3.3.3.17 DP-Slave .30
3.3.3.18 Freeze .30
3.3.3.19 Group .30
3.3.3.20 I/O data .31
3.3.3.21 Ident Number.31
3.3.3.22 Index .31
3.3.3.23 Master parameter set.31

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3.3.3.24 Module .31

3.3.3.25 Process data.31

3.3.3.26 Real Configuration .31

3.3.3.27 Slot.31

3.3.3.28 Sync .31

3.3.4 Type 4 Definitions .31

3.3.5 Type 5 Definitions .31

3.3.6 Type 6 Definitions .31

3.3.7 Type 7 Definitions .31

3.3.8 Type 8 Definitions .
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