IEC 62714-1:2018

Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation Markup Language - Part 1: Architecture and general requirements

IEC 62714-1:2018 is a solution for data exchange focusing on the domain of automation engineering. The data exchange format defined in the IEC 62714 series (Automation Markup Language, AML) is an XML schema based data format and has been developed in order to support the data exchange in a heterogeneous engineering tools landscape. The goal of AML is to interconnect engineering tools in their different disciplines, e.g. mechanical plant engineering, electrical design, process engineering, process control engineering, HMI development, PLC programming, robot programming, etc. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) use of CAEX 3.0 according to IEC 62424:2016
b) improved modelling of references to documents outside of the scope of the present standard,
c) modelling of references between CAEX attributes and items in external documents,
d) revised role libraries,
e) modified Port concept,
f) modelling of multilingual expressions,
g) modelling of structured attribute lists or array,
h) a new AML container format,
i) a new standard AML attribute library

Format d'échange de données techniques pour une utilisation dans l'ingéniérie des systèmes d'automatisation industrielle - Automation Markup Language - Partie 1: Architecture et exigences générales

L'IEC 62714-1:2018 constitue une approche de l'échange de données qui cible le domaine de l'ingénierie de l'automatisation. Le format d'échange de données défini dans la série IEC 62714 (Automation Markup Language, AML) est un format de données de type schéma XML pour les données d'ingénierie d'usine. L’AML a été mis au point afin de venir à l'appui de l'échange de données dans un environnement d'outils techniques hétérogène. L'objectif de l’AML est l'interconnexion des outils techniques dans leurs différentes disciplines, par exemple, ingénierie des installations mécaniques, études d'électricité, ingénierie de procédés, ingénierie de commande de processus, développement des IHM, programmation PLC, programmation de robots, etc. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2014. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) utilisation de CAEX 3.0 conformément à l'IEC 62424:2016
b) modélisation améliorée des références aux documents ne relevant pas du domaine d'application de la présente norme,
c) modélisation des références entre les attributs CAEX et les éléments dans des documents externes (dans une feuille Excel, par exemple),
d) bibliothèques de rôles révisées,
e) concept d'accès modifié,
f) modélisation des expressions multilingues,
g) modélisation de listes ou de tableaux d'attributs structuré(e)s,
h) nouveau format de conteneur AML,
i) nouvelle bibliothèque d'attributs AML normalisée.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Apr-2018
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.060 - Languages used in information technology
• ICS: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry
• Technical Committee: SC 65E - Devices and integration in enterprise systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 9 - TC 65/SC 65E/WG 9
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 13-Apr-2018
• Completion Date: 30-Apr-2018

Relations

• Revises: IEC 62714-1:2014 - Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering - Automation markup language - Part 1: Architecture and general requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 8
INTRODUCTION . 11
1 Scope . 13
2 Normative references . 13
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 14
3.1 Terms and definitions . 14
3.2 Abbreviations . 17
4 Conformity . 17
5 AML architecture specification . 17
5.1 General . 17
5.2 General AML architecture . 17
5.3 AM Sub document versions and AML superior document information . 18
5.4 Meta information about the AML source tool . 19
Object identification .
5.5 AML relations specification . 22
5.5.1 General . 22
Parent-child-relations between AML objects .
Parent-child-relations between AML classes .
Inheritance relations .
5.5.2 Class-instance-relations . 24
5.5.3 Instance-instance-relations . 25
5.5.4 Identification of objects . 27
5.6 AML document reference specification . 27
5.6.1 General . 27
5.6.2 Referencing COLLADA documents . 27
5.6.3 Referencing PLCopen XML documents . 27
5.6.4 Referencing additional documents in the scope of IEC 62714 (all parts) . 27
5.6.5 Referencing documents outside of the scope of IEC 62714 (all parts) . 28
5.6.6 Referencing CAEX attributes to items in external documents . 28
6 AML base libraries . 29
6.1 General . 29
6.2 General provisions . 29
6.3 AML interface class library – AutomationMLInterfaceClassLib . 29
6.3.1 General . 29
6.3.2 InterfaceClass AutomationMLBaseInterface . 32
6.3.3 InterfaceClass Order . 33
InterfaceClass PortConnector .
6.3.4 InterfaceClass Port . 34
6.3.5 InterfaceClass PPRConnector . 34
6.3.6 InterfaceClass ExternalDataConnector . 35
6.3.7 InterfaceClass COLLADAInterface . 35
6.3.8 InterfaceClass PLCopenXMLInterface . 36
6.3.9 InterfaceClass ExternalDataReference . 36
6.3.10 InterfaceClass Communication . 37
6.3.11 InterfaceClass SignalInterface . 37
6.4 AML basic role class library – AutomationMLBaseRoleClassLib . 37

6.4.1 General . 37
6.4.2 RoleClass AutomationMLBaseRole . 40
6.4.3 RoleClass Group . 40
6.4.4 RoleClass Facet . 41
RoleClass Port .
6.4.5 RoleClass Resource . 42
6.4.6 RoleClass Product . 43
6.4.7 RoleClass Process . 43
6.4.8 RoleClass Structure . 43
6.4.9 RoleClass ProductStructure . 44
6.4.10 RoleClass ProcessStructure . 44
6.4.11 RoleClass ResourceStructure . 44
RoleClass PropertySet.
6.4.12 RoleClass ExternalData . 45
6.5 AML basic attribute type library . 46
6.5.1 General . 46
6.5.2 Attributes of the AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib . 47
7 Modelling of user-defined data . 50
7.1 General . 50
7.2 User-defined attributes. 50
7.3 User-defined AttributeTypes . 50
7.4 User-defined InterfaceClasses . 51
7.5 User-defined RoleClasses . 52
7.6 User-defined SystemUnitClasses . 53
7.7 User-defined InstanceHierarchies . 54
8 Extended AML concepts . 55
8.1 General overview . 55
8.2 AML Port object interface . 55
8.3 AML Facet object . 56
8.4 AML Group object . 56
AML PropertySet .
Support of multiple roles .
8.5 Splitting of AML top-level data into different documents . 60
8.6 Internationalization, AML multilingual expression . 60
8.7 Version information of AML objects . 61
8.8 Modelling of structured attribute lists or arrays . 61
8.9 AML Container . 61
Annex A (informative) General introduction into the Automation Markup Language . 63
A.1 General Automation Markup Language concepts . 63
A.1.1 The Automation Markup Language architecture . 63
A.1.2 Modelling of plant topology information . 64
A.1.3 Referencing geometry and kinematics information . 66
A.1.4 Referencing logic information . 66
A.1.5 Referencing documents outside of the scope of IEC 62714 . 67
A.1.6 Interlinking CAEX attributes and attributes in external documents . 68
A.1.7 Modelling of relations. 69
A.2 Extended AML concepts and examples . 72
A.2.1 General overview . 72
A.2.2 AML Port concept . 72

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Format d’échange de données techniques pour une utilisation dans l’ingénierie
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Partie 1: Architecture et exigences générales

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Format d’échange de données techniques pour une utilisation dans l’ingénierie

des systèmes d'automatisation industrielle – Automation markup language –

Partie 1: Architecture et exigences générales

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 12
3.1 Terms and definitions . 12
3.2 Abbreviations . 14
4 Conformity . 15
5 AML architecture specification . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 General AML architecture . 15
5.3 Sub document versions and AML superior document information . 16
5.4 Meta information about the AML source tool . 17
5.5 AML relations specification . 18
5.5.1 General . 18
5.5.2 Class-instance-relations . 18
5.5.3 Instance-instance-relations . 18
5.5.4 Identification of objects . 20
5.6 AML document reference specification . 20
5.6.1 General . 20
5.6.2 Referencing COLLADA documents . 20
5.6.3 Referencing PLCopen XML documents . 20
5.6.4 Referencing additional documents in the scope of IEC 62714 (all parts) . 20
5.6.5 Referencing documents outside of the scope of IEC 62714 (all parts) . 20
5.6.6 Referencing CAEX attributes to items in external documents . 21
6 AML base libraries . 21
6.1 General . 21
6.2 General provisions . 21
6.3 AML interface class library – AutomationMLInterfaceClassLib . 22
6.3.1 General . 22
6.3.2 InterfaceClass AutomationMLBaseInterface . 24
6.3.3 InterfaceClass Order . 24
6.3.4 InterfaceClass Port . 25
6.3.5 InterfaceClass PPRConnector . 25
6.3.6 InterfaceClass ExternalDataConnector . 26
6.3.7 InterfaceClass COLLADAInterface . 26
6.3.8 InterfaceClass PLCopenXMLInterface . 27
6.3.9 InterfaceClass ExternalDataReference . 27
6.3.10 InterfaceClass Communication . 27
6.3.11 InterfaceClass SignalInterface . 28
6.4 AML basic role class library – AutomationMLBaseRoleClassLib . 28
6.4.1 General . 28
6.4.2 RoleClass AutomationMLBaseRole . 30
6.4.3 RoleClass Group . 31
6.4.4 RoleClass Facet . 31
6.4.5 RoleClass Resource . 31

6.4.6 RoleClass Product . 32
6.4.7 RoleClass Process . 32
6.4.8 RoleClass Structure . 33
6.4.9 RoleClass ProductStructure . 33
6.4.10 RoleClass ProcessStructure . 34
6.4.11 RoleClass ResourceStructure . 34
6.4.12 RoleClass ExternalData . 34
6.5 AML basic attribute type library . 35
6.5.1 General . 35
6.5.2 Attributes of the AutomationMLBaseAttributeTypeLib . 36
7 Modelling of user-defined data . 39
7.1 General . 39
7.2 User-defined attributes. 39
7.3 User-defined AttributeTypes . 39
7.4 User-defined InterfaceClasses . 40
7.5 User-defined RoleClasses . 41
7.6 User-defined SystemUnitClasses . 42
7.7 User-defined InstanceHierarchies . 43
8 Extended AML concepts . 44
8.1 General overview . 44
8.2 AML Port interface .
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