IEC 62769-5:2015

Field Device Integration (FDI) - Part 5: FDI Information Model

IEC 62769-5:2015 defines the FDI Information Model. One of the main tasks of the Information Model is to reflect the topology of the automation system. Therefore it represents the devices of the automation system as well as the connecting communication networks including their properties, relationships, and the operations that can be performed on them.

Intégration des appareils de terrain (FDI) - Partie 5: Modèle d'Information FDI

L'IEC 62769-5:2015 définit le Modèle d'Information FDI. L'un des principaux objectifs du Modèle d'Information est de refléter la topologie du système d'automatisation. Il représente les appareils du système d'automatisation ainsi que les réseaux de communication connectés, y compris leurs propriétés, leurs relations et les opérations dont ils peuvent faire l'objet.

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-May-2015
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.100.05 - Multilayer applications
• Technical Committee: SC 65E - Devices and integration in enterprise systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 7 - TC 65/SC 65E/WG 7
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 05-Feb-2021
• Completion Date: 15-Jun-2018

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• Revised: IEC 62769-5:2021 - Field Device Integration (FDI) - Part 5: Information Model
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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Field Device Integration (FDI) –

Part 5: FDI Information Model
Intégration des appareils de terrain (FDI) –

Partie 5: Modèle d'Information FDI

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ICS 25.040.40; 35.100 ISBN 978-2-8322-2636-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, acronyms and conventions . 10
3.1 Terms and definitions . 10
3.2 Abbreviated terms and acronyms . 11
3.3 Conventions for graphical notation . 11
4 Overview of OPC Unified Architecture . 13
4.1 General . 13
4.2 Overview of OPC UA Devices . 13
5 Concepts . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 Device topology . 15
5.3 Online/offline . 17
5.4 Catalogue (Type Definitions) . 18
5.5 Communication . 18
6 AddressSpace organization . 18
7 Device Model for FDI . 19
7.1 General . 19
7.2 Online/offline . 19
7.3 Device health . 20
7.4 User interface elements . 20
7.4.1 General . 20
7.4.2 UI Description Type . 21
7.4.3 UI Plug-in Type . 21
7.5 Type-specific support information . 23
7.6 Actions . 23
7.6.1 Overview . 23
7.6.2 Action Type . 25
7.6.3 ActionService Type . 25
7.6.4 ActionService Object . 26
7.6.5 InvokeAction Method . 26
7.6.6 RespondAction Method . 27
7.6.7 AbortAction Method . 28
8 Network and connectivity . 28
9 Utility functions . 29
9.1 Overview. 29
9.2 Locking . 29
9.3 EditContext . 29
9.3.1 Overview . 29
9.3.2 EditContext Type . 30
9.3.3 EditContext Object . 30
9.3.4 GetEditContext Method . 30
9.3.5 RegisterNodes Method . 31

9.3.6 Apply Method . 32
9.3.7 Reset Method . 33
9.3.8 Discard Method . 34
9.4 Direct Device Access . 34
9.4.1 General . 34
9.4.2 DirectDeviceAccess Type . 35
9.4.3 DirectDeviceAccess Object . 36
9.4.4 InitDirectAccess Method . 36
9.4.5 EndDirectAccess Method . 37
9.4.6 Transfer Method . 37
10 Parameter Types . 38
10.1 General . 38
10.2 ScalingFactor Property . 39
10.3 Min_Max_Values Property . 39
11 FDI StatusCodes . 40
12 Specialized topology elements. 40
13 Auditing . 41
13.1 General . 41
13.2 FDI Client-provided context information . 41
13.3 LogAuditTrailMessage Method . 41
14 FDI Server Version . 42
15 Mapping FDI Package information to the FDI Information Model . 42
15.1 General . 42
15.2 Localization . 43
15.2.1 Localized text . 43
15.2.2 Engineering units . 43
15.3 Device . 43
15.3.1 General . 43
15.3.2 Mapping to Attributes to a specific DeviceType Node . 43
15.3.3 Mapping to Properties . 43
15.3.4 Mapping to ParameterSet . 44
15.3.5 Mapping to Functional Groups . 44
15.3.6 Mapping to DeviceTypeImage . 44
15.3.7 Mapping to Documentation . 44
15.3.8 Mapping to ProtocolSupport . 44
15.3.9 Mapping to ImageSet . 44
15.3.10 Mapping to ActionSet . 45
15.3.11 Mapping to MethodSet . 45
15.4 Block . 45
15.4.1 General . 45
15.4.2 Mapping to Attributes . 45
15.4.3 Mapping to ParameterSet . 45
15.4.4 Mapping to Functional Groups . 45
15.4.5 Mapping to ActionSet . 46
15.4.6 Mapping to MethodSet . 46
15.4.7 Instantiation rules . 46
15.5 Parameter . 46
15.5.1 General . 46

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15.5.2 Private Parameters . 49
15.5.3 MIN_Value and MAX_Value . 49
15.5.4 Engineering units . 49
15.5.5 Enumerated Parameters . 50
15.5.6 Bit-enumerated Parameters . 50
15.5.7 Representation of records . 50
15.5.8 Representation of arrays, and lists of Parameters with simple data types . 51
15.5.9 Representation of values arrays, and lists of RECORD Parameters . 52
15.5.10 Representation of COLLECTION and REFERENCE ARRAY . 52
15.5.11 SCALING_FACTOR . 52
15.6 Functional Groups. 53
15.7 AXIS elements in UIDs . 53
15.8 Actions . 54
15.9 UIPs . 54
15.10 Protocols, Networks and Connection Points . 54
Annex A (normative) Namespace and Mappings . 55
Bibliography . 56

Figure 1 – FDI architecture diagram . 9
Figure 2 – OPC UA Graphical Notation for NodeClasses. 11
Figure 3 – OPC UA Graphical Notation for References . 11
Figure 4 – OPC UA Graphical Notation Example . 12
Figure 5 – Optimized Type Reference . 12
Figure 6 – OPC UA Devices Example: Functional Groups . 14
Figure 7 – OPC UA Devices example: Configurable components . 15
Figure 8 – Example of an automation system . 16
Figure 9 – Example of a Device topology . 17
Figure 10 – Example Device Types representing a catalogue . 18
Figure 11 – Online component for access to device data . 20
Figure 12 – Hierarchy of user interface Types . 21
Figure 13 – Integration of Actions within a TopologyElement . 24
Figure 14 – Action Service . 26
Figure 15 – EditContext type and instance . 30
Figure 16 – DirectDeviceAccessType . 35
Figure 17 – DirectDeviceAccess instance . 36
Figure 18 – OPC UA VariableTypes including OPC UA DataAccess . 39
Figure 19 – Example: Complex variable representing a RECORD . 51
Figure 20 – Complex variable representing a VALUE_ARRAY of RECORDs . 52

Table 1 – UIDescriptionType Definition . 21
Table 2 – UIPlugInType Definition . 22
Table 3 – TopologyElementType with additions for Actions . 24
Table 4 – FunctionalGroupType with additions for Actions . 25
Table 5 – ActionType Definition . 25
Table 6 – ActionServiceType Definition . 25

Table 7 – InvokeAction Method Arguments . 27
Table 8 – InvokeAction Method AddressSpace Definition . 27
Table 9 – RespondAction Method Arguments . 27
Table 10 – RespondAction Method AddressSpace Definition . 28
Table 11 – AbortAction Method Arguments . 28
Table 12 – AbortAction Method AddressSpace Definition . 28
Table 13 – EditContextType Definition . 30
Table 14 – GetEditContext Method Arguments . 31
Table 15 – GetEditContext Method AddressSpace Definition . 31
Table 16 – RegisterNodes Method Arguments . 31
Table 17 – RegisterNodes Method AddressSpace Definition . 32
Table 18 – RegistrationParameters DataType Structure . 32
Table 19 – RegisterNodesResult DataType Structure . 32
Table 20 – Apply Method Arguments . 33
Table 21 – Apply Method AddressSpace Definition . 33
Table 22 – ApplyResult DataType Structure . 33
Table 23 – Reset Method Arguments . 34
Table 24 – Reset Method AddressSpace Definition . 34
Table 25 – Discard Method Arguments . 34
Table 26 – Discard Method AddressSpace Definition . 34
Table 27 – DirectDeviceAccessType Definition . 35
Table 28 – DirectDeviceAccess Instance Definition . 36
Table 29 – InitDirectAccess Method Arguments . 37
Table 30 – InitDirectAccess Method AddressSpace Definition . 37
Table 31 – EndDirectAccess Method Arguments . 37
Table 32 – EndDirectAccess Method AddressSpace Definition. 37
Table 33 – Transfer Method Arguments . 38
Table 34 – Transfer Method AddressSpace Definition . 38
Table 35 – ScalingFactor Property Definition . 39
Table 36 – Min_Max_Values Property Definition . 40
Table 37 – Variant_Range DataType Structure . 40
Table 38 – Variant_Range Definition . 40
Table 39 – Good operation level result codes . 40
Table 40 – LogAuditTrailMessage Method Arguments . 42
Table 41 – LogAuditTrailMessage Method AddressSpace Definition . 42
Table 42 – FDIServerVersion Property Definition . 42
Table 43 – DeviceType Property Mapping . 44
Table 44 – Setting OPC UA Variable Attributes from EDDL variable attributes . 47
Table 45 – Correspondence between EDDL and OPC UA standard data types . 47

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FIELD DEVICE INTEGRATION (FDI) –

Part 5: FDI Information Model
FOREWORD
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INTRODUCTION
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FIELD DEVICE INTEGRATION (FDI) –

Part 5: FDI Information Model
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62769 defines the FDI Information Model. One of the main tasks of the
Information Model is to reflect the topology of the automation system. Therefore it represents
the devices of the automation system as well as the connecting communication networks
including their properties, relationships, and the operations that can be performed on them.
The types in the AddressSpace of the FDI Server constitute some kind of catalogue, which is
built from FDI Packages.
The fundamental types for the FDI Information Model are well defined in OPC UA for Devices
(IEC 62541-100). The FDI Information Model specifies extensions for a few special cases and
otherwise explains how these types are used and how the contents are built from elements of
DevicePackages.
The overall FDI architecture is illustrated in Figure 1. The architectural components that are
within the scope of this document have been highlighted in this illustration.
User Interface
FDI Package
Description
FDI Package
User
Device Business User
Interface
Definition Interface
User Logic User
Plug-in
FDI Client Device Business
Interface Interface
Definition Logic
Description Plug-in
UID
Interpreter
UID
FDI Server
UIP
Information Model Management
Services
Information Model Business Logic
User Interface Processor
OPC UA
Plug-in
Device Object
Business
Device Object
Logic
Device Object
User Interface Services
Platform UI Services
(Drawing, Input Devices)
System Services
OPC UA
Services
OPC UA Client OPC UA
Services
System
Communication
Communication
Hardware
Server
Specified by this part of this International Standard Data
Store
Specified by other parts of this International Standard
Not specified by this International Standard
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Figure 1 – FDI architecture diagram
OPC UA
Hosting Services
Device Access
Services
OPC UA Services
Business Logic
Interface
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2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 61784-1, Industrial communication networks – Profiles – Part 1: Fieldbus profiles
IEC 61804-3 , Function blocks (FB) for process control and Electronic Device Description
Language (EDDL) – Part 3: EDDL syntax and semantics
IEC 62541-3, OPC unified architecture – Part 3: Address Space Model
IEC 62541-4, OPC unified architecture – Part 4: Services
IEC 62541-5, OPC unified architecture – Part 5: Information Model
IEC 62541-6, OPC unified architecture – Part 6: Mappings
IEC 62541-8, OPC unified architecture – Part 8: Data Access
IEC 62541-100 , OPC unified architecture – Part 100: OPC UA for Devices
IEC 62769-1, Field Device Integration (FDI) – Part 1: Overview
NOTE IEC 62769-1 is technically identical to FDI-2021
IEC 62769-2, Field Device Integration (FDI) – Part 2: FDI Client
NOTE IEC 62769-2 is technically identical to FDI-2022
IEC 62769-4, Field Device Integration (FDI) – Part 4: FDI Packages
NOTE IEC 62769-4 is technically identical to FDI-2024
IEC 62769-7, Field Device Integration (FDI) – Part 7: FDI Communication Devices
NOTE IEC 62769-7 is technically identical to FDI-2027
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, acronyms and conventions
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 62769-1 apply.
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To be published.
Under consideration.
3.2 Abbreviated terms and acronyms
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviated terms and acronyms given in IEC 62769-1
as well as the following apply.
HMI Human Machine Interface
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
3.3 Conventions for graphical notation
OPC UA defines a graphical notation for an OPC UA AddressSpace. It defines graphical
symbols for all NodeClasses and how different types of References between Nodes can be
visualized. Figure 2 shows the symbols for the NodeClasses used in this standard.
NodeClasses representing types always have a shadow.
Object ObjectType
Variable VariableType
Method DataType
ReferenceType
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Figure 2 – OPC UA Graphical Notation for NodeClasses
Figure 3 shows the symbols for the ReferenceTypes used in this standard. The Reference
symbol is normally pointing from the source Node to the target Node. The only exception is
the HasSubType Reference. The most important References such as HasComponent,
HasProperty, HasTypeDefinition and HasSubType have special symbols avoiding the name of
the Reference. For other ReferenceTypes or derived ReferenceTypes the name of the
ReferenceType is used together with the symbol.
HasInputVars
HasComponent
HasProperty
HasTypeDefinition
HasSubType
Hierarchical
Reference
NonHierarchical
Reference
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Figure 3 – OPC UA Graphical Notation for References

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Figure 4 shows a typical example for the use of the graphical notation. Object_A and
Object_B are instances of the ObjectType_Y indicated by the HasTypeDefinition References.
The ObjectType_Y is derived from ObjectType_X indicated by the HasSubType Reference.
The Object_A has the components Variable_1, Variable_2 and Method_1.
To describe the components of an Object on the ObjectType the same NodeClasses and
References are used on the Object and on the ObjectType such as for ObjectType_Y in the
example. The Nodes used to describe an ObjectType are instance declaration Nodes.
To provide more detailed information for a Node, a subset or all Attributes and their values
can be added to a graphical symbol (see for example Variable_1, the component of Object_A
in Figure 4).
Types
ObjectType_X
Object_A
Object_B ObjectType_Y
Variable_1
DataType = Int32
Value = -22
AccessLevel = Read
Variable_1 Variable_1
Variable_2 Variable_2
Variable_2
Method_1 Method_1
Method_1
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Figure 4 – OPC UA Graphical Notation Example
To improve readability, this document frequently includes the type name inside the instance
box rather than displaying both boxes and a reference between them. This optimization is
shown in Figure 5.
ObjectType_Y:
Object_B
BaseVariableType:
Variable_1
AnalogItemType:
Variable_2
Method_1
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Figure 5 – Optimized Type Reference

4 Overview of OPC Unified Architecture
4.1 General
The main use case for OPC standards is the online data exchange between devices and HMI
or SCADA systems. In this use case the device data is provided by an OPC server and is
consumed by an OPC client integrated into the HMI or SCADA system. OPC provides
functionality to browse through a hierarchical namespace containing data items and to read,
write and monitor these items for data changes.
OPC UA incorporates features like Data Access, Alarms and Historical Data via platform
independent communication mechanisms and generic, extensible and object-oriented
modelling capabilities for the information a system wants to expose.
The current version of OPC UA defines an optimized binary TCP protocol for high
performance intranet communication as well as a mapping to Web Services. The abstract
service model does not depend on a specific protocol mapping and allows adding new
protocols in the future. Features like security, access control and reliability are directly built
into the transport mechanisms. Based on the platform independence of the protocols, OPC
UA servers and clients can be directly integrated into devices and controllers.
The OPC UA information model provides a standard way for Servers to expose Objects to
Clients. Objects in OPC UA terms are composed of other Objects, Variables and Methods.
OPC UA also allows relationships to other Objects to be expressed.
The set of Objects and related information that an OPC UA Server makes available to Clients
is referred to as its AddressSpace. The elements of the OPC UA Object Model are
represented in the AddressSpace as a set of Nodes described by Attributes and
interconnected by References. OPC UA defines various classes of Nodes to represent
AddressSpace components most importantly Objects, Variables, Methods, ObjectTypes,
DataTypes and ReferenceTypes. Each NodeClass has a defined set of Attributes.
Objects are used to represent components like folders, Devices or Networks. An Object is
associated to a corresponding ObjectType that provides definitions for that Object.
Variables are used to represent values. Two categories of Variables are defined, Properties
and DataVariables.
Properties are Server-defined characteristics of Objects, DataVariables and other Nodes.
Properties are not allowed to have Properties defined for them. An example for Properties of
Objects is the Manufacturer Property of a Device.
DataVariables represent the contents of an Object. DataVariables may have component
DataVariables. This is typically used by Servers to expose individual elements of arrays and
structures. This standard uses DataVariables mainly to represent the Parameters of Devices.
4.2 Overview of OPC UA Devices
The OPC Unified Architecture for Devices (DI) (IEC 62541-100) standard is an extension of
the overall OPC Unified Architecture standard series and defines information models
associated with Devices. IEC 62541-100 describes three models which build upon each other
as follows:
• The (base) Device Model is intended to provide a unified view of devices irrespective
of the underlying device protocols.
• The Device Communication Model adds Network and Connection information elements
so that communication topologies can be created.

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• The Device Integration Host Model finally adds additional elements and rules required
for host
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