IEC 61987-100:2025

Industrial-process measurement and control – Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues – Part 100: Data base standard for process measurement, control and automation equipment

IEC 61987-100:2025 provides the semantics of the data needed for the area of process automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and smart manufacturing. Classification and description of products with classes and properties for future objects within the scope of TC 65 (Industrial-process measurement, control and automation) will be developed as IEC 61987 DB standard and published via IEC CDD data dictionary IEC 61987.

Mesure et commande dans les processus industriels – Eléments et structures de données dans les catalogues d'équipements de processus – Partie 100: Norme de base de données des équipements de mesure, de commande et d'automation pour les processus

IEC 61987-100:2025 donne la sémantique des données nécessaire pour le domaine de l'automation dans les processus, de l'Internet Industriel des Objets (IIdO) et de la fabrication intelligente. La classification et la description des produits au moyen de classes et de propriétés pour de futurs objets dans le domaine d'activité du CE 65 (Mesure, commande et automation dans les processus industriels) seront développées dans le cadre de la norme IEC 61987 DB et publiées dans le dictionnaire de données commun de l'IEC (IEC CDD) sous la référence IEC 61987.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Jan-2025
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.240.50 - IT applications in industry
• Technical Committee: SC 65E - Devices and integration in enterprise systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 2 - TC 65/SC 65E/WG 2
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 27-Jan-2025
• Completion Date: 24-Feb-2025

Overview

IEC 61987-100:2025 is an international standard established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) that specifies a data base standard for process measurement, control, and automation equipment. This standard provides a comprehensive semantic framework essential for process automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and smart manufacturing environments. It facilitates standardized classification and description of industrial equipment through a structured ontology, supporting unambiguous data exchange and interoperability across industries.

As part of the IEC 61987 series, this standard is implemented via the IEC Common Data Dictionary (IEC CDD), which hosts a rich, evolving repository of product classes, properties, and qualifiers relevant to industrial-process measurement and control technologies. IEC 61987-100:2025 underpins the digital transformation of industrial equipment catalogues by enabling machine-readable data tailored for engineering, e-commerce, maintenance, and automation workflows.

Key Topics

• Semantic Data Structures: Defines the meaning and relationships of data elements critical to describing process measurement and control devices.
• Device Ontology: Provides a classification framework representing industrial equipment classes and their properties, supporting scalable and extensible cataloguing.
• IEC Common Data Dictionary Integration: Implements the standard within the IEC CDD platform, enabling standardized access to up-to-date product data models.
• Lists of Properties and Qualifiers: Establishes lists for static and dynamic properties (LOP, LOPD) and qualifiers (LOQ) that characterize devices.
• Support for IIoT and Smart Manufacturing: Enables seamless data interoperability for intelligent systems and connected industrial environments.
• Data Dictionary Maintenance: Describes processes for ongoing updates and enhancements to the IEC 61987 domain to accommodate evolving industrial needs.
• Alignment with International Standards: Complies with IEC 61360-2 and ISO 13584-42 for data dictionary schema and parts library description methodologies, ensuring international consistency.

Applications

IEC 61987-100:2025 serves as a critical foundation for organizations leveraging digital data management in industrial process measurement and control, including:

• Process Automation Systems: Standardized device description enhances system integration and lifecycle management of measurement and control instruments.
• Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Facilitates device data interoperability essential for IIoT architectures and real-time monitoring of smart factories.
• Smart Manufacturing: Supports data-driven manufacturing processes by providing precise and machine-readable equipment properties, enabling predictive maintenance and automation.
• E-commerce and Supply Chain Management: Ensures consistent product data exchange for ordering, inventory, and aftermarket services across vendors and platforms.
• Engineering and Maintenance: Simplifies configuration, commissioning, and troubleshooting through a standardized vocabulary and classification of equipment features.
• Standards Development and Certification: Provides a basis for conformity assessment and harmonization in industrial measurement and automation technologies.

Related Standards

• IEC 61360-2: Defines the EXPRESS dictionary schema for standard data element types and associated classification schemes-provides the modelling foundation used by IEC 61987-100.
• ISO 13584-42: Specifies the methodology for structuring parts families in industrial automation systems, aligning with IEC 61987 for consistent device classification.
• IEC 62656-1: Describes logical structures for product ontology registers and data transfer, influencing enhancements in IEC 61987 data modelling capabilities.
• IEC 62683: Covers product data and properties for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear, complementing IEC 61987’s domain in electrical control components.
• IEC 63213: Addresses power measurement applications within electrical distribution, intertwining with IEC 61987’s scope for measurement equipment.

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IEC 61987-100:2025 represents a pivotal international standard enabling precise, interoperable data definitions for process measurement, control, and automation equipment. By standardizing product descriptions via the IEC Common Data Dictionary, it supports advanced process automation and smart manufacturing solutions responding to the growing demands of the IIoT era. Organizations adopting this standard can expect improved efficiency in device management, digital communication, and automated interoperability across industrial systems.

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IEC 61987-100 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Industrial-process measurement and control – Data structures and elements in
process equipment catalogues –
Part 100: Data base standard for process measurement, control and automation
equipment
Mesure et commande dans les processus industriels – Eléments et structures de
données dans les catalogues d'équipements de processus –
Partie 100: Norme de base de données des équipements de mesure,de
commande et d'automation pour les processus
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IEC 61987-100 ®
Edition 1.0 2025-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Industrial-process measurement and control – Data structures and elements in

process equipment catalogues –

Part 100: Data base standard for process measurement, control and automation

equipment
Mesure et commande dans les processus industriels – Eléments et structures

de données dans les catalogues d'équipements de processus –

Partie 100: Norme de base de données des équipements de mesure,de

commande et d'automation pour les processus

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 25.040.40, 35.240.50 ISBN 978-2-8327-0146-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
4 Development and maintenance of IEC 61987 data dictionary . 7
4.1 Overview of the generic structures . 7
4.2 Further development and maintenance of the IEC 61987 series . 8
Bibliography . 9

Figure 1 – Screenshot of the current content of the IEC 61987 public domain . 6
Figure 2 – Screenshot of the generic structures of IEC 61987 in IEC CDD . 8

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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INDUSTRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL –
DATA STRUCTURES AND ELEMENTS IN PROCESS
EQUIPMENT CATALOGUES –
Part 100: Data base standard for process measurement,
control and automation equipment

FOREWORD
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IEC 61987-100 has been prepared by subcommittee SC 65E: Devices and integration in
enterprise systems, of IEC technical committee TC 65: Industrial-process measurement, control
and automation. It is an International Standard.

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The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
65E/1089/CDV 65E/1145/RVC
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English.
A list of all parts in the IEC 61987, published under the general title Industrial-process
measurement and control – Data structures and elements in process equipment catalogues,
can be found on the IEC website.
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INTRODUCTION
IEC common data dictionary (CDD – https://cdd.iec.ch) provides classifications and descriptions
of products to enable unambitious electronic data exchange for e-commerce and business
opportunities along the product life cycle.
Several IEC standards for classifying and describing products with classes and properties have
been developed as database standards (DB standards) and published via IEC CDD, e.g.
IEC 62683 and IEC 63213. Today, numerous parts of IEC 61987, which also classify and
describe products with classes and properties, have already been created and published via
IEC CDD.
With IEC 61987 DB, IEC responds to the rising market needs to support machine-sensible
communication for e-commerce, engineering, maintenance and Smart Manufacturing.
The IEC CDD (common data dictionary) is an IEC-hosted system that includes a common
repository with data dictionaries for all ISO and IEC industrial/technical related-domains and
that complies with the data model for data dictionaries defined in IEC 61360-2/ISO 13584-42
with an enhancement of its modelling capability adopted from IEC 62656-1.
NOTE 1 Data dictionaries can include data from electrotechnical and non-electrotechnical domains.
NOTE 2 Content published in data dictionaries will become an ISO or IEC standard.
By using the dictionary, applications can interact and share data in an unambiguous way with
clear semantic meaning.
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Figure 1 – Screenshot of the current content of the IEC 61987 public domain
The characterization, found in Figure 1, is an ontology of device classes that have already been
developed and are being worked on in ongoing projects. All created property classes are
summarized in the libraries. Further extensions of device classes will be found in the
characterization tree.
INDUSTRIAL-PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL –
DATA STRUCTURES AND ELEMENTS IN PROCESS
EQUIPMENT CATALOGUES –
Part 100: Data base standard for process measurement,
control and automation equipment

1 Scope
This part of the IEC 61987 series provides the semantics of the data needed for the area of
process automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and smart manufacturing.
Classification and description of products with classes and properties for future objects within
the scope of TC 65 (Industrial-process measurement, control and automation) will be developed
as IEC 61987 DB standard and published via IEC CDD data dictionary IEC 61987.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.2 Abbreviated terms
IEC CDD IEC Common Data Dictionary available at https://cdd.iec.ch
DB data base
IIoT Industrial Internet of Things
LOP list of properties
LOPD list of dynamic properties
LOQ list of qualifiers
...