IEC 63365:2022

Industrial process measurement, control and automation - Digital nameplate

IEC 63365:2022 applies to products used in the process measurement, control and automation industry. It establishes a concept and requirements for the digital nameplate and provides alternative electronically readable solutions (e.g. 2D codes, RFID or firmware) to current conventional plain text marking on the nameplate or packaging of products.
The digital nameplate information is contained in the electronically readable medium affixed to the product, the packaging or accompanying documents. The digital nameplate information is available offline without Internet connection. After electronic reading, all digital nameplate information is displayed in a human readable text format. The digital nameplate also includes the Identification Link String according to IEC 61406-1 which provides additional online information for the product.
This document does not specify the contents of the conventional nameplate, which are subject to regional or national regulations and standards.

Mesurage, commande et automatisation dans les processus industriels – Plaque signalétique numérique

L'IEC 63365:2022 s'applique aux produits utilisés pour le mesurage, la commande et l'automatisation des processus industriels. Elle établit un concept ainsi que les exigences pour la plaque signalétique numérique, et fournit des solutions (codes 2D, RIFD ou micrologiciel, par exemple) lisibles électroniquement en alternative aux actuels marquages conventionnels en texte simple inscrits sur la plaque signalétique ou sur l'emballage des produits.
Les informations relatives à la plaque signalétique numérique sont contenues dans le support lisible électroniquement apposé sur le produit, sur l'emballage ou sur les documents d'accompagnement. Les informations relatives à la plaque signalétique numérique sont disponibles hors ligne, sans connexion à Internet. Après lecture électronique, toutes les informations relatives à la plaque signalétique numérique sont affichées dans un format texte lisible par l'homme. La plaque signalétique numérique contient également la chaîne de lien d'identification conformément à l'IEC 61406-1, qui fournit des informations en ligne supplémentaires sur le produit.
Le présent document ne spécifie pas le contenu de la plaque signalétique conventionnelle, qui est soumis à des réglementations et des normes régionales ou nationales.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Oct-2022
• ICS: 33.080 - Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
• ICS: 35.040.50 - Automatic identification and data capture techniques
• 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: 25-Nov-2022
• Completion Date: 18-Oct-2022

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Industrial process measurement, control and automation – Digital nameplate

Mesurage, commande et automatisation dans les processus industriels –
Plaque signalétique numérique
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IEC 63365 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Industrial process measurement, control and automation – Digital nameplate

Mesurage, commande et automatisation dans les processus industriels –

Plaque signalétique numérique
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.080 ISBN 978-2-8322-5894-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Contents of the digital code . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Data structure of the digital code . 10
4.3 Data description with characteristic names . 12
5 Digital storage technologies . 13
5.1 Two-dimensional barcodes (QR Code, Data Matrix) . 13
5.1.1 General . 13
5.1.2 Symbol design . 14
5.1.3 Data volume and module size . 14
5.1.4 Error correction . 15
5.1.5 Print quality . 15
5.1.6 Durability . 15
5.2 Transponders (RFID/NFC) . 15
5.2.1 Technical . 15
5.2.2 Symbol design . 16
5.2.3 Data format . 16
5.2.4 Write protection . 16
5.2.5 Durability . 16
5.2.6 Use in potentially explosive atmospheres . 16
5.2.7 Use in modular products . 17
5.3 Firmware. 17
5.3.1 General . 17
5.3.2 Use in modular products . 17
Annex A (informative)  Information on the nameplate required by regulations and
standards . 18
A.1 General . 18
A.2 Basic information in plain text . 18
A.3 Conformity marks and symbols . 18
A.4 Information for electrical equipment . 18
A.5 Information for explosion-protected equipment . 19
A.6 Information for pressure equipment . 19
A.7 Further information . 19
Annex B (informative)  Semantic data description with standardized data dictionaries . 20
B.1 International data dictionaries . 20
B.2 The digital nameplate as a subelement of the digital twin . 20
Bibliography . 21

Figure 1 – Example of a conventional nameplate converted into a digital nameplate
with QR code . 11
Figure 2 – Example of a digital nameplate with a general data description . 13
Figure 3 – Example of a separate label with the digital code . 14

Figure 4 – Symbol design of the QR code of the digital nameplate . 14
Figure 5 – Marking of a RFID transponder as a digital nameplate . 16

Table 1 – Example of a nameplate with a general data description . 12

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INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MEASUREMENT, CONTROL AND AUTOMATION –
DIGITAL NAMEPLATE
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