IEC 61162-420:2001

Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - Digital interfaces - Part 420: Multiple talkers and multiple listeners - Ship systems interconnection - Companion standard requirements and basic companion standards

Specifies the requirement for and basic components of the IEC 61162-4 series companion standards. These components are referred to as a) PCS (PISCES companion standards); b) PCSDL (PCS description language); c) function block description; d) PFS (PISCES foundation specifications).

General Information

• Status: Replaced
• Publication Date: 27-Nov-2001
• ICS: 47.020.70 - Navigation and control equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 80 - Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 6 - TC 80/WG 6
• Current Stage: WPUB - Publication withdrawn
• Completion Date: 24-Jun-2011

Relations

• Replaced By: IEC 61162-450:2011 - Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems - Digital interfaces - Part 450: Multiple talkers and multiple listeners - Ethernet interconnection
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61162-420
First edition
2001-11
Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems –
Digital interfaces –
Part 420:
Multiple talkers and multiple listeners –
Ship systems interconnection –
Companion standard requirements
and basic companion standards
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61162-420
First edition
2001-11
Maritime navigation and radiocommunication
equipment and systems –
Digital interfaces –
Part 420:
Multiple talkers and multiple listeners –
Ship systems interconnection –
Companion standard requirements
and basic companion standards
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.6
INTRODUCTION.8
1 Scope and object .9
2 Normative references.10
3 Definitions .10
3.1 Terms and abbreviations .10
3.2 General typographical rules in this standard.12
4 General principles for the PCS.12
4.1 General structure.12
4.1.1 Purpose.12
4.1.2 Components of the PCSDL .12
4.1.3 Object based principles in the PCSDL .13
4.1.4 Generic and manufacturer specific companion standards .14
4.1.5 Generic companion standards (PFS).15
4.1.6 Manufacturer specific companion standards .15
4.1.7 Guidelines for using PCS .16
4.2 Products of the PCS .17
4.2.1 MAU name.17
4.2.2 Interface name.17
4.2.3 Interface class name.17
4.2.4 Data object name.18
4.2.5 Data object function .18
4.2.6 Data object structure.18
4.2.7 Data object information contents .18
4.2.8 Run-time library information items.18
4.2.9 PFS information items.19
4.3 The PISCES foundation specifications (PFS) .19
4.4 Generic interfaces in the PFS .19
5 The companion standard reference specification.19
5.1 Introduction .19
5.2 Basic concepts of the PCS.20
5.3 Conventions for companion standard specification files.21
5.3.1 General principles.21
5.3.2 Tokens .21
5.3.3 Name structure .23
5.3.4 Name scope .23
5.3.5 Configurable identifiers and literal .24
5.4 General structure of PCS specifications .24
5.4.1 General .24
5.4.2 The specification header .25
5.4.3 The specification body .26
5.5 Application specifications.26
5.5.1 Overview .26
5.5.2 General layout .26
5.5.3 Header .27
5.5.4 Body.28

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5.6 Interface component specifications .30
5.6.1 Overview .30
5.6.2 General layout .31
5.6.3 Header specification .31
5.6.4 Body specification.32
5.7 Information specifications .33
5.7.1 Overview .33
5.7.2 General layout .33
5.7.3 Header .34
5.7.4 Body.34
5.8 Data types .35
5.8.1 Overview .35
5.8.2 General layout .35
5.8.3 Header .36
5.8.4 Body.36
6 PISCES foundation specification (PFS) .38
6.1 Introduction .38
6.2 Naming conventions .39
6.3 Application classes .39
6.3.1 Introduction .39
6.3.2 Application base class: PACApplication.40
6.3.3 LNA MAU application: PACLNA.40
6.3.4 Managed applications: PACFullApplication .40
6.3.5 IEC 61162-1 and IEC 61162-2 interface application: PACNMEARelay.40
6.3.6 Console application: PACConsole .40
6.3.7 General alarm and monitoring application: PACServerApp.40
7 Specification requirements for PCS compliant applications.41
7.1 Introduction and general documentation format.41
7.2 Function block .41
7.2.1 Function block graphical view.41
7.2.2 Physical effects.41
7.2.3 Input variables .41
7.2.4 Output variables .42
7.2.5 Events .42
7.2.6 Commands .42
7.2.7 Status.42
7.2.8 Parameters.42
7.2.9 Indication of accept or connect functionality .42
7.3 Functional description.42
7.4 Companion standard descriptions .43

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Annex A (normative) Defined keywords .44
Annex B (normative) Basic IEC 61162-4 data types .46
Annex C (normative) General application companion standards .47
C.1 Introduction and general principles.47
C.2 Functionality overview.47
C.2.1 General data definitions .47
C.2.2 Version codes.47
C.2.3 Manufacturer and model identification .47
C.2.4 Interface and MCP information.47
C.2.5 Authentication.47
C.2.6 File overview.48
C.2.7 Data types General .48
C.2.8 Application PACSimpleApplication.52
C.2.9 Application PACFullApplication .52
C.2.10 Interface PCCVersionCodes.53
C.2.11 Interface PCCApplicationInfo .54
C.2.12 Data types UserAuth .
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