WG 2 - TC 65/SC 65E/WG 2

IEC 63489:2025 specifies the definition of cross-domain product data concepts (classes and properties) in the context of smart manufacturing.
This document will be published as a set of concepts within cross-domain data dictionary "General Items (IEC 61360-7)” in the IEC CDD.

IEC 61987-41: 2025 provides:
• a characterization for the integration of process analysers in the Common Data Dictionary (CDD),
• generic structures for operating lists of properties (OLOP) and device lists of properties (DLOP) of measuring equipment in conformance with IEC 61987-10,
• generic structures for Dynamic Data, e.g. for condition monitoring of process analysers.
The generic structures for the OLOP and DLOP contain the most important blocks for process analysers. Blocks pertaining to a specific equipment type will be described in the corresponding part of the IEC 61987 standard series. Similarly, equipment properties are not part of this document. Thus, OLOP, DLOPs and LOPDs for selected process analysers families will be found in the IEC CDD.

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.

IEC 61987-1:2024 defines a generic structure in which product features of industrial process measurement devices shall be arranged, in order to facilitate the understanding of product descriptions when they are transferred from one party to another. It applies to the production of catalogues supplied by the manufacturer of such devices and helps the user to formulate their requirements. This document will also serve as a reference document for all future standards which are concerned with process measuring equipment.
In addition, this document also provides a basic structure for the production of further standards listing the properties of process control equipment, for example, for actuators and infrastructure devices.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Addition of a subclause “Digital communication” in Clause 5, in order to allow a more comprehensive description of the properties of such an interface;
b) Alignment of clause headings, as described in the introduction, to correspond with those of the IEC CDD.

IEC 61987-32:2024 This part of IEC 61987 provides an operating list of properties (OLOP) for the description of the operating parameters and the collection of requirements for I/O modules and a device list of properties (DLOP) for the description of a range of I/O module types.
The structures of the OLOP and the DLOPs correspond to the general structures defined in IEC 61987-11 and agree with the fundamentals for the construction of LOPs defined in IEC 61987-10.
Aspects other than the OLOP, needed in different electronic data exchange processes and described in IEC 61987-10 and IEC 61987-11, are published in IEC 61987-92.
The locations of the libraries of properties and of blocks used in the LOPs concerned are listed in Annex C and Annex D.

IEC 61406-2:2024 complements IEC 61406-1 by providing additional requirements for those cases where data elements are encoded within the Structured Identification Link string with standardized syntax and semantics.
In addition, this document covers cases where the uniqueness relates to product types/models or lots/batches. The default assumption is that the Identification Link identifies unique objects such as unique serialized products, assets, persons or packages, unless otherwise identified.

IEC 61987-31:2022 provides
a characterization for the integration of infrastructure devices in the Common Data Dictionary (CDD);
generic structures in conformance with IEC 61987-10 for Operating Lists of Properties (OLOPs) and Device Lists of Properties (DLOPs) of infrastructure devices.
The generic structures for the OLOP and DLOP contain the most important blocks for infrastructure devices. Blocks pertaining to a specific equipment type will be described in the corresponding part of the IEC 61987 series. Similarly, equipment properties are not part of this part of IEC 61987. For instance, the OLOP and DLOP for I/O-modules are to be found in IEC 61987-32.

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.

IEC 61406-1:2022 specifies minimum requirements for a globally unique identification of physical objects which also constitutes a link to its related digital information. This identification is designated hereinafter as "Identification Link" (IL), with the encoded data designated as IL string. The IL string has the data-format of a link (URL). The IL is machine-readable and is attached to the physical object in a 2D symbol or NFC tag. The requirements in this standard apply to physical objects:
- that are provided by the manufacturer as an individual unit,
- and that have already been given a unique identity by the manufacturer.
This document does not specify any requirements on the content and the layout of nameplates/typeplates (e.g. spatial arrangement, content of the plain texts, approval symbols etc.).

IEC 61987-11:2016 provides:
- a characterisation of industrial process measuring equipment (device type dictionary) for integration in the Common Data Dictionary (CDD), and
- generic structures for operating lists of properties (OLOP) and device lists of properties (DLOP) of measuring equipment in conformance with IEC 61987-10.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) The classification in Table A.1 has been amended to reflect the changes in the classification scheme of process measuring equipment in the CDD due to the development of IEC 61987-14, IEC 61987-15 and IEC 61987-16.
b) Annex A has become “informative”.

IEC 61987-16:2016 provides an
- operating list of properties (OLOP) for the description of the operating parameters and the collection of requirements for a density measuring equipment, and
- device lists of properties (DLOP) for a range of density measuring equipment types describing them.
The structures of the OLOP and the DLOP correspond with the general structures defined in IEC 61987-11 and agree with the fundamentals for the construction of LOPs defined in IEC 61987-10.

IEC 61987-15:2016 provides operating list of properties (OLOP) for the description of the operating parameters and the collection of requirements for level measuring equipment, and device lists of properties (DLOPs) for the description of a range of level measuring equipment types.

IEC 61987-14:2016 provides an operating list of properties (OLOP) for the description of the operating parameters and the collection of requirements for temperature measuring equipment and device lists of properties (DLOP) for the description of a range of contact and non-contact temperature measuring equipment types.

IEC 61987-12:2016 provides an operating list of properties (OLOP) for the description of the operating parameters and the collection of requirements for a flow measuring equipment and device lists of properties (DLOP) for the description of a number of flow measuring equipment types.

IEC 61987-11:2012 provides a characterisation of industrial process measuring equipment (device type dictionary) for integration in the Component Data Dictionary (CDD) and generic structures for Operating Lists of Properties (OLOPs) and Device Lists of Properties (DLOPs) of measuring equipment in conformance with IEC 61987-10. This bilingual version (2014-01) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in 2012-07.

IEC 61987-10:2009 provides a method of standardizing the descriptions of process control devices, instrumentation and auxiliary equipment as well as their operating environments and operating requirements (for example, measuring point specification data). The aims of this standard are:
- to define a common language for customers and suppliers through the publication of Lists of Properties (LOPs),
- to optimize workflows between customers and suppliers as well as in processes such as engineering, development and purchasing within their own organizations,
- to reduce transaction costs.
The standard describes industrial-process device types and devices using structured lists of properties and makes the associated properties available in a component data dictionary. This bilingual version, published in 2010-11, corresponds to the English version. The French version of this standard has not been voted upon.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 61987-1:2006.