EDDL inside FDT/DTM

Author

Kastner, Wolfgang ; Kastner-Masilko, Friedrich

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Rechnergestutzte Autom., Tech. Univ. Wien, Vienna, Austria

fYear

2004

fDate

22-24 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

365

Lastpage

368

Abstract

This paper presents our ongoing work concerning two device description technologies: the electronic device description language (EDDL) and the field device tool/device type manager (FDT/DTM) concept. Both are intended to provide a unique method of describing field area devices, using passive encapsulation of data in case of EDDL and active encapsulation of data in case of the FDT/DTM concept. A simple test device configurable via serial communication is specified using both technologies. To use the descriptions, appropriate plug-ins are implemented for a WiP commercial engineering platform. This way, we consider it to stay in touch with future device description standards.

Keywords

computerised instrumentation; data encapsulation; object-oriented languages; specification languages; WiP commercial engineering platform; data encapsulation; device description standards; device type manager; electronic device description language; field area devices; field device tool; object oriented programming; serial communication; test device; Automation; Encapsulation; Field buses; Hardware; Manufacturing; Protocols; Software tools; Technology management; Testing; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Factory Communication Systems, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8734-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WFCS.2004.1377749

Filename

1377749