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  • There is one Variable for each exposed filed of the PIVOT data:
    • NodeId ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/<FieldName>
    • BrowseName/DisplayName <FieldName>
    • IsOrganizedBy ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>

TeleMeasure /TeleSignal

Both TeleMeasure and TeleSignal use exactly the same OPC variables organization. They both represent data received from a south plugin and therefore only expose Read-Only Nodes.

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FieldNameTypeReading fieldDefault valueDetails
Cause

UInt32

(Read-Only)

do_cotMandatorySee Cause of Transmission
ConfirmationBoolean

(Read-Only)

do_confirmationfalse
SourceString

(Read-Only)

do_source"process"

"process" | "substituted"

ComingFromString

(Read-Only)

do_comingfromMandatoryAny protocol name ("iec104" ,"opcua", ...)
TmOrgString

(Read-Only)

do_ts_org"genuine" "genuine" |  "substituted"
TmValidityString

(Read-Only)

do_ts_validity"good"

Validity of the Timestamp of Value

"good" | "invalid" | "reserved" | "questionable"

DetailQualityUInt32

(Read-Only)

do_quality0

OR-Mask of following values:

0x0001 = badReference 
0x0002 = failure
0x0004 = inconsistent
0x0008 = innaccurate
0x0010 = oldData
0x0020 = oscillatory
0x0040 = outOfRange
0x0080 = overflow
0x1000 = test
0x2000 = operator blocked

TimeQualityUInt32

(Read-Only)

do_ts_quality0

OR-Mask of following values:

0x01 = clockFailure
0x02 = clockNotSynch
0x04 = leapSecondKnown

SecondSinceEpochUInt64

(Read-Only)

do_ts0Number of seconds since Linux Epoch
Value(See below)

(Read-Only)

do_value

do_value_quality

Mandatory(See below)

TeleControl

The TeleControls represent commands received from an OPC UA client -connected to the North plugin- that must be sent to a south service. Therefore, they expose Read/Write variables that will be written by a client, except for the feedback of operation, which is Read-Only.

As a single PIVOT TC contains the information provided in several OPC variables, the following procedure has been defined to ensure atomicity of the operation. An OPC UA client must:

  • first write all relevant parameters in the TC variables. This can be done in a single OPC UA 'write' operation, The plugin will not check that all fields have been updated. This is under the responsibility of the OPC UA client.
  • then activate the command Trigger. This must be executed after the previous write command was successfully completed.

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co_id

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co_id = PIVOT ID

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co_type

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co_type = "opcua_sps" | "opcua_dps" |  "opcua_inc" | "opcua_apc" | "opcua_bsc"

Other types not supported in current version.

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Return value form the south equipment.

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UInt8

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co_se

co_test

co_negative

co_qu

co_ts

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Writing this node triggers the TC with current values, current timestamp and the command flags depending on the Trigger Value:

  • Bit 0 (0x01) : Test
  • Bit 1 (0x02) : Negative
  • Bit 2 (0x04) : Pulse
  • Bit 3 (0x08) : Select

Examples:

  • Writing "0" triggers a Select TC with Test, Negative and Pulse set to 0
  • Writing "9" (= 8 OR 1) triggers an Execute TC with Test set to 1 and Negative and Pulse set to 0

Common notes

  • With <PIVOT_ID> as provided in exchanged_data.datapoints[].pivot_id section configuration.
  • All read-only variables have a OpcUa_BadWaitingForInitialData quality (0x80320000) initial value until a valid value is received from FledgePower.
  • All non-mandatory values will be set automatically by the server if not received from a south device.
  • If a mandatory value is missing, then the whole PIVOT object is not updated.
  • As a standard OPC UA server, all functional data are organized under the Root.Objects  node of namespace 0 ( nodeId = i=85).
  • All data are stored under the namespace 1. Its URI is configured in protocol "namespaces" parameter.

Value content and metadata

PIVOT timestamp

The ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/Value variable contains the pivot timestamp value (t.FractionOfSecond + t.SecondSinceEpoch) is converted to OPC-UA timestamp (Unit=  number of 100 nanosecond since Jan 1st,1600).

The timestamp is not optional in OPCUA. Thus, in case the timestamp were not provided by south layers, the OPC UA north plugin will set the timestamp to 0.

PIVOT value validity

The ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/Value variable contains the pivot value <Root>.<type>.q.validity field. It is represented as the OPC UA Quality of the variable, using the following conversion:

PIVOT ValidityOPC UA quality
goodOPC_UA_GOOD
invalid OPC_UA_BAD
reserved OPC_UA_BAD (not used)
questionableOPC_UA_UNCERTAIN

TeleControl

The TeleControls represent commands received from an OPC UA client -connected to the North plugin- that must be sent to a south service. Therefore, they expose Read/Write variables that will be written by a client, except for the feedback of operation, which is Read-Only.

As a single PIVOT TC contains the information provided in several OPC variables, the following procedure has been defined to ensure atomicity of the operation. An OPC UA client must:

  • first write all relevant parameters in the TC variables. This can be done in a single OPC UA 'write' operation, The plugin will not check that all fields have been updated. This is under the responsibility of the OPC UA client.
  • then activate the command Trigger. This must be executed after the previous write command was successfully completed.
OpcUa node ( ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/...)TypeReading fieldDetails

String

co_id

co_id = PIVOT ID


String

co_type

co_type = "opcua_inc" | "opcua_apc" | "opcua_bsc"

Other types not supported in current version.

Value(See below)co_value(See below)
ReplySame as Value
(Read-Only)
co_reply

Return value form the south equipment.

Trigger

UInt8

co_test

co_negative

co_qu

co_se



Writing this node triggers the TC with current values, current timestamp and the command flags depending on the Trigger Value:

  • Bit 0 (0x01) : Test (bit set <=> co_test=1)
  • Bit 1 (0x02) : Negative (bit set <=> co_negative=1)
  • Bit 2 (0x04) : Pulse (bit set <=> co_qu=1)
  • Bit 3 (0x08) : Select (bit set <=>co_se =1).
        Note : co_se=1 is "Execute" and co_se=0 is "Select"

Examples:

  • Writing "0" triggers a Select TC with Test, Negative and Pulse set to 0
  • Writing "9" (= 8 OR 1) triggers an Execute TC with Test set to 1 and Negative and Pulse set to 0

Timestamp

co_ts

co_ts = timestamp (Number of seconds since Linux Epoch). The value is defined by local time when Trigger is written.

Common notes

  • With <PIVOT_ID> as provided in exchanged_data.datapoints[].pivot_id section configuration.
  • All read-only variables have a OpcUa_BadWaitingForInitialData quality (0x80320000) initial value until a valid value is received from FledgePower.
  • All non-mandatory values will be set automatically by the server if not received from a south device.
  • If a mandatory value is missing, then the whole PIVOT object is not updated.
  • As a standard OPC UA server, all functional data are organized under the Root.Objects  node of namespace 0 ( nodeId = i=85).
  • All data are stored under the namespace 1. Its URI is configured in protocol "namespaces" parameter.

Value content and metadata

PIVOT timestamp

The ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/Value variable contains the pivot timestamp value (t.FractionOfSecond + t.SecondSinceEpoch) is converted to OPC-UA timestamp (Unit=  number of 100 nanosecond since Jan 1st,1600).

The timestamp is not optional in OPCUA. Thus, in case the timestamp were not provided by south layers, the OPC UA north plugin will set the timestamp to 0.

PIVOT value validity

The ns=1;s=<PIVOT_ID>/Value variable contains the pivot value <Root>.<type>.q.validity field. It is represented as the OPC UA Quality of the variable, using the following conversion:

PIVOT ValidityOPC UA qualitygoodOPC_UA_GOODinvalid OPC_UA_BADreserved OPC_UA_BAD (not used)questionableOPC_UA_UNCERTAIN

PIVOT variant value

The base type of the value itself is static and depends on the configuration provide in  "exchanged_data" section.

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