IEC 62769-2:2015

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Field Device Integration (FDI) –
Part 2: FDI Client
Intégration des appareils de terrain (FDI) –
Partie 2: Client FDI
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IEC 62769-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2015-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Field Device Integration (FDI) –

Part 2: FDI Client
Intégration des appareils de terrain (FDI) –

Partie 2: Client FDI
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 25.040.40; 35.100 ISBN 978-2-8322-2632-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 10
INTRODUCTION . 12
1 Scope . 13
2 Normative references . 13
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, acronyms and conventions . 14
3.1 Terms and definitions . 14
3.1.1 Terms used for Services . 14
3.1.2 Terms used for Device Access Services . 15
3.2 Abbreviated terms and acronyms . 15
3.3 Conventions . 15
4 Overview . 16
5 FDI Client . 17
5.1 Device Access Services . 17
5.1.1 General . 17
5.1.2 Device Model . 17
5.1.3 Node model . 19
5.1.4 Services . 23
5.1.5 Base Property Services . 27
5.1.6 Device Model Services . 28
5.1.7 Locking Services . 38
5.1.8 Direct Access Services . 40
5.1.9 Data types . 42
5.2 Hosting Services . 47
5.2.1 General . 47
5.2.2 Services . 47
5.2.3 Parameter Type Definitions . 53
6 UIP . 54
6.1 UIP Services . 54
6.1.1 Services . 54
6.1.2 Parameter type definitions . 58
6.2 UIP instantiation rules . 59
6.3 UIP state machine. 59
6.3.1 States . 59
6.3.2 State transitions . 60
6.4 UIP permissions . 60
6.5 UIP downloads from FDI Server . 61
7 Actions . 62
7.1 General . 62
7.2 Sequence diagram . 63
7.3 FDI Action schema definition. 66
8 User Interface Description (UID) . 67
8.1 Overview. 67
8.2 UID execution . 69
Annex A (normative) XML schema . 72
A.1 General . 72

A.2 AbortRequestT . 72
A.3 AccessT . 72
A.4 AcknowledgementRequestT . 73
A.5 ActionListT . 73
A.6 AbortingNotificationT . 74
A.7 ActionRequestT . 74
A.8 ActionResponseT . 75
A.9 ActionT . 76
A.10 AxisListT . 76
A.11 AxisT . 76
A.12 BitEnumerationItemListT . 77
A.13 BitEnumerationItemT . 78
A.14 ButtonListT . 78
A.15 ChartT . 79
A.16 ChartTypeT . 79
A.17 ColorNameT . 80
A.18 ColorT. 81
A.19 ColorValueT . 81
A.20 ColumnBreakT . 82
A.21 DateTimeDataT . 82
A.22 DelayMessageRequestT . 82
A.23 DiagramLineT . 83
A.24 EnumerationItemListT . 84
A.25 EnumerationItemT . 84
A.26 FormatSpecifierT . 85
A.27 GraphT . 85
A.28 GridT . 86
A.29 HandlingT . 86
A.30 ImageT . 87
A.31 InfoRequestT . 88
A.32 InputRequestT . 88
A.33 InputResponseT . 89
A.34 InputValueT . 89
A.35 InputValueTypeT . 90
A.36 LabelHelpT . 90
A.37 LabelT . 91
A.38 LineTypeT . 91
A.39 MenuT . 92
A.40 MenuReferenceT . 93
A.41 MenuStyleT. 94
A.42 NumericDataT . 95
A.43 NumericTemplateT . 95
A.44 OptionListT . 96
A.45 OrientationT . 96
A.46 ParameterInputRequestT . 97
A.47 ParameterListT . 97
A.48 ParameterT . 98
A.49 PluginT . 99
A.50 RangeListT . 100

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A.51 RangeT . 100
A.52 ResponseT . 101
A.53 RowBreakT . 101
A.54 ScalingT . 101
A.55 SelectionRequestT . 101
A.56 SelectionResponseT . 102
A.57 SeparatorT . 102
A.58 SizeT . 103
A.59 ParameterClassT . 103
A.60 ActionClassT . 105
A.61 SourceListT . 106
A.62 SourceT . 107
A.63 StringDataT . 107
A.64 StringTemplateT . 108
A.65 StringOptionListT . 109
A.66 StringOptionT . 109
A.67 StringT . 109
A.68 TimeScaleT. 110
A.69 UidLayoutInformation . 110
A.70 UidRequestT . 111
A.71 UidResponseT . 111
A.72 UiElementSizeableT . 112
A.73 UiElementT . 112
A.74 UiTemplateT . 113
A.75 VariantT . 114
A.76 VariantOptionListT . 115
A.77 VariantOptionT . 115
A.78 VectorListT . 116
A.79 VectorT . 116
A.80 WaveformListT . 117
A.81 WaveformT . 117
A.82 WaveformTypeT . 118
A.83 WaveformTypeHorizontalT . 118
A.84 WaveformTypeVerticalT . 118
A.85 WaveformTypeYTT . 119
A.86 WaveformTypeXYT . 120
A.87 WaveformKeyPointListT . 121
A.88 WaveformVectorT . 121
A.89 WaveformVectorElementListT . 122
A.90 WaveformVectorElementT. 122
Annex B (informative) Action example . 124
Annex C (informative) Typical FDI Client use cases . 133
C.1 General . 133
C.2 Bulk operations . 133
C.3 Progress bar support . 133
Bibliography . 135

Figure 1 – FDI architecture diagram . 13

Figure 2 – Overall structure of a Device . 18
Figure 3 – Structure of Blocks . 18
Figure 4 – Device Model NodeClasses . 19
Figure 5 – Example: Variable hierarchy representing a RECORD . 22
Figure 6 – Variable hierarchy representing a VALUE_ARRAY of RECORDs. 23
Figure 7 – UIP state machine . 60
Figure 8 – FDI Action sequence diagram . 64
Figure 9 – User Interface Descriptions . 68
Figure 10 – User Interface Description sequence diagram . 70
Figure B.1 – Action example (step 1) . 127
Figure B.2 – Action example (step 2) . 128
Figure B.3 – Action example (step 3) . 129
Figure B.4 – Action example (step 4) . 130
Figure B.5 – Action example (step 5) . 131
Figure B.6 – Action example (step 6) . 132
Figure C.1 – Progress bar support . 134

Table 1 – BaseNodeClass Attributes . 19
Table 2 – Object NodeClass Attributes . 20
Table 3 – Variable NodeClass Attributes . 20
Table 4 – Service Definition Table . 24
Table 5 – StatusCode Bit Assignments . 25
Table 6 – DataValue InfoBits . 26
Table 7 – Service result codes . 26
Table 8 – Operation level result codes . 27
Table 9 – GetDeviceAccessInterfaceVersion Service parameters . 28
Table 10 – GetOnlineAccessAvailability Service parameters . 28
Table 11 – Browse Service parameters . 29
Table 12 – CancelBrowse Service parameters . 29
Table 13 – Read Service parameters . 30
Table 14 – Read Service result codes . 30
Table 15 – Read operation result codes . 31
Table 16 – CancelRead Service parameters . 31
Table 17 – Write Service parameters . 32
Table 18 – Write operation result codes . 33
Table 19 – CancelWrite Service parameters . 33
Table 20 – CreateSubscription Service parameters . 34
Table 21 – CreateSubscription Service result codes . 34
Table 22 – Subscribe Service parameters . 35
Table 23 – Subscribe operation result codes . 36
Table 24 – Unsubscribe Service Parameters . 37
Table 25 – Unsubscribe operation result codes . 37
Table 26 – DeleteSubscription Service parameters . 37

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Table 27 – DataChangeCallback Service parameters . 38
Table 28 – DataChangeCallback result codes . 38
Table 29 – InitLock Service parameters . 39
Table 30 – InitLock Service result codes . 39
Table 31 – ExitLock Service parameters . 40
Table 32 – ExitLock Service result codes . 40
Table 33 – InitDirectAccess Service parameters . 41
Table 34 – InitDirectAccess Service result codes . 41
Table 35 – ExitDirectAccess Service parameters . 41
Table 36 – ExitDirectAccess Service result codes . 41
Table 37 – Transfer Service parameters . 42
Table 38 – Transfer Service result codes . 42
Table 39 – Base data types . 43
Table 40 – Identifiers assigned to Attributes . 43
Table 41 – NodeSpecifier . 44
Table 42 – DataValue . 44
Table 43 – InnerErrorInfo . 45
Table 44 – LocalizedText Definition . 45
Table 45 – LocaleId Examples . 46
Table 46 – Range Data Type Structure . 46
Table 47 – EUInformation Data Type Structure . 47
Table 48 – EnumValueType Definition . 47
Table 49 – GetClientTechnologyVersion Service parameters . 48
Table 50 – OpenUserInterface Service parameters . 48
Table 51 – LogAuditTrailMessage Service parameters . 49
Table 52 – SaveUserSettings Service parameters . 49
Table 53 – LoadUserSettings Service parameters . 50
Table 54 – Trace Service parameters . 50
Table 55 – ShowMessageBox Service parameters . 51
Table 56 – ShowProgressBar Service parameters . 51
Table 57 – UpdateShowProgressBar Service parameters . 52
Table 58 – EndShowProgressBar Service parameters . 52
Table 59 – StandardUIActionItemsChange Service parameters . 53
Table 60 – SpecificUIActionItemsChange Service parameters . 53
Table 61 – DefaultResult definition . 53
Table 62 – ButtonSet definition . 54
Table 63 – AcknStyle definition . 54
Table 64 – Activate Service parameters . 55
Table 65 – Deactivate Service parameters . 55
Table 66 – SetSystemLabel Service parameters . 56
Table 67 – SetTraceLevel Service parameters . 56
Table 68 – GetStandardUIActionItems Service parameters . 57
Table 69 – GetSpecificUIActionItems Service parameters . 57

Table 70 – InvokeStandardUIAction Service parameters . 57
Table 71 – InvokeSpecificUIAction Service parameters . 58
Table 72 – TraceLevel definition . 58
Table 73 – StandardUIAction definition . 59
Table 74 – StandardUIActionItem definition . 59
Table 75 – SpecificUIActionItem definition . 59
Table 76 – UIP states . 60
Table 77 – UIP state transitions . 60
Table A.1 – Elements of AbortRequestT . 72
Table A.2 – Enumerations of AccessT. 73
Table A.3 – Elements of AcknowledgementRequestT . 73
Table A.4 – Elements of ActionListT . 73
Table A.5 – Elements of ActionRequestT . 74
Table A.6 – Elements of ActionResponseT . 75
Table A.7 – Elements of ActionT . 76
Table A.8 – Elements of AxisListT . 76
Table A.9 – Attributes of AxisT . 77
Table A.10 – Elements of AxisT . 77
Table A.11 – Elements of BitEnumerationItemListT . 78
Table A.12 – Elements of BitEnumerationItemT . 78
Table A.13 – Elements of ButtonListT . 79
Table A.14 – Elements of ChartT . 79
Table A.15 – Enumerations of ChartTypeT . 80
Table A.16 – Enumerations of ColorNameT . 81
Table A.17 – Enumerations of DateTimeDataT. 82
Table A.18 – Elements of DelayMessageRequestT . 83
Table A.19 – Attributes of DiagramLineT . 83
Table A.20 – Elements of DiagramLineT . 84
Table A.21 – Elements of EnumerationItemListT . 84
Table A.22 – Elements of EnumerationItemT . 85
Table A.23 – Elements of GraphT . 86
Table A.24 – Elements of GridT . 86
Table A.25 – Enumerations of HandlingT . 87
Table A.26 – Attributes of ImageT . 87
Table A.27 – Elements of ImageT . 88
Table A.28 – Elements of InfoRequestT . 88
Table A.29 – Elements of InputRequestT . 89
Table A.30 – Elements of InputResponseT . 89
Table A.31 – Elements of InputValueT . 90
Table A.32 – Elements of InputValueTypeT . 90
Table A.33 – Elements of LabelHelpT . 91
Table A.34 – Elements of LabelT . 91
Table A.35 – Enumerations of LineTypeT . 92

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Table A.36 – Attributes of MenuT . 93
Table A.37 – Elements of MenuT . 93
Table A.38 – Attributes of MenuReferenceT . 94
Table A.39 – Elements of MenuReferenceT . 94
Table A.40 – Enumerations of MenuStyleT . 95
Table A.41 – Enumerations of NumericDataT . 95
Table A.42 – Elements of NumericTemplateT . 96
Table A.43 – Elements of OptionListT . 96
Table A.44 – Enumerations of OrientationT . 97
Table A.45 – Elements of ParameterInputRequestT . 97
Table A.46 – Elements of ParameterListT . 97
Table A.47 – Elements of ParameterT. 99
Table A.48 – Elements of PluginT . 100
Table A.49 – Elements of RangeListT . 100
Table A.50 – Elements of RangeT . 101
Table A.51 – Enumerations of ScalingT . 101
Table A.52 – Elements of SelectionRequestT . 102
Table A.53 – Elements of SelectionResponseT . 102
Table A.54 – Enumerations of SizeT . 103
Table A.55 – Enumerations of ParameterClassT . 104
Table A.56 – Enumerations of ActionClassT . 106
Table A.57 – Elements of SourceListT . 106
Table A.58 – Elements of SourceT . 107
Table A.59 – Enumerations of StringDataT . 108
Table A.60 – Elements of StringTemplateT . 108
Table A.61 – Elements of StringOptionListT . 109
Table A.62 – Elements of StringOptionT . 109
Table A.63 – Elements of StringT. 110
Table A.64 – Enumerations of TimeScaleT . 110
Table A.65 – Elements of UidLayoutInformation . 111
Table A.66 – Elements of UidRequestT . 111
Table A.67 – Elements of UidResponseT . 112
Table A.68 – Attributes of UiElementSizeableT . 112
Table A.69 – Elements of UiElementSizeableT . 112
Table A.70 – Elements of UiElementT . 113
Table A.71 – Elements of UiTemplateT . 114
Table A.72 – Elements of VariantT . 115
Table A.73 – Elements o
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