IEC TR 62343-6-2:2009

IEC/TR 62343-6-2
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Edition 1.0 2009-07
TECHNICAL
REPORT

Dynamic modules –
Part 6-2: Software and hardware interfaces – Survey results


IEC/TR 62343-6-2:2009(E)

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IEC/TR 62343-6-2
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Edition 1.0 2009-07
TECHNICAL
REPORT

Dynamic modules –
Part 6-2: Software and hardware interfaces – Survey results


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope.5
2 Survey description.5
2.1 Survey contents .5
2.2 Survey conditions.5
3 Interface definitions .5
3.1 General .5
3.2 Interface A .6
3.3 Interface B .6
3.4 Interface C .6
3.5 Other interfaces .6
4 Survey results .7
4.1 Types of dynamic modules .7
4.2 Standards of the control interface dealt in the past (from suppliers).7
4.3 Potential future control interface standards (from suppliers). .8
4.4 Standards of the control interface requested (from users) .9
4.5 Comments about the standards of a typical control interface (from suppliers
and users) .9
4.6 Opinions about standardization of control interfaces (from suppliers and
users).9
5 Priority for standardization.9
6 Conclusion .10
Annex A (informative) A summary of responses from each surveyed region.11

Figure 1 – Layer structure of dynamic module interface .6
Figure 2 – Features of the interfaces .10

Table 1 – Types of dynamic modules .7
Table 2 – Standards of the control interface dealt in the past.8
Table 3 – Standards of the control interface planned to be offered in the future .8
Table 4 – Requested standards of the control interface (from users).9
Table 5 – Priority to standardize .10

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DYNAMIC MODULES –

Part 6-2: Software and hardware
interfaces – Survey results


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DYNAMIC MODULES –

Part 6-2: Software and hardware
interfaces – Survey results



1 Scope
This part of IEC 62343 clarifies dynamic module interfaces which should be standardized
based on a survey of manufacturers. The objectives of this technical report are to present the
survey results and to propose software (SW) and hardware (HW) interface standards of
dynamic modules.
2 Survey descr
...