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Part 1 : Concepts

The PROFIBUS International – MTP Specification Part 3 defines the general concepts, models and basic building blocks of the Module Type Package (MTP): terminology, data types, the communication object, the DataAssembly and the DataItem.

Topics

Topic Description MTPPy2.0
Scope and general concept Defines the MTP approach for integrating self-contained Process Equipment Assemblies (PEAs) into a higher-level Process Orchestration Layer (POL). Documentation only (see architecture.md)
Terms and definitions Core vocabulary: PEA, POL, MTP, module, DataAssembly, DataItem, CommunicationObject. Referenced throughout part 3, part 4,part 5, and part 6
Basic conventions and profiles Modeling rules, naming conventions, and the profile/versioning concept implements "Base" profiles with version "2.0.0", no versioning
MTP manifest / file generation Serialization of the PEA information model into an AutomationML-based MTP file. MtpReader, MtpWriter and PeaOPCUAServer