IEC 62714-1-2018 PDF

Full title and description

Engineering data exchange format for use in industrial automation systems engineering — Automation Markup Language (AutomationML) — Part 1: Architecture and general requirements. This part defines the overall architecture, core modelling concepts and general requirements for AutomationML (AML), an XML/CAEX-based format intended to support engineering-data exchange across heterogeneous automation engineering tools and disciplines.

Abstract

IEC 62714-1:2018 establishes the architecture and general rules for representing engineering information in AutomationML (AML). The standard describes AML's use of the CAEX information model (CAEX 3.0), mechanisms for referencing external documents and items, role libraries, port/interface modelling, multilingual expressions, structured attribute lists/arrays, and introduces a standard AML container format and attribute libraries to facilitate interoperable data exchange between mechanical, electrical, process, control, HMI, PLC and robotics engineering tools.

General information

• Status: Current (published standard; second edition).
• Publication date: 30 April 2018.
• Publisher: International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
• ICS / categories: 25.040.40; 35.060; 35.240.50.
• Edition / version: Edition 2.0 (2018 — technical revision of the 2014 edition).
• Number of pages: 170 pages (IEC publication listing).

Scope

This part of IEC 62714 specifies the architecture, core concepts and general requirements for AutomationML to enable engineering-data exchange in industrial automation systems engineering. It is applicable to export/import scenarios between engineering tools (mechanical, electrical, process, PLC, HMI, robotics, system integration tools, etc.), and defines how AML uses CAEX (CAEX 3.0) as the underpinning information model, how external document references and attribute-to-item links are modelled, and the baseline libraries and container formats intended to promote interoperability across toolchains.

Key topics and requirements

• AML architecture and core modelling constructs (based on CAEX 3.0).
• Definition and use of role/attribute libraries to convey semantics.
• Modelling of ports, interfaces and nested interfaces for component interaction.
• Mechanisms to reference external documents and items; cross-document linking.
• Support for multilingual expressions and structured attribute lists/arrays.
• Specification of a standard AML container format for packaging AML data.
• Conformance guidance for AML exporters/importers to improve tool interoperability.

Typical use and users

AML Part 1 is used by automation engineers, system integrators, plant designers, CAD/CAE tool vendors, PLC/HMI/robotics programmers, and IT teams responsible for integration of engineering toolchains. Typical uses include model exchange between mechanical and electrical design tools, handover from design to control engineering, semantic enrichment of components via role libraries, and reducing manual re-entry when transferring engineering data across disciplines and suppliers.

Related standards

Key related standards and documents include other parts of the IEC 62714 (AutomationML) series — for example Part 2 (role/semantics libraries) — and the CAEX standard IEC 62424 (representation of PCE requests and CAEX 3.0), which AML references as its underlying information model. Implementers commonly consult these related parts for library definitions and CAEX specifics.

Keywords

AutomationML, AML, CAEX, engineering data exchange, industrial automation, interoperability, role library, attribute library, container format, interfaces, ports, CAEX 3.0.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: IEC 62714-1:2018 is the first part of the AutomationML (AML) international standard series that defines the architecture and general requirements for an XML/CAEX-based engineering-data exchange format used across industrial automation engineering disciplines.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the overall AML architecture, the use of CAEX 3.0 as the information model, modelling rules for ports/interfaces, referencing external documents and items, multilingual and structured attribute handling, and a standard AML container and attribute libraries intended to enable consistent import/export behaviour between tools.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Tool vendors, automation and control engineers, plant and mechanical designers, system integrators and anyone needing to exchange engineering models and metadata reliably between heterogeneous engineering tools and disciplines.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: IEC 62714-1:2018 is the second edition (2018) and supersedes IEC 62714-1:2014; it is the current edition as published by IEC.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — IEC 62714 is a multipart series (AutomationML). Part 1 defines architecture and general requirements; subsequent parts address libraries, semantics and other specific topics (for example, Part 2 covers AML semantics/role libraries). Implementers should review the full series for a complete implementation picture.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: AutomationML, AML, CAEX, data exchange, engineering interoperability, role libraries, attribute libraries, AML container, ports, interfaces.