Modelling of Sensor Devices with AutomationML An enabler for the Digital Twin and new business models

The basis for electronic data exchange between manufacturers and system integrators of automation components such as sensor devices is the availability of standardized data models and an exchange data format for such automation components. These models need to cover the mechanical, electrical and sensing properties of the sensor device. This paper describes the results of the work of an industrial consortium within the AutomationML association providing a generic modeling methodology for automation components including electrical interfaces as well as proposals for modelling the detection properties of a sensor. It is also shown how the semantics of attributes are defined and how proprietary naming conventions can be easily integrated.