Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 6-21: Application layer protocol specification - Type 21 elements
STANDARD published on 1.2.2020
Designation standards: ČSN EN IEC 61158-6-21-ed.2
Classification mark: 184020
Catalog number: 508742
Publication date standards: 1.2.2020
The number of pages: 64
Approximate weight : 192 g (0.42 lbs)
Country: Czech technical standard
Category: Technical standards ČSN
This document provides common elements for basic time-critical and non-time-critical messaging communications between application programs in an automation environment, as well as material specific to Type 21. The term "time-critical" is used to represent the presence of a time-window, within which one or more specified actions must be completed with some defined level of certainty. Failure to complete specified actions within the required time risks the failure of the applications requesting the actions, with attendant risk to equipment, plant, and possibly human life