ISO 15745-1:2003

Overview

ISO 15745-1:2003 defines a generic application integration framework (AIF) for industrial automation systems. It specifies the elements and rules for describing integration models and application interoperability profiles (AIPs). Part 1 provides the generic reference description that underpins technology‑specific extensions in Parts 2–4, enabling consistent documentation of process, information‑exchange and resource requirements across open systems.

Key topics

• Application Integration Framework (AIF) - generic elements and rules to represent application integration requirements.
• Integration models - structured representations of application requirements, including:
  • Process integration model
  • Information exchange integration model
  • Resource integration model (devices, communication networks, equipment, human, material)
• Profiles - AIPs and component profiles that describe required interfaces and resource capabilities:
  • Process profiles
  • Information exchange profiles
  • Resource profiles
• Profile templates - master profile template structure (header/body), XML representation and ISO‑defined data types to support machine-readable profiles.
• Modelling & representation - use of UML for diagrams and definitions; normative references to XML and XML Schema for digital profile exchange.
• Compliance & rules - guidance for developing AIPs and assessing compliance of implementations to profile requirements.

Practical applications

ISO 15745-1:2003 is applicable to a wide range of industrial automation and control scenarios where interoperable, open‑system integration is required:

• Discrete manufacturing, process automation, electronics assembly, semiconductor fabrication, wide‑area material handling
• Other domains where automation and control integration matters: utilities, agriculture, off‑road vehicles, medical and laboratory automation, public transport

Practical uses:

• AIP developers create reusable, consistent interface specifications to select resources and document “as‑built” systems.
• System integrators speed solution development by reusing AIF‑based tools and pre‑defined profiles.
• Automation vendors demonstrate product interoperability and compliance by referencing resource profiles.
• End users and procurement teams reference AIPs to specify and procure open systems with predictable interoperability.

Related standards

• ISO 15745 Parts 2–4: technology‑specific extensions (ISO 11898‑based, IEC 61158‑based and Ethernet‑based control systems)
• Normative references embedded in the standard: ISO/IEC OSI basic model, UML, XML and XML Schema, and IEC/ISO assessment guidelines.

ISO 15745-1:2003 supports consistent, vendor‑neutral integration modelling and machine‑readable profiles - key for scalable, interoperable automation systems and more efficient system lifecycle management.