ISO 16100-5:2009 PDF

Overview

ISO 16100-5:2009 - "Industrial automation systems and integration - Manufacturing software capability profiling for interoperability - Part 5" defines a methodology for profile matching using multiple capability class structures. The standard specifies methods and rules to compare existing manufacturing software unit (MSU) capability profiles with required capability profiles that may be derived from different capability class structures (CCS). Its intent is to support evaluation of interoperability and, where appropriate, interchangeability of MSUs across manufacturing applications.

Keywords: ISO 16100-5:2009, manufacturing software capability profiling, profile matching, capability class structure, MSU interoperability, MDM, MDD, CCS.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Profile matching methods and rules: Defines procedures to match capability profiles produced from multiple CCSs so that MSUs can be compared even when they reference different class structures.
• Templates and profiles: Covers templates such as CCS templates, capability profile templates, manufacturing domain model (MDM) and manufacturing domain data (MDD) templates to represent capabilities in XML/UML form.
• Profile matching procedure and reports: Specifies the matching workflow, expected outputs and a matching report format to document results.
• Reuse and registration processes: Describes recommended steps for MSU providers to analyze activities, identify capability classes, create templates, profile MSUs and register capability profiles.
• Conformance: Defines conformance considerations and links to other ISO 16100 parts for profiling methodology, interface services and conformance testing.
• Interoperability considerations: Notes that the matching algorithms leverage XML schema matching principles and assume a common inheritance basis for CCSs when aligning profiles.

Out of scope: services for creating/registering/accessing templates in repositories, conformance tables referencing Type 1 services (ISO 16100-3), and database management services for templates.

Applications and who uses it

• MSU providers/vendors: To create standardized capability profiles and register MSUs for wider reuse.
• Manufacturing application developers and integrators: To discover, match and reuse existing MSUs when assembling new applications, reducing development time and cost.
• System architects and standards implementers: To define MDMs/MDDs and CCSs that enable consistent profile matching across domains like MES and automation integrations.
• Asset managers and procurement teams: To evaluate interoperability and potential interchangeability of software components.

Practical benefits include improved MSU reuse, reduced integration effort, clearer interoperability assessments, and more predictable software lifecycle management.

Related standards

• ISO 16100-1: Framework
• ISO 16100-2: Profiling methodology
• ISO 16100-3: Interface services, protocols and capability templates
• ISO 16100-4: Conformance test methods, criteria and reports

ISO 16100-5:2009 should be used in conjunction with these parts for full implementation of manufacturing software capability profiling and conformance.