PD IEC/TR 62390 provides guidance for the development of device profiles for industrial field devices and control devices, independent of their complexity. A device profile may cover various aspects such as physical, functional, communication, electrical and functional safety as well as application system aspects, irrespective of whether these aspects are accessible over the network. PD IEC/TR 62390 guideline focuses on the functional aspects of the device.
Note: The development of industrial application and process profiles, as covered by ISO 15745-1, is not within the scope of PD IEC/TR 62390 guidelines.
PD IEC/TR 62390 on common automation device is useful for:
Profiles define a common set of functionalities for a class of devices in a given industrial domain, thus allowing system designers, system integrators, and maintenance staff to handle profile-based devices without special tool configuration. They also allow consistent structuring and semantics of device functionality.
PD IEC/TR 62390 provides the context, recommended minimum contents, and construction rules for device profiles. This will assist you in generic device models to appropriate analysis and design diagrams using standards such as UML (Unified Modeling Language) and methods to construct those models are provided. PD IEC/TR 62390 guideline provides recommendations for conveying the necessary device information to non-human users of the device profile such as software tools and application programs in an electronic file. These recommendations include the use of standards such as XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
Overall, you can use PD IEC/TR 62390 to make comparisons, determine interoperability and interchangeability, and recognize common device behavior.
IEC TR 62390:2005