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.

Overview

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.

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Related standards

Related standards

Abstract

Overview

Key topics

Practical applications

Related standards

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