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4.7 Variable Access
4.7.1 Model Description
The Variable Access Model provides services to read and to write variables and
to define and to delete dynamically new Variable List Objects.
The following services and objects are defined:
Table 36. Variable Access Services and Objects
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! Service ! Confirmed/ ! Objects !
! ! Unconfirmed ! !
! ! ! !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! Read ! Confirmed ! Simple Variable, !
+--------------------+-------------! Array, !
! Write ! Confirmed ! Record, !
!--------------------!-------------! Variable List !
! ReadWithType ! Confirmed ! !
+--------------------+-------------! !
! WriteWithType ! Confirmed ! !
+--------------------+-------------! !
! InformationReport ! Unconfirmed ! !
+--------------------+-------------! !
! InformationReport- ! Unconfirmed ! !
! WithType ! ! !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! PhysRead ! Confirmed ! Physical Access !
+--------------------+-------------! Object !
! PhysWrite ! Confirmed ! !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! DefineVariableList ! Confirmed ! Object Description !
! ! ! Variable List, !
+--------------------+-------------! !
! DeleteVariableList ! Confirmed ! Variable List !
! ! ! !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! --- ! --- ! Data Type !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
! --- ! --- ! Date Type Structure !
! ! ! Description !
+--------------------+-------------+----------------------+
4.7.2 Variable Access Objects
Objects entered in the S-OD are not deletable.
4.7.2.1 The Physical Access Object
The Physical Access Object describes the access to an actual octet string.
Such an octet string may neither be defined nor be deleted.
No explicit object description of the Physical Access Object is stored. The ad-
dress and semantics are known to the user.
The access rights are controlled through the Service Context Agreement, i.e. the
Context Agreement specifies if the physical access is allowed on this Communica-
tion Relationship.