CAPE-OPEN references
Only few of the interfaces implemented by the COFE automation objects are defined by COFE. Most interfaces are defined by the CAPE-OPEN standard.
Documents describing the exposed CAPE-OPEN interfaces are included in this help file.
These are however merely copies of the original documents that are available from
The following documents are used in this help file:
Document | Original location | Description |
CAPE-OPEN version 1.1 thermodynamic interface | CO-LaN v1.1 Business Interfaces | Interfaces describing material objects and objects related to physical and thermodynamic property calculations |
CAPE-OPEN version 1.0 thermodynamic interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Business Interfaces | Interfaces describing material objects and objects related to physical and thermodynamic property calculations |
CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations Interface Specification | CO-LaN v1.0 Business Interfaces | Interfaces describing unit operation objects, their ports and other interfaces as exposed by unit operations |
CAPE-OPEN Parameter Common Interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Common Interfaces | Interfaces describing parameters and parameter specifications. |
CAPE-OPEN Collection Common Interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Common Interfaces | Interfaces describing collections of objects |
CAPE-OPEN Identification Common Interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Common Interfaces | Interfaces exposing names and descriptions of all CAPE-OPEN objects |
CAPE-OPEN Utilities Common Interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Common Interfaces | Interfaces exposing collections of parameters and functionality to edit, initialize and terminate. |
CAPE-OPEN Simulation Context COSE interface | CO-LaN v1.0 COSE (CAPE-OPEN Simulator Executive) Interface (or PME Interface) | Interfaces describing the context of a simulation, logging capabilities and a collection of material template objects |
Error Common Interface | CO-LaN v1.0 Common Interfaces | Interfaces describing error descriptions and error codes returned by CAPE-OPEN objects |
CAPE-OPEN Chemical Reactions Interface specification | CO-LaN v1.0 Business Interfaces | Interfaces describing objects related to chemical reactions and electrolytes. |