Eclipse BaSyx Python SDK

(formerly known as PyI40AAS – Python Industry 4.0 Asset Administration Shell)

The Eclipse BaSyx Python project focuses on providing a Python implementation of the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) for Industry 4.0 Systems. These are the currently implemented specifications:

Features

This repository is structured into separate packages. The sdk directory provides the AAS metamodel as Python objects and fundamental functionalities to handle AAS. The server is to be determined. The compliance_tool is to be determined.

• SDK
  • Modelling of AASs as Python objects
    • except for: HasDataSpecification
  • Reading and writing of AASX package files
  • (De-)serialization of AAS objects into/from JSON and XML
  • Storing of AAS objects in CouchDB, Backend infrastructure for easy expansion
  • Compliance checking of AAS XML and JSON files
• Server (tbd)
• Compliance Tool (tbd)

License

The BaSyx Python SDK project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.

SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

For more information, especially considering the licenses of included third-party works, please consult the NOTICE file.

Release Schedule

The Eclipse BaSyx-Python SDK Team evaluates bi-monthly the newly added commits to the main branch towards the need of releasing a new version. If decided the changes warrant a release, it is initiated, using semantic versioning for the new release number. If the changes do not warrant a release, the decision is postponed to the next meeting.

Additionally, security fixes may be released at any point.

Contributing

For contributing with issues and code, please see our Contribution Guideline.

Eclipse Contributor Agreement

To contribute code to this project you need to sign the Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA). This is done by creating an Eclipse account for your git e-mail address and then submitting the following form: https://accounts.eclipse.org/user/eca