IEEE 1244.1

Description / Abstract: The MMS standards published by the IEEE define the architecture, data model, and interfaces that are required in any MMS implementation. These standards are not intended as a tutorial or textbook, nor do they provide a cookbook for implementation of an MMS. The standards are organized to be of use to several audiences:

a) Those interested in an introduction to the MMS and its capabilities will find this standard, IEEE Std 1244.1-2000, to be a reasonable, though technical, introduction to the system.

b) Those interested in implementing applications that utilize the MMS will find this standard, IEEE Std 1244.1-2000, and IEEE Std 1244.3-2000¹ to be helpful.

c) Those interested in implementing devices such as robotic libraries or drives will find IEEE Std 1244.1-2000, IEEE P1244.2/D041900, IEEE Std 1244.4-2000, and IEEE Std 1244.5-2000, to be essential.

d) Those interested in implementing the entire MMS will find all standards in the IEEE MMS suite of standards to be required reading.

A suite of IEEE 1244 standards describes the MMS. This modular approach to standardizing an MMS permits a granularity of conformance not possible otherwise, and allows a degree of independent evolution for the components of an IEEE MMS. Nevertheless, the overall architecture of the IEEE MMS is described in IEEE 1244.1-2000, and fundamental information (including the data model) that is common to all related standards is communicated through that standard. Reference to the MMS Architecture is crucial in understanding the MMS, its associated standards, and the components of an MMS implementation.