Measurand

Represents the measurand element in an equipment register.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
quantity	str	The kind of quantity that is measured.	required
calibration_interval	float	The number of years that may pass between a calibration or a performance check. For equipment that do not have a required and periodic interval, but are calibrated on demand, use the value 0.	required
components	tuple[Component, ...]	The components of the equipment that measures the quantity.	()

calibration_interval instance-attribute

calibration_interval: float

The number of years that may pass between a calibration or a performance check.

For equipment that do not have a required and periodic interval, but are calibrated on demand, the value is 0.

components class-attribute instance-attribute

components: tuple[Component, ...] = ()

The components of the equipment that measures the quantity.

quantity instance-attribute

quantity: str

The kind of quantity that is measured.

from_xml classmethod

from_xml(element: Element[str]) -> Measurand

Convert an XML element into a Measurand instance.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
element	Element[str]	A measurand XML element from an equipment register.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
Measurand	The Measurand instance.

to_xml

to_xml() -> Element[str]

Convert the Measurand class into an XML element.

Returns:

Type	Description
Element[str]	The Measurand as an XML element.