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Version: 1.0 Date: December 8, 2025 VDA5050 Version: 2.0.0
Overview
VDA5050 is a German automotive industry association standard for AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) communication.
This document defines field mapping between SAP protocol and VDA5050.
Core Concept Mapping
VDA5050 Concept
SAP Concept
Description
AGV
Robot
Autonomous mobile robot
Order
TransitTicket
Movement allocation
Node
VoxelTimeSlot
Spatiotemporal allocation
Edge
Path Segment
Path section
Action
MotionCommand
Motion command
Master Control
Edge Server
Central control
State Mapping (VDA5050 → SAP)
AGV Position → SAP Position
VDA5050 Field
SAP Field
Type
Conversion
agvPosition.x
position.x
f64 → f32
Direct
agvPosition.y
position.y
f64 → f32
Direct
agvPosition.theta
position.theta
f64 → f32
Direct
agvPosition.mapId
zone_id
string → u32
Hash/Mapping
agvPosition.positionInitialized
-
bool
N/A
Velocity → SAP Velocity
VDA5050 Field
SAP Field
Unit
velocity.vx
velocity.vx
m/s
velocity.vy
velocity.vy
m/s
velocity.omega
velocity.omega
rad/s
Operating Mode → SAP Status
VDA5050 operatingMode
SAP RobotState.status
AUTOMATIC
Active
SEMIAUTOMATIC
Active
MANUAL
Idle
SERVICE
Maintenance
TEACHIN
Idle
Safety State → SAP
VDA5050 safetyState
SAP Handling
fieldViolation: true
GeofenceViolation error
eStop: AUTOACK/MANUAL/REMOTE/NONE
EmergencyStop command
Order Mapping (SAP → VDA5050)
TransitTicket → VDA5050 Order
SAP Field
VDA5050 Field
Conversion
ticket_id
orderId
u128 → UUID string
zone_id
zoneSetId
u32 → string
vts.voxel_id
nodes[].nodeId
u64 → string
vts.t_start_ns
nodes[].sequenceId
Sequence-based
MotionCommand → VDA5050 Action
SAP MotionCommand
VDA5050 actionType
Move
drive
Stop
cancelOrder
Rotate
pick (rotate then wait)
Error Mapping
VDA5050 errorType
SAP SapError
orderError
InvalidTicket
orderNoRoute
AuctionFailed
validationError
VTSViolation
noRouteToTarget
GeofenceViolation
Implementation Guide
1. Adapter Structure
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ vda5050-adapter │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ State Translator │ │
│ │ - VDA State → SAP State │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Order Translator │ │
│ │ - SAP Ticket → VDA Order │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ MQTT Client │ │
│ │ - Broker connection │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
2. MQTT Topics
Direction
Topic Pattern
Description
AGV → MC
vda5050/v2/{manufacturer}/{serialNumber}/state
Status report
MC → AGV
vda5050/v2/{manufacturer}/{serialNumber}/order
Command delivery
3. Important Notes
Timestamp: VDA5050 uses ISO 8601 strings, SAP uses nanosecond integers
Coordinate System: VDA5050 uses right-hand system (RHS), same as SAP
map_id: Mapping table required for VDA5050 string → SAP zone_id