P&ID → A&ID Translation
If you know P&ID from process engineering, you already understand A&ID. Same principles, different domain.
Core Concepts
The fundamental building blocks translate directly.
| P&ID Term | A&ID Term | Domain | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process | Agent | Actor | DePIN robots, AI actors, autonomous entities |
| Instrument | Instrument | Mechanism | Smart contracts, oracles, incentive mechanisms |
| Pipeline | Protocol | Flow | Data flows, value flows, decision traces |
| Control Loop | Feedback Loop | Governance | VVFL, tokenomics, governance cycles |
Instrument Tags
P&ID instrument tags map to A&ID measurement categories.
| P&ID Tag | A&ID Tag | Domain | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIC (Temperature Indicator Controller) | QC-XXX (Quality Control) | Measurement | QC-001: Code review pass rate |
| FIC (Flow Indicator Controller) | FC-XXX (Flow Control) | Measurement | FC-001: Throughput per hour |
| PIC (Pressure Indicator Controller) | VC-XXX (Value Control) | Measurement | VC-001: Revenue per action |
Philosophy
The mental model shift from physical to digital.
| Physical World | Digital Factory | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| Physical plant | Digital factory | System |
| Pipes & valves | APIs & protocols | Transport |
| Temperature, pressure, flow | Quality, value, throughput | Metrics |
| Control room operator | Human-in-the-loop (HITL) | Oversight |
| Safety interlock | Smart contract enforcement | Safety |