OPC Unified Architecture is the most recent OPC specification from the OPC Foundation and differs significantly from its predecessors. After 3 years of specification work and another year of prototyping the first version of Unified Architecture is now being released. The OPC Foundation’s main goals with this project were to discontinue use of the legacy […]
New Release of OPC DataHub Improves Integration of Industrial Data
07 Nov
Posted by admin as Tools and Utilities, OPC Servers, Mobile Technologies
The latest OPC DataHub connects shop floor and top floor - logging factory data to SQL databases, sending email reports and SMS alarm messages, and providing secure networking between remote plant and office locations.
For more information visit OPC DataHub web site
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Kepware’s new WeatherBug for Automation driver
11 Oct
Posted by admin as Tools and Utilities, OPC Servers, Standards and Specifications
KEPServerEX now includes new communications drivers delivering support for WeatherBug for Automation, Fisher ROC and Fisher ROC Plus protocols, and a Memory Based driver for simulations.
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MatrikonOPC Server for Allen-Bradley PLC’s Now Offers Superior PLC Connectivity Supporting Ethernet IP and ControlLogix Devices
16 Sep
Posted by admin as OPC Servers
MatrikonOPC™ announces the release of the new MatrikonOPC Server for Allen-Bradley PLC’s. This OPC Server provides superior connectivity to all Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Ethernet/IP and ControlLogix devices and routing; including the Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus (DH+), Allen-Bradley DF1 (DF1), Allen-Bradley Data Highway 485 (DH485) and Ethernet/IP. The server connects to devices via serial […]
A New Way for Building Automation to Leverage Real-time Weather Information
01 Sep
Posted by admin as OPC Servers, Alarms and Events, Standards and Specifications
Real-time Weather Data is now available for use in building automation systems. Imagine having access to real-time weather data that affects the performance and efficiency of your building control system? What if your system could be enhanced to make use of live and forecast data related to factors such as Light […]
View, trend and analyze all your OPC data quickly, easily and for FREE!Collect and trend your real-time or archived OPC data with Matrikon™ Operational Insight Lite’s powerful yet easy-to-use tools. Use your PC to connect to multiple and unlimited OPC servers to build your own powerful trends, export to Excel and other […]
One of the hot topics at DevCon last week was security and OPC architectures. Everyone is interested in the security features that OPC UA offers, such as being ‘firewall friendly’, functionalities for confidentiality, integrity and application authentication and leveraging other standards such as WS Security, WS Secure Conversation and XML Encryption.
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New Version of the OPC UA SDK Beta
24 Jun
Posted by admin as Alarms and Events, Standards and Specifications
This version supports for a Events, Conditions and Programs. Download.
Release 0.1.8 of Project Utgard (OPC Interface)
13 Jun
Posted by admin as Tools and Utilities, OPC Servers, Standards and Specifications
New from OpenSCADA.
Good news, everyone! Utgard 0.1.8 is out which features a new version of j-Interop that solves the array writing issues that we had in the last releases. Also the we have a new interface mapped: the IOPCServerList (aka OPCEnum). So it is now possible to browse for OPC services using Utgard. Also there […]
