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OPC - Openness, Productivity and Collaboration | |
OPC is a worldwide standard for the exchange of data and information between software components.
-OPC simplifies your automation tasks -OPC gives you quick and secure access to data and information in any process peripherals -OPC standardizes and facilitates the operation of communication software | |
OPC and the Distributed Component Object Model – DCOM | |
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The OPC specifications Data Access, Alarms & Events and Historical Data Access are based on the Distributed Component Object Model, which is part of all Windows operating systems. The nearly "ubiquitous" Microsoft platform, even in industrial environments, is certainly one reason for the rapid distribution of OPC. However, DCOM restricts the use of OPC technology to Windows operating systems. For years now, industry has been calling on the OPC Foundation to provide an OPC standard that can be utilized on different operating systems (manufacturers of ERP systems on Unix platforms and manufacturers of embedded systems with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, QNX, etc).OPC XML-DA and OPC UA are no longer based on DCOM but on a service oriented architecture (SOA). For More Information, please visit Softing DCOM Page | |
OPC Unified Architecture | |
OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is the OPC Foundation's next generation technology for secure, reliable, and interoperable transport of raw data and preprocessed information from the shop floor into production planning or the ERP system. Softing AG has established a migration strategy allowing OPC manufacturers to migrate easily to the new OPC architecture. As a member of the UA Eary Adopter Group of the OPC Foundation, Softing actively contributes to the launch of the new technology generation. For More Information, please visit Softing OPC UA Page | |
Products | |
 | Softing OPC Servers |
| OPC Servers from Softing are easy to commission and convenient to
configure, and they offer a high level of performance. They enable
quick and easy access to data on field devices, controls and other
automation components. For more information, please visit Softing OPC Server Page | |
| Softing Toolkits |
| Softing's OPC Toolbox is the world's most comprehensive suite of OPC
development tools. It consists of approx. 20 OPC Toolkits that provide
support for Windows, Windows CE, .NET, Linux, and embedded operating
systems. For more information, please visit Softing OPC Toolkits Page | |
| Easy Connect Suite |
| OPC Easy Connect is a family of OPC middleware products that help you
save time and money. The OPC Easy Connect Suite eliminates the
complications that frequently arise in OPC communication between remote
computers. It also simplifies the commissioning and use of OPC clients
and servers and optimizes the performance of your OPC interfaces. For more information, please visit Softing Easy Connect Suite Page | |
| OPC Book - Third Edition |
| OPC Fundamentals, Implementation and Application, the manual for
developers, students and automation experts, has become the
international standard literature on OPC, selling more than 8,000
copies in its first and second edition. For more information, please visit Softing OPC Book Page | |
