The modern platform-independent OPC standard for secure industrial communication and information modeling.
OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is the latest generation of the OPC interoperability standards, providing secure, platform-independent communication, information modeling and interoperability between industrial devices, control systems and enterprise applications. It supports integrated data exchange, alarms, events, historical data and complex object models across heterogeneous industrial environments.
OPC UA enables secure, scalable and platform-independent industrial interoperability across modern automation systems.
Unlike OPC Classic, OPC UA is independent of Microsoft COM/DCOM technology and incorporates built-in security, standardized information models and support for modern industrial communication architectures.
OPC Unified Architecture is the current generation of the OPC standards, whereas OPC Classic comprises the earlier COM/DCOM-based specifications such as OPC DA, HDA and A&E.
Industrial Automation; Information Management; System Integration.
Industrial automation.; Manufacturing.; Oil and gas.; Utilities.; Digital twins.
IEC 62541
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