OPC Book – from Data Access to Unified Architecture
Softing has released a completely revised and extended 4th edition of its OPC Book. Available in English and German, this book is the international de-facto standard when it comes to classic OPC and the new OPC UA technology. Today, more than 10,000 sold copies of the OPC book assists software developers and system architects in understanding the underlying OPC technology and delivers answers to common questions around OPC like
- What is OPC Unified Architecture?
- Which benefits provides OPC UA compared to DCOM OPC?
- Can I combine installed DCOM OPC products with new OPC UA products?
- How do I use and how do I develop OPC UA products?
Moreover, important perspectives and updates in this new edition include:
- the new era and the exciting application possibilities developing with OPC UA
- the new OPC UA specifications
- the development of OPC products for Windows, Linux, and VxWorks
- companion standards like FDI (EDD, FDT), ADI, or PLCopen (IEC 61131-3)
- new interoperability applications with SAP or Beckhoff Server embedded, and
- migration strategies from Classic OPC to OPC UA
This book provides a comprehensive discussion on fundamentals, implementation, and application of classic OPC and OPC UA.
The included CD-ROM contains industrial OPC Server and OPC Client tools for evaluation, and also several demonstration programs for development, commissioning, testing, and for the simulation of OPC Clients and Servers. Furthermore you will find videos and presentations around OPC UA.
Please find more information on the OPC book.
