Q: What’s the benefit of putting the OPC UA server inside a ControlLogix PLC chassis?Ī: With an in-chassis OPC UA server module, you can eliminate the server in the middle. One example is an airport using the OPC UA module in a ControlLogix PLC to exchange data with an HVAC systems from another vendor.
Q: What applications do we typically see for OPC UA?Ī: Connect ControlLogix to SCADA, to DCS, to other PLCs, to SAP, to HMIs, field devices and sensors. Allows you to work with complex data in OPC UA rather than just data values in OPC Classic – this means that when a pump model is created, OPC UA carries the entire pump model, hierarchy, data types, and data values.Allows you to browse the ControlLogix tag list for easy setup.Eliminates the PC, software, and OS in the middle and maintenance required in a PC connectivity solution by being an in-chassis OPC UA server module inside the ControlLogix rack.The Softing OPC UA server module for ControlLogix: Softing builds ControlLogix in-chassis modules as an Encompass Partner with Rockwell Automation.
Softing offers OPC and OPC UA solutions from chips, to embedded engineering toolkits, gateways, software middleware, and in-chassis modules for Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PLCs. Softing is your OPC partner with over 20 years’ experience with OPC.
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