OPC UA including APL, TSN, and 5G for the field: The Field Level Communications initiative reaches a major milestone. Figure 1. FLC initiative developing extensions to the OPC UA framework for field ...

OPC UA's scalable security concept. OPC UA has been widely touted as a secure industrial communications technology for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industrie 4.0 applications. In fact, ...

OPC UA provides a uniform interface for many different client applications, whereas FDT provides network/device configuration and access to devices. The combined FDT/OPC UA approach enables ...

Because of its versatility and manufacturer independence, OPC UA is already used today in many different industrial applications. However, OPC UA is much more than just a transport protocol in its ...