OPC
OPC (OLE for process control) is a standard interface between numerous data sources, – such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote terminal units (RTUs), and sensors on a factory floor – to HMI/SCADA applications, application tools, and databases. With OPC, your device-side server and application software can communicate without your duplicating device driver development and providing support for hardware feature changes. The OPC Foundation defines the standards that allow any client to access any OPC-compatible device. Connect LabVIEW to Any PLC Using OPC
Related ResourcesBuild HMI/SCADA Applications in LabVIEWLearn how you can build your HMI/SCADA application based on LabVIEW. You can interactively develop a distributed monitoring and control system with tags ranging from a few dozen to tens of thousands. Also examine tools for logging data to a networked historical database, conducting real-time and historical trending, managing alarms and events, networking LabVIEW Real-Time targets and OPC devices into one complete system, and adding security to user interfaces. Optimize Your System with Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs)By integrating the benefits of PLCs, PCs, and custom hardware, NI PACs, programmed with LabVIEW, combine PLC reliability and ruggedness, PC processing, and custom circuitry performance. Using NI PACs, you can design, prototype, and deploy industrial systems faster and more economically. LearnEvaluateEvaluate |
Add advanced analysis and control functionality to any PLC using the new NI OPC servers with NI LabVIEW software and NI programmable automation controllers (PACs). View this webcast to learn how to create tags in OPC servers and use OPC client connectivity to communicate between LabVIEW and PLCs. Additionally, explore debugging connectivity issues using OPC diagnostics.