OPC

OLE for Process Control

The OPC Vision
To create a worldwide industry-standard for communicating real-time production information across all levels of the manufacturing enterprise.

Why do we need OPC?

OPC Resources

With OPC, realize open system communication and interoperability now.

National Instruments is committed to leading the development of state-of-the-art technology and open industry-standards such as OPC that improve your productivity. That's why we helped develop the OPC standards based on the The Microsoft .NET Framework.

National Instruments is a founding member of the OPC Foundation, which includes almost 300 member companies that all share a common vision - to create a worldwide industry-standard for communicating real-time production information across all levels of the manufacturing enterprise.

National Instruments Products Use OPC

• LabVIEW -- Industry standard graphical programming
• LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module - Add-on tool for LabVIEW that contains an OPC server
• Lookout -- Powerful, easy-to-use HMI/SCADA software
• FieldPoint -- Modular, distributed I/O
• Data Acquisition -- Widest variety of solutions for PCI, CompactPCI, ISA, PCMCIA, and USB
• FOUNDATION Fieldbus - Industrial network for distributed process control applications