OPC Resources

What is the OPC Foundation?
The OPC Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization to further the development and enhancement of the OPC specification, and to ensure the success of OPC by encouraging worldwide participation. The OPC Foundation has established a board of directors, a technical steering committee, and a marketing committee to ensure the success of OPC.

Membership is open to companies or to individuals who are interested in furthering the goals of the OPC Foundation - membership categories include voting and non-voting participation. Members can also become eligible to participate on technical review committees that work to extend the OPC specification.

To learn more about the OPC Foundation, OPC specifications, and working committees visit www.opcfoundation.org.

The OPC Foundation web site also contains information about news and events, certified products, and technical resources.

Other Resources
Spotlight OPC Tutorial
Troubleshooting OPC Tutorials
More OPC Tutorials
OPC Example Code

OPC HVAC Application at NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
National Instruments is successfully using OPC to monitor and control the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the company's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. The 232,000 square foot building houses engineering, marketing and administrative departments. OPC provides interoperability of real-time information between the building's HVAC system and operators using a PC-based system to monitor and control hundreds of measurement and control devices located throughout the five story facility. Measurement and control devices are connected into the HVAC system using Echelon LonWorks. National Instruments LabVIEW and the DSC Module communicate with the Siebe Environmental Controls HVAC system and LonWorks network through an OPC server. OPC provides an industry-standard way to share information from the building automation system with operators and technicians throughout the facility.