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OPC is an open industry standard device interface that provides interoperability between disparate field devices, automation control systems, and business systems. OPC-DA is based on ActiveX, OLE, COM and Distributed COM technologies. You can find more details at the OPC Foundation Web site, http://www.opcfoundation.org/, or the NI OPC Web site, http://ni.com/opc/. The following tables give details about NI products and OPC compatibility.
NI OPC-DA Client Interfaces
OPC-DA 1.0 | OPC-DA 2.0 | OPC-DA 3.0 | |
DataSocket API | √ | √ | X |
Lookout (5.1) | √ | √ | X |
Lookout (6.2 and higher) | √ | √ | √ |
Shared Variable OPC Client I/O Server (LabVIEW DSC 8x) | X | √ | √ |
NI OPC-DA Server Interfaces
OPC 1.0A | OPC 2.0 | OPC-DA 3.0 | |
NI-DAQ 6.8 | √ | X | X |
NI-DAQ 6.9 | √ | √ | X |
NI-DAQmx | X | √ | √ |
LabVIEW DSC Module 6.x and 7.x | √ | √ | X |
Lookout 6.2+ | √ | √ | √ |
FieldPoint 2.0.2 (and higher) | X | √ | X |
NI-FBUS 2.3.5 | √ | X | X |
Shared Variable Engine with DSC 8 Module (and higher) | X | √ | √ |
Note: OPC Unified Architecture (UA) servers/clients are not compatible with OPC-DA interfaces.