Archived: OPC Data Access Compatibility

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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 1.0OPC-DA 2.0OPC-DA 3.0
DataSocket APIX
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 1.0AOPC 2.0 OPC-DA 3.0
NI-DAQ 6.8XX
NI-DAQ 6.9X
NI-DAQmxX
LabVIEW DSC Module 6.x and 7.xX
Lookout 6.2+
FieldPoint 2.0.2 (and higher)XX
NI-FBUS 2.3.5XX
Shared Variable Engine with DSC 8 Module (and higher)X



Note: OPC Unified Architecture (UA) servers/clients are not compatible with OPC-DA interfaces.

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