
Open Source OPC UA For Manufacturing
Here is a manufacturing open-source project that somehow was under my radar. Perhaps that is because it began in Europe? It’s an open-source OPC UA platform–OpenOpcUa.
This looks interesting. Also looks like it is growing legs.
Here is its description–I love the first line:
First remember that Open is different than Free.
OpenOpcUa is an initiative launched in 2009 by a consortium of international companies led by Michel Condemine (4CE Industry). The objectives of this consortium are multiple:
- Create a professional quality codebase implementing OpcUa concept
- Help users understand OpcUa technology
Today OpenOpcUaCoreServer is the only one Open Source OPC UA server certified by the OPC Foundation Compliance Test Tool.
And here is further description:
Open Source C/C++ codebase for OPC UA product development.
The OpenOpcUa is an Open Source codebases (CECILL-C Licensed with no Fork option) that makes the OPC UA development easy. It’s available on Windows, Windows CE, Linux and VXWorks. With OpenOpcUa codebase you can create client and/or server. Because Open not means free. So to access the OpenOpcUa codebase you have to pay a one time fee. more detail here
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The same codebase for all platforms
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A server ready to use
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Extension using a toolset for driver development
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Powerful API for client development
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Supports exisiting and future UA information models without recompilation.
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UA information models loaded dynamically from XML file conform to the standardize UANodeSet.xsd
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A common project supported by worldwide companies
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OpenOpcUa code base is compliant with the OPC Foundation Compliance Test Tool (CTT)
If you have further information about this project, please let me know.