OPC UA and OpenAPI
The 1.05.04 version of the specification introduced the OpenAPI definitions for OPC UA. OpenAPI is a specification for defining and documenting RESTful APIs. It provides… Read More »OPC UA and OpenAPI
Technology
Joint forces for Digital Product Passport (DPP)
Major standardization associations and initiatives partner to create the best of breed system architecture to support the upcoming Digital Product Passport (DPP) by combining the… Read More »Joint forces for Digital Product Passport (DPP)
Cloud Corner – December 2024
Google Cloud and Major Manufacturers Join the OPC Foundation Cloud Initiative The who’s who of cloud suppliers and world-famous manufacturers align interoperability requirements in IT… Read More »Cloud Corner – December 2024
Field Level Communications Corner – December 2024
OPC UA FX Learn@Lunch during SPS 2024 The FLC Initiative of the OPC Foundation organized a 90-minutes event during SPS show in Nuremberg (Germany) to… Read More »Field Level Communications Corner – December 2024
Field Level Communications Corner
TSN/A Conference 2024 The OPC Foundation is again sponsoring this year’s TSN/A Conference in Stuttgart / Germany (October 1-2, 2024). A live multi-vendor demo will… Read More »Field Level Communications Corner
Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
This year at SPS 2023, the OPC Foundation, together with CESMII and the Digital Twin Consortium showcased an EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) prototype, containing a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Smart Manufacturing Profile based on OPC UA.
Field Level Communications Corner – Sept 2023
New UAFX specifications have been released, along with revisions to existing editions. The latest release of the Conformance Test Tool (CTT) now also supports initial testing of the UAFX information model. Plus, find us at many upcoming events, particularly in Asia.
OPC UA “REST” Subgroup Launched
The REST group, as a sub-group of the OPC Foundation UA Working Group, will discuss use-cases for the integration of OPC UA via REST and propose potential extensions for the OPC UA specification. It is a special-purpose sub-group meant for IT (especially REST) experts and participants who work in Edge and Cloud computing.
Building the Industrial Metaverse with Open Interoperability Standards
The industrial metaverse is a concept which is getting a lot of media attention right now. But what is it and how can it be… Read More »Building the Industrial Metaverse with Open Interoperability Standards
Energy Efficiency – Building a Unified Model with OPC UA
Dr. Karl-Heinz Niemann of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany, is running a project called, “Development of energy management interfaces for IoT technologies” (IoT_EnRG). The project recognized, very early on, that OPC UA was critical to harmonize and model energy consumption data.