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Open Platform Communications

Open Platform Communications (OPC) is a series of standards and specifications for industrial telecommunication. They are based on Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for process control. An industrial automation task force developed the original standard in 1996 under the name OLE for Process Control. OPC specifies the communication of real-time plant…

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Open Platform Communications

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Avg. degree1.95
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opc control data process foundation ole access server standards client specification device specifications platform name da hardware developed standard since

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XMLinstance ofUA combined the functionality of the existing OPC interfaces with new technologies0.80text
Web services to deliver higher level manufacturing execution systeminstance ofUA combined the functionality of the existing OPC interfaces with new technologies0.80text

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