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OPC Server and Tunnelling Overview

An OPC server converts the hardware communication protocol used by a PLC into the OPC protocol. The OPC client, such as an HMI, uses the OPC server to get data from or send commands to the hardware. OPC is an open standard that allows hardware manufacturers to provide a single OPC server to communicate with any OPC client software, and software vendors to include OPC client capabilities to communicate with thousands of hardware devices. There are also possibilities such as connecting an OPC client to multiple OPC servers, over a network, or connecting OPC servers to share data.

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OPC Server and Tunnelling Overview

An OPC server converts the hardware communication protocol used by a PLC into the OPC protocol. The OPC client, such as an HMI, uses the OPC server to get data from or send commands to the hardware. OPC is an open standard that allows hardware manufacturers to provide a single OPC server to communicate with any OPC client software, and software vendors to include OPC client capabilities to communicate with thousands of hardware devices. There are also possibilities such as connecting an OPC client to multiple OPC servers, over a network, or connecting OPC servers to share data.

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OPC server

OPC is implemented in server/client pairs. The OPC server is a software program that converts
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the hardware communication protocol used by a PLC into the OPC protocol. The OPC client
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software is any program that needs to connect to the hardware, such as an HMI . The OPC
client uses the OPC server to get data from or send commands to the hardware.
The value of OPC is that it is an open standard, which means lower costs for manufacturers and
more options for users. Hardware manufacturers need only provide a single OPC server for their
devices to communicate with any OPC client. Software vendors simply include OPC client
capabilities in their products and they become instantly compatible with thousands of hardware
devices. Users can choose any OPC client software they need, resting assured that it will
communicate seamlessly with their OPC-enabled hardware, and vice-versa.
The typical OPC connection scenario is a single server-client connection on a single computer as
illustrated above, but there are more possibilities. For example, you might need to:

 Connect an OPC client to several OPC servers. This is called OPC aggregation.
 Connect an OPC client to an OPC server over a network. This can be done with OPC
tunnelling.
 Connect an OPC server to another OPC server to share data. This is known as OPC
bridging.

"OPC" comes from "OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) for Process Control"

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