OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is a manufacturer-independent communication protocol for automation applications in industry. It enables end-to-end communication from individual sensors and actuators to the ERP system or the cloud.
B&R has been relying on OPC UA for years and is an active member of various OPC Foundation working groups. Find out more about the solutions and products B&R offers with OPC UA.
Configuring OPC UA devices and assigning access rights in B&R's Automation Studio engineering environment is completed with just a few clicks. PLCopen function blocks are used to implement OPC UA functions in an automation project.
Requirement | Duration | Model number | |
|---|---|---|---|
Automation Studio training: Basics [SEM210.2] or Training: Diagnostics and service with Automation Studio [SEM920.3] | 1 day | SEM980.1 |  |
Learning objectives and content
- Basics, advantages and possibilities of OPC UA
- Establishing a client connection to an OPC UA server
- Integrating OPC UA devices in Automation Studio
- Commissioning an Automation Runtime OPC UA server
- Configuring the user role system
- Configuring the publisher/subscriber architecture
- Using the OPC UA library
- Handling certificates
- Using service and diagnostics options
Tasks include
- Participants use OPC UA technology.
- Participants connect OPC UA clients and servers in the network.
- Participants configure access rights for OPC UA connections.
- Participants use different OPC UA devices.
- Participants provide data for higher-level systems.
