Columns

• Pocket tech and a Car wash help build the case for OPC UA  For the Building Automation industry the future is in the intelligent device, and embedding the connectivity needed to securely expose that data to the systems and devices that we need to consume and access it. 

• Predictions for 2010 from an OPC Perspective  One of the key benefits of using OPC technology is its ability to robustly move large amounts of data rapidly and securely to an interface that will turn it into the information needed to make key business decisions.

• OPC UA Education hits the road  Learn the latest advances in OPC technology at a city near you.

• Innovations at the SPS/IPC Drives Show  Everyone in all verticals is taking a look at life a little differently.

• OPC UA Explained  Quickstarts and Tools for Developers 

• OPC and PROFINET technologies combine for efficient light control  HVAC systems, sprinkle systems, doorway controls, could all be linked together using PROFINET, and then controlled via a protocol like OPC from any PC on the network.

• OPC Technology finds its’ place on the map on the journey to the Smart Grid 

• Opening the OPC Mailbag  Supplying answers to some OPC email questions.  

• Making Friends wherever I go!  Companies that are successful in this day and age (of this global economy) are successful because they partner and collaborate with other companies that also are successful. No one company, or consortium, can truly afford to stand alone.

• OPC EXPO comes to Connectivity Week!  Join us at the OPC EXPO in Santa Clara, CA, June 8-11

• The Application my iPhone should have  complete smart home synchronized with my handheld

• How a video store proves the need for real-time data access  Knowledge is power, and having the right knowledge at the right time most definitely improves any company’s bottom line. 

Interviews

• OPC Foundation North American Certification Test Lab  Vendors will only bring software that passes the tests in the CTT (Compliance Test Tool) and the tests outlined in our supplemental documentation. Nathan Pocock

• Catching the Process Fieldbus  An Introduction to PROFIBUS for Process Automation

• The OPC Advantage in a Down Economy  Member companies of the OPC Foundation devote considerable time and resources to developing robust interfaces to all the protocols used within the Building Automation industry, and then in keeping with the core values of OPC technology, make them off-the-shelf products. 

• OPC in the UAE OPC technology is becoming a standard and is allowing for increased flexibility in integrating and customizing solutions locally.

• Key questions every building automation integrator should ask about OPC technology  The basic requirement of the OPC architecture is to get data from Point A to Point B. Of course every user of the OPC system will place a different priority on the requirements.