The OPC Universal Connectivity Server allows vendors and OEMs to provide secure connectivity to every major control system and application on the market.
With native support for multi-protocol data connectivity, platform independence and enforced security, vendors can provide open connectivity and enable their products to openly communicate across the plant and the enterprise with systems including ERP software, HMIs, historians and MES. Only one server is needed for different communication protocols: Modbus, Siemens PLC, Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc PLCs and others. The server provides secure data connectivity in a plug-in format to DCS or PLC suites in one package.
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