Resources

In these free 1 hour recorded webcasts, you will learn OPC to the depth you want, based on how you plan to use OPC.  Great for users and non-users alike to learn more about OPC.

Part 1: OPC Basics - learn what OPC is, the kinds of problems it can solve, and how it works at the “user” level - a great way to get started.  Viewable in the free webex player.

Part 2: OPC Data Access Applications - HMI/SCADA, Excel, Web, and More - take what you learn in Part 1 and apply it to the most common uses of OPC and learn some of the other creative ways that users leverage OPC to help their businesses.  Viewable in  Windows Media Player with the free GotoMeeting Plug-in.

Part 3: Developing custom business and manufacturing applications using OPC and Visual Studio.NET - learn how to integrate OPC into your custom applications.  Turn your custom applications into OPC Servers, consume data from OPC data sources in your custom applications.  Viewable in  Windows Media Player with the free GotoMeeting Plug-in.

• OPC DataHub Webcast Series.  An extensive series of short videos and webcasts that cover topics such as OPC data tunneling through firewalls w/o DCOM, automated reporting, email/sms notifications, OPC to Excel connectivity, viewing OPC data in Web Browsers, and more.

• Using Visual Basic and C#.NET as an OPC Client - learn how to easily consume OPC data in your custom application by using off-the-shelf rapid development components.

• Applying Internet Technology to Production Environment Monitoring - this paper from a user, Unifi Technology Group, shows how browsers, VB, and OPC servers were used to provide internet/intra-net based production environment monitoring systems for a global textile company. Download paper (PDF- 409 Kb) | Download Powerpoint Presentation (1706 Kb)

• OPC Data Access 2.0 Technical Overview - Powerpoint PPT file - From the OPC Foundation, this presentation by Al Chisholm, the Technical Committee Chairman, covers the OPC Data Access 2.0 specification and its key interfaces.