Little standardization for other types of production equipment such as pumps, fans, compressors and electrical equipment
In Device Description technology has been in existence for 10 years For example, a F Fieldbus-compatible device built on EDDL technology can be added to a Foundation Fieldbus-compatible host system from any supplier, and the system can automatically recognize the characteristics and parameters of that device, regardless of the operating system software the host system is using.OPC Foundation The initial objective of the OPC Foundation was to essentially specify a standard set of Microsoft-based software interfaces to support the exchange of runtime control data. With UA, we want to integrate those interface specifications and extend the use of OPC beyond the runtime data. The main objective of UA is to create a richer data model, to provide for platform independence and to enhance integration support between the plant floor and the enterprise system.OPC Foundation joined the ECT to enhance integration support between the plant floor and the enterprise system using OPC UA