OPC Book: New revised and extended edition 2006
OPC Fundamentals, Implementation and Application, the manual for developers, students and automation experts, is the international standard literature on OPC with more than 7.500 sold copies in the first and second edition. The book describes the history, objectives and basics of OPC. It presents detailed information on all specifications, explains how to design and implement components, and transparently illustrates the technology by way of application examples and possibilities of use.

The third edition has been extended by an introduction to Web Services and describes the new OPC XML DA, OPC Complex Data, OPC Command Execution and OPC Unified Architecture specifications. New user reports on the use of OPC in the automotive industry, in building automation systems, in the paper industry or in plant control as well as performance examinations of OPC XML DA applications will motivate even those who have a previous edition to purchase this revised one.
"Whether you are an end user of products from vendors that use the OPC foundation technology or you are a vendor that either currently builds products with the OPC foundation technology or potentially will in the future, then this is the book for you to truly get jump started on understanding the OPC technology and using the OPC technology in a highly efficient manner"
Thomas J. Burke, President OPC Foundation
This book
  • describes the birth, aim and fundamentals of OPC
  • introduces the current specifications and the new ones
  • explains the process of design and implementation of components
  • demonstrates the technology on the basis of application examples
  • gives an outlook on the future of OPC

Important perspectives and updates in this third, revised edition include an introduction to Web Services, new specifications as OPC XML-DA, OPC Complex Data, OPC Command Execution, and OPC Unified Architecture, extended concept of the OPC Foundation for OPC compliance testing and certification new applications in car industry, building automation, paper industry, and plant control with OPC, and performance assessments of OPC XML DA applications and real industrial OPC products.

CD-ROM:
The included CD-ROM contains industrial OPC Server and OPC Client tools for evaluation, and also several demonstration programs for development, commissioning, and testing, and for the simulation of OPC Clients and Servers. The OPC Toolbox is suitable for Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP and Windows CE, Linux and .NET.