This suite of tools is certified to conform to OPC UA
This company’s OpreX™ Open Automation SI Kit for Open Process Automation™ (OPA) systems has been certified for conformance with the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA; photo) profile of the Open Process Automation Standard (O‑PAS™), said to be a first in the process industries. Granted by the OPC Foundation, this OPC UA certification officially confirms that release 1.02.10 of this company’s Open Automation SI Kit conforms with the OPC UA client/server communication profile, defined in the O‑PAS standard. Certification for conformance with the O‑PAS OPC UA profile confirms that systems with the Open Automation SI Kit installed can provide standard, reliable communication and data exchange, enabling seamless interoperability between O‑PAS components supplied by this company and other vendors. OpreX is a set of tools that enables devices to function as distributed control nodes (DCNs) within an OPA system. OPA is an initiative of The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) that promotes the adoption of open, secure and interoperable process control architecture that will enable the flexible combination of devices and software from different manufacturers. — Yokogawa Electric Corp., Tokyo, Japan