The Roadmap
  • Introduction
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  • Course Guide - What to Expect
Why OPC Exists and Why You Need To Know It
  • The reason for OPC - An Example Scenario
  • The reason for OPC - The Pre-OPC Mess
  • The reason for OPC - The Eventual (Pre-OPC) Solution
  • OPC is Developed Through Pressure from Customers
  • OPC Compliance by Vendors
  • The Client-Server Model of OPC
  • OPC - Multiple Clients and Servers
  • OPC and Data Type Normalizaion
  • Solving the original Customer Problem with OPC
  • Section Recap
The OPC Standard - Just What You Need You Need to Know and No More!
  • The various Specifications within OPC
  • Choosing OPC Application Software - What to Keep in Mind
  • OPC and COM/DCOM Microsoft Technologies
  • Understanding the OPC Data Item
  • Exploring OPC DA
  • Exploring OPC HDA
  • Exploring OPC A&E
  • OPC Quality Codes
  • Section Recap
Simulation of OPC DA Client - Server Communication
  • PLEASE! ... Learn by doing
  • The Software Tools that we will be using in this section
  • How we will be setting up the Software Tools
  • Downloading Modsim32 and Virtual Serial Port
  • Downloading the Modbus OPC Server and the OPC Client
  • Configuring Virtual Serial Port and Modsim32
  • Configuring Matrikon Modbus OPC Server
  • Using OPC Server documentation to determine Data Item formats
  • Configuring Matrikon OPC Explorer (OPC Client)
  • Performing a Write to a Data Item
  • Section Recap
OPC DA Client - Server Communication using the DL05 PLC
  • Modifying the Software Tools Setup
  • Overview of the Direct Logic 05 PLC
  • Looking at the Direct Logic PLC on my desk
  • DL05 PLC Modbus Addressing
  • Configuring the Software Tools for connection to DL06 PLC
  • Running the Hardware/Software Setup for OPC Communication
Simulation of OPC HDA Client - Server Communication
  • The Software Tools Setup we will be using
  • Introduction to the OPC Server Simulator
  • Downloading the Matrikon OPC HDA Explorer
  • Connecting to the OPC Server Simulator with the OPC Explorer
  • Configuring and Running the OPC HDA Explorer
OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA)
  • The Limitations of COM and DCOM
  • A Look at OPC Unified Architecture through an example
Bonus Section - How to Always get the Lowest Prices for my Courses
  • Bonus Lecture