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OPC from Data Access to Unified Architecture
Authors: Juergen Lange, Frank Iwanitz and Thomas J. Burke
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The next generation of OPC technology has become a reality and is currently being used to facilitate complete global data exchange and interoperability.  The OPC Unified Architecture specification (OPC UA) provides the foundation for this through a rich information model, service orientated architecture and cross-platform capabilities.

OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture takes readers on a journey through the history of OPC Data Access right up to the need for the creation of the newest OPC specification OPC UA.

This book includes information on:

  • The birth, objectives, and fundamentals of OPC technology
  • The technical specifications for OPC and OPC UA
  • The design procedures for implementing OPC UA
  • Real world examples of OPC technology applications
  • The vision of OPC UA and the future of data exchange

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OPC Unified Architecture Textbook
Authors: Wolfgang Mahnke, Stefan-Helmut Leitner and Matthias Damm.

Learn about the fundamentals and theory behind OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA)

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OPC Unified Architecture Book - Chinese Translation

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Whitepapers and articles about OPC (list courtesy of Wolfgang Mahnke).  Any other books, whitepapers and articles that our readers think we should publicize on the OPC Foundation website about should be sent to Add These Books to the OPC Book List

Books
 
Mahnke, Wolfgang, Leitner, Stefan-Helmut, Damm, Matthias:  OPC Unified Architecture
http://www.springer.com/computer/information+systems+and+applications/book/978-3-540-68898-3
 
Lange, J. ; Iwanitz, F. ; Burke, T.: OPC - Von Data Access bis Unified Architecture (in German)
http://www.vde-verlag.de/buecher/483217/opc.html
 
Martin Hollender:  Collaborative Process Automation Systems
http://www.isa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Books3&template=/Ecommerce/ProductDisplay.cfm&ProductID=10754 

2012
A. Girbea, N. Septimiu, F. Sisak, L. Perniu, “Efficient Address space generation for an OPC UA Server”.

A. Girbea, N. Septimiu, F. Sisak, L. Perniu, “Design and implementation of an OPC UA aggregating server for a group of flexible manufacturing systems”.

 

2011
Sebastian Rohjans, Klaus Piech, and Wolfgang Mahnke: Standardized Smart Grid Semantics using OPC UA for Communication



2010
http://www.commsvr.com/UAModelDesigner/  OPC Unified Architecture e-book, 2010.



2009
Postol, M, Janisz, V, Lafond, C, Luth, J: “Implementation of the OPC UA Information Model for Analyzers”, OPC Foundation, 2009

M Stopper, B Katalinic: Service-oriented Architecture Design Aspects of OPC UA for Industrial Applications,
Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2009 Vol II

IMECS 2009, March 18 - 20, 2009, Hong Kong
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.148.5549&rep=rep1&type=pdf
 
Vu Van Tan, Dae-Seung Yoo,  Myeong-Jae Yi:  Device Integration Approach to OPC UA-Based Process Automation Systems with FDT/DTM and EDDL,  Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Emerging Intelligent Computing Technology and Applications. With Aspects of Artificial Intelligence, 2009.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/028m2g4081j573l5/
 
Rafał Cupek, Marcin Fojcik, Olav Sande: Object Oriented Vertical Communication in Distributed Industrial Systems, 16th Conference on Computer Networks, CN 2009, Wisła, Poland, June 16-20, 2009.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k52265166188q60h/?p=804db92c7cd446f2818280f9e79fc4fa&pi=20
 
Vu Van Tan, , Dae-Seung Yoo, Myeong-Jae Yi:  A SOA-Based Framework for Building Monitoring and Control Software Systems , 5th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2009
http://www.springerlink.com/content/88287851gq263434/?p=804db92c7cd446f2818280f9e79fc4fa&pi=22
 
Mahnke, Wolfgang; Leitner, Stefan-Helmut OPC Unified Architecture - The future standard for communication and information modeling in automation,  ABB Review 3/2009, page 56-61 http://www.abb.com/abbreview
 
An ICONICS White Paper: OPC-UA Defined and How It Impacts Automation
http://www.isa.org/FileStore/Intech/WhitePaper/OPC-UA%20Defined.pdf
 
Schleipen, M.; Sauer, O.: Use of dynamic product and process information in a production monitoring and control system by means of CAEX and OPC UA, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production, S. 662-671, 2009.
http://www.ies.uni-karlsruhe.de/ies/de/publ/html/publ_2009_schleipen_carv.html
 
Post, O., Seppl, J., Koivisto, H. :  The performance of OPC-UA security model at field device level,
ICINCO 2009 - 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics; Milan; 2 July 2009 through 5 July 2009
http://www.icinco.org/Abstracts/2009/ICINCO_2009_Abstracts.htm  


2008
Schleipen, M.: OPC UA supporting the automated engineering of production monitoring and control systems, 13th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation 2008. ETFA 2008.
 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4638464&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All
 
Grossmann, D.; Bender, K.; Danzer, B.: OPC UA based Field Device Integration , SICE Annual Conference, 2008 
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4654789&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All
 
Tom Hannelius, Mikko Salmenper, Seppo Kuikka: Roadmap to adopting OPC UA, 6th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2008. INDIN 2008.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4618203&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All
 
Renjie Huang; Feng Liu: Research on OPC UA based on electronic device description , 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, 2008. ICIEA 2008. 
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4582901&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All
 
Braune, A.; Hennig, S.; Hegler, S.: Evaluation of OPC UA secure communication in web browser applications , 6th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2008. INDIN 2008.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4618370&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All

M. Postol, Large scale distributed process and business management integration; 14th International Congress of Cybernetics and Systems of World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics, Wroclaw (2008), pp. 632-642, ISBN 978-83-7493-400-8
 

2007
 
Trk Kiziltoprak, Ren Schumann, Axel Hahn, Jan Behrens: Distributed Process Control by Smart Containers, First International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics, LDIC 2007, 2007
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v0u4w24926361450/?p=78208da06f514810845beb65713080a3&pi=19
 
Stefan-Helmut Leitner, Wolfgang Mahnke: OPC UA SECURITY,  ISA EXPO 2007: TECHNICAL CONFERENCE, SECURITY, 2007
http://www.isa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Technical_Paper_Collections&Template=/Ecommerce/ProductDisplay.cfm&ProductID=9393
 

2006
Hadlich, T.; Providing device integration with OPC UA,  IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 2006
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/freesrchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4053398&queryText%3DOPC+UA%26openedRefinements%3D*%26searchField%3DSearch+All
 
Leitner, Stefan-Helmut; Mahnke, Wolfgang OPC UA – Service-oriented Architecture for Industrial Applications, 11/2006 Softwaretechnik-Trends (ISSN 0720-8928)
http://pi.informatik.uni-siegen.de/stt/26_4/01_Fachgruppenberichte/ORA2006/07_leitner-final.pdf
 
 
Articles of Interest
http://www.automationworld.com/feature-7037


200x
 
Tom Hannelius, Mickey Shroff, Pasi Tuominen:  Embedding OPC Unified Architecture
http://www.wapice.com/wapice_cms/files/HanneliusSchroffTuominen_%20Embedding_OPCUA.pdf