Event Details
OPC Interoperability Workshop 2026, China
Date: 07/10/2026
Location:
ITEI Yizhuang Base
Daxing District
Beijing
Beijing
China
Map and Directions
Overview
This workshop on 10th + 11th of July is the event in China for testing OPC products for interoperability and preparing them for market. Vendors can test and debug their products against one another for interoperability, compliance and reliability. IOP workshops also provide an ideal opportunity to network with your peers, learn about OPC technology and interact with industry-leading experts.
Plan on debugging issues that occur and be prepared to modify your software components if required. Testing will be primarily for the successful operation between clients and servers; we will test for failures as time permits.
The 2025 IOPs were very successful, with several members reporting that it was “extremely valuable” in preparing their products for release.
The space is limited to 40 attendees, so check back and register in time!
Note: We recommend to use flexible tariffs for your travel arrangements.
Available OPC Technology For Testing
- OPC Unified Architecture (UA) – Windows, Linux, Embedded
Provided Infrastructure For Testing
- Local Area Network consisting of a standard CAT5 Ethernet cable
- Internet access
- Web-based application providing Test suggestions and for recording test results
- Global Discovery Server
What to Bring
- Computer (laptops are preferred) containing your OPC product(s) for testing.
- Backup drives and/or restoration DVDs in the event your PC crashes.
- Any additional hardware/software needed to conduct your testing.
Agenda
Interoperability Workshop Preparations
Attendees will be asked to specify their products in the OPC Interoperability Test Application in order to have more time for testing during the workshop. Instructions will be provided in the event payment conformation email.
Friday, 10 July
09:30
- Opening
10:00 – 11:30
- We will start with network configuration. This will be done step-by-step with on-screen instructions. After successful configuration all PCs will be part of the test network. A “share” partition on the server will be used to exchange files, if necessary.
13:30 – 17:00
- All OPC UA Servers have to be registered in the test Platform (Entry point, general properties, supported optional interfaces, supported Node IDs). These data will be recored in the test database and will be available for the OPC UA Clients as reference for testing.
- Every OPC UA Client has to perform an IOP test with every OPC UA Server. The Test Platform will show the status of each OPC UA Server and Client.
- The Test Platform automatically generates test cases based on the features supported by each OPC UA Server. Each OPC UA Client must record every test result into the Test Platform.
- Some of Experts from OPC Foundation will be available to help resolve general problems (Certification trust, network, specification ambiguities).
Saturday, 11 July
09:00 – 10:00
- Presentation: OPC UA Latest Progress
by Alexander Allmendinger, Administrative Director and Secretary of OPC Foundation
10:00 – 15:00
- General Testing
15:00 – 16:00
- Complete the database with all results and making the results available to every attendee.
- Workshop Ends by 17:00
Location
The event will be hosted by ITEI in ITEI Yizhuang Base. The address is:
Multimedia Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Building B, No. 14
ITEI Yizhuang Base
No. 8 Liangshuihe 2nd Street
Economic-Technological Development Area
Daxing District, Beijing
Hotels
The Hotel recommendation is the Holiday Inn Express Beijing Yizhuang Zhongxin with the address:
Building Jia 1#, Taiheyuan Sili Community, Liangshuihe 2nd Street, Daxing District, Beijing
Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and hotel reservations.
Primary Contact
If you have questions about the OPC Interoperability Workshop, please contact:
OPC Foundation China (Albert Zhang and Zhihui Lou)
hello@opcfoundation.cn
