OPC Data Access 1.0A & 2.0 Compliance
PrintOPC stands for OLE for Process Control and is an open industry standard device interface that provides interoperability between disparate field devices, automation control systems, and business systems. OPC is based on ActiveX, OLE, COM and Distributed COM technologies. You can find more details at the OPC Foundation Web site, http://www.opcfoundation.org/, or the National Instruments OPC Web site, http://ni.com/opc/. The following tables give details about National Instruments products and OPC compliance.
National Instruments OPC Client Interfaces
| OPC 1.0A | OPC 2.0 | |
| DataSocket 3.0 | Yes | No |
| DataSocket 4.0 (and higher) | Yes | Yes |
| Server Explorer 2.1 | Yes | No |
| Server Explorer 2.2 (and higher) | Yes | Yes |
| BridgeVIEW 2.1.1 | Yes | Yes |
| LabVIEW DSC Module 6.x and 7.x | Yes | Yes |
| Lookout (4.x, 5.0) | Yes | No |
| Lookout (5.1) | Yes | Yes |
National Instruments OPC Server Interfaces
| OPC 1.0A | OPC 2.0 | |
| NI-DAQ 6.8 | Yes | No |
| NI-DAQ 6.9 (and higher) | Yes | Yes |
| BridgeVIEW 2.1.1 | Yes | No |
| LabVIEW DSC Module 6.x and 7.x | Yes | Yes |
| Lookout 4.0.1 | Yes | No |
| Lookout 4.5 (and higher) | Yes | Yes |
| Lookout Protocol Drivers (before 4) | Yes | No |
| Industrial Automation OPC Servers 4 (and higher), a.k.a Lookout Protocol Drivers | Yes | Yes |
| FieldPoint 2.0.1 | Yes | No |
| FieldPoint 2.0.2 (and higher) | Yes | Yes |
| NI-FBUS 2.3.5 | Yes | No |
| IA Servers 2.1 (obsolete) | Yes | No |
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