Al Chisholm, OPC Foundation
Articles
Data Acquisition, DAQ
May 1, 1998
OPC Solves the I/O Driver Problem
In factory automation there are many different devices, protocols, and industrial network standards. As a result, each software vendor is responsible for connectivity from automation applications to other vendors' hardware products. An additional complication is that these devices and protocols are always evolving.
By Al Chisholm, OPC Foundation