March 25, 2010 – Embedded Labs announced their fasaLINK OPC-UA Embedded Server Module. The module minimizes development cost and time to market for OEMs that want to add OPC-UA Server functionality to their products. It enables high performance remote access to any data values the host system wishes to expose and can be integrated into an existing product with minimal redesign.The small footprint module adds an OPC-UA Server to any product via an integrated RJ-45 Ethernet interface and ARM microcontroller. Based upon an optimized protocol stack developed by Embedded Labs, host processor connectivity is via a choice of SPI, I2C and UART interfaces.
An ANSI C serial communication library is provided, minimizing the need for host software development. The rich OPC-UA information model enables interaction with the server from generic OPC-UA client software applications. Production quantities will be available in Q4, 2010.
About OPC-UA
OPC-UA (Unified Architecture) is the new OPC specification from the OPC Foundation. OPC-UA defines a rich information model, enabling more effective communication between devices and software applications. Unlike its predecessors, OPC-UA enables multiple platform implementations, scalability from embedded controllers to MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), internet and firewall friendly wire protocols and integrated security mechanisms for client/server authentication and encryption.
