July 26, 2012 - Softing announced version 1.01 of OPC UA .NET Development Kits, providing support for the Historical Access feature in both the Client and Server Development Toolkit. This feature enables access to historical data allowing, for example, the calculation of the average temperature over a given time period.
The OPC UA .NET Toolkits are designed to assist software engineers to elegantly implement effective OPC Clients/Servers for moving data and information from the factory floor to the enterprise level. Download a trial version (full functionality, limited runtime) of the Development Toolkits from Softing's web page at http://www.softing.us (Please select the "Products" menu).
The version includes additional application examples for Client and Server that covers all aspects of the new Historical Access features. In addition, the toolkits include code examples that demonstrate the use of historical data and how to process events. The product documentation has been complemented with detailed information about Deployment and Security, a Programmer's Guide, and Programming Samples as they relate to the new Historical Access features.
The OPC UA .NET Development Toolkits V1.01 are designed to be fully compliant with the most current version of the official OPC UA Test Tool. With more than 1,600 companies relying on Softing’s OPC development kits to generate thousands of compliant OPC products, Softing holds the lion’s share of the world-market for OPC development tools. The Softing OPC portfolio includes
- Classic OPC Toolkits covering Data Access, Alarms & Events, and XML-DA for Windows, Windows CE and Linux and
- OPC UA Toolkits for Windows (C++ and .NET), Linux (C++), and VxWorks (C++).
About Softing
In industrial automation, Softing is a specialist for fieldbus technology and has established itself as a world-leading partner for networking automation systems and control solutions. Softing provides customers the key technology to connect devices, controls, and systems with the leading communication technologies. In fieldbus technology, Softing is a world-class expert for FOUNDATION fieldbus, PROFIBUS, and CAN/CANopen/DeviceNet. The company’s wide range of expertise includes solutions for OPC, FDT, and Real-Time-Ethernet protocols such as, PROFINET IO, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus/TCP. Many of the products and services developed by Softing since the company was founded in 1979 have become reference standards throughout the world.
In addition, Softing has established itself as a provider of sophisticated diagnostic tools for fieldbus systems.
