What is OPC client?
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OPC is a software interface standard that allows Windows programs to communicate with industrial hardware devices. The OPC client software is any program that needs to connect to the hardware, such as an HMI . The OPC client uses the OPC server to get data from or send commands to the hardware.
Thereof, what is OPC mean?
Open Platform Communications
Correspondingly, why is OPC needed?
An OPC server reduces the load on data source devices as it enables communication with several applications, while having only one connection with the data source. This reduces multi-access from the data source, and hence reduces the load on the data source.
OPC UA is the first communication technology built specifically to live in that “no man's land” where data must traverse firewalls, specialized platforms, and security barriers to arrive at a place where that data can be turned into information. Most other technologies are designed for a specific application.