OPC UA for drives
OPC UA support is available via the FPNO-21, FEIP-21, or FMBT-21 modules, bringing secure, platform-independent communication to ABB drives. These modules allow integration into modern IIoT systems and provide rich data access for analytics and cloud-based services.
Boosting your ABB drives with advanced OPC UA server functionality
OPC UA is an interface technology standard (IEC62541) created, developed and maintained by OPC Foundation and the OPC UA Working Groups. OPC UA provides secure, scalable, and optimized way of data transfer between different systems ranging from the field level devices, PLCs, SCADAs up to clouds.
This can be used to optimize the fieldbus traffic and thus enable more reliable control network, to make data collection secure and to collect data from multiple different systems at the same time.
From the initial OPC UA server (FPNO-21, FMBT-21/rev 2.03 and FEIP-21/rev 1.30) releases, ABB Drives OPC UA functions as now optional way to collect data from drives by different systems such as PLCs, DCSs, SCADA systems, clouds... OPC UA Server on the fieldbus module provides extensive data and information from the drive for the multiple OPC UA clients (Maximum 5) while ensuring robust security and reliability.
Key benefits of OPC UA for ABB drives
OPC UA compatibility for ABB drives enables secure, scalable data transfer between systems. OPC UA clients can securely access data from ABB drives including active faults, event history, and values such as power, torque and current.
Data security
Secure access, trusted decisionsEase of use
Fast, easy, and secureInformation model
Standardized data representationAlarms and events
Precision and accessibilityAsset management
Optimization and understandingMulti-client
Efficient, secure, and scalableABB drives and OPC UA
OPC UA is a communication protocol for interoperability and data exchange between devices, systems, and applications.