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.

Ethernet interface modules including OPC UA functionality

FPNO-21

FMBT-21

FEIP-21

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 decisions

Ease of use

Fast, easy, and secure

Information model

Standardized data representation

Alarms and events

Precision and accessibility

Asset management

Optimization and understanding

Multi-client

Efficient, secure, and scalable

ABB drives and OPC UA

OPC UA is a communication protocol for interoperability and data exchange between devices, systems, and applications.

Compatible drives

ACS380

ACS480

ACS580

ACH580

ACQ580

ACS880