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    • Connectivity
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          • Column Based Time Series Data
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          • Custom Script
        • IP.21 gRPC
        • Kafka
          • Lua API
        • Modbus
        • MQTT
          • Lua Callbacks
          • Sparkplug Protocol
          • Sample Broker
        • OPC
          • OPC Specifications
            • OPC Data Access (DA)
            • OPC Alarms & Events (A&E)
            • OPC Security
            • OPC Unified Architecture
          • OPC Datasources
            • OPC DA Datasource
            • OPC UA Datasource
        • ODBC
          • ODBC Datasource
          • Using SQL with Lua
            • Lua ODBC SQL example
            • Lua ODBC MySQL example
        • PLCs
          • Allen-Bradley Logix 5000
          • Siemens S7-TCP
      • Bridge Interfaces
        • The PI Bridge
          • DataPipes
        • The PHDBridge
        • The SimaticBatchBridge
        • The LabXBridge
      • Cloud Services
        • Azure Event Hub
          • Sample Azure Event Hub
        • Azure IoT Hub
          • Sample Azure IoT Hub
          • Azure IoT Device (X.509)
          • DigiCert Baltimore Root Certificate
          • Checking Functionality
          • SAS Token Authentication
            • Azure IoT Device (SAS Token)
        • Cloud Export with GTSB
        • Cloud Export with MQTT History Controller
      • Aspen InfoPlus.21 (IP.21)
        • Requirements & Limitations
        • Installation & Basic Configuration
        • Using the IP.21 gRPC Server
          • Item Mapping
          • Item Mapping Overview
          • Creating a Custom Certificate
        • Using IP.21 Replication
      • System Connectivity List
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      • WebServer
      • OPC Servers
        • OPC UA Server
          • Connecting to OPC UA Server
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          • Connecting to OPC COM Server
    • Data Transfer
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        • Store and Forward
          • Troubleshooting
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      • Troubleshooting
    • Historian
      • Data Stores
      • Purge Options
    • Lua Scripting
      • Basics
        • Concepts
        • The First Script
        • Error Handling
        • Debugging
      • System Specifics
        • Supported Lua Libraries
        • Managing Script Libraries
        • Paths
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          • Table Properties
        • Quality Codes
        • Complex Data Types
        • Compressing Data
        • Performance Information
        • Events
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        • In Memory Aggregation
          • Creating Buffers
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    • Alarms and Events
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    • Performance Counters
      • Objects with Performance Counters
  • Features
  • Connectivity
  • Datasource Interfaces
  • OPC
  • OPC Specifications

OPC Specifications

Further information about the OPC Specifications can be found here.

  • OPC Data Access (DA) – Real-time Values

  • OPC Alarms & Events (A&E) – Alarm Messages

  • OPC Security – Address Space Security

  • OPC Unified Architecture (UA)

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