OPC UA

The open interface

for simple network integration

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OPC UA an important standard on the way to digitalization

Over the past few years, OPC UA has seen a steep rise for good reasons: It is platform-
neutral, provides proven security mechanisms and powerful performance, enables seamless
communication with 3rd-party applications, and can flexibly be scaled to your every need.
With its semantic capabilities, it supports intelligent and autonomous systems. This is why
Siemens builds on OPC UA as the open interface from the controller level up to the cloud.
But is this all it does?

Benefits Features Conclusion

Vendor & platform independent

Direct implementation in sensors, controllers,
HMIs and ERP-systems on any operation system

Vertical
Security concept OPC UA and
communication
Combining methods of authentication, signing PROFINET
Open interface of messages and encryption
Interoperability Open standards
across all levels for communication
Consistent & scalable concepts within
3rd-party Direct connection of devices over all Industrie 4.0.
connection communication levels

Unambiguous interpretation of data

Through integrated semantic description of data

Communication is becoming the crucial element of automation solutions With OPC UA and PROFINET combined, manufacturing companies
can benefit from even greater added value
 Industrial Ethernet
Cloud Siemens products offering
OPC UA
SIMATIC IT

Manufacturing
Execution System
OPC UA

PCS 7 WinCC
SIMATIC NET Software Professional RT

SINEMA Server Telecontrol

Server Basic
WinCC OA RT
SCADA- Energy
SIMATIC Energy
WinCC V7 RT
System Management Manager PRO
Engineering-
Framework

SIMATIC S7-1500 MindConnect Nano

S
 IMATIC S7-400 with SIMOTION
CP 443-1 OPC UA SINUMERIK
Controller HMI IPC Industrial Motion CNC Comfort Panel
Communi- Control
WinCC Advanced RT
cation
PROFINET

WinAC OPC UA Client

DiagMonitor V5.0

SIMATIC RF600
SIMOCODE pro PN
Softstarter
Power Supply  Industrial Distributed Drive Industrial SIRIUS 3RW44
and Distribution Identification I/O Systems Controls

With its open interfacing capabilities, OPC UA plays an important role

throughout Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portfolio

OPC UA the open interface for OPC UA and PROFINET

vertical communication the perfect complement
In industrial communication, require- In a symbiosis with PROFINET, OPC
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standardization to security to smart standards are based on standard Digital Factory
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data capabilities. OPC UA has estab- Ethernet and use the same network.
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lished itself as a standard for open and Combining their individual strengths, Germany
vendor-independent communication both standards interact to ensure
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even more: The smooth combination
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with PROFINET makes your investment
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In order to protect plants, systems, machines

and networks against cyber threats, it is necessary
to implement and continuously maintain
a holistic, state-of-the-art industrial security
concept. Siemens products and solutions only
form one element of such a concept. For more
information about industrial security, please visit
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