We have now provided our universal data acquisition and control software MLAB with a driver for OPC.

OPC (OLE for Process Control) is based on a highly sophisticated client/server concept that has standardized data exchange, especially in the automation technology. Various bus systems (CAN, SPS, etc.) can link to an OPC server, which in turn can serve the appropriate clients.

Via the new OPC client module, MLab can now be linked to an OPC server for gathering and processing sensor data. The special benefit is that MLab can simply share in utilizing an infrastructure that is already in place.