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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Sep 25, 2024

OPC UA Updates and Trends

Alexander Allmendinger

Stop building custom IoT connectors. Discover how pairing OPC UA with MQTT shrinks binary payloads by 75% while preserving semantic context for downstream AI.

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#1 about 4 min

Introduction to OPC UA and its communication capabilities

The origins and fundamental purpose of using an open standard for cross-vendor communication.

#2 about 2 min

Key benefits and platform independence of the standard

How the technology ensures scalable and secure communication across any programming language.

#3 about 3 min

Defining data semantics through standardized information modeling

Adding structure and meaning to industrial metrics to bridge the gap with data science.

#4 about 3 min

Applying object-oriented programming concepts to data modeling

Modular architectures allow developers to adopt new transport protocols without altering existing data structures.

#5 about 4 min

Bypassing network layers while retaining data semantics

Unified communication paths preserve rich operational knowledge across the entire data journey.

#6 about 2 min

Enhancing MQTT transport with standardized data structures

Combining basic transport protocols with structured models avoids the need to build custom domain connectors.

#7 about 5 min

Optimizing transport with binary encodings and metadata messages

Reducing bandwidth and enabling dynamic device discovery using lightweight formats and initial metadata retention.

#8 about 3 min

Building domain-agnostic solutions with flexible topic trees

Structuring custom topic formats enables unified monitoring systems across diverse industrial and manufacturing environments.

#9 about 3 min

Integrating standard architectures with cloud providers and gateways

Native and proxy-based strategies for integrating interoperable interfaces with major cloud platforms and message brokers.

#10 about 7 min

Implementing standard connections using open-source starter kits

A practical demonstration of setting up secure publishers and subscribers using language-agnostic software libraries.

#11 about 4 min

Current industry adoption and future security initiatives

Overviews of widespread vendor participation along with ongoing functional advancements in message-based payload encryption.

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