How to Implement a Unified Namespace: Plain MQTT or OPC UA
This article was created with AI assistance. A Unified Namespace is usually built on plain MQTT. It doesn't have to be — and the alternative fixes several problems MQTT-based UNS projects run into...
Idako vs. Telegraf: Two Ways to Log OPC UA Data to InfluxDB
This article was created with AI assistance. Both can move process data from an OPC UA server into InfluxDB. They're built on very different assumptions about what else your pipeline needs to do —...
MQTT vs OPC UA myths and delusions
You can see a repetition of the same myths and delusions that have been circulating on the internet for quite a while now. Here are some of them: 1. "When you use OPC UA, it is always point-to-point...
About OPC UA timestamps
As software engineers and manufacturing industry professionals, it is important to understand the use of timestamps. This article explains the basics of what timestamps are, the features it boasts,...
OVL as Kafka Source Connector
Logging industrial data to Kafka made easier! Our ogamma Visual Logger for OPC now can be deployed as Apache Kafka Source Connector! Works well with Cofluent and Redpanda Connect implementations. ...
Free software/tools
Industrial Data Collector Industrial Data Collector is an integration tool that harvests industrial control data from OPC UA servers, and stores & forwards it to databases or MQTT brokers. The...