Supported features

OPC UA offers a large number of features. This product may not support all features from the very beginning. Further features will be added over time through product updates. The following table shows a list of all currently supported functionalities of the current product version.

Compatibility with the OPC UA Pub/Sub specification The current version of this product is compatible with the OPC UA Pub/Sub specification version 1.05.03.

Certification profile The current version of this product is certified for the "Standard UA Server" profile. The Conformance Units checked in this certification are documented here by the OPC Foundation.

Specification

The OPC UA specification is divided into different parts. Parts 1 to 5 define the core functionalities of OPC UA. The following table provides an overview of the various parts of the specification and indicates whether this product offers corresponding support. Below you will find additional detailed information on the supported functions from the respective part, if applicable. Please note that not all parts can be supported, as some parts of the specification are outside the product definition.

*1: OPC UA Pub/Sub is mapped by the product TF6105 TC3 OPC UA Pub/Sub

*2: This product includes its own user rights implementation, which already existed before the release of Part 18 and implements a user/group-based authorization system. This is documented here.

OPC10000-4 Services

The following table provides an overview of the services (Service Sets, Service Behaviors, etc.) supported by this product as described in Part 4 of the OPC UA specification.

OPC10000-8 Data Access

The following table provides an overview of the Data Access functions supported by this product as described in Part 8 of the OPC UA specification.

*1: Supported via the Nodeset import and TE6100 OPC UA Nodeset Editor.

OPC10000-9 Alarms & Conditions

The following table provides an overview of the Alarms & Conditions functions supported by this product as described in Part 9 of the OPC UA specification.

*1: Support of the TwinCAT 3 EventLogger via proprietary Alarm/EventTypes

*2: Supported via the Nodeset import and TE6100 OPC UA Nodeset Editor.

OPC10000-11 Historical Access

The following table provides an overview of the Historical Access functions supported by this product as described in Part 11 of the OPC UA specification.

OPC10000-20 File Transfer

This product supports the OPC UA-side exchange of configuration files, which are used for commissioning the product. A generic File Transfer functionality is implemented in the OPC UA server of the Beckhoff Device Manager software.

Security

The following table provides an overview of the Security features supported by this product. Some of the features shown here are split across several parts of the specification.