Softing Industrial dataFEED OPC Suite version 5.30

Version 5.30 of dataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial offers two new features: an OPC UA tunnel to increase security for OPC Classic communication plus support for InfluxDB databases.

The dataFEED OPC UA Tunnel is an added component of Softing Industrial’s dataFEED OPC Suite. It is said to enable easy and secure access to OPC Classic servers across network boundaries and firewalls. A DCOM configuration is no longer required.

Configuration of the two tunnel ends is quick and easy using Export/Import. The security mechanisms of the OPC UA standard, which include authentication of users by means of certificates as well as signing and encryption of data, provide protection. The suite currently supports up to 50 OPC UA tunnel connections.

Version 5.30 dataFEED OPC Suite offers the possibility to store process data in an InfluxDB NoSQL database for subsequent processing and analysis.

Softing says that dataFEED OPC Suite Extended is a complete package for OPC communication and cloud connectivity, providing access to the controllers of leading manufacturers and to IoT devices. The suite acts as a gateway between the two OPC standards, allowing the integration of existing OPC Classic components and applications into modern Industry 4.0 OPC UA solutions.