OPC Studio 2025.1 Released

Published: April 25, 2025

We have released OPC Studio (QuickOPC, OPC Wizard and Excel Connector) 2025.1 today. Applications built with this version can now make use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) for OPC UA certificates and secure communication. Supported new security policies are ECC_nistP256, ECC_nistP384, ECC_brainpoolP256r1 and ECC_brainpoolP384r1.

Version 2025.1 also adds support for .NET 9.

For more information about this version, see What's new in OPC Studio 2025.1 .

OPC Studio 2024.2 Released

Published: November 11, 2024

We have released OPC Studio (QuickOPC, OPC Wizard and Excel Connector) 2024.2 today. This version adds a brand new product to the family: OPC Wizard, a toolkit for rapid development of OPC UA servers. OPC Wizard allows to develop a fully functional server with minimal boilerplate code and programming effort.

This version also brings various other improvements, especially in the area of user authentication in QuickOPC.

For more information about this version, see What's new in OPC Studio 2024.2 .

OPC Labs PubSub tools in use by Airbus Defence and Space

Published: January 18, 2024

We were pleased to learn that our customer Airbus Defence and Space is successfully using OPC Labs tools to verify and inspect the OPC UA PubSub connectivity.

OPC Studio 2024.1 Released

Published: February 19, 2024

We have released OPC Studio (QuickOPC and Excel Connector) 2024.1 today. This version now officially supports Python not only for Windows, but also for Linux.

In OPC UA PubSub, QuickOPC now supports the standard MQTT topic tree, introduced in version 1.05.03 of OPC UA specification (the data, metadata and status topics)

We have also added approx. 100 examples in VB.NET!

For more information, see What's new in OPC Studio 2024.1 .

QuickOPC 2023.2 Released

Published: November 21, 2023

We have released QuickOPC 2023.2 today. This version now officially supports Python (with help of the Python.NET library) on Windows, and PyCharm as a development environment (other Python IDEs can be used as well). More than 270 examples in Python are included!

In runtime, all user interface features (such as controls, dialogs, and live binding; Windows Forms and WPF) are now supported under .NET 6+.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2023.2 .

QuickOPC 2023.1 Released

Published: June 9, 2023

We have released QuickOPC 2023.1 today. This version brings many improvements in the area of OPC UA administration and PKI (certificate and trust handling, OPC UA administration dialog, and more).

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2023.1 .

QuickOPC 2022.2 Released

Published: December 2, 2022

We have released QuickOPC 2022.2 today. This new version brings mainly changes in packaging, and various tool improvements.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2022.2 .

QuickOPC 2022.1 Released

Published: March 21, 2022

We have released QuickOPC 2022.1 today. This new version brings in initial support for .NET 6.0, COM management updates (for Microsoft DCOM hardening changes), and much more.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2022.1 .

QuickOPC 2021.3 Released

Published: November 12, 2021

We have released QuickOPC 2021.3 today. This new version brings more examples, support for Windows 11, and WPF browse controls.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2021.3 .

QuickOPC 2021.2 Released

Published: June 8, 2021

We have released QuickOPC 2021.2 today. This new version brings support for OPC UA PubSub security, and OPC UA File Transfer.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2021.2 .

QuickOPC 2021.1 Released

Published: April 5, 2021

We have released QuickOPC 2021.1 today. This new version brings support for macOS, initial support for .NET 5.0, and allows you to use OPC A&E under .NET 6+ (on Windows).

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2021.1 .

QuickOPC 2020.3 Released

Published: December 3, 2020

We have released QuickOPC 2020.3 today, with many usability improvements, and OPC DA support under .NET Core on Windows.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2020.3 .

QuickOPC 2020.2 Released

Published: April 5, 2020

We have released QuickOPC 2020.2 today, with Complex Data based on DataTypeDefinition.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2020.2 .

QuickOPC 2020.1 Released

Published: February 20, 2020

We have released QuickOPC 2020.1 today, with MQTT transport and JSON mapping in OPC UA PubSub. 

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2020.1 .

QuickOPC 2019.2 Released

Published: November 25, 2019

We have released QuickOPC 2019.2 today, with OPC UA PubSub support. 

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2019.2 .

QuickOPC 2019.1 Released

Published: September 17, 2019

We have released QuickOPC 2019.1 today. This version brings mainly targeting and technology updates, such as support for .NET Framework 4.8, Visual Studio 2019, and Windows Server 2019.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2019.1 .

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre publishes a report, QuickOPC is an integral part of the solution

Published: November 22, 2018

AMRC uses QuickOPC in the integration of off-the-shelf digital technologies with a manufacturing execution system for Project RAID. This build upon our earlier announcement. Also, see their May 2018 report.

 

QuickOPC 2018.3 Released

Published: November 8, 2018

We have released QuickOPC 2018.3 today. This version marks a significant expansion in the supported development platforms, by allowing develpment for .NET 6+. QuickOPC can now be used under the .NET Core runtime, not just on Microsoft Windows, but also on Linux. We have also extended the list of supported development tools by .NET Core CLI Tools, JetBrains Rider and Visual Studio Code. Also, new specialized client objects and services allow easy cooperation with OPC UA Global Discovery Server (GDS), including its Certificate Management features.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2018.3 .

QuickOPC 2018.2 Released

Published: June 4, 2018

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 2018.2 has been released today. This version brings in assorted improvements, such as support for headless OS versions, enhancements to OPC UA endpoint selection choices, enhancements to OPC UA discovery, and better user interface in Connectivity Explorer.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2018.2 .

QuickOPC 2018.1 Released

Published: February 11, 2018

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 2018.1 has been released today. This version brings support for OPC UA Complex Data.

In OPC UA, servers can stick to the standard types defined in the OPC UA specifications, or they can define their own types. The "non-standard" data types can be completely server-specific, or can conform to some industry standard. Usage of these data types is commonly referred to as OPC UA complex data. With complex data, it is possible that the data type is not even know at compile time; instead, it can be discovered, constructed or processed during runtime, without prior knowledge of it.

The OPC UA Complex Data extension integrates into the QuickOPC component, and its functionality is thus transparently available both to .NET and COM programming languages and tools.

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2018.1 .

Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, University of Sheffield use educational license of QuickOPC for research

Published: December 17, 2017

Project RAID (Reconfigurable Integrated Assembly Demonstrator) is a demonstration project currently being undertaken within the IMG group at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Sheffield, UK. The project aims to demonstrate the benefits of various advanced manufacturing techniques in a complex assembly line environment. Developing and integrating technologies such as Smart Tools, MES, PLM, Collaborative Systems, Smart Fixturing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Optical Projection, Digital Twin, Informatics, Part Tracking, Digital Work Instructions, Predictive Maintenance, Smart Kitting, and Remote Assistance and applying them to traditional manufacturing processes allows us to extract previously-untapped data related to both the process and product through its complete lifecycle from design and manufacture to operation and maintenance. By intelligently analyzing the data, we are able to convert this into useful information, thus allowing us to make proactive informed decisions regarding all aspects of the design, manufacture and operation of the product. As OPC UA forms the backbone of the project's communication architecture, using OPCLabs' toolkit was an easy decision to make. Allowing QuickOPC to handle the heavy lifting resulted in reduced development time, reduced complexity and increased security.

 

Alex Godbehere MEng(Hons) MIET

 

QuickOPC Recertified for OPC Compliance

Published: September 24, 2017

Today, the OPC Foundation Certification Testing Laboratory has awarded a renewed OPC Certification to QuickOPC. The certification has been made with QuickOPC version 2017.1, and the product has been certified by the means of its Connectivity Explorer tool. The certification demonstrates continuing OPC excellence in compliance, interoperability and robustness.

QuickOPC 2017.2 Released

Published: November 10, 2017

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 2017.2 has been released today. This version brings:

• Support for security policy Basic256Sha256
• Support for Visual Studio 2017
• Improved HTTPS support

For more information, see What's new in QuickOPC 2017.2 .

QuickOPC 2017.1 Released

Published: August 2, 2017

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 2017.1 has been released today. This version brings several important improvements:

• Live Binding for WPF
• Excel Real Time Data
• Connectivity Explorer Tool

QuickOPC used for education by Technikerschule der Landeshauptstadt München

Published: July 8, 2016

Technikerschule - Städtische Fachschule für Maschinenbau-, Metallbau-, Informatik- und Elektrotechnik in München, Germany, has used QuickOPC in one of its courses. In an automation + IT class of Dipl.-Ing. Reiner Doll, students learn about various levels in industrial automation. One of their tasks is to access a control system using OPC Unified Architecture from a Visual Basic program. QuickOPC is used to achieve this task, either directly, or in form of higher-level programming blocks prepared for the students.

QuickOPC 5.40 Released

Published: June 13, 2016

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 5.40 has been released today. This version brings several important improvements:

• Support for OPC UA Alarms & Conditions
• NuGet package distribution format
• .NET Framework 4.5.2 targeting
• Event pull mechanism

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC and MES Day Finland 2014

Published: August 31, 2014

We are proud to announce that OPC Labs will be co-sponsoring the OPC and MES Day Finland that takes place on Tuesday, October 7th 2014 at the Dipoli Congress Centre, Espoo.

This autumn the event will be organized in co-operation of the Finnish OPC Committee and MES Forum. The organizers are expecting to have an audience of about 150 enthusiasts of the domain. The language of the event is English.

QuickOPC Introduces Support For OPC XML-DA, And Browsing Controls

Published: August 13, 2014

We are releasing QuickOPC version 5.31 today, with two key improvements.

• New browsing controls (for OPC Classic and OPC UA) allow you to integrate OPC browsing right on your forms. Unlike with the browsing dialogs, you have full freedom in creating your own visual appearance and behavior of the form.
• QuickOPC.NET now directly supports OPC XML-DA Specification Version 1.01. What's even better, there are no new components for this - the XML-DA support is seamlessly integrated with OPC Data Access. You can work with OPC XML-DA servers just as with COM-based OPC Data Access servers, simply by specifying the server's URL in place of the usual machine name and server class (ProgID).

QuickOPC for Unified Architecture used by OPC Foundation Test Lab

Published: July 25, 2014

As a certified client product, QuickOPC for Unified Architecture is now in use by OPC Foundation certification test lab to perform the interoperability tests. QuickOPC for Unified Architecture is used as one of the reference clients.

QuickOPC used in CONNECT I/O of Real Games

Published: July 16, 2014

Real Games, a creator of FACTORY I/O automation sandbox and HOME I/O, a smart house simulation, now uses QuickOPC in its visual programming environment, CONNECT I/O.

 

CONNECT I/O is an application which is able to communicate with different types of technologies, both software and hardware, and works as a bridge between them. The application is a visual programming environment that allows you to draw data flows and programs. It enables the creation and control of data flows between input and output points. A built-in function blocks SoftPLC plugin is included. CONNECT I/O also presents a modular design which allows new functionalities to be implemented with plugins.

OPC Day Europe 2014 A Great Success

Published: May 26, 2014

The OPC Day Europe 2014, hosted by FESTO near Stuttgart, has been a great success, OPC Labs sponsored the event, and affirmed its position as a leader in .NET-based OPC client toolkits, with QuickOPC as the only officially certified product of its kind on the market.

Social Media Links

Published: March 26, 2014

Just in case you could not find it, here are our social media links:

• OPC Labs on LinkedIn
• OPC Labs on X (Twitter)

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC Day Germany 2014

Published: March 18, 2014

It's THE event to meet members, OPC-board representatives, technology experts, evangelists, vendors, customers. Starting in 2011 at SAP, Germany and 2012 at Endress+Hauser, Switzerland and 2013 at Yokogawa, Netherland  the OPC-Day Europe 2014 is hosted by FESTO in their QH in Germany.

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC Day 2013 in Netherlands

Published: April 19, 2013

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC Day 2013 in Netherlands.

QuickOPC 5.30 Released

Published: December 19, 2013

We are happy to announce that QuickOPC 5.30 has been released today. Our customers will certainly appreciate that QuickOPC 5.30 is officially certified by OPC Foundation for OPC UA compliance - no other OPC UA client toolkit or SDK has been awarded this certification so far.

In addition, QuickOPC 5.30 now natively supports .NET Framework 4.5.

OPC Compliance Certification awarded to QuickOPC

Published: December 10, 2013

Today, the OPC Foundation Certification Testing Laboratory has awarded the OPC Certification to QuickOPC. The certified version is 5.30, and we will be releasing it in matter of days. The certification demonstrates OPC excellence in compliance, interoperability and robustness.

QuickOPC 5.23 and StreamInsight Option Released

Published: November 15, 2013

We have released a new version of QuickOPC today, together with StreamInsight Option for QuickOPC.

 

QuickOPC 5.22 released, with improvements in Unified Architecture

Published: June 20, 2013

QuickOPC 5.22 bring many improvements in the OPC Unified Architecture. It is built on OPC Foundation .NET Stack version 1.02. We have added many "checks" required by OPC compliance tests, and added various parameters for fine-tuning your application. Also improved is the debugging experience, and writing OPC UA value is now easier, without the necessity to specify the value type.

In addition, QuickOPC 5.22 contains several improvements in other areas, such as the supprot for QuerySourceConditions in OPC Alarms&Events.

Near Field Communication (NFC) Research Project with QuickOPC

Published: March 21, 2013

QuickOPC will be used as part of research project in Near Field Communication (NFC), undertaken by Ramakrishnan Ramanathan from University of Applied Sciences in Lemgo, Germany. The project explores how the NFC technologies can be used in production systems. QuickOPC is used in a Web service developed in PHP.

QuickOPC 5.21 Released, Bringing User Interface and Live Binding for OPC UA

Published: March 10, 2013

This new version brings the earlier separate products, QuickOPC.NET, QuickOPC-COM and QuickOPC for Unified Architecture, in a single installation package. The product editions has been simplified: Now the editions are not distinguished by the platforms or OPC specifications they support. Instead, the price list has been greatly reduced by a unification into a QuickOPC product, with just two editions: Standard and Ultimate. The editions differ mainly in availability of advances features, such Live Mapping, or a support of reactive programming model.

Version 5.21 also brings OPC UA features in QuickOPC to the same functionality level as OPC "Classic". Features like OPC browsing dialogs, Live Mapping and Live Binding (visual binding to Windows Forms controls) are now all available for OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) connections as well.

OPC Labs attended European OPC Interoperability Workshop 2007 in Nuremberg

Published: December 10, 2007

QuickOPC was successfully tested with numerous 3-rd party OPC servers, and receives the "Self-certified" logo.

OPC Interop 2008 further enhances robustness of QuickOPC

Published: October 9, 2008

We have used OPC Interoperability Workshop in Nuremberg to further strengthen the robustness and reliability of QuickOPC (COM), and upcoming QuickOPC.NET product which is under development and will be released in 2009. Simply put, our client code can connect to any OPC Server we know about!

OPC Labs attended European OPC Interoperability Workshop 2009 in Nuremberg

Published: October 1, 2009

This year we have added QuickOPC.NET to the interop portfolio, and have successfully tested it with numerous 3-rd party OPC servers. QuickOPC.NET received the "Self-certified" logo.

QuickOPC.NET 5.00 released to production

Published: December 18, 2009

Version 5 is a brand new version with interfaces that are tailored to .NET, abandoning the COM automation heritage in the API.

Technical Support Forums are now online

Published: February 21, 2010

We will now use the forums as the main venue for technical support. Also, the web site has been improved in many aspects, and the information made up-to-date.

QuickOPC-COM 5.00 released to production

Published: March 16, 2010

This is a brand new versions for customers who use COM automation development tools. We have back-ported the improvements made while developing QuickOPC.NET 5.00 into the COM product, so that the associated customer base can benefit from them too.

QuickOPC can now connect to OPC UA (Unified Architecture) servers

Published: October 16, 2010

QuickOPC-COM 5.02 and QuickOPC.NET 5.02 versions have been released today. These versions include OPC UA Proxy, and allow programmatic access to OPC Unified Architecture (UA) servers using the same easy model as with traditional OPC servers. The release shows our commitment to follow the cutting edge OPC technologies closely.

OPC Labs become OPC Europe Country Representative for Czech Republic

Published: October 21, 2010

The OPC Europe Marketing Region's primary mission is marketing and evangelizing the OPC Foundation, OPC Foundation Technology and OPC Product Certification throughout Europe.
OPC Labs has become a Country Representative for Czech Republic, with Zbynek Zahradnik as the person appointed. We aim to arrange OPC-related activities in the country, and provide feedback to OPC Europe on its efforts.

QuickOPC.NET now fully supports Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4

Published: October 30, 2010

QuickOPC-COM 5.03 and QuickOPC.NET 5.03 versions have been released today. The new versions contain separate set of .NET Framework 4 assemblies, while keeping the possibility to target earlier versions of .NET Framework (2.0, 3.0 and 3.5). The components integrate seamlessly with Visual Studio 2010; we continue to support Visual Studio 2008 as well.

QuickOPC.NET now supports 64-bit development

Published: January 13, 2011

QuickOPC.NET 5.04 and its associated Bonus Pack have been released today. These new versions add support for 64-bit development (x64 platform), with separate set of assemblies allowing to take full advantage of modern processors. Component interfaces remain identical between x86 and x64 platforms, allowing a single source code to target multiple platforms.

OPC Europe Day at SAP

Published: June 4, 2011

OPC Labs participated in OPC Europe Day 2011, and also actively participated in OPC Europe Advisory group (Country Representative).
The events were hosted by SAP AG.

QuickOPC 5.10 Beta available, with OPC Alarms and Events support

Published: June 6, 2011

QuickOPC.NET and QuickOPC-COM Version 5.10 development is right on track and on schedule. Today, we have made them available to Beta testers. Anyone with registration on OPC Labs web site is welcome to download and try the Betas.

QuickOPC.NET and QuickOPC-COM Version 5.10 released

Published: June 18, 2011

These versions add support for OPC-A&E specification (Alarms and Events Custom Interface Standard Version 1.10). This specification is covered by an entirely new object hierarchy.

QuickOPC Version 5.11 released

Published: August 24, 2011

This version combines QuickOPC.NET, QuickOPC-COM, and all examples and tools in a single installation package. We have also reduced the number of assemblies, and we have unified assemblies for .NET Framework 4 with those for earlier versions. COM part is now oficially supported on 64-bit systems as well.

OPC Labs attended European OPC Interoperability Workshop 2011 in Nuremberg

Published: September 24, 2011

This year we have tested the pre-release version of QuickOPC for OPC Unified Architecture. We were excited by the results - the interoperability of this newest product will be excellent, as with QuickOPC-Classic.

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC Day Benelux 2011

Published: November 14, 2011

The purpose of the event is to show advanced concepts of OPC UA, cross the bridge between production control systems and business information systems, and explore new application fields for OPC UA.

QuickOPC for Unified Architecture Released

Published: December 9, 2011

We are releasing a brand new product today, QuickOPC for Unified Architecture. Rapid client development for OPC Unified Architecture finally becomes a reality. QuickOPC for Unified Architecture hides the complexities of OPC UA and allows the developer to focus on the application logic.

OPC Labs Sponsor OPC Day Europe 2012 in Switzerland

Published: April 27, 2012

The purpose of this event is to

• Educate attendees by providing OPC updates and information
• Show commitment from international companies
• Demonstrate OPC UA: From controller to MES/ERP IT Enterprise
• Demonstrate adoption and provide success stories

OPC Labs attended OPC Interoperability Workshop 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany

Published: November 5, 2012

This year we have tested the upcoming version 5.21 of QuickOPC product for OPC Unified Architecture. We were excited by the results - the interoperability of this newest product will be excellent.

OPC Labs presented on SPS/IPC/DRIVES in Nuremberg

Published: January 9, 2008

On this great exhibition, we have a stand in OPC Foundation booth. OPC Labs products and services will be actively presented all day long. Come and visit us between November 25-27 to learn latest news on our products. You will get a chance to have a sneak preview of the new QuickOPC.NET, too.
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QuickOPC-Classic 5.20 Released

Published: November 6, 2012

This version brings new development models, Live Mapping, visual Live Binding, and Reactive Extensions for OPC (Rx-OPC), together with new OPC browsing dialogs, and many other enhancements.