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The OPC UA reference engineers actually use

Status codes with real fixes. A glossary that defines things precisely. The IEC 62541 parts explained without a PDF download. And a free academy that takes you from first connection to machine data for OEE.

127 status codes 134 glossary entries 32 spec parts 52 companion models 150 lessons
The academy

Free OPC UA training, no PLC required

Four tracks. Written lessons and transcripts open to everyone; video, labs and exams behind a free account. Every exercise runs against a public OPC UA server.

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Foundations

Track A takes you from knowing nothing about OPC UA to holding a working, tuned subscription against a real server. It covers what OPC UA is, how to c

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Build

Track B is for people writing code. It covers events, alarms and historical access, authoring your own information model, certificates and PKI properl

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Industrial

Track C is the one that reaches the plant. It covers companion specifications: the standard information models that make integration portable between

D

Operate

Track D is about running OPC UA in production. A troubleshooting clinic that fixes broken configurations on camera, deployment and scaling for a plant

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The reference

Open, and staying open

No email wall on anything written. This is the part of OPC UA that nobody has published well, and gating it would defeat the point.

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Status codes

What the code means, the real causes in order of frequency, and the fix: in diagnostic order.

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Glossary

One concept per page, defined precisely, with the mistake engineers actually make with it.

134 entries →
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IEC 62541 parts

What each numbered part governs and whether you need to read it. No PDF, no registration.

32 parts →
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Companion models

DI, Machinery, MachineTool, PackML: with real type names and what each gives you for OEE.

52 models →
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SDKs and code

The same twelve tasks in every stack, pinned to a version, runnable against a public server.

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Integrations

Siemens, Beckhoff, Ignition, Grafana, OPC Publisher: including the licensing traps.

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OPC UA Troubleshooting & Integration Checklist
The field-tested checklist engineers use to diagnose certificates, ports and namespace problems fast, plus a Python (asyncua) client template.
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