Standard

BS EN IEC 62541-1:2026

OPC unified architecture - Overview and concepts

Current

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Published:

28 Feb 2026

1 Scope

This part of IEC 62541 presents the concepts and overview of the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA). Reading this document is helpful to understand the remaining parts of the IEC 62541 series. Each of the other parts is briefly explained along with a suggested reading order.

Product Details

Descriptors

Computer networks

Information exchange

Data processing

Process control

Automatic control systems

Industrial

Interfaces (data processing)

Computer software

Communication networks

Data transmission

Objects (programming language)

Bus networks

ICS Codes

25.040 Industrial automation systems

25.040.40 Industrial process measurement and control

35.100.01 Open systems interconnection in general

Committee

GEL/65/5

International relationships

Identical to:

EN IEC 62541-1:2026

IEC 62541-1:2025

ISBN

978 0 539 29816 1

Publisher

BSI