OPC Foundation Provided Tools

The quality of a product is only as good as the testing applied to it.

• FREE Testing tools are available to OPC Foundation members.
• Testing tools are available in the Downloads section (login required).
• Testing tools exist for:
  • OPC Classic: Server and Client
  • OPC UA (under development)

Download Test Case Documentation.

Interoperability Workshop (IOP) Events

• OPC Interoperability workshops are member events.
• IOPs are held 3 times per year, in the USA, Europe and Japan.
• Vendors connect to a LAN where they perform a defined-sequence of tests against products from other Vendors.
• All testing is recorded per product and results are posted in the Product Catalog.
• The IOP is an ideal venue to learn OPC, interact with other vendors and resolve interoperability issues.

Previous IOP results available here.

All vendors are strongly encouraged to attend IOP to test new OPC products and existing products at least once every two years.

Test Tools: OPC Unified Architecture (UA) UA Servers and UA Clients

OPC UA Compliance Test Tool (UA CTT): Tests both UA Servers and UA Clients. Modular architecture built on JavaScript engine. Advanced tracing and debugging tools built-in. Large library of test scripts for testing UA Profiles and Conformance Units Download the OPC UA Compliance test tool and visit the known issues and getting started pages. Want to be a part of the action and gain early access to the new scripts and versions of the CTT? If so, then become a member of the Compliance Work Group.

OPC UA Stack & Server Test Tool Provided with the OPC UA SDK For testing the OPC UA Stack (C, .NET) For testing OPC UA Servers The Stack Test Tool and Server Test Tool are legacy applications created before the new OPC UA CTT became available. The Server Test Tool will slowly be phased-out over time as newer and more powerful test scripts are added into the UA CTT.

Test Tools: OPC Classic (DA, A&E, HDA, XMLDA)

Test tools for OPC Classic differ between Servers and Clients:

Classic OPC Servers

Classic OPC Clients

Compliance Test Tool (CTT):

• A special OPC Client that connects to a specified OPC Server
• Conducts a series of automated tests
• Passing all mandatory tests generates an encrypted output file
• Modular architecture with plug-ins available for testing:
  • Data Access 2.05a
  • Data Access 3.0
  • Alarm and Events
  • Historical Data Access
  • XML Data Access

OPC Analyzer:

• A "Gateway" application that goes between your Client and a Server
• Architected and built on top of a scripting engine
• Your Client application connects to the OPC Analyzer
• You activate/deactivate error-injection tests to test for conformance and robustness
• Detailed Trace output files can be exported for diagnosing interface problems
• Testing available for:
  • Data Access 2.05 and 3.0

More Info:

• Learn how to use the OPC Analyzer in this streaming video.

Get Your OPC Product Certified Now!

• Learn the Certification Process
• Register for Test Lab Certification, or Remote Self-Testing

See also:

• Introduction to OPC Compliance & Certification
• How to Become OPC Certified
• Certification Roadmap for OPC Classic DA
• Certification Roadmap for OPC UA

Questions?

Please contact the Compliance Director with any questions not answered here.