British Standards Institution

Source:: IEC
Committee:: GEL/65/3 - Industrial Networks
Categories:: Information management | Engineering | Manufacturing engineering | Industrial automation systems | Industrial process measurement and control

Scope

The specification “OPC UA Safety” describes services and protocols for the exchange of data using OPC UA mechanisms. It extends OPC UA to fulfill the requirements of functional safety as defined in the IEC 61508 and IEC 61784-3 series of standards.

Purpose

OPC UA is already well accepted in the market, and for users that want to use OPC UA in safety solutions, a standard for functional safety services and data transfer is requested.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

24/03/2023

Proposal end date:

09/05/2023

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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Standards Development

PNW 65C-1253 ED1: OPC Unified Architecture - Part 15: Safety

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