For quick identification of compliant products, PLCopen and OPC Foundation have developed a logo for the “PLCopen OPC UA Client for IEC 61131-3” functionality:
Figure 9: The “PLCopen OPC UA Client for IEC 61131-3” Logo
This “PLCopen OPC UA client for IEC 61131-3” logo is owned and trademarked by both PLCopen and the OPC Foundation.
In order to use this logo free-of-charge, the relevant company has to fulfill all the following requirements:
- the company has to be a voting member of PLCopen or OPC Foundation;
- the company has to comply with the existing specification, as specified by the PLCopen OPC Foundation Techncial Committee 4 - Communication, and as published by PLCopen and OPC Foundation, and of which this statement is a part;
- this compliance application is provided in written form by the company to PLCopen, clearly stating the applicable software package and the supporting elements of all the specified tables, as specified in the document itself;
- in case of non-fulfillment, which has to be decided by PLCopen and / or OPC Foundation, the company will receive a written statement concerning this from PLCopen and / or OPC Foundation. The company will have a one-month period to either adopt their software package in such a way that it complies, represented by the issuing of a new compliance statement, or remove all reference to the specification, including the use of the logo, from all their specification, be it technical or promotional material;
- the logo has to be used as is - meaning the full logo. It may be altered in size providing the original scale and color setting is kept.
- the logo has to be used in the context of PLCopen OPC UA communication.