Universal Driver Interface

The Universal Driver Interface opens up endless possibilities for connecting the OAS Platform with any data source, device, or external API. It supports Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS, giving you full flexibility for development and deployment. With a custom-built IIoT driver interface, you can extend your industrial automation capabilities across platforms.

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Develop Custom Protocol Drivers

The OAS Universal Driver Interface SDK (UDI) gives you the tools to create custom IIoT protocol driver interfaces for the Open Automation Software IIoT Framework. This enables virtually endless possibilities for connectivity between devices, data, and APIs currently unsupported by drivers included with the OAS Platform.

The SDK is FREE to use, and you can develop as many IIoT drivers for OAS as you like from the sample projects included. It’s a powerful way to expand the reach of your IIoT connector driver interface across all your industrial systems.

Key Features & Benefits

Flexible Networking Options

Your IIoT driver interface can be configured for local or remote networks. The OAS Platform offers flexible networking that fits a variety of industrial automation scenarios.

Remote Connectivity

You can install a lightweight instance of the UDI wherever your devices or endpoints are located. It doesn’t have to sit right next to your OAS Service. Whether it's a local setup or a remote site, the IIoT communication driver interface stays connected to the defined OAS Platform.

Multiple OS Support

The UDI SDK uses .NET Standard so that you can build your industrial automation driver interface for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Android, and iOS. You can create a single Universal Driver that can be deployed and run on any of these platforms. See below for detailed OS/version support.

OAS Configuration App Integration

Once installed and connected, your UDI implementation can be configured in the OAS tools alongside other native, built-in drivers. No additional coding necessary.

Automatic Tag Configuration

The UDI SDK includes features for automatically creating and configuring tags in the local or remote OAS Platform upon starting up, greatly simplifying deployment and configuration for each instance.

Custom Protocol Integration

Using the Universal Data Interface, you can develop direct, configurable connectors to any system or API, which allows you to extend the capabilities of the OAS Platform. You can also create connectors that tap into your own custom applications or internal system APIs.


Store and Forward Support

By running your UDI implementation at the data source, you immediately gain the benefit of store and forward functionality. If the connection to the central OAS server drops, your IIoT driver holds the data and sends it once the connection is back online.


Works Virtually Everywhere

Your custom UDI implementations can be run on Windows, Linux, and other platforms. With this kind of flexibility, your IIoT protocol driver interface can operate in almost any environment.

OAS Universal Driver Interface Deployment

Common Use Cases

Application Interface

Add interface support to integrate application data into the OAS platform. OAS driver and tag properties can be included in the UDI to make configuration property changes without revising the UDI code.

Custom Device Interface

Create a driver for OAS to communicate with devices using custom protocols. It is common to make the parameters for device connections adjustable through driver interface properties.

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Cross-Platform Support

The OAS Platform supports multiple operating systems and deployment options including Windows, Linux, Docker Containers, and can even run on low footprint devices such as a Raspberry PI 4.

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Networking

OAS is an edge solution that offers flexible networking options for standalone installations, multi-tenant data aggregation, and even secure unidirectional data transport.

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Programmatic Setup

Utilize our .NET SDK or REST API for flexible and automated setup, ensuring full integration with your asset management software. You can also import and export CSV files, which helps you work with Excel and third-party applications.

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