U-CON / Typical Applications/ GPS & Navigation & NMEA data

Industrial adopters of GPS do not want to rely on human operators or manual data entry to make use of and act upon positioning information. For an automated and more reliable solution based in open standards, look to Kepware's U-CON product to connect your GPS and navigation system data to your OPC enabled control or data logging system. To do this GPS and NMEA enabled systems chosen for industrial applications will require the capability for RS485 and or TCP/IP based communications.

You can Connect to a GPS Simulator!
Using U-CON with a GPS Simulator by Sailsoft

U-CON GPS/NMEA (courtesy of Claus Walther Jensen of SIMAC) download includes:
Step-by-step Instructions, NMEA 0183 RMC Sentence Sample, U-CON Datasheet



U-CON Typical Applications
Analysis Equipment

Andon Boards & Digital Displays

Barcode Scanners

Blenders / Feeders

Coding / Marking / Printing

GPS & Navigation

Input / Output (IO) data

RFID Readers

Sensors & Instruments

Vision Systems

Weigh Scales


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GPS Navigation NMEA data  

Benefits of using U-CON for GPS & NMEA data connectivity:
  1. Cost-effective: better than custom code, toolkits, or proprietary integration.
  2. Leverages Proven Technologies: U-CON "plugs in" to Kepware's OPC/DDE server architecture.
  3. Seamlessly Connectivity: to the vast majority of HMI, Historian, SCADA, ERP, MES, and control systems in the automation market.
  4. Consistent & Maintainable: additional drivers are available for common protocols for Allen-Bradley, GE, Modbus, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Yokogawa and more.
  5. Powerful: one license includes Serial and TCP/IP connections.
  6. Scalability: No device or tag/point limits with complete licenses.
  7. Complete: License includes support and full documentation.
Kepware's User-Configurable data acquisition software is an OPC and driver solution for GPS, navigation, and NMEA enabled systems with serial/RS485 and Ethernet communication capabilities. Add real-time and reliable connectivity to your control system, download U-CON today!

Additional Resources:

Steps to Success, Whitepaper: Serial & Ethernet Data Collection,
User Manual, Product Tutorials, Brochure, Data sheet,
HMI & client connectivity guides