# OPC UA Server with any SCADA **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 10, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-with-any-scada/6678 "2013-06-10T16:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marta.ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marta.ar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marta.ar)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-with-any-scada/6678/1 "2013-06-10T16:30:36Z")
Hello, i would like to build a project with an OPC protocol. I have a device, a MySQL database and a SCADA software that runs in Linux (All of them). I would like to build an OPC Server that communicates with the database and with the Device. I 've seen Ignition makes it possible, the problem is that i need my own SCADA software. I need that that OPC server could be connected from any SCADA independently on the platform and so. Is that possible? Thank you =) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-with-any-scada/6678/2 "2013-06-10T16:31:55Z")
I’m not 100% what you’re asking, but any OPC-UA client software should be able to connect to Ignition’s OPC-UA server. ---
**Author:** ![marta.ar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marta.ar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marta.ar)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-with-any-scada/6678/3 "2013-06-11T07:53:48Z")
I would like to build this schema ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg) SCADA applications could be any type, i mean, im not developing them. I should implement an OPC-UA client that connects to Ignition OPC-UA server right?Must i implement it in Java or is it possible to make a C++ client that connects to OPC-UA server?? Hope this make things more understandable… Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-server-with-any-scada/6678/4 "2013-06-11T16:23:33Z")
The OPC clients can be in any language and on any platform, as long as they are OPC-UA clients. The device connected to the Ignition OPC-UA server will have to be one that we have a driver for. Everything looks ok otherwise.