What means OLE for process control?
when you configure 800xA for DA, there is an option to use OLE for Process Control(OPC). What it means is, your source of data for access/acquisition will be lying outside of the system and OPC is the mechanism by which you access it. For example when DA is required from external files , e.g Excel spreadsheets, MS-access database etc. Technology is from Microsoft based on open standards.