OPCNetAPI.dll is part of the developed by the OPC Foundation . It acts as a wrapper that converts complex, unmanaged COM calls into user-friendly .NET objects.
It enables .NET Framework applications (C#, VB.NET) to interact with unmanaged COM-based OPC Servers. opcnetapidll
While COM is powerful, it can be complex to work with directly from modern .NET languages like C# and VB.NET. The opcnetapi.dll dynamic link library (DLL) was introduced by the OPC Foundation to address this challenge. It is the core component of the , a higher-level interface that abstracts away the intricate details of COM interoperability. OPCNetAPI