Protocols3 min read
Sparkplug B state management, explained without the spec
Birth certificates, death certificates and the primary host. What each one actually does, and the three mistakes that cause phantom stale data.
Administrator · 20 Jul 2026
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OPC UA, MQTT, Sparkplug B and the rest of the plant-floor alphabet.
Protocols3 min readYour OPC UA connection is slow because of monitored items, not bandwidth
Adding 40,000 tags one at a time takes eleven minutes. Batched, it takes nine seconds. Here is what the server is actually doing.
Administrator · 12 Jul 2026