openDAQ turns 4

Dušan Kalanj

4/1/2026

On April 1, openDAQ turns four.

What started as a simple idea—to help test and measurement systems communicate without endless custom integration—has grown into an open-source SDK and a community steadily pushing interoperability forward.

A quick look back at the journey

  • 2022 – openDAQ was founded with a clear mission: to create a common software layer for the test and measurement industry.

  • 2023 – the first real demos came to life, and the first community member joined.

  • 2024 – openDAQ became open source and began organizing its first community events.

  • 2025 – the first openDAQ-compatible devices entered the market, and the community grew to 11 members.

openDAQ in numbers (so far)

  • Releases: 4 major and 15 minor releases since becoming open source in 2024

  • Protocol integrations: OPC UA, ASAM CMP, LabVIEW (0.1), MQTT (0.1), openDAQ LT — and counting

  • Events: Exhibited at 8 trade shows across Europe and North America since 2023

  • Community: 11 member companies since launching the membership model in 2024

The community is the point

openDAQ is open source, but more importantly, it is a shared effort. Every bug report, feature request, integration, and real-world use case helps shape the ecosystem.

We are especially grateful to our founding members, HBK and Dewesoft, as well as to all member companies and everyone contributing their time, code, and feedback. With every new member, the value of the community and the ecosystem grows.

What’s next

We have achieved a lot, but we are just getting started.

Right now, we are:

  • finalizing the 3.40.0 release

  • expanding integrations: LabVIEW 1.0, MQTT 1.0, RTMaps, and GraphQL

  • automating our compliance lab

  • improving documentation and website clarity

  • scaling our team to provide stronger community support

Thanks for being part of the journey—here’s to year five.

Happy birthday, openDAQ! 🎉