The invention provides an equipment data collecting system based on OPC UA protocol, which can solve multi-level data collection, transmission and monitoring problems of each bottom device, measuring instrument, automatic control system and so on on the industrial site, realize data transparency of complicated bottom automation equipment and improve information integration modes. The equipment data collecting system based on the OPC UA protocol is characterized by comprising a bottom adapter, an OPC UA middleware and an upper application, wherein the bottom adapter comprises a data modulation module and a data transmission module, wherein the data modulation module is used for taking out bottom equipment data value needed by a user, data values of a plurality of communication protocols can be taken out through configuration, and the data transmission module is used for transmitting the data value taken out from the data modulation module to the OPC UA middleware at a configured speed; the OPC UA middleware comprises a data service center and a Modeling and configuring module; and the data service center comprises a data collection module, an even processing module, an OPC UA real-time data server and a history data module.