// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. // // In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see // https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. // // Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . // OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp . // Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own // a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Threading; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration; using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel; namespace UASubscriberDocExamples.PubSub._EasyUASubscriber { partial class SubscribeDataSet { public static void FieldNames() { // Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string. UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor pubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1"; // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. //pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet"; // Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. var filter = new UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(31), UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null, 1); // Define the metadata, with the use of collection initializer for its fields. For UADP, the order of field // metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message. // Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. var metaData = new UADataSetMetaData { new UAFieldMetaData("BoolToggle"), new UAFieldMetaData("Int32"), new UAFieldMetaData("Int32Fast"), new UAFieldMetaData("DateTime") }; // Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. var subscriber = new EasyUASubscriber(); subscriber.DataSetMessage += subscriber_DataSetMessage_FieldNames; Console.WriteLine("Subscribing..."); subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData); Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds..."); Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000); Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing..."); subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets(); Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second..."); // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000); Console.WriteLine("Finished."); } static void subscriber_DataSetMessage_FieldNames(object sender, EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs e) { // Display the dataset. if (e.Succeeded) { // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. if (!(e.DataSetData is null)) { Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}"); foreach (KeyValuePair<string, UADataSetFieldData> pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary) Console.WriteLine(pair); } } else { Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}"); } } // Example output: // //Subscribing... //Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds... // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] // //... } }
' This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. ' ' In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see ' https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. ' ' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . ' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET . ' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own ' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel Namespace PubSub._EasyUASubscriber Partial Friend Class SubscribeDataSet Public Shared Sub FieldNames() ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string. Dim pubSubConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1" ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. ' pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet" ' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. Dim filter = New UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(31), UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null, 1) ' Define the metadata, with the use of collection initializer for its fields. For UADP, the order of field ' metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message. ' Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. Dim metaData = New UADataSetMetaData From { New UAFieldMetaData("BoolToggle"), New UAFieldMetaData("Int32"), New UAFieldMetaData("Int32Fast"), New UAFieldMetaData("DateTime") } ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. Dim subscriber = New EasyUASubscriber() AddHandler subscriber.DataSetMessage, AddressOf subscriber_DataSetMessage_FieldNames Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...") subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData) Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...") Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000) Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...") subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets() Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...") ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. Threading.Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000) Console.WriteLine("Finished...") End Sub Private Shared Sub subscriber_DataSetMessage_FieldNames(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs) ' Display the dataset. If e.Succeeded Then ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. If e.DataSetData IsNot Nothing Then Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {e.DataSetData}") For Each pair As KeyValuePair(Of String, UADataSetFieldData) In e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary Console.WriteLine(pair) Next End If Else Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}") End If End Sub End Class ' Example output ' 'Subscribing... 'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds... ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] ' '... End Namespace
// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. // // In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see // https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. // // Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . // OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-OP . // Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own // a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. type TSubscriberEventHandlers75 = class procedure OnDataSetMessage( ASender: TObject; sender: OleVariant; const eventArgs: _EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs); end; class procedure SubscribeDataSet.FieldNames; var ConnectionDescriptor: _UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor; Field1, Field2, Field3, Field4: _UAFieldMetaData; MetaData: _UADataSetMetaData; SubscribeDataSetArguments: _EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments; Subscriber: TEasyUASubscriber; SubscriberEventHandlers: TSubscriberEventHandlers75; begin // Define the PubSub connection we will work with. SubscribeDataSetArguments := CoEasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments.Create; ConnectionDescriptor := SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor; ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.udp://239.0.0.1'; // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. //ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName := 'Ethernet'; // Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier(UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31); SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId := 1; // Define the metadata, with the use of collection initializer for its fields. For UADP, the order of field // metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message. // Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. MetaData := CoUADataSetMetaData.Create; // Field1 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create; Field1.Name := 'BoolToggle'; MetaData.Add(Field1); // Field2 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create; Field2.Name := 'Int32'; MetaData.Add(Field2); // Field3 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create; Field3.Name := 'Int32Fast'; MetaData.Add(Field3); // Field4 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create; Field4.Name := 'DateTime'; MetaData.Add(Field4); // SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData := MetaData; // Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. Subscriber := TEasyUASubscriber.Create(nil); SubscriberEventHandlers := TSubscriberEventHandlers75.Create; Subscriber.OnDataSetMessage := SubscriberEventHandlers.OnDataSetMessage; WriteLn('Subscribing...'); Subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(SubscribeDataSetArguments); WriteLn('Processing dataset message for 20 seconds...'); PumpSleep(20*1000); WriteLn('Unsubscribing...'); Subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets; WriteLn('Waiting for 1 second...'); // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. PumpSleep(1*1000); WriteLn('Finished.'); FreeAndNil(Subscriber); FreeAndNil(SubscriberEventHandlers); end; procedure TSubscriberEventHandlers75.OnDataSetMessage( ASender: TObject; sender: OleVariant; const eventArgs: _EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs); var Count: Cardinal; DictionaryEntry2: _DictionaryEntry2; Element: OleVariant; FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator: IEnumVariant; begin // Display the dataset. if eventArgs.Succeeded then begin // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. if eventArgs.DataSetData <> nil then begin WriteLn; WriteLn('Dataset data: ', eventArgs.DataSetData.ToString); FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator := eventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary.GetEnumerator; while (FieldDataDictionaryEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do begin DictionaryEntry2 := IUnknown(Element) as _DictionaryEntry2; WriteLn(DictionaryEntry2.ToString); end; end; end else begin WriteLn; WriteLn('*** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief); end; end; // Example output: // //Subscribing... //Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds... // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] //[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] // //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 //[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good] //[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] //[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] //[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] // //...
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. Rem Rem In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see Rem https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. Rem Rem Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . Rem OPC client and subscriber examples in VBScript on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBScript . Rem Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own Rem a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. Option Explicit Const UAPublisherIdType_UInt64 = 4 ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Dim SubscribeDataSetArguments: Set SubscribeDataSetArguments = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel.EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments") Dim ConnectionDescriptor: Set ConnectionDescriptor = SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1" ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. ' ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet" ' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31 SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId = 1 ' Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message. ' Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. Dim MetaData: Set MetaData = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UADataSetMetaData") ' Dim Field1: Set Field1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") Field1.Name = "BoolToggle" MetaData.Add(Field1) ' Dim Field2: Set Field2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") Field2.Name = "Int32" MetaData.Add(Field2) ' Dim Field3: Set Field3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") Field3.Name = "Int32Fast" MetaData.Add(Field3) ' Dim Field4: Set Field4 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") Field4.Name = "DateTime" MetaData.Add(Field4) ' Set SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData = MetaData ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. Dim Subscriber: Set Subscriber = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.EasyUASubscriber") WScript.ConnectObject Subscriber, "Subscriber_" WScript.Echo "Subscribing..." Subscriber.SubscribeDataSet SubscribeDataSetArguments WScript.Echo "Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds..." WScript.Sleep 20*1000 WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..." Subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets WScript.Echo "Waiting for 1 second..." ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. WScript.Sleep 1*1000 Sub Subscriber_DataSetMessage(Sender, e) ' Display the dataset. If e.Succeeded Then ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. If Not (e.DataSetData Is Nothing) Then WScript.Echo WScript.Echo "Dataset data: " & e.DataSetData Dim Pair: For Each Pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary WScript.Echo Pair Next End If Else WScript.Echo WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief End If End Sub WScript.Echo "Finished." ' Example output: ' 'Subscribing... 'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds... ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] ' '...
REM This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. REM REM In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see REM https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. REM REM Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . REM OPC client and subscriber examples in Visual Basic on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VB . REM Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own REM a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. ' The subscriber object, with events. 'Public WithEvents Subscriber8 As EasyUASubscriber Private Sub EasyUASubscriber_SubscribeDataSet_FieldNames_Command_Click() OutputText = "" ' Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Dim subscribeDataSetArguments : Set subscribeDataSetArguments = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel.EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments") Dim ConnectionDescriptor : Set ConnectionDescriptor = subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.ConnectionDescriptor ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.ResourceDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1" ' In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to ' the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. ' ConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet" ' Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetIdentifier UAPublisherIdType_UInt64, 31 subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.DataSetWriterDescriptor.DataSetWriterId = 1 ' Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message. ' Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. Dim metaData : Set metaData = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UADataSetMetaData") ' Dim field1 : Set field1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") field1.Name = "BoolToggle" metaData.Add(field1) ' Dim field2 : Set field2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") field2.Name = "Int32" metaData.Add(field2) ' Dim field3 : Set field3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") field3.Name = "Int32Fast" metaData.Add(field3) ' Dim field4 : Set field4 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData") field4.Name = "DateTime" metaData.Add(field4) ' Set subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData = metaData ' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. Set Subscriber8 = New EasyUASubscriber OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing..." & vbCrLf Subscriber8.SubscribeDataSet subscribeDataSetArguments OutputText = OutputText & "Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds..." & vbCrLf Pause 20 * 1000 OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing..." & vbCrLf Subscriber8.UnsubscribeAllDataSets OutputText = OutputText & "Waiting for 1 second..." & vbCrLf ' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. Pause 1000 Set Subscriber8 = Nothing OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf End Sub Private Sub Subscriber8_DataSetMessage(ByVal sender As Variant, ByVal eventArgs As EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs) ' Display the dataset. If eventArgs.Succeeded Then ' An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. If Not (eventArgs.DataSetData Is Nothing) Then OutputText = OutputText & vbCrLf OutputText = OutputText & "Dataset data: " & eventArgs.DataSetData & vbCrLf Dim Pair : For Each Pair In eventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary OutputText = OutputText & Pair & vbCrLf Next End If Else OutputText = OutputText & vbCrLf OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief & vbCrLf End If End Sub ' ' Example output: ' 'Subscribing... 'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds... ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 25 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 928 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:01 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1007 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1113 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:02 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 26 {System.Int32}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] '[Int32Fast, 1201 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] ' 'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt64)31, writer=1, fields: 4 '[Int32Fast, 1260 {System.Int32}; Good] '[DateTime, 10/3/2019 10:43:03 AM {System.DateTime}; Good] '[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good] '[Int32, 27 {System.Int32}; Good] ' '... 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# This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages and specify field names, without having the full metadata. # # In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see # https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used. # # Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html . # OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python . # Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own # a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post. # The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc". import opclabs_quickopc import time # Import .NET namespaces. from System import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration import * from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.OperationModel import * def dataSetMessage(sender, e): # Display the dataset. if e.Succeeded: # An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection. if e.DataSetData is not None: print('') print('Dataset data: ', e.DataSetData, sep='') for pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary: print(pair) else: print('') print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='') # Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string. pubSubConnectionDescriptor = UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor.op_Implicit('opc.udp://239.0.0.1') # In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to # the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course. #pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = 'Ethernet' # Define the filter. Publisher Id (unsigned 64-bits) is 31, and the dataset writer Id is 1. filter = UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt64(Decimal(31)), UAWriterGroupDescriptor.Null, UADataSetWriterDescriptor(1)) # Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset # message. # Since the encoding is not RawData, we do not have to specify the type information for the fields. metaData = UADataSetMetaData() metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('BoolToggle')) metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('Int32')) metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('Int32Fast')) metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('DateTime')) # Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events. subscriber = EasyUASubscriber() subscriber.DataSetMessage += dataSetMessage print('Subscribing...') IEasyUASubscriberExtension.SubscribeDataSet(subscriber, pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData) print('Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...') time.sleep(20) print('Unsubscribing...') subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets() print('Waiting for 1 second...') # Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while. time.sleep(1) subscriber.DataSetMessage -= dataSetMessage print('Finished.')
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