Runtime Packages

The tables below list the main OPC Studio component packages.

The strings in bold are the package names (IDs) that are used throughout this documentation, although the actual package name for specific type of package may differ, as indicated in the tables (for example, Python package for "Opclabs.QuickOpc" is actually named "opclabs_quickopc").

Name	NuGet Package	Python Package	ZIP Package	Description
OpcLabs.QuickOpc	OpcLabs.QuickOpc	opclabs_quickopc	n/a	OPC client and subscriber components for all environments and project types (for .NET Framework and .NET 6+ target platforms).
OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Forms	OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Forms		n/a	Components that are specific for Windows Forms (some, such as dialog components, can be used from WPF as well).
OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Wpf	OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Wpf	n/a	n/a	Components that are specific for WPF.

Following are the main OPC Wizard component packages:

Name	NuGet Package	Python Package	ZIP Package	Description
OpcLabs.OpcWizard	OpcLabs.OpcWizard	n/a	n/a	OPC server components for all environments and project types (for .NET Framework and .NET 6+ target platforms).

Component packages with OPC Studio examples:

Name	NuGet Package	Python Package	ZIP Package	Description
OpcLabs.OpcStudio.Sample.CS	OpcLabs.OpcStudio.Sample.CS	n/a	n/a	Console-based OPC Studio examples in C# (source code).
OpcLabs.OpcStudio.Sample.VB	OpcLabs.OpcStudio.Sample.VB	n/a	n/a	Console-based OPC Studio examples in VB.NET (source code).

In some scenarios, described in the documentation, you may need one or more of the additional component packages:

Name	NuGet Package	Python Package	ZIP Package	Description
OpcLabs.Mqtt	OpcLabs.Mqtt	opclabs_mqtt	OpcLabs.Mqtt	Provides MQTT communication features, using the System.Net.Mqtt library.
OpcLabs.MqttNet	OpcLabs.MqttNet	opclabs_mqttnet	OpcLabs.MqttNet	Provides MQTT communication features, using the MQTTnet library and its extensions.
OpcLabs.Pcap	OpcLabs.Pcap	opclabs_pcap	OpcLabs.Pcap	Provides Ethernet (and UDP) communication features, using the PacketDotNet and SharpPcap libraries.

Development Packages

Development packages contain functionality that is only used during development, and not in runtime. The assemblies of the development packages do not get referenced by your project. 

Name	NuGet Package	Python Package	ZIP Package	Description
OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Design	OpcLabs.QuickOpc.Design	n/a	n/a	Design-time features of QuickOPC.

Distribution

All NuGet packages are available from www.nuget.org , and are also placed on the disk locally by the Setup program.

All Python packages are available from https://pypi.org/ , and are also placed on the disk locally by the Setup program.

Links for download of ZIP packages are in the appropriate places in the documentation or Knowledge Base.