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EasyUAClient Class
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OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents Assembly > OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA Namespace : EasyUAClient Class

The EasyUAClient object is the main object that allows simple access to OPC Unified Architecture servers.

The core members of this object come from the IEasyUAClient interface.

Object Model
EasyUAClient ClassEasyUAInstanceParameters ClassEasyUAAdaptableParameters ClassStringObjectDictionary ClassEasyUAClient Class
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient)>
<ComSourceInterfacesAttribute(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes.DEasyUAClientEvents)>
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
<GuidAttribute("54AFB0EA-9809-4D1D-AFBE-0EC164C59A45")>
<TypeConverterAttribute(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)>
<CLSCompliantAttribute(True)>
<DesignerCategoryAttribute("Component")>
<SerializableAttribute()>
Public NotInheritable Class EasyUAClient 
   Inherits EasyUAClientCore
   Implements OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComponentModel.Internal.IComponentNotify, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ILicenseInfoProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IValueEquatable, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Licensing.ILicensingContextHolder, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._NotifyingWidget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._Widget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.IWidget, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient, IEasyUAClient, IEasyUAClientSettings, System.ComponentModel.IComponent, System.ICloneable, System.IDisposable, System.IServiceProvider, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable 
'Usage
 
Dim instance As EasyUAClient
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient)]
[ComSourceInterfaces(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes.DEasyUAClientEvents)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("54AFB0EA-9809-4D1D-AFBE-0EC164C59A45")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[CLSCompliant(true)]
[DesignerCategory("Component")]
[Serializable()]
public sealed class EasyUAClient : EasyUAClientCore, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComponentModel.Internal.IComponentNotify, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ILicenseInfoProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IValueEquatable, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Licensing.ILicensingContextHolder, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._NotifyingWidget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._Widget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.IWidget, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient, IEasyUAClient, IEasyUAClientSettings, System.ComponentModel.IComponent, System.ICloneable, System.IDisposable, System.IServiceProvider, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable  
[ComDefaultInterface(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient)]
[ComSourceInterfaces(OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes.DEasyUAClientEvents)]
[ComVisible(true)]
[Guid("54AFB0EA-9809-4D1D-AFBE-0EC164C59A45")]
[TypeConverter(System.ComponentModel.ExpandableObjectConverter)]
[CLSCompliant(true)]
[DesignerCategory("Component")]
[Serializable()]
public ref class EasyUAClient sealed : public EasyUAClientCore, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComponentModel.Internal.IComponentNotify, OpcLabs.BaseLib.ILicenseInfoProvider, OpcLabs.BaseLib.IValueEquatable, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Licensing.ILicensingContextHolder, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._NotifyingWidget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.ComTypes._Widget, OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.IWidget, OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.ComTypes._EasyUAClient, IEasyUAClient, IEasyUAClientSettings, System.ComponentModel.IComponent, System.ICloneable, System.IDisposable, System.IServiceProvider, System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable, System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable  
Example

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.NET

.NET

// This example shows how to read value of a single node, and display it.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    partial class ReadValue
    {
        public static void Overload1()
        {
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();

            Console.WriteLine("Obtaining value of a node...");
            object value;
            try
            {
                value = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853");
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {uaException.GetBaseException().Message}");
                return;
            }

            // Display results
            Console.WriteLine($"value: {value}");
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to read value of a single node, and display it.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents.dll"

[UAEndpointDescriptor]$endpointDescriptor =
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
# or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
# or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyUAClient

Write-Host "Obtaining value of a node..."
try {
    $value = $client.ReadValue($endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853")
}
catch [UAException] {
    Write-Host "*** Failure: $($PSItem.Exception.GetBaseException().Message)"
    return
}

# Display results
Write-Host "value: $($value)"
# This example shows how to read value of a single node, and display it.
#
# 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 .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'

# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()

# Perform the operation.
try:
    value = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client,
                                             endpointDescriptor,
                                             UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'))
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
print('value: ', value, sep='')

print('Finished.')
' This example shows how to read value of a single node, and display it.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace _EasyUAClient
    Partial Friend Class ReadValue
        Public Shared Sub Overload1()

            ' Define which server we will work with.
            Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
            ' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            ' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            ' Instantiate the client object
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()

            ' Obtain value of a node
            Dim value As Object
            Try
                value = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853")
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            Console.WriteLine("value: {0}", value)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single monitored item and display the value of the item with each
// change.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    partial class SubscribeDataChange
    {
        public static void Overload1()
        {
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            // Instantiate the client object and hook events.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();
            client.DataChangeNotification += client_DataChangeNotification;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            client.SubscribeDataChange(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Processing data change events for 20 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        static void client_DataChangeNotification(object sender, EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            // Display value.
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine($"Value: {e.AttributeData.Value}");
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single monitored item and display the value of the item with each
# change.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents.dll"

[UAEndpointDescriptor]$endpointDescriptor =
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
# or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
# or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyUAClient

# Data change notification handler
Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $client -EventName DataChangeNotification -Action { 
    # Display value.
    if ($EventArgs.Succeeded) {
        Write-Host "Value: $($EventArgs.AttributeData.Value)"
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "*** Failure: $($EventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief)"
    }
}

Write-Host "Subscribing..."
$client.SubscribeDataChange($endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", 1000)

Write-Host "Processing data change events for 20 seconds..."
$stopwatch =  [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 
while ($stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt 20) {    
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}

Write-Host "Unsubscribing..."
$client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

Write-Host "Waiting for 5 seconds..."
Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

Write-Host "Finished."
# This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single monitored item and display the value of the item with each
# change.
#
# 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 .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


def dataChangeNotification(sender, e):
    # Display value.
    if e.Succeeded:
        print('Value: ', e.AttributeData.Value, sep='')
    else:
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'

# Instantiate the client object and hook events.
client = EasyUAClient()
client.DataChangeNotification += dataChangeNotification

print('Subscribing...')
IEasyUAClientExtension.SubscribeDataChange(client,
    endpointDescriptor,
    UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'),
    1000)

print('Processing data change events for 20 seconds...')
time.sleep(20)

print('Unsubscribing...')
client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

print('Waiting for 5 seconds...')
time.sleep(5)

print('Finished.')
' This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single monitored item and display the value of the item with each change.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace _EasyUAClient
    Friend Class SubscribeDataChange
        Public Shared Sub Overload1()

            ' Define which server we will work with.
            Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
            ' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            ' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

            ' Instantiate the client object and hook events
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()
            AddHandler client.DataChangeNotification, AddressOf client_DataChangeNotification

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
            client.SubscribeDataChange(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...")
            client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000)
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub client_DataChangeNotification(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs)
            ' Display value
            If e.Succeeded Then
                Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", e.AttributeData.Value)
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", e.ErrorMessageBrief)
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
// This example shows that either a single client object, or multiple client objects can be used to read values from two
// servers.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    partial class ReadValue
    {
        public static void MultipleServers()
        {
            // Define which servers we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor1 =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor2 =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer";



            // Part 1: Use a single client object.
            // This demonstrates the fact that the client objects do *not* represent connections to individual servers.
            // Instead, they are able to maintain connections to multiple servers internally. API method calls on the client
            // object include the server's endpoint descriptor in their arguments, so you can specify a different endpoint
            // with each operation.
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Instantiate the client object
            var client = new EasyUAClient();

            Console.WriteLine("Obtaining values of nodes using a single client object...");
            object value1, value2;
            try
            {
                // The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
                value1 = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor1, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261");
                value2 = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor2, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261");
                // Note: For efficiency (reading from the two servers in parallel), it would be better to use the
                // ReadMultipleValues method here, but this example is made for code clarity.
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // Display results
            Console.WriteLine("value1: {0}", value1);
            Console.WriteLine("value2: {0}", value2);



            // Part 2: Use multiple client objects.
            // This demonstrates the fact that it is also possible to use multiple client objects, and on the OPC side, the
            // behavior will be the same as if you had used a single client object. Multiple client objects consume somewhat
            // more resources on the client side, but they come handy if, for example,
            // - you cannot easily pass around the single pre-created client object to various parts in your code, or
            // - you are using subscriptions, and you want to hook separate event handlers for different purposes, or
            // - you need to set something in the instance parameters of the client object differently for different
            // connections.
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Instantiate the client objects.
            var client1 = new EasyUAClient();
            var client2 = new EasyUAClient();

            Console.WriteLine("Obtaining values of nodes using multiple client objects...");
            try
            {
                // The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
                value1 = client1.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor1, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261");
                value2 = client2.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor2, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261");
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // Display results
            Console.WriteLine("value1: {0}", value1);
            Console.WriteLine("value2: {0}", value2);



            // Example output:
            //
            //Obtaining values of nodes using a single client object...
            //value1: OPC UA SDK Samples
            //value2: OPC UA Workshop Samples
            //
            //Obtaining values of nodes using multiple client objects...
            //value1: OPC UA SDK Samples
            //value2: OPC UA Workshop Samples
        }
    }
}
# This example shows that either a single client object, or multiple client objects can be used to read values from two
# servers.
#
# 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 .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Define which servers we will work with.
endpointDescriptor1 = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# or 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer' (currently not supported)
# or 'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/'
endpointDescriptor2 = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer')


# Part 1: Use a single client object.
# This demonstrates the fact that the client objects do *not* represent connections to individual servers.
# Instead, they are able to maintain connections to multiple servers internally. API method calls on the client
# object include the server's endpoint descriptor in their arguments, so you can specify a different endpoint
# with each operation.
print()

# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()

print('Obtaining values of nodes using a single client object...')
try:
    # The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
    value1 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client,
                                              endpointDescriptor1,
                                              UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261'))
    value2 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client,
                                              endpointDescriptor2,
                                              UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261'))
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
print('value1: ', value1, sep='')
print('value2: ', value2, sep='')


# Part 2: Use multiple client objects.
# This demonstrates the fact that it is also possible to use multiple client objects, and on the OPC side, the
# behavior will be the same as if you had used a single client object. Multiple client objects consume somewhat
# more resources on the client side, but they come handy if, for example,
# - you cannot easily pass around the single pre-created client object to various parts in your code, or
# - you are using subscriptions, and you want to hook separate event handlers for different purposes, or
# - you need to set something in the instance parameters of the client object differently for different
# connections.
print()

# Instantiate the client objects.
client1 = EasyUAClient()
client2 = EasyUAClient()

print('Obtaining values of nodes using multiple client objects...')
try:
    # The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
    value1 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client1,
                                              endpointDescriptor1,
                                              UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261'))
    value2 = IEasyUAClientExtension.ReadValue(client2,
                                              endpointDescriptor2,
                                              UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261'))
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
print('value1: ', value1, sep='')
print('value2: ', value2, sep='')


print()
print('Finished.')
' This example shows that either a single client object, or multiple client objects can be used to read values from two
' servers.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports Newtonsoft.Json.Linq
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace _EasyUAClient
    Partial Friend Class ReadValue
        Public Shared Sub MultipleServers()

            ' Define which server we will work with.
            Dim endpointDescriptor1 As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
            ' or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            ' or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"
            Dim endpointDescriptor2 As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"


            ' Part 1: Use a single client object.
            ' This demonstrates the fact that the client objects do *not* represent connections to individual servers.
            ' Instead, they are able to maintain connections to multiple servers internally. API method calls on the client
            ' object include the server's endpoint descriptor in their arguments, so you can specify a different endpoint
            ' with each operation.
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Instantiate the client object
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()

            Console.WriteLine("Obtaining values of nodes using a single client object...")
            ' Obtain value of a node
            Dim value1 As Object
            Dim value2 As Object
            Try
                ' The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
                value1 = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor1, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261")
                value2 = client.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor2, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261")
                ' Note: For efficiency(reading from the two servers in parallel), it would be better to use the
                ' ReadMultipleValues method here, but this example is made for code clarity.
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            Console.WriteLine("value1: {0}", value1)
            Console.WriteLine("value2: {0}", value2)


            ' Part 2: Use multiple client objects.
            ' This demonstrates the fact that it is also possible to use multiple client objects, and on the OPC side, the
            ' behavior will be the same as if you had used a single client object. Multiple client objects consume somewhat
            ' more resources on the client side, but they come handy if, for example,
            ' - you cannot easily pass around the single pre-created client object to various parts in your code, or
            ' - you are using subscriptions, and you want to hook separate event handlers for different purposes, or
            ' - you need to set something in the instance parameters of the client object differently for different
            ' connections.
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Instantiate the client objects.
            Dim client1 = New EasyUAClient()
            Dim client2 = New EasyUAClient()

            Console.WriteLine("Obtaining values of nodes using multiple client objects...")
            Try
                ' The node Id we are reading returns the product name of the server.
                value1 = client1.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor1, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261")
                value2 = client2.ReadValue(endpointDescriptor2, "nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/ ;i=2261")
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            Console.WriteLine("value1: {0}", value1)
            Console.WriteLine("value2: {0}", value2)


            ' Example output
            '
            'Obtaining values of nodes using a single client object...
            'value1: Opc UA SDK Samples
            'value2: Opc UA Workshop Samples
            '
            'Obtaining values of nodes using multiple client objects...
            'value1: Opc UA SDK Samples
            'value2: Opc UA Workshop Samples
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.ComponentModel.Component
         OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.Widget
            OpcLabs.BaseLib.Widgets.NotifyingWidget
               OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClientCore
                  OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

See Also