// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
// for their decoding directly in the code.
//
// 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;
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 Metadata()
{
// 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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
// The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
var filter = new UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt16(30), writerGroupDescriptor: 101);
// Define the metadata, with the use of collection initializer for its fields.
var metaData = new UADataSetMetaData
{
new UAFieldMetaData("BoolToggle", UABuiltInType.Boolean),
new UAFieldMetaData("Int32", UABuiltInType.Int32),
new UAFieldMetaData("Int32Fast", UABuiltInType.Int32),
new UAFieldMetaData("DateTime", UABuiltInType.DateTime)
};
// Define the dataset subscription, with specific communication parameters.
// The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
// encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
// which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
var dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor = new UADataSetSubscriptionDescriptor(
pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData)
{
CommunicationParameters = { UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters = { DataSetOffset = 15 }}
};
// Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
var subscriber = new EasyUASubscriber();
subscriber.DataSetMessage += subscriber_DataSetMessage_Metadata;
Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor);
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_Metadata(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=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 894 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 920 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1003 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1074 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3074 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1140 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:16 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//...
}
}
' This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
' for their decoding directly in the code.
'
' 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
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 Metadata()
' 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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
' The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
Dim filter = New UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt16(30))
filter.WriterGroupDescriptor.WriterGroupId = 101
' Define the metadata, with the use of collection initializer for its fields.
Dim metaData = New UADataSetMetaData From {
New UAFieldMetaData("BoolToggle", UABuiltInType.Boolean),
New UAFieldMetaData("Int32", UABuiltInType.Int32),
New UAFieldMetaData("Int32Fast", UABuiltInType.Int32),
New UAFieldMetaData("DateTime", UABuiltInType.DateTime)
}
' Define the dataset subscription, with specific communication parameters.
' The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
' encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
' which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
Dim dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor = New UADataSetSubscriptionDescriptor(
pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData)
dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.CommunicationParameters.UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters.DataSetOffset = 15
' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
Dim subscriber = New EasyUASubscriber()
AddHandler subscriber.DataSetMessage, AddressOf subscriber_DataSetMessage_Metadata
Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor)
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_Metadata(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=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 894 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 920 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1003 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1140 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:16 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'...
End Namespace
// This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
// for their decoding directly in the code.
//
// 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
TSubscriberEventHandlers78 = class
procedure OnDataSetMessage(
ASender: TObject;
sender: OleVariant;
const eventArgs: _EasyUADataSetMessageEventArgs);
end;
class procedure SubscribeDataSet.Metadata;
var
ConnectionDescriptor: _UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor;
Field1, Field2, Field3, Field4: _UAFieldMetaData;
MetaData: _UADataSetMetaData;
SubscribeDataSetArguments: _EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments;
Subscriber: TEasyUASubscriber;
SubscriberEventHandlers: TSubscriberEventHandlers78;
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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
// The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetUint16Identifier(30);
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.WriterGroupDescriptor.WriterGroupId := 101;
// Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message.
MetaData := CoUADataSetMetaData.Create;
//
Field1 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create;
Field1.BuiltInType := UABuiltInType_Boolean;
Field1.Name := 'BoolToggle';
MetaData.Add(Field1);
//
Field2 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create;
Field2.BuiltInType := UABuiltInType_Int32;
Field2.Name := 'Int32';
MetaData.Add(Field2);
//
Field3 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create;
Field3.BuiltInType := UABuiltInType_Int32;
Field3.Name := 'Int32Fast';
MetaData.Add(Field3);
//
Field4 := CoUAFieldMetaData.Create;
Field4.BuiltInType := UABuiltInType_DateTime;
Field4.Name := 'DateTime';
MetaData.Add(Field4);
//
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData := MetaData;
// Define the specific communication parameters for the dataset subscription.
// The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
// encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
// which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.CommunicationParameters.UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters.DataSetOffset := 15;
// Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
Subscriber := TEasyUASubscriber.Create(nil);
SubscriberEventHandlers := TSubscriberEventHandlers78.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 TSubscriberEventHandlers78.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=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 894 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 920 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1003 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1074 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
//[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
//[Int32, 3074 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[Int32Fast, 1140 {System.Int32}; Good]
//[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:16 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
//
//...
Rem This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
Rem for their decoding directly in the code.
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 UABuiltInType_Boolean = 1
Const UABuiltInType_Int32 = 6
Const UABuiltInType_DateTime = 13
' 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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
' The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetUInt16Identifier 30
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.WriterGroupDescriptor.WriterGroupId = 101
' Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message.
Dim MetaData: Set MetaData = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UADataSetMetaData")
'
Dim Field1: Set Field1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData")
Field1.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Boolean
Field1.Name = "BoolToggle"
MetaData.Add(Field1)
'
Dim Field2: Set Field2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData")
Field2.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Int32
Field2.Name = "Int32"
MetaData.Add(Field2)
'
Dim Field3: Set Field3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData")
Field3.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Int32
Field3.Name = "Int32Fast"
MetaData.Add(Field3)
'
Dim Field4: Set Field4 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub.Configuration.UAFieldMetaData")
Field4.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_DateTime
Field4.Name = "DateTime"
MetaData.Add(Field4)
'
Set SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData = MetaData
' Define the specific communication parameters for the dataset subscription.
' The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
' encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
' which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
SubscribeDataSetArguments.DataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.CommunicationParameters.UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters.DataSetOffset = 15
' 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
WScript.Echo "Finished."
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
' Example output:
'
'Subscribing...
'Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 894 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 920 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1003 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1140 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:16 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'...
REM This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
REM for their decoding directly in the code.
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 Subscriber3 As EasyUASubscriber
Private Sub EasyUASubscriber_SubscribeDataSet_Metadata_Command_Click()
OutputText = ""
' Define the PubSub connection we will work with.
Dim subscribeDataSetArguments As New EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments
Dim ConnectionDescriptor As UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor
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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
' The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
Call subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.PublisherId.SetUInt16Identifier(30)
subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.Filter.WriterGroupDescriptor.WriterGroupId = 101
' Define the metadata. For UADP, the order of field metadata must correspond to the order of fields in the dataset message.
Dim metaData As New UADataSetMetaData
'
Dim field1 As New UAFieldMetaData
field1.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Boolean
field1.Name = "BoolToggle"
metaData.Add field1
'
Dim field2 As New UAFieldMetaData
field2.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Int32
field2.Name = "Int32"
metaData.Add field2
'
Dim field3 As New UAFieldMetaData
field3.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_Int32
field3.Name = "Int32Fast"
metaData.Add field3
'
Dim field4 As New UAFieldMetaData
field4.BuiltInType = UABuiltInType_DateTime
field4.Name = "DateTime"
metaData.Add field4
'
Set subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.DataSetMetaData = metaData
' Define the specific communication parameters for the dataset subscription.
' The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
' encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
' which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
subscribeDataSetArguments.dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.CommunicationParameters.UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters.DataSetOffset = 15
' Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
Set Subscriber3 = New EasyUASubscriber
OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing..." & vbCrLf
Call Subscriber3.SubscribeDataSet(subscribeDataSetArguments)
OutputText = OutputText & "Processing dataset message for 20 seconds..." & vbCrLf
Pause 20000
OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing..." & vbCrLf
Subscriber3.UnsubscribeAllDataSets
OutputText = OutputText & "Waiting for 1 second..." & vbCrLf
' Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
Pause 1000
Set Subscriber3 = Nothing
OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf
End Sub
Private Sub Subscriber3_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 dictionaryEntry2 : For Each dictionaryEntry2 In eventArgs.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary
OutputText = OutputText & dictionaryEntry2 & 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=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 894 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3072 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 920 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:14 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1003 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, False {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3073 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:15 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher=(UInt16)30, group=101, fields: 4
'[BoolToggle, True {System.Boolean}; Good]
'[Int32, 3074 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[Int32Fast, 1140 {System.Int32}; Good]
'[DateTime, 10/1/2019 12:21:16 PM {System.DateTime}; Good]
'
'...
# This example shows how to subscribe to dataset messages with RawData field encoding, specifying the metadata necessary
# for their decoding directly in the code.
#
# 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA 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 16-bits) is 30, and the writer group Id is 101.
# The dataset writer Id (1) must not be specified in the filter, because it does not appear in the message.
filter = UASubscribeDataSetFilter(UAPublisherId.CreateUInt16(30),
UAWriterGroupDescriptor(101))
# Define the metadata.
metaData = UADataSetMetaData()
metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('BoolToggle', UABuiltInType.Boolean))
metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('Int32', UABuiltInType.Int32))
metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('Int32Fast', UABuiltInType.Int32))
metaData.Add(UAFieldMetaData('DateTime', UABuiltInType.DateTime))
# Define the dataset subscription, with specific communication parameters.
# The dataset offset is needed with messages that do not contain dataset writer Ids and use RawData field
# encoding. An exception to this rule is when the dataset is the only or first in the dataset message payload,
# which is also the case here, but we are specifying the dataset offset anyway, for illustration.
dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor = UADataSetSubscriptionDescriptor(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, filter, metaData)
dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor.CommunicationParameters.UadpDataSetReaderMessageParameters.DataSetOffset = 15
# Instantiate the subscriber object and hook events.
subscriber = EasyUASubscriber()
subscriber.DataSetMessage += dataSetMessage
print('Subscribing...')
subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(EasyUASubscribeDataSetArguments(dataSetSubscriptionDescriptor))
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.')
// 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]
'
'...
'
# 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.')