QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
Examples - OPC Alarms&Events - Acknowledge a condition

.NET

// This example shows how to acknowledge an event condition in the OPC server.

using System;
using System.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.OperationModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.AlarmsAndEvents._EasyAEClient
{
    class AcknowledgeCondition
    {
        // Instantiate the OPC-A&E client object.
        static readonly EasyAEClient AEClient = new EasyAEClient();

        // Instantiate the OPC-DA client object.
        static readonly EasyDAClient DAClient = new EasyDAClient();

        static volatile bool _done;

        public static void Main1()
        {
            var eventHandler = new EasyAENotificationEventHandler(AEClient_Notification);
            AEClient.Notification += eventHandler;

            Console.WriteLine("Processing event notifications for 1 minute...");
            var subscriptionFilter = new AESubscriptionFilter
            {
                Sources = new AENodeDescriptor[] { "Simulation.ConditionState1" }
            };
            int handle = AEClient.SubscribeEvents("", "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2", 1000, null, subscriptionFilter);

            // Give the refresh operation time to complete
            Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            // Trigger an acknowledgeable event
            try
            {
                DAClient.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "SimulateEvents.ConditionState1.Activate", true);
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            _done = false;
            DateTime endTime = DateTime.Now + new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5);
            while ((!_done) && (DateTime.Now < endTime))
                Thread.Sleep(1000);

            // Give some time to also receive the acknowledgement notification
            Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            AEClient.UnsubscribeEvents(handle);
            AEClient.Notification -= eventHandler;
        }

        // Notification event handler
        static void AEClient_Notification(object sender, EasyAENotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
            if (!e.Succeeded)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", e.ErrorMessageBrief);
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Refresh: {0}", e.Refresh);
            Console.WriteLine("RefreshComplete: {0}", e.RefreshComplete);
            AEEventData eventData = e.EventData;
            if (!(eventData is null))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Event.QualifiedSourceName: {0}", eventData.QualifiedSourceName);
                Console.WriteLine("Event.Message: {0}", eventData.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Event.Active: {0}", eventData.Active);
                Console.WriteLine("Event.Acknowledged: {0}", eventData.Acknowledged);
                Console.WriteLine("Event.AcknowledgeRequired: {0}", eventData.AcknowledgeRequired);

                if (eventData.AcknowledgeRequired)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(">>>>> ACKNOWLEDGING THIS EVENT");
                    try
                    {
                        AEClient.AcknowledgeCondition("", "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2", "Simulation.ConditionState1", "Simulated",
                            eventData.ActiveTime, eventData.Cookie);
                    }
                    catch (OpcException opcException)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                        return;
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine(">>>>> EVENT ACKNOWLEDGED");
                    _done = true;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
# This example shows how to acknowledge an event condition in the OPC server.

# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import time

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel import *


# Notification event handler
def notification(sender, e):
    global aeClient
    global done

    if not e.Succeeded:
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')
        return
    print('Refresh: ', e.Refresh, sep='')
    print('RefreshComplete: ', e.RefreshComplete, sep='')
    eventData = e.EventData
    if eventData is not None:
        print('EventData.QualifiedSourceName: ', eventData.QualifiedSourceName, sep='')
        print('EventData.Message: ', eventData.Message, sep='')
        print('EventData.Active: ', eventData.Active, sep='')
        print('EventData.ActiveTime: ', eventData.ActiveTime, sep='')
        print('EventData.ActiveTimeTicks: ', eventData.ActiveTimeTicks, sep='')
        print('EventData.Acknowledged: ', eventData.Acknowledged, sep='')
        print('EventData.AcknowledgeRequired: ', eventData.AcknowledgeRequired, sep='')
        print('EventData.Cookie: ', eventData.Cookie, sep='')
        if eventData.AcknowledgeRequired:
            print('>>>>> ACKNOWLEDGING THIS EVENT')
            try:
                IEasyAEClientExtension.AcknowledgeCondition(aeClient,
                                                            '', 'OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2',
                                                            'Simulation.ConditionState1', 'Simulated',
                                                            eventData.ActiveTimeTicks, eventData.Cookie,
                                                            'Myself')  # acknowledgerId
                # The precise ActiveTime is important for event acknowledgement in OPC A&E. Python.NET, however,
                # represents .NET DateTime to Python 'datetime' object, possibly losing precision. For this reason,
                # use AEEventData.ActiveTimeTicks (as above), and not AEEventData.ActiveTime.
                # aeClient.AcknowledgeCondition('', 'OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2',
                #                               'Simulation.ConditionState1', 'Simulated',
                #                               eventData.ActiveTime, eventData.Cookie)
            except OpcException as opcException:
                print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                done = True
                return
            print('>>>>> EVENT ACKNOWLEDGED')
            done = True


# Instantiate the OPC-A&E client object.
aeClient = EasyAEClient()

# Instantiate the OPC-DA client object.
daClient = EasyDAClient()

#
aeClient.Notification += notification

print('Processing event notifications for 1 minute...')
subscriptionFilter = AESubscriptionFilter()
subscriptionFilter.Sources = [AENodeDescriptor('Simulation.ConditionState1')]
handle = IEasyAEClientExtension.SubscribeEvents(aeClient, '', 'OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2', 1000, None,
                                                subscriptionFilter)

# Give the refresh operation time to complete.
time.sleep(5)

# Trigger an acknowledgeable event.
done = False
try:
    IEasyDAClientExtension.WriteItemValue(daClient, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2',
                                          'SimulateEvents.ConditionState1.Activate', True)
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

endTime = time.time() + 60
while (not done) and (time.time() < endTime):
    time.sleep(1)

# Give some time to also receive the acknowledgement notification.
time.sleep(5)

aeClient.UnsubscribeAllEvents()
aeClient.Notification -= notification

print('Finished.')
' This example shows how to acknowledge an event condition in the OPC server.

Imports System.Threading
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.OperationModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.OperationModel

Namespace AlarmsAndEvents._EasyAEClient

    Friend Class AcknowledgeCondition
        _
        Private Shared ReadOnly AEClient As New EasyAEClient()
        _
        Private Shared ReadOnly DAClient As New EasyDAClient()

        Private Shared _done As Boolean ' volatile

        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            Dim eventHandler = New EasyAENotificationEventHandler(AddressOf AEClient_Notification)
            AddHandler AEClient.Notification, eventHandler

            Console.WriteLine("Processing event notifications for 1 minute...")
            Dim subscriptionFilter As New AESubscriptionFilter
            subscriptionFilter.Sources = New AENodeDescriptor() {"Simulation.ConditionState1"}
            Dim handle As Integer = AEClient.SubscribeEvents("", "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2", 1000, Nothing, subscriptionFilter)

            ' Give the refresh operation time to complete
            Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000)

            ' Trigger an acknowledgeable event
            Try
                DAClient.WriteItemValue("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "SimulateEvents.ConditionState1.Activate", True)
            Catch opcException As OpcException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            _done = False
            Dim endTime As Date = Date.Now + New TimeSpan(0, 0, 5)
            Do While ((Not _done)) AndAlso (Date.Now < endTime)
                Thread.Sleep(1000)
            Loop

            ' Give some time to also receive the acknowledgement notification
            Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000)

            AEClient.UnsubscribeEvents(handle)
            RemoveHandler AEClient.Notification, eventHandler
        End Sub

        ' Notification event handler
        Private Shared Sub AEClient_Notification(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EasyAENotificationEventArgs)
            Console.WriteLine()
            If Not e.Succeeded Then
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", e.ErrorMessageBrief)
                Exit Sub
            End If

            Console.WriteLine("Refresh: {0}", e.Refresh)
            Console.WriteLine("RefreshComplete: {0}", e.RefreshComplete)
            If e.EventData IsNot Nothing Then
                Dim eventData As AEEventData = e.EventData
                Console.WriteLine("EventData.QualifiedSourceName: {0}", eventData.QualifiedSourceName)
                Console.WriteLine("EventData.Message: {0}", eventData.Message)
                Console.WriteLine("EventData.Active: {0}", eventData.Active)
                Console.WriteLine("EventData.Acknowledged: {0}", eventData.Acknowledged)
                Console.WriteLine("EventData.AcknowledgeRequired: {0}", eventData.AcknowledgeRequired)

                If eventData.AcknowledgeRequired Then
                    Console.WriteLine(">>>>> ACKNOWLEDGING THIS EVENT")
                    Try
                        AEClient.AcknowledgeCondition("", "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2", "Simulation.ConditionState1", "Simulated", eventData.ActiveTime, eventData.Cookie)
                    Catch opcException As OpcException
                        Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
                        Exit Sub
                    End Try
                    Console.WriteLine(">>>>> EVENT ACKNOWLEDGED")
                    _done = True
                End If
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

Rem This example shows how to acknowledge an event condition in the OPC server.

Option Explicit

Dim DAClient: Set DAClient = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
Dim AEClient: Set AEClient = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.EasyAEClient")

WScript.Echo "Hooking event handler..."
WScript.ConnectObject AEClient, "AEClient_"

Dim ServerDescriptor: Set ServerDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.ServerDescriptor")
ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitEventServer.2"

Dim SourceDescriptor: Set SourceDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.AENodeDescriptor")
SourceDescriptor.QualifiedName = "Simulation.ConditionState1"

WScript.Echo "Processing event notifications for 1 minute..."
Dim SubscriptionParameters: Set SubscriptionParameters = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.AlarmsAndEvents.AESubscriptionParameters")
SubscriptionParameters.Filter.Sources = Array(SourceDescriptor)
SubscriptionParameters.NotificationRate = 1000
Dim handle: handle = AEClient.SubscribeEvents(ServerDescriptor, SubscriptionParameters, True, Nothing)

WScript.Echo "Give the refresh operation time to complete: Waiting for 5 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 5*1000

WScript.Echo "Triggering an acknowledgeable event..."
On Error Resume Next
DAClient.WriteItemValue "", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "SimulateEvents.ConditionState1.Activate", True
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

Dim done: done = False
Dim endTime: endTime = Now() + 5*(1/24/60/60)
While (Not done) And (Now() < endTime)
    WScript.Sleep 1000
WEnd

WScript.Echo "Give some time to also receive the acknowledgement notification: Waiting for 5 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 5*1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing events..."
AEClient.UnsubscribeEvents handle

WScript.Echo "Unhooking event handler..."
WScript.DisconnectObject AEClient

WScript.Echo "Finished."



Rem Notification event handler
Sub AEClient_Notification(Sender, e)
    If Not (e.Succeeded) Then
        WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief
        Exit Sub
    End If

    WScript.Echo 
    WScript.Echo "Refresh: " & e.Refresh
    WScript.Echo "RefreshComplete: " & e.RefreshComplete
    If Not (e.EventData Is Nothing) Then
        With e.EventData
            WScript.Echo "EventData.QualifiedSourceName: " & .QualifiedSourceName
            WScript.Echo "EventData.Message: " & .Message
            WScript.Echo "EventData.Active: " & .Active
            WScript.Echo "EventData.Acknowledged: " & .Acknowledged
            WScript.Echo "EventData.AcknowledgeRequired: " & .AcknowledgeRequired

            If .AcknowledgeRequired Then
                WScript.Echo ">>>>> ACKNOWLEDGING THIS EVENT"
                On Error Resume Next
                AEClient.AcknowledgeCondition ServerDescriptor, SourceDescriptor, "Simulated", _
                    .ActiveTime, .Cookie, "aUser", ""
                If Err.Number <> 0 Then
                    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
                    Exit Sub
                End If
                On Error Goto 0
                WScript.Echo ">>>>> EVENT ACKNOWLEDGED"
                done = True
            End If
        End With
    End If
End Sub

 

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