Examples - OPC Data Access - Read a single item from the device

C#
Python (.NET)

// This example shows how to read a single item from the device, and display its value, timestamp and quality.

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

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    partial class ReadItem
    {
        public static void DeviceSource()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyDAClient();

            Console.WriteLine("Reading item...");
            DAVtq vtq;
            try
            {
                // DADataSource enumeration:
                // Selects the data source for OPC reads (from device, from OPC cache, or dynamically determined).
                // The data source (memory, OPC cache or OPC device) selection is based on the desired value age and
                // current status of data received from the server.

                vtq = client.ReadItem("OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", DADataSource.Device);
            }
            catch (OpcException opcException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", opcException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Vtq: {0}", vtq);
        }
    }
}

# This example shows how to read a single item from the device, and display its value, timestamp and quality.

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

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


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

print('Reading item...')
try:
    # DADataSource enumeration:
    # Selects the data source for OPC reads (from device, from OPC cache, or dynamically determined).
    # The data source (memory, OPC cache or OPC device) selection is based on the desired value age and
    # current status of data received from the server.
    vtq = IEasyDAClientExtension.ReadItem(client,
                                          ServerDescriptor('OPCLabs.KitServer.2'),
                                          DAItemDescriptor('Simulation.Random'),
                                          DAReadParameters(DADataSource.Device))
except OpcException as opcException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + opcException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

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

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