QuickOPC User's Guide and Reference
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to multiple nodes for data changes

.NET

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
// each change.

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

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    partial class SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            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_Main1;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(new[]
                {
                    new EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(null, endpointDescriptor, 
                        "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845", 1000),
                    new EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(null, endpointDescriptor, 
                        "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", 1000),
                    new EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(null, endpointDescriptor, 
                        "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855", 1000)
                });

            Console.WriteLine("Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10 * 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_Main1(object sender, EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            // Display value.
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine($"{e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor}: {e.AttributeData.Value}");
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"{e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor} *** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
        }
    }
}

# This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
# each change.

#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

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

Write-Host "Subscribing..."
$handleArray = $client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(@(
    (New-Object UAMonitoredItemArguments(
        (New-Object UAAttributeArguments($endpointDescriptor, [UANodeDescriptor]"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845")), 
        1000)),
    (New-Object UAMonitoredItemArguments(
        (New-Object UAAttributeArguments($endpointDescriptor, [UANodeDescriptor]"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853")), 
        1000)),
    (New-Object UAMonitoredItemArguments(
        (New-Object UAAttributeArguments($endpointDescriptor, [UANodeDescriptor]"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855")),
        1000))
    ))

Write-Host
Write-Host "Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds..."
$stopwatch =  [System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew() 
while ($stopwatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt 10) {    
    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 multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item
# with each change.

# 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(e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor, ': ', e.AttributeData.Value, sep='')
    else:
        print(e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor, ' *** 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...')
client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems([
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        endpointDescriptor,
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        endpointDescriptor,
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        endpointDescriptor,
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    ])

print('Processing data change events for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

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

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

print('Finished.')

' This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
' each change.

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

Namespace _EasyUAClient
    Partial Friend Class SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems
        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' 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.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments() _
                { _
                    New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(Nothing, endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845", 1000), _
                    New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(Nothing, endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853", 1000), _
                    New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(Nothing, endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855", 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("{0}: {1}", e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor, e.AttributeData.Value)
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("{0} *** Failure: {1}", e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor, e.ErrorMessageBrief)
            End If
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with
// each change.

#include "stdafx.h"    // Includes "QuickOpc.h", and other commonly used files
#include <atlcom.h>
#include <atlsafe.h>
#include "SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems.h"

namespace _EasyUAClient
{
    // CEasyUAClientEvents

    class CEasyUAClientEvents : public IDispEventImpl<1, CEasyUAClientEvents>
    {
    public:
    BEGIN_SINK_MAP(CEasyUAClientEvents)
        // Event handlers must have the __stdcall calling convention
        SINK_ENTRY(1, DISPID_EASYUACLIENTEVENTS_DATACHANGENOTIFICATION, &CEasyUAClientEvents::DataChangeNotification)
    END_SINK_MAP()

    public:
        // The handler for EasyUAClient.DataChangeNotification event
        STDMETHOD(DataChangeNotification)(VARIANT varSender, _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs* pEventArgs)
        {
            // Display the data
            _tprintf(_T("%s: "), (LPCTSTR)CW2CT(pEventArgs->Arguments->NodeDescriptor->ToString));
            // Remark: Production code would check EventArgsPtr->Exception before accessing EventArgsPtr->AttributeData.
            _UAAttributeDataPtr AttributeDataPtr(pEventArgs->AttributeData);
            _tprintf(_T("%s\n"), (LPCTSTR)CW2CT(AttributeDataPtr->ToString));

            return S_OK;
        }
    };



    void SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems::Main()
    {
        // Initialize the COM library
        CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_MULTITHREADED);
        {
            // Instantiate the client object
            _EasyUAClientPtr ClientPtr(__uuidof(EasyUAClient));

            // Hook events
            CEasyUAClientEvents* pClientEvents = new CEasyUAClientEvents();
            AtlGetObjectSourceInterface(ClientPtr, &pClientEvents->m_libid, &pClientEvents->m_iid, 
                &pClientEvents->m_wMajorVerNum, &pClientEvents->m_wMinorVerNum);
            pClientEvents->m_iid = _uuidof(DEasyUAClientEvents);
            pClientEvents->DispEventAdvise(ClientPtr, &pClientEvents->m_iid);

            //
            _tprintf(_T("Subscribing...\n"));

            _UAMonitoringParametersPtr MonitoringParametersPtr(_uuidof(UAMonitoringParameters));
            MonitoringParametersPtr->SamplingInterval = 1000;

            _UAMonitoredItemArgumentsPtr MonitoringArguments1Ptr(_uuidof(EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments));
            MonitoringArguments1Ptr->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
                //L"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
                L"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            MonitoringArguments1Ptr->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = L"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845";
            MonitoringArguments1Ptr->MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParametersPtr;

            _UAMonitoredItemArgumentsPtr MonitoringArguments2Ptr(_uuidof(EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments));
            MonitoringArguments2Ptr->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
                //L"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
                L"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            MonitoringArguments2Ptr->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = L"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853";
            MonitoringArguments2Ptr->MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParametersPtr;

            _UAMonitoredItemArgumentsPtr MonitoringArguments3Ptr(_uuidof(EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments));
            MonitoringArguments3Ptr->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
                //L"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
                L"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            MonitoringArguments3Ptr->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = L"nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855";
            MonitoringArguments3Ptr->MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParametersPtr;

            CComSafeArray<VARIANT> arguments(3);
            arguments.SetAt(0, _variant_t((IDispatch*)MonitoringArguments1Ptr));
            arguments.SetAt(1, _variant_t((IDispatch*)MonitoringArguments2Ptr));
            arguments.SetAt(2, _variant_t((IDispatch*)MonitoringArguments3Ptr));
            CComVariant vArguments(arguments);

            CComSafeArray<VARIANT> handles;
            handles.Attach(ClientPtr->SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(&vArguments));

            for (int i = handles.GetLowerBound(); i <= handles.GetUpperBound(); i++)
            {
                _variant_t vString;
                vString.ChangeType(VT_BSTR, &_variant_t(handles[i]));
                _tprintf(_T("handleArray(d)s\n"), i, (LPCTSTR)CW2CT((_bstr_t)vString));
            }

            _tprintf(_T("Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...\n"));
            Sleep(10*1000);

            _tprintf(_T("Unsubscribing...\n"));
            ClientPtr->UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems();

            _tprintf(_T("Waiting for 5 seconds...\n"));
            Sleep(5*1000);

            // Unhook events
            pClientEvents->DispEventUnadvise(ClientPtr, &pClientEvents->m_iid);
        }
         // Release all interface pointers BEFORE calling CoUninitialize()
        CoUninitialize();
    }
}

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
// each change.

{
type
  TClientEventHandlers = class
    procedure OnDataChangeNotification(
      Sender: TObject;
      sender0: OleVariant;
      eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers.OnDataChangeNotification(
  Sender: TObject;
  sender0: OleVariant;
  eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
begin
  // Display the data
  // Remark: Production code would check eventArgs.Exception before accessing
  // eventArgs.AttributeData.
    WriteLn(eventArgs.Arguments.NodeDescriptor.ToString, ': ',
    eventArgs.AttributeData.ToString);
end;
}

class procedure SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems.Main;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  EvsClient: TEvsEasyUAClient;
  Client: EasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers;
  Handle: Cardinal;
  HandleArray: OleVariant;
  I: Cardinal;
  MonitoredItemArguments1, MonitoredItemArguments2, MonitoredItemArguments3:
    _EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments;
  MonitoringParameters: _UAMonitoringParameters;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  EvsClient := TEvsEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  Client := EvsClient.ComServer;
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers.Create;
  EvsClient.OnDataChangeNotification := @ClientEventHandlers.OnDataChangeNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  MonitoringParameters := CoUAMonitoringParameters.Create;
  MonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval := 1000;
  MonitoredItemArguments1 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments1.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments1.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845';
  MonitoredItemArguments1.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  MonitoredItemArguments2 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments2.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
      //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments2.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853';
  MonitoredItemArguments2.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  MonitoredItemArguments3 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments3.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments3.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855';
  MonitoredItemArguments3.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 2], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := MonitoredItemArguments1;
  Arguments[1] := MonitoredItemArguments2;
  Arguments[2] := MonitoredItemArguments3;

  TVarData(HandleArray).VType := varArray or varVariant;
  TVarData(HandleArray).VArray := PVarArray(
    Client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(PSafeArray(TVarData(Arguments).VArray)));

  for I := VarArrayLowBound(HandleArray, 1) to VarArrayHighBound(HandleArray, 1) do
  begin
      Handle := Cardinal(HandleArray[I]);
      WriteLn('HandleArray[', I, ']: ', Handle);
  end;

  WriteLn('Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(10*1000);

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

  WriteLn('Waiting for 5 seconds...');
  Sleep(5*1000);

  WriteLn('Finished...');
end;

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
// each change.

type
  TClientEventHandlers123 = class
    procedure OnDataChangeNotification(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers123.OnDataChangeNotification(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
begin
  // Display the data
  if eventArgs.Succeeded then
      WriteLn(eventArgs.Arguments.NodeDescriptor.ToString, ': ',
      eventArgs.AttributeData.ToString)
  else
      WriteLn(eventArgs.Arguments.NodeDescriptor.ToString, ' *** Failure: ',
      eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
end;

class procedure SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems.Main;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: TEasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers123;
  Handle: Cardinal;
  HandleArray: OleVariant;
  I: Cardinal;
  MonitoredItemArguments1, MonitoredItemArguments2, MonitoredItemArguments3:
    _EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments;
  MonitoringParameters: _UAMonitoringParameters;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers123.Create;
  Client.OnDataChangeNotification := ClientEventHandlers.OnDataChangeNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  MonitoringParameters := CoUAMonitoringParameters.Create;
  MonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval := 1000;
  MonitoredItemArguments1 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments1.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    //'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments1.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845';
  MonitoredItemArguments1.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  MonitoredItemArguments2 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments2.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    //'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments2.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853';
  MonitoredItemArguments2.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  MonitoredItemArguments3 := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments3.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 
    //'http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer';
    //'https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/';
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments3.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855';
  MonitoredItemArguments3.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 2], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := MonitoredItemArguments1;
  Arguments[1] := MonitoredItemArguments2;
  Arguments[2] := MonitoredItemArguments3;

  TVarData(HandleArray).VType := varArray or varVariant;
  TVarData(HandleArray).VArray := PVarArray(
    Client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(Arguments));

  for I := VarArrayLowBound(HandleArray, 1) to VarArrayHighBound(HandleArray, 1) do
  begin
      Handle := Cardinal(HandleArray[I]);
      WriteLn('HandleArray[', I, ']: ', Handle);
  end;

  WriteLn('Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(10*1000);

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

  WriteLn('Waiting for 5 seconds...');
  Sleep(5*1000);

  WriteLn('Finished.');
  VarClear(HandleArray);
  VarClear(Arguments);
  FreeAndNil(Client);
  FreeAndNil(ClientEventHandlers);
end;

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
// each change.

class ClientEvents {
    function DataChangeNotification($Sender, $E)
    {
        // Display the data
        if ($E->Succeeded)
            printf("s: s\n", $E->Arguments->NodeDescriptor, $E->AttributeData);
        else
            printf("s *** Failures\n", $E->Arguments->NodeDescriptor, $E->ErrorMessageBrief);
    }
}



// Instantiate the client object and hook events
$Client = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient");
$ClientEvents = new ClientEvents();
com_event_sink($Client, $ClientEvents, "DEasyUAClientEvents");

printf("Subscribing...\n");
$MonitoringParameters = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAMonitoringParameters");
$MonitoringParameters->SamplingInterval = 1000;
$MonitoredItemArguments1 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments");
$MonitoredItemArguments1->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
    //"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
    //"https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/";
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
$MonitoredItemArguments1->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845";
$MonitoredItemArguments1->MonitoringParameters = $MonitoringParameters;
$MonitoredItemArguments2 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments");
$MonitoredItemArguments2->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
    //"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
    //"https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/";
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
$MonitoredItemArguments2->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853";
$MonitoredItemArguments2->MonitoringParameters = $MonitoringParameters;
$MonitoredItemArguments3 = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments");
$MonitoredItemArguments3->EndpointDescriptor->UrlString = 
    //"http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer";
    //"https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/";
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
$MonitoredItemArguments3->NodeDescriptor->NodeId->ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855";
$MonitoredItemArguments3->MonitoringParameters = $MonitoringParameters;
$arguments[0] = $MonitoredItemArguments1;
$arguments[1] = $MonitoredItemArguments2;
$arguments[2] = $MonitoredItemArguments3;
$handleArray = $Client->SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems($arguments);

for ($i = 0; $i < count($handleArray); $i++)
{
    printf("handleArray[d]d\n", $i, $handleArray[$i]);
}

printf("Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds...\n");
$startTime = time(); do { com_message_pump(1000); } while (time() < $startTime + 10);

printf("Unsubscribing...\n");
$Client->UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

printf("Waiting for 5 seconds...\n");
$startTime = time(); do { com_message_pump(1000); } while (time() < $startTime + 5);

Rem This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with
Rem each change.

' The client object, with events
'Public WithEvents Client2 As EasyUAClient

Public Sub SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""

    Set Client2 = New EasyUAClient

    OutputText = OutputText & "Subscribing..." & vbCrLf
    Dim MonitoringParameters As New UAMonitoringParameters
    MonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval = 1000
    
    Dim MonitoredItemArguments1 As New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments
    MonitoredItemArguments1.endpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
    MonitoredItemArguments1.nodeDescriptor.NodeId.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845"
    Set MonitoredItemArguments1.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
    MonitoredItemArguments1.SetState ("Item1")
    
    Dim MonitoredItemArguments2 As New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments
    MonitoredItemArguments2.endpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
    MonitoredItemArguments2.nodeDescriptor.NodeId.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"
    Set MonitoredItemArguments2.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
    MonitoredItemArguments2.SetState ("Item2")
    
    Dim MonitoredItemArguments3 As New EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments
    MonitoredItemArguments3.endpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
    MonitoredItemArguments3.nodeDescriptor.NodeId.expandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855"
    Set MonitoredItemArguments3.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
    MonitoredItemArguments3.SetState ("Item3")
    
    Dim arguments(2) As Variant
    Set arguments(0) = MonitoredItemArguments1
    Set arguments(1) = MonitoredItemArguments2
    Set arguments(2) = MonitoredItemArguments3
    Dim handleArray As Variant
    handleArray = Client2.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(arguments)

    Dim i As Long: For i = LBound(handleArray) To UBound(handleArray)
        OutputText = OutputText & "handleArray(" & i & "): " & handleArray(i) & vbCrLf
    Next

    OutputText = OutputText & "Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds..." & vbCrLf
    Pause 10000

    OutputText = OutputText & "Unsubscribing..." & vbCrLf
    Call Client2.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems

    OutputText = OutputText & "Waiting for 5 seconds..." & vbCrLf
    Pause 5000

    Set Client2 = Nothing
    OutputText = OutputText & "Finished." & vbCrLf
End Sub

Public Sub Client2_DataChangeNotification(ByVal sender As Variant, ByVal eventArgs As EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs)
    ' Display the data
    If eventArgs.Exception Is Nothing Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "[" & eventArgs.arguments.State & "] " & eventArgs.arguments.nodeDescriptor & ": " & eventArgs.AttributeData & vbCrLf
    Else
        OutputText = OutputText & "[" & eventArgs.arguments.State & "] " & eventArgs.arguments.nodeDescriptor & ": " & eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief & vbCrLf
    End If
End Sub

Rem This example shows how to subscribe to changes of multiple monitored items and display the value of the monitored item with 
Rem each change.

Option Explicit

' Instantiate the client object and hook events
Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient")
WScript.ConnectObject Client, "Client_"

WScript.Echo "Subscribing..."
Dim MonitoringParameters: Set MonitoringParameters = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAMonitoringParameters")
MonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval = 1000
Dim MonitoredItemArguments1: Set MonitoredItemArguments1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments")
MonitoredItemArguments1.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
MonitoredItemArguments1.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845"
MonitoredItemArguments1.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
Dim MonitoredItemArguments2: Set MonitoredItemArguments2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments")
MonitoredItemArguments2.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
MonitoredItemArguments2.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853"
MonitoredItemArguments2.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
Dim MonitoredItemArguments3: Set MonitoredItemArguments3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments")
MonitoredItemArguments3.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
MonitoredItemArguments3.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText = "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855"
MonitoredItemArguments3.MonitoringParameters = MonitoringParameters
Dim arguments(2)
Set arguments(0) = MonitoredItemArguments1
Set arguments(1) = MonitoredItemArguments2
Set arguments(2) = MonitoredItemArguments3
Dim handleArray: handleArray = Client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(arguments)

Dim i: For i = LBound(handleArray) To UBound(handleArray)
    WScript.Echo "handleArray(" & i & "): " & handleArray(i)
Next

WScript.Echo "Processing monitored item changed events for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10 * 1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..."
Client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 5 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 5 * 1000



Sub Client_DataChangeNotification(Sender, e)
    ' Display the data
    Dim display: If e.Exception Is Nothing Then display = e.AttributeData Else display = e.ErrorMessageBrief
    WScript.Echo e.Arguments.NodeDescriptor & ":" & display
End Sub

 

See Also
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to a single node for data changes
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Unsubscribe from all monitored items
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Unsubscribe from multiple monitored items
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Read multiple nodes or attributes
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to multiple nodes with filter
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Identify subscriptions by an integer state
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Identify subscriptions by an object state
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to multiple nodes with absolute deadband
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to multiple nodes with percent deadband
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Subscribe to multiple nodes and keep state in dictionary
Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Event pull, subscribing to multiple data change notifications

Conceptual

Subscribing to OPC UA Data Changes

Examples - OPC UA Alarms&Conditions

Examples - OPC UA Alarms&Conditions - Subscribe to multiple events

Examples - OPC Data Access

Examples - OPC Data Access - Subscribe to multiple items

Examples - OPC UA Specialized

Examples - OPC UA Specialized - Softing OPC UA .NET Demo Server - Subscribe to many

 

 

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