OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Changing Existing Subscription (OPC Data)
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It is not necessary to unsubscribe and then subscribe again if you want to change parameters of existing subscription, such as its update rate (OPC Classic) or sampling interval (OPC UA).

A single subscription

Instead of unsubscribing and subscribing again, change the parameters by calling the ChangeItemSubscription (OPC Classic) or ChangeDataChangeSubscription or ChangeMonitoredItemSubscription  (OPC UA) method, passing it the subscription handle, and the new parameters in form of DAGroupParameters object (in OPC Data Client.NET), EasyUASubscriptionChangeArguments (in OPC Data Client-UA) or individually a requested update rate or sampling interval, and optionally a deadband value (this is the only way in OPC Data Client-COM).

Examples for OPC Classic:

.NET

// This example shows how change the update rate of an existing subscription.
//
// 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.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    partial class ChangeItemSubscription
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            using (var client = new EasyDAClient())
            {
                client.ItemChanged += client_ItemChanged;

                Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
                int handle = client.SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000);

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

                Console.WriteLine("Changing subscription...");
                client.ChangeItemSubscription(handle, new DAGroupParameters(100));

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

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

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);
            }
        }

        // Item changed event handler
        static void client_ItemChanged(object sender, EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine(e.Vtq);
            else
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", e.ErrorMessageBrief);
        }
    }
}

COM

Rem This example shows how change the update rate of an existing subscription.
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

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
WScript.ConnectObject Client, "Client_"

WScript.Echo "Subscribing..."
Dim handle: handle = Client.SubscribeItem("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000)

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.Echo "Changing subscription..."
Client.ChangeItemSubscription handle, 100

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..."
Client.UnsubscribeAllItems

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.DisconnectObject Client
Set Client = Nothing



Sub Client_ItemChanged(Sender, e)
    If Not (e.Succeeded) Then
        WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief
        Exit Sub
    End If

    WScript.Echo e.Vtq
End Sub

Python

# This example shows how change the update rate of an existing subscription.
#
# 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.DataAccess import *


# Item changed event handler
def itemChanged(sender, e):
    if e.Succeeded:
        print(e.Vtq)
    else:
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

client.ItemChanged += itemChanged

print('Subscribing item...')
handle = IEasyDAClientExtension.SubscribeItem(client, '', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Random', 1000)

print('Processing item change notifications for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

print('Changing item subscription...')
IEasyDAClientExtension.ChangeItemSubscription(client, handle, DAGroupParameters(100))

print('Processing item change notifications for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

print('Unsubscribing item...')
IEasyDAClientExtension.UnsubscribeItem(client, handle)

print('Waiting for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

client.ItemChanged -= itemChanged

print('Finished.')

Examples for OPC XML-DA:

.NET

// This example shows how change the update rate of an existing OPC XML-DA subscription.
//
// 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.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess.Xml
{
    class ChangeItemSubscription
    {
        public static void Main1Xml()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            using (var client = new EasyDAClient())
            {
                client.ItemChanged += client_ItemChanged;

                Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
                int handle = client.SubscribeItem(
                    "http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx",
                    "Dynamic/Analog Types/Int",
                    2000,
                    state: null);

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 20 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

                Console.WriteLine("Changing subscription...");
                client.ChangeItemSubscription(handle, new DAGroupParameters(500));

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

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

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);
            }
        }

        // Item changed event handler
        static void client_ItemChanged(object sender, EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine(e.Vtq);
            else
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", e.ErrorMessageBrief);
        }
    }
}

COM

// This example shows how change the update rate of an existing OPC XML-DA subscription.
//
// 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
  TChangeItemSubscription_ClientEventHandlers = class
    // Item changed event handler
    procedure OnItemChanged(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TChangeItemSubscription_ClientEventHandlers.OnItemChanged(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs);
begin
  if Not eventArgs.Succeeded then
  begin
    WriteLn('*** Failure: ', eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
    Exit;
  end;

  WriteLn(eventArgs.Vtq.ToString)
end;

class procedure ChangeItemSubscription.MainXml;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: TEasyDAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TChangeItemSubscription_ClientEventHandlers;
  HandleArray: OleVariant;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1: _EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments;
begin
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1 := CoEasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments.Create;
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.UrlString := 'http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID := 'Dynamic/Analog Types/Int';
  ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate := 2000;

  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 0], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := ItemSubscriptionArguments1;

  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyDAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TChangeItemSubscription_ClientEventHandlers.Create;
  Client.OnItemChanged := ClientEventHandlers.OnItemChanged;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  TVarData(HandleArray).VType := varArray or varVariant;
  TVarData(HandleArray).VArray := PVarArray(
    Client.SubscribeMultipleItems(Arguments));

  WriteLn('Waiting for 20 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(20*1000);

  WriteLn('Changing subscription...');
  Client.ChangeItemSubscription(HandleArray[0], 500);

  WriteLn('Waiting for 10 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(10*1000);

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

  WriteLn('Waiting for 10 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(10*1000);

  VarClear(HandleArray);
  VarClear(Arguments);
  FreeAndNil(Client);
  FreeAndNil(ClientEventHandlers);
end;

Python

# This example shows how change the update rate of an existing OPC XML-DA subscription.
#
# 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 import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess import *


# Item changed event handler
def itemChanged(sender, e):
    if e.Succeeded:
        print(e.Vtq)
    else:
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

client.ItemChanged += itemChanged

print('Subscribing item...')
handle = IEasyDAClientExtension.SubscribeItem(client,
    ServerDescriptor('http://opcxml.demo-this.com/XmlDaSampleServer/Service.asmx'),
    DAItemDescriptor('Dynamic/Analog Types/Int'),
    DAGroupParameters(2000),
    None) # state

print('Processing item change notifications for 20 seconds...')
time.sleep(20)

print('Changing item subscription...')
IEasyDAClientExtension.ChangeItemSubscription(client, handle, DAGroupParameters(500))

print('Processing item change notifications for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

print('Unsubscribing item...')
IEasyDAClientExtension.UnsubscribeItem(client, handle)

print('Waiting for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

client.ItemChanged -= itemChanged

print('Finished.')

 

OPC Data Client supports OPC XML-DA also on Linux and macOS.

Examples for OPC UA:

.NET

// This example shows how to change the sampling rate of an existing monitored item subscription.
//
// 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

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

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

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

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

            Console.WriteLine("Changing subscription...");
            client.ChangeMonitoredItemSubscription(handle, 100);

            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(object sender, EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine(e.AttributeData.Value);
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
        }
    }
}

COM

// This example shows how to change the sampling rate of an existing monitored
// item subscription.
//
// 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
  TClientEventHandlers110 = class
    procedure OnDataChangeNotification(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers110.OnDataChangeNotification(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
begin
  // Display the data
  if eventArgs.Succeeded then
      WriteLn(eventArgs.AttributeData.ToString)
  else
      WriteLn('*** Failure: ',
      eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
end;

class procedure ChangeMonitoredItemSubscription.Main;
var
  Client: TEasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers110;
  Handle: Cardinal;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers110.Create;
  Client.OnDataChangeNotification := ClientEventHandlers.OnDataChangeNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  Handle := Client.SubscribeDataChange(
    //'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',
    'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853',
    1000);

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

  Client.ChangeMonitoredItemSubscription(Handle, 100);

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

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

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

  WriteLn('Finished.');
  FreeAndNil(Client);
  FreeAndNil(ClientEventHandlers);
end;

Python

# This example shows how to change the sampling rate of an existing monitored item subscription.
#
# 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.OperationModel import *


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


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

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

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

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

print('Changing subscription...')
IEasyUAClientExtension.ChangeMonitoredItemSubscription(client, handle, 100)

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.')

Multiple subscriptions

For changing parameters of multiple subscriptions in an efficient manner, call the ChangeMultipleItemSubscriptions (OPC Classic), or ChangeMultipleDataChangeSubscriptions or ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions (OPC UA) method.

Examples for OPC Classic:

.NET

// This example shows how change the update rate of multiple existing subscriptions.
//
// 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.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel;

namespace DocExamples.DataAccess._EasyDAClient
{
    class ChangeMultipleItemSubscriptions
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Instantiate the client object.
            using (var client = new EasyDAClient())
            {
                client.ItemChanged += client_ItemChanged;

                Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
                int[] handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems(new[]
                {
                    new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Random", 1000, null),
                    new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Ramp (1 min)", 1000, null),
                    new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Trends.Sine (1 min)", 1000, null),
                    new DAItemGroupArguments("", "OPCLabs.KitServer.2", "Simulation.Register_I4", 1000, null)
                });

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

                Console.WriteLine("Changing subscriptions...");
                client.ChangeMultipleItemSubscriptions(new[]
                {
                    new DAHandleGroupArguments(handleArray[0], 100),
                    new DAHandleGroupArguments(handleArray[1], 100)
                });

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

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

                Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 10 seconds...");
                Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);
            }
        }

        // Item changed event handler
        static void client_ItemChanged(object sender, EasyDAItemChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Succeeded)
                Console.WriteLine(e.Vtq);
            else
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {e.ErrorMessageBrief}");
        }
    }
}

COM

Rem This example shows how change the update rate of multiple existing subscriptions.
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

Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments1: Set ItemSubscriptionArguments1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments")
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = "Simulation.Random"
ItemSubscriptionArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments2: Set ItemSubscriptionArguments2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments")
ItemSubscriptionArguments2.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
ItemSubscriptionArguments2.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = "Trends.Ramp (1 min)"
ItemSubscriptionArguments2.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments3: Set ItemSubscriptionArguments3 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments")
ItemSubscriptionArguments3.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
ItemSubscriptionArguments3.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = "Trends.Sine (1 min)"
ItemSubscriptionArguments3.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

Dim ItemSubscriptionArguments4: Set ItemSubscriptionArguments4 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments")
ItemSubscriptionArguments4.ServerDescriptor.ServerClass = "OPCLabs.KitServer.2"
ItemSubscriptionArguments4.ItemDescriptor.ItemID = "Simulation.Register_I4"
ItemSubscriptionArguments4.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 1000

Dim arguments(3)
Set arguments(0) = ItemSubscriptionArguments1
Set arguments(1) = ItemSubscriptionArguments2
Set arguments(2) = ItemSubscriptionArguments3
Set arguments(3) = ItemSubscriptionArguments4

Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.EasyDAClient")
WScript.ConnectObject Client, "Client_"

WScript.Echo "Subscribing..."
Dim handleArray: handleArray = Client.SubscribeMultipleItems(arguments)

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.Echo "Changing subscriptions..."

Dim HandleGroupArguments1: Set HandleGroupArguments1 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.DAHandleGroupArguments")
HandleGroupArguments1.Handle = handleArray(0)
HandleGroupArguments1.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 100

Dim HandleGroupArguments2: Set HandleGroupArguments2 = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel.DAHandleGroupArguments")
HandleGroupArguments2.Handle = handleArray(1)
HandleGroupArguments2.GroupParameters.RequestedUpdateRate = 100

Dim subscriptionChangeArguments(1)
Set subscriptionChangeArguments(0) = HandleGroupArguments1
Set subscriptionChangeArguments(1) = HandleGroupArguments2

Client.ChangeMultipleItemSubscriptions subscriptionChangeArguments

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.Echo "Unsubscribing..."
Client.UnsubscribeAllItems

WScript.Echo "Waiting for 10 seconds..."
WScript.Sleep 10*1000

WScript.DisconnectObject Client
Set Client = Nothing



Sub Client_ItemChanged(Sender, e)
    If Not (e.Succeeded) Then
        WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & e.ErrorMessageBrief
        Exit Sub
    End If

    WScript.Echo e.Vtq
End Sub

Python

# This example shows how change the update rate of multiple existing subscriptions.
#
# 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.DataAccess import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.DataAccess.OperationModel import *


# Item changed event handler.
def itemChanged(sender, e):
    if e.Succeeded:
        print(e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ': ', e.Vtq, sep='')
    else:
        print(e.Arguments.ItemDescriptor.ItemId, ' *** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyDAClient()

client.ItemChanged += itemChanged

print('Subscribing item changes...')
handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleItems([
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Random', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Trends.Ramp (1 min)', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Trends.Sine (1 min)', 1000, None),
    EasyDAItemSubscriptionArguments('', 'OPCLabs.KitServer.2', 'Simulation.Register_I4', 1000, None),
    ])

print('Processing item change notifications for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

print('Changing item subscriptions...')
client.ChangeMultipleItemSubscriptions([
    DAHandleGroupArguments(handleArray[0], 100),
    DAHandleGroupArguments(handleArray[1], 100),
    ])

print('Processing item change notifications for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

print('Unsubscribing all items...')
client.UnsubscribeAllItems()

print('Waiting for 10 seconds...')
time.sleep(10)

client.ItemChanged -= itemChanged

print('Finished.')

 

Examples for OPC UA:

.NET

// This example shows how change the sampling rate of multiple existing monitored item subscriptions.
//
// 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 OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    class ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions
    {
        public static void Overload2()
        {
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // or "http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer" (currently not supported)
            // or "https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"

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

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            int[] handleArray = 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 data change events for 10 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Changing subscriptions...");
            client.ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions(handleArray, 100);

            Console.WriteLine("Processing data change 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(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}");
        }
    }
}

COM

// This example shows how change the sampling rate of multiple existing monitored item subscriptions.
//
// 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
  TClientEventHandlers111 = class
    procedure OnDataChangeNotification(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUADataChangeNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers111.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 ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions.Main;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: TEasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers111;
  Handle: Cardinal;
  HandleArray: OleVariant;
  I: Cardinal;
  MonitoredItemArguments1, MonitoredItemArguments2, MonitoredItemArguments3:
    _EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments;
  OldMonitoringParameters, NewMonitoringParameters: _UAMonitoringParameters;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments: OleVariant;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments1, SubscriptionChangeArguments2, SubscriptionChangeArguments3:
    _EasyUASubscriptionChangeArguments;
begin
  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers111.Create;
  Client.OnDataChangeNotification := ClientEventHandlers.OnDataChangeNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');
  OldMonitoringParameters := CoUAMonitoringParameters.Create;
  OldMonitoringParameters.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 := OldMonitoringParameters;
  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 := OldMonitoringParameters;
  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 := OldMonitoringParameters;
  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('Changing subscriptions...');
  NewMonitoringParameters := CoUAMonitoringParameters.Create;
  NewMonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval := 100;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments1 := CoEasyUASubscriptionChangeArguments.Create;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments1.Handle := Cardinal(HandleArray[0]);
  SubscriptionChangeArguments1.MonitoringParameters := NewMonitoringParameters;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments2 := CoEasyUASubscriptionChangeArguments.Create;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments2.Handle := Cardinal(HandleArray[1]);
  SubscriptionChangeArguments2.MonitoringParameters := NewMonitoringParameters;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments3 := CoEasyUASubscriptionChangeArguments.Create;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments3.Handle := Cardinal(HandleArray[2]);
  SubscriptionChangeArguments3.MonitoringParameters := NewMonitoringParameters;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 2], varVariant);
  SubscriptionChangeArguments[0] := SubscriptionChangeArguments1;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments[1] := SubscriptionChangeArguments2;
  SubscriptionChangeArguments[2] := SubscriptionChangeArguments3;

  Client.ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions(SubscriptionChangeArguments);

  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;

Python

# This example shows how change the sampling rate of multiple existing monitored item subscriptions.
#
# 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.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...')
handleArray = client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems([
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'),
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'),
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments(
        None,
        UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer'),
        UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10855'),
        UAMonitoringParameters(1000)),
    ])

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

print('Changing subscriptions...')
IEasyUAClientExtension.ChangeMultipleMonitoredItemSubscriptions(client, handleArray, 100)

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.')

 

See Also
Subscribing to OPC UA Data Changes
Subscribing to OPC Classic Items
Unsubscribing (OPC Data)
Obtaining Subscription Information (OPC Data)
OPC Classic Item Changed Event or Callback
OPC UA Monitored Item Changed Event or Callback
Using Callback Methods Instead of Event Handlers (OPC Data)
Subscribing to Information (OPC Data)
Imperative Programming Model for OPC Data (Classic and UA)
Imperative Programming Model

Examples - Client OPC Data Access

Examples - OPC Data Access - Change percent deadband of a subscription

 

 

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