The live binding model is very powerful in terms of what can be achieved without any manual coding. In order to configure it right, however, you need to know how, and understand a little about the internal workings of live binding. The scenarios described in this chapter are designed just for that – to give instructions that will guide you through configuring the live binding for typical usages.

Each scenario contains a description of its purpose, and step by step instructions explaining how to configure it.

You should be able to use these scenarios both as a “catalog”, a reference to choose from and follow the steps, and as a learning tool: If you try several scenarios, you will get a feeling of how to configure the live binding for proper behavior.

Many of the scenarios listed here are also demonstrated live in the “Live Binding Demo” applications that are installed with the product. For OPC Data Access (OPC-DA), its source code is contained in the WindowsForms\LiveBindingDemo project. For OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA), its source code is contained in the WindowsForms\UALiveBindingDemo project.