Using OpcCmd Utility as OPC UA PubSub Sniffer

This article assumes that you have basic knowledge of the OPC UA PubSub Sniffing concepts; please read the corresponding article first.

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Accessing the OPC UA PubSub Sniffer

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uaSubscriber getService uaPubSubSniffer

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uaPubSubSniffer subscribeCapture command

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Limiting the capture types

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Selecting distinct headers

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Capturing message data

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Typical usage scenarios

Show all communication

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subscribeCapture opc.udp://239.0.0.1:4840

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subscribeCapture mqtt://opcua-pubsub.demo-this.com #

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Discover who communicates what

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Discover who communicates what with UDP transport mapping:

subscribeCapture opc.udp://239.0.0.1:4840 --CaptureTypes AllPubSubMessages --DistinctHeadersOnly !wait Infinite

Discover who communicates what with MQTT transport mapping:

subscribeCapture mqtt://opcua-pubsub.demo-this.com # --CaptureTypes AllPubSubMessages --DistinctHeadersOnly !wait Infinite

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Capture and show message data

In order to view the original messages as they are being communicated on the specified PubSub connection, use the --ShowCaptureData option. In our example, we are not interested in further analysis of the received messages, and we therefore limit the capture to the TransportMessage type, by using the --CaptureTypes option. By removing this option, you can view the captured data together with their analysis as OPC UA PubSub messages.

Capture and show message data with UDP transport mapping:

subscribeCapture opc.udp://239.0.0.1:4840 --CaptureTypes TransportMessage --ShowCaptureData

Capture and show message data with MQTT transport mapping:

subscribeCapture mqtt://opcua-pubsub.demo-this.com # --CaptureTypes TransportMessage --ShowCaptureData

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See also

OPC UA PubSub Sniffing concepts

Using OpcCmd Utility as OPC UA PubSub Subscriber