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[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Installation]] [[Category:Python]] [[Category:What's New]]  
[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:Examples]] [[Category:Installation]] [[Category:Python]] [[Category:What's New]]  
<div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">See also: [[Versions]]; Previous version: [[What's new in OPC Studio 2024.1]]</div>
<div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">See also: [[Versions]]; Previous version: [[What's new in OPC Studio 2024.1]]</div>
Internal version number: 5.81
Internal version number: 5.81
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= Fundamentals =
= Fundamentals =
= Nomenclature =
= Nomenclature =
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= Targeting =  
= Targeting =  
* .NET 7 is no longer supported (Microsoft end of support May 14, 2024), but will likely work. .NET 6 and and .NET 8 continue to be supported.
= Technology =
= Technology =
* OPC UA Client-Server parts are now based on OPC Foundation UA-.NETStandard 1.5.373.121.
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= Licensing =
= Licensing =
= Packaging =
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* The Setup wizard now offers a choice of "express installation" for Python development. When selected, only the setup components relevant for Python developers are installed.
* The Setup wizard now offers a choice of "express installation" for Python development. When selected, only the setup components relevant for Python developers are installed.


= Component Improvements =
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= Component Improvements =
== OPC Classic ==
== OPC Classic ==
== OPC Data Access and OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC Data Access and OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC Alarms&Events ==
== OPC Alarms&Events ==
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== OPC UA ==
== OPC UA ==
* Added static method {{Style=Identifier|UANodeId}}.{{Style=Identifier|FromUABuiltInType}}, and an implicit conversion operator, for conversion from {{Style=Identifier|UABuiltInType}} to a {{Style=Identifier|UANodeId}} representing the datatype Id for the built-in type.
* Added method {{Style=Identifier|UANodeId}}.{{Style=Identifier|ToUABuiltInType}}, and an explicit conversion operator, for conversion from {{Style=Identifier|UANodeId}} representing the data type Id to {{Style=Identifier|UABuiltInType}} that corresponds to the data type.
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== OPC UA Client-Server ==
== OPC UA Client-Server ==
== OPC UA Complex Data ==
== OPC UA Complex Data ==
== OPC UA File Transfer ==
== OPC UA File Transfer ==
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== OPC UA PubSub ==
== OPC UA PubSub ==
* The "tls" scheme can now be used in resource addresses, and is equivalent to "mqtts" or "ssl".
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== COM Components ==
== User Interface ==
== User Interface ==
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== Performance ==
== Performance ==
== Other ==
== Other ==
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= Component Refactorings =
= Component Refactorings =
* Renamed properties in {{Style=Identifier|NotifyingWidget}}: {{Style=Identifier|QueueCallbacks}} to {{Style=Identifier|QueueNotifications}}, {{Style=Identifier|CallbackQueueCapacity}} to {{Style=Identifier|NotificationQueueCapacity}}, and {{Style=Identifier|CallbackQueueIdleTimeToSleep}} to {{Style=Identifier|NotificationQueueIdleTimeToSleep}}.
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== OPC Classic ==
== OPC Classic ==
== OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC XML-DA ==
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== COM Components ==
== COM Components ==
== Services ==
== Services ==
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= User Interface =  
= User Interface =  
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== OPC UA Administration and PKI ==
== OPC UA Administration and PKI ==
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== Windows Forms Dialogs ==
== Windows Forms Dialogs ==
* Added {{Style=Identifier|LooseReferenceTypes}} property to the {{Style=Identifier|UADataDialog}} class. Setting it to {{Style=Keyword|true}} causes the dialog to browse following very wide set of reference types, in order to cope with non-compliant servers.
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== Windows Forms Controls ==


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= Application Deployment =
= Application Deployment =


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= Tools and Online Services =
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== Connectivity Explorer ==  
== Connectivity Explorer ==  
== Demo Servers and Publishers ==
== Demo Servers and Publishers ==
== License Manager ==
== License Manager ==
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== OpcCmd Utility ==
== OpcCmd Utility ==
=== OPC UA Client-Server ===
=== OPC UA Client-Server ===
* The '''uaClient collectSoftwareInfo''' command now also collects the new server capabilities introduced in OPC UA 1.05 (such as MaxSessions, MaxSubscriptions, etc.).
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=== OPC UA PubSub ===
=== OPC UA PubSub ===
=== Common ===
=== Common ===
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== OPC UA PubSub Formatter ==
== OPC UA PubSub Formatter ==
= Product Options =
= Product Options =
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= Examples =
= Examples =
== Platform: .NET ==
== Platform: .NET ==
* Wherever feasible, converted the C# and VB.NET example projects for Console and Windows Forms to the "SDK" (multi-target) format, allowing them to be built for and run on either .NET Framework 4.7.2+, or .NET 6+.
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== Platform: COM ==
== Platform: COM ==
== Platform: Python ==
== Platform: Python ==
== OPC Classic ==
== OPC Classic ==
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== OPC UA Client-Server ==
== OPC UA Client-Server ==
* Added C# example showing how to read the build information of the server.
* Added C# example showing how to remove the own application certificate.
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== OPC UA PubSub ==
== OPC UA PubSub ==
== Excel Connector ==
== Excel Connector ==
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= Documentation and Help =
= Documentation and Help =
* Moved all Python (.NET) examples to their own group, separate from .NET and COM.
* Significantly improved the reference documentation.
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== COM Components ==
== COM Components ==

Revision as of 15:26, 6 May 2024

See also: Versions; Previous version: What's new in OPC Studio 2024.1

Internal version number: 5.81

Key changes:


Targeting

  • .NET 7 is no longer supported (Microsoft end of support May 14, 2024), but will likely work. .NET 6 and and .NET 8 continue to be supported.

Technology

  • OPC UA Client-Server parts are now based on OPC Foundation UA-.NETStandard 1.5.373.121.

Installation and Uninstallation

  • The Setup wizard now offers a choice of "express installation" for Python development. When selected, only the setup components relevant for Python developers are installed.

Component Improvements

OPC UA

  • Added static method UANodeId.FromUABuiltInType, and an implicit conversion operator, for conversion from UABuiltInType to a UANodeId representing the datatype Id for the built-in type.
  • Added method UANodeId.ToUABuiltInType, and an explicit conversion operator, for conversion from UANodeId representing the data type Id to UABuiltInType that corresponds to the data type.

OPC UA PubSub

  • The "tls" scheme can now be used in resource addresses, and is equivalent to "mqtts" or "ssl".

Component Refactorings

  • Renamed properties in NotifyingWidget: QueueCallbacks to QueueNotifications, CallbackQueueCapacity to NotificationQueueCapacity, and CallbackQueueIdleTimeToSleep to NotificationQueueIdleTimeToSleep.

User Interface

Windows Forms Dialogs

  • Added LooseReferenceTypes property to the UADataDialog class. Setting it to true causes the dialog to browse following very wide set of reference types, in order to cope with non-compliant servers.

Tools and Online Services

OpcCmd Utility

OPC UA Client-Server

  • The uaClient collectSoftwareInfo command now also collects the new server capabilities introduced in OPC UA 1.05 (such as MaxSessions, MaxSubscriptions, etc.).

Examples

Platform: .NET

  • Wherever feasible, converted the C# and VB.NET example projects for Console and Windows Forms to the "SDK" (multi-target) format, allowing them to be built for and run on either .NET Framework 4.7.2+, or .NET 6+.

OPC UA Client-Server

  • Added C# example showing how to read the build information of the server.
  • Added C# example showing how to remove the own application certificate.

Documentation and Help

  • Significantly improved the reference documentation.