What's new in QuickOPC 2021.2: Difference between revisions

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* OPC UA PubSub security
* OPC UA PubSub security
* Support for OPC UA File Transfer
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== OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC XML-DA ==
== OPC Alarms&Events ==
== OPC Alarms&Events ==
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== OPC UA ==
== OPC UA ==
== OPC UA Client-Server ==
== OPC UA Client-Server ==
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== OPC UA Complex Data ==
== OPC UA Complex Data ==
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== OPC UA File Transfer ==
(TBD)
== OPC UA PubSub ==
== OPC UA PubSub ==
* '''OPC UA PubSub security (Sign and SignAndEncrypt modes) is now supported.''' Note: An OPC UA server providing Security Key Service (SKS) is not part of QuickOPC.
* '''OPC UA PubSub security (Sign and SignAndEncrypt modes) is now supported.''' Note: An OPC UA server providing Security Key Service (SKS) is not part of QuickOPC.
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== OpcCmd Utility ==
== OpcCmd Utility ==
* Added commands to work with OPC UA files, and OPC UA file system (see [[Using OpcCmd Utility for OPC UA File Transfer]]).
* The '''uaSubscriber subscribeDataSet''' command now collects statistics about number of datasets received (from each combination of publisher Id, writer group and dataset writer), and displays a table with the dataset data counts before the command finishes.
* The '''uaSubscriber subscribeDataSet''' command now collects statistics about number of datasets received (from each combination of publisher Id, writer group and dataset writer), and displays a table with the dataset data counts before the command finishes.
== OPC UA PubSub Formatter ==
== OPC UA PubSub Formatter ==

Revision as of 13:37, 17 May 2021

See also: Versions; Previous version: What's new in QuickOPC 2021.1

Internal version number: 5.61

Key changes:

  • OPC UA PubSub security
  • Support for OPC UA File Transfer


Targeting

  • Minimum supported Windows 10 version is now 1809.

Component Improvements

OPC UA

OPC UA Client-Server

OPC UA File Transfer

(TBD)

OPC UA PubSub

  • OPC UA PubSub security (Sign and SignAndEncrypt modes) is now supported. Note: An OPC UA server providing Security Key Service (SKS) is not part of QuickOPC.
  • If a network message parsing error occurs, it is now reported through the dataset message event/callback (only the first occurrence on a subscription, before a dataset receive timeout, is reported).

Component Refactorings

OPC UA

  • The UACodeBits class has been extended and updated with values for status codes from the newest specification. The XML documentation for each named constant now also includes its numerical value (in decimal and hexadecimal), and the corresponding status code value (in decimal and hexadecimal).

Configuration and Instrumentation

  • Enhanced event tracing in OPC UA PubSub.

Tools and Online Services

  • Added system networkInformation listInterfaces command to OpcCmd Utility and UADemoPublisher. The command shows information that describes all network interfaces on the local computer.
  • Added system networkInformation pingTest command to OpcCmd Utility and UADemoPublisher. The command tests whether a remote computer is accessible over the network.
  • Extended !diagnostics sources setSwitchValue and !diagnostics switches setValue commands with options that allow setting values of multiple switches at once, using various filters.
  • It is now possible to use comments lines (ignored by the tools) in interactive mode. The comment lines start with "::".

Demo Servers and Publishers

  • It is now possible to run the UADemoPublisher in interactive mode, and use the publish command to start publishing.
  • The standalone installer now creates an additional shortcut (icon; also in Launcher) for the UADemoPublisher in interactive mode.
  • Added --ManualDataSetClock|-mdsc option to UADemoPublisher: Allows to use manually set date&time in simulated datasets, making their contents constant.
  • The UADemoPublisher is now also available as ClickOnce installation (for Windows).
  • The UADemoPublisher can be configured to use File-based MQTT emulation, which emulates a function of an MQTT broker by storing the messages in form of files in directories of a file system.

OpcCmd Utility

  • Added commands to work with OPC UA files, and OPC UA file system (see Using OpcCmd Utility for OPC UA File Transfer).
  • The uaSubscriber subscribeDataSet command now collects statistics about number of datasets received (from each combination of publisher Id, writer group and dataset writer), and displays a table with the dataset data counts before the command finishes.

OPC UA PubSub Formatter

  • Added a new tool, OPC UA PubSub Formatter (UAPubSubFormatter, Windows desktop application). The tool allows you to visualize the output of formatting OPC UA PubSub network messages (currently, JSON message mapping only).

Examples

OPC UA PubSub

  • Added an example showing how to set communication parameters for secure PubSub, and subscribe to signed and encrypted dataset messages.