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ReadItemValue Error
22 Dec 2020 06:50 #9307
by support
Replied by support on topic ReadItemValue Error
Hello,
I do not see any problem with your code.
I disagree with your reasoning "I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side."
The problem can be on the server side or on the client side, it is not possible to tell yet. The fact that the server and the client are combined in one process, although it is not wrong, can lead to all kinds of problems, for example, with COM threading models, or COM security settings. The two libraries you are using may be in conflict.
Can you please
1. Check that you do not have any messages about exception in the debugger output when this happens.
2. Check that you do not have any suspicious messages in Windows Logs (Event Viewer) around the time when this happens
3. Check that DCOM is not attempting to launch a second instance of your process when this happens, possibly under a different user: Use e.g. Task Manager set to display processes from all users, sorted by name.
4. Obtain the call stacks - see kb.opclabs.com/Troubleshooting_program_hangs . The article refer to "program hangs", but you can use it nevertheless; the stacks can be obtained after you receive the timeout error, or even before that (but after you initiated the connection), because there probably isn't anything during the "long" wait.
Explanation to some parts of your answer:
a. Obtaining an item subscription handle *always* succeeds, so no wonder it had succeeded. It does not do any OCP-related operations synchronously at that moment at all.
b. I am not sure why you are subscribing if you actually doing read. It is not necessary to subscribe in order to make a read.
Best regards
I do not see any problem with your code.
I disagree with your reasoning "I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side."
The problem can be on the server side or on the client side, it is not possible to tell yet. The fact that the server and the client are combined in one process, although it is not wrong, can lead to all kinds of problems, for example, with COM threading models, or COM security settings. The two libraries you are using may be in conflict.
Can you please
1. Check that you do not have any messages about exception in the debugger output when this happens.
2. Check that you do not have any suspicious messages in Windows Logs (Event Viewer) around the time when this happens
3. Check that DCOM is not attempting to launch a second instance of your process when this happens, possibly under a different user: Use e.g. Task Manager set to display processes from all users, sorted by name.
4. Obtain the call stacks - see kb.opclabs.com/Troubleshooting_program_hangs . The article refer to "program hangs", but you can use it nevertheless; the stacks can be obtained after you receive the timeout error, or even before that (but after you initiated the connection), because there probably isn't anything during the "long" wait.
Explanation to some parts of your answer:
a. Obtaining an item subscription handle *always* succeeds, so no wonder it had succeeded. It does not do any OCP-related operations synchronously at that moment at all.
b. I am not sure why you are subscribing if you actually doing read. It is not necessary to subscribe in order to make a read.
Best regards
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22 Dec 2020 06:50 #9306
by support
Replied by support on topic ReadItemValue Error
Hello,
I do not see any problem with your code.
I disagree with your reasoning "I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side."
The problem can be on the server side or on the client side, it is not possible to tell yet. The fact that the server and the client are combined in one process, although it is not wrong, can lead to all kinds of problems, for example, with COM threading models, or COM security settings. The two libraries you are using may be in conflict.
Can you please
1. Check that you do not have any messages about exception in the debugger output when this happens.
2. Check that you do not have any suspicious messages in Windows Logs (Event Viewer) around the time when this happens
3. Check that DCOM is not attempting to launch a second instance of your process when this happens, possibly under a different user: Use e.g. Task Manager set to display processes from all users, sorted by name.
4. Obtain the call stacks - see kb.opclabs.com/Troubleshooting_program_hangs . The article refer to "program hangs", but you can use it nevertheless; the stacks can be obtained after you receive the timeout error, or even before that (but after you initiated the connection), because there probably isn't anything during the "long" wait.
Explanation to some parts of your answer:
a. Obtaining an item subscription handle *always* succeeds, so no wonder it had succeeded. It does not do any OCP-related operations synchronously at that moment at all.
b. I am not sure why you are subscribing if you actually doing read. It is not necessary to subscribe in order to make a read.
Best regards
I do not see any problem with your code.
I disagree with your reasoning "I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side."
The problem can be on the server side or on the client side, it is not possible to tell yet. The fact that the server and the client are combined in one process, although it is not wrong, can lead to all kinds of problems, for example, with COM threading models, or COM security settings. The two libraries you are using may be in conflict.
Can you please
1. Check that you do not have any messages about exception in the debugger output when this happens.
2. Check that you do not have any suspicious messages in Windows Logs (Event Viewer) around the time when this happens
3. Check that DCOM is not attempting to launch a second instance of your process when this happens, possibly under a different user: Use e.g. Task Manager set to display processes from all users, sorted by name.
4. Obtain the call stacks - see kb.opclabs.com/Troubleshooting_program_hangs . The article refer to "program hangs", but you can use it nevertheless; the stacks can be obtained after you receive the timeout error, or even before that (but after you initiated the connection), because there probably isn't anything during the "long" wait.
Explanation to some parts of your answer:
a. Obtaining an item subscription handle *always* succeeds, so no wonder it had succeeded. It does not do any OCP-related operations synchronously at that moment at all.
b. I am not sure why you are subscribing if you actually doing read. It is not necessary to subscribe in order to make a read.
Best regards
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19 Dec 2020 18:51 #9301
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Replied by PythonByte on topic ReadItemValue Error
Thank for your reply,
This has been consistent, the handle I get back is when I subscribe using the SubscribeItem event which it works fine. I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side.
I also tried to connect to my custom server using Matrikon and I was able to connect and browse so this confirms my client side theory.
I compared your code with mine and its identical. I think the problem is in the EasyDAClient object initialization as I am using it in a service (I don't have a form to drag and drop it on). This is how I have it in my Setup method. Let me know if you see anything fishy (It was working in Framework 3.5 version before upgrading to 5.59 & Framework 4.7.2)
Private WithEvents m_opcClient As EasyDAClient
m_opcClient = New EasyDAClient 'Create OPC client reference
m_opcClient.Isolated = True
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.AllowAsynchronousMethod = True ' I also tried to set it to False. It didn't work
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.AllowSynchronousMethod = True
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.DesiredMethod = Engine.DAReadWriteMethod.Synchronous
'Removed on 2020-Dec-07: newly designed EasyDAClient doesn't have DataSource member anymore. DataSource member can be defined in DAReadItemArguments.
'm_opcClient.ClientMode.DataSource = DataAccess.DADataSource.Device
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.TopicRead = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.TopicWrite = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.ItemDetach = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.ServerDetach = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.ReadItem = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.WriteItem = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.GetProperty = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseAccessPaths = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseNodes = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseProperties = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseServers = 10000
Exception:
An OPC operation failure with error ID 'RawEasyDAClient.HResult=0xC004C001' occurred, originating from '' and with depth of 1. The inner exception contains details about the problem.
inner exception is:
Cannot connect Data Access client (timeout).
+ The client method called was 'ReadMultipleItems'.
This has been consistent, the handle I get back is when I subscribe using the SubscribeItem event which it works fine. I am connecting to my custom server, so I tried your VBNET demo application and it found my custom server and it connected to it and I was able to see my tags and read/write without issues, so this tells me my custom server is functioning properly and the problem must be in my client side.
I also tried to connect to my custom server using Matrikon and I was able to connect and browse so this confirms my client side theory.
I compared your code with mine and its identical. I think the problem is in the EasyDAClient object initialization as I am using it in a service (I don't have a form to drag and drop it on). This is how I have it in my Setup method. Let me know if you see anything fishy (It was working in Framework 3.5 version before upgrading to 5.59 & Framework 4.7.2)
Private WithEvents m_opcClient As EasyDAClient
m_opcClient = New EasyDAClient 'Create OPC client reference
m_opcClient.Isolated = True
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.AllowAsynchronousMethod = True ' I also tried to set it to False. It didn't work
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.AllowSynchronousMethod = True
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Mode.DesiredMethod = Engine.DAReadWriteMethod.Synchronous
'Removed on 2020-Dec-07: newly designed EasyDAClient doesn't have DataSource member anymore. DataSource member can be defined in DAReadItemArguments.
'm_opcClient.ClientMode.DataSource = DataAccess.DADataSource.Device
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.TopicRead = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.TopicWrite = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.ItemDetach = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.HoldPeriods.ServerDetach = 5000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.ReadItem = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.WriteItem = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.GetProperty = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseAccessPaths = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseNodes = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseProperties = 10000
m_opcClient.InstanceParameters.Timeouts.BrowseServers = 10000
Exception:
An OPC operation failure with error ID 'RawEasyDAClient.HResult=0xC004C001' occurred, originating from '' and with depth of 1. The inner exception contains details about the problem.
inner exception is:
Cannot connect Data Access client (timeout).
+ The client method called was 'ReadMultipleItems'.
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19 Dec 2020 14:27 #9300
by support
Replied by support on topic ReadItemValue Error
Hello,
please clarify:
1. What do you mean by "...and I get a handle". Do you mean the handle you get when calling one of the Subscribe methods on EasyDAClient? If so, that is for subscriptions - so it is not really related to ReadItemValue value that throws exception? And, if you are using subscription on the same tag, do they work?
2. I understand you have both OPC server and OPC client in the same application. With this problem, are you connecting from the OPC client to your "own" OPC server in the same application, or to some other OPC server, that is external to the application (although on the same machine)?
3. Does this happen always, or just sometimes (transient error?)
Thank you
please clarify:
1. What do you mean by "...and I get a handle". Do you mean the handle you get when calling one of the Subscribe methods on EasyDAClient? If so, that is for subscriptions - so it is not really related to ReadItemValue value that throws exception? And, if you are using subscription on the same tag, do they work?
2. I understand you have both OPC server and OPC client in the same application. With this problem, are you connecting from the OPC client to your "own" OPC server in the same application, or to some other OPC server, that is external to the application (although on the same machine)?
3. Does this happen always, or just sometimes (transient error?)
Thank you
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18 Dec 2020 15:35 - 18 Dec 2020 21:24 #9297
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ReadItemValue Error was created by PythonByte
Guys,
My app has a server (SLIKDA) and a client QuickOPC 5.59. I see my tag registers fine and I get a handle, when I try to read the value I just registered using the following line:
Tag.Value = m_opcClient.ReadItemValue(m_MachineName, m_OPCServerName, Tag.ClientTagname)
I get the attached error, and the inner exception message shows:
Cannot connect Data Access client (timeout).
+ The client method called was 'ReadMultipleItems'.
I am running everything on the same machine (Windows Server 2019)
I can however connect to my server using the demo VB.NET project your provided, and I can also read and write to my tags
Thanks
My app has a server (SLIKDA) and a client QuickOPC 5.59. I see my tag registers fine and I get a handle, when I try to read the value I just registered using the following line:
Tag.Value = m_opcClient.ReadItemValue(m_MachineName, m_OPCServerName, Tag.ClientTagname)
I get the attached error, and the inner exception message shows:
Cannot connect Data Access client (timeout).
+ The client method called was 'ReadMultipleItems'.
I am running everything on the same machine (Windows Server 2019)
I can however connect to my server using the demo VB.NET project your provided, and I can also read and write to my tags
Thanks
Last edit: 18 Dec 2020 21:24 by PythonByte.
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