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Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException

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09 Jul 2024 11:23 #12927 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello,
If you prepare a special build of QuickOPC library, I will test the issue with that version

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05 Jul 2024 17:20 #12925 by support
Replied by support on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello.
Thank you for the explanation.

By "predefined OPC UA Node", I mean nodes in namespace 0 defined in OPC UA Core specifications (specs numbered opcfoundation.org/developer-tools/documents/?type=Specification&classification=Core+UA+Topics ).

The fact that StandardName is empty means that the node has a custom datatype, not defined in the core UA specs.

Most likely, it is a complex custom data type (usually a structure) defined by the server. In such case, QuickOPC has a subsystem to deal with them (see User's Guide), but such types cannot be represented by the TypeCode, so this approach won't work. Less likely, it can be a derived simple custom data type (such as a special integer or float); in that case, the approach with TypeCode should work.

The NamespaceUrlString and Identifier properties of the UANodeId are the ones that tell you what the data type Id. All other properties in UANodeId are bascally derived from them.

If we make a special build/builds of QuickOPC with additional code to troubleshoot the issue, would you be able & willing to test with it?

Regards

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04 Jul 2024 12:25 #12916 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello,

It's indirectly related to the Write issue. You suggested using an overload of the WriteValue method providing a valid TypeCode via the typeCode argument.
static public (bool Clamped, bool CompletesAsynchronously) WriteValue(
            [NotNull] this IEasyUAClient client,
            [NotNull] UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor,
            [NotNull] UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor,
            [CanBeNull] object value,
            TypeCode typeCode)

However, we encountered an issue with detecting the correct type to pass. You shared a link to the article "How to Read DataType Attributes", so we do following:
ValueResult[] valueResultArray = client.ReadMultipleValues(new[]
                {
                    new UAReadArguments(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10845", UAAttributeId.DataType)
                });
var nodeId = valueResultArray[0].Value as UANodeId;

The final step is to determine which property of the UANodeId object to use to resolve the node type information.
We tried to rely on the property StandardName, but it is empty for the node, which caused the original Write problem.
So, the question is which UANodeId property should we use, and what does 'predefined OPC UA node' mean?

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03 Jul 2024 13:16 #12906 by support
Replied by support on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello

I do not understand your post. The issue you have reported was about an error when writing. But the code posted contains no Write at all. Are you referring to the same issue, or something else? If you want to discuss a different issue, create a new thread on the forums. If you are referring to the same issue, please explain how the code snippets with Read relates to the problem with Write.

The ArgumentNullException you reported is most likely a a QuickOPC issue. But it is impossible to fix it without having a reproducible scenario here. I need either the OPC server, or an ability to connect to it.

It is also not clear to me what the question about StandardName has to do with the issue. StandardName in UANodeId is never null, but it is an empty string if the node Id does not corresponds to predefined OPC UA node.

Regards

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03 Jul 2024 13:09 #12905 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello,

Could you help me determine whether the issue is with QuickOPC library or the OPC server?
Here is a snippet of code:
var readArgs = descriptors.Select(d => new UAReadArguments(_endpointDescriptor, d, UAAttributeId.DataType)).ToArray();
ValueResult[] valueResultArray = _opcClient.ReadMultipleValues(readArgs);
var nodeId = valueResultArray[0].Value as UANodeId;
Is it possible for the StandardName property of nodeId object to return null when the NumericIdentifier returns "1" (the Boolean data type)?

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14 Jun 2024 11:36 #12874 by support
Replied by support on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Thank you.

With regard to UInt16: The behavior is by design. See opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Late...ata%20Types%20in%20OPC-UA.html . Without it, VB.NET developers will have hard time processing the data.

You can work with Int32 instead of UInt16 just well.

Best regards

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14 Jun 2024 09:42 #12873 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Thank you for your prompt response.

1. This is a WAGO OPC UA server.
2. The server is hosted on the customer's premises, so I can't provide remote access due to access restrictions.
3. I will attempt to suppress JIT optimization if I get permission.

The issue with the uint16 data type in OPC nodes may not be related to this topic.
The scenario is as follows:

ValueResult[] valueResults = opcUaClient.ReadMultipleValues(...);
itemType = valueResults[0].ValueType;

1. Read the OPC node value of type Int16. The typeof(itemType) evaluates to short - correct
2. Read the OPC node value of type UInt16. The typeof(itemType) evaluates to int32 - incorrect

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13 Jun 2024 18:37 #12871 by support
Replied by support on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Hello.

I do not know what you mean by "It does not work for OPC nodes with uint16 type". You may need to explain the steps taken, and the behavior observed.

Obtaining data types: opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Late...d%20DataType%20attributes.html

The exception from the Browse has the same cause as the one you reported before. The server is doing something unusual, and it makes QuickOPC misbehave (which it should not). But I do not have enough information to resolve it. Can you please answer/provide this:

1. Which OPC server are you connecting to?
2. Can we get hold of the server? Or
3. Would it be possible to remotely connect to the server?
4. Please follow my advise from earlier post - repeating here:

Can you try disabling the code optimizations for the process? I have never done that, but it seems that for .NET 6, setting the environment variable COMPlus_JITMinOpts=1 before running the process should do it:

- stackoverflow.com/questions/63959038/how-to-suppress-jit-optimization-in-net-core
- stackoverflow.com/questions/73864832/disable-jit-optimizations-for-specific-net-core-assembly

The idea is that you will end up with the same exception, but better stack trace.

Regards

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13 Jun 2024 13:31 #12869 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
F orgot to add a screenshot from the UAExpert client

Sorry for the delayed response.

Your suggestion to use the overload of the WriteValue method resolved the issue. However, we are now facing a new challenge related to passing the correct data type through the TypeCode parameter. It does not work for OPC nodes with uint16 type
Does EasyUAClient provide a method to read the UA node data type?

Additionally, we discovered that the Browse method is also failing on this server.
However, UaExpert client somehow handles this error and does not fail during the 'write value' or 'browse' operations
Below is the stack trace:
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'key')
   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindValue(TKey key)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.BrowseNodesPreprocess(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, List`1[]& sdkNodesToBrowseArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.InternalBrowseNodes(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, UANodeElementCollection[]& nodeElementCollectionArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.BrowseNodes(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, UANodeElementCollection[]& nodeElementCollectionArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientSession.BrowseList(List`1 browseList, UANodeElementCollectionResult[] nodeElementCollectionResultArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientEngine.Browse(ICollection`1 browseListDictionary, UANodeElementCollectionResult[] nodeElementCollectionResultArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientEngine.BrowseNodes(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray, EasyUAAdaptableParameters adaptableParameters)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.<InternalBrowseMultipleNodes>b__95_2(IReadOnlyList`1 list)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.Generic.Extensions.IReadOnlyListExtension.IfThenElse[TInput,TOutput](IReadOnlyList`1 readOnlyList, Predicate`1 condition, Func`2 thenListSelector, Func`2 elseListSelector)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.InternalBrowseMultipleNodes(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.<>c__DisplayClass41_0.<BrowseMultiple>b__0()
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.DisposableObject.DisposeGuard[TResult](Func`1 func, Boolean throwOnDisposed)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.DisposableObject.DisposeGuardNotNull[TResult](Func`1 func, Boolean throwOnDisposed)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Optimization.Implementation.RequestMergingEasyUAClient.<BrowseMultiple>b__1_0(UABrowseArguments[] array)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel.Extensions.IReadOnlyListOfOperationArgumentsExtension.MergingPerform[TArguments,TResult](IReadOnlyList`1 argumentsList, Func`2 arrayOperationFunction)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Optimization.Implementation.RequestMergingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.LicensingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.MultiplexingEasyUAClient.<>c.<BrowseMultiple>b__7_0(IEasyUAClient client, IReadOnlyList`1 list)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.Generic.Extensions.IReadOnlyListExtension.SwitchCase[TInput,TOutput,TKey](IReadOnlyList`1 readOnlyList, Func`2 keySelector, IEqualityComparer`1 keyComparer, Func`3 outputSelector)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.MultiplexingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ErrorTransformingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.BrowseOne(IEasyUAClient client, UABrowseArguments browseArguments)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(IEasyUAClient client, UABrowseArguments browseArguments)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(IEasyUAClient client, UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor, UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor, UABrowseParameters browseParameters)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.BrowseDataNodes(IEasyUAClient client, UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor, UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor)

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13 Jun 2024 12:01 #12868 by Andriy
Replied by Andriy on topic Writing Boolean value results in ArgumentNullException
Sorry for the delayed response.

Your suggestion to use the overload of the WriteValue method resolved the issue. However, we are now facing a new challenge related to passing the correct data type through the TypeCode parameter. It does not work for OPC nodes with uint16 type
Does EasyUAClient provide a method to read the UA node data type?

Additionally, we discovered that the Browse method is also failing on this server.
However, UaExpert client somehow handles this error and does not fail during the 'write value' or 'browse' operations
Below is the stack trace:
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'key')
   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindValue(TKey key)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.BrowseNodesPreprocess(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, List`1[]& sdkNodesToBrowseArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.InternalBrowseNodes(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, UANodeElementCollection[]& nodeElementCollectionArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Toolkit.Client.UAClientSession.BrowseNodes(UABrowseEntry[] browseEntryArray, Exception[]& exceptionArray, UANodeElementCollection[]& nodeElementCollectionArray, List`1[]& warningsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientSession.BrowseList(List`1 browseList, UANodeElementCollectionResult[] nodeElementCollectionResultArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientEngine.Browse(ICollection`1 browseListDictionary, UANodeElementCollectionResult[] nodeElementCollectionResultArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.EasyUAClientEngine.BrowseNodes(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray, EasyUAAdaptableParameters adaptableParameters)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.<InternalBrowseMultipleNodes>b__95_2(IReadOnlyList`1 list)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.Generic.Extensions.IReadOnlyListExtension.IfThenElse[TInput,TOutput](IReadOnlyList`1 readOnlyList, Predicate`1 condition, Func`2 thenListSelector, Func`2 elseListSelector)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.InternalBrowseMultipleNodes(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.<>c__DisplayClass41_0.<BrowseMultiple>b__0()
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.DisposableObject.DisposeGuard[TResult](Func`1 func, Boolean throwOnDisposed)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.DisposableObject.DisposeGuardNotNull[TResult](Func`1 func, Boolean throwOnDisposed)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.NetSdk.Client.NetSdkEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Optimization.Implementation.RequestMergingEasyUAClient.<BrowseMultiple>b__1_0(UABrowseArguments[] array)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.OperationModel.Extensions.IReadOnlyListOfOperationArgumentsExtension.MergingPerform[TArguments,TResult](IReadOnlyList`1 argumentsList, Func`2 arrayOperationFunction)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Optimization.Implementation.RequestMergingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.LicensingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.MultiplexingEasyUAClient.<>c.<BrowseMultiple>b__7_0(IEasyUAClient client, IReadOnlyList`1 list)
   at OpcLabs.BaseLib.Collections.Generic.Extensions.IReadOnlyListExtension.SwitchCase[TInput,TOutput,TKey](IReadOnlyList`1 readOnlyList, Func`2 keySelector, IEqualityComparer`1 keyComparer, Func`3 outputSelector)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.MultiplexingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ErrorTransformingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.ForwardingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Implementation.DelegatingEasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient.BrowseMultiple(UABrowseArguments[] browseArgumentsArray)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.BrowseOne(IEasyUAClient client, UABrowseArguments browseArguments)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(IEasyUAClient client, UABrowseArguments browseArguments)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.Browse(IEasyUAClient client, UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor, UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor, UABrowseParameters browseParameters)
   at OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.IEasyUAClientExtension.BrowseDataNodes(IEasyUAClient client, UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor, UANodeDescriptor nodeDescriptor)

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