Tutorial: OPC DA Client - C# WinForm

 Hello innovators!Welcome to this tutorial on how to create an OPC DA client application. OPC (OLE for Process Control) is a widely-used industrial automation protocol that enables communication between various automation systems. In this tutorial, we will be creating a client application that can connect to an OPC DA server, read and write data.Before we begin, you will need to have the following installed:+ A development...

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Download and install OPCDAAuto.dll

Hello innovators! Before we start to build an OPC DA Client application, we need to install the OPC DA library first. This video shows you how to install OPCDAAuto.dll on your Windows system. This step is important because the library is not available on NuGet. And the OPC Foundation does not publish this one on the website any more.So, make sure that you successfully install the library, because in the next tutorial...

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OPC Agent Expert : OPC DA & UA Client Windows App

 Hello innovators!OPCAgentX is a comprehensive OPC client application designed for Windows that supports both OPC Data Access (DA) and OPC Unified Architecture (UA). With a variety of powerful features such as trend/chart displays, SQL database logging, alarm and notification capabilities, and MQTT publishing, OPCAgentX is a robust solution for real-time data acquisition.00:00 - intro00:11 - OPC DA Browse & Monitor01:54...

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Tutorial : EXCEL to MQTT - VB WinForm

 How to publish data from Excel file to MQTT, and write back data from MQTT to Excel filePart 1 : Create VB project, Read & Write Excel filePart 2 : MQTT publish and subscribe, TestingWe will use :+ Miqottt.com as MQTT broker+ WPS Office spreadsheet to create Excel (xlsx) file+ Visual Studio 2022+ MQTT Explo...

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Tutorial: MySQL to MQTT - VB.net WinForm

 Hello innovators !This video tutorial shows how to create a VB (Visual Basic) dot Net Windows Form application to read data from MySQL and publish to MQTT. These are the steps:00:00 - intro00:11 - setup database & login to Miqottt.com01:34 - create a new VB WinForm project10:20 - install package: MySQLConnector & M2Mqtt11:55 - scripting27:25 - start Runtime & TestWe use Miqottt as a MQTT broker. If you don't...

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