OPC UA , Array of Int not working
Hello,
I am using OPC UA in Node Red trying to send some arrays (Array of String, Array of Int, Array of Bool) to my PLC AXCF 1152, but I have some problems with Integer and Boolean. While it works fine with String, when I try to send Array of Int or Bool to the PLC, nothing happens. I can read the variables from the PLC but I can not write to them. I would appreciate any help.
I am using OPC UA in Node Red trying to send some arrays (Array of String, Array of Int, Array of Bool) to my PLC AXCF 1152, but I have some problems with Integer and Boolean. While it works fine with String, when I try to send Array of Int or Bool to the PLC, nothing happens. I can read the variables from the PLC but I can not write to them. I would appreciate any help.
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I posted my code using the </> symbol in the response window. This formats text as code.
Here is my updated flow using a variable to send via OPC UA. You have to define all elements of the array in the variable.
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msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":260,"y":560,"wires":[["7fec9f8e.f1199","1cce2d5e.d6ba23"]]},{"id":"7fec9f8e.f1199","type":"debug","z":"69973b99.598814","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":430,"y":520,"wires":[]},{"id":"14afceca.6386f1","type":"OpcUa-Endpoint","endpoint":"opc.tcp://192.168.178.10:4840","secpol":"None","secmode":"None","login":false},{"id":"69af2557.a85b2c","type":"ui_group","name":"Events","tab":"50b18d54.3dd8a4","order":2,"disp":true,"width":"6","collapse":false},{"id":"50b18d54.3dd8a4","type":"ui_tab","name":"Home","icon":"dashboard","disabled":false,"hidden":false}]I have tried it and it is finally working. The key was converting global variable with type array of string to just normal string (.toString();). Only then was the string converted by OPC UA item to an array of Integer. Thank you very much for your support.