This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

This function is a bulk version of system.opc.writeValue. It takes a list of addresses and a list of objects, which must be the same length. It will write the corresponding object to the corresponding address in bulk. It will return a list of status codes representing the individual write success or failure for each corresponding address.

Client Permission Restrictions

Permission Type: OPC Server Management

Client access to this scripting function is blocked to users that do not meet the role/zone requirements for the above permission type. This function is unaffected when run in the Gateway scope.

Syntax

system.opc.writeValues(opcServer, itemPaths, values)

  • Parameters

String opcServer - The name of the OPC server connection in which the items reside.

List[String] itemPaths - A list of item paths, or addresses, to write to.

List[Any] values - A list of values to write to each address specified.

  • Returns

List[Quality] - An array of Quality objects, each entry corresponding in order to the addresses specified. Refer to the list of writeValues objects.

  • Scope

Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

Code Examples
Code Snippet
# This example will write values to specified OPC items
# Declare a list of values
objectValue = [3]

# Declare the Tag path to write values back to
tagPath = "ns=1;s=[GoldSim]B3/B3:100"

# Write the values to the specified Tag path
system.opc.writeValues("Ignition OPC-UA Server", tagPath, objectValue)
Keywords

system opc writeValues, opc.writeValues