Interface additions use C# default interface implementations that throw NotSupportedException — existing IHistoryProvider implementations keep compiling, only drivers whose backend carries the relevant capability override. This matches the 'capabilities are optional per driver' design already used by IHistoryProvider.ReadProcessedAsync's docs (Modbus / OPC UA Client drivers never had an event historian and the default-throw path lets callers see BadHistoryOperationUnsupported naturally). New HistoricalEvent record models one historian row (EventId, SourceName, EventTimeUtc + ReceivedTimeUtc — process vs historian-persist timestamps, Message, Severity mapped to OPC UA's 1-1000 range); HistoricalEventsResult pairs the event list with a continuation-point token for future batching. Both live in Core.Abstractions so downstream (Proxy, Host, Server) reference a single domain shape — no Shared-contract leak into the driver-facing interface. GalaxyProxyDriver.ReadAtTimeAsync maps the domain DateTime[] to Unix-ms longs, calls CallAsync on the existing MessageKind.HistoryReadAtTimeRequest, and trusts the Host's one-sample-per-requested-timestamp contract (the Host pads with bad-quality snapshots for timestamps it can't interpolate; re-aligning on the Proxy side would duplicate the Host's interpolation policy logic). ReadEventsAsync does the same for HistoryReadEventsRequest; ToHistoricalEvent translates GalaxyHistoricalEvent (MessagePack-annotated, Unix-ms) to the domain record, explicitly tagging DateTimeKind.Utc on both timestamp fields so downstream serializers (JSON, OPC UA types) don't apply an unexpected local-time offset. Tests — HistoricalEventMappingTests (3 new Proxy.Tests unit cases): every field maps correctly from wire to domain; null SourceName and null DisplayText preserve through the mapping (system events without a source come out with null so callers can distinguish them from alarm events); both timestamps come out as DateTimeKind.Utc (regression guard against a future refactor using DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc or similar that defaults to Unspecified). Driver.Galaxy.Proxy.Tests Unit suite: 17 pass / 0 fail (14 prior + 3 new). Full solution build clean, 0 errors. Scope exclusions — DriverNodeManager HistoryRead service-handler wiring (on the OPC UA Server side, where HistoryReadAtTime and HistoryReadEvents service requests land) and the full-loop integration test (OPC UA client → server → IPC → Host → HistorianDataSource → back) are deferred to a focused follow-up PR. The capability surface is the load-bearing change; wiring the service handlers is mechanical in comparison and worth its own PR for reviewability. docs/v2/lmx-followups.md #1 updated with the split. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
LmxOpcUa
OPC UA server and cross-platform client tools for AVEVA System Platform (Wonderware) Galaxy. The server exposes Galaxy tags via MXAccess as an OPC UA address space. The client stack provides a shared library, CLI tool, and Avalonia desktop application for browsing, reading/writing, subscriptions, alarms, and historical data.
Architecture
OPC UA Clients
(CLI, Desktop UI, 3rd-party)
|
v
+-----------------+ +------------------+ +-----------------+
| Galaxy Repo DB |---->| OPC UA Server |<--->| MXAccess Client |
| (SQL Server) | | (address space) | | (STA + COM) |
+-----------------+ +------------------+ +-----------------+
| |
+-------+--------+ +---------+---------+
| Status Dashboard| | Historian Runtime |
| (HTTP/JSON) | | (SQL Server) |
+----------------+ +-------------------+
Contained Name vs Tag Name
| Browse Path (contained names) | Runtime Reference (tag name) |
|---|---|
TestMachine_001/DelmiaReceiver/DownloadPath |
DelmiaReceiver_001.DownloadPath |
TestMachine_001/MESReceiver/MoveInBatchID |
MESReceiver_001.MoveInBatchID |
Server
The OPC UA server runs on .NET Framework 4.8 (x86) and bridges the Galaxy runtime to OPC UA clients.
Server Prerequisites
- .NET Framework 4.8 SDK
- AVEVA System Platform with ArchestrA Framework installed
- Galaxy repository database (SQL Server, Windows Auth)
- MXAccess COM registered (
LMXProxy.LMXProxyServer) - Wonderware Historian (optional, for historical data access)
- Windows (required for COM interop and MXAccess)
Build and Run Server
dotnet restore ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.slnx
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host
The server starts on opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa with the None security profile by default. Configure Security.Profiles in appsettings.json to enable Basic256Sha256-Sign or Basic256Sha256-SignAndEncrypt for transport security. See Security Guide.
Install as Windows Service
cd src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/bin/Debug/net48
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.exe install
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.exe start
Service logon requirement: The service must run under a Windows account that has access to the AVEVA Galaxy and Historian. The default LocalSystem account can connect to MXAccess and SQL Server but cannot authenticate with the Historian SDK (HCAP). Configure the service to "Log on as" a domain or local user that is a recognized ArchestrA platform user. This can be set in services.msc or during install with ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host.exe install -username DOMAIN\user -password ***.
Run Server Tests
dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests
dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.IntegrationTests
Client Stack
The client stack is cross-platform (.NET 10) and consists of three projects sharing a common IOpcUaClientService abstraction. No AVEVA software or COM is required — the clients connect to any OPC UA server.
Client Prerequisites
- .NET 10 SDK
- No platform-specific dependencies (runs on Windows, macOS, Linux)
Build All Clients
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI
Run Client Tests
dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared.Tests
dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI.Tests
dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests
Client CLI
# Connect
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- connect -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa
# Browse Galaxy hierarchy
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- browse -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=ZB" -r -d 5
# Read a tag
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- read -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=TestMachine_001.MachineID"
# Write a tag
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- write -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=TestChildObject.TestString" -v "Hello"
# Subscribe to changes
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- subscribe -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=TestChildObject.TestInt" -i 500
# Read historical data
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- historyread -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=TestMachine_001.TestHistoryValue" --start "2026-03-25" --end "2026-03-30"
# Subscribe to alarm events
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- alarms -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa -n "ns=3;s=TestMachine_001" --refresh
# Query redundancy state
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI -- redundancy -u opc.tcp://localhost:4840/LmxOpcUa
Client UI
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI
The desktop application provides browse tree, subscriptions, alarm monitoring, history reads, and write dialogs. See Client UI Documentation for details.
Project Structure
src/
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Host/ OPC UA server (.NET Framework 4.8, x86)
Configuration/ Config binding and validation
Domain/ Interfaces, DTOs, enums, mappers
Historian/ Wonderware Historian data source
Metrics/ Performance tracking (rolling P95)
MxAccess/ STA thread, COM interop, subscriptions
GalaxyRepository/ SQL queries, change detection
OpcUa/ Server, node manager, address space, alarms, diff
Status/ HTTP dashboard, health checks
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared/ Shared OPC UA client library (.NET 10)
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI/ Command-line client (.NET 10)
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ Avalonia desktop client (.NET 10)
tests/
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Tests/ Server unit + integration tests
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.IntegrationTests/ Server integration tests (live DB)
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared.Tests/ Shared library tests
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.CLI.Tests/ CLI command tests
ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/ UI ViewModel + headless tests
gr/ Galaxy repository docs, SQL queries, schema
Documentation
Server
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| OPC UA Server | Endpoint, sessions, security policy, server lifecycle |
| Address Space | Hierarchy nodes, variable nodes, primitive grouping, NodeId scheme |
| Galaxy Repository | SQL queries, deployed package chain, change detection |
| MXAccess Bridge | STA thread, COM interop, subscriptions, reconnection |
| Data Type Mapping | Galaxy to OPC UA types, arrays, security classification |
| Read/Write Operations | Value reads, writes, access level enforcement, array element writes |
| Subscriptions | Ref-counted MXAccess subscriptions, data change dispatch |
| Alarm Tracking | AlarmConditionState nodes, InAlarm monitoring, event reporting |
| Historical Data Access | Historian data source, HistoryReadRaw, HistoryReadProcessed |
| Incremental Sync | Diff computation, subtree teardown/rebuild, subscription preservation |
| Configuration | appsettings.json binding, feature flags, validation |
| Status Dashboard | HTTP server, health checks, metrics reporting |
| Service Hosting | TopShelf, startup/shutdown sequence, error handling |
| Security | Transport security profiles, certificate trust, production hardening |
| Redundancy | Non-transparent warm/hot redundancy, ServiceLevel, paired deployment |
Client
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Client CLI | Connect, browse, read, write, subscribe, historyread, alarms, redundancy commands |
| Client UI | Avalonia desktop client: browse, subscribe, alarms, history, write values |
Reference
- Galaxy Repository Queries — SQL queries for hierarchy, attributes, and change detection
- Data Type Mapping — Galaxy to OPC UA type mapping with security classification
License
Internal use only.