Yes, I would expect so.

OPC UA is not a simple protocol. On the other hand, the UaClient Java “component” tries to make it as simple to use as possible. Therefore it is initialising some stuff that it needs later on to communicate properly with the server.

We are using a UaNode-object based approach on the client side, which helps the application development very much. But, due to the nature of OPC UA, initialisation of these objects typically takes several browse and read requests to the server.

The SimpleClient is not the simplest possible OPC UA client application – it is the simplest example of a “full blown” client application just to show what phases it requires to establish the basic level of communication. Real applications typically do a lot more communication with the server.