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What are PLC Programming Languages?

Odds are, you’ve heard of Ladder Logic, the ubiquitous PLC programming language favored by many industrial professionals, but most organizations utilize multiple languages for their PLC programming needs. See how learning about all five common languages — Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagram, Sequential Function Charts, Structured Text, and Instruction List — will expand your PLC programming skills and let you get a leg up on your peers.

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case study Oil and Gas

Water Infrastructure Company Replaces Point-To-Point VPN With MQTT

Goodnight Midstream chose Ignition because it could fulfill several requirements: data mining and business intelligence work on the system backend; powerful Linux-based edge deployments; easy upgrades that could be performed by administrative staff; location data driven by an external database; and template support.

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case study Construction Materials

Rock Quarry Implements Ignition to Improve Visibility, Safety & Decision-Making

George Reed, with the help of Factory Technologies, was looking to further automate the processes at its quarries and make Ignition an organization-wide standard.

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Alarm Notification Module: Stay In The Know, Even On The Go

Looking for powerful alarm management software to build smart and effective alarm systems? Inductive Automation's own Travis Cox explains how easy it is to use the Ignition Alarm Notification Module to set up notifications that prevent downtime and keep your operations up and running.

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case study Water/Wastewater

Water Utility Implements Ignition System to Improve Efficiency, Compliance, and Reporting

California American Water found that the SCADA system at its Monterey facility was struggling to maintain the high standards required of a water utility in a “hydraulically challenged” area and chose Flexware to replace its legacy SCADA system with Ignition.

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Alarm Rationalization Best Practices Chris Fischer Thu, 01/18/2024 - 16:15

In this session, we will discuss alarm rationalization in Ignition and even show you a new Ignition Exchange Resource on the subject. We will also use the opportunity to let you talk about how you approach the subject in Ignition as a group. Lastly, we will open to general Q&A.

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icc | 2023 IA Session

We Love Ignition. But Can it REALLY Scale?

Can it REALLY scale? This is a question we have received for the last 10 years. Delve into the realm of enterprise Ignition rollouts with industry insights from the lens of an enterprise integrator. Uncover the strategies and best practices that accelerate the implementation and ensure the long-term sustainability of Ignition. Don’t just believe us – hear it firsthand from a guest appearance with one of our enterprise end users.

42 min video

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icc | 2023 IA Session

Deployment Patterns for Ignition on Kubernetes

Kevin Collins returns to ICC for a demonstration of how to harness the combined power of Ignition and Kubernetes. This session offers an in-depth look at methods for effectively automating deployment, scaling, and managing containerized Ignition applications.

59 min video

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icc | 2023 Community Session

Separating Design From Development - Using Design Tools with Ignition

Building screens in Ignition is a breeze, but did you know you can design screens even faster by mocking them up using a design tool? Join us for this session as we talk about the benefits of moving the design process outside of a development platform. We'll cover topics such as design vs. development, UI vs. UX, benefits of using design tools, and an introduction to the design tool Figma.

43 min video

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icc | 2023 IA Session

Ignition Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Basics

Ignition offers numerous built-in tools for gathering diagnostic information about the health of your system. This session offers an overview of these tools and explains how our Support Division leverages this information during the troubleshooting process. By the end of this session, fixing problems will feel like shooting code in a barrel.

46 min video

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