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Making Your HMIs More User-Friendly

An effective HMI is more than just data on a screen: it should be a well-thought-out visual tool that helps the operator recognize and resolve problems quickly. This session will present HMI design and UX principles as well as practical tips for implementation.

The IIoT Revolution: Transforming the Modern Enterprise Architecture

As the demand increases for faster industrial data analysis at an enterprise level, the need for a more simple, standardized, and connected system architecture becomes greater than ever. Through the decoupling of devices and applications, a new type of IIoT architecture holds the promise of increased data throughput, greater agility, and improved enterprise-wide communication. In this session, learn more about some of the factors driving this new trend and how IIoT could reshape the way industrial organizations think about and implement their system architectures for years to come.

Megatrends That Impact Industrial Automation

Watch this ICC Community session from ICC 2013.

Unlocking the Development Power of Ignition with Python Scripts

In this advanced and highly engaging session, you'll discover new possibilities about how to use Python scripts to do things in Ignition you can't do any other way. Learn best practices, advanced tips, and possible pitfalls of using Python scripting with your Ignition projects.

Learning Ignition Fundamentals (2016)

If you're new to Ignition or just need a refresher, this is the session for you. Ignition's training team will cover the basic knowledge and fundamental features you will need to know to get started with Ignition.

Ignition Interoperability: Merging Operational & Information Technologies

Ignition sits directly at the center of operational and information technologies and as a result it's ideally suited to serve as the technology hub of the modern industrial enterprise. In this highly informative session, you'll learn the benefits and techniques associated with connecting Ignition to line-of-business applications such as ERP and CRM.

Start Building Practical Field-to-Enterprise IIoT Connectivity with OPC-UA

Watch this ICC Community Session session from ICC 2016.

User Experience Design Tips for Industrial Applications

In this session you'll pick up valuable user experience design tips for creating industrial application that perfectly fit user’s needs by putting them at the center of the design process. Learn how to employ a user-centered iterative design process that involves research, design variations, and validation from your user base to perfectly hit the mark.

MySQL HA & Ignition: Options for Developing Ignition When Uptime Matters

Watch this ICC Community Session session from ICC 2016.

Tapping the Power of Your Historical Data

Put your historian to work by fully leveraging your historical data to put things like calculations, KPIs, and trending into your projects. Learn the best practices for maximizing the value of your historical data with new ideas and approaches you can try in Ignition.