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MQTT Engine Module

Travis Cox from Inductive Automation installs the Ignition MQTT Engine Module download and demonstrates how it discovers data and converts it to usable tags.

7 min video

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Allow Outbound Tag Writes

Travis Cox demonstrates how to allow outbound tag writes with the MQTT Engine Module so you can write down to a tag in the PLC on either side.

3 min video

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Primary Host ID Setting

Travis Cox discusses the primary host ID setting in the MQTT Engine and Transmission Modules, and demonstrates how to specify this setting in Ignition.

2 min video

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How to Set Up Transport Layer Security

In this video you’ll learn how to set up Transport Layer Security (TLS) in the MQTT Distributor, Engine, and Transmission Modules.

5 min video

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case study Energy

Solar Provider Puts More Than 30 Sites on a Single SCADA Platform

Ecoplexus now has a consistent look and feel for all the sites — in addition to lower costs, greater efficiency, more data than ever before, and improved data analysis.

5 min video

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Set Up Store-and-Forward System

In this video, Travis Cox walks through how to set up store-and-forward systems in the MQTT Engine Module and MQTT Transmission Module.

4 min video

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case study Manufacturing

Semiconductor Fab Plant Improves Connections to Machinery

Qorvo uses the SECS/GEM Module for Ignition, which enables Ignition projects and third-party applications to communicate with semiconductor fab equipment.

4 min read

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case study Pharmaceuticals

Helping Customers with 21 CFR Part 11

Snapdragon recently adopted Ignition for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and is leveraging that system to help its customers comply with requirements from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

5 min video

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podcast

The Co-Inventor of MQTT: Arlen Nipper from Cirrus Link Solutions

We’re sitting down with the co-inventor of MQTT to discuss the role of IIoT and MQTT in business, and building secure and efficient architectures. We’re discussing how companies can overcome analysis paralysis, and get people to think differently about connecting decoupled data and devices into their infrastructure. This episode examines how business leaders expecting IIoT to disrupt operations can have a comprehensive strategy moving forward.

17 min episode

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The Co-Inventor of MQTT: Andy Stanford-Clark from IBM

We’re discussing how MQTT got started and how it has evolved over the years. Hear about the big technological developments impacting the industrial sector and what it takes to accelerate the adoption of real IIoT solutions. We’re coming together with the co-inventor of MQTT to combat common problems and major changes within the industry.

26 min episode

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