Inductive Automation Blog

Ignition 8.1 Updates & Migrating Data to Ignition's Historian

We'll discuss the recent 8.1 new features and updates. We will also discuss best practices for migrating historical data from other systems to Ignition's historian. As always, we'll have an open Q&A as part of the time, so please bring your questions.

New Tag Reporting Tool, and Scripting Documentation

Ignition 8.1.19 has a new tag reporting tool, and a nice way to take advantage of code library documentation. Come learn about how these features work, and as always bring your questions for open Q&A.

Deep Dive on MQTT Sparkplug B

In this session, we will take a deep dive into the MQTT Sparkplug B specification. We will look at what Sparkplug B is, how Ignition leverages Sparkplug, and the state of the Eclipse Sparkplug project and working group. As always, we'll have an open Q&A as part of the time, so please bring questions.

8.1.17 Security Updates, Mapping - Layers, Icons, GeoJSON, Tile Sets

We'll discuss the recent 8.1.17 security updates, as well as do a medium depth dive into mapping. We'll cover the main features, show how to use views for pin popups, and demonstrate bindings to move elements on a map in real time.

Ignition 8.1 Updates, Offline Forms, and Building Automation Demo

In this session, we will discuss the new features and updates in Ignition 8.1.15 and 8.1.16. We will also discuss approaching offline forms in Ignition. Lastly, we will demo our new building automation vertical demo project that will be released very soon. As always, we'll have an open Q&A as part of the time, so please bring your questions.

Web Services REST Communication: WebDev and more

Explore the WebDev module, Web Services module, and REST communication options from within Ignition. We'll create a web services endpoint (API), explore the options, and connect to it using Ignition, both with Vision and Perspective. We'll also talk about communications with external APIs. Come with any questions you might have as well, as the last part of this session is an open Q&A.

Deep Dive on Tag Historian & WebDev

We will be taking a deeper dive into 2 of Ignition's modules: Tag Historian and WebDev. We will discover how the Tag Historian works, how to optimize it, and how to use TimeScale. We will also discover how WebDev works and to build custom REST APIs. As always, we will leave time for open Q&A.

Network & Internet Security & Enterprise Architectures

We'll be digging into modern Security technologies, Ignition's support, running on the Internet v.s. a local network, and the architectures and features that make it possible to run Ignition in an Internet-accessible manner. We'll also talk about how this works in a larger Enterprise view.

Ignition 8.1.13 and Leased Based License Keys

In this session, we will discuss the new features and updates in Ignition 8.1.13. We are also going to discuss the new 8-character leased based license keys, how they work, and the benefits for Docker. As always, we'll have an open Q&A as part of the time, so please bring your questions.

Ignition 8.1.12, Docker Compose Example, MQTT Security Context

In this session, we will discuss the new features and updates in Ignition 8.1.12. We will show an example of how to spin up a scale out architecture using Docker Compose. Lastly, we will discuss a new feature with the MQTT modules that allows for secure command writes. As always, we'll have an open Q&A as part of the time, so please bring your questions.