How To Choose a System Integrator

As modern organizations look to improve operations with new forms of automation, one question always comes up first: “Where do I start?” Odds are, these days you need an integrator. As experts in connecting OT and IT, control system integrators bridge the gap between the plant floor and information technology. Take a tour of Inductive Automation’s Find an Integrator tool to find which integrator can help you achieve your goals.

Ignition EAM Module: Enterprise Control In One Place

The Enterprise Administration Module (EAM) provides a secure and intuitive way to manage multiple Ignition installations from a single location. While the module is ideal for enterprise systems across vast geographical distances, even companies with a single plant floor can benefit from the EAM’s ability to centrally synchronize projects, monitor performance, as well as automate backup and recovery.

Ignition Perspective Module: The Plant Floor in Your Pocket

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Getting Started with Ignition

Getting setup with Ignition is quick and easy. And in this video, we'll guide you through some setup to help you get started.

What Is The Ignition Effect?

"The Ignition Effect” is not just about technology, but how Ignition creates a ripple effect that reshapes systems and sparks solutions. This series offers a panoramic view of the transformative power of Ignition told by the people who use it every day. Watch these videos to witness the impact Ignition has on its community and explore what it can do for you! 

Sustainable SCADA for Your Water Utility

Sales Engineering Manager Kent Melville explains how to build budget-friendly water SCADA systems with five small steps for sustainable SCADA.

Machine Learning and Ignition

Senior Software Engineer Kathy Applebaum discusses ways to combine Ignition SCADA and machine learning, so you can find solutions hiding in your data.

Power of Perspective

Join Kevin and Travis to see the power and versatility of the new Perspective Module for Ignition. Learn about building web apps, mobile-responsive design, extending to phones and tablets using native apps, security features, and more.

Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices

In Ignition 8, we laid the foundation for using source control tools by storing projects in the file system. We get a lot of questions about how to effectively use Git for source control. In this session, we will explore the best practices of using an external source control system and setup a complete example.

What is MQTT?

What is MQTT? MQTT stands for Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. In this video, learn about its invention, specifications, and where it’s being used.

Ignition 8: Perspective Module

See how Ignition 8’s mobile-optimized new feature, the Ignition Perspective Module, puts the plant floor in the palm of your hand.

Ignition Architectures

This short, animated Ignition architecture guide helps you figure out which architecture is the best fit for your needs.

What is Ignition?

Ignition SCADA seamlessly connects from plant floor to top floor to improve the processes of every industrial professional in every industry.

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.

What Happened At ICC 2024?

Take a look back at some of the amazing things that happened at ICC 2024, including the groundbreaking Ignition 8.3 reveal, remarkable community sessions, exciting Build-a-Thon, and much more — including a look ahead at ICC 2025.

On Getting Buy-In

Every integration project, big or small, requires customer buy-in, and sometimes that can be the most difficult part. But with its free full-feature trial mode, inherent flexibility, and intuitive design, Ignition is making it easier than ever to get customers on board. Hear how members of the Ignition community are disrupting outdated expectations and giving customers exactly what they need.

At ICC

For over a decade, the Ignition Community Conference has given industrial automation professionals a unique space to come together, share expertise, collaborate, and build lasting connections. See how ICC has impacted members of the Ignition community on both a professional and personal level.

On Customer Expectations

Since its launch, Ignition has been called “The New SCADA” and as it continues to be adopted in virtually every industry, it has firmly shifted expectations for price, connectivity, licensing, and more. Hear how, by being customizable instead of complex, Ignition is enabling customers to take the initiative to improve their own systems and create their own resources.

Reporting Module: Database-Driven Delivery

The Reporting Module is a standalone reporting solution for quickly and easily creating data-rich, dynamic PDF reports. With a powerful drag-and-drop query interface and robust visualization components for pixel-perfect layouts, the Reporting Module lets you get data to the people who need it — set a schedule or leverage built-in scripting functions to create event-triggered executions, then have the finished reports distributed automatically.

Vision Module: See and Control Your Process in Real Time

Free your operators from manually tracking process data on whiteboards and clipboards by creating dynamic, beautiful, real-time dashboards and control screens with the Ignition Vision Module. Use the Vision Module to quickly build any type of visualization for your industrial organization: HMI, historical trending, and alarming screens, plus charts, graphs, and much more.

On Changing Mindsets

Ignition’s game-changing features open the door to new ways of thinking about control systems. Hear how Ignition has transformed the way integrators approach building solutions in industrial automation, and the paradigm shift this has caused in the industry.

License Portal: A Self-Service Tool For Managing Your Ignition Licenses

The License Portal is a tool that allows you to manage and add context to the Ignition licenses associated with your account, see your certification status, quotes, invoices, and sales statistics.

Integrator Account: Your Launchpad For All Things Inductive Automation

The Integrator Account is a portal for integrators to stay connected to Inductive Automation. Through your account, you can access exclusive news, learning resources, marketing and sales materials, an Ignition development license, and your integrator profile for the Find an Integrator listing. From sales tips guides to architecture diagrams, the Integrator Account is your launchpad to becoming the best Ignition integrator you can be.

SQL Bridge Module: Bridging the Gap Between SQL and PLCs

Often called a “Swiss Army Knife” for efficiently moving data between PLCs and SQL databases, the SQL Bridge Module leverages Ignition’s native database connectivity to map data to any tables you want, in any format that you want. The SQL Bridge Module acts as a transaction manager for logging data with additional context, calling stored procedures, and synchronizing data bi-directionally.