The Programmable Device Simulator allows you to add simulator devices that act as if they are connected to a real device. It allows users to read and write Tags without any network or PLC connection.

Ignition can export and import tag configurations to and from the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format. You can import XML (Extensible Markup Language) or CSV (Comma Separated Value) file formats as well, but Ignition will convert them to JSON format while in a Tag Provider. Tag export files can

Ignition has a lot of systems built in that will query the database automatically without requiring you to build a query. These systems automatically create the necessary tables in the database, insert the relevant data, and even query it back out for you. However, because this data is all stored in

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The SDL File

The SECS Definition Language (SDL) file contains definitions that all SECS messages for that equipment connection are validated against. Any messages that fail to validate against the SDL file will be inserted into the Errors table for the equipment connection instead. The SDL file uses JSON syntax to