Description
Ignition 8 is a software solution that integrates SCADA-HMI (control, supervision, data acquisition, and visualization), MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management), and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) functionalities into a single environment. Successfully used in tens of thousands of applications implemented in over 100 countries across various industrial sectors (Automotive, Food & Beverage, Bottling, Consumer Goods, Steel Mills, Environmental Management, etc.), the Ignition software platform has been chosen by some of the world’s largest companies, including 46 from the Fortune 100 list: Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, FCA, Morgan Stanley, Shell, Goodyear, and many more.
Based on the most advanced database access technologies, Ignition 8 addresses the growing demands for data collection, real-time analysis, and IT system integration from the industrial automation sector, fully realizing the principles of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things.
The new and groundbreaking release 8.1 has been expanded with numerous new features, increasing its levels of flexibility and scalability, along with enhanced security and complete openness towards mobile access.
The Perspective Module for the Mobile World
Ignition Perspective is the biggest innovation in Ignition 8: specifically optimized for mobile devices, it allows for the creation of a new generation of responsive web applications for the industrial sector. It is a completely new module designed to enable the development of reactive mobile applications that work natively on any handheld device or web browser.
Perspective is fully compatible with HTML5 and CSS3, harnessing the full power of the device’s touch inputs, and, when used through the Mobile App, it also provides direct access to integrated sensors (GPS, camera, accelerometer, etc.).
With Ignition Perspective, you can easily design complex page layouts that automatically adapt to different screen sizes, all within a single design environment: Ignition Designer.
Vision Module
The Vision module allows the creation of HMI pages for data visualization and analysis, both historical and real-time, as well as for plant control through summary pages, animated synoptic displays, interactive tables, and charts.
Since all clients are connected to the central server, everyone will always have access to up-to-date information.
SQL Bridge Module
Features for Data Logging (periodic or event-based) and Data Exchange between PLCs and Databases (including bidirectional), easily configurable without coding:
- Unlimited Tags
- From any data source (integrated drivers, OPC-UA, databases, files, web services, etc.)
- To any SQL Database
- No data loss (Store & Forward)
- Automatic table creation in the database
- “Plain” data freely accessible
Tag Historian Module
The Tag Historian module allows any SQL database to be transformed into a high-performance Tag Historian. Its integration with the development environment enables easy configuration and automates table creation and management, making it accessible even for those without SQL database experience.
The Tag Historian module supports compression, partitioning, interpolation, and aggregation for any SQL database, making it the ideal choice for storing valuable historical information for any application.
Report Module
- Graphic editor for creating reports, including parameterized ones
- Ability to integrate custom templates
- Logos, Charts, Tables, Barcodes, etc.
- Real-time data visualization
- Automatic report generation (scheduling) in various formats
- Printing, File saving, Email sending, FTP, etc.
Alarm Notification Module
Alarm notification module via email, SMS, and voice call, also standalone:
- Flexible and dynamic alarm configuration
- Graphic editor for defining notification and escalation logic (pipelines) (multiple notifications, delayed notifications, etc.)
- Role-based alarm notification, using each user’s contact information (language, notification type, etc.) and work shift scheduling
- Consolidation of multiple alarms into a single notification message
- Acknowledgment notification (2-way)
More details about Email Notification
Twilio notification
SFC Module
Graphic editor for creating logic and sequences using the SFC formalism (steps, transitions):
- IEC 61131-3 standard
- EConcurrent execution of multiple instances of the same sequence
- Ability to monitor the real-time status of each sequence’s progress
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