Leveraging Container Deployments with Ignition on Docker

In the same way that virtualization changed the way we develop and deploy industrial software, container computing presses on as the next enabler for scalable, robust, and efficient deployments and developer workflows. Containers can help solve some of the challenges presented by today’s complex and distributed architectures. This session will demonstrate how you can leverage Ignition on Docker to model complex architectures quickly, facilitate multi-version Ignition environments, and increase density on your development systems. Join Kymera & EN Engineering as they show how you can use container concepts to achieve better simulation and load testing for your MQTT deployments. They’ll also share what they’ve learned in using Ignition on Docker and help you envision what you can create with this exciting technology!

Scaling MES with Sepasoft

Utilizing Ignition & MQTT for Auto-Discovery of Data Modeling and Time Series Data in AWS Cloud

In order to take advantage of the new technologies available through Digital Transformation, such as Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence, companies must bridge the IT-OT gap, feeding the machine with secure and consumable data while also providing a superior OT solution. This session will describe how utilizing Ignition and MQTT in conjunction with AWS IoT SiteWise provides a simple and seamless integration of OT Data into a standard data model and pushes Tag data into a Time Series Database becoming instantly available for Big Data applications in AWS Cloud.

Envisioning a Better Ventilator Monitoring Experience with Ignition

Shortly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, a network of more than 180 of the brightest minds in medicine and engineering assembled to design and develop an open-source ventilator that can be built quickly, at a low cost, and using commonly available components. LifeMech, the organization leading this effort, developed an Ignition-based prototype for a remote user interface that can display data from multiple ventilators simultaneously, providing nurses and physicians with a faster and safer way of monitoring patient status. This session will bring together some of the contributors to this project, including end users, system integrators and strategic partners, as they discuss this important work and how Ignition made it all possible.

Blockchain-Based Operator Logs and Ignition Auditing

Most automated processes require tracking of system status and performance, including operator responses to process upsets. Typically, this is accomplished using a physical notebook, as it is relatively tamper-proof. Using Ignition’s built-in Audit Log, this process can be done digitally, but it’s possible to alter and tamper with after data has been entered. In order to prevent tampering of the digital operator log, Corso Systems has built a tool using blockchain technology to ensure records are not changed, including distributed validation to ensure data integrity and limit the impact of bad actors trying to interfere with the system. This session will cover the implementation and methodology of this technology, real-world use cases, and show how this tool helps keep Ignition at the forefront of digital operations.

Use Docker & DevOps to Dominate Deployment

Deploying new features, bug fixes, and updates is necessary for every production SCADA/MES installation and without an established deployment cycle, modifications to any system pose significant risk. In this session, you’ll see Git source control, Docker containerization, and DevOps methodologies that you can use to effectively develop and deploy projects with Ignition. Apply standard Dev/Test/Stage/Prod practices from the software industry to support multiple developers, reduce unplanned downtime, and realize a more efficient process for developing and deploying Ignition projects.

Breaking the Myth of Industry 4.0 with Ignition

In this session, Automation Excellence gives viewers a simple approach to Industry 4.0, its principles, the components involved which include elements of both OT and IT, and the Ignition Platform.

The Quickest and Simplest Method for Publishing Sensor and State Data Directly to Ignition

Real-time, real-world data from sensors and devices is key to creating the connected enterprise. In this session, Benson Hougland from Opto 22 will demonstrate how to quickly and securely connect, configure, and publish sensor and state device data directly into MQTT infrastructure — without using a PC or PLC. You’ll see how data “auto-magically” appears in Ignition using MQTT Engine, significantly streamlining your application development and digital transformation projects — from automation to OEE and everything in between.

Secure Your Ignition the Easy Way – Setting up Ignition with a Reverse Proxy

In this session, learn how to leverage free and open source reverse proxy software to secure your Ignition install with auto-renewing SSL certificates.

SCADA Client Management System

As SCADA systems grow and take advantage of Ignition’s unlimited client licensing model, managing these numerous clients has become more and more challenging. Join Piedmont Automation as they discuss and detail their SCADA Client Manager that allows IT & Maintenance personnel to quickly deploy clients anywhere in the facility, from management offices to the KPI monitors mounted high in the air in production areas.