Ignition Core Training (Perspective Version)

Course Description

This class is delivered online using cloud hosted Virtual Machines. These computers have everything we will need pre-installed, but we need additional information from you to create the VM approximately 1 week before class starts.

Recommended home equipment: A strong internet connection and a computer with 2 monitors - You will be working in Ignition and viewing the instructor's screen.

The core 5-day training course covers the fundamental features of Ignition by Inductive Automation. Whether you are a new user to Ignition or an existing user looking to discover the full breadth of Ignition's capabilities, this is the course for you! You will get an in-depth look at the architecture of Ignition, involving the interactions between PLCs and SQL databases. You will learn how successful projects are planned and executed from start to finish. Both Vision and Perspective will be used in class for HMI design.

The course is 5 days long with class from 9 AM - 4 PM on Monday through Thursday and from 9 AM - 12 PM on Friday with time for Q&A from 1 - 4 PM. The course is taught in a computer-lab classroom where each attendee is assigned to a computer. The curriculum includes lecture, demonstration, and the creation of a live project that gives each student hands-on experience with all major features of Ignition. The format of the course encourages students to ask questions relevant to specific projects they have planned.

Here are a few of the topics that will be covered (full itinerary below under download):

• Architecture
• Installation
• Connect to PLCs and SQL Databases
• Ignition Tags (OPC, Memory, Expression, Complex UDT)
• Historian
• Client and Session Launching
• Windows, Views, & Navigation
• Components, Properties, and Bindings
• Visualization Templates and Indirection
• Alerting and Notification
• Scripting
• Transaction Groups
• Security & Authentication
• Reporting
• And more...