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Ignition Platform / Gateway Basics

Installation, backups, connections, licensing, Designer access, and Gateway Network.

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Gateway and Project Backups

Backup and restore an Ignition Gateway or project.

Understand the differences between Gateway and Project backups and their contents.

Making Backups & Restoring

Gateway Backup & Restore

Project Export and Import

Database Connections

Connect to a database.

Connecting to Databases

Database Connections

Device Connections

Navigate and configure device connections.

Familiarity with OPC-UA

Use the Programmable Device Simulator

OPC-UA and Devices in Ignition

Programmable Device Simulator

OPC-UA

Programmable Device Simulator

Connecting to a Device

Licensing

Activate a license to a Gateway and explain the basics of Ignition’s licensing model.

Licensing and Activating Ignition

Licensing and Activation

Ignition Designer

Install and use the Designer Launcher.

Create and manage projects and explain Project Inheritance.

Navigate the different modules in the Designer.

The Designer Launcher

Creating a Project

Project Inheritance

Designer Interface

Launchers and Workstation

Designer Launcher

Projects

Project Inheritance

Vision Designer Interface

Perspective Designer Interface

Ignition Modules

Installing Ignition

Install and upgrade Ignition.

Installing and Upgrading Ignition

Installing and Upgrading

Gateway Network

Explain the basics of redundancy.

Identify what subsystems can utilize the Gateway Network.

Gateway Network

Ignition Redundancy

Gateway Network

Ignition Redundancy