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Core Class

Course Overview​

Learn the basics of developing in Ignition. The Core course will help students become familiar with the Ignition platform and its core modules by building a project throughout the week. Leverage the Tag system by creating UDTs and Alarms, as well as many features of Perspective to build real time and historical user interfaces. Best practices and common pitfalls are addressed throughout the class. By the end of this class, students will have a basic understanding of all of the core modules and functionality of Ignition.

Completion of this course will give you a single free attempt of the Core Certification Test.

Length: 5 days

Who is This Class For? What are the Class Expectations?​

This class is for users that are brand new to Ignition as well as those looking to discover the full breadth of Ignition's capabilities. No prior Ignition experience is expected. All skill levels are welcome, the only requirement being an enthusiasm for learning.

Topics Covered​

Platform​

  • Installation
  • Gateway Overview
  • Backups and Restoration

Designer​

  • Installing the Designer
  • Using the Designer Launcher
  • Designer Overview

Devices and Tags​

  • Creating Device Connections
  • Creating Tags
  • Tag Properties and Ignition Tag Types

Perspective Basics​

  • Perspective Overview
  • Creating a First View
  • Configuring Components
  • Setting Up Bindings
  • Transform Bindings
  • Launching a Perspective Application

Styles​

  • Understanding Styles
  • Using Style Classes

Tag UDTs​

  • Creating a UDT
  • Modifying an Existing UDT
  • Nesting UDTs and Inheritance

Embedded Views​

  • Creating a Dynamic View
  • Creating an Overview Using Embedded Views
  • Flex Containers and Repeaters
  • Using the Flex Repeater Component

Docked Views and Navigation​

  • Docked Views
  • Perspective Navigation

Security​

  • Initial Security Settings
  • Security in Perspective
  • Additional Security Settings

Alarming​

  • Alarms in Ignition
  • Alarm Journal
  • Alarms in UDTs
  • Alarm Notifications

Tag History​

  • Configuration
  • Sampling and Compression
  • Visualization in Perspective

Transaction Groups​

  • Configure a Transaction Group
  • Visualizing Transaction Group Data
  • Group Execution
  • Other Types of Groups

Reporting​

  • Report Data
  • Report Design
  • Report Scheduling
  • Report Visualization

Vision​

  • Exploring Vision Components and Properties
  • Vision Layout
  • Vision Navigation
  • Vision Templates and Popups
  • Security in Vision
  • Alarm Visualization in Vision
  • Tag History Visualization in Vision
  • Report Visualization in Vision

Backups​

  • Gateway Backups
  • Project Backups
  • Tag Backups