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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
  • Launching a Perspective Application
  • Vision Components and Properties

Styles​

  • Component Styles
  • Style Classes

Tag UDTs​

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

Embedded Views​

  • Creating a Dynamic View
  • Creating an Overview Using Embedded Views
  • Creating Interfaces for Small Screens
  • Mobile Responsive Views
  • Vision Templates and Popups

Docked Views and Navigation​

  • Docked Views
  • Perspective Navigation
  • Mobile Responsive Navigation
  • Vision Navigation

Security​

  • Initial Security Settings
  • Security Applied in Perspective
  • Further Security Settings
  • Security Applied in Vision

Alarming​

  • Alarms in Ignition
  • Alarm Journal
  • Alarms in UDTs and Associated Data
  • Alarm Notifications
  • Alarm Visualization in Vision

Tag History​

  • Configuration
  • Sampling and Compression
  • Visualization in Perspective
  • Visualization in Vision

Transaction Groups​

  • Configuration
  • Group Execution
  • Other Types of Groups