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Passing Data Using Inductive Automation's Ignition Software

🤔 How do you think passing data between systems will change in the future? This video shows how we pass data back and forth from a local machine PLC to Inductive Automation’s Ignition Edge HMI, then to a main Ignition SCADA Gateway, and to an MES system. We create user-defined tags, or UDTs, in the PLC called “PLC_to_MES” and “MES_to_PLC.” These UDTs are bundled arrays of booleans (AKA bools), double integers (DINTs), real numbers (REALs; has a decimal point and a fractional part), and strings. If we want to send some data to the MES, we put the data into “PLC_to_MES” tags. We then set a bool in the “PLC_to_MES” tag to let the main Ignition Gateway know we sent some data. The data within the UDTs gets passed to the local Ignition Edge Gateway. Ignition Sync Services synchronizes the Edge Tags to the main Ignition Gateway. The main Gateway sees that a “PLC_to_MES” bool has been set, and this causes a gateway tag change event script to run. The event script, written in #Python, then gets the information we sent up and makes an API call to the MES system. Sometimes we just need to log data to the MES. Sometimes we need information back. If we need information back, then the script puts the information into the “MES_to_PLC” tag and sets a bool that lets the PLC know the information is back. The days when we build standalone machines and control systems are dwindling! Machines need to pass all sorts of information to and from SCADA and MES systems. Every machine needs to have OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) metrics on it, and companies expect that data to flow up to their MES systems. Most machines today can’t run without an MES connection…when parts are brought to a machine, the MES system releases the parts to be run and tracks what happens on the equipment as it runs. Almost all of today’s systems have ways of doing this now; however, Inductive Automation’s Ignition product is particularly well suited for data handling like this. CONNECT WITH US! Tracy's LinkedIn:   / tracy-williams-automation   Trace Automation LinkedIn:   / trace-automation   👉 Schedule a free 15 min consultation with me to review your goals: https://bit.ly/3LP1tb9 📞 615-281-9772 ✉️ info@traceautomation.com 🖥️ www.traceautomation.com QUESTIONS -- Have a question about automation, control systems engineering, or anything else? Post in the comments section of this video! #automation #engineering #PLC #MES #SCADA #programming