# General Discussion **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=27 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [Ignition-AI on ChatGPT (Must have paid account, Sorry)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-ai-on-chatgpt-must-have-paid-account-sorry/87698)
**Author:** [@jiml](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiml)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-ai-on-chatgpt-must-have-paid-account-sorry/87698 "2024-03-21T17:08:49Z")
Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 offer invaluable assistance across various tasks, enhancing creativity and efficiency with their ability to generate human-like text. However, they are not foolproof solutions; LLM… --- ## [Importing Local CSV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-local-csv/87650)
**Author:** [@Pico\_Sankari](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pico_Sankari)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-local-csv/87650 "2024-03-20T19:23:03Z")
I'm trying to import a local CSV to serve as a reference table on a component in perspective. I've run this line in both the script console and as part of a script that runs on the component: filePath = "C:/myfile.csv"… --- ## [Design Systems Documentation Tools](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-systems-documentation-tools/51509)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-systems-documentation-tools/51509 "2024-03-20T15:31:23Z")
When creating company-wide guidelines for how UX components should look, what sort of tools do you use to keep this documentation up to date and easily accessible? Our current “standards” are kept in a Word document. Th… --- ## [Designer deletes tags/folders instead of selected vision component](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-deletes-tags-folders-instead-of-selected-vision-component/87591)
**Author:** [@Kraenbring](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kraenbring)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-deletes-tags-folders-instead-of-selected-vision-component/87591 "2024-03-19T21:25:42Z")
We have been seeing a weird bug in 8.1 where the designer will try to delete a tag (or tag folder) that is selected in the tag browser instead of a vision component you currently have selected. This is happened on diffe… --- ## [Reading Tags Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tags-data/87468)
**Author:** [@Aravind\_Sai\_Samanthu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Aravind_Sai_Samanthu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reading-tags-data/87468 "2024-03-19T17:27:37Z")
I'd like to read the data in my tags from external sources, such as writing a Python script in VS Code or Jupiter Notebook that can read the data in my tags in Ignition. Is this possible? Until now, I have been sending t… --- ## [Moving Perspective Pipes Tip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-perspective-pipes-tip/87564)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_Porter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Porter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/moving-perspective-pipes-tip/87564 "2024-03-19T15:49:47Z")
Hello All, So, I just discovered a somewhat unique way to move Perspective pipes similarly to the arrow keys. If you open up the "Ease of Access Center" in the Windows Control Panel, and enter the mouse settings there, … --- ## [Using a lambda function for invokeLater and invokeAsynchronous](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-lambda-function-for-invokelater-and-invokeasynchronous/87526)
**Author:** [@denny\_jimenez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/denny_jimenez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-a-lambda-function-for-invokelater-and-invokeasynchronous/87526 "2024-03-19T02:09:44Z")
Hello! Im trying to use a lambda function as a parameter to invokeLater and invokeAsynchronous. My code looks like this: def executeWArgsAsync(funcName, \*args, \*\*kwargs): return system.util.invokeAsynchronous(lambda: f… --- ## [WITSML (Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/witsml-wellsite-information-transfer-standard-markup-language/87517)
**Author:** [@Coleman\_Dudley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Coleman_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/witsml-wellsite-information-transfer-standard-markup-language/87517 "2024-03-18T21:04:56Z")
All, Has anyone ever implemented WITSML in Ignition? Such as collecting data and sending the data to a WITSML Server? Thanks C --- ## [JDBC Driver for InfluxDB/Timescale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-driver-for-influxdb-timescale/87423)
**Author:** [@Josselyn\_Chicaiza](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Josselyn_Chicaiza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jdbc-driver-for-influxdb-timescale/87423 "2024-03-18T21:01:16Z")
Maybe someone managed to connect to a Time Series database like InfluxDB or Timescale, since it is complicated by the driver --- ## [Opc with InduSoft](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-with-indusoft/87425)
**Author:** [@karim\_haggag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karim_haggag)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-with-indusoft/87425 "2024-03-18T14:33:38Z")
i want to connect kepserver ex 6 opc ua with indusoft 8.1 in the last step i get this error --- ## [Can Ubuntu 22.04 be officially approved?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ubuntu-22-04-be-officially-approved/64080)
**Author:** [@jiml](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jiml)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ubuntu-22-04-be-officially-approved/64080 "2024-03-14T21:48:40Z")
Will you be replacing the “tested with Ubuntu 20.04” with 22.04? It is LTS. “”" Supported Operating Systems Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 Windows 10/11 macOS (10.14+) Linux (support for popular distributions, tested … --- ## [Kepserver communicaion with indusofte](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepserver-communicaion-with-indusofte/87435)
**Author:** [@karim\_haggag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/karim_haggag)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kepserver-communicaion-with-indusofte/87435 "2024-03-16T22:55:26Z")
i want to connect kepserver ex 6 opc ua with indusoft 8.1 in the last step i get this error --- ## [After uninstalling ignition then can I get back my existing projects?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-uninstalling-ignition-then-can-i-get-back-my-existing-projects/87413)
**Author:** [@Swathi\_G](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Swathi_G)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/after-uninstalling-ignition-then-can-i-get-back-my-existing-projects/87413 "2024-03-16T06:16:20Z")
I am suffering with one issue , For some reasons , I have completely uninstall the ignition then when I again install it then not found any projects(I have connectivity of OPC-UA and create some projects in perspective a… --- ## [Ignition Server on Cloud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-server-on-cloud/12733)
**Author:** [@dcamp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-server-on-cloud/12733 "2024-03-15T19:56:22Z")
Hello: Is anybody running Ignition Server(7.9) from the cloud? Would like opinions about this. Thanks --- ## [Email to text alarms stopped working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-to-text-alarms-stopped-working/87263)
**Author:** [@bwhite](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwhite)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-to-text-alarms-stopped-working/87263 "2024-03-15T19:13:39Z")
I have several customers that have had issues with their text messages not coming to their phones. The phone carrier is either Verizon or AT&T. The email account shows the message as being sent. So the issue isn't wit… --- ## [Shadowing options for troubleshooting client issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shadowing-options-for-troubleshooting-client-issues/87308)
**Author:** [@humphrey.daniel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/humphrey.daniel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/shadowing-options-for-troubleshooting-client-issues/87308 "2024-03-14T03:39:36Z")
Searched around a bit but didn't quite find results on the topic of shadowing clients. For both Perspective and Vision, are there methods of viewing a specific client's application? Typically when I'm troubleshooting i… --- ## [Connecting Azure Power BI Embedded to MongoDB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-azure-power-bi-embedded-to-mongodb/87272)
**Author:** [@Mohan\_Prakash](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mohan_Prakash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-azure-power-bi-embedded-to-mongodb/87272 "2024-03-13T14:26:26Z")
I need to connect MongoDB to Azure Power BI Embedded (on Cloud), i am able to connect MongoDB to Power BI Desktop. How to connect to MongoDB, deployed on Azure VM, to Azure Power BI Embedded (on Cloud). So that i can emb… --- ## [I can ping IP address and connect to the device webpage but TCP driver "connection timed out"](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-can-ping-ip-address-and-connect-to-the-device-webpage-but-tcp-driver-connection-timed-out/87213)
**Author:** [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-can-ping-ip-address-and-connect-to-the-device-webpage-but-tcp-driver-connection-timed-out/87213 "2024-03-12T22:07:12Z")
I have an RFID reader that works over TCP port 10001. I can connect to the devices webpage from the Ignition server, I can ping the device, but I cannot get the TCP driver to make a successful connection(I get the error … --- ## [Machine states durations grouped by time in SQL best options](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-states-durations-grouped-by-time-in-sql-best-options/86822)
**Author:** [@Zach\_Larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zach_Larson)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/machine-states-durations-grouped-by-time-in-sql-best-options/86822 "2024-03-12T20:45:17Z")
I have a table of machine state change events. Initially I do two things I believe to be right for sure. I get all the events in the range. I get one event prior to the range. I set the prior event tstamp to the rang… --- ## [Calculating OEE losses](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculating-oee-losses/59623)
**Author:** [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calculating-oee-losses/59623 "2024-03-12T12:45:13Z")
my oee is AxPxQ I am trying to get the losses as percentage of the full picture? has someone done stacked graphs of OEE and the losses totaling to 100%? (1-A) (1-A\*P\*Q) ----------… --- ## [Modbus addressing is different type of address](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-addressing-is-different-type-of-address/87047)
**Author:** [@Parth\_Pandya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Parth_Pandya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-addressing-is-different-type-of-address/87047 "2024-03-11T18:54:09Z")
hi, we added a power meter device which support modbus but their addressing looks different. can anyone help me how i can add this in modbus addressing? --- ## [OEE Calculation for Production Line](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oee-calculation-for-production-line/86715)
**Author:** [@Danyal\_Shahzad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Danyal_Shahzad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/oee-calculation-for-production-line/86715 "2024-03-11T14:01:10Z")
Hello Everyone, We are calculating our Plant's OEE in which there is a hurdle to calculate OEE for BIB Line. BIB Line consists of three fillers which feeds the pouch simulatenously in another cartoner line (Master Line)… --- ## [March Scripting Madness](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/march-scripting-madness/87101)
**Author:** [@jimender2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimender2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/march-scripting-madness/87101 "2024-03-11T01:04:05Z")
For our American friends, March Madness is beginning on Tuesday March 19th! For our friends outside the country, you can sum March Madness up in the following sentence. March Madness is an annual college basketball to… --- ## [How to communicate delta AS218PX to IGNITION SCADA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-communicate-delta-as218px-to-ignition-scada/86963)
**Author:** [@keshav\_prasath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keshav_prasath)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-communicate-delta-as218px-to-ignition-scada/86963 "2024-03-09T14:15:04Z")
can anyone said that please, how to communicate DELTA AS218PX to IGNITION SCADA --- ## [Kudos to the discussion forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kudos-to-the-discussion-forum/86872)
**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/kudos-to-the-discussion-forum/86872 "2024-03-08T04:44:39Z")
This discussion forum has been an amazing tool. It's a vast knowledge base for the Ignition users/developers/learners etc which is growing richer day by day. I am amazed by the efficiency of this tool which we have taken… --- ## [DateTime tag with Omron NJ Driver](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-tag-with-omron-nj-driver/11407)
**Author:** [@richardNZ15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richardNZ15)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/datetime-tag-with-omron-nj-driver/11407 "2024-03-07T19:58:14Z")
I was wondering if it is possible to read in an Omron NJ "TIME" datatype tag into Ignition using the Omron NJ Driver. I noticed that it seems to be compatible with Ignition because i was able to import it into the Omr… --- ## [Historian Tag selection in Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-selection-in-client/86856)
**Author:** [@Brad\_Kloehn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Kloehn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-tag-selection-in-client/86856 "2024-03-07T06:44:59Z")
How does one select different pens from a Client? It appears to me, in the Vision environment, you must pre-build charts with the pens you want in the configurator. Then you can navigate to those charts, but the charts t… --- ## [Issues connecting to mysql database](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-connecting-to-mysql-database/86841)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Dowling](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Dowling)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issues-connecting-to-mysql-database/86841 "2024-03-06T11:27:56Z")
I am having an issue with connecting mysql database to ignition. What should I check? I have downloaded the correct driver and everything looks ok but the connection is faulted 8.1.37 (b2024013011) Azul Systems, Inc. … --- ## [Historian is not returning all raw data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-is-not-returning-all-raw-data/85950)
**Author:** [@dtompkins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dtompkins)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/historian-is-not-returning-all-raw-data/85950 "2024-03-05T13:28:21Z")
I am trying to return the raw data from the historian and plot it on a chart. I am not getting all of the data points that exist in the table. I also tried System.Tag.QueryTagHistory and got the same results. What wou… --- ## [MQTT Topic events, best practice / performance](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-topic-events-best-practice-performance/86655)
**Author:** [@SBL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-topic-events-best-practice-performance/86655 "2024-03-01T13:44:01Z")
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