# General Discussion **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=5 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Siemens TP700 Comfort as Ignition web client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-tp700-comfort-as-ignition-web-client/74875)
**Author:** [@shabir.ahmed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shabir.ahmed)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-tp700-comfort-as-ignition-web-client/74875 "2026-02-23T06:36:41Z")
Hi members, Did anyone tried to use Siemens TP700 HMI as web client in Perspective. I have small application to show water levels. It should connect with gateway on server and show the session same as other SCADA do. Th… --- ## [Perspective Templates - Hiccups while developing company library (styles, SVGs, embedded views)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-templates-hiccups-while-developing-company-library-styles-svgs-embedded-views/113973)
**Author:** [@gtaylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gtaylor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-templates-hiccups-while-developing-company-library-styles-svgs-embedded-views/113973 "2026-02-21T00:41:52Z")
I could use some pointers here. I am developing our company’s standard library in perspective. We are a large system integrator, so getting this right the first time is important. I am using the new drawing tools introdu… --- ## [Running Vision client in Android tablets?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-vision-client-in-android-tablets/114003)
**Author:** [@wakaguaka](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wakaguaka)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/running-vision-client-in-android-tablets/114003 "2026-02-17T21:30:38Z")
Hello community, I know that Vision client requires java in order to work. Has anyone tried a Windows emulator for Android? If so, have you been able to run without problems a Vision project from there? The recommended… --- ## [Can ignition 8.3 communicate with PLC KV7500 and KV8000 Keyence?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-8-3-communicate-with-plc-kv7500-and-kv8000-keyence/114009)
**Author:** [@jromero2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jromero2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-8-3-communicate-with-plc-kv7500-and-kv8000-keyence/114009 "2026-02-17T20:53:38Z")
Hello everyone Does anyone know if ignition 8.3 can connect directly to Keyence PLC KV-7500 and KV-8000? I saw a table with the translate of variable if you use the mitsubishi driver but I dont know if it is possible T… --- ## [Can ignition 8.3 communicate with PLC Productivity series 2000 and 3000?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-8-3-communicate-with-plc-productivity-series-2000-and-3000/114016)
**Author:** [@jromero2](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jromero2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-ignition-8-3-communicate-with-plc-productivity-series-2000-and-3000/114016 "2026-02-17T20:53:15Z")
Hello everyone Does anyone know if ignition 8.3 can connect directly to PLC Productivity series 2000 and 3000? Thanks. --- ## [Why is IA sending me one email every hour?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-ia-sending-me-one-email-every-hour/113994)
**Author:** [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-ia-sending-me-one-email-every-hour/113994 "2026-02-17T16:59:18Z")
Well I just lost my certified status. I didn’t have time to take the test, and it really didn’t make a difference to my business. No biggie. And today since 8am PST I have received the same email every hour notifying me… --- ## [Modbus CLI utility for client and server testing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-cli-utility-for-client-and-server-testing/111882)
**Author:** [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-cli-utility-for-client-and-server-testing/111882 "2026-02-16T18:25:50Z")
I started working on a little Modbus CLI utility: GitHub - kevinherron/modbus-cli: Native CLI utility for reading, writing, and scanning Modbus TCP Ripped from the README, some quick examples: Quick Examples Start a te… --- ## [Notepad++ Hacked for Six Months](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notepad-hacked-for-six-months/113710)
**Author:** [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/notepad-hacked-for-six-months/113710 "2026-02-16T15:05:15Z")
How many here are users of Notepad++? (I can't recall the last time I used Windows for text editing, but it would have been NPPP.) --- ## [General Password modal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/general-password-modal/113984)
**Author:** [@Flying55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Flying55)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/general-password-modal/113984 "2026-02-16T13:05:30Z")
In the application we use in perspective, we need extra password confimation at certain points in the application, I would prefer a popup where the user enter their password rather then the normal login screen. For inst… --- ## [Fullscreen Perspective mode](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fullscreen-perspective-mode/113760)
**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/fullscreen-perspective-mode/113760 "2026-02-12T19:13:44Z")
I just found out the posibility of seeing my perspective project fullscreen. I greatly recomend it. It´s great! --- ## [Expression as parameter in UDT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-as-parameter-in-udt/113892)
**Author:** [@Eric\_White](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_White)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-as-parameter-in-udt/113892 "2026-02-11T23:09:58Z")
Curious has anyone passed a parameter into a UDT which is an expression. Then have an expression tag execute it. Typically, the expression tag just returns the parameter as a string. I see quite a few posts asking about… --- ## [Contract work available](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/contract-work-available/113875)
**Author:** [@Craig\_webber](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Craig_webber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/contract-work-available/113875 "2026-02-11T12:26:49Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for someone with solid Ignition experience to help with some contract work focused purely on UDT creation. Scope (intentionally narrow): Designing clean, reusable UDTs Strong use of param… --- ## [I truly love Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-truly-love-ignition/113743)
**Author:** [@a.alghannam](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/a.alghannam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-truly-love-ignition/113743 "2026-02-09T19:48:44Z")
Just wanted to express my gratitude to the people behind Ignition. I’m currently taking the core test exam which i hope to pass successfully. cheers :green\_heart: --- ## [Connecting Proface STM6000](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-proface-stm6000/113758)
**Author:** [@olivier.roberge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/olivier.roberge)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-proface-stm6000/113758 "2026-02-09T15:29:37Z")
Hello! I’m trying to connect a Proface STM6000 to Ignition. This system is OPC-UA server. I can check the connexion succesfully using UAExpert. But the connexion to Ignition is not stable. Maybe a link configuration p… --- ## [Transmitter without UDT/SparkplugB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transmitter-without-udt-sparkplugb/113755)
**Author:** [@augusto.fonseca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/augusto.fonseca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transmitter-without-udt-sparkplugb/113755 "2026-02-07T14:17:42Z")
Hello, I'm using Engine to read a topic from a Broker, then I apply a UDT and send it back to the broker using Transmitter to get the messages in SparkplugB. This works correctly if Engine is reading up to a certain num… --- ## [Text Field - Input Background Color in Perspective does not change](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-background-color-in-perspective-does-not-change/113787)
**Author:** [@kameron.swenson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kameron.swenson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/text-field-input-background-color-in-perspective-does-not-change/113787 "2026-02-05T20:10:16Z")
I am not able to change the background color of my Text Input Field component. It also has a bottom border that is not able to be removed under normal css. When I click in the component and just hard code a style to that… --- ## [Ignition Bingo Card](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-bingo-card/113575)
**Author:** [@Susan\_Wilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Susan_Wilson)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-bingo-card/113575 "2026-02-05T17:13:32Z")
Hello, everyone! I run the social media for Inductive and one of the funny ideas we had for a potential social media post was an Ignition Bingo Card. We have a few ideas of what we could put on the card like “Contributed… --- ## [LED Indicator missing in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/led-indicator-missing-in-perspective/113752)
**Author:** [@Flying55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Flying55)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/led-indicator-missing-in-perspective/113752 "2026-02-04T22:15:21Z")
Beginner questions.. I would like a simple LED indicator lamp to be used in many places in my application. It should be lit when true, and grey when false. The standard components does not seem to have anything like th… --- ## [Allen Bradley Driver Overload](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-driver-overload/113702)
**Author:** [@felipemvcab](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/felipemvcab)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/allen-bradley-driver-overload/113702 "2026-02-03T21:22:09Z")
Hi, Question, can an overload Allen Bradley driver cause gateway memory leak? We been restarting the gateways once a week to deal with the side effect of memory leak. We believe the issues is coming from an overloaded … --- ## [Buy theme, or get the HMI designed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buy-theme-or-get-the-hmi-designed/113658)
**Author:** [@Flying55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Flying55)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/buy-theme-or-get-the-hmi-designed/113658 "2026-01-30T11:05:52Z")
Hi In perspecitve, are the any ready made themes that will help the HMI look modern, that can be bought or downloaded somewhere? Visual design is not my strong side and it would be good to have some idea to use as a ba… --- ## [Line to image in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-to-image-in-perspective/113531)
**Author:** [@Flying55](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Flying55)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-to-image-in-perspective/113531 "2026-01-27T18:29:23Z")
I’m building an application in perspective, for simplicty I have chosen to use a coordinate view. In that view there will be an image in the center, its a drawing of the machine used. On the sides i want to show data r… --- ## [New version of OPC Foundation C# SDK (1.5.378.65)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-version-of-opc-foundation-c-sdk-1-5-378-65/113552)
**Author:** [@Abraham\_Teran\_Salced](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Abraham_Teran_Salced)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-version-of-opc-foundation-c-sdk-1-5-378-65/113552 "2026-01-27T16:21:09Z")
I had created a couple of years ago a C# client that changes several tags every minute or so; I had to update my computer and I updated to VS 2026, .NET 10.0 and I am using the latest version of the OPC Foundation C# lib… --- ## [OPC tag to open a popup window in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-to-open-a-popup-window-in-perspective/113369)
**Author:** [@andre.martins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andre.martins)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-tag-to-open-a-popup-window-in-perspective/113369 "2026-01-25T23:32:56Z")
Hi I’m just started to learn how to program in ignition perspective, so I apologize for the silly questions. I’m trying to open a popup window when a tag (from opc ua , but for testing Im using a bool memory ) changes s… --- ## [JSON Data Object in a Table Column Embedded View Throws Errors?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-data-object-in-a-table-column-embedded-view-throws-errors/113534)
**Author:** [@SteveO](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SteveO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-data-object-in-a-table-column-embedded-view-throws-errors/113534 "2026-01-25T07:15:36Z")
Running 8.1.48 Attempting to embed table column value structured as a json object: I’ve properly setup the view to embed, three labels stacked vertically. Employed the value parameter as an object with the proper k… --- ## [Upgrade 8.1 → 8.3 upgrade: Are SQL Bridge or Industrial Historian Solution Suite required?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-8-1-8-3-upgrade-are-sql-bridge-or-industrial-historian-solution-suite-required/113287)
**Author:** [@JoseJardelLuciano](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JoseJardelLuciano)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/upgrade-8-1-8-3-upgrade-are-sql-bridge-or-industrial-historian-solution-suite-required/113287 "2026-01-21T13:20:53Z")
We have a project currently in production running Ignition 8.1.43, and we are planning to start a new phase of the project next month in a new customer. The customer has requested API integrations, and from our evaluati… --- ## [Is an external load balancer necessary, or does Ignition itself provide load balancing?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-an-external-load-balancer-necessary-or-does-ignition-itself-provide-load-balancing/113407)
**Author:** [@saravanakumar.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/saravanakumar.m)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-an-external-load-balancer-necessary-or-does-ignition-itself-provide-load-balancing/113407 "2026-01-20T15:45:08Z")
In the MQTT Set configuration, there is an option to define both Primary and Secondary servers within a single set. My understanding is that if the Primary server fails, Ignition should automatically switch over to the S… --- ## [Design options for graphs in perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-options-for-graphs-in-perspective/113353)
**Author:** [@Kain\_Denon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kain_Denon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/design-options-for-graphs-in-perspective/113353 "2026-01-20T09:11:52Z")
Hi all! I was wondering if anyone has figured out how to make the charts used in perspective a bit more modern? The two major edits I am looking for are: Fading of the fill colour Smoothing of the data points Here is… --- ## [Ignition Report Table Column DYNAMIC DATA KEY](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-report-table-column-dynamic-data-key/113367)
**Author:** [@sayantachatterjee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sayantachatterjee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-report-table-column-dynamic-data-key/113367 "2026-01-19T05:21:43Z")
I am using a nested query concept, where main named query returning 4 different type data and subquery is returning few columns based on the named query data, now when placing that in a table group, sub query column wise… --- ## [IGNITION\_EDITION for Docker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edition-for-docker/113205)
**Author:** [@tfindlay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tfindlay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edition-for-docker/113205 "2026-01-15T15:04:59Z")
Hi Folks, I’m new here, and looking to spin this up in docker container on my laptop. I found a great guide here: However, I cannot find any documentation on “IGNITION\_EDITION” variable thats referenced here: All … --- ## [Perspective svg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-svg/113292)
**Author:** [@Erick\_Chacon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Erick_Chacon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-svg/113292 "2026-01-14T18:10:37Z")
when i drag an svg into perspective view, it treats it as an image and viewbox doesnt popup etc, having a super hard time with the hole migration from vision to perspective [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/general-discussion/5.md?page=6)