# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=134 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 135 --- ## [Rundancy issues after updating from 8.1.47 to 8.3.0](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rundancy-issues-after-updating-from-8-1-47-to-8-3-0/110961)
**Author:** [@oyvind.handeland](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oyvind.handeland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rundancy-issues-after-updating-from-8-1-47-to-8-3-0/110961 "2025-09-25T08:10:51Z")
I have upgraded Ignition on my master and backup server from 8.1.47 to 8.3.0. First of all, in the diagnostic window when I click configure as illustrated below I am sent to the home page: My main question is as fol… --- ## [Airlink RV55 allowing ignition to send texts but it’s not receiving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/airlink-rv55-allowing-ignition-to-send-texts-but-it-s-not-receiving/54402)
**Author:** [@tre99ahs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tre99ahs)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/airlink-rv55-allowing-ignition-to-send-texts-but-it-s-not-receiving/54402 "2025-09-25T05:40:45Z")
Anybody have any tips? Looks like my Airlink isn’t receiving sms back from phones, ignition sends the texts fine but I’m not able to acknowledge alarms, Sierra wireless was no help --- ## [Table Conditional Formating](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-conditional-formating/110937)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Frei](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matthew_Frei)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-conditional-formating/110937 "2025-09-24T21:50:19Z")
Hello, Hoping this will be a quick answer. But, I’m building a report and want to highlight certain rows based on the Time/Date. But, I still need to see All of the data. Think of it like highlighting Values in a peak p… --- ## [Using Local Audio Files in Ignition Edge Perspective Without Internet Access](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-local-audio-files-in-ignition-edge-perspective-without-internet-access/110946)
**Author:** [@galeman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/galeman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-local-audio-files-in-ignition-edge-perspective-without-internet-access/110946 "2025-09-24T21:37:31Z")
Hi! I am working with Ignition Edge and would like to know the recommended way to load and use an audio file in a Perspective view without requiring internet access. Specifically, I want to use my local file system to ho… --- ## [Stop/start a module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stop-start-a-module/110945)
**Author:** [@dick.willis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dick.willis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stop-start-a-module/110945 "2025-09-24T21:29:30Z")
We have a tag provider that is dependent on tags in another tag provider. The 2nd tag provider is managed by a SEPASoft module … but sometimes (still looking for root cause) the 2nd tag provider has a thread that is wai… --- ## [High use of CPU](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-use-of-cpu/110917)
**Author:** [@Wladimir\_Celedon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Wladimir_Celedon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/high-use-of-cpu/110917 "2025-09-24T21:02:06Z")
Hi. I’ve been watching the use of CPU in Ignition 7.9.5, for some reason it goes up to 96% and it doesn’t go down after a restart. I checked the threads and say many of them that describes: Thread \[webserver-230\] id=23… --- ## [EAM task waiting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-task-waiting/110934)
**Author:** [@ryan.borkowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.borkowski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eam-task-waiting/110934 "2025-09-24T19:10:32Z")
My “Collect Backup” task in EAM is currently stuck in waiting and I’m uncertain why. I’ve check the status of the agent- controller connection and it says it’s connected. Additionally, I have tried recreating the task, b… --- ## [How to Create a Shortcut for All Users to Open a Project in Ignition upon Logging into Windows?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913)
**Author:** [@tadeja.saje](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tadeja.saje)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-create-a-shortcut-for-all-users-to-open-a-project-in-ignition-upon-logging-into-windows/110913 "2025-09-24T18:47:45Z")
Hi everyone, I have a system with multiple users, and they will be logging in to the system intermittently. I want to create a shortcut that will automatically appear on the desktop for each user when they log into the … --- ## [Alerton bcm-eth to ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerton-bcm-eth-to-ignition/87309)
**Author:** [@Cody\_McGuire](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cody_McGuire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alerton-bcm-eth-to-ignition/87309 "2025-09-24T18:43:09Z")
Has anyone had any luck with getting an alerton bcm-eth to connect with the bacnet driver. Have the alerton set to bacnet/ip and I can see the broadcast in wireshark but I can’t seem to find the device with yabe even on … --- ## [Ignition 8.3 system.util.sendRequest() causes an exception](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-system-util-sendrequest-causes-an-exception/110897)
**Author:** [@atsm26](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/atsm26)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-system-util-sendrequest-causes-an-exception/110897 "2025-09-24T18:18:10Z")
I am trying to do a basic message event between two gateways and I am getting an exception from the system.util.sendRequest() function payload = { "program": program, "machine\_id": machine\_id } response = system.util.… --- ## [Perspective Mirror View](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mirror-view/103520)
**Author:** [@bwhite](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwhite)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-mirror-view/103520 "2025-09-24T18:01:12Z")
I'm working on two views in perspective that need to be mirrors of each other. These will be posted on large monitor back to back and the equipment on the left on one monitor needs to be on the right on the other monito… --- ## [Mirror / flip view - for quicker engineering?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mirror-flip-view-for-quicker-engineering/91127)
**Author:** [@Elling\_Aarseth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elling_Aarseth)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mirror-flip-view-for-quicker-engineering/91127 "2025-09-24T17:56:26Z")
Hi! I have just created i control view for a customer, on a vessel. This process, and alot of other once is the same on both sides of the ship, just with different tags. It takes alot of time to manually redo a picture… --- ## [How do I execute a transaction group triggered by a tag that is not part of the group](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-execute-a-transaction-group-triggered-by-a-tag-that-is-not-part-of-the-group/110883)
**Author:** [@bweisenburger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bweisenburger)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-execute-a-transaction-group-triggered-by-a-tag-that-is-not-part-of-the-group/110883 "2025-09-24T17:53:36Z")
I have a transaction group that writes data to my sql database. I would like to trigger this group to write once to my database when an unrelated opc tag goes high. --- ## [\[PM-17\] Perspective Mobile App Barcode Camera Rotate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pm-17-perspective-mobile-app-barcode-camera-rotate/44622)
**Author:** [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pm-17-perspective-mobile-app-barcode-camera-rotate/44622 "2025-09-24T17:29:09Z")
Rolling out a few systems with the native iOS app and including barcode scanning, right now this is on an iPad. When scanning barcodes the camera comes up fine, but it is locked in portrait mode just for the camera. … --- ## [8.3 perspective, slower performance than the beta](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-perspective-slower-performance-than-the-beta/110910)
**Author:** [@Pdeswert](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pdeswert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-perspective-slower-performance-than-the-beta/110910 "2025-09-24T16:38:34Z")
Hello, I am working on migrating a project to 8.3 from 8.1. I already tested a migration in the beta and found that perspective views were loading much faster than in 8.1. However in the full version the performance dr… --- ## [Line Chart Fill Color Options](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-chart-fill-color-options/110919)
**Author:** [@crumberger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/crumberger)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/line-chart-fill-color-options/110919 "2025-09-24T16:37:30Z")
I was asked to change one of the graphs that we are using to now display a threshold area where the target is within two numbers. Prior to this it was just above a certain number would be at target, and I had just used a… --- ## [How to find the most similar string from left to right?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-find-the-most-similar-string-from-left-to-right/110918)
**Author:** [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-find-the-most-similar-string-from-left-to-right/110918 "2025-09-24T16:31:38Z")
I have a dict like this: { folder1/tag1: True folder1/tag2: False folder2/\*: True # This means that for every item in folder2 the value is True } However, I search by the complete path. Something like this: folder1/t… --- ## [Handling of IP addresses during a failover for the master and backup nodes on a redundant setup](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-of-ip-addresses-during-a-failover-for-the-master-and-backup-nodes-on-a-redundant-setup/110922)
**Author:** [@michael.hesse](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.hesse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/handling-of-ip-addresses-during-a-failover-for-the-master-and-backup-nodes-on-a-redundant-setup/110922 "2025-09-24T16:13:40Z")
We are looking to set up redundancy for our Ignition server. It appears to be easy to do but we will setup the master and backup on two different servers. When a failover occurs how do interfacing systems know how to s… --- ## [Can the ignition Siemens Driver for an S7-1500 read nested UDT's?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-the-ignition-siemens-driver-for-an-s7-1500-read-nested-udts/110927)
**Author:** [@Travis.Dreier](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Dreier)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-the-ignition-siemens-driver-for-an-s7-1500-read-nested-udts/110927 "2025-09-24T16:05:00Z")
First time trying read data from a Siemens PLC and very green on Siemens in general. Is it possible to read nested UDT’s in a DB using ignitions built in driver or is use of the Siemens S7-1500’s PLC built in OPC server… --- ## [Date Range Selector](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-range-selector/110920)
**Author:** [@bshriner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bshriner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-range-selector/110920 "2025-09-24T16:06:17Z")
I was wondering if there is something in Ignition so that a user can select a data range. I saw a request for it to be added but that was from years ago and I couldn’t find an update on that. If there isn’t I’m wonderin… --- ## [Trying to get the summed runtime of a historical boolean tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-get-the-summed-runtime-of-a-historical-boolean-tag/61245)
**Author:** [@Dean\_Walsh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dean_Walsh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/trying-to-get-the-summed-runtime-of-a-historical-boolean-tag/61245 "2025-09-24T15:39:55Z")
Hello, so i have been trying to get a runtime of some boolean tags which are set up with the Historian, when turned on or off they are added to the sql table with a timestamp and the intvalue of 1 or 0, i would like to … --- ## [Perspective custom element binding dataset refresh based on an OPC tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-element-binding-dataset-refresh-based-on-an-opc-tag/110896)
**Author:** [@Sweetz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sweetz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-custom-element-binding-dataset-refresh-based-on-an-opc-tag/110896 "2025-09-24T15:38:21Z")
Hello, I have a Perspective view with a custom prop called Key which has named query binding pulling a dataset to display data on the view. One pallet slot holds 5 at a time. As the operator builds the next slot parts, … --- ## [Read Timeout Tag on Gateway Network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-timeout-tag-on-gateway-network/110877)
**Author:** [@roland.scheuer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/roland.scheuer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-timeout-tag-on-gateway-network/110877 "2025-09-24T15:37:22Z")
Hi all, from time to time i received (in my opinion) randomly errors from production. At the end i figured out that a Tag read failed with timeout. In the wrapper log. i found this entry. 2 Servers are connected via G… --- ## [Stored procedure group multiple rows](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-group-multiple-rows/110923)
**Author:** [@dis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/stored-procedure-group-multiple-rows/110923 "2025-09-24T15:22:57Z")
I am starting to work with SQL-Bridge and I’m building it to facilitate downloading of recipe data to a Controllogix PLC. I browsed to my PLC to create the initial tag structure (an array of 2 UDTs of which 1 UDT is als… --- ## [Alarms Not Clearing Properly in Ignition 8.1.32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-not-clearing-properly-in-ignition-8-1-32/110829)
**Author:** [@valvarez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valvarez)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarms-not-clearing-properly-in-ignition-8-1-32/110829 "2025-09-24T14:31:00Z")
Hello, I am currently using Ignition version 8.1.32 and have encountered a small issue with some alarms. The alarms are triggering as expected when the conditions are met, but they remain in the alarm table even after t… --- ## [Designer hangs when replacing Base64 image](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-hangs-when-replacing-base64-image/110916)
**Author:** [@TechEnlive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TechEnlive)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-hangs-when-replacing-base64-image/110916 "2025-09-24T13:00:33Z")
Hi, I’m using Base64-encoded images. Small images work fine, but when I try to edit and replace them with a new Base64 string, the Designer hangs. Filesize: 567.31 KB Encoded: 756.41 KB Width: 3840 px He… --- ## [Ignition 8.3 Gateway Can't Find Add User/roles](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-gateway-cant-find-add-user-roles/110915)
**Author:** [@javier.allueva1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.allueva1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-gateway-cant-find-add-user-roles/110915 "2025-09-24T12:11:32Z")
Hi, I have just recently installed Ignition, and in the gateway I would like to create some users but the layout of the gateway has changed for worse and its more difficult for me to find things as they were in version … --- ## [Updated Project Library Scripts Not Reflecting in Gateway (Ignition 8.1.48)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-project-library-scripts-not-reflecting-in-gateway-ignition-8-1-48/110770)
**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Shifan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mohamed_Shifan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updated-project-library-scripts-not-reflecting-in-gateway-ignition-8-1-48/110770 "2025-09-24T11:16:00Z")
Hi, I am facing an issue in Ignition 8.1.48: I have a Gateway Scripting Project RANTRA\_NEW with multiple library packages (e.g., OEE\_NEW). Any updates or newly added functions in any library script work immediately in… --- ## [How can I address a Siemens S7 DATE\_AND\_TIME OPC Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-address-a-siemens-s7-date-and-time-opc-tag/10040)
**Author:** [@StudentProject](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/StudentProject)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-can-i-address-a-siemens-s7-date-and-time-opc-tag/10040 "2025-09-24T10:32:15Z")
Hi, the user manual gives information of addressing to S7 items like DInt, Word, Byte... by the OPC-Path "\[device\_name\]address". We can address the DataTypes given in the user manuel, but we want to address a S7 DATE… --- ## [SIEMENS Driver DATE\_AND\_TIME values](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-date-and-time-values/5198)
**Author:** [@alcaan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alcaan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/siemens-driver-date-and-time-values/5198 "2025-09-24T10:24:03Z")
Hi, I have a PLC with some DATE\_AND\_TIME values (DT) that are periodically updated. The idea is use a OPC Tag for each one. But there is a problem with the format. The ignition date and time format is different from th… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=133) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=135)