# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1538 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1539 --- ## [Direct Connect to SLC5/05](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/direct-connect-to-slc5-05/8071)
**Author:** [@Gomera](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gomera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/direct-connect-to-slc5-05/8071 "2014-03-03T15:33:31Z")
I have a Allen Bradley 5/05 setup that i need to connect to via Ethernet. I think my issue is entering the correct Connection path. I want to direct connect and my SLC5/05 is in slot 0 of a 4slot chassis. I tried a conne… --- ## [Serial Connection API](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/serial-connection-api/8066)
**Author:** [@bokechal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bokechal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/serial-connection-api/8066 "2014-03-02T06:19:53Z")
I'm developing a tool control application which interfaces through serial connection. I have successfully established connection and communication through hyperterminal and what I like about hyperterminal is that there i… --- ## [Enable property, need to use an OR statement with indirects](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-property-need-to-use-an-or-statement-with-indirects/8085)
**Author:** [@Paullys50](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paullys50)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/enable-property-need-to-use-an-or-statement-with-indirects/8085 "2014-03-02T04:17:29Z")
As I am evaluating Ignition I really like the power of the software but I seem to hit snags that seem pretty basic to me. My latest snag has to do with using multiple tags to manipulate properties of an object. I've c… --- ## [Demand Polling?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/demand-polling/8079)
**Author:** [@honeybadger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/honeybadger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/demand-polling/8079 "2014-02-28T23:00:56Z")
I feel like I'm missing something major here. Can a tag be a scan class for scheduled polling but also exist within a scan class for demand polling? If I want to demand poll the OPC server, whats the best method to p… --- ## [Proface Pro Server Tag Failure](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/proface-pro-server-tag-failure/8082)
**Author:** [@Polynomial](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Polynomial)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/proface-pro-server-tag-failure/8082 "2014-02-28T22:31:06Z")
I'm having an issue with tags coming from Proface's Pro Server software. These are 32 bit integers. The quality on the tag is good as long as the value is under 100 but whenever it goes over that the tag quality becomes … --- ## [Classic Chart secondary Y axis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-secondary-y-axis/8060)
**Author:** [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-secondary-y-axis/8060 "2014-02-28T18:28:49Z")
I see it mentioned briefly in the Ignition manual, but no instructions on how to do it. I would like to add a secondary Y axis to a Classic Chart. I have three pressure values and three volume values. They're related, bu… --- ## [Sierra XE problems:](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sierra-xe-problems/7817)
**Author:** [@linktdi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/linktdi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sierra-xe-problems/7817 "2014-02-28T16:57:52Z")
A few times I have had problems with the Sierra wireless XE hanging up and needing reset. Received this error in the console log: \[ERROR\] 4:49:11 AM alarming.notification.sms.AirlinkUdpConnection \[host=xxx.xx.xx.xxx… --- ## [Rename name of UDT with a script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rename-name-of-udt-with-a-script/8073)
**Author:** [@Nadya](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nadya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rename-name-of-udt-with-a-script/8073 "2014-02-28T14:54:38Z")
I create list of udt with differents attributs. Now I want mofify the name of UDT but I met a problem Ignition give an error : does not writing of the tag and the project is Mode read/ write gateway. Here is the script :… --- ## [Netlink adapter for S7-300](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/netlink-adapter-for-s7-300/3866)
**Author:** [@jac](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/netlink-adapter-for-s7-300/3866 "2014-02-27T19:57:14Z")
Hey All, Has anyone attempted to use the current Siemens OPC driver from Ignition and the Netlink Profibus to ethernet product from Helmholz to connect to S7-300 CPU's. This looks like a very good solution for data coll… --- ## ["unknown" folder showing up in SQL Tags Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-folder-showing-up-in-sql-tags-browser/8061)
**Author:** [@tomsopp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tomsopp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unknown-folder-showing-up-in-sql-tags-browser/8061 "2014-02-27T12:52:13Z")
I created a SQL tag and don't know why, but it didn't show up. So I refreshed tags and then found a sub-folder named "unknown" with the tag in it. I can move the tag to the correct folder, but I can't delete the folder… --- ## [Auto-Refresh Browse setting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070)
**Author:** [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070 "2014-02-26T19:41:56Z")
Whenever a change is made to a PLC that has tags connected via OPC, the tag values go null until the "Refresh Browse" button for the device is clicked on the Gateway \> OPC UA \> Devices tab. We would like a check box t… --- ## [system.serial.openSerialPort() problem](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-serial-openserialport-problem/7689)
**Author:** [@Serhii](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Serhii)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-serial-openserialport-problem/7689 "2014-02-26T18:10:43Z")
Hello! I have some very bad issue with openSerialPort command. COM5 is present on my server. When i am trying to use it in Script Playground: system.serial.openSerialPort("COM5") my Ignition desiner closing. Ano… --- ## [Indirect Tag Binding-Drop Down Lists](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-binding-drop-down-lists/8063)
**Author:** [@honeybadger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/honeybadger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-binding-drop-down-lists/8063 "2014-02-26T18:07:03Z")
I have controls on my screen that I would like to update based off of choices made in a dropdown list. I have found a lot of literature on indirect tag binding using buttons etc. What is the best way to choose an opt… --- ## [Clearing Data table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-data-table/8036)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/clearing-data-table/8036 "2014-02-26T16:33:41Z")
I have a page in one of my projects that is basically a 1 column table. That info gets inserted into a SQL database. My problem is that upon return to that page later, there is still latent data there... How can I make s… --- ## [Ignition Cache on Thin Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cache-on-thin-client/8059)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cache-on-thin-client/8059 "2014-02-25T22:41:36Z")
Does anyone know where the .Ignition cache is located when using a Thin Client to run an Ignition client? The application on the Thin Client has become corrupted after a Gateway restore and I cannot locate where the ca… --- ## [Write the value of a tag to a SQL field](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-the-value-of-a-tag-to-a-sql-field/8054)
**Author:** [@SonicClang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SonicClang)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/write-the-value-of-a-tag-to-a-sql-field/8054 "2014-02-25T20:29:53Z")
I'm sure this has been covered before, but I just can't think of the terminology to do a search. What I'm finding isn't what I'm looking for. What I'd like to be able to do is essentially have fields on a form that wri… --- ## [SQL error](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-error/8049)
**Author:** [@HALW80](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HALW80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-error/8049 "2014-02-25T08:35:57Z")
Maybe someone could point out to me where I am going wrong? I have the following table created: CREATE TABLE REPORT\_WTW2 ( DateofReport varchar(10), SiteName varchar(50), Weather varchar(10), Caretaker varchar (100), )… --- ## [Sorting a Box and Whisker chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sorting-a-box-and-whisker-chart/8012)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sorting-a-box-and-whisker-chart/8012 "2014-02-24T20:38:29Z")
I have a Box & Whisker chart with the following dataset: Seconds, Value 68885, 80.89687246019425 68885, 137.24251091480255 68885, 67.45794415473938 68875, 66.9175237417221 68875, 135.41695475578308 68… --- ## [AB Polling Optimization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-polling-optimization/8053)
**Author:** [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ab-polling-optimization/8053 "2014-02-24T20:35:16Z")
Just curious if anyone knows the answers to what I'm looking for. I have a radio network and want to limit the number of messages going through the network. We are using Logix series PLCs and will be loading everything… --- ## [Accessing Drag and Drop data?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-drag-and-drop-data/8051)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-drag-and-drop-data/8051 "2014-02-24T20:19:11Z")
Hi Guys, I was messing around in runtime where i was printing out the property change events, i dragged a row from a list and dropped it on a text field. The text field recognized that it was a drag and drop event, i w… --- ## [Convert string dropdown to Integer for use in SP](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-string-dropdown-to-integer-for-use-in-sp/8047)
**Author:** [@tbackus](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tbackus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-string-dropdown-to-integer-for-use-in-sp/8047 "2014-02-24T19:34:58Z")
Ok I have a form 2 dropdowns and a submit button 1st dropdown string Machine1 Machine2 Machine3 Machine4 2nd Dropdown - retrieved from stored procedure exec spGetMachineSchedule @MachineID = "{Root Container.MachineI… --- ## [Hour meter no longer working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hour-meter-no-longer-working/8045)
**Author:** [@MiddleC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MiddleC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/hour-meter-no-longer-working/8045 "2014-02-24T16:36:36Z")
In my transaction groups I have an insert and update group. Both groups use the same OPC tag to function (e.g. Mill\_Running). After upgrading to 7.6.4 (OS = XP SP3), my update group never triggers because the Hour M… --- ## [Ignition Client Launcher - Multiple gateways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-launcher-multiple-gateways/8018)
**Author:** [@BSH](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BSH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-client-launcher-multiple-gateways/8018 "2014-02-24T16:07:32Z")
Is it possible to get a drop down list of all gateways, I need to work with multiple gateways and they are not on the same network. Instead of having to type the network address when I need to switch would it be possible… --- ## [Touchscreen mode and Client PCs with keyboards](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-mode-and-client-pcs-with-keyboards/8043)
**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-mode-and-client-pcs-with-keyboards/8043 "2014-02-24T14:57:04Z")
I have an application with V7.6.4 and Java 7 running with several Hope Industrial Touch screens connected to HP Thin Clients. Keyboard pop up works great any time a numeric or text input is required. Customer also have s… --- ## [Tag alarms using bindable templates](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-using-bindable-templates/8042)
**Author:** [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-alarms-using-bindable-templates/8042 "2014-02-24T11:35:21Z")
It could be very comfortable to configure tag alarms using bindable templates (as for the UDT). Now every tag alarm must be configured manually... Thank you! --- ## [JAVA\_HOME Location on a Mac is no longer reliable](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-home-location-on-a-mac-is-no-longer-reliable/8040)
**Author:** [@mlangdon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mlangdon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-home-location-on-a-mac-is-no-longer-reliable/8040 "2014-02-22T19:28:50Z")
This comes directly from ignition.sh: # OSX always places Java in the same location so we can reliably set JAVA\_HOME if \[ "$DIST\_OS" = "macosx" \] then if \[ -z "$JAVA\_HOME" \]; then JAVA\_HOME="/Library/Java/… --- ## [Event when new main window is opened](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-when-new-main-window-is-opened/8039)
**Author:** [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/event-when-new-main-window-is-opened/8039 "2014-02-21T22:51:12Z")
Is there an event that is fired each time a new main window is opened? I want to run a script each time a new main window is opened. How might I achieve this? --- ## [Expression help syntax killing me](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-help-syntax-killing-me/8034)
**Author:** [@adamplc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/adamplc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-help-syntax-killing-me/8034 "2014-02-21T19:47:49Z")
having a tough time with the syntax for expressions any good manuals or documents out there would be grateful. I looked at the ignition manual for the gateway but not very good on expressions. Do I just follow python syn… --- ## [IP Camera Viewer rotation](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-rotation/8028)
**Author:** [@shv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/shv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ip-camera-viewer-rotation/8028 "2014-02-21T14:57:30Z")
Hi, I wonder if it is possible to rotate the IP camera object in the same way that you can rotate an image. I searched object properties but can not find how to do it. Thanks in advance --- ## [Using runScript() to define the value for an expression tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-runscript-to-define-the-value-for-an-expression-tag/8038)
**Author:** [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-runscript-to-define-the-value-for-an-expression-tag/8038 "2014-02-20T23:27:58Z")
I'm having trouble using the runScript() expression function to set the value of an expression tag. I first created a new project script called myTest. The function is defined as follows: def myTest(num): return … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1537) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1539)