# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?no_subcategories=false&page=91 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 92 --- ## [Leased Mode for Button Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/leased-mode-for-button-question/113111)
**Author:** [@joe.bernicke](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joe.bernicke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/leased-mode-for-button-question/113111 "2026-01-06T23:57:52Z")
I have a button with a system.tag.writeBlocking function. I have the tag that this function writes to as leased. From the docs, the leased tags only switch rates when they’re displayed. Is my leased tag ever operating… --- ## [Core Historian Shows RUNNING Status but Stops Writing Data](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-shows-running-status-but-stops-writing-data/113034)
**Author:** [@cristian.garcia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cristian.garcia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-shows-running-status-but-stops-writing-data/113034 "2026-01-06T23:23:01Z")
Hi everyone, I wanted to share an issue I ran into while working with Ignition and the Core Historian, and also ask if anyone has seen something similar or has any recommendations. On a Gateway running Ignition 8.3.1, t… --- ## [Connect Ignition to SCADAPhone alarm notification software](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-ignition-to-scadaphone-alarm-notification-software/113104)
**Author:** [@Gwen\_Lipinski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gwen_Lipinski)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-ignition-to-scadaphone-alarm-notification-software/113104 "2026-01-06T22:44:02Z")
Hello! I am trying to connect Ignition to SCADAPhone which uses OPC DA. I have the OPC COM module installed but the OPC connection keeps faulting, with a fault of COM object method returns error code: 0:80080005; Server … --- ## [Ember/Apex Charts Bar Chart Stacking Issue](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ember-apex-charts-bar-chart-stacking-issue/113110)
**Author:** [@richhull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/richhull)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ember-apex-charts-bar-chart-stacking-issue/113110 "2026-01-06T22:19:51Z")
I am using the new Ignition Ember/Apex chart module and I have ran into an issue when attempting to stack by bar chart. For some reason, when it is stacked, a little label shows up in each category showing the total valu… --- ## [Changing the opc item path of tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-opc-item-path-of-tags/81381)
**Author:** [@Stef\_Velers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stef_Velers)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-opc-item-path-of-tags/81381 "2026-01-06T20:17:53Z")
hello, I was wondering why my tag does not work whenever I change the opc item path with the find and replace tool. why would I use that to change the opc item path using the find and replace tool you may ask? I do thi… --- ## [Log perspective event script errors to console](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-perspective-event-script-errors-to-console/113105)
**Author:** [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-perspective-event-script-errors-to-console/113105 "2026-01-06T19:47:12Z")
Is there any way in perspective to set up a project such that any errors in event scripts (e.g. on component actions) get logged to the browser console? (the answer here might be ‘ignition module’. i’m comfortable with… --- ## [Designer launcher wont launch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-wont-launch/113097)
**Author:** [@ricardoasalgador](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ricardoasalgador)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-wont-launch/113097 "2026-01-06T19:43:35Z")
Ignition standard 8.3.2 (b2025120210) The Ignition Designer Launcher opens normally and successfully reaches the login screen. The username and password are entered correctly, but after submitting the credentials, the … --- ## [Time.sleep(0.5) to delay next line of code from running approach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-sleep-0-5-to-delay-next-line-of-code-from-running-approach/97159)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Lin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Andrew_Lin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-sleep-0-5-to-delay-next-line-of-code-from-running-approach/97159 "2026-01-06T18:22:39Z")
I have been reading that time.sleep() is not an ideal approach to be used in ignition but it seems to be the way to resolve my 'lag' issue. last = len(results)-1 self.getChild("table").props.data = system.dataset.toData… --- ## [8.3 Modbus TCP connection - difference from 8.1?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-modbus-tcp-connection-difference-from-8-1/113102)
**Author:** [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-modbus-tcp-connection-difference-from-8-1/113102 "2026-01-06T18:17:26Z")
I'm migrating a server from 8.1.50 to 8.3.2. All the devices connected are Modbus TCP connections (modicons). It's an inherited mess that I'm trying to straighten out a touch. There are a number of OPC tags that refer… --- ## [\[IGN-15206\] Drawings Tools - Increase Zoom Limit](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15206-drawings-tools-increase-zoom-limit/113065)
**Author:** [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-15206-drawings-tools-increase-zoom-limit/113065 "2026-01-06T16:16:03Z")
Currently, the zoom level is capped at 500%, but I would like to get even further. Would be nice to get as close as possible to the nodes when editing them, especially on high-resolution displays. --- ## [AnyChange Alarms getting triggered when powering up the system](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anychange-alarms-getting-triggered-when-powering-up-the-system/112569)
**Author:** [@jimin.mathew](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jimin.mathew)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anychange-alarms-getting-triggered-when-powering-up-the-system/112569 "2026-01-06T15:56:20Z")
Hi, I have an UDT instance with over 200 child tags with Change alarm with AnyChange Mode associated with almost most of them. All the alarms are getting triggered when I power ON my ignition edge PC. How can I m… --- ## [Slow designer save (8.1.48)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-designer-save-8-1-48/113055)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/slow-designer-save-8-1-48/113055 "2026-01-06T12:44:37Z")
Doing a little perspective work in 8.1.48, adding a few named queries etc which requires a project save. My save time is circa 12 seconds, which seems very slow. In the below screenshot you can see that a save took 12 s… --- ## [Popup not resizing after moving](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-not-resizing-after-moving/113088)
**Author:** [@bram.vanacker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bram.vanacker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/popup-not-resizing-after-moving/113088 "2026-01-06T12:20:39Z")
Hi, i have a popup with a flex container where i resize the height depending on the displayed elements. This works ok if the popup stays on the same position. But when i move the popup, it doesn’t work anymore. I have … --- ## [Can't Display webpage on InlineFrame](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-display-webpage-on-inlineframe/79243)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Craig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Craig)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-display-webpage-on-inlineframe/79243 "2026-01-06T11:45:03Z")
I am using an Inline Frame to try and display a cameras live view. When I copy the desired URL into the src property I get a "refuse to connect" in the Inline Frame. I am able to open the page, in a new tab, if I set the… --- ## [Embedding Ignition gateway in an iframe on a different site](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedding-ignition-gateway-in-an-iframe-on-a-different-site/112135)
**Author:** [@urvish.rathi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/urvish.rathi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/embedding-ignition-gateway-in-an-iframe-on-a-different-site/112135 "2026-01-06T11:41:42Z")
I want to embed an ignition gateway in an iframe on a website with a different ip address. I generated a self-signed certificate so that the ignition webserver is accessible via https, the website itself is in developmen… --- ## [Gateway Event Schedule script to open a window inside the vision project?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-schedule-script-to-open-a-window-inside-the-vision-project/113090)
**Author:** [@javier.allueva1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.allueva1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-event-schedule-script-to-open-a-window-inside-the-vision-project/113090 "2026-01-06T11:10:14Z")
\[SOLVED\] Good morning gents, On the vision project, I would like for a pop window to open up at a specific time of the day (every weekday at 9:30am), I thought I could use an script on the gateway event scheduled secti… --- ## [Perspective style configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-configuration/113085)
**Author:** [@philin15](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philin15)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-style-configuration/113085 "2026-01-06T10:19:00Z")
As you can see ,I make a same view and set it as a popup in two project,but the pop style is not same.so I wonder is there any CCS configuration in project level? --- ## [Does Ignition Support OPC DA to OPC UA Conversion?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-support-opc-da-to-opc-ua-conversion/112995)
**Author:** [@chilmesantosh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chilmesantosh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-ignition-support-opc-da-to-opc-ua-conversion/112995 "2026-01-06T09:05:48Z")
We are working on a project where the client’s PLC supports only the OPC DA protocol. Does Ignition provide any built-in agent, service, or recommended solution to convert OPC DA to OPC UA so that it can connect to the I… --- ## [Tag Historian - Moving tags between gateways](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-moving-tags-between-gateways/100917)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Giske](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Richard_Giske)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-historian-moving-tags-between-gateways/100917 "2026-01-06T00:19:46Z")
I have a gateway which has been a combined frontend/backend gateway, which has several other backend gateways connected to it. It has been decided that this should now become a dedicated frontend server, and we want to … --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Keyboard shortcut to cycle Pipe and Selection tools](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools/113083)
**Author:** [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-keyboard-shortcut-to-cycle-pipe-and-selection-tools/113083 "2026-01-05T23:55:25Z")
It would be great to be able to cycle through pipe and selection modes. It can be tedious to move the mouse back and forth to the toolbar, and it would be nice to have a shortcut for faster development. I created an i… --- ## [Large request from Gateway to SQL server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-request-from-gateway-to-sql-server/113075)
**Author:** [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/large-request-from-gateway-to-sql-server/113075 "2026-01-05T22:24:17Z")
Recently, our IT departement swapped out our network harware in favor of SD-WAN technology. After that change we noticed a degredation in performance across our clients (95% of our clients are Vision, though there is so… --- ## [Time zones for tag exports and imports](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-zones-for-tag-exports-and-imports/113044)
**Author:** [@akivabrookler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/akivabrookler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-zones-for-tag-exports-and-imports/113044 "2026-01-05T21:43:33Z")
How are time zones handled with regard to tag imports and exports? In the gateway I’m working with, I have a UDT with a memory tag member of Document datatype. It shows the value of 5:47 pm for time in one of the fields… --- ## [Classic Chart (XY chart) X-Trace X-axis format](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-xy-chart-x-trace-x-axis-format/112954)
**Author:** [@jennifer.chang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jennifer.chang)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/classic-chart-xy-chart-x-trace-x-axis-format/112954 "2026-01-05T19:11:40Z")
I have a classic XY chart in my Vision application that currently shows the elapsed time in the x-axis (in minutes). It achieves this by having 2 datasets (called data and rawHistory, with rawHistory bound to the Tag His… --- ## [\[BUG\] Copy paste twice results in 2nd pasted tag in root folder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-copy-paste-twice-results-in-2nd-pasted-tag-in-root-folder/113072)
**Author:** [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-copy-paste-twice-results-in-2nd-pasted-tag-in-root-folder/113072 "2026-01-05T17:53:29Z")
Tested in 8.1.25, 8.1.48, 8.3.2 To reproduce, structure; Root -Folder 1 –Tag 1 Select tag 1, press Ctrl C, Ctrl V, Tag 2 will appear in folder 1. However, immediately pressing Ctrl V again will result in a tag calle… --- ## [Ignition + Cirrus Link MQTT Engine and Tag Providers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cirrus-link-mqtt-engine-and-tag-providers/96854)
**Author:** [@Shawn\_Rieger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shawn_Rieger)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-cirrus-link-mqtt-engine-and-tag-providers/96854 "2026-01-05T17:47:16Z")
We’re in the process of implementing MQTT in our Ignition systems, but I’ve realized I might not fully understand how things work on the Engine side. We currently have a single backend Ignition gateway with multiple sit… --- ## [Faulty Database Connection (Idle Object)](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/faulty-database-connection-idle-object/113024)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/faulty-database-connection-idle-object/113024 "2026-01-05T16:46:12Z")
I have an MSSQL database connection that is working fine for the most part but it will occasionally fault out for a very short amount of time (less than 1 second) and then reconnect. This doesn’t really cause issues unle… --- ## [Referencing Historical Tags in Power Chart: Historian Splitter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-historical-tags-in-power-chart-historian-splitter/113074)
**Author:** [@Liam\_Dietrich](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Liam_Dietrich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/referencing-historical-tags-in-power-chart-historian-splitter/113074 "2026-01-05T16:29:20Z")
Version: Ignition 8.3.x Info: I am attempting to setup a splitter historian where the primary source is a Core Historian, and the secondary source is a SQL Historian. I then want to view the historical data in a Power C… --- ## [Core Historian enterprise features](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-enterprise-features/113071)
**Author:** [@mmunin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mmunin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/core-historian-enterprise-features/113071 "2026-01-05T15:13:33Z")
Thanks in advance for your suggestions, Ignition friends! With the new year, I’m looking to consider upgrading our enterprise to 8.3 from 8.1 One major concern I know the higher-ups will have is regarding the Core Histo… --- ## [Pipe Tool: Pipe Ends Not Snapping Together](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-tool-pipe-ends-not-snapping-together/107989)
**Author:** [@TechEnlive](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/TechEnlive)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipe-tool-pipe-ends-not-snapping-together/107989 "2026-01-05T14:25:57Z")
Hi, I've been drawing pipes using the Pipe drawing tools in Ignition Perspective, but in one spot I'm unable to connect two pipe segments. They seem close but won’t snap or join together. Has anyone encountered this… --- ## [InvokeLater Function with Args](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-function-with-args/91489)
**Author:** [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/invokelater-function-with-args/91489 "2026-01-05T13:29:30Z")
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