# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=232 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 233 --- ## [Creating a simple countdown timer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-simple-countdown-timer/75038)
**Author:** [@Cameron\_Nickle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cameron_Nickle)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-a-simple-countdown-timer/75038 "2025-03-16T18:52:52Z")
Hi all. I'm currently trying to build a simple LED display count-down timer in perspective, that's formatted as HH:mm:ss. All I want it to do is reset to a specified time via a button and then proceed to infinitely count… --- ## [How to Manage Tag Change Scripts for Multiple Devices?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-manage-tag-change-scripts-for-multiple-devices/103749)
**Author:** [@Batuhan\_Parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Batuhan_Parlakay)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-manage-tag-change-scripts-for-multiple-devices/103749 "2025-03-16T17:34:11Z")
Hi everyone, In my Ignition project, I have a Python script in the Project Library that communicates with VideoJet devices via sockets. This script works properly and is responsible for writing values to VideoJet device… --- ## [Application QR Code](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/application-qr-code/29800)
**Author:** [@Schwartzds](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Schwartzds)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/application-qr-code/29800 "2025-03-16T15:37:53Z")
I have downloaded the perspective app and am trying to get my instance on the phone. It is asking to scan the QR code. Where can I find that on the server? --- ## [Incompatible Gateway Version in Ignition Maker Edition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incompatible-gateway-version-in-ignition-maker-edition/103747)
**Author:** [@Yazeed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Yazeed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/incompatible-gateway-version-in-ignition-maker-edition/103747 "2025-03-16T14:54:45Z")
Hello, I’m using Ignition Maker Edition and installed the latest versions of both the Ignition Gateway and the Ignition Designer Launcher today, directly from the Gateway page. However, when I try to connect the Designe… --- ## [PDF viewer - issue with protected files](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-issue-with-protected-files/100666)
**Author:** [@e.cutino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e.cutino)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pdf-viewer-issue-with-protected-files/100666 "2025-03-16T10:28:05Z")
I'm in trouble with PDF viewer Vision component, accessing PDF files protected and encrypted. The viewer is prompting for a password, however is not opening the file with a message saying that in the ICE viewer configur… --- ## [Possible to read / poll a different tag after write of original tag?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-read-poll-a-different-tag-after-write-of-original-tag/103728)
**Author:** [@rpavlicek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rpavlicek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/possible-to-read-poll-a-different-tag-after-write-of-original-tag/103728 "2025-03-16T00:52:38Z")
I might be missing something easy here, but the way the PLC programmer built three tags for an alarm bypass was the following: Alarm Bypass Status (1-Bypassed, 0-Unbypassed) Alarm Bypass (One-shot - Sends a 1 goes back… --- ## [Writing to Document Tag float value being rounded](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-document-tag-float-value-being-rounded/103740)
**Author:** [@Eugene49](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eugene49)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/writing-to-document-tag-float-value-being-rounded/103740 "2025-03-16T00:29:47Z")
In vision, writing to Document Tag will truncate the decimal part: Opening Tag: Why oh why? Ignition Version 8.1.21 --- ## [Add two values on button press](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-two-values-on-button-press/103698)
**Author:** [@Maughanster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maughanster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/add-two-values-on-button-press/103698 "2025-03-15T09:04:15Z")
Hello All, I am a total newbie to Ignition, and am just starting to work my way through Inductive Automation training. I am using Ignition 8.1.2 and would really appreciate it if someone could give me a little kick star… --- ## [Modbus Questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-questions/103011)
**Author:** [@Coleman\_Dudley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Coleman_Dudley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-questions/103011 "2025-03-14T21:50:39Z")
Good Afternoon Everyone, I'm still new to Ignition and SCADA. I'm currently recording values from a Yokogawa Flow Meter. One of these values would be Total Flow. My next step is to zero out the total flow. Can I use Ind… --- ## [Is there a way to auto refresh a perspective session if it's been minimized by a user?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-refresh-a-perspective-session-if-its-been-minimized-by-a-user/103480)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_Tyler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jeremy_Tyler)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-auto-refresh-a-perspective-session-if-its-been-minimized-by-a-user/103480 "2025-03-14T21:16:00Z")
Hello, I think the title describes what I'm trying to accomplish. My client runs the same project across many devices. The issue they are seeing is that if userSessionA minimizes or switches to another browser tab duri… --- ## [Anyone succuessfully run Vision 8.1 on a chrome book, chrome os?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-succuessfully-run-vision-8-1-on-a-chrome-book-chrome-os/88836)
**Author:** [@Carly\_Jankowski](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carly_Jankowski)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/anyone-succuessfully-run-vision-8-1-on-a-chrome-book-chrome-os/88836 "2025-03-14T20:01:24Z")
Need a short term solution to run a Vision 8.1 client until we can get a full computer. Anyone have success running a Vision 8.1 client on a chrome book? --- ## [Issue with Rotated Label in Flex Container](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-rotated-label-in-flex-container/103652)
**Author:** [@alikhan9347921](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alikhan9347921)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/issue-with-rotated-label-in-flex-container/103652 "2025-03-14T19:57:56Z")
Hi all, I'm using a Flex Container with an icon and a label, each set to 50% basis. I’ve rotated the label 90 degrees to display it vertically. The issue is: When the label has two digits, it displays correctly. With … --- ## [How do we select a Complete Bar in X,Y Chart?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-we-select-a-complete-bar-in-x-y-chart/103724)
**Author:** [@Farhan\_Basheer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Farhan_Basheer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-we-select-a-complete-bar-in-x-y-chart/103724 "2025-03-14T19:43:30Z")
I am trying to figure out a way to select the complete bar instead of a part of it. So basically what I want to do is when i click on the bar the whole bar should get selected. Upon researching I have found out that… --- ## [Wait on EAM Agent Task to complete in script](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wait-on-eam-agent-task-to-complete-in-script/103506)
**Author:** [@Sean\_O\_Neil](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sean_O_Neil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/wait-on-eam-agent-task-to-complete-in-script/103506 "2025-03-14T19:17:36Z")
I have a script on an EAM Controller that triggers a "Collect Backup" agent task using system.eam.runTask() and I want to wait until that task completes before executing the next part of the script. Is there any way to d… --- ## [Date/Time from SQL Database in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-time-from-sql-database-in-perspective/103723)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Stilson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brian_Stilson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/date-time-from-sql-database-in-perspective/103723 "2025-03-14T19:02:36Z")
I have an Ignition Cloud application running currently. I'm adding a function that will allow a user to add, store, and retrieve text notes. I'm using a SQL database for this. I have all that functionality working, but t… --- ## [8.0.10 Flood Limit Tripped by SQL Queries](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-10-flood-limit-tripped-by-sql-queries/34011)
**Author:** [@lwood](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-0-10-flood-limit-tripped-by-sql-queries/34011 "2025-03-14T18:39:58Z")
Has anyone else seen Perspective cpu spikes/crashes that seem to be caused by flood limit trips that cause clock drifts? I have a bunch of perspective screens that just call up named queries, nothing really special a fe… --- ## [Ignition Perspective auto-sync between two different projects on the same gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-auto-sync-between-two-different-projects-on-the-same-gateway/103647)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Li](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Li)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-auto-sync-between-two-different-projects-on-the-same-gateway/103647 "2025-03-13T19:50:55Z")
Hello there, I have two separate Ignition Perspective projects on Gateway—one (A project) serves as the library and the other (B project) as a live project. Those perspective Views on the first library file will also be… --- ## [Memory sink is full Data cache is full](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-sink-is-full-data-cache-is-full/103713)
**Author:** [@abdulwahhab](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/abdulwahhab)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-sink-is-full-data-cache-is-full/103713 "2025-03-14T17:44:57Z")
My store and forward is unavailable due to Memory sink is full Data cache is full what is the reason and how can i solve it ? i have total dropped data over 119,555,663 records and i been doing it manually to clear some … --- ## [Format Transform °F](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-transform-f/103719)
**Author:** [@controls4689](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/controls4689)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-transform-f/103719 "2025-03-14T17:32:24Z")
Hello, I am wondering why my °F is not showing when I believe I did the transform correct, thank you in advance anyone. --- ## [User Login History](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-login-history/103720)
**Author:** [@Haniyeh\_Seyed\_Alinez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Haniyeh_Seyed_Alinez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/user-login-history/103720 "2025-03-14T17:32:02Z")
Hello, Does Ignition provide user login history by default, or does it require additional setup? Thanks --- ## [Transaction execution delay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-execution-delay/103718)
**Author:** [@EMMANUEL\_TELLEZ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/EMMANUEL_TELLEZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-execution-delay/103718 "2025-03-14T17:30:23Z")
Hello. I would like to receive some guiding in how enhance my application. I am collecting data from different PLCs, I am using regular transaction groups for logging data in a SQL server, I use integer tag as a trigger… --- ## [Bulk Image Mapping in Vision Table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-image-mapping-in-vision-table/103666)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Hathout\_Willar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Simon_Hathout_Willar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bulk-image-mapping-in-vision-table/103666 "2025-03-14T17:13:01Z")
Hello. My team is attempting to move some paper forms for daily operator machine checks to Ignition. The forms are fairly simple. They just have the name of something to check, the frequency to check it, and an image o… --- ## [jsonDecode bug?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jsondecode-bug/103607)
**Author:** [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jsondecode-bug/103607 "2025-03-14T17:05:55Z")
We are seeing an issue with system.util.jsonDecode that is causing us issues at multilingual plants. Using system.util.jsonDecode(jstring) when the client is in Engish (en) it returns a pyDataSet and works fine. When i… --- ## [ApexCharts updateSeries()](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apexcharts-updateseries/103710)
**Author:** [@YF129701](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/YF129701)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/apexcharts-updateseries/103710 "2025-03-14T17:02:53Z")
I've been using the KyvisLabs Apex Charts for a project (since it was what the customer already had on the gateway), and things have been going pretty good with this module. The visualizations leave the default Perspecti… --- ## [Organization: One vs Multiple Projects For a Single Client](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/organization-one-vs-multiple-projects-for-a-single-client/102497)
**Author:** [@Felipe\_CRM](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Felipe_CRM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/organization-one-vs-multiple-projects-for-a-single-client/102497 "2025-03-14T16:45:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Connect Sessions through iframe: I could have sworn there was a thread that discussed this but couldn't locate it, maybe I wasn't hitting it with the right keywords. What's the main conce… --- ## [Best way to make a label look like textfield](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-make-a-label-look-like-textfield/103670)
**Author:** [@drewdin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drewdin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-make-a-label-look-like-textfield/103670 "2025-03-14T16:07:38Z")
Whats the best way to make a label look like a textfield? I cant get the border and text to match. Anyone have any tips? --- ## [Equipment schedule date tooltips count certain dates twice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-date-tooltips-count-certain-dates-twice/103706)
**Author:** [@lucs100](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lucs100)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/equipment-schedule-date-tooltips-count-certain-dates-twice/103706 "2025-03-14T15:35:10Z")
I noticed that the labels and their tooltips don't line up for some days in my Equipment Schedule when the zoom level is set to Day. They appear to be offset by one day, as November 4th 2024 is shown as November 3rd, the… --- ## [Creating gateway event tag change scripts for UDTs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-gateway-event-tag-change-scripts-for-udts/103700)
**Author:** [@hek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-gateway-event-tag-change-scripts-for-udts/103700 "2025-03-14T15:08:44Z")
I am running into an issue when wanting to create gateway event tag change scripts for a UDT. My UDT has several tags that interact with each other, such as checking values from one and comparing it to another as well a… --- ## [Healy-Ruff controller](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/healy-ruff-controller/103651)
**Author:** [@Anant\_Upadhyayula](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Anant_Upadhyayula)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/healy-ruff-controller/103651 "2025-03-14T15:07:26Z")
I was wondering if anyone successfully connected to Healy-Ruff Micro PAC controller to Ignition. I would appreciate some direction on how to bring this system into Ignition --- ## [JSON missing Properties](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-missing-properties/103672)
**Author:** [@jacque\_trahan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacque_trahan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/json-missing-properties/103672 "2025-03-14T14:38:36Z")
I am unsure if this behavior is intentional. I attempted to find relevant forum posts covering this issue but was unable to locate any. Issue: The system.tag.query() function in Ignition does not always return all prope… [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=231) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=233)