# Ignition **URL:** https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=257 [Latest](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/tags.md) **Page:** 258 --- ## [Range of time series chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/range-of-time-series-chart/101803)
**Author:** [@Diego\_Mejia](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Diego_Mejia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/range-of-time-series-chart/101803 "2025-02-05T15:04:25Z")
Hi, I have a time series chart and the data are dynamic query binding, those queries change so the max values of your data change too, so I don't put a min and max value of the axes but I have a problem, for some reason … --- ## [Memory Error - Perspective Client Session in Chrome Browser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-error-perspective-client-session-in-chrome-browser/101903)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Meyer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Meyer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/memory-error-perspective-client-session-in-chrome-browser/101903 "2025-02-05T14:30:40Z")
Hey all, We have a client with a perspective session on the plant floor which is run through a chrome browser. Every so often (not sure on timing yet), the browser crashes and we get an "Out of Memory" error. We are als… --- ## [Using Passed Parameters to a popup for tag control in a PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-passed-parameters-to-a-popup-for-tag-control-in-a-plc/101842)
**Author:** [@Edmund\_Mayer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Edmund_Mayer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-passed-parameters-to-a-popup-for-tag-control-in-a-plc/101842 "2025-02-05T14:02:09Z")
Hi I am very new to Ignition. I am using Vision. I know I should have used perspective but I am too far into the project to start over. I have several valves on my main page that share the same function control popup. I … --- ## [Perspective Message Handler not able to pass the payload](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-message-handler-not-able-to-pass-the-payload/101884)
**Author:** [@Learner\_Ignition](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Learner_Ignition)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-message-handler-not-able-to-pass-the-payload/101884 "2025-02-05T13:54:04Z")
Hi, I have an icon in the table component where alarms are displayed. When I click on the icon, I navigate to a different view based on the configured alarm (by changing the path of the embedded view) and send the tag n… --- ## [Edge & Gateway MQTT Communication](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-gateway-mqtt-communication/101883)
**Author:** [@Allen\_Thomas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Allen_Thomas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/edge-gateway-mqtt-communication/101883 "2025-02-05T13:48:13Z")
Hi, I have an architecture that contains one central Ignition Gateway which is connected to multiple edge gateways. So I am sending data to the Ignition Gateway using MQTT from Edge. So I have a few doubts in this case: … --- ## [Gateways Network](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateways-network/101841)
**Author:** [@Omar\_BENKREIRA\_HANC1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Omar_BENKREIRA_HANC1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateways-network/101841 "2025-02-05T13:33:20Z")
Hi everyone, I have two questions regarding the Ignition gateway network and would appreciate any insights. Auditing journal on local and remote gateway: I’m trying to configure my auditing journal profile to write t… --- ## [Tree display formatting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tree-display-formatting/101894)
**Author:** [@Klaudia\_Korejwo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Klaudia_Korejwo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tree-display-formatting/101894 "2025-02-05T13:11:35Z")
Hi there, Does anyone know if it's possible to get rid of these lines on the left at each row? I'm using a tree component. --- ## [Omron FINS Driver String Byte Order](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-driver-string-byte-order/101882)
**Author:** [@bill.liu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bill.liu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/omron-fins-driver-string-byte-order/101882 "2025-02-05T13:08:22Z")
I am using an Omron NX CPU. The pair of characters in each 16 bit word are swapped when the String type is used in the OPC path - "ABCD" becomes "BADC". I tried all the Data Type Modifiers (@BE, @LE, @HL, @LH) but they d… --- ## [Ignition Edge OPC connection](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-opc-connection/101888)
**Author:** [@Batuhan\_Parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Batuhan_Parlakay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-edge-opc-connection/101888 "2025-02-05T13:06:39Z")
Hi, I am trying to make on OPC connection in Ignition Edge. When I established the OPC connection, I get an internal error. Is there a connection limit for OPC in Ignition Edge? Thank you. --- ## [Perspective flash syncing](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flash-syncing/81565)
**Author:** [@bwirth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bwirth)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-flash-syncing/81565 "2024-10-18T20:58:53Z")
I user a perspective table control to house a custom alarm list. The customer wants the alarms to be flashing when unacknowledged. When items get added to this list, the flashing gets off sync. I did put a little dela… --- ## [MQTT payloads incomplete 16 bytes instead of 18 or 19 bytes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-payloads-incomplete-16-bytes-instead-of-18-or-19-bytes/101863)
**Author:** [@cswett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cswett)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-payloads-incomplete-16-bytes-instead-of-18-or-19-bytes/101863 "2025-02-04T23:52:10Z")
Using MQTT.fx I have verified connection to the Cirrus MQTT broker running ont the ignition server that the payloads for sensor value have their full payloads. Looking at HEX they are the full 18 and/or 19 bytes. How… --- ## [SINUMERIK ONE OPC-UA Connection Warning](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sinumerik-one-opc-ua-connection-warning/101876)
**Author:** [@Ahiero](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ahiero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sinumerik-one-opc-ua-connection-warning/101876 "2025-02-04T23:49:30Z")
When connecting to a Siemens SINUMERIK ONE control, I am receiving a warning message in the logs that a BasicConstraint cA bit is set on a self-signed certificate: How should this be handled to not throw warnings in t… --- ## [\[FEATURE\] Increase Usability of Perspective Page Configuration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-increase-usability-of-perspective-page-configuration/101877)
**Author:** [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-increase-usability-of-perspective-page-configuration/101877 "2025-02-04T22:55:42Z")
Once you start getting a larger number of page urls defined in a project, the existing page configuration UI becomes increasingly less user friendly to use (a bit like trying to select Perspective Styles in the styles.cl… --- ## [Alarming Machine Downtime - Active Delay Question](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarming-machine-downtime-active-delay-question/101868)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Keen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Keen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarming-machine-downtime-active-delay-question/101868 "2025-02-04T22:31:32Z")
I have a boolean expression tag looking at machine line speed. If line speed drops below "50", the line is considered to be down, the indicator tag changes to "0". I have an alarm setup with an active delay of 3,600 seco… --- ## [Modbus TCPIP driver issues](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcpip-driver-issues/101866)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_VanKeuren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dustin_VanKeuren)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/modbus-tcpip-driver-issues/101866 "2025-02-04T22:07:31Z")
We have a field device that used Modbus TCPip. I may be not understanding how this is supposed to be set up. I configured the driver for the correct IP and port, but the statusshows connected for a few seconds then dro… --- ## [Dataman 360 series over Ethernet](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataman-360-series-over-ethernet/101646)
**Author:** [@RonB](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RonB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/dataman-360-series-over-ethernet/101646 "2025-02-04T21:36:26Z")
I didn't see anything that would help with this, so I wanted to post in case it may help someone down the road. Previously, I had seen several topics related to capturing a dataman scanner output using Modbus TCP. W… --- ## [Changing the transparency (alpha) of a color using bindings](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-transparency-alpha-of-a-color-using-bindings/101865)
**Author:** [@Bradley\_Thompson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bradley_Thompson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-transparency-alpha-of-a-color-using-bindings/101865 "2025-02-04T21:13:32Z")
Hey folks, Brand new to Ignition and this forum. I'm trying to make an indicator light template. I would like the user to supply the color ("red", "yellow", or "green") at instantiation. If the light is on I want the… --- ## [Casting String to Integer with Expression](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/casting-string-to-integer-with-expression/26233)
**Author:** [@David.Reed.Schmidt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David.Reed.Schmidt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/casting-string-to-integer-with-expression/26233 "2025-02-04T21:09:03Z")
If I have an OPC tag that returns a string and I would like to convert it to an integer then what is the expression statement to do this? For example, if the strings look like any one of these: 0.0? 125.0? 99.5? I wo… --- ## [system.date.getDayOfMonth unexpected output](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-getdayofmonth-unexpected-output/101808)
**Author:** [@YF129701](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/YF129701)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-date-getdayofmonth-unexpected-output/101808 "2025-02-04T20:52:36Z")
I'm trying to check if a date is exactly one year apart, to the second - I wanted to include leap years, so I consulted the docs and found this: However, I tried selecting the same exact date from a date picker but o… --- ## [Use custom session props to secure tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-custom-session-props-to-secure-tags/101854)
**Author:** [@Nick\_H1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_H1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-custom-session-props-to-secure-tags/101854 "2025-02-04T20:51:55Z")
self.session.custom.auth.isOperatorInCharge I have a custom session prop that is set to true when an operator signs in with an idp system and claims 1/2 operator seats available. A security level checks if they have th… --- ## [SQL PK Duplicate Entry with AFTER\_INSERT trigger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-pk-duplicate-entry-with-after-insert-trigger/101869)
**Author:** [@Panko](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Panko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sql-pk-duplicate-entry-with-after-insert-trigger/101869 "2025-02-04T20:41:37Z")
I have an issue where whenever I add an AFTER INSERT trigger to a specific table in a mySQL database, the transaction that trips the trigger will fail due to "Duplicate entry '0' for key 'assetevent.PRIMARY'". If I remo… --- ## [Odd Notification Pipeline Behavior](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/odd-notification-pipeline-behavior/101737)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Keen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric_Keen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/odd-notification-pipeline-behavior/101737 "2025-02-04T20:19:48Z")
I have set up a simple alarm on a tag to send an email notification when the tag value is zero. I have an active delay of 5 seconds. The notification test email through the Gateway works properly. The alarm triggers pr… --- ## [Transform Questions](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transform-questions/101574)
**Author:** [@AUSDIV](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/AUSDIV)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transform-questions/101574 "2025-02-04T19:05:52Z")
I basically took an what was an Expression case statement to determine background color on a box, and turned each case into an IF/ELIF to put into a script, and then added the transform to add some dark mode compatibilit… --- ## [Ignition Designer Starts Late](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-starts-late/101731)
**Author:** [@Batuhan\_Parlakay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Batuhan_Parlakay)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-designer-starts-late/101731 "2025-02-04T18:40:24Z")
Hi, Even though I am launching Ignition Designer locally, the screen I shared makes me wait for 5 minutes before it finally opens. Why does this happen? I have shared the System Status screen. The strange thing is th… --- ## [Tab Strip - Selected Tab Not Highlighting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-selected-tab-not-highlighting/101838)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Knoll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rich_Knoll)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tab-strip-selected-tab-not-highlighting/101838 "2025-02-04T18:32:17Z")
Hello all, Have a rather annoying problem I would like to clean up on a vision project. The project uses a tab strip with 5 tabs. Everything works pretty well, however, when I select a tab to go to a new page I need t… --- ## [View/root/component hierarchy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-root-component-hierarchy/101856)
**Author:** [@Gilberto\_Diaz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gilberto_Diaz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/view-root-component-hierarchy/101856 "2025-02-04T17:55:49Z")
This is more of a general question for understanding the ReactJS underline usage. If I create a view called Test, right awa creates a root and in that root, I put a simple button. From the ReactJS standpoint, is ignition… --- ## [Table Width Set to "Auto" Not Working](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-width-set-to-auto-not-working/101800)
**Author:** [@tebright1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tebright1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/table-width-set-to-auto-not-working/101800 "2025-02-04T17:35:18Z")
I have a table being generated from a script. In the script it is set to auto. Could the table be loading before the data is updated? The data is larger than the column width so it is chopping off data. Trying to avoid a… --- ## [Ignition 8 : error writing dictionnary to a Document Tag](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-error-writing-dictionnary-to-a-document-tag/35705)
**Author:** [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-error-writing-dictionnary-to-a-document-tag/35705 "2025-02-04T16:16:35Z")
Ignition 8.0.13 When I try to write a gateway Document Tag with a dictionnary, I have the following error: dico = {"test" : "10"} system.tag.writeBlocking(\["\[default\]path/to/tag"\],\[dico\]) \[Error\_TypeConversion("Cannot… --- ## [OPC UA with Siemens S7-1200 Safe PLC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-with-siemens-s7-1200-safe-plc/101663)
**Author:** [@Morten\_Jepsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Morten_Jepsen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-ua-with-siemens-s7-1200-safe-plc/101663 "2025-02-04T15:58:01Z")
I have a Siemens S7-1214FC that i would like to get on data from. I tried getting it added to devices, but without luck. I tried opening a connection to it with TCP, which worked. I have this from the logs --- ## [Perspective table date showing as number](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-date-showing-as-number/59159)
**Author:** [@Glen\_Bennett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Glen_Bennett)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-date-showing-as-number/59159 "2025-02-04T15:46:16Z")
I have a table I am showing in perspective and my time stamp is displaying as a number instead of a date. when I execute the name query is shows as a date. the column is listed as date format and showing the date in the … [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=256) [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/c/ignition/6.md?page=258)