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## [Ignition OPC-UA/PLC tags](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-plc-tags/11315)

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**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-opc-ua-plc-tags/11315 "2016-03-07T18:50:30Z")

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Hi, 1.0 I guess OPC-UA server of Ignition stores the PLC tags in a seperate name space, but how does this update? Is it thru Ignition OPC-UA acting as a client and subscribing to tags on PLC OPC server? Or there are PLC…

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## [Email Chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-chart/11224)

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**Author:** [@hazey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hazey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/email-chart/11224 "2016-03-07T15:54:03Z")

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Guys I want to email a chart, I have written this script in client event script. It works but I get multiple copies of the email, more than the 2 clients that are open. How can I limit it to one email please? thx Dennis …

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## [Time Out](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-out/11317)

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**Author:** [@jruben84](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jruben84)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-out/11317 "2016-03-07T13:40:23Z")

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Hi, I got this error frequently when I'm working in the designer. Mainly, when I want to see the scripting of a button. \[attachment=0\]timeout\_2.png\[/attachment\] Any suggestion for solve this? Regards

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## [Report Tag History From Dataset Parameter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-tag-history-from-dataset-parameter/11319)

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**Author:** [@bfearnow](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bfearnow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-tag-history-from-dataset-parameter/11319 "2016-03-05T18:26:35Z")

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I'll probably fail at explaining this, but I have a dataset tag looking for any production lines that have an end time equal to a certain time. When this event happens it gets passed to a report. Within the report, a t…

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## [CReating Report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-report/11312)

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**Author:** [@illank86](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/illank86)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-report/11312 "2016-03-05T03:41:20Z")

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Hi all, i know this is gonna be a really really stupid question,i try to find it in the forum and inductive university as well but got no answer. ok so my question is, if i want to create 5 different reports, should i …

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## [Easy Chart Using Too Much Memory](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-using-too-much-memory/11281)

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**Author:** [@Duffanator](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Duffanator)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-using-too-much-memory/11281 "2016-03-04T20:50:59Z")

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Hey guys, I have a pretty simple project that I'm building that will control a piece of equipment. The main page is basically a template (many systems will be used) that displays a trend via easy chart and some control…

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## [Expression Tag like comand and writing a string](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-tag-like-comand-and-writing-a-string/11314)

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**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-tag-like-comand-and-writing-a-string/11314 "2016-03-04T18:01:34Z")

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I am trying to do a like command on the first three digits of a int tag and output a string if true. if({Root Container.Report Viewer 1.Suspect} like 210%, 'PaintLine',0)

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## [Compute integral value with Value Changed scripts](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compute-integral-value-with-value-changed-scripts/11313)

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**Author:** [@Tudor\_Popescu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tudor_Popescu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/compute-integral-value-with-value-changed-scripts/11313 "2016-03-04T13:12:14Z")

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Hello, I have a small issue with creating a proper script for computing working hours of a pump based on its on/off state: if previousValue.quality.isGood() and previousValue.value == 2: datedif = ((currentValue.ti…

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## [Easy chart pen where clause](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-where-clause/11300)

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**Author:** [@Fabrice\_CHAVEROT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Fabrice_CHAVEROT)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-pen-where-clause/11300 "2016-03-03T23:12:22Z")

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Is it possible to access a custom property in the pen editor of an easy chart component ? It gives me an error If not is there a workaround to do that ? \[attachment=0\]ignition.PNG\[/attachment\]

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## [Object size property in scripting](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-size-property-in-scripting/11310)

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**Author:** [@kblankenship](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kblankenship)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/object-size-property-in-scripting/11310 "2016-03-03T18:16:40Z")

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Is there a way to capture an object's size as a property for scripting? I am building a Template canvas and do not want it to exceed the size of the canvas and add scroll bars, so I was going to script template size to …

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## [OPC server status after Ignition Trail period of 120 mins?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-status-after-ignition-trail-period-of-120-mins/11307)

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**Author:** [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-server-status-after-ignition-trail-period-of-120-mins/11307 "2016-03-03T17:59:59Z")

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Does the OPC server of ignition also stop after the trail period of 120 mins in the latest version? As far as I remember , the OPC UA server was active (I was able to connect my OPC client to it successfully before). How…

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## [Auto Scan Class Creation?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-scan-class-creation/11309)

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**Author:** [@mm3](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mm3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-scan-class-creation/11309 "2016-03-03T17:34:11Z")

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Does Ignition 7.8.1 have a feature to create scan classes for you? I've got a UDT Parameter called historyScanClass that is a string. A tag in the UDT is then using {historyScanClass} to retrieve this parameter for i…

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## [Linux best practices](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-best-practices/11205)

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**Author:** [@heybales](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/heybales)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-best-practices/11205 "2016-03-03T15:42:49Z")

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I've been deploying Ignition on linux for 3 years now, and I'm wondering how many others are out there? Is linux an important segment of the Ignition market? I'm not looking for specifics, but curious if I'm a 'thought l…

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## [History tag, single value?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tag-single-value/11308)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tag-single-value/11308 "2016-03-03T15:32:33Z")

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I think I'm having a senior moment. I have a number of boolean history tags, what I'd like to do is to query the tag history to bring back a single value for each tag for a specific point in history, and they drive a b…

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## [While using SQL query to write to database how to write NULL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-using-sql-query-to-write-to-database-how-to-write-null/11306)

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**Author:** [@vanko25](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vanko25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-using-sql-query-to-write-to-database-how-to-write-null/11306 "2016-03-03T14:09:33Z")

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Hello all, I am using the following script to write to sql table the data from few dropdown boxes. But if the selected value is blank it won't write it down as NULL. Any idea how to do that? Here is the code: name = …

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## [system.security.getRoles() returns empty list](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getroles-returns-empty-list/11292)

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**Author:** [@WChester](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/WChester)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-security-getroles-returns-empty-list/11292 "2016-03-03T13:09:21Z")

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I am trying to set up some security in a project of mine. As part of that I need to look at the role that the current user has. When I use system.security.getRoles() I get an empty list. However when I use system.…

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## [Read and Write DB table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-and-write-db-table/11282)

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**Author:** [@Jayden](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jayden)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/read-and-write-db-table/11282 "2016-03-03T09:28:06Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm new to ignition and scripting, so this is no doubt a simple question. I would like to have some buttons in my project to write to and from cells in a DB table. Button 1 - Writes value from DB cel…

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## [Grouping does not take effect in chart](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grouping-does-not-take-effect-in-chart/11305)

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**Author:** [@rmdalisay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rmdalisay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grouping-does-not-take-effect-in-chart/11305 "2016-03-03T06:28:00Z")

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Hi! I am using MES reports and wanted to convert them to reporting version 7.8. I am currently trying to convert the OEE Report. I already followed the instructions in inductiveautomation.com/forum/v ... rts#p53836 …

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## [Still no tag description in browse tree?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/still-no-tag-description-in-browse-tree/11304)

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**Author:** [@pjgonzales](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pjgonzales)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/still-no-tag-description-in-browse-tree/11304 "2016-03-02T20:59:18Z")

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Is there still no method of getting tag documetation information to be displayed in the Tag Browse Tree instead of the tag name? Not really a big deal if you are making tags from scratch, but after importing a bunch from…

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## [Power Table - set locale](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-set-locale/11303)

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**Author:** [@cristihcd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cristihcd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/power-table-set-locale/11303 "2016-03-02T20:50:30Z")

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Hi, We have a project for which we use two locales (translations): English and Romanian In Romanian, the decimal separator is comma (1.234,10). Our user's keyboards are set to English, so entering a dot on the number…

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## [Active alarms report](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-alarms-report/11286)

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**Author:** [@Jado58](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jado58)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-alarms-report/11286 "2016-03-02T19:46:37Z")

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Hi, I'd like to generate a report for the active alarms to be emailed at the end of the day, what would be a good way to approach this task? Thanks

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## [Role Retreival failed](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/role-retreival-failed/11301)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/role-retreival-failed/11301 "2016-03-02T16:27:44Z")

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after upgrading from 7.74 yo 7.8.1 when in the designer and you try to edit a script on any component four error boxes pop up with the below message. What I found was our default security profile for the project does no…

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## [Expression break line](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-break-line/11296)

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**Author:** [@Ddugas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ddugas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/expression-break-line/11296 "2016-03-02T15:47:34Z")

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Hi , i am trying to make a kind of machine diagnosis using studio5000 and ignition… so if the machine is at step 1 and need two more sensor to be ON to go at step 2 id like my diagnosis to write down these 2 sensor with…

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## [Template repeater auto scroll](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-auto-scroll/11244)

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**Author:** [@Ignaciof](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ignaciof)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/template-repeater-auto-scroll/11244 "2016-03-02T14:51:01Z")

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Hi! I’m trying to make a window with some elements scrolling constantly. In this way, I found that if I use the template repeater with this configuration: It make a continuous vertical scroll. But if I make the same …

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## [Reports and Datasets](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-datasets/11294)

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**Author:** [@Caleb\_Bohon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Caleb_Bohon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reports-and-datasets/11294 "2016-03-02T12:27:54Z")

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I am creating a report that is going to use a dataset for a multipage table. I want the user to click a button on the page with a report viewer to have the client run a script that creates the dataset then runs the rep…

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## [Scan Classes Organization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scan-classes-organization/11225)

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**Author:** [@Ignaciof](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ignaciof)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scan-classes-organization/11225 "2016-03-02T11:12:16Z")

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Hola! I have a question about Tags organization in Scan Classes, is better englobe all the tags in two or three Scan Classes or make smaller groups? In my case, I have a big default Scan Classe and we realized that is…

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## [Keyboard and login](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keyboard-and-login/11295)

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**Author:** [@boster281](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/boster281)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/keyboard-and-login/11295 "2016-03-02T08:44:57Z")

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Is there anyway to have the built in keyboard and login popups larger?

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## [Reporting Module 7.8.0: report localization](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-7-8-0-report-localization/10713)

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**Author:** [@pgmo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pgmo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/reporting-module-7-8-0-report-localization/10713 "2016-03-02T08:43:04Z")

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Hi, I need to show the report texts according to the language selected by the user (English, Russian at the moment). Is there any command similar to system.utils.translate to achieve that?

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## [How To Read Clgx V21 diagnostic screens](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-clgx-v21-diagnostic-screens/11272)

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**Author:** [@Curlyandshemp](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Curlyandshemp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-read-clgx-v21-diagnostic-screens/11272 "2016-03-02T00:40:25Z")

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I am on a new install and am beginning to have communication response times between Ignition and 4 Compactlogix PLCs with V24 firmware. The best response time is 1 second , ie. when I press a button something happens and…

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## [Does DNP3 Driver work with Port Server](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-dnp3-driver-work-with-port-server/11297)

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**Author:** [@Weffrey](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Weffrey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/does-dnp3-driver-work-with-port-server/11297 "2016-03-02T00:40:12Z")

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Hi- I am trying to talk to a DNP device via a port server. It doesn't seem to be working, the only thing I can think of at this point is that perhaps the driver cannot communicate with a serial DNP3 device through a…

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