# Automation Direct (ea7-t15c) Ignition **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79\ **Created:** [February 20, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056 "2018-02-20T17:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nick-Automation\_ASCI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@Nick-Automation\_ASCI](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick-Automation_ASCI)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/1 "2018-02-20T17:18:38Z")
We have an Automation Direct ea7-t15c HMI and wanted to see if anyone has had any success running an ignition client on something similar. Any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/2 "2018-02-20T18:12:55Z")
The C-More family of products is entirely custom firmware and run only projects developed with their designer. Sorry. For low-cost machine UI, I’m a fan. Also, it’ll communicate with my Ethernet/IP module, so it’s not entirely useless in an Ignition environment. ---
**Author:** ![steven.rehnborg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steven.rehnborg/32/4952_2.png) [@steven.rehnborg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.rehnborg)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/3 "2023-02-13T18:58:20Z")
Do you have any more information on using the ethernet/IP module with a C-More HMI? ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/4 "2023-02-13T19:01:15Z")
Why not just let Ignition talk with the PLC? What do you need off the HMI you can't get from the PLC? ---
**Author:** ![steven.rehnborg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steven.rehnborg/32/4952_2.png) [@steven.rehnborg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/steven.rehnborg)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/5 "2023-02-13T19:06:57Z")
For most of our production cells, there is an HMI and PLC. We have some cells that do not have an HMI or PLC. We would like to add a simple operator input to feed an Ignition app with scrap counts even in the non-automated cells. Being able to communicate directly with an HMI will reduce cost of the addition to those cells while adding the data input capability. ---
**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/6 "2023-02-13T19:38:15Z")
Do you use Vision, Perspective or both? Do you have the unlimited license? If you have perspective you can literally just a tablet or phone their. If you have the unlimited license you could just put a cheap IPC and run a client on it. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-direct-ea7-t15c-ignition/17056/7 "2023-02-13T19:52:38Z")
> [@steven.rehnborg](#): > > using the ethernet/IP module with a C-More HMI? My module's Adapter mode mimics a Logix PLC's data table, so it is possible to use the CMore's Logix driver to communicate with Ignition. My module's Scanner mode can treat the CMore HMI as a remote I/O device for low-latency operations in addition to using the CMore's Logix driver. That said, I normally recommend Vision on commodity hardware for such applications.