# Calling all IEC 61850 stakeholders for feedback **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [August 18, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145 "2022-08-18T10:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nathan.boeger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nathan.boeger/32/87646_2.png) [@nathan.boeger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan.boeger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/1 "2022-08-18T10:33:58Z")
IA community/61850 stakeholders, We are progressing through our IEC 61850 Ignition native driver Beta test. Either of 2 points of feedback/participation would be extremely helpful: 1. **Fill out a 1-page requirement validation document**. _30 min estimate_. Comment on the value of features implemented and not implemented for your use cases. Did we miss anything? This will inform QA testing and Dev efforts and may lead to feature prioritization. 2. **Seeking a 2nd round of Beta participants**. _Time commitment required_. IA currently has excess capacity to support additional beta testers who are ready to use the software now. This puts customers/integrators directly in touch with Software Development to ensure proper functionality on customer equipment. This is a finite opportunity as the driver team is on a schedule to shift to other efforts. Please reach out to me via message on the forum if you are interested in helping or know someone with 61850 domain experience (customer, integrator, etc) willing to provide feedback. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![78503656](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a9adbd/32.png) [@78503656](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/78503656)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/2 "2023-01-01T07:25:25Z")
hello！ When will the IEC61850 communication driver be available for use；What's the current step？ ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.McClusky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@Kevin.McClusky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.McClusky)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/3 "2023-03-10T00:03:16Z")
Good news, the 61850 driver just dropped. If you download 8.1.25, you'll find it there. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Pofer\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Pofer\_Wang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pofer_Wang)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/4 "2024-06-25T16:00:09Z")
Is this event still ongoing? I have extensive experience with IEC 61850 driver functionality and have used various SCADA systems. I hope Ignition SCADA can be improved further, and I would like to participate. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/5 "2024-06-25T16:04:26Z")
You can always put your improvement suggestions on IA's [site for feature requests](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/). ---
**Author:** ![nathan.boeger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nathan.boeger/32/87646_2.png) [@nathan.boeger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nathan.boeger)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/6 "2024-06-25T16:37:15Z")
@Pofer_Wang - we greatly appreciate feedback! The IEC 61850 Beta is complete and the production driver is released and included with Ignition. You can fully access an evaluation copy. In addition to the "Ideas" portal recommendation, feel free to reach out to @mknowles or I with driver feedback. Also, Inductive Automation support can help troubleshoot, and ultimately submit Ignition software change tickets if there is an issue. Posting to the forum to drum up support for your "Ideas" can also be helpful for high interest feature requests. ---
**Author:** ![Pofer\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Pofer\_Wang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pofer_Wang)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/calling-all-iec-61850-stakeholders-for-feedback/63145/7 "2024-06-26T01:23:17Z")
Thank you. @nathan.boeger I am currently evaluating several power systems, and I find that developing on IGNITION is very convenient. And since version 8.1.25, it already supports the 61850 Driver. I have shared my current thoughts here: > **[Challenges with IEC 61850 MMS Driver in SCADA Project Development | Ignition...](https://inductiveautomation.canny.io/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/challenges-with-iec-61850-mms-driver-in-scada-project-development)** > > During the development phase of SCADA projects, it is often not possible to connect to real equipment. Therefore, most drivers allow for tag configuration. For your reference, I believe adding this feature from a user’s perspective would be much more convenient.