# Connect Win911 to Ignition

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**Category:** Archived Topics\
**Created:** [May 10, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931 "2011-05-10T18:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![erikburns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@erikburns](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/erikburns)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/1 "2011-05-10T18:06:31Z")

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Can I connect Win911 to Ignition using the OpcCom Module?

Is there any other way to connect Win911 to Ignition so that an Ack get through to Ignition?

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**Author:** ![jgreenewv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jgreenewv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgreenewv)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/2 "2011-05-10T18:29:28Z")

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Erik,

I have used SCADAPhone (very similar to Win911) on a couple of jobs with Ignition. What I normally do for the Ack back to Ignition is set up a dummy register in the PLC, and have SCADAPhone/Ignition look at that register for the “Global Acknowledge.” Not the most ideal setup, but it does work.

Thanks.  
Joe

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/3 "2011-05-11T00:15:42Z")

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you can use a odbc to opc server. kepware makes one.

[kepware.com/Spec\_Sheets/ODBC … Driver.asp](http://www.kepware.com/Spec_Sheets/ODBC_Client_Driver.asp)

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**Author:** ![toasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@toasty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toasty)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/4 "2011-05-25T05:51:14Z")

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You can’t directly connect to Win911 using the OPC-COM module. I had to use KepWare, then connect Win911 to Kepware and Ignition to Kepware using the OPC-COM module, you can use OPC-UA to connect to Kepware, but its a few more steps because you have to set up certificates. Also note that the there is a bug with OPC-UA connection dropping out and not reconnecting. I don’t know if this has been resolved yet.

Richard

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**Author:** ![toasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@toasty](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/toasty)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/5 "2011-06-23T06:06:51Z")

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Set Win911 alarm to acknowledge on return to normal, then you are going to have to write some script that sets a tag when in alarm condition and resets it when an acknowledge button is pressed in Ignition.

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**Author:** ![DaneOverfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@DaneOverfield](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DaneOverfield)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connect-win911-to-ignition/2931/6 "2012-02-25T02:04:51Z")

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TopView SQL from Exele can do what you need by using the SQL tables in Ignition.  
[exele.com/Products/TopView/topview\_about.htm](http://www.exele.com/Products/TopView/topview_about.htm)

We have added some details of integrating TopView SQL to Ignition.  
[exele.com/Products/TopView/s … /index.htm](http://www.exele.com/Products/TopView/solutions/ignition/index.htm)