# Designer: Warning: Could not get charToByteConverterClass!

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-warning-could-not-get-chartobyteconverterclass/12167>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-warning-could-not-get-chartobyteconverterclass/12167 "2016-09-26T12:44:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![xasga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/838e76/32.png) [@xasga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/xasga)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-warning-could-not-get-chartobyteconverterclass/12167/1 "2016-09-26T12:44:50Z")

</div>

At startup of the Designer, I see this warning in the output console:  
Warning: Could not get charToByteConverterClass!

Should I be concerned?

This is the output, from the top:  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Downloading… [+0]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Cleanup… [+42]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Initializing UI… [+43]  
INFO [Gateway-Designer-Startup] Starting up polling tag manager, polling rate: 250 ms  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Vision [+1429]  
Warning: Could not get charToByteConverterClass!  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Reporting [+6479]  
INFO [Designer-Designer-Startup] Starting up Reporting Module. Mode: Activated  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Alarm Notification [+6835]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Mobile [+6964]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: SFC [+6985]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Enterprise Administration [+7284]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: DNP3 Driver [+7290]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: OPC-UA [+7290]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: SQL Bridge [+7291]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: OpcCom [+7675]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting module: Symbol Factory [+7677]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Initializing Scripting… [+7685]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Starting Tag System… [+7784]  
INFO [main-Designer-Startup] Initializing UI… [+7795]  
INFO [Gateway-SQLTags-TreeLoader-thread-1] Starting tag polling.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-warning-could-not-get-chartobyteconverterclass/12167/2 "2016-09-26T15:37:43Z")

</div>

No need for concern.