# GE PLC / iFix questions **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 26, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336 "2012-10-26T14:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcgheeiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mcgheeiv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mcgheeiv)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336/1 "2012-10-26T14:36:52Z")
A customer has a bunch of new GE PLCs and a new iFix SCADA system, but is very interested in Ignition: - Can you provide some suggestions for a drive to connect the PLCs to Ignition? - Is iFix an OPC server to which Ignition can connect? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I apologize for the lack of details. ---
**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336/2 "2012-10-26T15:32:16Z")
We use Kepware to connect our 9070 and 9030’s to Ignition. iFix 4.0 and up all can be connected to via OPC. I do it here quite a bit. You can see both the local database and any network connected databases through the OPC interface. - Dravik ---
**Author:** ![Michael.Stofan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.stofan/32/3342_2.png) [@Michael.Stofan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Stofan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336/3 "2012-10-26T23:51:22Z")
Dravik’s got it. We see Kepware used quite a bit when we have a PLC Ignition doesn’t have a native driver for. As for connecting to iFix, you may need the OPC-COM module if it’s a OPC-DCOM server. Other than that, you should be fine! ---
**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336/4 "2012-10-29T01:23:07Z")
[quote=“michael.stofan”]Dravik’s got it. We see Kepware used quite a bit when we have a PLC Ignition doesn’t have a native driver for. As for connecting to iFix, you may need the OPC-COM module if it’s a OPC-DCOM server. Other than that, you should be fine![/quote] Michael - It is indeed a DCOM server. ---
**Author:** ![Michael.Stofan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.stofan/32/3342_2.png) [@Michael.Stofan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Michael.Stofan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ge-plc-ifix-questions/5336/5 "2012-10-30T21:41:38Z")
Good to know, thanks!