# Ignition HMI as pendant replacement?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hmi-as-pendant-replacement/73833>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [May 17, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hmi-as-pendant-replacement/73833 "2023-05-17T12:32:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-hmi-as-pendant-replacement/73833/3 "2023-05-17T12:49:44Z")

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> [@Austyn\_Larkin](#):
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> Safety isn't a huge concern

> [@Austyn\_Larkin](#):
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> (e.g. moving a motor a specific distance by holding a button down.)

I would say that these two statements are contradictory.

It is difficult to create a true "momentary" button for "jog" operations.

See here:

> [@Perspective Jog Button On Touch Screen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-jog-button-on-touch-screen/73691/3):
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> That would be a "Momentary" button. (Did you mean "jog" instead of "job"?) It is very difficult to make reliable momentary buttons on any platform, though it is possible (not easy) with Vision. IA doesn't offer a built-in momentary button on Perspective because they probably haven't found a reliable way to do it, yet. Consider other control schemes.

Also, do a search for [stuck momentary button](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/search?q=stuck%20momentary%20button) to learn about the difficulties such a control scheme can present.

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