# Ignition Vision and Ethernet I/P devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** vision, ignition81\ **Created:** [September 8, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928 "2023-09-08T18:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/1 "2023-09-08T18:24:21Z")
I would like to get Ignition to display information from some networked VFDs. From what I've read so far, @pturmel [Ignition Third-Party Module Showcase](https://inductiveautomation.com/moduleshowcase/module/automation-professionals-llc-ethernetip-class-1-communications) module would be the best option. Has anyone done something like this for non-PLC devices like scanners, cameras, drives, etc? Is there going to be an intermediary device like a logix 5000 controller required? ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/2 "2023-09-08T18:29:07Z")
> [@robb](#): > > Is there going to be an intermediary device like a logix 5000 controller required? If you have a Logix PLC to act as intermediary then you don't need Phil's module. If you don't, then his module is probably the best shot at being able to get this data. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/3 "2023-09-08T18:51:07Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > have a Logix PLC _that you can modify_ to act as intermediary {My edit.} If you can add messaging instructions to the Logix PLC to request the data of interest, then IA's driver can monitor the PLC tags where you've stashed the response(s). If you cannot do this, or you want to monitor even when the PLC is not running, you probably want my module. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/4 "2023-09-08T19:48:52Z")
I have Logix 500 platforms available here, 5000 is available if needed but means a lot more IT involvement and round trip traffic through other VLANS and wifi bridges. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/6 "2023-09-08T19:57:20Z")
> [@robb](#): > > do I get it from the Exchange? No. It is listed in the [Module Showcase](https://inductiveautomation.com/moduleshowcase/), but that will eventually lead you to my own [web server](https://www.automation-pros.com/modulesales.html). You should also follow [its forum topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-ethernet-ip-communication-suite-v2/68190/109) for additional commentary and pre-release notices. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/7 "2023-09-08T19:59:14Z")
I have your forum topic followed, and have read through it. I got it downloaded from your site, does the trial reset like the ignition trial, or is it two hours only and then done? Because it's going to take me a lot more than 2 hours to figure this out! 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/8 "2023-09-08T20:00:46Z")
Same behavior as IA's stuff when unlicensed. Do note that once purchased with specific options, the unpurchased options, if any, no longer work in trial mode. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/9 "2023-09-08T20:01:40Z")
Okay, thanks. I got it installed, time to start exploring I guess. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/10 "2023-09-08T20:03:59Z")
If you have a particular VFD model you'd like to start with, I don't mind doing a little pre-sales support. Send me the EDS file for it and let me know what parameters are most interesting, and I'll hack it up for you. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/11 "2023-09-08T20:24:13Z")
Will the server stop running when the time expires or just the module? ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/12 "2023-09-08T20:47:24Z")
Just the module. Strictly speaking, my module keeps running, but it cuts off all of its OPC traffic. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/13 "2023-09-18T16:45:50Z")
I'm using ABB ACS880 (Rebranded as ITT PS220 drives). I've attached the EDS file here. I managed to make it work using EEM instructions from the SLC Platform (Logix 500), but I'm concerned about the impact to the overall scan times. I'll dig into that a bit more after I get the 3 parameters working. Right now I'm trying to get speed (rpm, parameter 1.01), power (motor shaft power, parameter 1.17), flow (flow actual, parameter 1.201) If you have time to look into this, I'd probably end up getting rid of the EEM instructions and just polling the drives directly from the Ignition server, and let the PLC's do their thing. [FENA21\_EDS\_filerev3.7.zip](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/TNbRolGpPjhdU4W9aac12IHfIq.zip) (563.4 KB) ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/14 "2023-09-18T19:49:14Z")
There's like a million EDS files in that zip file. Could you instead point my module's generic client driver at one of the target drives, then get me the diagnostic files it yields? (The contents of the device's folder under the `$installfolder/data/opcua/devices/` folder.) ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/15 "2023-09-18T20:36:36Z")
[CipProbe.txt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/thbyGESr4B0jFU9IHOLAG0MS592.txt) (7.1 KB) Hopefully this is the right file. There is a second directory with the same name, but no number appended. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/16 "2023-09-18T20:41:24Z")
That helps, but please look in your gateway's install folder for `.../data/opcua/devices/Retort_P1_VFD_5` and zip up **all** of the files there for me. You can send them to my [support email address](mailto:support@automation-pros.com) if you don't want to post them. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/17 "2023-09-19T14:50:55Z")
That's the only file there, including hidden files. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/18 "2023-09-19T17:48:29Z")
Hmm. That's odd. Can you drill into the diagnostic information and get me the device information (catalog string, device type, product id, major and minor version numbers). If device and first hop info is different, report both. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/19 "2023-09-21T15:59:51Z")
Sorry, I'm either not finding it or it doesn't exist. I looked in the Diagnostics \> Logs in the Ignition web interface, and in the server's directories. The only log file I can find is the CipProbe.txt. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/20 "2023-09-21T16:15:35Z")
Ah, sorry. I thought you'd realize I meant the diagnostic information in the OPC Browser or in the OPC Quick Client. ---
**Author:** ![robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@robb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robb)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928/21 "2023-09-21T16:32:39Z")
Okay, found that info. Device and first hop reported the same: | Server | Address | Value | Quality | Timestamp | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/DeviceType | 100 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:28:13 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/MajorRevision | 3 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:28:30 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/MinorRevision | 39 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:28:30 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/ProductName | ACS880 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:28:46 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/VendorId | 46 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:29:01 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/DeviceType | 100 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:29:53 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | | Ignition OPC UA Server | ns=1;s=[Retort P1 VFD][Diagnostics]/Device/ProductCode | 701 | Good | 9/21/23, 9:30:03 AM PDT | [[x]](http://192.168.1.2:8088/web/config/opc.quickclient?58#) | [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-vision-and-ethernet-i-p-devices/78928.md?page=2)