# Ignition Walkie talkie communication

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557 "2020-12-16T13:14:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557/1 "2020-12-16T13:14:12Z")

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How to send message via TCP driver to walkie talkie communication.  
My TCP driver is connected. I browse OPC tag and write values. Its not sending message to walkie talkie.  
once i edit TCP driver and Click save changes button. its working. please resolve my issue.

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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557/3 "2020-12-16T13:22:26Z")

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> [@bala](#):
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> How to send message via TCP driver to walkie talkie communication.  
> My TCP driver is connected. I browse OPC tag and write values. Its not sending message to walkie talkie.  
> once i edit TCP driver and Click save changes button. its working. please resolve my issue.

No

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**Author:** ![mori.luca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mori.luca/32/13424_2.png) [@mori.luca](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mori.luca)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557/4 "2020-12-16T13:27:18Z")

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Could you give me more information about walkie talkie comunication please, I’m actually interested now.

Are you talking about something like this :  
[https://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html](https://www.racom.eu/eng/products/radio-modem-ripex.html) ?

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**Author:** ![bala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/94ad74/32.png) [@bala](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bala)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557/5 "2020-12-16T13:40:04Z")

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No. i am using SMC Gateway through Motorola XPR5 300 Walkie talkie communication.

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**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:** [December 16, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-walkie-talkie-communication/41557/6 "2020-12-16T13:42:16Z")

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The TCP driver may not be the right solution. It isn’t set up for generic raw binary content (like audio). You probably need to open java sockets and communicate directly.