# RSLinx OPC driver and Ignition AB driver on same Gateway?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rslinx-opc-driver-and-ignition-ab-driver-on-same-gateway/7451>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 22, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rslinx-opc-driver-and-ignition-ab-driver-on-same-gateway/7451 "2013-10-22T18:01:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![everardohr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e56c9b/32.png) [@everardohr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/everardohr)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rslinx-opc-driver-and-ignition-ab-driver-on-same-gateway/7451/1 "2013-10-22T18:01:21Z")

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I would like to know if you have a recommendation regarding using both drivers in the same Gateway. I am communicating to MicroLogix using NET-ENI and to a Prosoft card only supported by RSLinx, therefore I installed OPC-COM module and configured RSLinx.  
I have some SLC/505 in the same network which work with Ignition drivers, since I have to use RSLinx anyway I wonder if its best to use only RSLinx (which has to go through the OPC-COM wrapper) or if I have a best performance if I use Ignition driver when the device is supported?

Any advise would be very much appreciated.

Everardo

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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rslinx-opc-driver-and-ignition-ab-driver-on-same-gateway/7451/2 "2013-10-22T18:26:23Z")

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Yeah this should be fine.

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/rslinx-opc-driver-and-ignition-ab-driver-on-same-gateway/7451/3 "2013-10-24T20:52:51Z")

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It’s fine to have them side by side. Should you only use RSLinx, or should you use Ignition’s drivers when possible? It probably doesn’t matter a lot, but I would say that in this case, it’s probably better to use Ignition’s drivers if you can, and just use RSLinx when you must. I’m mostly saying this based on a consideration of how the underlying architecture works for both, and it’s probably unlikely that you would actually run into any problem either way, but that’s my suggestion.

Regards,