# system.device.addDevice DNP devices

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949 "2025-05-07T00:45:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![fredamuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fredamuna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fredamuna)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949/1 "2025-05-07T00:45:27Z")

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Working on using the system.device.addDevice to create DNP3 devices. I have tried the device type being "com.inductiveautomation.Dnp3DeviceType" per the documentation but it doesn't seem to work. Has anyone experienced this?

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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:** [May 7, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949/2 "2025-05-07T00:51:46Z")

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Do you have the DNP3 driver module installed in the gateway? (Look in Config =\> System =\> Modules.)

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**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:** [May 7, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949/3 "2025-05-07T01:14:51Z")

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What version of Ignition are you using, and do you have the _new_ DNP3 driver module installed assuming it's new enough?

`com.inductiveautomation.Dnp3DeviceType` is used to create instances of devices using the new  
DNP3 driver.

`Dnp3Driver` is used for the old one.

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**Author:** ![fredamuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fredamuna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fredamuna)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/system-device-adddevice-dnp-devices/105949/4 "2025-05-20T00:59:03Z")

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this worked. thanks