# The device connection overload is excessive **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [November 30, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-device-connection-overload-is-excessive/82521 "2023-11-30T10:11:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
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> [@Alaa\_Soulaiman](#): > > reduce the count and % for Allen-Bradley? You have a lot of reading to do: > [@Ignition & Logix Best Practice Tips for better communications](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-logix-best-practice-tips-for-better-communications/60386): > > Hi All, After a whole bunch of issues I have gone down the rabbit hole of what is wrong with our setup on site. I will preface this by saying I a relatively new to all of this.... so be gentle stuck_out_tongue Based on much reading(such wow) I believe I have a list of things our site could take away for a better system. Some of them are easy to implement, whilst some of them need... significant work to realize. Especially the AOI approach in point 5 expressionless Before going too far a… You probably have to make some changes in your PLC. However, if any of the tags you are currently pointing at are aliases into arrays or structures, change the Ignition OPC Item Path to point directly into the element of the array or structure. That's a big, easy win. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/the-device-connection-overload-is-excessive/82521)._