# Use Ignition to Interact with a Light Tower **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** scripting\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185 "2020-09-29T14:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![wci.jgiese](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wci.jgiese/32/50225_2.png) [@wci.jgiese](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wci.jgiese)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/1 "2020-09-29T14:02:08Z")

We are using this TL503KQ light tower ([https://www.bannerengineering.com/us/en/products/part.804908.html](https://www.bannerengineering.com/us/en/products/part.804908.html)) on the floor and currently control it using the PLC ladders however it gets very messy and complicated quickly. We are thinking it might be easier to build something modular or configurable from Ignition and use ValueChanged triggers from the PLC to make the light tower do what we want. The tower connects over IOLink. Has anyone else done something like this that would have any input on if this is a reasonable approach? ---

**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 29, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/2 "2020-09-29T14:15:20Z")

I’ve had a couple customers use my [Ethernet/IP module](https://inductiveautomation.com/moduleshowcase/module/automation-professionals-llc-ethernetip-class-1-communications) to drive IOLink devices. One used the Balluff BNI004A (four IOLink ports), the other used an IFM Effector AL1322 (eight IOLink ports). You do need the premium version of my module, but you could run numerous stack lights with it. ---

**Author:** ![wci.jgiese](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wci.jgiese/32/50225_2.png) [@wci.jgiese](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wci.jgiese)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/3 "2020-09-29T14:37:23Z")

It’s a module that’s actually loaded into Ignition? Do you have any information on how a tower is setup using that module I’m curious what the actually implementation of it would look like. ---

**Author:** ![wci.jgiese](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/wci.jgiese/32/50225_2.png) [@wci.jgiese](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wci.jgiese)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/4 "2020-09-29T14:42:10Z")

Scratch that I see it in the link oy. Didn’t recognize that was a link to the module page at first. ---

**Author:** ![gnguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gnguyen)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/5 "2020-09-29T14:48:01Z")

@pturmel’s module is great, but if you or any reader need an OPC UA solution, you can have a look at Comtrol (now Pepperl Fuchs) IO-Link Master Gateway OPC UA (8 IO-Link ports). And as far as I know, there is a coming firmware with MQTT (but not spB as far as I know). ---

**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 29, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/6 "2020-09-29T14:49:02Z")

> [@wci.jgiese](#): > > I’m curious what the actually implementation of it would look like. The module uses XML to declare structured datatypes and define communication parameters. I usually help customers do this for specific I/O modules, as it can be somewhat complicated. Like this one: ```auto 00 04 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 port 2 162.117.93.132 2004 24c7 2c96 2c64 (assembly 100100) (assembly 100150) (assembly 100199)

# Default Event Handler Code Placeholder
from system.cip import *
logger = system.util.getLogger("dummyCipHandler")

def dummyHandler(event):
	logger.debug(str(event))

``` ---

**Author:** ![NII](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nii/32/12920_2.png) [@NII](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/NII)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/7 "2020-09-29T14:53:04Z")

I use Pepperl&Fuchs [ICE3](https://www.pepperl-fuchs.com/global/en/classid_6436.htm?view=productdetails&prodid=96761). It has opc server and supports mqtt. Very simple integration to Ignition. ---

**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 29, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/8 "2020-09-29T14:53:47Z")

> [@gnguyen](#): > > Comtrol (now Pepperl Fuchs) IO-Link Master Gateway OPC UA Sweet! They even have a cut sheet showing how to connect Ignition to their OPC server. ---

**Author:** ![gnguyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gnguyen)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/9 "2020-09-29T14:55:05Z")

Yes like so many constructor like Wago, Weintek… because it’s easy and available 😉 ---

**Author:** ![Elizabeth\_Engler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Elizabeth\_Engler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elizabeth_Engler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/10 "2024-07-19T19:30:21Z")

Link seems broken now. I was curious and thought I might try it out. ---

**Author:** ![Elizabeth\_Engler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Elizabeth\_Engler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Elizabeth_Engler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/use-ignition-to-interact-with-a-light-tower/39185/11 "2024-07-19T19:35:13Z")

Found it here: [https://www.automation-pros.com/modulesales.html](https://www.automation-pros.com/modulesales.html)