Level 1 Core

Get up and running with Ignition’s core features

Course Length: 5 Days

What You’ll Learn

Learn the basics of developing in Ignition. The Core course will help students become familiar with the Ignition platform and its core modules by building a project throughout the week. Leverage the Tag system by creating UDTs and Alarms, as well as many features of Perspective to build real time and historical user interfaces. Best practices and common pitfalls are addressed throughout the class. By the end of this class, students will have a basic understanding of all of the core modules and functionality of Ignition.

Highlights From This Class

Get a snapshot of the main concepts and hands-on skills you’ll build:

  • Platform Overview
  • Designer
  • Devices and Tags
  • Perspective Basics
  • Styles
  • Tag UDTs
  • Embedded Views
  • Docked Views and Navigation
  • Security
  • Alarming
  • Tag History
  • Transaction Groups

Explore the full curriculum below.

Important Note

Completion of this course will give you a single free attempt of the Core Certification Test.

Who is This Class For?

This class is for users that are brand new to Ignition as well as those looking to discover the full breadth of Ignition’s capabilities. No prior Ignition experience is expected. All skill levels are welcome, the only requirement being an enthusiasm for learning.

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Daily Schedule

Arrive on Day 1: 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

  • Morning Session: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
  • Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

We recommend booking departing flights no earlier than 6:00 PM.

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Level 1 Core

TOPICS COVERED

Platform

Installation

Gateway Overview

Backups and Restoration

Designer

Installing the Designer

Using the Designer Launcher

Designer Overview

Devices and Tags

Creating Device Connections

Creating Tags

Tag Properties and Ignition Tag Types

Perspective Basics

Perspective Overview

Creating a First View

Configuring Components

Setting Up Bindings

Launching a Perspective Application

Vision Components and Properties

Styles

Component Styles

Style Classes

Tag UDTs

Creating a UDT

Adding UDT Instances

Modifying an Existing UDT

Nesting UDTs and Inheritance

Embedded Views

Creating a Dynamic View

Creating an Overview Using Embedded Views

Creating Interfaces for Small Screens

Mobile Responsive Views

Vision Templates and Popups

Docked Views and Navigation

Docked Views

Perspective Navigation

Mobile Responsive Navigation

Vision Navigation

Security

Initial Security Settings

Security Applied in Perspective

Further Security Settings

Security Applied in Vision

Alarming

Alarms in Ignition

Alarm Journal

Alarms in UDTs and Associated Data

Alarm Notifications

Alarm Visualization in Vision

Tag History

Configuration

Sampling and Compression

Visualization in Perspective

Visualization in Vision

Transaction Groups

Configuration

Group Execution

Other Types of Groups

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