3. Connect to a Device

Ignition can connect to many different devices natively with the built-in OPC-UA Server.

• Allen Bradley Ethernet
• Modbus
• Siemens
• UDP and TCP Driver
• DNP3
• Omron
• Simulators
• Third Party OPC Servers

Connect to the Generic Simulator

1. From the Gateway Webpage, navigate to the Configure section.

2. Enter the default username and password for the Designer and click Login.

   Username: admin

   Password: password

   

3. Scroll down to the OPC-UA section on the left and click the Devices link.

4. To add a new Device Connection, click the Create new Device... link.

   

5. Select Simulators Generic Simulator and click Next.

6. Give the new connection a name and click Create New Device.

Learn more about Devices