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If the Status does not show connected, browse to the Ignition 'Status → Logs' page to see any errors that may provide clues as to why the connection failed. Common issues include:

  • Mis-configured certificates resulting in TLS errors
  • Firewall issues
    • Make sure the MQTTS port (usually 8883) is open all the way to the Azure Edge Hub


Once the system is showing connected, tags can be created in Ignition Designer. Begin by using the following document to launch Designer: https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Designer+Launcher

With Ignition Designer launched, you should see something similar to the following.

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In the lower left 'Tag Browser' pane make sure the 'default' tag provider is selected. Then right click on the 'Edge Nodes' folder and select 'New Tag' and then 'New Folder'. Name the new folder 'My Group' and click OK. You should now see the following.

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You may need to press the 'Refresh' button in the top bar of the Tag Browser to show the new folder

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Repeat this process until you have a folder structure of 'Edge Nodes/My Group/My Edge Node/My Device' as shown below.

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Now right click on the 'My Device' folder and select 'New Tag' → 'New Standard Tag' → 'Memory Tag'. In the dialog, set the following parameters and leave all other tags default.

  • Name: My Tag
  • Value: 123

After clicking 'OK', you should see the following.

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