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Edge Setup with Ignition and MQTT Transmission

Install Ignition and MQTT Transmission module

At this point IoT Bridge is configured and ready to receive data. To get data flowing into IBSNOW we'll set up Inductive Automation's Ignition platform along with the MQTT Transmission module from Cirrus Link

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Installation of Ignition is very straightforward

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following the instructions in the Installing and Upgrading Ignition guide.

With Ignition installed, the Cirrus Link MQTT Transmission module must be installed as a plugin to Ignition. Follow the instructions in our Module Installation guide

Import UDTs and tags

Launch the Ignition Designer

https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading

With Ignition installed, MQTT Transmission must be installed as well as a plugin to Ignition. Get MQTT Transmission for your version of Ignition here.

https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/third-party-modules

Now use the procedure below to install the MQTT Transmission module.

https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/installing-or-upgrading-a-module

With Ignition and MQTT Transmission installed, we can configure the MQTT Transmission module to connect to Chariot MQTT Server that we provisioned earlier. Begin by clicking 'Get Desginer' in the upper right hand corner of the Ignition Gateway Web UI as shown below.

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Now launch the Ignition Designer using the Designer Launcher to connect to your Ignition instance.

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Once it is launched, navigate to the 'default' tag provider in the Tag Browser . In the image below and expand the tag tree has been expanded to show see the automatically created example tags.

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Begin by deleting these two tags (tags as shown below and delete tags Example Tag and MQTT Quickstart.

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From the Designer ). Then import these tags IBSNOW_Quickstart_tags.json to MQTT Tags > PLC 1 to create a UDT Definition and instance.

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At this point, our tags are configured. A UDT definition will map to a model in Snowflake and UDT instances in Ignition will map to Snowflake.

But, before this will happen we need to point MQTT Transmission to the Chariot MQTT Server. To do so, browse back to the Ignition Gateway Web UI and select MQTT Transmission → Settings from the left navigation panel as shown below.

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Now click the 'edit' button to the right of the 'Example Transmitter'. Scroll down to the 'Convert UDTs' option and uncheck it as shown below. This will also un-grey the 'Publish UDT DefintionsDefinitions' option. Leave it selected as shown below.

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