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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.

Installation of Ignition is very straightforward 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 to connect to your Ignition instance.

Once it is launched, navigate to the 'default' tag provider in the Tag Browser, expand the tag tree to see the automatically created tags as shown below and delete tags Example Tag and MQTT Quickstart.Image Modified

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

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