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Prerequisites

  • Knowledge of Ignition and Module installation process: Cloud and MQTT Module Installation.
  • An existing IBM Cloud account with a registered device in the IBM Watson IoT Platform.
    • Documentation on creating an MQTT endpoint and provisioning a device in the IBM Watson IoT Platform can be found here

Summary

This tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions for the following:

  • Installing the Ignition Gateway Industrial Application Platform with the IBM Cloud Injector Module
  • Configuring the IBM Cloud Injector Module to connect to an existing IBM Cloud MQTT endpoint
  • Publishing live Tag data and events to the IBM Watson IoT Platform

Upon completion of this module you will have an Ignition Gateway connected and publishing live Tag data to the IBM Watson IoT Platform.

Architecture


Tutorial

Step 1: Download and Install Ignition

Ignition is an Industrial Application Platform that can be used to create SCADA and HMI solutions. A fully functional Ignition system can be downloaded and run in trial mode. Using Ignition as a tool in this way, we can install the Sparkplug MQTT Modules and observe everything working.

Go to the Inductive Automation download page and download the desired Ignition installer for Windows, Linux or MacOS;
https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/ignition

Once the Ignition installer has been downloaded, follow the instructions provided by Inductive Automation to install and startup Ignition.

Step 2: Download and Install the Cirrus Link IBM Cloud Injector Module

Go to the Inductive Automation download page again and scroll down to the Third Party modules section. Find the Cirrus Link modules section and download the IBM Cloud Injector Module.
https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/ignition.  The download links should look similar to what is shown below.


Step 3: Configure the MQTT Modules

Once you have Ignition installed and running, and the IBM Cloud Injector module downloaded, browse to the Ignition Gateway console (e.g. http://localhost:8088).  Login using the default credentials of admin/password.  Click on Configuration tab and then click on the Modules tab on the left side of the page.  Scroll to the bottom of the Modules section and click on the Download/Upgrade modules button.  When prompted, select the  IBM Cloud Injector module from the file browser and install it.  When complete, the Ignition Gateway Web UI module section should look similar to what is shown below:


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