The solution I discovered was to use FactoryTalk Linx Gateway as an OPC-UA server, and add that server to the Ignition Gateway. It didn’t show any errors or indicate a problem, it just wouldn’t work. I could establish a connection with RSLinx Classic, but I couldn’t actually get any of the tags to show data. If you have additional RA software that you want covered (like FT View SE, Historian, etc), there will be additional cost. SoftLogix isn’t going to work for me, because I want to use v31 and SoftLogix will not support v31. Depending on how many PLC's you have, a tech connect contract for an end user start starts at about 500/yr for updates only. I found some threads that said to use SoftLogix, because then the Logix driver would work, and some threads said they have had some success using RSLinx Classic. Of course, I turned to Google and YouTube to find a solution. You can’t just add a device and expect it to work. First of all, Studio5000 Emulate does not allow Ethernet IP communications and Ignition does not have a driver that works with Emulate. You would think that setting this up would be pretty straight forward, spoiler alert, it is not. However, I don’t have a PAC on hand, but I could use the most recent emulator from Rockwell Automation. I recently wanted to create an Ignition SCADA to work with Allen Bradley’s ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controller (PAC).
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