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Sandalwood attended the Inductive Ignition Community Conference in Folsom, CA on September 17-21. Among the many activities such as face time with the Inductive team, and table talks with peers and subject matter experts, here are some things that stood out to us.

Full House

The ICC show was sold out in advance and has grown to the point that they will be moving the location to a larger venue next year. It was nice to see that many people in such an intimate and focused forum. The crowd included Inductive employees, employees of technology partners, system integrators and end users.

Informative Presentations

We found several of the presentations we attended very informative; you can see the full list here. In particular we enjoyed “Demystifying the Unified Namespace with Ignition” presented by Arlen Nipper and Nathan Davenport of Cirrus Link Solutions. They gave a great synopsis of best practices in leveraging the Unified Namespace and how it relates to new product releases in Ignition and Cirrus Link.

 

 

Charming Folsom

 

One of the features of ICC is taking advantage of Folsom and the surrounding area. We got a pleasant taste of the local fare, and next year we’re hoping to do more activities when we visit. ICC features a nice guide to local activities.

 

Exciting updates baked into 8.3

ICC 2024 (Breakthrough) introduced Ignition’s latest major release….Ignition 8.3!

There were several new and exciting additions to the Ignition platform introduced! We’re sure everyone will be combing through the various announcements, but here are a couple of additions to Ignition that stood out to us.

Introducing Native SVG Editing Capabilities in Ignition

A notable enhancement in the latest Ignition release is the introduction of native SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editing functionality. This eliminates the need for external applications to create or modify SVGs, enabling you to build comprehensive SVG libraries directly within Ignition.

By streamlining the creation and deployment of SVG images and animations, this feature opens a world of possibilities for developing interactive dashboards and tools. With greater ease in updating and managing SVG assets, organizations can accelerate the delivery of visually appealing and dynamic solutions.

Introducing End-to-End Source Control Compatibility in Ignition

A significant advancement in the latest Ignition release is the implementation of end-to-end source control. This groundbreaking feature allows you to store all of Ignition’s Gateway and project files in plain text configurations that can be seamlessly integrated with popular source control tools like Git.

Beyond robust version control, this innovation empowers organizations to streamline configuration processes and accelerate changes. Envision a library of pre-built dashboards and internal modules that can be easily deployed and customized to meet specific customer requirements. By modifying a few flat files and then loading them into your Gateway or project, you can quickly adapt your Ignition environment to suit diverse needs.

New Power Historian

We are enthusiastic about the capabilities of Ignition’s enhanced historian feature. This powerful tool promises to significantly accelerate the integration process, particularly for proof-of-concept projects.

Closing

These are only a fraction of the new changes being introduced…we didn’t touch on the new form functions or delve into Event Streams. We are really looking forward to getting our hands on Ignition 8.3 beta at the end of Q4…. With full rollout planned at the beginning of Q2 2025.


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