Architectures
SCADA System Design
Made Simple
Server-Centric Web-Based Deployment
One thing that sets Ignition® apart is its server-centric web-based deployment model that empowers you to digitally transform your operations with flexible, scalable SCADA architectures.
With Ignition, you can instantly launch an unlimited number of zero-install, full runtime clients on virtually any device. The central Ignition Gateway can be on one central server or distributed across several servers, located on-premise, in the cloud, or a combination of both. You can even put Ignition all the way out to the edge of the network.
Common Ignition Architectures
Ignition Basic Architecture
Ignition’s most common architecture consists of a single on-premise Ignition server connected to a SQL database, PLCs, and clients.
Architecture Diagram
Ignition Scale-Out Architecture
The scale-out architecture links together several Ignition Gateways to form a decentralized system.
Architecture Diagram
Ignition Hub & Spoke Architecture
In the hub-and-spoke architecture, multiple local and remote sites are linked together by a central Ignition Gateway.
Architecture Diagram
Ignition Enterprise Architecture
With the Ignition enterprise architecture, you can send data from independent local sites and remote sites up to a centralized corporate site and to cloud services.
Architecture Diagram
Ignition IIoT Architecture
With the Ignition IIoT architecture you can set up a secure MQTT Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM) infrastructure in the Cloud, on a private on-premise network, or a hybrid of both.
Architecture Diagram
Cloud Hybrid Architecture
The Ignition cloud hybrid architecture brings elasticity to operations so you can run Ignition in the cloud, easily add data storage, instantly scale up or down, and integrate with cloud tools like analytics across enterprises.
Architecture Diagram
Deploy Anywhere
Ignition is fully cross-platform and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. That gives you virtually unlimited deployment options on physical hardware, virtual environments, and managed services; there is even an official Docker Hub image. Here are some of the many devices, services, and systems on which you can deploy Ignition:
Devices
Embedded PCs, Laptops, Desktops, High-Grade Servers, Fog Computing
Managed Services
AWS EC2 , AWS ECS , AWS Outposts, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Containers, Google Compute Engine
Virtual Machines & Containers
Unlimited Scalability
Ignition is the ultimate choice for a SCADA system design that can easily scale. In addition to being used for smaller, centrally managed single-server architectures, Ignition scales gracefully for use in larger distributed architectures where one Controller Gateway is used to manage multiple Agent Gateways, or in scale-out architectures where the workload is distributed between multiple Gateways.
Instant Installs and Updates
Ignition installs on a server in just three minutes and instantly deploys to an unlimited number of clients to any web-enabled — desktops, panels or even mobile. Updates in Ignition work like magic: just make changes on the server and push them to everyone, instantly, without creating any downtime or taking the system offline.
Handle Huge Amounts of Data
The tag system in Ignition is optimized for top speed and performance in large enterprise systems. Ignition lets you handle larger amounts of data more easily and quickly than any other solution. You can even make dynamic changes during runtime and update UDTs without slowing down your system.
Easily Manage Large
Multi-Site Projects
Ignition 8 has a new project system that makes it easy to define overarching corporate projects that share resources like windows, scripts, and themes that can be inherited by the local sites. Changes at the top can cascade down to all projects or be overridden and customized at each local site.
Ignition Everywhere
Ignition comes with unlimited connections and uses the same code base to run on large cloud servers, small devices like Raspberry Pi, or edge-of-network field devices, so you can connect all your data and devices together on one platform.
With unlimited connections, you can connect all your industrial devices, databases, and business data together so you can drive operational intelligence throughout your enterprise from one central location.
“It’s like building blocks, we have it hooked up to a lot of different things. It’s really easy to use … We use it for everything.”
– Ron Mayfield
Sierra Nevada Brewery
Breweries all over the country trust Ignition with their mission-critical SCADA systems.
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