Getting Started With IGNITION HMI: A Hands-On Introduction to the Ignition Platform - From Gateway to First Screen

By Charles Vance

Build a working HMI on the Ignition platform - even if you've never opened it before.

Ignition is one of the most widely used SCADA and HMI platforms in industry, but on day one its depth can feel overwhelming. Getting Started With Ignition HMI clears the fog. Starting from nothing, you'll install the Gateway, connect to a device, organize your data into tags, and build real operator screens in both Vision and Perspective - the desktop and the browser-and-mobile worlds - one clear step at a time.

No prior Ignition experience is assumed. Every chapter builds something, most close with a Try It task you can do in your own Designer, and more than 100 engineering-style illustrations keep the structure clear instead of burying you in screenshots.

What you'll learnInstall and navigate the Gateway and the DesignerConnect PLCs over OPC-UA and model data with tags and UDTsBuild live screens in Vision and responsive screens in PerspectiveMaster bindings, indirect bindings, templates, and faceplatesHistorize data and trend it on charts and dashboardsScript with Jython and query databases safely with Named QueriesRaise and manage alarms, and secure users, roles, and audit trailsDeploy to production with backups, redundancy, and a go-live checklistFive hands-on projects tie it all togetherA tank monitoring screenA reusable pump faceplate from a UDT and templateA mobile plant overview in PerspectiveA secured, alarm-aware operator screenAn automated shift report

Who it's for: new automation technicians, controls engineers, integrators, students, and anyone moving to Ignition from another SCADA or HMI platform.

Charles Vance is a Senior Automation Consultant with 30+ years in industrial automation, is Ignition Gold Certified, and is the founder of LearnSCADA.com and author of Foundations of Jython Programming.

Open the Designer - and let's build.

An independent, unofficial guide. Ignition is a trademark of Inductive Automation; this book is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Inductive Automation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8732JMV
• ISBN13: 9798185775707
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"