How to Download and Install Ignition SCADA Software for Free

[@ardentdfender4116]

Spent the last 4 months in Silicon Valley at a Electronics Company for a company project. One my dailies was supervising operation of their wastewater system and it used Ignition SCADA. So I got to interact with it for quite a while. The system ran smooth best I’ve observed and was really easy to use. It wasn’t a complicated HMI either, so was easy to figure out. But this wasn’t the design environment of the software so that I haven’t seen. However, a few vids of the design environment would be cool. About 2 years ago we were testing Ignition at our offices. We used the demo. However we also contacted the company and they also gave us a temporary extended demo license for 30 days so we could have a longer testing period. They figured we could end up buying the software so they were willing to extend the free testing period.

[@TimWilborne]

We are working with it in our training class this week.

[@MohammedAljack-p4c]

Greeting Mr.Tim, I have a problem with the Ignition Designer launcher, after adding the designer and clicking on open designer it doesn't launch. so I can't get into the UI of the launcher. Do you have any suggestions?

[@TimWilborne]

If you go to the start menu, does it show up? Sounds like a botched install or the link is broke.

[@michaelgoedeker9697]

I am only doing this for learning purposes. What are you all running this software on? Just a standard Windows PC?

[@TimWilborne]

I have to admit, normally I say any old PC will work with PLC software and while it will work Ignition, you'll have to be patient. It is much more memory and graphically intensive. I don't know exactly a good recommendation would be

[@philliptwin326]

More ignition videos, please 🙏

[@TimWilborne]

Subscribe and tap that bell. They are coming.

[@philliptwin326]

Thank you sir 🙏 I'm a new subscriber

[@TimWilborne]

That's great!

[@ldevasure]

Love Ignition! Good stuff! The ability to write Python scripts in the project makes it pretty powerful.

[@TimWilborne]

It really is!

[@ldevasure]

Are you going to include any scripting down the road in your videos?

[@TimWilborne]

Yes, I'm struggling to understand the syntax myself but I can see where it adds a lot of capabilities to Ignition. Let me see if I can get the basics down.

[@ldevasure]

The scripting is Python 2.7 based I believe. Then the "system." commands will open up interaction with the Ignition environment. Learning some Python basics really opened it up for me.

[@TimWilborne]

I might have to sign up for a Python class then.

[@OsamaElhosieny-g3j]

Is it free SCADA software ? as I saw on his website price list start by 1100 $ . Do you know other SCADA free of charge ?

[@TimWilborne]

2 hour free trial that is resettable with a single button