Installation

The following section is an excerpt from the official Ignition documentation. For more details, visit Installing or Upgrading a Module.

Module Configuration

All module configuration is done from Gateway Webpage in the Config > Modules section. From here you can add, remove, and restart modules.

Install or Update a Module

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Installing a module will require connected Vision Clients and Designers to restart. Perspective Sessions will not require a restart. Production systems using either Clients or Designers should wait for downtime before installing a module.

1. On the Gateway Webpage, select Config > Modules to open the Module Configuration page.

2. Scroll to the bottom on the list, find the blue arrow, and click the Install or Upgrade a Module link.

   

3. Click Choose File, select a .modl file that you have previously downloaded.

4. Click Install. When the page reloads you can now see the module you installed in the list of modules.

Uninstall a Module

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Uninstalling a module will require connected Vision Clients and Designers to restart. Perspective Sessions will not require a restart. Production systems using either Clients or Designers should wait for downtime before uninstalling a module.

1. On the Gateway Webpage, select Config > Modules to open the Module Configuration page.

2. Scroll to the the module you want to uninstall.

3. To the right of module name, click the More button and select uninstall. A confirmation message appears.

   

4. Click Confirm. The module is no longer installed and is removed form the list.

Restart a Module

Because of the isolated nature of modules, the other modules are not affected by the restart (unless they depend on that particular module).

1. On the Gateway Webpage, select Config > Modules to open the Module Configuration page.

2. Scroll to the the module you want to restart.

3. To the right of module name, click the restart button.

   

4. Click Confirm at the confirmation message.

   

   Ignition will give you a confirmation message when the module has restarted.

   

Module Status

The installed module list on the Module Configuration page also provides some basic information about the State of the module. The Version, License, and State columns are all displayed in the list. Module licensing is performed centrally in System > Licensing, so the values here are only for information purposes.

The module State can be either Running or Loaded:

• Running indicates the module programs are actively performing tasks, for example, the Alarm Notification modules shows as Running because it is continually checking for condition changes that need to set the alarm on or off.
• Loaded indicates the module program or resources are available but nothing is running, for example, the Symbol Factory module makes all the symbol images available for your use.