Ignition Edge IIoT

🔄 Major Simplification: Now Only Two Ignition Edge Products

As of the update:

  • Previously: 5 separate Edge products:
    • Ignition Edge IIoT
    • Ignition Edge Panel
    • Ignition Edge Compute
    • Ignition Edge Sync Services
    • Ignition Edge EAM
  • Now: Only two SKUs:
    1. Ignition Edge IIoT
    2. Ignition Edge Panel

All other features (Compute, Sync, EAM) are merged into Edge IIoT.


🧠 What’s Included in Each?

1. Ignition Edge IIoT

  • ✅ Device connectivity (now unlimited devices — no more 2-device cap)
  • ✅ Data buffering: up to 35 days (was 7 days)
  • ✅ MQTT: Publishes data in Sparkplug B format
  • ✅ Edge Gateway Features:
    • Scripting
    • REST APIs
    • Agent functionality for central management via EAM
  • ✅ Sync to central system via MQTT or Gateway Network
  • 🚫 No visualization (for HMI/UI, use Edge Panel)

2. Ignition Edge Panel

  • Includes everything in Edge IIoT, plus:
    • ✅ Local HMI/Visualization
    • ✅ Supports Vision (legacy) or Perspective (modern web/mobile)
      • Vision: 2 clients (1 local, 1 remote)
      • Perspective: 2 sessions
    • ✅ Ideal for fallback HMI when central Ignition is offline

🧭 Choosing Between Edge and Standard Ignition

QuestionRecommendation
Need more than 2 clients/sessions?Use Standard Ignition
Need database access or reporting/alarming modules?Use Standard Ignition
Need standalone HMI or fallback visualization at remote site?Use Edge Panel
Need to publish OT data to cloud/MQTT with lightweight runtime?Use Edge IIoT
Running full plant-wide SCADA or advanced logic?Use Standard Ignition

🚫 What Edge Cannot Do

  • No direct database connections
  • Cannot add additional modules (e.g., Reporting, Twilio)
  • Limited clients (no paid upgrade option)
  • Not suitable as a full SCADA system or historian

💡 Practical Use Cases

Use CaseRecommended Product
Local pump station HMI with MQTT to central IgnitionEdge Panel
Edge MQTT gateway for PLCs in the fieldEdge IIoT
Central SCADA with database storage, alarms, reportsStandard Ignition
Facility-wide client access with custom modulesStandard Ignition

🧰 Development Notes for You

Since you’re building reusable Ignition Edge projects (starting with a Pump Station Dashboard):

  • Base your project on Edge Panel if you want UI
  • Use Perspective module for responsive mobile/web UI
  • Use MQTT or Gateway Network for upstream communication
  • Optimize for 2 sessions only
  • Leverage scripting and REST APIs within the limitations