Powerful HMI Software to Monitor and Control Your Industrial Equipment Hear how easy it is to build HMIs on any budget | Schedule a demo Hear how easy it is to build HMIs on any budget Powerful HMI Software That's Easy to Use Ignition HMI is a powerful software solution for rapidly developing high-performance human-machine interfaces (HMI) designed to optimize operator efficiency. Ignition makes working with HMIs easy, it installs in minutes on virtually any device, and updating an HMI with Ignition is fast and painless. With the included Ignition Designer , you can build secure HMIs with historical trending, alarming , and more with drag-and-drop ease. Benefits of Using Ignition: Web-Based Universal Platform Rapid Development Works With Any Touch Panel Ignition works on any major touch panel or web-enabled device Industry-Leading Support The industry’s best tech support and training “I’ve used almost every major HMI package that’s out there … I wanted to pick the winner, and I feel strongly that I picked the right product with Ignition.” – John Pegram Integrated Security Controls After comparing all the major HMI packages, Integrated Security Controls chose Ignition — find out why. Screens courtesy of Tamaki Control (middle, right) Ignition comes standard with the Ignition Designer , the most powerful integrated development environment in the industry. With pre-built optimized components, intuitive vector-based 2D drawing tools, and powerful templates, Ignition comes with an industry-leading set of development tools with everything you’ll need to rapidly build beautiful HMIs that optimize operator performance. Connect to Any PLC Ignition is equipped with OPC UA so it can easily connect to third-party OPC servers. It also has available driver suites for Modbus, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, BACnet and more, so you can easily connect to virtually any kind of industrial device. Turn Any Screen Into an HMI Ignition works on any version of Windows, macOS, Linux, and more, so you can install it on any industrial HMI or device. With support for ARM processors, it can also run on the latest generation of efficient edge-of-network devices. Screen courtesy of Tamaki Control See and Control Your Processes Ignition is the best HMI/SCADA software solution to quickly view the real-time status of your machines, monitor multiple data points at multiple locations, and start and stop processes with the push of a button. Analyze Historical Data Easily connect to a SQL database to store and display historical data on customizable charts, tables, and graphs to view trends and track KPIs at-a-glance. Enterprise-Wide HMIs Ignition works great as a single standalone industrial HMI software solution. Additionally, as part of a larger HMI/SCADA software solution, Ignition has the unique ability to connect all your HMIs together into one enterprise-wide solution that you can centrally manage, update, and deploy. Add Ignition Edge Panel for even more ways to connect new edge devices or repurpose old panel PCs and devices as HMIs to display real-time data and control processes at the edge of your network. Build Fully Mobile-Responsive HMI Applications With the Ignition Perspective Module, you get all the tools you need to build beautiful, totally mobile-responsive HMI applications that put the full control of your plant floor right on your phone or mobile device. Ignition lets you leverage the power of your mobile device’s intuitive touch inputs, sensors, cameras, and GPS to create the next generation of HMI applications. With Ignition, you can create advanced HMI software applications built with HTML5 and CSS3 to run natively on any device. Local-Client Fallback With a built-in data buffer, you’ll never have to worry about losing your critical data. Perspective Symbols All Ignition solutions work seamlessly together for easy system integration. Rock-Solid Reliability Ignition is built to just work so you never have downtime due to faulty HMI screens. Symbol Factory Instant Installs and Updates Install on a device or server in just 3 minutes; push updates to clients everywhere, instantly. Totally Cross-Platform Single File Restoration With single file restoration, you can get your HMIs back into action quickly. Concurrent Web-Launched Designers Comes out of the box with unlimited, concurrent design clients for free. Unlimited Tags Stop paying per tag — one price gets you all the tags you need. Strong Security for Today's World Ignition features ultra-secure SSL technology and supports modern cybersecurity protocols such as federated identity infrastructure, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and single sign-on (SSO). What is Ignition HMI and how do I buy it? Ignition HMI is a software solution for building custom Human-Machine Interface (HMI) applications. Inductive Automation does not sell any hardware, but the software can run on the hardware of your choice (e.g., tablets, panels, mobile devices, etc.). You get a lot of versatility with Ignition as an HMI solution. Your HMI screen can run a client view from a centralized standard server or a local Edge Panel server. Perspective Workstation (a desktop application) can run a Perspective session on the HMI whether the data is processed on a local Edge Panel server or a centralized standard server. An entry-level standard Ignition server for an HMI application would consist of the Ignition platform, which includes OPC UA and the Core drivers, and the following modules/Solution Suites: Perspective and the Industrial Historian Solution Suite . To have local client fallback with a standard server or for stand-alone HMIs, Edge Panel is an option to have the Edge server local to the HMI itself. With a local Edge Panel server, you have the option to use Perspective (which supports two concurrent sessions) or Vision (which supports one local client and one remote client) for your client screens running on the HMI or other devices. Edge Panel does not have an option to increase the number of concurrent client views. You may need a different set of modules/Solution Suites depending on what you’re trying to accomplish. To find what you’ll need to create your ideal HMI system, call us at (800) 266-7798 . What are Ignition modules and how do they work? Ignition is a unified platform for connecting data, and designing and deploying industrial applications throughout an enterprise. The development power of Ignition is extensible through the addition of fully integrated software modules. Each module adds new functions to the Ignition platform, which enables users to create applications for SCADA, MES, IIoT, alarming, reporting, and more. Visit our Modules page to learn more. How does Ignition’s free trial work? You can download the full version of Ignition for free on our download page . Ignition only takes three minutes to install and it comes with all the core modules . By default, Ignition will run in trial mode which will timeout after two hours but you can manually reset it as many times as you wish, which allows you to build and test a full project in Ignition without buying a license. Once you’re ready, you can purchase and install your Ignition license key, which will take Ignition out of trial mode by removing the two-hour timeout. All your previous work will be saved with no additional installation required. What do you mean by “unlimited licensing”? Ignition is sold by the server, so the affordable cost of one license gives you an unlimited number of clients, tags, and connections — the only limiting factor for Ignition is the performance of the hardware you install it on. Visit our Unlimited Licensing page to learn more. Which SQL databases does Ignition support? Ignition supports all of the major SQL databases including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and IBM DB2. What kind of devices can Ignition run on? Ignition is cross-platform compatible so it can run on Windows 10 and 11, and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025, as well as Linux and macOS. Ignition can run on any device including PCs, laptops, servers, tablets, smartphones, remote field devices, and even Raspberry Pi’s. Is Ignition compatible with other SCADA packages? Yes, Ignition is based on open, non-proprietary, IT-standard technologies. Ignition is fully interoperable and compatible with other SCADA packages along with other industrial and enterprise systems. Ignition was designed to work great alongside other systems or on its own so it’s easy to fit into your existing solutions. Who uses Ignition? Ignition software is used by thousands of integrators and industrial organizations in more than 100 countries. It’s used by some of the biggest companies in the world in industries like oil and gas, water/wastewater, manufacturing, automotive, food processing and more. Visit our Customers page to see some of the companies that trust Ignition every day. Is there training available to learn how to use Ignition? Yes, we offer live Ignition training classes. To see when the next available class is, visit our Training page. We also have hundreds of on-demand training videos available for you to view whenever you want at: inductiveuniversity.com See How Ignition Can Help Your Business Get fast answers and friendly advice in a one-on-one, online demonstration of how to use Ignition to create the ideal HMI solution for your business. One platform for HMI and SCADA? Click to see how Ignition works. One platform for HMI and SCADA? Click to see how Ignition works. Product Platform Inductive Automation All rights reserved