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Advanced Installation

If overwriting the Gateway with a backup is not desired, these instructions will incorporate the Launchpad KPI project into an existing Gateway.

Prerequisites​

Confirm the Ignition Gateway has at least 2GB memory allocated. If not, follow the Gateway Configuration File instructions

Installation Steps​

  1. Create a SQLite database connection named launchpad. See creating database connections for help with adding a new connection and connecting to SQLite for help with SQLite specific connection settings.

    Database Connection

  2. Download the .zip file from the Launchpad KPI Exchange page. Unzip the file to reveal the contents.

    launchpad_kpi.1.0.0.zip
     ├─ MANIFEST
     ├─ README.md
     ├─ Configuration
     │   └─ launchpad-kpi-gateway.gwbk
     ├─ Projects
     │   └─ launchpad-kpi.zip
     └─ Tags
         └─ launchpad-kpi-tags.json
         └─ launchpad.csv

  3. Import the launchpad-kpi project with the provided launchpad-kpi.zip from the Projects folder. See detailed import instructions for more help with importing.

    Project Import

  4. Navigate to Config > OPC UA > Device Connections. Click Create a new Device and select Programmable Device Simulator from the list of options. Name it Launchpad. See Connecting to a Programmable Device Simulator for more information.

    Create Programmable Device Simulator

  5. After the device simulator is created select More > Edit Program.

    Edit Program

  6. Import the provided launchpad.csv file by making sure Load from CSV is selected and clicking Choose File. Once you've selected the file, click Load Simulation Program, and then Save Program.

    Load Simulation Program

  7. Open the project in the Ignition Designer. We will now import the demo tags. See importing tags for more information.

    • In the Tag Browser, confirm the default Tag Provider is selected and make sure the Tags tab is selected.

    • Import the provided launchpad-kpi-tags.json file from the Tags folder.

      Tag Import

  8. Launch a Perspective session and navigate to the Dashboard screen. We need to initialize the demo dashboards to start using the project.

    • Click the Initiate Dashboard button to load the demo dashboards into the database.

    Initiate Dashboard