![]() ![]() Of the 75 pipeline tie-ins, there is a mix of touchscreen and non-interactive Red Lion Edge devices that publish data via the Sparkplug B protocol. The result is what they call a “smart field.” TAS could not use Ignition Edge due to its inability to subscribe to MQTT broker data, so they worked with Inductive Automation to create a custom license that allowed the edge devices to both publish and subscribe to MQTT data. TAS designed the system so that the Hub and local interfaces have a very similar look and feel to enable the user to jump between each application and not feel like they are in different projects. All edge devices connect to this broker via cellular communication.Īside from the “Hub,” or central Ignition gateway, there is an instance of Ignition at each disposal facility on a touch screen to allow local operations to interface with equipment and controls. TAS uses the Cirrus Link Chariot Broker in an Azure environment. None of this could have been possible without the support of the TAS team, the customer, Inductive Automation, and Cirrus Link Solutions. The project is ongoing, and TAS is very proud of its progress. With great support from both Inductive Automation and Cirrus Link, TAS was able to get past the bugs it ran into with or between Ignition 8 and the MQTT Module. With MQTT’s store-and-forward capability, TAS was guaranteed automatic data synchronization as soon as communications returned to any one site. Ignition provided the one-to-one graphic interaction for the users to dive into their assets, and also enabled utilization of Cirrus Link MQTT modules to achieve the smart field that they wanted. ![]() TAS leveraged the performance of Ignition, MQTT, and cellular communication to solve its smart field needs. The third problem was trying to complete this with the just-released Ignition 8 and MQTT modules not yet supported with 8. Building a custom architecture that assured data synchronization would be a monumental task. The second problem was how to share data across all sites and ensure data synchronization in a network that is based on cellular communications that is known to periodically go down. The biggest problem was how to create a “smart field” with little to no telemetry infrastructure that would allow TAS to enhance pipeline and disposal facilities’ efficiencies. The project began in September 2019 and now has 37 disposal facilities and roughly 75 pipeline tie-ins that equate to 736,000 tags and over 12,000 configured alarms. Built around a single gateway with multiple disposal facilities and pipeline tie-ins, Texas Automation Systems (TAS) leveraged Ignition and MQTT to centralize all assets for the end user. This is a large-scale, rapidly deployed wastewater disposal project. ![]() Creating a Smart Field with Ignition and MQTT ![]()
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