Ignition SCADA Architecture for Multi-Site Systems
A reference architecture for Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA deployments across plants, pump stations, and remote telemetry sites.
Ignition SCADA works best when the architecture is planned before screens are built. Multi-site systems need consistent tag paths, gateway strategy, security boundaries, and a clear approach for historians and reporting.
We design Ignition deployments to be maintainable: standardized project structure, naming conventions, redundancy planning, and deployment workflows that reduce outage risk during updates.
When required, we also integrate remote telemetry data (RTU/radio/cellular) into Ignition with clear comms-loss behavior and alarm rules so operations can trust what they see.
Key focus areas
- Gateway strategy and naming conventions that scale
- Security boundaries aligned with OT segmentation
- Redundancy and update workflows that reduce downtime
Implementation checklist
- Define a tag and equipment hierarchy that matches operations reporting
- Decide where alarming lives (PLC vs SCADA) and document the rule
- Plan redundancy, backups, and upgrade windows before commissioning
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