Installation
How to Install the TilliT Ignition Module
Download the TilliT Module
Navigate to the following link and a download of the latest version of the module should automatically start: https://tillit.cloud/assets/ignition/TilliT-Module-signed-LATEST.modl
Take note of the location of the file TilliT-Module-signed-LATEST.modl as you will need to navigate to there later.
Install the TilliT Module
Navigate to the Ignition Gateway in your browser and then go to Config and select Modules.
At the bottom of the page the TilliT Module should be present in the list and running:
Configuring the TilliT Ignition Module
Navigate to your TilliT environment in your browser and then in the left menu expand the Settings menu and click the Edge option.
Click Create, and a popup should appear. Enter a recognisable name such as Ignition_Module and a description if required. In the Type drop-down ensure you have selected IOT_CONNECTON then click Save and open.
Open the Edge you've just created and click the Get Resources button to the right of the page and save the .zip file as this is required for the TilliT Module configuration
Back in Ignition, Navigate to the Ignition Gateway in your browser and there should be a new menu item TilliT, click the settings option:
In the configuration section enter your tenant and the environment you are connecting to. If you’re from Australia you can leave the region blank, otherwise if you’re from the US enter us.
In the security section enter the user details, it is suggested that you create a specific ignition account. Refer to https://help.tillit.cloud/tillit/knowledge-base/users/manage to create a user.
In the MQTT section we will require files from the .zip file that was previously downloaded. Firstly in the Thing ID enter filename of the .zip that was downloaded, for example, TilliTEdge-123456. Note: 123456 can be any combination of alphanumeric characters, such as 12a34b. Then extract the contents of the .zip. Then click Choose File for the Private Key and inside the tillitEdgeConfig folder there will be a file called privKey.key, select that. Next, click Choose File for the Certificate and select the thingCert.crt file. Lastly, click Choose File for the Root CA and select the rootCA.pem file.
Check the keep alive is set to what you desire, default is 1200 seconds. Keep alive is the total amount of time the cloud will keep your MQTT connection enabled so that you can still receive messages from the cloud if you get disconnected. 1200 is the max seconds supported.
Click save and you are done. If you did everything correctly, you should be able to open the Ignition designer and see a new Tag Provider created. If you failt o see it, check your logs. Common issues are, wrong tenant/username/password combination. Setting the certificate files in the wrong place.
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