To connect Ignition to an Allen-Bradley PLC5 device

1. Go to the Configure section of the Gateway webpage.
   

2. Scroll down and select OPC-UA > Devices.
   

3. On the Devices page, find the orange arrow and click on Create new Device.
   

4. On the Add Device Step 1: Choose Type page, select Allen-Bradley PLC5, and click Next.
   

5. On the New Device page, leave all the default values and type in the following fields:
   Name: PLC5
   Hostname: type the IP address for the PLC, for example 10.20.4.56
   

6. Click Create New Device.
   The Devices page is displayed showing the PLC5 device is added to Ignition. The Status will show as Disconnected and then Connected.
   

7. To see all the tags, go to OPC Connections > Quick Client in the Configure section, on the OPC Quick Client page expand the PLC5 folder which contains all the folders with the individual tags.

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