Installing or Upgrading a Module

All module configuration is done from Gateway in the Configuration > Modules section. From here you can add, remove, and restart modules. Modules integrate their settings into the Gateway configuration tree, and therefore do not offer settings in this section.

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To install or update a module

  1. On the Configuration > Modules page of the Gateway, go to the bottom on the list, find the orange arrow, and click the Install or Upgrade a Module link.

  2. Click Choose File, select a .modl file that you have previously downloaded.

    Don't have an Ignition module already downloaded?

    Go to the Inductive Automation downloads page. Search for the module you want and save it to your Downloads folder on your computer.
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    Note: If you are using Internet Explorer, IE changes the file extension to a '.zip' file. Rename '.zip' to '.modl' (I.e., Production Simulator-module.modl).

    Go back to the Install or Upgrade Module screen and browse your Downloads folder for your module, select it and click Open. Ignition will copy the path to the module to the Browse field and all that's left for you to do is click Install.

  3. Click Install.
    When the page reloads you can now see the module you installed in the list of modules.

To uninstall a module

  1. On the Configuration > Modules page of the Gateway, go to the module you want to uninstall.

  2. Click the uninstall link on the far-right next to the module entry in the table.
    Another page opens asking you to confirm.

  3. Click Confirm.
    The module is no longer installed and is removed form the list.

Modules are hot-swappable, this means these actions can be performed while the system is running. Furthermore, the isolated nature of modules ensures that performing one of these actions only affects that particular module, and any modules which depend on it. For example, uninstalling the SQL Bridge module will not affect any running Vision module clients.

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