Ignition Perspective vs PLC Tools Plus

The Ignition Perspective mobile app empowers users to run Ignition Perspective sessions on their phone so they can view and control industrial processes with the touch of a finger through beautiful, responsive interfaces, optimized for mobile devices. Ignition Perspective is a module for Ignition, the world’s first unlimited industrial application platform that empowers you to connect all of the data across your entire enterprise, rapidly develop any industrial automation system, and scale your system in any way. Adding the Ignition Perspective Module to the Ignition platform gives users a rapid design environment for creating industrial web-based applications that can run anywhere: on smartphones, laptops, desktops, and overhead displays.

PLC Tools Plus turns your phone or tablet into a portable EtherNet/IP diagnostic tool for compatible PLC controllers. Discover controllers on your local network, explore their full tag database, and watch live values update in real time - all without opening a laptop or launching programming software. Built for controls engineers, technicians, and integrators who need a fast way to check on a machine from the plant floor. KEY FEATURES - Controller Discovery: Scan your local network for EtherNet/IP controllers, or connect directly by IP address. Choose which network interface to scan from when your device has more than one. - Full Tag Browser: Explore a controller's complete tag database, including nested structures, arrays, and user-defined types (UDTs). Drill down into individual members to find exactly the tag you need. - Live Data Monitor: Add tags to a live monitoring view grouped by controller, watch values update in real time, and write new values to tags when you need to test or adjust a running process. - Ethernet/IP IO Scanner: Connect to any IO device that supports Ethernet/IP such field IO and VFDs - Ethernet/IP IO Device Simulator: Simulate IO devices and connect to it from a PLC. Simulate input data and read output data. - Demo PLC Mode: New to the app? Try a simulated "Demo PLC" controller loaded with sample tags, arrays, and UDTs - no real hardware required. - Built for the Field: A clean, mobile-first interface designed for quick checks on the plant floor, not a scaled-down desktop tool. REQUIREMENTS - Your device must be on the same local network as the target PLC(s). - Compatible with PLC controllers that support the EtherNet/IP (CIP) protocol using symbolic tag names. SUBSCRIPTION PLC Tools Plus includes a 14-day free trial. After the trial, full access requires a PLC Tools Plus Pro subscription at $4.99/month. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://serafintech.github.io/privacy/plc-tools-plus/