Log Button Clicks - Ignition-perspective Typing CST Test
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Log Button Clicks — Ignition-perspective Code
Append a log entry every time a button is clicked in Perspective.
from datetime import datetime
log = system.tag.readBlocking(["[default]ButtonLog"])[0].value
log += f"Clicked at {datetime.now()}\n"
system.tag.writeBlocking(["[default]ButtonLog"], [log])Ignition-perspective Language Guide
Ignition Perspective is Inductive Automation’s modern, mobile-responsive visualization module for building industrial HMI, SCADA, and IIoT applications that run natively in web browsers and mobile devices using HTML5 and responsive UI components.
Primary Use Cases
- ▸Web/mobile SCADA HMIs
- ▸Real-time dashboards for plants and utilities
- ▸IIoT dashboards with MQTT/Sparkplug B
- ▸Industrial mobile apps for technicians
- ▸Multi-site enterprise visualization
Notable Features
- ▸True HTML5 rendering engine
- ▸Mobile-responsive design with adaptive layouts
- ▸Powerful binding/transformation logic
- ▸Event-based Python scripting
- ▸Built-in authentication & identity providers
Origin & Creator
Developed by Inductive Automation (USA), known for modular, web-based SCADA platforms.
Industrial Note
Extensively used in digital transformation projects, mobile SCADA deployments, remote plant monitoring, cloud-connected factories, and modern IIoT dashboards.