Open Automation

27 November 2023

Experience Open Engineering with ctrlX OS

Flexibility and openness are the most important drivers in automation: WAGO therefore relies on strong partnerships – because developing qualified solutions in Industry 4.0 can only succeed together.

Your Benefits:

  • Faster time-to-market
  • Easy connection to all standard bus and network protocols
  • Free choice of programming environment (from high-level language to no-code)
  • Open and flexible for custom use

The Independent Linux®-Based Operating System

Future-Proof with ctrlX OS

Users in various industries benefit from the Linux®-based operating system: ctrlX OS’s flexibility reduces integration effort in all directions, providing faster time-to-market. At the same time, it offers users new degrees of freedom, because ctrIX OS allows not only easy connection of all standard bus and network protocols, but also a free choice of programming environment. This allows users to more flexibly orient their control tasks according to their needs in the future. In addition, the operating system is compatible with high-level languages and other engineering tools. This is how WAGO is bolstering the open platform concept, providing users with future-proof solutions to meet today’s challenges.

One Operating System – Many Benefits

ctrlX OS fits perfectly into the open concept of the product family and meets all the requirements for modern automation projects:

Open and Expandable

  • Service-oriented architecture
  • Easy use of apps from Bosch Rexroth and third-party providers
  • Creating your own apps
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Easy to Manage

  • Remote access, remote control and device management via the ctrlX Device Portal
  • Remote installation, updates and patches

Connective in All Directions

  • Connection of various fieldbus protocols
  • Cloud connectors
  • Open interfaces (REST, OPC UA, Pub/Sub)