Unlimited freedom – powered by ctrlX OS
An open, powerful industrial operating system with an ecosystem that bundles skills, makes them easily available and thus pushes the boundaries of what is possible for everyone. Enabler for the future of automation – in various industries.
- Open, secure and powerful industrial operating system
- ctrlX OS Ecosystem bundles know-how and solutions from different providers
- Faster time to market for automation solutions
- Universal application – at all levels of the automation pyramid
- Scalable as needed
- Key to modularity, flexibility and customization through the broad app portfolio from the ctrlX OS Store
- Expandable with your own apps and services using a software development kit
- High level of cyber security
- Support from a large online community
"ctrlX OS is unique on the market thanks to its open ecosystem approach. The ctrlX OS Store makes it even easier for us to roll out our connectivity solution to customers."
Dr. Josef Waltl, CEO und Co-Founder von Software Defined Automation, ctrlX World Partner
Independence and top performance at all levels
The trend in industry is increasingly moving toward distributed software and data-based automation solutions. At the same time, information is being pooled as far as possible. The same standards apply to the entire network in terms of applicable software, security, tools and communication interfaces.
ctrlX OS helps to meet these requirements. The industrial Linux operating system is hardware-independent and therefore open for different automation components.
Software-based functions can be developed, installed, updated and operated even more easily and flexibly across all levels of the automation topology. This means that ctrlX OS meets the requirements for the software-defined factory and enables modern software practices such as virtual testing and DevOps in automation. Hardware independence also makes it possible to operate a virtual control system on hypervisor platforms, in the data center, on edge servers or in the cloud.
Users gain access to the entire ctrlX OS Ecosystem with all digital services – and thus to a variety of solutions that are otherwise not available to them centrally to this extent.
ctrlX OS in a virtual machine: greater flexibility with full power
ctrlX OS is now also available as a virtual machine, as in addition to flexibility in device selection in automation, the location issue is also gaining in importance: nowadays, applications need to run where it makes most strategic and technical sense – be this on a controller, on an edge device or in the cloud. This ensures users benefit from efficient resource utilization, flexible scalability and simple management – with full functionality.
The platform components & tools:
Highly adaptable – ctrlX OS in three variants
ctrlX OS is available in three versions to cover a wide range of requirements – from turnkey solutions to customized offerings. This reduces development costs and enables devices to be designed to be future-proof in the long term.
These ctrlX OS OEM already rely on the Linux operating system ctrlX OS:
Cybersecurity in automation – Take action now!
Modern automation offers immense capabilities, but it is also an attractive target for cyberattacks. Unprotected interfaces and missing updates can have serious consequences. ctrlX OS set new standards in terms of security – certified, updatable, and "Secure by Design."
The benefits of ctrlX OS at a glance:
Open and expandable
- Service-oriented architecture
- Open for a wide range of automation topologies
- Enables the development of customized solutions
- Easy use of apps and creation of your own apps
Connective
- Can be used on all levels – from the field level to the cloud
- Suitable for use on a wide range of hardware
- Supports various programming languages and software tools
- For future-oriented automation and technologies such as AI, TSN and 5G
- Open interfaces (REST, OPC UA servers)
Seamless data integration
- Support for various communication protocols and standards
- High-performance, secure data networking within the automation solution
- Centralized access to all real-time and non-real-time data in the entire network with no need for programming
Easy to manage
- Remote access, remote control and device management via the ctrlX Device Portal
- Remote installation, updates and patches
Highly secure and certified
- Hardened software stack with a high degree of cyber security
- Certified data security in accordance with IEC 62443
- User and authorization management
- Secure authentication in user management
