Bridging the developer experience gap with modern tools and integrated debugging
AS Code is a modern, lightweight IDE for industrial automation, offering developers a state-of-the-art coding experience while remaining fully compatible with Automation Studio 6 projects. It introduces modern coding features, Git integration, and AI-assisted engineering. With the new AS Code Watch extension, developers can now monitor and modify PLC variables directly inside the IDE, creating a seamless coding and debugging environment.
Developers increasingly need tools that match their daily workflows. AS Code provides the solution by bringing automation software in line with modern developer tools, reducing learning curves and onboarding time. AS Code works with all existing Automation Studio 6 projects, and features syntax highlighting, refactoring, mini-map navigation, and multi-line editing along with integrated Git workflows.
In practice, these improvements result in:
- Faster development cycles
- Improved debugging experience
- Zero migration time due to compatibility with Automation Studio 6 projects
AI-assisted coding is achieved with embedded AS CoPilot, which provides auto-code suggestions, optimizations, and logic explanations. AS Code is not just a tool. It is emblematic of B&R’s wider approach to automation, uniting classic automation reliability with the developer experience of modern software engineering. B&R understands how developers work, and has produced a solution that addresses their pinch points, while empowering new innovations.
AS Code bridges the gap between industrial automation and modern software development, empowering engineers with intuitive tools, live debugging, and AI-assisted coding to accelerate innovation without compromising compatibility.
