Gage is an open standard for creating industrial software and systems.
Early stage. This page will grow as the standard is written and published. We would rather say so than dress it up.
Industrial software has to work across machines, vendors and decades. When the rules are open, anyone can build to them, tools from different makers fit together, and no one is locked in. Industry already knows this: the standards it leans on most are open ones.
For context, and not part of Gage:
| Standard | What it does |
|---|---|
| OPC Open Platform Communications | Standards for communicating real-time plant data between control devices from different manufacturers. |
| PLCopen | Specifications and implementations around IEC 61131-3, the PLC programming languages, to reduce cost in industrial engineering. |
| O-PAS Open Process Automation Standard | Covers the components of an industrial automation system: hardware, network, system software, application software and the data model. |
Sources: OPC, PLCopen, O-PAS (ISA).
Gage is our contribution to that tradition: a standard, open from the start, for the people who make industrial software and the systems it runs. It sits alongside our other tools. Environments are where such software gets built, and HeavyMap is one of the systems that could use it.
A standard is only worth something if people use it and shape it. If you build industrial software, work with the systems it runs on, or care about open standards, we would like your help. Find us on GitHub.
All tools: Board · HeavyMap · Environments · Gage.
Questions, or want to help build? Write to office@niagaraassembly.com.