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AutoAutomate — Industrial HMI & SCADA Platform
Modern WPF. Beckhoff TwinCAT 3. Two editions, one framework.
AutoAutomate replaces legacy HMI/SCADA with a modern, maintainable, data-driven WPF framework. The Full edition integrates directly with Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 for real-time machine control. The Light edition ships without PLC integration for calculations, dashboards, and non-PLC automation.
The Problem
Your equipment needs custom control software, but traditional system integrators quote 6-18 months and $500K+. Legacy PLC systems are rigid, vendor-locked, and can't talk to modern cloud services. VB6 and aging WinForms code is expensive to maintain and impossible to extend. Migrating to a new PLC platform feels like an unmanageable rewrite.
The Solution
AutoAutomate is a modern WPF MVVM framework with direct Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 integration and data-driven architecture. Preconfigured PLC templates, reusable IEC 61131-3 function blocks, coordinated WPF bindings via ADS, alarms, recipes, historian logging, and Microsoft Identity security — all deployed in weeks through AI-accelerated development. Ships in two editions so you pay for the integration depth you actually need.
AutoAutomate in Action
Screenshots from a real production deployment. Navigate with the arrows or jump to any slide using the indicators below.
Two Editions
Pay for the integration depth you actually need. Start with Light, upgrade to Full when you're ready for direct PLC integration.
AutoAutomate Light
The WPF framework without PLC integration.Light edition delivers the full AutoAutomate framework — database, API, offline mode, Microsoft Identity, role-based security, alarms, logging, Material Design UI, and REST APIs — without the Beckhoff PLC integration layer. Perfect for calculations, dashboards, data-entry tools, Modbus/serial device control, and modernizing legacy WinForms/VB6 apps.
- Complete WPF MVVM application framework
- Database integration (SQL Server + EF Core)
- Microsoft Identity with role-based access
- Material Design UI (WPF-UI)
- Offline mode with local caching
- Alarm management and notifications
- REST API layer for external integration
- Modbus TCP/RTU and serial device support
- Data-driven configuration via database
- Production-grade exception handling
AutoAutomate Full
Everything in Light, plus direct Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 integration.Full edition adds direct PLC integration powered by Beckhoff TwinCAT 3. Real-time ADS communication, preconfigured IEC 61131-3 templates, reusable function blocks, coordinated WPF bindings at 20-100 Hz, recipe management, historian logging, and a hardware/software simulator so you can develop and test without equipment in front of you.
- Everything in AutoAutomate Light
- Direct Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 integration
- Real-time ADS protocol communication
- IEC 61131-3 (Structured Text, Function Blocks, Ladder)
- Preconfigured PLC templates and reusable FBs
- Coordinated WPF bindings (20-100 Hz)
- Recipe management with version control
- Historian logging with SQL Server time-series storage
- Hardware + software simulator for offline development
- PLC code migration assistance (Allen-Bradley, Siemens to Beckhoff)
What AutoAutomate Gives You
Eight architectural capabilities that distinguish AutoAutomate from a blank WPF project or a legacy HMI rewrite.
Data-Driven Configuration
Add equipment, PLC tags, Modbus registers, alarms, and recipes via database — no recompilation. A new compressor model goes live without touching the codebase.
Real-Time Performance
Task Parallel Library for non-blocking data acquisition at 20-100 Hz. WPF updates coordinated via async binding — the UI never stalls waiting for the PLC.
Hardware + Software Simulators
Develop and test without equipment. Software simulator runs the PLC logic in-process. Hardware simulator emulates Modbus/serial devices for network-level testing.
Component Modeling
State machines and lifecycle management for pumps, valves, heaters, motors, and sensors. Each component is an independently testable, reusable unit.
Alarm Management
Priority levels, acknowledgment flows, escalation rules, and full audit trail. Configurable per customer, per equipment, per operator role.
Recipe Management
Versioned recipes with full audit trails. Roll back to a prior version in one click. Ideal for FDA-regulated or ISO-audited environments.
Multi-Language UI
Built-in support for English, Spanish, German, and Chinese. Add more languages without touching binaries — all strings are in the database.
Integration Ready
REST APIs for MES, ERP, and historian integration. OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, Ethernet/IP, and serial protocols supported out of the box.
Legacy PLC Migration
Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, or legacy VB6 — we've migrated them all to Beckhoff TwinCAT 3. A four-phase approach with rollback at every step.
Assessment
We audit your existing PLC code (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, legacy VB6), map I/O, identify safety-critical logic, and produce a migration plan in 1-2 weeks.
Port & Refactor
Legacy logic ported to IEC 61131-3 on Beckhoff TwinCAT 3. Opportunistic refactoring — reusable function blocks replace copy-pasted logic, state machines replace flag-based control.
Simulator Validation
Before touching live equipment, we validate the new PLC + WPF stack against a hardware-in-the-loop simulator. You see the migration behave before it runs on real iron.
Cutover
Staged deployment with rollback plan. We cut over one subsystem at a time, each with a rollback to the legacy system in minutes if anything surprises us.
Technical Specifications
Case Study: Legacy VB6 to Modern WPF
Industrial Air Compressor Manufacturing · 4 months (vs 12-18 months quoted by traditional integrators)
The Challenge
Legacy VB6 system managing $500M/year revenue equipment. Vendor-locked Modbus communication, no modern UI, impossible to test without hardware. Migration path unclear and traditional integrators quoted 12-18 months.
The Solution
Complete rewrite to AutoAutomate Light framework: WPF .NET 10 with data-driven Modbus library, MVVM architecture, comprehensive simulator, and a clear migration path to Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 for future models.
Results
- Modern, maintainable codebase with MVVM + Dependency Injection
- Data-driven Modbus decode — add new compressor models via database
- Software simulator enabling testing without $500K equipment
- Production-grade exception handling and diagnostic logging
- Real-time component state management with visual indicators
- Migration-ready path to Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 for future products
- REST APIs documented and ready for PlantPulse MES integration
- Reduced maintenance cost ~60% vs the legacy VB6 system
Ready to modernize your control system?
30 minutes on a call. Tell us what you're running today (PLC model, HMI platform, legacy code), what you'd love to add (cloud connectivity, better UI, faster dev cycles), and what your rough timeline looks like. We'll scope Light vs Full and quote real numbers.