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Industrial automation provider B&R, a division of the ABB Group, announced a major update to its comprehensive suite of engineering and runtime software. Automation Studio Code incorporates an array of advanced editing functions, flexible local or cloud-based access, and support for seamless collaborative engineering. Automation Studio Copilot, a generative AI coding assistant developed in cooperation with Microsoft, is fully integrated in this new environment.
Automation Studio Code adds powerful new engineering capabilities while enabling full flexibility to open the same projects in either the new environment or the legacy Automation Studio interface. Among the new capabilities are rich syntax highlighting, which makes code easier to read, and object-oriented programming in Structured Text, which helps engineers organize their code more logically and work more efficiently. Real-time error detection eliminates repetitive compiling and correction loops, and the ability to adapt the theme to dark mode helps prevent developer fatigue.
Productivity Boost with Generative AI
Automation Studio Copilot, the AI companion embedded in the new coding environment, allows developers to generate executable machine code simply by entering prompts in natural language. It also helps optimize and annotate existing code, making it easier to share and reuse. Complex applications can be quickly summarized to facilitate discussions with non-technical stakeholders. Developers can choose to open projects on their desktop or in a web browser, with source control tasks built into the development environment. Connection of git repositories enables integration of third-party tools like GitHub or Azure DevOps.
Cloud-based Engineering
A cloud-based engineering solution eliminates the need to locally install the development environment, preventing challenges in version management and dependencies from becoming bottlenecks for team efficiency. Development teams frequently face long hardware lifecycles and multiple tool versions across different machines, adding complexity to their processes. Moreover, IT restrictions on local software management can further hinder productivity, requiring virtual machines or specialized development setups to support different versions of the environment. Cloud-based engineering eliminates these obstacles, streamlining setup and maintenance, while a project dashboard provides an overview of their projects all in one place.
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