Open-Source Software Meets Industrial Automation

-As more automation technology suppliers incorporate open-source tools, the ability to use open-source software in automation projects no longer depends on access to arcane software knowledge commonly known only to developers and IT-savvy engineers

https://www.automationworld.com/home/article/21117020/opensource-software-meets-industrial-automation

IIoT, ICSaaS, scada, cloudscada

The quest for interoperability

Three kinds of open code;

1-operating systems Linux, Android …

2-open-source software applications, databases, browsers PostgreSQL, MySQL …

3-libraries of code that embed in other software projects …

4-other drivers; hypertext markup language, open-source TCP/IP, MQTT

the ability to operate and maintain open-source software across the product life cycle becomes both more important and more challenging compared to software developed in-house

must develop independent internal standards and guidelines for vetting any open-source code it is considered for incorporation into existing or new product development