Automation software for the entire engineering process

Automation software

Software is the key to more efficient automation. Phoenix Contact provides automation software from configuration through to system operation. All products interact perfectly and feature innovative functions and intuitive, user-friendly operation.

Management software for diagnostics and configuration

Management software for diagnostics and configuration

Maximize the availability of your automation systems with powerful software for diagnostics, configuration, and device management. Monitor Ethernet networks, PROFINET networks, IO-Link networks, and INTERBUS networks efficiently, accelerate commissioning, and reduce downtimes. With the latest solutions for firmware updates, network diagnostics, and device management, you can enhance cybersecurity, simplify maintenance, and lay the foundation for reliable system operations.

PLC programming software for industrial automation

PLC programming software for industrial automation

The PLC programming software from Phoenix Contact enables you to develop future-proof automation solutions easily and efficiently. Program controller applications in accordance with IEC 61131-3 using PLCnext Engineer and benefit from an open automation platform that seamlessly integrates the latest communication standards and a variety of technologies. With this approach, you can optimize your engineering processes, reduce development work, and realize automation projects more quickly and efficiently.

Visualization software for HMI, SCADA, and web visualization for monitoring, controlling, and analyzing industrial automation processes

Visualization software for state-of-the-art automation

Keep an eye on your processes at all times: The powerful visualization software from Phoenix Contact enables you to create intuitive control and monitoring solutions for machines and systems. Whether for a touch panel, an industrial PC, or a central control room: The Visu+ and SCADA functionality enables you to visualize data efficiently, increase transparency, and optimize your production processes. This allows you to create a seamless and future-proof automation system from the field right through to the control room.

3D dashboard for building management with a digital building twin, along with visualization of room temperatures, energy consumption, and operating data with the Emalytics building management system

Intelligent building management for greater energy efficiency

The Emalytics building management system enables you to digitalize and optimize the operation of your buildings. The open platform, based on the Niagara Framework®, integrates various building systems, devices, and data sources into a centralized management layer. This enables you to gain insights into energy consumption, operating states, and opportunities for optimization in individual buildings as well as in distributed building portfolios.

Your advantages
• Central building monitoring and control
• Integration of various protocols and systems
• Transparent energy and consumption data
• Efficient energy management for existing and new buildings
• Scalable platform for smart buildings and digital building infrastructures

PLCnext Technology with visualized software and data flows for open industrial automation, IT/OT integration, and scalable control solutions

Automation without limits

With PLCnext Technology, Phoenix Contact is providing an open ecosystem for state-of-the-art automation tasks. The combination of real-time-capable, modular PLCnext Control hardware, the PLCnext Engineer development environment, open interfaces, and the PLCnext Store provides maximum flexibility for engineering, programming, and application development. PLCnext Technology combines classic PLC programming in accordance with IEC 61131-3 with the latest software technologies and open development environments.

Your advantages
• Real-time capability and combinability of IEC 61131-3 and high-level languages
• Accelerated application development with the developers’ favorite engineering tools
• Time and cost savings in application development with the easy integration of apps from the PLCnext Store

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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Automation software supports the planning, programming, visualization, commissioning, and operation of machines, systems, and buildings. It forms the foundation for efficient and networked automation solutions.

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For PLC programming, Phoenix Contact provides PLCnext Engineer, a powerful engineering platform compliant with IEC 61131-3. It supports the development of state-of-the-art automation solutions for a variety of applications.

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Open automation platforms enable the flexible integration of different systems, software solutions, and communication protocols. This makes it easier to meet individual requirements and implement future extensions.

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With a building management system such as Emalytics, technical systems, energy consumption, and operational data can be centrally recorded, visualized, and analyzed. This creates transparency and supports energy-efficient building operations.

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Software connects sensors, controllers, and superordinate management systems to form a comprehensive building automation system. It enables the intelligent control of lighting, indoor climate, energy flows, and other building functions.

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The portfolio includes solutions for diagnostics, configuration and management, PLC programming, visualization, building management, and open software platforms for industrial and building technology applications.

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