Developers · abSCADA

Technical documentation

Everything you need to write scripts, build object libraries, extend protocols and contribute to the engine.

Foundations

Layers, modules and engine boundaries for contributing to or extending abSCADA.

Reference for the v1 JSON documents — manifest, types, variables, connections and screens.

The ctx API, startup, screen-open and button events, and periodic tasks.

Parameterised templates, element catalogue, button actions and per-state dynamics.

Authoring, publishing, linking and updating versioned faceplate libraries.

The Connector contract, ProtocolDefinition and registering new communication adapters.

Command line, headless mode, validation, test suite and contribution workflow.

Playground

Edit a JSON template and watch it react to its parameters in real time, just like in Runtime.