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Online with ControlLogix in VS Code
Online with ControlLogix in VS Code
October 23, 2026
Converting a fleet of Studio 5000 projects to text, what the summary showed about the conversion, and the same program live over EtherNet/IP.

Build P&IDs into your HMI with VS Code
Build P&IDs into your HMI with VS Code
October 16, 2026
A heated tank P&ID editor in VS Code using live values from the Nautilus controller for your HMI.

The fourth IEC language: SFC in VS Code
The fourth IEC language: SFC in VS Code
October 9, 2026
A batch tank as a sequential function chart, live in VS Code, plus a 1 ms task that starts on time and IT hardware as tags.

Function blocks that diff
Function blocks that diff
October 2, 2026
A copy-pasted alarm, fixed in a function block diagram, and the whole change readable as four lines of git diff.

A real ladder editor, inside VS Code
A real ladder editor, inside VS Code
September 25, 2026
The ladder tour, in text: every rung a line of text, edit the drawing and watch the file change, and a rung diff you can review.

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