2025-09-02 ASRock Industrial Launches AiUAC to Power Software-Defined, Open Industrial Automation
Taipei, Taiwan (September 2, 2025) – ASRock Industrial today announced the launch of AiUAC (ASRock Industrial Universal Automation Control) solution, a scalable, IEC 61499 compliant control engine designed to accelerate the transition to open, software-defined industrial automation. Built on UAO’s IEC 61499 standard, AiUAC enables vendor-independent, event-driven control across heterogeneous edge nodes. Optimized for deployment on Industrial Robust Edge AIoT Platforms, AiUAC delivers distributed logic execution, system modularity, protocol-level interoperability, and flexible robot integration that modern factories and infrastructure providers demand. With seamless integration with EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE), AiUAC also streamlines the full IEC 61499 development lifecycle, from engineering design to runtime execution, driving faster deployment of automation tasks across mission-critical environments. Supporting real-time, decentralized execution and aligned with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), AiUAC empowers industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas, and smart logistics to deploy open, scalable, and resilient automation.
The AiUAC solution introduces a robust suite of capabilities that enable open, flexible, future-ready control across industrial applications:
- Built on IEC 61499 Standard
Powered by UniversalAutomation.Org (UAO)’s IEC 61499 standard, AiUAC delivers vendor-independent, event-driven control with seamless interoperability, high reusability, and open architecture across diverse edge environments. - Seamless Workflow with EAE
Provides seamless compatibility with EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE), supporting the design and deployment of distributed control logic within an open, modular engineering environment. - Embedded System Telemetry
Provides real-time visibility into hardware conditions including CPU and motherboard temperatures, GPIO states, and voltage levels, supporting diagnostics, condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance at the edge. - Interoperable Communication
Supports key industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA (with subscriptions, events, and alarms & conditions), MQTT, Modbus TCP/RTU, and Ethernet/IP, ensuring integration across diverse OT and IT ecosystems. - Robotic Control with HA support
Enables flexible robot integration for seamless adaptation across smart manufacturing systems. With built-in high-availability (HA) capabilities, AiUAC ensures reliable and scalable deployment in distributed, mission-critical control environments. - Forward Compatibility with Open Process Automation
Designed for long-term adaptability, with planned support for O-PAS and OCF-based architectures, empowering industrial organizations to adopt open, standards-based automation frameworks.
AiUAC marks a significant step forward in ASRock Industrial’s vision to deliver open, intelligent, and future-ready control for industrial automation. Aligned with UAO’s IEC 61499 and emerging O-PAS standards, AiUAC provides vendor-independent and flexible foundation for digital transformation across manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and beyond.
Availability
The AiUAC solution is now available through ASRock Industrial and its authorized partners. For more information, visit our Website or contact us via Product Inquiry.