vocabulary:
  name: Rockwell Automation Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Domain vocabulary for Rockwell Automation, a global provider of industrial
    automation and digital transformation solutions. Covers manufacturing automation,
    ERP integration, digital twin, IIoT, and smart manufacturing concepts.
  version: 1.0.0
  modified: '2026-05-02'

terms:

  - term: Rockwell Automation
    definition: >-
      A global industrial automation company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
      Provider of Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk software, Plex ERP, and integrated
      industrial automation solutions helping manufacturers with digital transformation.
    related: [FactoryTalk, Plex, Allen-Bradley, Industrial Automation]

  - term: Allen-Bradley
    definition: >-
      Rockwell Automation's brand name for hardware products including programmable
      logic controllers (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix), drives, I/O modules,
      and industrial networking equipment.
    related: [PLC, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Industrial Automation]

  - term: Plex
    aliases: [Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform]
    definition: >-
      A cloud-based Smart Manufacturing Platform acquired by Rockwell Automation in 2021.
      Provides ERP, MES, quality management, and production monitoring capabilities
      through a REST/JSON API for manufacturing operations.
    related: [ERP, MES, Smart Manufacturing, REST API]

  - term: ERP
    aliases: [Enterprise Resource Planning]
    definition: >-
      Business management software integrating core business processes including
      production planning, inventory management, order management, and financial
      management. Plex by Rockwell Automation provides cloud ERP for manufacturers.
    related: [Plex, MES, Smart Manufacturing]

  - term: MES
    aliases: [Manufacturing Execution System]
    definition: >-
      Software connecting the factory floor to enterprise systems by tracking
      real-time production data, managing work orders, quality control, and
      genealogy. FactoryTalk and Plex provide MES capabilities.
    related: [Plex, SCADA, Production Monitoring]

  - term: Digital Twin
    definition: >-
      A virtual replica of a physical system, machine, or process used for
      simulation, monitoring, and optimization. Rockwell Automation's Emulate3D
      provides 3D digital twin capabilities via API.
    related: [Emulate3D, Simulation, Industrial Automation]

  - term: Emulate3D
    definition: >-
      Rockwell Automation's 3D simulation and digital twin software for virtual
      commissioning, conveyor system design, and robot simulation. Provides a
      Python/C# API for automation and integration with Nvidia Omniverse.
    related: [Digital Twin, Simulation]

  - term: CI/CD for PLC
    aliases: [Industrial DevOps, Logix CI/CD]
    definition: >-
      Applying software development continuous integration and deployment practices
      to PLC programming. Rockwell Automation provides tools (ra-logix-cicd) for
      version control and automated testing of Logix controller programs.
    related: [Logix Designer, L5X, PLC]

  - term: L5X
    definition: >-
      The XML-based export format for Studio 5000 Logix Designer PLC programs.
      L5X files contain controller tags, routines, logic, and configuration.
      The ra-logix-designer-vcs-custom-tools repository transforms L5X for Git compatibility.
    related: [Logix Designer, PLC, CI/CD for PLC]

  - term: FactoryTalk DataMosaix
    definition: >-
      Rockwell Automation's Industrial DataOps platform providing REST API access
      for data management, contextualization, and analytics. Supports machine-to-machine
      communication and integration with enterprise BI tools.
    related: [FactoryTalk, IIoT, Industrial Data, REST API]

  - term: Plex Connect
    definition: >-
      Rockwell Automation's integration framework for connecting Plex ERP with
      cloud services, legacy systems, and third-party applications via REST/JSON APIs.
    related: [Plex, ERP, Integration]

  - term: Industrial Automation
    definition: >-
      The use of control systems (PLCs, SCADA, DCS), information technologies, and
      robotics to handle different processes and machinery in an industry to replace
      a human being. Rockwell Automation is a leading provider of industrial automation solutions.
    related: [PLC, SCADA, MES, IIoT]

  - term: OPC-UA
    aliases: [Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture]
    definition: >-
      An industrial interoperability standard for secure and reliable data exchange
      between industrial systems. FactoryTalk products support OPC-UA for
      connectivity between PLCs, SCADA, and enterprise systems.
    related: [IIoT, SCADA, Industrial Automation]

  - term: Historian
    aliases: [Process Historian, FactoryTalk Historian]
    definition: >-
      A time-series database for storing industrial process data (tag values over time).
      FactoryTalk Historian stores high-frequency production data for analytics,
      reporting, and troubleshooting.
    related: [Tag, Time Series, SCADA, Analytics]