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FactoryTalk Optix

Testing FactoryTalk Optix 1.8 High Availability on three VMs

How we set up a FactoryTalk Optix 1.8 High Availability cluster on three VMs, the snags we hit, and the failover times we measured.
25 Oct 2026 5 min read
mcp

AI Assisted Development Studio 5000 MCP

lgx-mcp is an MCP server for Logix: an AI agent makes real online rung edits in Logix Designer while you watch, through the pending-edit lifecycle you already use. You decide when to test and assemble. Open source under MIT.
13 Oct 2026 5 min read
FactoryTalk Optix

AI-Assisted Development for FactoryTalk Optix via MCP

A language model that authors HMI changes into a live FactoryTalk Optix project, then verifies its own work in the emulator and on the rendered canvas. Open source, with no path to your hardware by design.
19 Jul 2026 6 min read
Resources

Testing & Go-Live: Final Validation and Deployment

You've built your Optix application. Screens look good in the emulator. Templates are working. Time to deploy, right? Not yet.
12 Jan 2026 8 min read
Resources

Development Best Practices for Optix

Practical development practices for FactoryTalk Optix: project organization, version control, building reusable components, performance optimization, and common pitfalls that trip up teams transitioning from ME.
05 Jan 2026 6 min read
Resources

Optix Layout & Positioning: Avoiding Common Gotchas

Optix's layout system is powerful but comes with a learning curve. Optix uses flexible layouts with anchoring, stretching, and nested containers — master the gotchas.
30 Dec 2025 7 min read
Resources

Migration Execution Guide

You've assessed readiness. Now execute the migration. This guide covers timeline planning, risk mitigation, testing protocols training, and go-live. A checklist for managing your FactoryTalk Optix migration.
29 Dec 2025 2 min read
Resources

Migration Strategies: Port, Redesign, or Hybrid?

How to migrate ME screens to Optix: screen-by-screen port, full redesign, or hybrid. For most OEMs, screen-by-screen port with proper template architecture underneath is the pragmatic choice. This provides: familiar customer interface, lower training burden, but you must architect for reusability.
29 Dec 2025 12 min read
Resources

Assessment Phase: Know What You Have Before Migrating

Most migration failures start during assessment, not development. Teams estimate before assessing Global Objects, architecture decisions, and Optix IDE learning curve. This comprehensive guide walks through a systematic assessment before developing.
21 Dec 2025 8 min read
Resources

Optix Migration Readiness Assessment

Before migrating to FactoryTalk Optix, you need to know what you have. This comprehensive checklist covers current system assessment, hardware evaluation, team readiness, and architecture planning. Document your ME application systematically to identify gaps and ensure a successful migration.
21 Dec 2025 5 min read
Resources

When to Migrate to Optix (And When to Wait)

FactoryTalk View Machine Edition isn't going away tomorrow. But a lot of OEMs are deciding when they should migrate to Optix? The answer isn't "immediately" for everyone. But it's also not "wait and see." There's a strategic calculus that determines the right timing for your business.
16 Dec 2025 5 min read
Resources

Building Reusable Popup Templates with Alias Passing in FactoryTalk Optix

Build truly reusable popup dialogs in FactoryTalk Optix using Types and alias passing — so 50 parameters need one popup, not fifty copies.
04 Dec 2025 6 min read
Resources

Optix Tips and Tricks

Practical tips and tricks from real FactoryTalk Optix development — keyboard shortcuts, workspace navigation, and small wins that save time.
03 Dec 2025 4 min read
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