Autonomy Edge Documentation

Welcome to the Autonomy Edge user manual. This guide walks you through what the platform is, what each screen does, and how to put it all together to build, deploy, and share PLC programs from your browser.

If you're brand new, start with What is Autonomy Edge? and then follow the Quick Start Guide to ship your first program in under fifteen minutes. If you're already on the platform and just want to look something up, jump straight to the section that matches the screen you're on.

Getting Started

What is Autonomy Edge?: The product in plain language.
Creating your account: Sign up, verify email, sign in.
Dashboard tour: The five regions of the home screen.
Quick start guide: Build and deploy a blinking output program end-to-end.

Platform

Projects: Git-backed PLC repositories: create, edit, branch, review, merge.
Orchestrators: The cloud-managed agent that runs on your edge device.
vPLC devices: Virtual PLC containers that host your runtime.
Organizations: Shared workspaces for teams.
Community feed: Activity from people you follow.
Forum: Discussion boards and direct messages.
Notifications: Stay on top of replies, invitations, and platform events.
Autonomy AI assistant: In-app help powered by the platform's own docs.
Search: Find projects and users from the header.

OpenPLC Editor

The browser-based IEC 61131-3 IDE. The full editor reference lives under OpenPLC Editor.

Account & Settings

Your user profile: Public profile, contribution graph, followers.
Editing your profile: Name, avatar, bio, time zone.
Settings: Security, privacy, usage, billing, danger zone.

Plans & Billing

Pricing: The five plans, side by side.
Plan limits: What you can create on each plan.
AI Credit Units: How AI Engineer credits work.
Upgrading and downgrading: Changing plans and starting trials.

Reference

Glossary: The platform's vocabulary in one page.
Keyboard shortcuts: Every shortcut that works platform-wide.
FAQ: Answers to the questions we hear most often.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Press ⌘J (macOS) or Ctrl+J (Windows/Linux) from any page to open the Autonomy AI assistant. It is grounded on these docs and the platform itself, so it can guide you through any flow on demand.