Eclipse 4diac FORTE

Eclipse 4diac™ FORTE is a portable, C++ run-time environment for executing IEC 61499 control applications developed with the 4diac IDE.
It targets a wide range of operating systems with a focus on embedded systems such as PLCs.

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Features

• Written in C++ for high performance and portability
• Supports multiple hardware platforms and OSes
• Designed for embedded control automation applications
• Seamless integration with the 4diac IDE
• Implements the IEC 61499 standard for distributed control systems
• Extensible architecture for custom function blocks and protocols

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License

Eclipse 4diac FORTE is licensed under the Eclipse Public License 2.0 (EPL 2.0).

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Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow our Contribution Policy.
All contributions must comply with the Eclipse Contributor Agreement (ECA).

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Building 4diac FORTE

This project uses CMake for building across multiple platforms including Linux, Windows, macOS, and embedded systems using RTOS like FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, and others.

Standard POSIX Build

./setup_posix.sh
cd bin/posix
make

Resetting CMake Cache

rm -rf CMakeCache.txt CMakeFiles/

Building a Local RPM

Use tito to build local RPM packages:

tito build --test --rpm

Building for Other Systems

See our Installation Documentation for detailed instructions on supported OS and hardware platforms.

Useful Links

🌐 Project Home

🐍 Bug Tracker

📚 Documentation

📧 Mailing list

🔧 Examples Repository