Control Builder A is the enhancement of the former product AMPL Control Configuration. It supports off- and on-line configuration of the following Systems:
- Advant Controller 100 Series (AC 55/70/80/110/160)
- Advant Controller 400 Series (AC 410/450)
- Advant Controller 100 (AC 100) OPC Server and Process Portal
Some classic Master systems and drive controllers are also supported.
Control Builder A supports easy reuse of proven, parameterized typical solutions. The parameters can be updated with actual customer data at any time. Control Builder A has built-in support for PROFIBUS, LON, and HART and supports Process Portal.
Control Builder A consists of Application Builder (APB), Function Chart Builder (FCB), Bus Configuration Builder (BCB), the option On-line Builder (ONB) and the library AMPL PC and DB Element Libraries.
Current version of Control Builder 1.4/4 support the editions Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. Control Builder A version 1.4/4 has been verified with System 800xA Version and 6.1.1 and 6.1.1.1.
The older versions of Control Builder A, version 1.0-1.3, are no longer supported, e.g. for support of Windows NT4, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and are all in Limited or Obsolete lifecycle phase.