Software to industrial device interface

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining a request from an end user for one or more software applications representing code executable to control or monitor a target industrial hardware device, the request specifying the target industrial hardware device to be controlled or monitored by the one or more software applications;
• generating a hardware configuration template specifying a configuration of a field-programmable hardware layer on a bridge device of the end user, the configuration including a routing, on the field-programmable hardware layer, of inputs and outputs of the target industrial hardware device to corresponding locations in a memory of the bridge device accessible to a processor of the bridge device configured to execute the one or more software applications;
• and
• transmitting the one or more software applications and the hardware configuration template to the bridge device, wherein the bridge device is configured to:
• modify the field-programmable hardware layer according to the hardware configuration template to implement the routing of inputs and outputs of the target industrial hardware device to corresponding locations in the memory of the bridge device accessible to the processor of the bridge device;
• and
• execute the one or more software applications on the processor, wherein executing the one or more software applications enables the one or more software applications to monitor or control the target industrial hardware device by reading and writing to the locations in the memory of the bridge device.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• obtain a request from an end user for one or more software applications representing code executable to control or monitor a target industrial hardware device, the request specifying the target industrial hardware device to be controlled or monitored by the one or more software applications;
• generate a hardware configuration template specifying a configuration of a field-programmable hardware layer on a bridge device of the end user, the configuration including a routing, on the field-programmable hardware layer, of inputs and outputs of the target industrial hardware device to corresponding locations in a memory of the bridge device accessible to a processor of the bridge device configured to execute the one or more software applications;
• and
• transmit the one or more software applications and the hardware configuration template to the bridge device, wherein the bridge device is configured to:
• modify the field-programmable hardware layer according to the hardware configuration template to implement the routing of inputs and outputs of the target industrial hardware device to corresponding locations in the memory of the bridge device accessible to the processor of the bridge device;
• and
• execute the one or more software applications on the processor, wherein executing the one or more software applications enables the one or more software applications to monitor or control the target industrial hardware device by reading and writing to the locations in the memory of the bridge device.