Industrial controller automation interface

A system for interacting programmatically with an industrial controller, the system comprising:

• an automation interface component adapted to communicate with at least one industrial controller, the automation interface being coupled to a web service for interacting over the Intranet;
• a computer process interface library comprising object-oriented based objects and classes compiled into the automation interface component to provide an executable file with remote access capabilities, the computer process interface library exposing the automation interface component to a client application process, the client application process communicates with the at least one industrial controller programmatically;
• and
• a client application being coupled to a website for interacting with industrial controllers over the Internet through the automation interface component.

A method for providing a mechanism to interact programmatically with an industrial controller, the method comprising:

• developing a plurality of programming components for interacting with an industrial controller;
• integrating computer process interfaces into the plurality of components for providing the plurality of components with remote access capabilities;
• and
• compiling the automation interface, comprising object-oriented based objects and classes, and process interfaces into an executable file.