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Build control systems and operator HMIs on one platform.

CDP Studio is the no-code and full-code development platform for automation, HMI and industrial IoT. Run applications on any hardware, deliver faster, and maintain systems for decades — trusted for applications at sea and on land.

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  • No-code & full-codein one tool
  • Any hardwareany code
  • Built to last20+ years
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01 HMI Designer

Build modern industrial HMIs.

Design, connect, and deploy professional industrial HMIs with a powerful visual design tool. Create responsive operator interfaces, integrate with existing automation systems, and accelerate development.

  • Intuitive no-code drag-and-drop HMI designer
  • Ready-made widgets and themes, including OpenBridge
  • Responsive design and layout control
  • Dynamic HMIs that follow the system configuration
  • Scales with no limitations. no tag limits
  • Cyber-secure by design, compliant with IEC 62443-3-3, DNV and IACS UR E27
  • No programming or HTML5 skills required
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A CDP Studio HMI built from the OpenBridge template.

A CDP Studio HMI built from the OpenBridge template.

02 Automation Designer · The complete suite

Build complete automation systems faster. All in one environment.

One integrated development environment to build, test and run your control system, from first idea to decades in operation. From small control systems to large real-time distributed systems.

  • Leverage and innovate with modern IT technologies
  • Simplifies team collaboration and reusability
  • Real-time and seamless distributed
  • Cyclic and event-based control system execution
  • N-redundancy with single-cycle switchover and custom switch criteria
  • One-click deployment to any target with cross-target toolkits
  • Reduces hours for development, test and maintenance
  • No lock-in. Run on any hardware, iPCs or controllers, Linux or Windows, x86 or ARM
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Industrial Control and Automation

No-code to full-code development of real-time control logic and scripting for auto-generation.

HMI Designer

The full, modern no-code HMI Designer, integrated into the IDE.

Simulate, Test and Analyze

Digital twins and hardware-in-the-loop testing, with live view and plotting of all system values.

Complete Framework and Features

Real-time, redundant and distributed framework with an extensive toolbox of automation functions and features.

Cyber Security

Cyber-secure by design, compliant with IEC 62443-3-3, DNV and IACS UR E27.

AI Assistant and MCP Server

Your personal CDP expert for development and HMI, plus an MCP server for full AI-powered development, all in a safe CDP environment.

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03 Professional services

Tap into the team that builds the platform.

Get extra hands, a complete system architecture or a full delivery — from senior engineers with up to 18 years of CDP experience.

01 — SYSTEM

System development

System and software architecture for distributed control and monitoring — engineered as one coherent, cyber-secure system.

02 — PROJECT

Project development

Complete deliveries with one accountable partner — from specification and simulation-based FAT to commissioning and handover.

03 — APPLICATION

Application development

Custom CDP applications, components, protocol plugins and HMIs — or hands-on help so your own developers move faster.

04 — ENABLEMENT

Training & onboarding

Instructor-led introduction, advanced and service-engineer courses, in the classroom or virtually — or tailored to your topics.

Have a system to build?

Tell us about your project — we’ll propose the right approach.

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– BENEFITS –

Why teams build on CDP Studio.

Speed

Faster to market

Build reliable, maintainable systems with reusable software components and integrated tools for testing, simulation, and debugging.

Quality

Higher system quality

Build reliable, maintainable systems with reusable software components and integrated tools for testing, simulation, and debugging.

Cost

Lower lifetime cost

Maintain delivered systems for 20+ years with exactly the tools they were built with.

Freedom

No lock-in

Choose your hardware, integrate your preferred technologies, and adapt your systems as your needs evolve.

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USED IN MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS

Proven where failure is not an option.

>4,000

applications

in use on all continents, from the Arctic and Antarctic to the tropics, and the foundation of mission-critical control systems for more than two decades.

ARCTIC TROPICS ANTARCTIC
  • Dynamic positioning
  • Integrated automation
  • Power management
  • Propulsion
  • Process systems
  • Motion-compensated handling
  • Battery solutions

Start building your next system.

Try CDP Studio free for 30 days, or talk to an engineer about your project.

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Blog

News and updates from CDP

May 21, 2026

CDP Studio v3.2 & CDP Framework v5.1

Smarter AI, Real-Time Metrics, and More Powerful Industrial Automation

May 12, 2025

CDP Studio 3.0 & CDP Framework 5.0

AI-Assistant, major enhancements in Redundancy, Simulation, system analyzer, new features such as 3D HMI support, documentation, guides, and examples

August 23, 2024

MagPi Magazine tutorials with robotic arm and CDP Kinematics

MagPi Magazine writes two tutorials for using the CDP Kinematics with 6-axis robotic arms.

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