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The open standard for the Industrial Digital Twin, defined and governed by the Industrial Digital Twin Association. Official specifications, open-source tools, and everything you need to build with AAS.
The open standard for the Industrial Digital Twin, defined and governed by the Industrial Digital Twin Association. Official specifications, open-source tools, and everything you need to build with AAS.
New to the Asset Administration Shell? Start here with official guides and video resources to get up to speed quickly.
The official IDTA quick start guide. Walks you through the core concepts of the Asset Administration Shell and shows you how to create your first AAS step by step.
A structured reading guide to the AAS specifications. Explains how the normative documents are organised and which parts to read first depending on your use case.
The full IDTA YouTube playlist covering AAS fundamentals, tooling walkthroughs, and implementation examples. Suitable for both beginners and developers.
The IDTA AAS specifications are freely available in the IDTA specification library.
Open source tools, servers, and SDKs for working with the Asset Administration Shell, published under the Eclipse Digital Twin project and the admin-shell-io organisation.
Editors & Viewers
Eclipse AASX Package Explorer is a C# based viewer and editor for the Asset Administration Shell.
A Node.js based web portal for the visualization and management of Asset Administration Shells (AAS).
A modern Vue.js web application for visualizing, managing, and interacting with Asset Administration Shells (AAS), Submodels, and Concept Descriptions in distributed BaSyx infrastructures.
An editor and viewer for Asset Administration Shells. Powered by the Eclipse BaSyx Python SDK.
Ready-to-Use Servers
All standardized server components as per AAS Specification Part 2: Application Programming Interfaces, implemented in Go.
Fraunhofer Advanced Asset Administration Shell Tools (FA³ST) for Digital Twins.
SDKs & Libraries
Eclipse AAS Model for Java. Implements the AAS metamodel including submodels, serialization and deserialization modules, validators, and transformation libraries.
Manipulate, verify and de/serialize asset administration shells in TypeScript.
Publicly accessible AAS server instances for testing and exploration. No installation required.
No security, no registry. A straightforward AAS server for quick exploration and testing against the standard REST API.
Includes an AAS registry but no security. Use this instance to test registry-based AAS discovery and lookup.
AAS server with OpenID Connect authentication enabled. Use the OpenID configuration endpoint to set up your client.
AAS development is open. Contribute code, report issues, or engage with the IDTA working groups shaping the standard.
All AAS tooling and specifications are developed in the open. Explore the repositories, open issues, and submit contributions on GitHub.
View on GitHubJoin the Industrial Digital Twin Association and actively shape the future of Industry 4.0. Gain access to working groups, expert knowledge, industry standards, and a global network.
Apply for membershipExplore the IDTA library of published Submodel Templates, reusable semantic building blocks for describing industrial assets in a standardised way.
View all templatesIDTA offers structured training covering the AAS metamodel, API implementation, and Submodel Template creation for engineers and system architects.
View training coursesThe Industrial Digital Twin Association governs the AAS standard, coordinates adoption, and publishes specifications for industrial sectors worldwide.
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