Lua Scripting

AspenTech Inmation OT DataFabric provides the functionality to embed scripts into the system.

Scripts can be used in various scenarios, that can be divided into two main functional areas:

  • Mathematical operations on data

  • Execute simple calculation, e.g. add two input to create a new value

  • Execute advanced calculation, e.g. run a matrix calculation for equipment analytics

  • Configurational operations on AspenTech Inmation OT DataFabric

  • Create/Update/Delete objects in all AspenTech Inmation OT DataFabric model trees

The language of the scripting engine is Lua. Why Lua? Because it is a well proven, powerful and fast scripting environment, that shows exceptional performance when embedded in the C++ backend of AspenTech Inmation OT DataFabric. Refer to the Lua website for more details on the Lua syntax.