Console

autd3-console is a GUI tool that gathers firmware flashing, the simulator, TwinCAT setup, and appliance operation in one place.

Obtaining it

It is distributed via GitHub Releases (console-v*). Open console-v0.9.0 and run the install command shown there.

The installer puts the executables in ~/.autd3/bin (%USERPROFILE%\.autd3\bin on Windows) and adds that directory to PATH. Reopen the shell (the terminal on Windows) for the PATH change to take effect.

If you do not use the installer, download the archive from the same release (console-<target>.tar.xz / .zip), extract it, and run autd3-console.

macOS

The macOS binaries are not signed or notarized with an Apple Developer ID, so Gatekeeper blocks them with “cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified”. Remove the quarantine attribute after installing to run it:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/.autd3/bin/autd3-console

If you are running an extracted archive, apply it to the extracted directory instead:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine <extracted directory>

Bundled commands

The same archive carries the commands you can run directly without the GUI.

Command	Purpose
autd3-console	The GUI itself
autd3-appliance	Discovering and operating the appliance
autd3-firmware-writer	Flashing the firmware (JTAG)
autd3-rs-firmware-ota	Updating the firmware (EtherCAT)
autd3-rs-simulator	The simulator

The Windows build additionally carries twincat-cli, used for TwinCAT setup.

Tabs

Tabs are shown along the top once it starts.

Tab	Contents
Simulator	Launching the simulator
Appliance	Discovering the appliance, showing its status, opening and closing the bus
TwinCAT	TwinCAT setup (shown on Windows only)
Firmware	Updating the firmware (JTAG / EtherCAT)

Updates

It checks for a newer release at startup. If it was installed with the installer it can update itself; if you are running an extracted archive it opens the Releases page instead.