Introducing Cybus Connectware Extension for VS Code: Your IDE Toolkit for Industrial SCF Configuration

The Cybus Connectware Extension for VS Code is now live in beta. It brings Connectware’s Service Commissioning File (SCF) directly into your Visual Studio Code IDE. It helps your team create, validate and troubleshoot SCF configurations faster – without switching contexts. If you’ve ever lost time chasing YAML indentation bugs or constantly referring to documentation, this is your fast track from first draft to ready-to-deploy in minutes. With intelligent autocompletion, built-in schema checks and templating, SCF development becomes easier and more reliable..

How Cybus Connectware Extension for VS Code saves your day

1. Autocompletion: Schema-aware suggestions as you type for faster, error-free editing
2. Built-in validation: Instant linter highlights YAML syntax issues and schema violations
3. Templates on demand: Predefined SCF snippets (e.g. type “templateopcua”) scaffold common services in seconds
4. Inline documentation: Hover over any key to see its description from the official docs, right inside your editor
5. Accelerated onboarding: New users ramp up quickly with guided help and fewer schema errors from the start

From install to SCF in minutes – fast workflow in action

Open VS Code, install the extension and start writing SCFs within minutes. The extension provides ready-made templates to jumpstart your configurations. For example, just type “templateopcua” and you’ll instantly get a complete OPC UA service template to begin with. All required fields are laid out for you (as seen in the GI . Fill in your specifics and the real-time validation will underline any mistakes before you even hit save. Common SCF tasks that used to take hours now complete in a fraction of the time, with immediate feedback at every step.

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Real-world issues it already catches

Faster SCF work, fewer mistakes – right in VS Code

You get a powerful helper for SCF development. The Cybus Connectware Extension for VS Code adds smart guardrails to your workflow. It’s built on official Cybus schemas, rules and best practices to assist your work. But please keep in mind: This extension won’t replace thorough testing or human review. Instead, it ensures that what you build in code is right from the start and aligns perfectly with Infrastructure-as-Code best practices (think Git versioning, CI/CD integration for SCFs and more).

Privacy first: All processing is done locally in your editor – the extension does not send your data anywhere. There’s no telemetry or third-party service calls. Your SCF content stays completely in your control, which is crucial for industrial security requirements and corporate IT policies.

Note for OT and operations teams
The Cybus Connectware Extension for VS Code is a development-phase tool and doesn’t interact with live factory systems. With templates, inline documentation and real-time validation, OT teams can assemble and adapt SCFs with confidence – without jumping between editor and documentation. It allows IT and operations to work closer together by making SCF authoring accessible to both software integrators and operational technologists.