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Melanite vs CODESYS on Raspberry Pi
CODESYS is a capable, widely used IEC 61131-3 soft PLC, programmed in a desktop development system. Melanite is programmed on the device itself, in the browser, with no code — and adds live 3D, smart-home protocols and an HMI written in your own HTML.
| Capability | Melanite | CODESYS |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time soft PLC | Yes | Yes |
| EtherCAT master | Yes | Yes |
| Programmed on the device, in the browser, without code CODESYS projects are written in the CODESYS Development System and downloaded to the controller | Yes | No |
| AI assistant acting on the running device CODESYS offers AI support for its desktop development system (MCP add-on) | Yes | Partly |
| Operator HMI in your own HTML, editable on the device CODESYS WebVisu is HTML5 and touch-capable, but designed in the development system | Yes | Partly |
| Spatial 3D editor (live, logic-driven) | Yes | No |
| MQTT and WLED in the same graph MQTT through the separately licensed IIoT Libraries SL; no WLED | Yes | Partly |
| Free for personal use CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi SL is €55 for non-commercial use; without a licence it runs as a 2-hour demo | Yes | Partly |
Checked on 2026-09-25 against CODESYS's own public documentation. If something here is out of date, tell us and we correct it.
Sources
- CODESYS Control for Raspberry Pi SL (store)
- CODESYS AI-supported engineering
- CODESYS MQTT Client SL library
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Choose Melanite when the machine should be programmable by the person who knows the process, on the device, without a desktop toolchain.