AS4->AS6: Migration Made Simple: Tools, Community & Free Courses

Jaroslav Kovar
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:23:25 +0000
AS6 Migration

Hello BRCommunity ,

Switching to Automation Studio 6: New online checklist available for customer projects

Migrating to Automation Studio 6 is a strategically necessary step that goes far beyond a simple technical software upgrade.

It ensures compliance with new EU regulations, including the Cyber Resilience Act), which will become part of the revised Machinery Directive (MRL) from 2027.

To ensure that existing (customer) projects comply with these requirements, migrating them to the new platform is essential.

Migration to AS 6 - Step-by-step checklist:

The provided free of charge migration checklist supports this process in a targeted and practical way – making a valuable contribution to compliance, security, and future readiness. This new step-by-step checklist helps our customers efficiently and securely transfer existing projects to the new platform. In addition to technical advantages such as AS Code, mapp components and OPC UA extensions, the checklist specifically addresses the new EU regulatory requirements.

B&R Community AS6 Migration Scripts:

These migration scripts were created by the B&R Community and are free of charge, standalone tools. They support the migration process by scanning AS 4.12 projects and are already used in the above-mentioned checklist.

B&R Consulting & Migration Service for AS Projects

With B&R migration services, you can ensure that your applications are transitioned quickly, seamlessly, and fully optimized for the latest Automation Studio environment. Our experts support the entire process so your systems benefit from the newest platform capabilities right from the start.

B&R migration services include two complementary offerings:

Dedicated engineering service – ideal for complex or large-scale migration projects where B&R engineering specialists take over the full technical execution.

Migration consulting – focused on analyzing and optimizing your automation strategy to get the most out of your move to the latest Automation Studio generation.

If you are interested, please contact your local B&R sales representative. Alternatively, you can also use the local contact form.

CheckList for B&R internal

GER/ENG: Automation Academy - Teams channel

CheckList for B&R external (one time registration to learning platform required)

GER: Online course - Migration auf Automation Studio 6 -Schritt-für-Schritt-Checkliste
ENG: Online course - Migration to Automation Studio 6 – Step-by-Step Checklist

Community script AS4 → AS6 Migration Script

NEWS: Community Project Update – AS4 → AS6 Migration Tool - Announcements - B&R Community

Contact form and B&R locations

https://www.br-automation.com/en/about-us/contact/

https://www.br-automation.com/en/about-us/locations/

Many thanks to @stefan.butzhammer and other colleagues for creating this content!

Jaroslav

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