━ Introducing the MS1

Industrial Control, Reimagined.

A modular, open-architecture PLC replacement built on proven embedded hardware. No vendor lock-in. No proprietary black boxes. Just reliable industrial automation you own completely.

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    3
    IO Module Types
  
    24V
    Industrial Input Voltage
  
    100%
    Open Architecture
  
    RP2040
    Per-Module Microcontroller

━ Why MS1

Built for the way modern automation should work.

Traditional PLCs demand proprietary software, expensive licensing, and vendor approval to change a chip. The MS1 was designed to break that model entirely.

● No Lock-in

You Own the Design

Full schematics, open firmware, standard connectors. If a component goes end-of-life, you redesign the board — not your entire control architecture.

● AI-Ready

Works with Modern Tools

Standard C/Python on Raspberry Pi and RP2040 means GitHub Copilot, Claude, and every modern dev tool can assist your engineers from day one.

● Cost

Dramatically Lower Cost

Commodity hardware, no licensing fees, and a modular expansion model that lets you pay only for the IO your application actually needs.

━ System Architecture

Everything in its right place.

The MS1 backplane is the backbone. A Raspberry Pi acts as the supervisor and programmer. Each IO module carries its own RP2040 — isolated, deterministic, replaceable.

Supervisor

Raspberry Pi

Connected via 40-pin ribbon. Handles HMI, networking, programming each module over UART, and high-level logic.

↕ 40-pin ribbon · UART mux · 24V bus

Backbone

MS1 Backplane

Houses dual 24V→5V supplies (Pi and MCU rails), the UART multiplexer for per-module debug/programming, and standardized module slots.

↕ plug-in module slots

IO Layer

Custom IO Modules

Each module is a purpose-built PCB with a socketed RP2040. Swap, add, or redesign modules independently without touching the rest of the system.