You should read this, when you want to learn more about how to develop with AutomationML:

• Understand, how to develop AutomationML documents,
• Read and write AutomationML documents.

The AutomationML top level format is encapsulated in a software component: the "AutomationML Engine". It allows to easily create well formed AutomationML files directly in your software without knowledge about the corresponding XML DOM model.
The “AutomationML Editor” is a stand-alone application helping you to create, view or modify complete AutomationML documents. It can be used for both, get a first hands-on on AutomationML as well as verifying own AutomationML files, that might be created by your own software.

Learning AutomationML

At best understand AutomationML by developing first simple models:

1. To be able to download software, you need to register for the AutomationML forum; otherwise you will not even see the software.
2. Download the AutomationML Editor, Engine and Example from this website
3. Also download the technical documentation. You will need at least the Top-Level-Architecture document to get a thorough understanding of the underlying structure.
4. Install the editor and get it started, following the AutomationML editor documentation. At best open the example which contains engineering data of a demonstration cell.

Developing AutomationML reader/writer software

The AutomationML Engine helps you to develop an AutomationML reader/writer for your software.
Please note, that it is currently only available for a .NET/C# environment.
Please note also, that the software is free software, which is only intended for testing and demonstration purposes, but not for productive usage. Please read the license agreement carefully!
All further steps are described in detail in the AutomationML Engine document.

Good success!