组态软件是指一些数据采集与过程控制的专用软件，它们是在自动控制系统监控层一级的软件平台和开发环境，使用灵活的组态方式，为用户提供快速构建工业自动控制系统监控功能的、通用层次的软件工具。组态软件应该能支持各种工控设备和常见的通信协议，并且通常应提供分布式数据管理和网络功能。-configuration software is some data acquisition and process control of the specialized software, They are in the automatic control system of a control layer software platform and development environment, the use of flexible configuration, to provide users with rapid construction of industrial control system monitoring function, general-level software tools. Configuration software should be able to support all kinds of industrial equipment and common communication protocol, normally should provide distributed data management and network functionality.