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What is
Tango Controls ?

A free open source device-oriented controls toolkit for controlling any kind of hardware or software and building SCADA systems...

Why choose
Tango Controls ?

Because it is easy to use, flexible, and highly scalable. It provides a complete set of features for controlling equipment and lot of services for managing systems.

How to use
Tango Controls ?

Just download it and install it. Then reuse or write a device server, deploy and marvel at how it works!

Open Source
SCADA and DCS

Tango is an Open Source solution for SCADA and DCS. Open Source means you get all the source code under an Open Source free licence (LGPL and GPL). Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are typically industrial type systems using standard hardware. Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are more flexible control systems used in more complex environments. Sardana is a good example of a Tango based Beamline SCADA.

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Latest News

24/08/2025 - Taurus 5.3.0 released

14/08/2025 - cppTango 10.1.0 released on gitlab

Another bumper release with 4 new features, over 20 bug fixes and 30 changes! See RELEASE_NOTES

13/08/2025 - Tango Controls Workshop @ ICALEPCS 2025

This workshop is a continuation in the series of ICALEPCS workshops on Tango Controls. Tango is a toolkit for building modern distributed control systems in C++, Python, and/or Java. It is prepared for people who are new to Tango but also for those who want to get an update on the latest tools in Tango. The workshop provides hands-on exercises and examples which attendees can try during or after the workshop. Attendees will acquire a good understanding of the concepts of Tango and its tools for building an object oriented distributed control system.

See https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/479/ for more information.

12/08/2025 - 39th Tango Controls meeting presentations and recording online

The 39th Tango Community Meeting was hosted by INAF (Italian National Institute for Astrophysics) and INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico d'Abruzzo, in Giulianova (Italy). All the materials are now available on the Indico event page, including the recordings of all sessions, the presentations, and the Miro board used during open discussion:
https://indico.tango-controls.org/event/422/. See news item for details.

18/07/2025 - Tango Controls web site and forum updated

A major new release of the Tango Controls website software stack has been made. Thanks to Webu we are now running on Wagtail and Django and the forum has been moved to Discourse. The history of the previous forum has been imported to the new forum so none of the precious tips have been lost. The new forum offers many cool features - check them out! These major improvements will help to continue building the Tango Controls community. Please send your comments to the forum. Help and suggestions on the website welcomed - please send your feedback to contact@tango-controls.org.