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Factory I/O 2.5.9 maintenance release

October 14, 2025

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Factory I/O 2.5.9 maintenance release

Factory I/O v2.5.9 adds long-awaited support for S7-PLCSIM V20, includes minor bug fixes, and updates documentation for Codesys OPC UA server integration.

Factory I/O 2.5.8 maintenance release

December 18, 2024

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Factory I/O 2.5.8 maintenance release

New Factory I/O 2.5.8 maintenance release available. If you've encountered any issues with keyboard input, we strongly recommend updating to this latest version.

Factory I/O 2.5.7 maintenance release

July 16, 2024

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Factory I/O 2.5.7 maintenance release

Factory I/O 2.5.7 is now available, featuring support for Siemens Open Controller 1515SP-PC2 PLCs and S7-PLCSIM V5.4 SP8. This update also fixes issues with Pick & Place handling Stackable Boxes and ensures proper deletion of cached floating licenses on quit.

Factory I/O 2.5.6 released

November 20, 2023

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Factory I/O 2.5.6 released

Factory I/O 2.5.6 is now available for download. This release includes changes to parts, driver improvements, licensing fixes, and an experimental upscaling feature valuable for users running Factory I/O in high-resolution displays.

Factory I/O 2.5.5 released

July 21, 2023

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Factory I/O 2.5.5 released

Factory I/O 2.5.5 addresses urgent issues related to Advantech USB-4750 interface boards, Siemens PLCSIM, and possible crashes on low-performant systems.

Factory I/O 2.5.4 hotfix released

January 30, 2023

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Factory I/O 2.5.4 hotfix released

This is a hotfix for the regression found in the contains filter of the OPC UA driver.

Factory I/O 2.5.3 released

January 25, 2023

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Factory I/O 2.5.3 released

The new release of Factory I/O 2.5.3 is now available for download. This version includes fixes for several major bugs found in the core of Factory I/O. It also improves the stability and performance of the OPC UA driver and an updated Siemens documentation (manual and tutorials)

New pricing coming soon

January 10, 2023

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New pricing coming soon

Starting February 9, we're changing Factory I/O prices, our first price increase in six years.

Factory I/O 2.5.2 released

August 8, 2022

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Factory I/O 2.5.2 released

The new release of Factory I/O 2.5.2 is now available for download. This update includes a new feature to drag parts in run mode, allows fine positioning of sensors and adds Web API PUT verbs for forcing tag values and injecting on/off failures, as well as many bug fixes and overall improvements.

Factory I/O 2.5.1 available

October 28, 2021

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Factory I/O 2.5.1 available

Version 2.5.1 is now available for download. This update includes several bug fixes and overall improvements.