FlowBotics Studio does perform some of the functions of a SCADA package and you can read more about that and its other functions here. Concerning DLLs, there is a component available for DLL access. You can see more about this on page 97 of the component reference guide, available here. Here is an short example project using the DLL component.
Currently, it is not possible to do so natively. Wine may work but usually you will be stopped by access violations. We are aware of this and it is in the road map for FBS (FlowBotics Studio). At this time, the best alternative is to run it in a VM (which works great).
Best way to add support for Linux is to start the project with being cross platform in mind. If you already use Java or Python it should be easy to port. I have a Windows10 virtual machine purposedly tuned for these kind of programs:)
There will be a small delay in activating/displaying the links for registration for coupon codes. Unfortunately, I am somewhat new to Drupal and faced a few issues with the integration of a new module. We will keep you updated concerning this and fix it ASAP.
Just to mention we currently have 15 people registered for the contest but there is still time to register! The registration (which includes a coupon code) is closing at 23h59m (EDT) today (2015-10-01) or in 8.5 hours!
The coupon code with instructions will be sent to everyone who registered tomorrow during the day (EDT). We are waiting until the registration is closed so as to give everyone a fair chance.
I’m afraid I got sidetracked by a million other things and my experiments with FlowBotics Studio got lost in the ether. I’d love to get back to tinkering with it but don’t see any chance of completing anything in time for the deadline. I look forward to seeing what the others have come up with.
Unfortunately, we did not receive any entries that met the requirements of the competition. The prizes offeredwill be used for a different challenge by RobotShop in the future.