The Autonomous Control Engine (ACE) is a standalone executable that runs on the same platform as a Niagara instance. It is targeted to applications that need faster start up and more real time control.

This document contains the detailed information about ACE.

This enabling software technology is designed to be ported to third party hardware edge devices like below.

HVAC controller/devices (Actuator, VAV, FCU, etc.)
Lighting controller/devices (Dimmer, Relays, etc)
Variable Frequency Drives
Solar Application (Inverter, Controller, etc.)
Other IoT edge devices