# Get started

> Synnax acquires, stores, visualizes, and acts on hardware sensor data in real time. Start here to install it and learn its parts.

Synnax is a sensor data platform that handles everything from collecting measurements off your hardware to storing, visualizing, and acting on them in real time. Connect your devices, build dashboards, and write control sequences, all from a single tool.

Whether you’re running a test stand, commissioning a new system, or automating a production line, [get started by installing Synnax](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/installation).

[Installation](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/installation)

[Install the Synnax Core and Console on your machine.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/installation)

[Concepts](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/concepts/overview)

[Learn how Synnax organizes data using channels, ranges, and projects.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/concepts/overview)

[Acquire data](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/driver/get-started)

[Connect EtherCAT, HTTP, LabJack, Modbus, NI, and OPC UA devices.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/driver/get-started)

[Visualize and operate](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/console/get-started)

[Build dashboards for real-time monitoring and manual hardware control.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/console/get-started)

[Automate control](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/control/get-started)

[Write control sequences to automate hardware operations.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/control/get-started)

[Client libraries](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/client/quick-start)

[Read, write, and stream data with the Python or TypeScript client.](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/client/quick-start)