As one of the important production systems of the automated terminal,the equipment control system receives the dispatching instructions of the terminal operating system,controls the automated equipment to execute instructions,and feeds back the equipment and instruction execute status.The equipment control system should have the ability to control and coordinate different types of operating equipment comprehensively.Through a series of functional logic and intelligent algorithms,the complex working conditions of the terminal production operations can be realized and the efficiency of equipment movement can be improved,thereby achieving the double effects of improving efficiency and saving energy.The architecture of equipment control system and the design and application of functional modules of each subsystem are introduced,aiming at the difficulties and problems of equipment control system design for automated container terminals.And a set of solutions which can shorten development cycle,improve adaptability and reliability is summarized.