Norma Rodriguez
Norma is the Director of Training and has enjoyed helping customers solve their problems or learn about Opto 22 products for over 30 years. She enjoys exercising, gardening, and reading.
Attend four days of intense CODESYS training led by a CODESYS engineer.
Are you looking to master CODESYS and test out your projects on a powerful hardware platform?
Opto 22 headquarters will be the site of the only in-person CODESYS V3 Intensive Training offered on the West Coast in the United States.
Join us in Temecula, California, from September 28 to October 1, 2026. Get all the class details and register to attend.
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Topics:
Training,
CODESYS
Complete the free groov EPIC online courses, get your certificate, and post it to LinkedIn.
Are you looking to complete more educational training for PLCs or add another certification to your professional profile or resume?
Gain additional programming skills and learn more about how to use groov EPIC edge controllers for your applications. groov EPIC training is FREE at OptoU (training.opto22.com). Once you’ve completed all of the courses, you can get your groov EPIC Online Training Certificate of Completion. If you'd like, you can easily post your certificate to your LinkedIn profile.
Work at your own pace as you go through the online exercises and quizzes. Most of the lessons are based on the hands-on material in the groov EPIC training course taught at Opto 22 headquarters.
Follow these simple steps to earn your certificate.
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Topics:
Training,
groov EPIC,
certificate,
OptoU,
groov RIO
Earn 24 PDH credits after attending groov EPIC Premium Factory Training.
If you want to learn more about your groov EPIC system, consider attending the in-person groov EPIC Premium Factory Training in Temecula, California, and earn 24 Professional Development Hours (PDH).
After successfully completing the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion and the course agenda for your records.
Read on for class details and why these 24 PDHs matter.
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Topics:
groov EPIC,
groov EPIC Learning Center,
Factory Training
Find added security, expanded communication options, and upgrade details in this migration tech note.
Are you holding off on upgrading your control system because you’re dreading the potential downtime? Do you think you’ll have to rip and replace your existing field wiring and I/O cabinets? Are you wondering how much of your working PAC Control logic has to be rewritten?
These are valid concerns and reasons to hesitate when touching a system that’s currently keeping your plant running. However, migrating to groov EPIC (Edge Programmable Industrial Controller) is designed to be much smoother and more flexible than a typical system overhaul.
Opto 22's Migrating from SNAP PAC to groov EPIC technical note provides the details about navigating this transition. And here are some major advantages you’ll gain by upgrading to an EPIC system.
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Topics:
Migration,
groov EPIC,
snap pac
Tips when using PAC Project with groov View, MQTT, Node-RED, RESTful API, and more
Are you wondering what else you can do to improve your PAC Project system’s performance? Did you optimize your SNAP PAC system and apply the same techniques to your groov EPIC system? There may be some other options you might not think of, like these:
-Moving
groov
View or MQTT to an alternate host task
-Enabling only essential tags as "Public" for Ignition or MQTT
-Scanning only PAC Control variables and tables if you’re using Node-RED
Whether you’re running an edge device like groov EPIC or a classic SNAP PAC system, performance optimization is a balance among logic, I/O communication, and HMI responsiveness. You might find some time savers in the Optimizing PAC Project System Performance technical note.
Here are a few highlights from the tech note.
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Topics:
PAC Project,
Node-RED,
MQTT,
groov EPIC,
snap pac,
technical tips
Learn step-by-step how to build your browser-based operator interface and securely access it with any mobile device or from a remote location.
Do you need secure, mobile access to a process?
Maybe you want to see live video, confirm alarms, or verify what happened during an event. Or you just want your team to monitor a process without being tied to a control room. Now you can learn an easy way to create your HMI—for free.
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Topics:
Training,
groov View,
groov EPIC,
OptoU
Learn how to leverage your PLC programming skills on groov EPIC with CODESYS.
Are you ready to write a control program for your groov EPIC, but unsure where to begin?
Good news: your PLC programming background gives you a head start—especially if you choose to work with CODESYS, one of the three control programming options available on groov EPIC.
Find out how to use the PC-based CODESYS Development System to create and compile IEC 61131-3 programs that you might already be familiar with.
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Topics:
Training,
CODESYS,
IEC 61131-3,
groov EPIC,
OptoU,
groov RIO
Complete the groov EPIC online courses, get your certificate, and post it to LinkedIn.
As the end of the year is in sight, is there anything you'd like to check off your to do list? Perhaps complete more educational training for PLCs or add another certification to your professional profile or resume?
Knowledge is power, and learning more about how to use groov EPIC edge controllers for your applications is FREE at training.opto22.com. Once you’ve completed all of the courses, you can get your groov EPIC Online Training Certificate of Completion. If you'd like, you can easily post your certificate to your LinkedIn profile.
Work at your own pace as you go through the online exercises and quizzes. Most of the lessons are based on the hands-on material in the groov EPIC training course taught at Opto 22 headquarters.
Follow these simple steps to earn your certificate.
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Topics:
Training,
groov EPIC,
certificate,
OptoU,
groov RIO
Complete the groov EPIC online courses, get your certificate, and post it to LinkedIn.
Knowledge is power, and learning more about how to use groov EPIC edge controllers for your applications is FREE at training.opto22.com. Once you’ve completed all of the courses, you can get your groov EPIC Online Training Certificate of Completion. If you'd like, you can easily post your certificate to your LinkedIn profile.
Work at your own pace as you go through the online exercises and quizzes. Most of the lessons are based on the hands-on material in the groov EPIC training course taught at Opto 22.
Follow these simple steps to earn your certificate.
Read More
Topics:
Training,
groov EPIC,
certificate,
OptoU,
groov RIO
See how easy it is to post your groov EPIC Premium Factory Training certificate online.
If you’re thinking of coming to groov EPIC Premium Factory Training, or have already been to the training class, now you have the option to add a Certificate of Completion to your LinkedIn profile.
Follow these simple steps.
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Topics:
Training,
groov EPIC,
Factory Training