Experience the Ignition Community Conference through an Opto 22 perspective and learn why it's growing in relevance and attendance every year.

If you were at #ICCUnleashed in Sacramento, you felt it. If you weren't, here's the short version: the Ignition community keeps growing, and almost everyone I talked to wants the same thing, real data from their machines, new and old, flowing into Ignition.

Inductive Automation brought nearly 2,000 people to the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center September 22 to 24. That's nearly 2,000 different versions of ICC. I saw mine from behind the Opto 22 booth and from the stage as a speaker.

Here's a recap of the experience and why it's important to be a part of this growing Ignition community.

Meet Opto 22's new technology partner SORBA.ai—helping manufacturers turn operational data into actionable predictions, decisions, and automated intelligence.

What if your industrial data could do more than tell you what’s happening—it could help predict what happens next?

SORBA.ai brings no-code industrial AI and machine learning to Opto 22 systems, helping teams detect anomalies, predict equipment behavior, optimize processes, and turn operational data into actionable intelligence.

Learn how SORBA.ai integrates with groov EPIC and groov RIO—and what problems it can help you solve.

Reserve your seat at a groov EPIC Premium Factory Training class in 2027 and take your industrial automation skills to the next level.

Are you interested in learning more about edge controller technology? Do you need help achieving your company's digital transformation goals? Or are you seeking a more effective solution for your existing applications?

Get hands-on training from Opto 22 engineers and instructors at Opto 22 headquarters in Temecula, California. It's a chance to learn by doing, strengthen your programming skills, and tackle real-world application challenges.

The 2027 training class schedule has just been released! Be the first to reserve your seat and watch a video for a sneak peek at what you can expect when you get to Opto HQ. 

The latest firmware release is now available for your SNAP PAC System.

If you are using any of the following SNAP PAC System controllers or brains, you'll want to take a look at the new R10.7c update: 

SNAP PAC R-series
SNAP PAC S-series
SoftPAC
G4EB2 brains

See the latest fixes covered in this release.

Three new partners, a palletizer on an Allen-Bradley PLC, and secure remote access to your legacy PLCs on demand.

If you're heading to the Ignition Community Conference next week, block out Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. The ACME Dynamite factory we brought to Automate has grown since May, and ICC is your chance to see it live.

Quick refresher: ACME is a fictional dynamite plant built by real automation companies to answer a practical question: what happens when you pick the best tool for each layer instead of buying one vendor's whole stack?

Two lines batch and discharge product following ISA-88. Line 1 runs a well-tuned loop, Line 2 is deliberately untuned, and the trends show you what good tuning is worth. Everything on the screen is live. Go look: op22.co/acme.

Since our earlier post, we've added three partners and three new pieces of plant. You'll want to check it out.

New case study shows you how Optimum Technologies overcame a lack of experience in industrial controls to quickly build an entirely new thermal vacuum facility.

Can you build a sophisticated test and control system in just one week—with no controls experience?

Optimum Technologies did. Discover how they used groov EPIC to quickly build a thermal vacuum test system, streamline data collection and control, and even uncover a problem with their new test chamber.  

Get the details from this new case study, and see what you can take away for your own automation project.

Join Opto 22 for the 2026 Fall CODESYS Tech Talk series and learn from real-world CODESYS customer applications.

Are you challenged with selecting the programming tool that best suits your application? We get it, and that's why you have programming options to choose from in groov EPIC and groov RIO products.

One of the options is the CODESYS Development System, which lets you use all the standard tools and IEC 61131-3 programming methods, like ladder logic or sequential function charts.

In the free 2026 CODESYS Tech Talk series, watch how a customer in the mining industry used CODESYS with groov RIO to significantly cut hardware costs and engineering time. Opto 22 Director of Technical Marketing, Dan White, presents the customer application.

Get more event details and register to attend the Tech Talk.

New case study explores a city's need for real-time visibility of its critical infrastructure—all through remote monitoring.

When you’re responsible for critical infrastructure spread across a city, knowing what’s happening at every site can be a major challenge.

For Kuala Lumpur’s River of Life project, operators needed real-time visibility into 25 remote pumping and treatment sites—without relying on routine site visits to discover problems.

See how their engineering team made a distributed infrastructure easier to manage.

A practical guide for learning about Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) loop control and tuning.

PID loops are everywhere in industrial automation—but getting them tuned for fast, stable, and efficient control can be a challenge.  

This new technical article defines the elements of a PID loop, reviews how PIDs are configured for Opto 22 devices, and introduces a free online tuner you can use for many loop controllers (not just Opto's). 

A maintenance release: a few enhancements, one security patch, an updated Java runtime, current Ignition and Cirrus Link versions, and some bug fixes.

If you use or plan to use groov hardware, you’ll want to be aware of this small but important firmware release.

Firmware 4.1.3 handles upkeep and a few small enhancements: a web server security patch, current Ignition and Cirrus Link versions, and fixes for hostname registration, backup restores, and USB port control.

It’s available for every groov EPIC and groov RIO device ever shipped!

Here's what's in it and what each item means for your application.