It's easy to get confused between Opto 22 SNAP PAC controllers and SNAP PAC brains.
They're both intelligent processors for automation, some of them look alike, and there's even overlap in what some of them do.
Let's take a look at how SNAP PAC controllers and brains are similar and how they're different.
In a previous post we covered time series data.
We talked about how process automation and control data can feed our big data applications and cloud-based software platforms, to build Industrial Internet of Things applications.
In this post we'll take a look at how time series data can be used to develop time series models.
Topics: groov, Internet of Things, IoT, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, Node-RED
Undoubtedly you’ve heard of the most recent ransomware attack plaguing the globe. It started late last week and so far has infected machines across 150 countries.
As the name suggests, the virus in effect holds the infected computer hostage and demands that the victim pay a ransom in order to regain access to the files on his or her computer. You can learn more about ransomware in this previous blog post.
But let’s get down to what you need to know. Here are the latest facts about WannaCry that you need to be aware of to make sure your systems are not at risk.
Topics: Security
Over 40 years ago, Opto 22 started manufacturing solid state relays (SSRs). With the wide variety we've built over the years, we probably have the SSR you need in stock right now.
We also have some advice on choosing and running SSRs in specific applications.
The holy grail of IIoT applications is the ability to basically predict the future.
We want to know when something, either a system or a component in our process is going to fail—before it actually does.
Topics: Internet of Things, IoT, PACs, API, REST API, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things
What is the core concept of edge computing? It's to establish data connectivity and filtering between the devices at the network edge that generate big data, and the systems in the cloud that need to consume that data for machine learning, predictive analytics, and so on.
In several previous posts we discussed the EdgeX project from The Linux Foundation. We saw how its microservices are designed to collect data from industrial devices and systems and then move that data from the local network to the cloud.
In this post we’ll focus on how that final step of transferring real-world data from our industrial assets to the cloud actually happens—through the Export Services layer of EdgeX.
Topics: Internet of Things, IoT, PACs, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, EdgeX
It's the big event for automation professionals in the U.S., coming up May 23-24 in Chicago.
At The Automation Conference you'll network with experts in our field, check out the latest trends and new products, and get practical insights from other experienced practitioners on key subjects like:
Topics: Process control, Discrete control, Internet of Things, IoT, optonews, Events & conferences, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things
This new update adds new features and enhancements, and fixes issues. For many of you, the most important new feature is in the Trend gadget.
In our last post we covered how Core Services in the new EdgeX project from the Linux Foundation help engineers quickly build edge computing and IIoT applications. Core Services are the microservices EdgeX provides to convert physical electrical signals from industrial devices into digital information.
In this post, we’ll focus on how EdgeX makes digital data from industrial assets available to higher-level computing systems like predictive analytics and machine learning.
But before the data is made available to those systems, EdgeX uses what it calls Supporting Microservices to do some pretty high-tech stuff to package the data and make it easily accessible.
Topics: Internet of Things, IoT, PACs, API, REST API, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, EdgeX
In a previous post we covered EdgeX and its important role in building a standard platform for connecting edge computing systems, like Opto 22 SNAP PAC automation controllers, to the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
EdgeX connects OT and IT assets together, bridging between the physical world and the digital world through a loosely coupled microservice platform architecture. These microservices provide OT and IT devices, software, and services with a platform that provides connectivity and communications methods.
Topics: groov, Internet of Things, IoT, PACs, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, EdgeX