Are you thinking about your Internet of Things (IoT) strategy? Join us in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the IoT Evolution Conference and Expo, July 11-14, 2016.

Topics: Internet of Things, IoT, optonews, Events & conferences, OptoNews 2016-06-08

Here's a handy compilation of our most popular—and most useful—examples for PAC Control and PAC Display: PAC Project samples Greatest Hits.

This collection includes sample files we've created plus files you've posted to the OptoForum.

Topics: Tips, optonews, PAC Project, OptoNews 2016-06-08

Say you own a 30-year-old enterprise data center in the Arizona desert, and you're starting to have some problems:

• Aging HVAC and mechanical systems are increasingly inefficient in the hot climate.
• Security systems are no longer adequate.

Topics: Energy management, Case studies, optonews, PACs, Integrators, I/O, Building management, Security, OptoNews 2016-05-25

Look around and think about the useful data currently hiding in your legacy systems and equipment. 

How could that data help your company? 

Maybe it's process data from manufacturing lines, performance data from machinery, or status data from remote installations.

Topics: Videos, Internet of Things, IoT, optonews, Events & conferences, OptoNews 2016-05-25

If you're near Cambridge, Ontario, on June 7, be sure to join Opto 22's Lloyd Romeo at the SORT Technology Showcase, sponsored by SORT Production Products Ltd.

Topics: Process control, groov, optonews, PACs, Events & conferences, I/O, PAC Project, OptoNews 2016-05-25

We've been manufacturing solid state relays (SSRs) for more than 40 years now.

In fact, that's how Opto 22 started: our founders discovered a better way to build SSRs.

So of course we want you to use SSRs. (And choose Opto's guaranteed-for-life models!) 

Topics: optonews, SSRs, OptoNews 2016-05-25

Here's your invitation to a comprehensive automation conference you won't want to miss, May 24-25 in Chicago, Illinois: The Automation Conference.

Topics: Process control, Discrete control, Internet of Things, IoT, optonews, Events & conferences, Security, OptoNews 2016-05-11

In response to your requests for more frequent groov releases, here you are: groov R3.1b is released!

This new version fixes issues and adds a new enhancement: if communication fails between groov and an I/O device, errors will be written to the groov message logs. This information can help you debug the cause of communication errors. 

Topics: groov, Updates, optonews, OptoNews 2016-05-11

If you live just about anywhere in the U.S.A., you can probably thank California Controlled Atmosphere (CalCA) for some of the fresh fruits and vegetables you buy. 

In fact, CalCA's industrial refrigeration systems for storing produce can be found throughout the world, reaching to India and China. 

Topics: Energy management, Case studies, Process control, Food & beverage, Remote monitoring, optonews, OptoNews 2016-05-11

Confused about sinking and sourcing when using digital I/O in DC circuits? 

Judging by the response to our past blog posts on this issue, many people are. So we've pulled together a lot of practical information and put it into a short new technical note.

Topics: Discrete control, Tips, optonews, I/O, OptoNews 2016-05-11