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groov 2.3 adds Modbus/TCP with no server needed

Posted by Jean Femia on Feb 9, 2015 5:57:00 AM

Thousands of level sensors, rotary encoders, drives, and meters can use Modbus®/TCP to communicate their data. How would you like to monitor and control them from your smartphone or tablet?

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Topics: Videos, groov, Updates, Remote monitoring

Opto 22’s Benson Hougland talks IoT at TEDx Temecula 2014

Posted by Matt Newton on Jan 5, 2015 9:00:00 AM

With all of my recent ramblings about the Internet of Things, I thought it might be a good idea to share someone else’s perspective on the world of IoT. Specifically what it is and why you should care. Benson Hougland, VP of Marketing here at Opto 22, had a chance to discuss the importance of the Internet of Things at a recent TEDxTemecula talk.

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Topics: Videos, groov, Internet of Things, IoT

Which mobile app?

Posted by Jean Femia on Dec 12, 2014 9:10:00 AM

There's a lot of talk these days about using a smartphone or tablet to monitor and even control automation systems and equipment.

Most of us carry around a phone all the time. It's easy and convenient, and we use it for everything: answering email, taking photos, looking up product specs, taking notes, calculating flow, posting on Facebook, calling home, checking a magnetic field.

More and more we find ourselves mixing business and personal uses on mobile, because they're all there in one handy place.

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Topics: groov, Internet of Things, Remote monitoring

The rise of the data economy through IoT

Posted by Matt Newton on Dec 3, 2014 8:02:00 AM

Last month at the IoT West conference in Las Vegas, a number of technical hurdles were presented that could potentially slow down the growing IoT movement. As the IoT movement gains momentum, it continues to absorb other industry movements such as m2m (MachineToMachine).

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Topics: Energy management, groov, Internet of Things

grooving at IoT West 2014

Posted by Matt Newton on Nov 20, 2014 12:15:00 PM

This month Opto 22 exhibited at the #IoT West conference and #RemoteExpo in Las Vegas, NV. groov was showcased as a simple way to build and deploy mobile interfaces and dashboards for Internet of Things devices while Opto 22’s PAC Controllers and rock-solid SNAP I/O showed off their powerful edge computing and data connectivity capabilities.

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Topics: groov, Remote monitoring

groov tips: Setting user permissions, navigating pages

Posted by Jean Femia on Nov 14, 2014 8:48:00 AM

To help you get started with groov, we've posted some new groov how-to videos.

Learn the basics about user permissions and page navigation, and then check out a flexible new feature, too—the Stash.

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Topics: Videos, groov, Tips

Vote for Your Engineers' Choice

Posted by Jean Femia on Nov 11, 2014 7:03:00 AM

It's November and time to vote for Control Engineering's Engineers' Choice Awards.

groov is a finalist! We're in the Software - Mobile Apps category, way down at the bottom of the page.

Now compatible with almost all industrial automation and building automation systems and equipment, groov makes it simple to build your own custom app. You can monitor and control whatever you need to, right from your smartphone or tablet.

  • Mix equipment and systems from multiple manufacturers.
  • Include only the data and controls you need, so the interface is clean and easy to use.
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Topics: groov

Renew your groov Maintenance

Posted by Jean Femia on Oct 15, 2014 10:18:00 AM

If you've had your groov Box or groov Server for almost a year now, you'll soon be seeing a renewal email for groov Maintenance.

What is groov Maintenance? It's simple: groov Maintenance lets you get groov updates for free.

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Topics: groov, Updates, Tips

Shellshock: Update your groov Box for security

Posted by Jean Femia on Oct 1, 2014 9:08:31 AM

You may have heard news reports about the Shellshock bug, a recent security threat that could allow hackers access to web servers and computers.

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Topics: groov, Updates

Video: ¿Qué es groov?

Posted by Jean Femia on Sep 23, 2014 7:02:00 AM

groov de Opto 22 hace que sea fácil de desarrollar una aplicación móvil para casi todos los sistemas y equipos de automatización.

Y puede usar la aplicación en casi cualquier Smartphone, Tablet o incluso una Smart TV, sin importar el tamaño, la marca o sistema operativo.

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Topics: Videos, groov

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