Do you have legacy SNAP Ultimate or SNAP Ethernet I/O units on B-series mounting racks? Now you can upgrade these I/O units to SNAP PAC with the new SNAP-PAC-R1-B controller.
The SNAP-PAC-R1-B is exactly like a regular SNAP-PAC-R1 except that it has a blue connector on the bottom that fits on a B-series rack. That means you can:
Topics: OptoNews 2015-03-04, PACs, New products, Migration
Introducing F.W. Webb Company, the new authorized distributor for Opto 22 industrial automation hardware and software in the Northeast United States. F.W. Webb will now distribute Opto 22 products in all New England states plus New York.
F.W. Webb is working closely with Martindale Associates, New England Representative for Opto 22. Martindale has sold the Opto 22 product line since the formation of the company in 1976.
Topics: OptoNews 2015-03-04
Today's tip is about PAC Control error code -8626, Invalid Control Engine Name.
This error may appear if you've used one computer to develop your PAC Control strategy and then later use a different computer to modify it.
Here's why this error may occur and the easy way to recover from it.
Topics: Updates, Tips, OptoNews 2015-03-04
Opto 22 exhibited at the ATX – Automation Technology West show this week in Anaheim. The show was one of five shows held at the Anaheim convention center, all centered around a general theme of manufacturing and packaging technologies. With that many shows under one roof it was a bit overwhelming to try and absorb all of the cool new tech being showed off. I've never seen so many robots under one roof.
Topics: Food & beverage, groov, Remote monitoring
People get excited about groov because they can monitor and control automation systems and equipment from their smartphones.
And it's true, groov makes it simple to build your own mobile app for just the equipment and systems you want to see.
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?
Topics: Videos, groov, Updates, Remote monitoring
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.
Topics: Videos, groov, Internet of Things, IoT
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.
Topics: groov, Internet of Things, Remote monitoring
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).
Topics: Energy management, groov, Internet of Things
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.
Topics: groov, Remote monitoring