Every application is different. But some things are similar:
Watch the video and see how groov can help you save time and money in facility management. A groov mobile interface lets you keep moving while you monitor systems and equipment.
Topics: Energy management, Videos, groov, Internet of Things, Aggregates & concrete, Remote monitoring, IoT, optonews, OptoNews 2015-04-01
Join us for the CSIA Executive Conference, April 29 through May 3 in Washington, D.C.
At this annual conference you'll get practical workshops on every aspect of a system integrator's business.
Plus you can network with other integrators and explore at the Expo, where over 60 industry suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers will demonstrate the latest in automation.
Topics: groov, optonews, OptoNews 2015-04-01, Events & conferences
I know it sounds like an April Fool's joke, but it's really true: you can build a groov mobile interface for your older Optomux system.
So you can monitor and control it from your smartphone or tablet.
It works in spite of the fact that Optomux has been around since 1982, while groov is all about today.
Topics: Videos, groov, Tips, optonews, Migration, OptoNews 2015-04-01
Older wind farms still produce clean energy, but many weren't built for modern monitoring and control.
This lack of remote visibility causes problems for utility companies and other owners, who must immediately respond when regulators call for changes in production.
That's because the electrical grid has to be a Goldilocks kind of system: not too much electricity, not too little. It has to be just right.
Topics: Energy management, groov, Remote monitoring, optonews, OptoNews 2015-03-18
Here's a cool new feature for your groov Box, available now: you can create your own private groov WiFi network with WPA2-PSK security.
That's right, the new groov Admin v1.570.39 includes a SoftAP option for GROOV-AR1 and GROOV-AR1-SNAP.
So even if there's no wireless network available, when you're close to the groov Box you can still connect your mobile device to groov and securely use the operator interface you've built.
Topics: groov, Updates, Remote monitoring, Machine builder, OptoNews 2015-03-04, OEM
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