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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

Videos: Use Trends, Colors in groov

Posted by Jean Femia on Sep 23, 2014 3:27:00 AM

Check out these two new How-to Workshop videos for groov:

Using the Trend gadget in groovgroov 2.2 makes real-time trends much more flexible, with up to 4 pens, up to 7 days of data, and more. Watch this new video and see how to add the trends you need for your application.

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Topics: Videos, groov, Updates, Tips

New groov 2.2: Faster Editing, Video Sizing, More

Posted by Jean Femia on Sep 22, 2014 5:53:00 AM

groov 2.2 is now released! This free update includes plenty of new features.

We already told you about the new momentary button, better trending, dark background colors, and Stash.

This time we'll focus on some more new features that save you time and give you more flexibility.

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Topics: Videos, groov, Updates

Design World highlights the new groov Box

Posted by Jean Femia on Aug 29, 2014 2:46:00 AM

In a new video on YouTube, Design World Managing Editor Leslie Langnau introduces the second-generation groov Box—fanless, compact, and industrially hardened.

The video highlights how you would use the new groov Box and includes a short getting-started piece by our own Ben Orchard.

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Topics: groov

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