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OptoNews: New groov Admin update

Posted by Jean Femia on Aug 26, 2015 4:53:00 PM

Are you concerned about security?

Is Firefox your favorite browser?

If you answered yes to either question and are using a groov Box appliance, you'll want to get the latest groov Admin update.

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Topics: groov, Updates, optonews, OptoNews 2015-08-26

OptoNews: HART & mechanical relay modules, and more

Posted by Jean Femia on Aug 26, 2015 4:52:26 PM

Have a HART

Communicate with your smart HART® (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) devices with these two HART SNAP I/O modules—an input and an output. 

HART is the most widely used digital communications protocol in process automation, so you'll find plenty of devices you can monitor and talk to using these modules.

Both I/O modules have channel-to-channel isolation and carry a lifetime warranty. 

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Topics: Energy management, Process control, optonews, I/O, HART, OptoNews 2015-08-26

OptoNews: Case studies in new Videos section

Posted by Jean Femia on Aug 26, 2015 4:51:08 PM

Take a look at what Pioneer Energy is doing with waste flare gas from drilling sites. 

With Pioneer's Mobile Alkane Gas Separator (MAGS) installed on site, oil producers can add up to 30% to their revenue stream—from waste that would otherwise be burned off and lost.

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Topics: Energy management, Case studies, Videos, Process control, Remote monitoring, optonews, Oil & gas, OptoNews 2015-08-26

OptoNews tech tip: It's about time

Posted by Jean Femia on Aug 26, 2015 4:50:00 PM

Lately we've received some questions about one of the key concerns in control: controlling something at a specific point in time. 

  • Maybe you want to turn on a pump at 6:00 a.m. every day
  • Or start a process on Tuesday
  • Or restart a count at midnight on the last day of each month

This tip pulls together some resources for control based on time, day, and date. 

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Topics: Process control, Discrete control, Tips, optonews, PACs, PAC Project, OptoNews 2015-08-26

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