We've just released groov Admin 1.570.46, with a new feature some of you have been asking for: the ability to use data from serial devices with your GROOV AR1 Box.
Using a USB-to-serial converter and Node-RED software (included in the GROOV AR1), you can connect RS‑232, RS‑485, or RS‑422 serial devices (2‑wire or 4‑wire) to the groov Box.
Topics: groov, Updates, optonews, Node-RED, OptoNews 2017-04-12
More new graphics for you in the groov SVG Library...
If you use pipes in your groov operator interface, you'll appreciate these new images: pipes, elbows, junctions, simple tanks, pumps, valves, meters, and more.
The images are designed so their parts will line up even when scaled.
Topics: Process control, groov, optonews, mobile, OptoNews 2017-04-12
When you're a smaller water/wastewater treatment district, it can be difficult to fund the SCADA systems you need.
All water/wastewater operations have to be strictly monitored and their data stored for reference, no matter the size of the district.
Topics: Internet of Things, Water & wastewater, IoT, optonews, Integrators, IIoT, Industrial Internet of Things, Data acquisition, OptoNews 2017-04-12
Opto 22 SNAP PAC controllers and brains both have two Ethernet network interfaces—pretty handy. But do you use them the same way? That's the question we'll answer in this tech tip.
Most devices used on an Ethernet network have one network interface with an RJ-45 connector. But SNAP PAC controllers and EB brains each have two interfaces—two RJ-45 connectors.
However, the two interfaces on controllers and brains are designed for different uses.
Topics: Tips, optonews, PACs, Networking, OptoNews 2017-04-12