It's the end of the year, and that means that Control Engineering's Engineers' Choice Awards voting will close soon.
Vote now for groov 3.0 and for your other favorite products of the year.
With groov 3.0 you can build your own mobile operator interface—your own mobile app—for just about any automation system or equipment.
Topics: groov, optonews, Awards and recognition, OptoNews 2015-12-16
Have you seen some of our newer high-density, high-speed, or multifunction I/O modules and wished you could use them in your legacy SNAP Ultimate or SNAP Ethernet I/O system?
Have you wanted to build an easy-to-use groov mobile interface for your legacy system?
Or wanted to log a lot more data locally?
If so, we have a tip for you: check out the SNAP-PAC-R1-B programmable automation controller.
Topics: Updates, Tips, optonews, PACs, New products, Migration, I/O, OptoNews 2015-12-16
In an earlier OptoNews we defined the terms accuracy and resolution as they apply to analog I/O modules.
These specs help you choose the right module for the job, so you get the results you need.
Some applications require highly accurate values or very fine resolution, while others do not. Choosing the right module for your application will save you time and money.
Topics: Process control, optonews, I/O, OptoNews 2015-12-02
It's that holiday time again. How about a bright red groov Box as a present for yourself this year?
Here's our holiday schedule for Opto 22's Headquarters and Manufacturing office, as well as information on shipping dates.
Topics: optonews, OptoNews 2015-12-02
How is going to your favorite website like getting data from your PAC to your groov Box, or from your PLC to your HMI?
Opto 22 engineer Matt Newton's recent blog post answers that question and introduces you to the underpinnings of both the Internet and a whole lot of industrial automation communications.
Topics: optonews, Networking, OptoNews 2015-12-02
Suppose you have an analog input—maybe it's a flow meter, for example—and you want to know not only the current flow rate, but also the cumulative flow over time.
How many gallons went through that pipe over the last 24 hours, or over the last month?
If you're using an Opto 22 analog input module and PAC Control, you're in luck.
Topics: Energy management, Process control, Tips, optonews, I/O, PAC Project, OptoNews 2015-12-02
The new SNAP-OMR6T-C mechanical power relay output module offers four points to switch loads up to 6 amps at 250 VAC or 30 VDC.
AND it includes integrated transient suppression, while maintaining minimal leakage current.
Topics: Discrete control, optonews, New products, I/O, OptoNews 2015-11-18
How do you get a variety of building systems and machinery to communicate with a central system controller, when they use different protocols?
Swedish system integrator Processcomponent AB had to solve this problem when they installed an energy monitoring system in a large apartment building in Gothenburg.
Topics: Energy management, Case studies, Remote monitoring, optonews, Integrators, Building management, Modbus, OptoNews 2015-11-18, M-Bus
Have you discovered our secret cache of SVG images?
You can use these free images in your groov mobile operator interface or in other places where SVG (scalable vector graphics) files are supported.
Bring them into your interface and make them the size you need. Because they're SVG, they automatically scale, so they look good whether they're on a monitor or a smartphone.
Topics: groov, optonews, OptoNews 2015-11-18
Do you use communication handles in your PAC Control strategy?
Or are you thinking, "What's a communication handle?"
In either case, this tip is for you.
A communication handle is a powerful type of variable in PAC Control. You'll use it for three main reasons:
Topics: Tips, optonews, PACs, PAC Project, OptoNews 2015-11-18