As 2015 draws to a close, all of us at Opto 22 say "Thank you!"
Thanks for your achievements in the automation field, your community contributions in OptoForums and the industry, and of course your interest in Opto 22 products.
Together we look forward to a new year filled with new opportunities.
Topics: Videos, optonews, OptoNews 2015-12-16
You've heard us talk about how you can monitor and control your Modbus/TCP devices from a groov mobile operator interface on your tablet or smartphone.
But what if your Modbus device uses a serial link?
Topics: Energy management, Videos, groov, Remote monitoring, optonews, Integrators, Building management, OptoNews 2015-09-23
Usually our case studies feature Opto 22 customers solving an automation problem.
But this time we're the customer.
Some of you probably remember when we switched the groov Box from the larger GROOV-AT1 to the more compact, fanless GROOV-AR1.
Topics: Case studies, Videos, groov, optonews, OptoNews 2015-09-09
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.
Topics: Energy management, Case studies, Videos, Process control, Remote monitoring, optonews, Oil & gas, OptoNews 2015-08-26
Do you use PAC Control? If so, you'll want to watch these handy tips in video format, all showing you step-by-step tips for Opto 22's control development software.
The videos are quick to watch and helpful no matter how long you've been using PAC Control.
Some examples...
Topics: Videos, Tips, optonews, PAC Project, OptoNews 2015-08-12
Two new groov how-to videos show you all about:
Events & notifications. Configuring events you want to log, checking event status, and using the event log with or without custom message text.
Topics: Videos, groov, optonews, Training, OptoNews 2015-07-29
Star Struck:
From a young age I have been looking up at night. Not sure exactly when I fell in love with astronomy, but I can recall looking up at the stars every chance I got as a kid.
I have ebbed and flowed with the amount of time and equipment I have had to spend on the hobby. In Australia I had a fully enclosed fiberglass domed observatory, which I chose to not ship over when my family moved to The States, but the desire to look up has not gone away.
Only the constellations at the horizon can be seen in both hemispheres, and even those look upside down compared to what I used to see. So I wanted to get something up and running fast here that would allow me some time to get my bearings in the sky and to share my new stars with my mates back in Australia via my personal website.
In this week's blog, I would like to share what astronomy tools I currently have set up, thanks to some Opto 22 hardware and groov.
Topics: Videos, Process control, Discrete control, groov, Internet of Things, Remote monitoring, Electronics, Tips, IoT, PACs
What's on your MicroLogix™ PLC that you'd like to monitor or control from a mobile device?
Machine status? Temperatures and pressures? Valves and pumps?
Whatever it is, you can see it and do it now with a groov mobile operator interface.
In our latest groov Workshop video you'll watch Opto 22's Director of Training, Mary St. John, build and use a simple interface for a MicroLogix PLC that's communicating as a Modbus/TCP slave. You'll learn how to:
Topics: Videos, Process control, Discrete control, groov, PLCs, Remote monitoring, optonews, Integrators, OptoNews 2015-07-01
Here in Temecula we celebrate the 4th of July by grilling hot dogs and hamburgers, eating ice cream, and then heading over to the sports park to watch fireworks set to music from our local radio station.
Topics: Videos, optonews, OptoNews 2015-07-01
Seen from space, light from waste flare gas in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota is nearly as bright as all the lights from the city of Chicago.
That's a lot of energy going up in smoke.
That's a waste of resources, says Pioneer Energy President Dr. Robert Zubrin.
Topics: Case studies, Videos, Process control, Remote monitoring, optonews, PACs, OptoNews 2015-06-17