groov Product Comparison

With groov Products, your automation and IIoT applications are easier to install, develop, and maintain. Whatever you need—realtime industrial control; distributed I/O; monitoring and visualization; data acquisition, processing, and communications—there's a groov product designed to help simplify your job.

This chart compares features for groov EPIC, groov RIO, and groov Server for Windows. Which one is best for your project?

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	groov EPIC		groov RIO			groov Server for Windows
	GRV-EPIC-PR1	GRV-EPIC-PR2	GRV-R7-MM1001-10	GRV-R7-MM2001-10	GRV-R7-I1VAPM-3	GRV-SVR-WIN-BASE
Description	Edge programmable industrial controller		Universal edge I/O	Universal edge I/O with Ignition Edge	Energy monitoring edge I/O	Server for groov View HMI​
Industrially hardened device	x	x	x	x	x	(Depends on PC)
Software that runs on Windows PC						x
Field I/O	0-16 groov I/O modules can be placed on same chassis		Built-in, software configurable I/O		64 energy data channels
Purpose
Real-time industrial control	x	x
I/O	x	x	x	x	x
Data processing	x	x	x	x	x
Data communication	x	x	x	x	x
IIoT connectivity	x	x	x	x	x
Visualization (HMI)	x	x	x*	x*	x*	x
Software
Control programming	- PAC Control software - CODESYS® Development System (all IEC 61131-3 compliant languages) - Custom programs run via secure shell access (SSH)
Node-RED (data flows, dashboard)	x	x	x	x	x
MQTT communications (string and Sparkplug)	x	x	x	x	x
Ignition from Inductive Automation® (additional cost)	Ignition 7 (or 8**)	Ignition 8		Ignition 8
Ignition Edge® (additional cost; OPC UA drivers for PLCs, Modbus®/TCP devices & software; MQTT/Sparkplug communications)	Ignition Edge 7 (or 8**)	Ignition Edge 8		Ignition Edge 8
groov View (HMIs for mobile devices, PCs, any device with a web browser)	x	x				x
groov Manage (configuration)	x	x	x	x	x
Secure shell access (SSH)	x	x	x	x	x
IIoT Connectivity
OPC UA (multiple independent servers)	x	x	x	x	x	x
- Native to I/O & OptoMMP Scratch Pad	x	x	x	x	x
- Native to PAC Control variables & I/O	x	x
- Ignition tags, including 3rd-party drivers	x	x		x
- CODESYS program & I/O	x	x
- Node-RED via OPC UA Server node	x	x	x	x	x
MQTT with strings and Sparkplug B	x	x	x	x	x
Node-RED	x	x	x	x	x
RESTful APIs	- PAC Control variables - groov Manage (to I/O) - groov View Data Stores		groov Manage (to I/O)	groov Manage (to I/O)	groov Manage (to I/O)	groov View Data Stores
Data Handling
Data acquisition	x	x	x	x	x
Data storage	x	x	x	x	x
Data processing	x	x	via Node-RED	via Node-RED	via Node-RED
Data communication	x	x	x	x	x
Security and Networking
Data encryption (HTTPS/TLS)	x	x	x	x	x	x
User authentication	x	x	x	x	x	x
Self-signed or Certificate Authority certificates	x	x	x	x	x	x
Device firewall, configurable	x	x	x	x	x
LDAP support	x	x	x	x	x
SNMP support	x	x	x	x	x
VPN client	x	x	x	x	x	(Depends on IT)
Two independent Ethernet NICs (different IP addresses)	x	x				(Depends on PC)
Two switched Ethernet NICs (same IP address)			x	x	x
HDMI ports	One (for external monitor)
USB ports	Two USB 2.0 (for external keyboard or mouse, WiFi adapter, serial adapter, approved USB Bluetooth adapter, or USB memory stick to 32 GB)		One USB 2.0 (for WiFi adapter, serial adapter, or USB memory stick to 32 GB)
General
Built-in, high-resolution color touchscreen display	x	x
Mounting	Requires groov EPIC chassis. Chassis is DIN-rail or panel mounted.		Self-contained; DIN-rail or panel mounted
Power	AC, DC, or pass-through power supply options on chassis		Power over Ethernet or 10–32 VDC input
Operating temperature	-20 °C to +70 °C		-20 °C to +70 °C			(Depends on PC)
Storage temperature	-40 °C to +85 °C		-40 °C to +85 °C
Relative humidity, non-condensing (operating)	5-95%		5-95%			(Depends on PC)
Agency approvals	UL/cUL(Class 1 Div. 2); CE, ATEX (Category 3, Zone 2), RoHS; DFARS; CB Scheme		UL/cUL(Class 1 Div. 2); CE, ATEX (Category 3, Zone 2), RoHS; DFARS; CB Scheme
Warranty	Processor: 30 months. Most I/O modules: lifetime warranty.		30 months
*Via Node-RED Dashboard UI **GRV-EPIC-PR2 is recommended for Ignition version 8, due to its larger memory.