Opto22 - Resources & Tools

Videos - 6/18/2021

Learn how to inspect a user account on a groov RIO I/O module using the groov RIO Learning Center.

Videos - 6/18/2021

Using a groov RIO Learning Center, you'll get step-by-step instructions on how to set the time on a groov RIO I/O module.

Working with I/O on the groov RIO Learning Center

Videos - 6/18/2021

Part of the groov RIO Quick Start series, this video shows you how to work with I/O using a groov RIO Learning Center.

groov RIO Module Firmware

Downloads - 6/18/2021

The installation file (which you get from one of the links below) contains all the firmware and software for the groov RIO module listed. To find out what's included in the current release...more

CAD 3D Drawing: OPTO-P1-40P Digital I/O Carrier Board for Raspberry Pi

Downloads - 6/15/2021

This CAD file contains a three-dimensional drawing of the OPTO-P1-40P digital I/O carrier board for Raspberry Pi. The drawing applies to the following part numbers: OPTO-P1-40P OPTO-P1-STARTERKIT-1

GRV-IVI-12 Module Firmware

Downloads - 2/5/2020

This download contains current firmware for the GRV-IVI-12 module. For a list of bug fixes and enhancements included in this firmware, see the groov I/O Modules Firmware readme document. You can...more

Industrial Internet of Things 101

Videos - 6/2/2021

In this interview with Opto 22's Benson Hougland, Kudzai Manditereza, creator of the Industry40.tv YouTube series and host of the Fourth Generation Podcast, cuts through the hype to...more

Control engine resets on first attempt to communicate with an alternate host task

Knowledge Base - KB89735 - 6/15/2021

If you do two specific steps, the groov EPIC control engine resets; for SoftPAC, a -16 bus error message is placed in its message queue and the alternate host task will not work.

System update fails: "Failed to import gpg certificate. The system clock may be too far in the past. Update the system clock."

Knowledge Base - KB89711 - 6/15/2021

Updating system firmware on groov EPIC or groov RIO may fail with the message "Failed to import gpg certificate. The system clock may be too far in the past. Update the system clock."

Bluetooth incorrectly disabled after a system update

Knowledge Base - KB89710 - 6/15/2021

If your Bluetooth is enabled before a system update, after the system update, it is disabled. It should remain enabled.

Expression tags created in Ignition Edge 7.9 do not execute correctly in version 8.1.1

Knowledge Base - KB89707 - 6/15/2021

If your application has an expression tag created with Ignition Edge 7.9 and then you try to run the application with version 8.1.1, you will see Error_configuration as the value for the expression tag...more

Encrypted backup may fail if password contains special characters

Knowledge Base - KB89680 - 6/15/2021

When you create an encrypted backup, if you enter any special characters (for example: *, &, %, $, or #) for the password, the backup may fail.

Modbus/TCP transactions may return incorrect exception code

Knowledge Base - KB89676 - 6/15/2021

When a client sends messages to the Modbus/TCP server on groov EPIC, groov EPIC may return the wrong Modbus/TCP exception code.

TCP connection attempts may fail

Knowledge Base - KB89670 - 6/15/2021

When host software attempts to open an OptoMMP (TCP) or Modbus/TCP connection, the connection may be refused if previous connections were not closed correctly.

Can't restore a backup file made by GRV-EPIC-PR1 to a GRV-EPIC-PR2 (or vice versa)

Knowledge Base - KB89667 - 6/15/2021

When you create a backup from a GRV-EPIC-PR1 and then try to restore it to a GRV-EPIC-PR2, groov Manage displays the following error and does not do the restore: The backup file is not...more

Sharing groov View Data with Microsoft Excel

Documents - 2252 - 5/27/2021

This document provides instructions for the Sharing groov View Data with Microsoft Excel free code sample download. The instructions are also included in the zip file. If you want only the...more

Modbus/TCP transactions may fail

Knowledge Base - KB89636 - 6/15/2021

When using a Modbus/TCP client to access the Modbus/TCP server on groov EPIC and groov RIO units, some transactions may fail even when accessing valid Modbus/TCP registers or a valid memory map region.

GRV-ITR-12: A channel with no input connected changes reading of next channel in the group with valid resistive input connected

Knowledge Base - KB89749 - 5/28/2021

GRV-ITM-12: Type K thermocouple channels read about 300 degrees C at room temperature

Knowledge Base - KB89681 - 6/23/2021

If you have a GRV-ITM-12 module with channels configured for type K thermocouples and thermocouples connected to channels, when you download a PAC Control strategy, some channel pairs (0 and 1, 2 and 3...more

GRV-IDCSW-12 Module Firmware

Downloads - 5/21/2021

This download contains current firmware for the GRV-IDCSW-12 module. For a list of bug fixes and enhancements included in this firmware, see the groov I/O Modules Firmware Readme document. You can...more

GRV-IDCIFQ-12 Module Firmware

Downloads - 5/21/2021

This download contains current firmware for the GRV-IDCIFQ-12 module. For a list of bug fixes and enhancements included in this firmware, see the groov I/O Modules Firmware readme document. You can...more

Trend data not restored when groov View project restored

Knowledge Base - KB89573 - 6/8/2021

When you back up a groov View project on one device (including the trend data), then try to restore the project on another device (or the same device after upgrading firmware), sometimes the trend data is not restored.

Page Navigators configured as links or buttons don't work when Visibility option enabled

Knowledge Base - KB89755 - 6/8/2021

If a page in your groov View project contains a Page Navigator that is configured to displays as either a link or a button and you assign a tag to the Visibility option, when the tag changes, the link or button does not appear or disappear as expected.

When bit 0 is selected in a gadget using bit picking, the automatic label fails to show "(bit 0)"

Knowledge Base - KB89673 - 5/27/2021

When you use a bit-picked tag with a groov View gadget, the automatic label should display the bit you've chosen. For example, if you've selected bit 3, a gadget using a tag named "Int 64...more

Events won't load in Build mode if an event is using an invalid tag

Knowledge Base - KB89645 - 6/8/2021

When you try to open the Configure Events panel in Build mode, the panel hangs with the "Loading Events" message sitting on top of it. This issue occurs when an event is configured with...more