Opto22 - Resources & Tools

Documents - 1/12/2023

This brochure highlights some of the features of Opto 22's groov RIO Energy Monitoring Unit (EMU) (part number GRV-R7-I1VPAM-3). It lists a variety of use cases, summarizes how to include...more

groov RIO Brochure

Documents - 1/12/2023

This brochure explores Opto 22's groov RIO Universal I/O product line. The brochure describes the module's connectivity & configuration options, software capabilities, security features,...more

groov EPIC Brochure

Documents - 2396 - 1/12/2023

It’s not a PLC. It’s not a PAC. It’s not a PC. It’s an Edge Programmable Industrial Controller (EPIC), and the acronym says it all. This brochure explores all of Opto 22's groov EPIC product line.

Case Study: Farm Data Systems and Azcal Management

Documents - 2395 - 11/9/2022

View in html In drought-prone California, farmers walk a fine line on water use. Water costs, government regulations, and concern for future water availability all affect how crops are...more

Frost & Sullivan Award: Opto 22 Enabling Technology Leader

Documents - 2394 - 9/16/2022

Frost & Sullivan recognizes Opto 22 as an Enabling Technology Leader in the field of industrial internet of things (IIoT) technologies.

OptoDataLink User's Guide

Documents - 1705 - 11/17/2022

This guide shows you how to use OptoDataLink, part of the PAC Project Software Suite, to collect and share data from Opto 22 SNAP PAC industrial controllers and other sources, and then send...more

Press Release: Opto 22’s groov EPIC and groov RIO version 3.4 features more OPC UA server and MQTT options

Documents - 2393 - 6/27/2022

The latest firmware updates for groov EPIC and groov RIO offer new data services capabilities plus updated software for security.

Case Study: ALTA Refrigeration

Documents - 2392 - 5/12/2022

View in html What’s the secret to providing superior service and staying competitive in a changing market? Over ten years, ALTA Refrigeration has transformed itself from a custom engineering...more

Statement of Compliance – EPA TSCA

Documents - 2391 - 5/3/2022

This document confirms that Opto 22 is compliant with the United States EPA TSCA list established on Jan 6, 2021.

Configuring Email Applications for Opto 22 Products

Documents - 2384 - 5/6/2022

You can use many Opto 22 products to send email notifications to keep engineers and technicians aware of important conditions in your system. For example: You can send email through a PAC Control...more

Case Study: Intrinsics Imaging

Documents - 2389 - 3/8/2022

View in html Intrinsics Imaging’s AI-powered Heijunka Vision analytics-as-a-service software replaces specialized, difficult to maintain machine vision systems. But when Intrinsics was...more

Case Study: Rust Automation & Controls

Documents - 2388 - 2/15/2022

View in html Remote I/O over MQTT helped Rust Automation complete a critical water management project for the Pinebrook Water District in Boulder, Colorado. Using a combination of Opto 22 groov...more

Press Release: Opto 22 releases groov RIO EMU distributed energy monitoring unit

Documents - 2387 - 2/7/2022

GRV-R7-I1VAPM-3 offers three-phase industrial AC monitoring in a standalone edge I/O module.

Using IEEE Floats in Opto 22 Products

Documents - 2386 - 1/26/2022

While computers, CPUs, and electronic devices store numbers in binary format, most often they represent real numbers as floating point numbers, or floats. For example, in industrial automation...more

"Move Numeric Table to I/O Unit" command doesn't work correctly on serial B3000 analog I/O units

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB90098 - 3/9/2022

When using the Move Numeric Table to I/O Unit command on serial B3000 analog brains, the firmware only writes the table elements to every other module.

SoftPAC: FTP dir command may return incorrect entries

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB90096 - 3/9/2022

In PAC Control, when you use the FTP dir command with SoftPAC, you may see that the return value may be more than the actual number of entries returned and, when the entries are written into...more

Backup controller may not qualify in a timely manner

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB90062 - 3/9/2022

Occasionally, the qualification process of the backup controller on a redundant system may take longer than normal or might fail to qualify.

Time zone change that is set for 5th week may change prematurely

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB90047 - 3/9/2022

If you configure a controller to change time zone on the fifth week of the month, the time zone may change on the 4th occurrence of the day of the week, even if there is a 5th occurrence in the specified month.

SNAP PAC controller may show retry errors on local I/O unit

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB89971 - 3/9/2022

When running a strategy on a SNAP PAC controller and the strategy accesses local I/O, the firmware may place -539 (I/O error; performing retry) error messages on the message queue. These error messages should not occur on local I/O units.

Using a value of zero with the "Set Year" command sets the controller to a date in 2136

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB89902 - 3/9/2022

In PAC Control, the Set Year command should only accept values from 1 to 99. If a value of zero is used, it should be ignored; instead, it sets the year to 2136.

PAC Control command "Is I/O Unit Ready?" may cause chart to freeze or host port to lose communication

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB89623 - 3/9/2022

When using the Is I/O Unit Ready? command on a serial I/O unit, the command may freeze.

SoftPAC: Strategy not stored to permanent storage

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB89813 - 3/9/2022

In rare occasions, if a strategy has the Store to permanent storage option selected, SoftPAC may not report that it was not able to store the strategy to permanent storage.

Random characters appear at end of user messages

Documents, Knowledge Base - KB89740 - 3/9/2022

When you view a user message in the PAC Control message queue, you may observe that some messages have random characters at the end.

Case Study: Building Secure Wastewater Management in the Cloud

Documents - 2368 - 11/16/2021

View in html Within municipal public utilities, Waterford Township in central Michigan, U.S.A., is known for its leadership and persistent innovation in water/wastewater management. In...more

groov RIO Energy Monitoring Unit Data Sheet

Documents - 2352 - 12/20/2022

This data sheet describes Opto 22's groov RIO® Energy Monitoring Unit (EMU), an edge energy monitoring module for industrial internet of things (IIoT) and automation applications. With a single...more