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12-06-2004, 4:18 PM bensonh Joined on 06-03-2003 Opto 22 - Temecula, CA Posts 12 Where's your Opto? Over the years, you've put Opto 22 products to work in unique places and novel ways: monitoring a 200-mph dragster roaring down a dragstrip; remotely starting a backyard jacuzzi; controlling model trains in a museum; or operating the curtains, lights, and props in a Broadway show. If you've deployed Opto 22 equipment in interesting, wacky, or even seemingly normal ways. Just tell us about how you've used Opto 22 equipment in a unique or extraordinary way for your application, project, or hobby, for work or play. Any application of Opto hardware or software, whether current or 30 years old. Whether you just instrumented your Christmas tree with Nvio or discovered an old panel of dirty, dusty, and perfectly functioning Optomux in an unlikely place, we want to hear from you!    Report

12-08-2004, 1:20 PM Michael Coombs Joined on 12-08-2004 Posts 1 Re: Where's your Opto You won't have to remain seated for this as it is not very exciting. When products fail the first thing you do is bag them out and when this keeps happening you steer clear of them. We have used Opto since I have been at this factory and I'm sorry to say we very rarely talk about it. The reason is that you put it in and that's where it remains till whenever. We use the PB24 opto boardswith ODC and IAC relays. Also a lot of SSR's. With workloads the way they are most people don't have time to search around for new products, which is why I don't know much more about the products you sell. With the reliability of the gear we do use it my be the effort. Thanks.    Report

12-09-2004, 11:28 AM jhartmus Joined on 12-08-2004 Chillicothe, Ohio Posts 1 Re: Where's your Opto This is another application that isn't very exciting. We use Opto22 I/O modules in a very old demineralizer and in 23 years, I only know of one module failure. We have recently used some Opto22 solid state relays in another area of the mill and I am looking forward to the same reliability from them!    Report

12-12-2004, 8:34 PM asphaltman Joined on 12-11-2004 Posts 3 Re:Where's your Opto Haunting a Hospital with Opto 22. I was approached by a local Rotary Club member to help raise funds by haunting an old abandoned Hospital. I decided to help in any way I could. Little did I know how much work would be involved! The biggest problem was finding people to work the props. Our talks led to automating the props and he knew that I could complete the task. Working with Opto 22 Snap products at my workplace gave me some ideas for haunting automation. With the Factory Floor Software, I created coffins that opened, fogged, and closed. I also created a ghost train with horn sounds, bells, flashing lights, and steam. Some other props were raising ghost, air cannons, two way mirrors, and the list goes on. Some are just too sick to mention. The Halloween Haunted Hospital was a great success. I look forward to participating again next year. I’m already working on some new ideas.    Report

11-02-2007, 12:56 PM Jasurf Joined on 05-27-2006 Posts 2 Re: Re:Where's your Opto I have my house automated. On Halloween I use it to haunt my porch for the trick-or-treaters. I put a sensor at the end of my sidewalk that would trigger my pumkin lights to come on as well as a loud wolf howl from a set of speakers in my yard. I also had a set of speakers on my porch that would thump a hearbeat as they approached. I then tied my door bell into Opto which would trigger another series of events. Such as the porch lighting turning off, strobing lights that would come on for a second followed by a loud thunder boom from the porch speakers, an air solenoid to pull the door open as a door creek sound came across the porch speakers, and an animated skeleton on fishing string controlled by Opto. All with lasers, fog machine and black lights. I also put a sensor accross the sidewalk to the side of my house that would trigger a hellacius scream followed by a deep evil laugh. Other than that I use my Opto to control my HVAC, security system, misc power throughout the house and my water sprinkling system.    Report

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