SNAP PAC SYSTEM
Develop your control program, then choose where to run it: standalone, rack-mounted or software-based controllers.
SoftPAC gives you choices: run your control program on a PC, a standalone controller, or a rack-mounted controller.
Filmmaker and explorer James Cameron makes history with a solo dive to the deepest place on earth: the Mariana Trench. We're glad we could help.
What's controlling the technologically advanced sub James Cameron took to the ocean depths? A SNAP-PAC-S2 controller! Here's what the PAC does.
100s of I/O types, simple integration, free software, and more—here's a PAC Checklist for your next automation project.
The digital age for automation has arrived! Opto iPAC & Opto aPAC apps monitor and control your Opto 22 system from your smart phone or tablet.
In five easy steps, learn about the SNAP PAC System. Then build your own system for control, monitoring, and data acquisition.
See the four components that make up the easy-to-use SNAP PAC System. Scalable and reliable, with free support and training.
PID loops are often used in process-oriented applications to control temperature, flow, pressure, or velocity. Learn how to do PID loop control.
What's a PAC? Read about PACs and watch videos of PACs in action in industrial control and automation applications.
Interested in Ethernet for automation? Use SNAP Ethernet-based I/O with an Opto 22 system, with Allen-Bradley industrial PLCs, or for PC-based I/O.
Modbus, Allen-Bradley, OPC, wireless, Ethernet and serial protocols, databases, legacy Opto 22 systems, and more—integrate them all with your SNAP PAC System.
This Engineer's Choice gives you more choices than you expect. Use wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11a,b,g networking with no change to I/O or field wiring.
Faster, easier development: flowchart-based control programming with scripting, full-featured HMI, robust OPC server, and bi-directional database connectivity.
PAC Project industrial control software suite is easy to use, and the basic version is free. Simplify control programming and HMI development.
Use standard SNAP PAC controllers, I/O, and cabling to set up a system with redundant controllers.
How can free software be any good? Download this demo and see for yourself. Integrated control programming, HMI development and runtime.
Keep your PAC Control strategy logic safe from unauthorized copying and alteration.
Industrial-grade N-TRON Ethernet switches and wireless access points are recommended by Opto 22. Amazingly tough!
Two channels, ideal for the 1000-ohm platinum or nickel probes used in building automation HVAC systems. Factory calibrated; guaranteed for life.
The flexible SNAP-AITM-4i offers four isolated points (each configurable for thermocouple or millivolt input), SNAP I/O quality, and a lifetime warranty.
Designed for harsh environments and available in a broad range of signal types, this industrial I/O is also guaranteed for life.
Industrial I/O you can count on, from Opto 22. Analog, digital, and serial, made in the U.S.A. Each module is tested twice before it's sent to you.
These two SNAP mechanical power relay output modules can switch loads up to 6 amps at 250 VAC or 30 VDC.
Your older Opto 22 mistic and G4 systems are still reliably chugging along, but you want more. You can migrate to Ethernet and the SNAP PAC System.
The FactoryFloor Software Suite may be old, but it's still running in applications worldwide—and we still support it. Here are useful links for FactoryFloor users.
These free integration kits let your SNAP PAC System talk to other systems: Modbus, Allen-Bradley DF-1, BACnet, DNP3, Optomux, and more.
You can connect Modbus systems to Opto 22 systems in several ways, including integration kits as well as I/O processors and controllers with native Modbus support.
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NEW PRODUCTS
Easily build effective operator interfaces and view them on any device, any size, any manufacturer, anywhere.
Our new solid-state Network LED Dimmer allows you to control low-voltage LED lamps, bulbs, strips, bars, and rope through your RS-485 serial network.
ENERGY
Manage your industrial energy use now. Easy-to-use OptoEMU Sensor gives you the data you need to make energy decisions.
Data from real-time power monitoring gives you the information you need to save energy—and money.
Monitor 3-phase electrical power. SNAP power monitoring modules go on the rack with other I/O to measure industrial energy use.
Read white papers on Gaining Revenue from Demand Response, and Automation and the Smart Grid.
See live data from an OptoEMU Sensor at Opto 22 headquarters. Then get your own OptoEMU and start reducing energy costs.
Mariah's utility costs threatened the plant's existence. Thomson/RCA needed detailed energy costs for billing lessees. Read these customer case studies.
Webinars on topics from energy, wireless, troubleshooting to power monitoring. Join us and learn.
From getting buy-in to realizing your goal, here are five tips to help you get started with energy management.
Can your refrigeration system become a money machine? Find out how you can manage energy to save money and earn revenue.
IO4AB
Reliable, low-cost SNAP I/O is the easiest way to add remote I/O and analog functions to A-B PLCs.
Intelligent remote SNAP I/O gives you great options for expanding your A-B industrial PLC system without slowing throughput.
Watch Opto 22 Engineers as they configure intelligent remote SNAP I/O for Allen-Bradley industrial PLC systems, and add discrete and analog functions.
CASE STUDIES
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This well-kept barn houses just one of Waterford Township's award-winning water treatment plants. At Opto, we're glad we could help.
Grower Fedora Farms automates walnut processing and drying to meet increased demand. See Opto 22 SNAP PACs and I/O at work on the farm.
Find online articles of interest to Opto 22 customers and download printable copies of recent Opto 22 ads.
Learn how Opto 22's OptoEMU Sensor sends energy data to Pulse's online software, so you can see your energy usage and start reducing costs.
We'll produce a written or video case study of your application using Opto 22 products. See how this free program helps promote your products or services.
HELPFUL TOOLS and INFORMATION
Quick links on our website to things you want to do: get product data, register software, attend free training, build and save I/O Units and BOMs for future reference.
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Build your own system architecture diagrams with these Visio 2003 libraries. Build industrial I/O racks with exact modules, add devices, link networks.
But don't take our word for it—read what customers have to say about the help they've received from Opto 22's Product Support Group.
We're here to help you—and that includes free product support, free training, and even free software with your PAC controller. See why Opto is different.
An introduction to Opto 22 industrial control and automation products, in Chinese.
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