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February 1, 2012—Using Analog I/O with VFDs; N-TRON Products No Longer Available from Opto 22; Tech Tip: Use Your Brain to Avoid Disaster; Opto 22—Your First Team Supplier
January 18, 2012—Tech Tip: Improved Get Chart Status Command; Nueva Página Web Lista los Videos y Documentos de Opto 22 en Español; Website Tricks for Faster Access; OptoFamily on Facebook
January 4, 2012—OptoGreen Grant Helps Students Learn About Energy Data; Gesture-based Machine Control; Aviation Lighting and Control Case Study; PAC Control Tech Tip
December 14, 2011—Opto 22 Holiday Schedule; New 32-Channel Digital Input Module, 2.5-12 VDC; Video: Three Steps to Maintainable Code; Vote Opto iPAC for Engineer's Choice
November 30, 2011—New OptoVideos Explain Sinking/Sourcing Modules and Flowchart Programming; Tech Tip: Easy Copy/paste for Variable Names; Free Product Support Ad Gets Reactions; Industrial Control through Gestures?
November 9, 2011—New Breakout Board for Easier Switching of Loads to 10 A; Opto iPAC App an Engineers' Choice Finalist; Fedora Farms Case Study Video en Español; LMN Architects Blog about Energy Monitoring
October 26, 2011—Integrate your Opto 22 SNAP PAC System; Tech Tip: Translating PAC Control Error Codes; Sinking and Sourcing DC Output Modules; Video: Using Energy Data from OptoEMU in Industrial and Business Systems
October 12, 2011—New Output Module for Stepper Motor Drives; SSR Cross Product List; Curso de Inducción a los Sistemas PAC en México; Tech Tip: Change Default Out-of-range Value
September 28, 2011—New HDD Module - SNAP-IDC-32DN; Free Integration Kits for your SNAP PAC System; Tech Tip: Power Supplies and UPS Recommendations; Five Tips for Energy Monitoring
September 14, 2011—OptoEMU Sensor 2.0 Release; NGV Fueling Stations Case Study; Un Video Nuevo en Español Introduce la Aplicación de Opto iPAC; Win a Free Conference Pass to WEEC
August 31, 2011—New SNAP Mechanical Relay Modules; OptoGreen Grant Helps Students Explore Alternative Energy; Training Class in Massachusetts; Tech Tip: Sample Chart for New Commands in PAC Control 9.1
August 17, 2011—New OptoMMP Server Speeds Peer-to-Peer Communication; Ad-Hoc Wireless Video; ISA ExpoControl 2011 México; Naming Conventions Debate in OptoForums
August 3, 2011—New PAC Project and Firmware 9.1 with Authenticated Emails; New Opto iPAC Video; eSight Energy Summit; Tech Tip: Connect Wirelessly without an Access Point
July 20, 2011—Reviews for Opto iPAC App; Find Recently Updated Products/Documents/Downloads; Free Workshop in Georgia; New Regional Sales Office Serves Southeastern U.S.
July 6, 2011—Opto iPAC App!; SNAP PAC System Self-training Guide; Fall Training in Massachusetts; Strategies for Energy Monitoring from Design News
June 22, 2011—Grocer Reduces Energy Costs with Demand-Response; Tech Tips from OptoForum; Are You on Facebook?; Papel Blanco: Automatización y La Red Inteligente (Smart Grid): Gestión de Energía
June 8, 2011—Tech Tip: Mirroring I/O; OptoVideos Now with Closed Captioning; Expo Frío Refrigeration Expo in Santiago; OptoTerminal G70 and G75 Near End of Life
May 25, 2011—New OptoEMU Sensor .NET Toolkit; Tech Tip: Update Firmware on Many Devices at Once; Free Conference Pass to West Coast EMC; Electronics & Automation 2011 in Utrecht
May 11, 2011—Integrate OptoEMU Energy Data with Control Systems; Tech Tip: PAC Control Spring Cleaning; Win a Free Energy Conference Pass (WCEMC); Opto 22 Product Pages
April 27, 2011—Higher Voltage Range for Power Monitoring Modules; New Feature in Website Search; Turn Your Refrigeration System into a Money-making Machine
April 13, 2011—OptoGreen Grant Helps Aquatic Centers Save Energy; OptoEMU Sensor QR Code; Productivity Tip: Compare Product Features; New Belgium case study video in Spanish
March 30, 2011—New SNAP PAC .NET OptoMMP Messaging Toolkit; OptoEMU Sensor Video in Spanish; AMPER 2011 Exhibition in Brno; Globalcon 2011
March 16, 2011—New SNAP-AITM-4i Thermocouple/millivolt Module; Fedora Farms Video Case Study; New OptoCertified Trainer in Chile; Free Globalcon 2011 Expo Ticket
March 2, 2011—OptoEMU Sensor Wins Engineers' Choice Award; OptoEMU Sensor Video and Energy White Paper; Metrology Case Study; New SNAP-AIPM-3V Power Monitoring Module
February 16, 2011—OptoEMU Sensor Now Shipping; See Live Energy Data from OptoEMU Sensor; April training in Massachusetts; Opto 22 is Hiring!
February 2, 2011—New SSR Heat Sink and Thermopad; Configure I/O Unit Plus Accessories Online;
Tech Tip: Keep a Window on Top in PAC Display; Ask Your Questions in New OptoForum
January 19, 2011—New Windows 7 Toolkit for PCI-AC5 Adapter Cards; OptoGreen Grant Helps School Save Energy; Pulse Energy and Opto 22 Partnership; Productivity Tip: Save Time with Favorites
January 5, 2011—Thomson-RCA Uses Energy Monitoring to Cut Costs; OptoEMU Webinar Archive Available Now; January Training in Massachusetts; Productivity Tip: New Links for Easy Access
December 15, 2010—OptoEMU Energy Monitoring Webinar; New CTs; 3D Product CAD Files; Opto 22 Holiday Schedule
December 1, 2010—New OptoEMU Sensor Makes Energy Monitoring Simple; New Case Study on UOVs; Opto 22 Recognized as Save Energy Now LEADER; Tech Tip: Download Free PROFIBUS DP Sample Control Strategy
November 10, 2010—Three Cheers for New Belgium Brewing; Webinars: PID Loops, Recetas en PAC Display; December Training Class in Massachusetts; Tech Tip: Legacy Versions of PAC Project Guides
October 27, 2010—New SNAP Input Module Acquires Serial Data from Transducers; Productivity Tip: Get Fast Access to Just the Information You Want; In Argentina, a Combination for Success; Tech Tip: Debugging PAC Control Strategies
October 13, 2010—Optimizing Throughput & Recetas en PAC Display Webinars plus Training in Massachusetts; Free Publicity in Opto's Case Study Program; Refrigeration Workshop in South Florida; New SNAP I/O Configurator
September 29, 2010—Tech Tip: Easy Visio Graphics for HMIs and More; Opto 22 Distributor Offers Training, Receives Certification as Woman-owned Business; New Videos in Chinese; Introducción a OptoDataLink webinar
September 15, 2010—Webinar: Improve your Bottom Line through Energy Monitoring; Mariah Meat Packing Plant Case Study; Industriële Week 2010; Archiving PAC Display Files
September 1, 2010—Exchange Control System Data with Computer Databases; Tech Tip: Recovering PAC Control Files; Opto 22 Group on LinkedIn; Articles and Ads in New Editorial Page
August 18, 2010—Verify Voltage to Avoid Hardware Problems; Landfill Sites Use PACs to Clean Up Leachate; Live Demos in Georgia Workshop; Basic System Troubleshooting Webinar
August 4, 2010—Mining Company Finds Gold; SPC/GMP Subroutines; Tech Tip: Updating PAC Display Database Tags; Using Recipes in PAC Display Webinar
July 21, 2010—Webinars: Controller Redundancy and OptoTerminals; New Argentinian Distributor; Tech Tip: Shortcuts in PAC Control 9.0; Training in Massachusetts
July 7, 2010—Controller Redundancy Webinar; What's New in 9.0 Videos; ISA Expo Control in Mexico City; Tech Tip: Find Agency Approval Data
June 23, 2010—Download PAC Project 9.0 Now; What's New in PAC Project 9.0 Webinar in English y en Español; Tech Tip: Product Comparison Charts; Summer Classes in Massachusetts
June 9, 2010—PAC Project 9.0 Sneak Preview; PAC Display Tips & Tricks Webinar; Tech Tips: Finding & Pinging IP Addresses; FactoryFloor & Other Topic Pages
May 26, 2010—N-TRON Wireless Access Point; Getting Started with PAC Manager & PAC Control OptoWebinar; SNAP PAC System Video in Arabic; Tech Tip: Launch an Application from a PAC Display HMI
May 12, 2010—Energy Management at ConnectivityWeek; Tech Tip: Connector Change on SNAP Temperature Modules; June Training Class in Massachusetts; Learn PAC Control Tips & Tricks Next Week
April 28, 2010—New SNAP-AIRTD-10 Temperature Input Module; OptoPartner TurboCraft; Webinar Schedule; Tech Tip on Easy Way to Inspect I/O in PAC Control
April 14, 2010—PID Loop Control & Que Hay de Nuevo en PAC Project 9.0 Webinars; Wired+Wireless is Golden Mousetrap Finalist; Wired+Wireless Video in Chinese; CSIA Executive Conference; Send a Tech Tip—and Get a Free Gift
March 31, 2010—New SSRs Have Built-in Heatsinks; Save on the Best Industrial Ethernet Switch; Webinars: PID Loop Control and Que Hay de Nuevo en PAC Project 9.0; Join Other Opto Users on LinkedIn
March 17, 2010—What's New in PAC Project 9.0 Webinar; OptoGreen Grant for Hydrogen Technologies; Hardware Tips on Wiring; Find an OptoPartner
March 3, 2010—Optimizing Throughput Webinar; PAC Project 9.0 Almost Here; Topic Page Index on Website; PSG Tips on OptoScript
February 17, 2010—IO4AB Webinar; New Energy White Paper; Help Design Advanced Training; PSG Tip on Free PAC Project Example Files
February 3, 2010—Engineers' Choice: Opto 22 Wired+Wireless I/O; PAC Display Tips & Tricks Webinar; New Wireless Video; What Training Do You Need?
January 20, 2010—Wired+Wireless Webinar; Publicize Your Business with a Case Study; Tech Tip: Formatting Data in a Text File (PAC Control); Automation Exhibition in Slovenia
January 6, 2010—PAC Control Tips Webinar; Migration Webpage; Troubleshooting & OptoKnowledgeBase; Free Training
December 16, 2009—Troubleshooting Webinar; Holiday Schedule; Wired+Wireless Video en Español; Thank You!
December 2, 2009—OptoWebinars Rescheduled; Greener Coal; Tech Tip on Saving in PAC Display; Opto 22 Holiday Schedule
November 19, 2009—OptoWebinars; Case Study on Upgrading Furnace Control to SNAP PACs; Tech Tip on PAC Project Sample Files; Discover Card Accepted on Opto 22 Website
November 4, 2009—Engineering with Ethernet Webinar; SNAP I/O Selector; Tech Tip on Getting Controller Status Data; Go Wired or Wireless WebEx Seminar
October 21, 2009—N-TRON 700-series Ethernet Switches; Updated Specification Guide; Watch OptoVideos without Internet Connection; Industry Exhibit in Alabama
October 7, 2009—New Visio Images for HMIs and System Diagrams; B3000 Brain Replaced by B3000-B; Find an OptoPartner or Distributor; Tech Tip: Making Websites in Firefox Easier to Read
September 23, 2009—Industrial-Grade N-TRON Ethernet Switches and APs; OptoVideos on the New Website; PSG Tip: PAC Manager Inspect Window;Test Drive the SNAP PAC System
September 9, 2009—PAC Project 8.5 Ready for Download; Opto Month at Allied Electronics; New Opto 22 Website Almost Here; Hot Tips from PSG: Back it Up!
August 26, 2009—Wired+Wireless Overview & Configuration Videos; Opto Customer Saves Jobs; Design World Discusses Wireless; PSG Tip on Auto-Negotation
August 12, 2009—Wired+Wireless Data Sheets Now Available; Incremental Encoders: Tech Note Explains Quadrature Counting; Learn about Remote I/O for A-B PLC Systems; Florida SNAP PAC System Class in Spanish
July 29, 2009—New Kepware OPC Driver; Airport Control Articles; New Opto 22 Website Coming Soon; Tech Tip on Moving PAC Control Strategy to a New PC
July 15, 2009—New Protocols Tech Note; Gongkong Interviews Opto; IO4AB WebEx Demo; Tech Tip on Initializing Global Variables
July 1, 2009—IO4AB Video Part 4: PID Loops; New 32-ch Digital Input Module with Positive Commons;Updated Modbus/TCP Integration Kit; Tech Tip on Offsite Testing
June 17, 2009—New Leakage-Tolerant High-Density Digital Input;PAC Display Tips and Tricks Video; PSG Tips for PAC Control; Background Downloading
June 3, 2009—PSG Tip: Getting Troubleshooting Data;New Digital Module for 70-130 VAC Inputs;SNAP PAC System Video in Japanese;OptoGreen Grant for Wind Turbine Development
May 13, 2009—New IO4AB Learning Center and EtherNet/IP Configurator R3.0;SNAP I/O for A-B PLCs Demo; IO4AB Video on Analog Features; PSG Tip on Persistent Variables
April 29, 2009—PSG Tip on Persistent Variables; New PAC Display SuperTrends Video; Updated SNAP PAC System Specification Guide; July Training Class Added
April 15, 2009—Wireless White Paper; Wired/Wireless PACs and I/O; CSIA Conference; Florida and Michigan SNAP PAC System Classes
April 1, 2009—PAC Project Supports Vista; IO4AB Video Part 2 and IO4AB Seminars in Texas; Automation Exhibition in Warsaw; New Belgium Brewery Case Study
March 18, 2009—2 GB Removable Storage in SNAP PACs; Case Study: Managing Fuel Costs; Hungarian Automation Exhibition; SNAP PAC System Class in Massachusetts
March 4, 2009—Manage 3-Phase Power Usage; "Green" Beer, Belgian Ale, and Opto 22; PSG Tip: Troubleshooting Help from the OptoKB; IO4AB Seminars in Southern California
February 18, 2009—Engineers' Choice Award; Coal Research Case Study; PSG Tip on Updating Tags and Modifying Controllers in PAC Display; Opto on Twitter
February 4, 2009—Technical Seminars in Tampa & Nashville; How-to Video: SNAP I/O with Allen-Bradley PLCs; PSG Tip on Deleting Unused Tags in PAC Control; OptoMinute Videos in Chinese
January 21, 2009—Control Magazine on Open I/O Systems; PSG Tip on 64-bit Literals in OptoScript; New Videos in Spanish; Classes in Massachusetts
January 7, 2009—New Factory Mutual-approved Products; Case Study: IO4AB at Fulghum Industries; New Russian Distributor; IO4AB Technical Seminars
December 17, 2008—Holiday Schedule; SNAP I/O for Allen-Bradley: Software and Firmware; Green Power Plant and Opto 22 Systems; Happy Holidays
December 3, 2008—Holiday Schedule; IO4AB Seminars in 2009; OptoGreen Grant for UCI; PSG Tips on OptoDataLink
November 19, 2008—DNP3 Integration Kit; New OptoPartners; IO4AB in Control Design; More PSG Tips on Nested Ifs
November 5, 2008—Free IO4AB Technical Seminars; PSG Tip on Nested Ifs; SPS/IPC/DRIVES Exhibition (Germany); SNAP PAC System Training in Spanish (Florida)
October 22, 2008—PSG Tip on FTP and Data Logging; SNAP PAC Learning Center Video; SNAP PAC System Training in Massachusetts
October 8, 2008—Technical Seminars: SNAP I/O in Allen-Bradley Systems; PSG Tip on Measuring RPM; R1 vs. R2; OptoVideos on Design News, Design World
October 1, 2008—Special Edition for Readers near Chicago and Detroit: Technical Seminars on Expanding Allen-Bradley Logix systems with intelligent remote I/O
September 24, 2008—Opto Talk at ISA Expo; PSG Tip on Powerup Message Sample; SNAP-TEX-32 Breakout Board; New Videos in English, Spanish, Chinese
September 10, 2008—New SNAP PAC System Video; Office Opened in Shanghai; PSG Tip on I/O Enabler Sample; Training Classes in Massachusetts
August 20, 2008—PSG Tip on New Control & Display Examples; Managing Electrical Power on NY Farms; Fused SNAP TEX Breakout Boards
August 6, 2008—PSG Tip on Background Strategy Downloading; SNAP TEX Mechanical Relay Breakout Boards; SNAP PAC Class in Spanish; OptoMinute Video: Temperature Inputs
July 23, 2008—Secure Strategy Distribution Protects Intellectual Property; SNAP TEX Cables; Design Your Control System with Visio
July 9, 2008—New SNAP TEX Cables & Breakout Boards; PAC Project 8.2 Release; Products Moved to Accessories; SNAP TEX Compatibility Charts
June 18, 2008—PSG Tip on Changing Variables from Global to Persistent; OptoSubscriptions video; CAD Drawings on the Opto 22 Website
June 4, 2008—Connect Opto 22 I/O to PLCs; PSG Tip on FTPing files from PACs; Michigan Fish Hatcheries video case study; SNAP PAC System classes in Florida
May 14, 2008—Tips from PSG on tables and hard-coded values in PAC Control; Waterford Township DPW new case study; Upcoming SNAP PAC System class in Massachusetts; Is this the last FactoryFloor training class?
April 30, 2008—Carnegie Science Center Video Case Study; Tips from PSG on time since powerup and module discovery; Securing and Removing SNAP I/O; Which S-Series PAC?
April 16, 2008—Tips from PSG: What's the Scan Rate?; Verizon Video Case Study; Faster, Easier Video and Screencast Players; Opto 22 Website Tour
April 15, 2008—Special Edition for Southern Florida Readers: Local Seminars and Training in July; Introducing New Distributor Optomize, Inc.
April 2, 2008—Free Posters; Tips from PSG on PAC Terminal; Case Studies in Spanish; FactoryFloor Training Class
March 19, 2008—New PAC Control & PAC Display OptoMinutes; Tips from PSG on RS-485, loopback, strategy performance; Funny Ad; Classes in Massachusetts
March 5, 2008—Optomux Integration Kit; Hot Tip from Product Support on PAC Display; OptoSubscriptions; Jam PAC'd Mouse Pad
February 20, 2008—Integrate SNAP PAC and Modbus Systems; Tech Tip: Specifying a SNAP PAC System; 2nd OptoGreen Grant; Case Study Program
February 6, 2008—PAC Project Demo 8.1; Tips from PSG on Solid State Relays; SNAP PAC System Training Class Offered in Spanish; Considerations for Choosing a PAC White Paper
January 23, 2008—Lumenyte Case Study (video + PDF); Georgia Pacific Case Study (Spanish); Software for PACs White Paper;Tips from PSG on SNAP I/O
January 9, 2008—Email Product Update Notifications (OptoSubscriptions); PayWerks Video Case Study; First OptoGreen Grant; OptoForums
December 12, 2007—SNAP I/O Selector; OptoMinute Video: R-series PACs; Holiday Schedule at Opto 22
November 28, 2007—New OptoDataLink Video; OptoGreen Grant Program; More Tips from PSG; Turkey Trot Winners
November 14, 2007—More Tips from PSG; East Coast SNAP PAC System Training; Turkey Trot at Opto
October 31, 2007—NASA Case Study; DF1 Integration Kit; New OptoBloggers; Lunch Seminar
October 17, 2007—New PAC Project 8.1, 8-channel Analog modules, S2 Controller, and Serial Brains; Case Study: Michigan Fish Hatcheries; Jam PAC'd ad; Motion Control video on CEtv
October 2, 2007—Special Edition announcing New SNAP PAC System Products and New Opto 22 Website Homepage
September 26, 2007—SNAP PAC System Motion Control at Opto 22; Freescale Case Study; Hot Tips from PSG;"Shoot This, Opto!" August Winner; Lunch Seminar
September 12, 2007—Case Study: Ballarat Upgrades to SNAP PAC System; Lunch Seminar; Newark's Online Opto 22 Catalog; OptoGear
August 22, 2007—Case Study: AZEVAP Keeps It Cool; Governor's Green Letter and Live EDGE Competition; Order Your Lunch Seminar; More Hot Tips from PSG
August 8, 2007—Old SSR Still Has It; New PAC Manager Video; "Shoot This, Opto!" July Winner; Schedule Your Lunch Seminar
July 25, 2007—Free Lunch Seminar, Meet Your Learn Section Hosts, Hot Tips from PSG
July 11, 2007—OptoGreen; Search the Opto 22 KnowledgeBase; OptoGear; "Shoot This, Opto!" Contest Winner
June 27, 2007—SNAP PAC System Video; "Shoot This, Opto!" Contest; Webcast Archive; Tips from the OptoForums
June 6, 2007—Automation World PAC Webcast; "Shoot This, Opto!" Contest; Motion Control; SNAP PAC System Specification Guide and Networking Demo
May 23, 2007—New SNAP PAC System, PAC Project Demo, and SNAP PAC System Upgrade Offers