Resources & Tools

Debugging when archiving problems

hello, i have pac control 10.4. i go to pac terminal, i upload a strategy as a zip onto a folder, i extract it, i open it and go to debug and it asks me to download, why is that? todays date is 5/19/22...more

Important: Update to continue sending emails from Opto 22 products

New technical note shows you how to update security settings for your email applications. You can use many Opto 22 products to send email notifications to keep engineers and technicians aware of...more

Programming with CODESYS and need a Modbus master?

groov EPIC becomes a Modbus master/client with a few easy lessons. With Modbus continuing to be a popular protocol for industrial devices, the chances are pretty good you will need to write a program to...more

Range Indicator Possible Bug

Hello, When using the Range Indicator gadget (vertically), I want the label to be located at the top of the gadget. Since the gadget doesn’t offer this, I thought to leave the label as blank and put my...more

Cycle count and hours of operation

Flujo de Kinzel 81284×569 70.8 KB I want to share my flow using a Rio to capture the data of cycle counts and hours of operation of a screen printing machine roll to roll, the data is send to a MSSQL...more

Annke PoE IP Cam - View in GroovView

Hello, I have a few Annke 4k C800 PoE IP cams that I am trying to have displayed on a Groov View page. I’ve tried a lot of different URL’s and have come up short. I can get the snapshot in my browser...more

Use Swagger UI to make API calls with Node-RED

Next up in the Node-RED videos series is a tutorial about using Swagger to help set up API calls. In under 20 minutes, this new developer video from Terry Orchard will take you through all the steps you...more

'Open Serial Communication', line 2: Cannot locate instruction definition #511

I am trying to take a program that we wrote many years ago in IOControl that is now in PACcontrol and debug so that it can be sent to a GROOV Epic. Everything works except that I get the following error...more

Mssql to groov view

how to read data from mssql and send to groov view...

Use Swagger UI to Make API Calls with Node-RED

Videos - 5/10/2022

Terry Orchard will take you through all the steps you need to get a solid understanding of using Swagger software with Node-RED. Using them together, you can control all sorts of APIs, both getting and posting data using Node-RED flows.

:thinking: how can I correctly configure a groov-write & groov read connection with certificate

I have a Groov view server installation windows 10 and I have done the process of generating the self-signed certificates and installing them, this has not been a problem. Later I wanted to access a...more

Google Apps ending access to less secure apps - are you ready?

Prepare to make security changes to your email accounts by May 30, 2022. For a long time, automation engineers have sent email alerts and reports from automation applications via a ‘throwaway’ Gmail...more

Exporting then emailing groov view trends via node red?

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum. I came across this thread on the AR1: https://forums.opto22.com/t/save-groov-trend-data-to-a-csv-file-on-the-ar1/1476/7 It would seem my request is possible,...more

RIO-EMU Modbus csv for Ignition and other Modbus master software

If you need to access your RIO-EMU power and energy data via ModbusTCP in Ignition, Ignition EDGE or using some other Modbus TCP/IP master software application, here are the required steps and some...more

Controller stopped connecting to the FTP server

I am currently using 3 different communication handles to connect to the same FTP server at different points in my strategy. However, suddenly I started getting error -9 on one communication handle...more

The address of the temperature register of the device is 40001. There are only five digits. How to fill in?

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Groov View Graphics

I’m in groov view incorporating pipes and valves but I can’t make the svg graphics of the pipes fit, is there any way to move the graphics fine?...

Output of PLC to use it as an input in groove rio

I need the output of the PLC of a screen printing machine to capture the cycles of operation, the output is used to energize a valve that is used to enable the vaccuum system, this valve is of 2 watts,...more

How to PUT a file into groov storage via the Manage REST API

In this post I’ll break down how to build a flow that uses the HTTP request node to PUT a file (a *.png image file in this case) into the unsecured file area on a groov EPIC – but this will also work...more

Node-RED Dashboard Keeps Losing Connection with RIO

Hello - I have configured a dashboard to control a curing oven. Using Edge or Chrome, I can easily connect to the RIO server, and the dashboard loads, running properly. After a minute or so, the...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.

IntegrateLIVE! - Protect your control network with open solutions

Take part in a new virtual workshop that brings together changemakers in automation. IntegrateLive! is a new collaboration that aligns integrators, vendors, and end users that share these values:OPEN...more

Node-Red High CPU causes status "Initializing" and disables the Restart button

When I push a Node-Red flow pretty hard, I will get this in groov Manage: image796×837 22.9 KB I’ve noticed that the Status will change from “Running” to “Initializing” when the CPU gets to be...more

Create a data table in Node-RED

Next up in the Node-RED developer video series is a tutorial on adding data tables. Did you know that you can install additional gadgets to the Node-RED dashboard? Terry Orchard returns to the...more

UNABLE TO VERIFY LEAF SIGNATURE Snap PAC S1

I am running node-red on an Epic PR1 (10.17.3.90). I have a pac-read node configured to look for a variable on a Snap PAC S1 (10.17.3.200 not using a hostname) on the same network. I am using HTTPS...more

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