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OptoNews Tip: Free PAC Project sample files
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Here's a handy compilation of our most popular—and most useful—examples for PAC Control and PAC Display: PAC Project samples Greatest Hits. This collection includes sample files we've created plus files you've posted to the OptoForum.
OptoNews: Latest groov code samples available now
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What if your operators could enter machine data on their phones and that data automatically appeared in a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet?  What if production or usage data from your spreadsheet was...more
OptoNews: Coming soon - mobile-friendly OptoForum format
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A lot of you post questions and share your expertise in the OptoForum. It's a great place to get advice from other Opto product users, explore new ways to solve a control problem, or share your sample...more
WeMo PAC Control Chart
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Are you as fascinated as we are by the variety of "smart" devices now becoming available—and affordable? One of these is Belkin's WeMo switch. Plug the switch into an electrical outlet, plug in a light...more
OptoNews Tip: 4 subroutines for sorting tables
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The OptoForum community scores again! If you've ever needed to sort tables in PAC Control—string, float, or integer tables—here are 4 new helpful subroutines contributed by forum member Philip in Code Samples and Tips.
OptoNews Tip: Peer-to-peer with REST
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Here's the latest Code Samples and Tips contribution in our new OptoForum: an example of easier peer-to-peer communication between PAC controllers. This example takes advantage of the new RESTful API in...more
Join the OptoForums community
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Get great resources and tips from experienced Opto 22 product users—and help other users with your insights. You’ll see the OptoForums mentioned here on the blog from time to time, and that's for good...more
OptoForums - restructured and ready to help
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New categories and reorganization of topics are just some of the reasons to visit the OptoForums. Whether you're new to using Opto 22 products or a long-time user, you can benefit from checking out the...more
OptoNews Tip: Share SNAP PAC data with Excel or Access
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Have you wanted to share I/O point or variable data from your SNAP PAC controller with a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet or Access® database?  Maybe you're tracking sales in a spreadsheet and want to...more
OptoNews: Take PAC Project for a test drive
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Interested in Opto 22 SNAP PAC controllers, but not sure how they're programmed or what our automation software is like? You can find out now with the PAC Project Demo. This free download includes...more
OptoNews tech tip: It's about time
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Lately we've received some questions about one of the key concerns in control: controlling something at a specific point in time.  Maybe you want to turn on a pump at 6:00 a.m. every day Or start a...more
OptoNews: New Modbus Integration Kit for Ethernet and serial
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Whether your Modbus equipment uses Serial RTU, Serial ASCII, or Modbus/TCP protocol, our latest Modbus Integration Kit has you covered.  The kit makes it easier to integrate your Modbus equipment with SNAP PAC controllers running PAC Control strategies. 
OptoNews: New PAC REST API video - exchange data with Access database
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In the last OptoNews, we showed you how an Excel® spreadsheet can exchange data with an Opto 22 SNAP PAC using the SNAP PAC controllers' RESTful API (application programming interface). This time we'll...more
OptoNews: New PAC REST API video - exchange data with Excel
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What does the new built-in RESTful API in Opto 22 SNAP PAC S-series and R-series programmable automation controllers mean to you? It means you can use a variety of programming languages to easily access data in the PAC.
OptoNews: New OptoForum ready now!
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Have you been on the OptoForum lately? It looks different—clean and modern—and it's easier to use, too. It's easy to see the latest posts in one category, or in all of them. Also easy to see who's on a thread. Search works great.
OptoNews: Integrate CAN devices with your SNAP PAC System
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Do you have devices on a Controller Area Network? Now you can communicate with them using the SNAP-SCM-CAN2B serial communication module and a new CAN RX/TX Integration Kit.  New R2.0b firmware on the...more
How to build IIoT solutions with Ignition 8 and MQTT
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A new webinar, hosted by Cirrus Link Solutions, explores the tools used to build an IIoT solution with Ignition and MQTT — both part of the groov EPIC system. Virtual events have become a necessity in...more
OptoNews Tip: Set up custom troubleshooting in PAC Manager
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When you're troubleshooting system problems, PAC Manager can be a big help. That's because PAC Manager communicates directly with your controllers and I/O units. You're probably already familiar with...more
OptoNews tip: Totalizer helps you choose which pump to run
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Let's say you have four pumps available, and you don't run them all at once. When it's time to start one, you want to choose the one with the least wear.  You can decide which one to start by comparing...more
OptoNews: New video - Diving deep with James Cameron
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In 2012, explorer and filmmaker James Cameron did what no one had ever done before.  He piloted a one-man submersible to Challenger Deep at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the lowest spot on earth, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) below sea level.
RTD with RIO
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Using powerful built-in software, it’s easy to add more functionality to the multifunction, mixed signal I/O on groov RIO, including using RTD temperature probes with minimal code. The groov RIO MM1...more
Opto 22: Reconfigured and ready
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Our sales and engineering teams have implemented new online strategies to help with your automation projects. Even before the onset of COVID-19, Opto 22 had begun reconfiguring its sales operations to...more
OptoNews: Now sense & switch industrial loads with your Raspberry Pi
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Did you ever think a Raspberry Pi® could monitor or control real-world electrical loads like industrial motors, sensors, and pumps? Well, now it can! The new Digital I/O Carrier Board for Raspberry Pi (part number OPTO-P1-40P) makes it possible.
OptoNews: New version of Node-RED for groov Box
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We've just released version 3 of Node-RED for the GROOV-AR1 groov Box.  Node-RED is an open-source software tool for digitally wiring together hardware devices (like the groov Box), APIs (application...more
OptoForums Top 5 of 2023
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A year in review of the most popular topics and discussions on the OptoForums. Let's talk for a moment about our fantastic Opto 22 forum fans. The OptoForums host an amazing community. It seems that...more