SNAP PAC System Self-Training Guide

Learn about Opto 22's SNAP PAC System...

...in five easy steps:

2. Watch the SNAP PAC System overview video. Also available with voiceovers in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Arabic.

3. Watch the PAC Control software how-to video.

4. Download the PAC Project Demo and explore the software using a PC-based controller (included).

5. Come to free training in sunny California. Or purchase the SNAP PAC Learning Center (part number SNAP-PACLC) and get hands-on experience with real hardware and software (includes a step-by-step tutorial).

Now design your own system

SNAP PAC Configurator See system architecture diagrams, choose components, and check specifications and wiring in the SNAP PAC System Specification Guide, form 1696 (pdf).

Build your I/O units in the interactive SNAP I/O Configurator. Choose your processor, I/O, and accessories. (It's fun!)

Read the Best Practices for PAC Project and groovTechnical Note (form 2073) before you start developing your control projects.

For help

Pre-sales engineering support
International support (for pre-sales advice, product puchase, training, and product support)
U.S. and Canadian distributors
OptoPartners (for system integration, programming, and engineering help)
OptoKnowledgeBase (issues and workarounds for all Opto 22 products)
Troubleshooting resources

More on choosing system components

SNAP PAC System Components (animated demo)

Choose software:

PAC Project Basic and Professional (animated demo)
PAC Project Comparison Chart (pdf)

Choose a controller:

Standalone PACs: SNAP-PAC-S1 vs. SNAP-PAC-S2 (short video)
Rack-mounted PACs: SNAP-PAC-R1 vs. SNAP-PAC-R2 (short video)
SNAP PAC Controllers and Brains Comparison Chart (pdf)

Get groov to add visualization for mobile devices; data handling at the network's edge; and connectivity to PLC systems, company databases and spreadsheets, cloud services and software, all in one industrial unit.

More on designing system architecture

SNAP PAC Networking options (animated demo)
Using the dual network interfaces on SNAP PACs (video)

Industrial wireless: Wired+Wireless PACs and I/O (video)