The upcoming 5-day virtual event is your chance to learn, engage and discuss CODESYS tech innovations and engineering in real-time.

CODESYS is a free, platform-independent IEC 61131-3 programming tool for industrial automation systems. And if you use groov EPIC controllers, you already know EPIC supports CODESYS as a control programming option and runtime engine. CODESYS GmbH is one of Opto 22’s valued Technology Partners, and we are once again participating in their semi-annual user conference.

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The recording of Opto 22’s live product demo from the 2021 Ignition Community Conference is now available.

Were you able to attend Inductive Automation’s annual Ignition Community Conference (ICC) last week? This two-day virtual event featured developer panel discussions, case studies of real-world Ignition projects, the annual build-a-thon, as well as several exhibitor demo sessions. 

Opto 22’s presentation demonstrated the power of Ignition on our groov EPIC and RIO platforms, and the recorded webinar is now available for on-demand viewing.

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Cómo facilitar y modernizar lo que tienes que entregar usando los equipos legados y existentes — ¡no hay magia! 

Ya sea si eres integrador o cliente final, llega el día que tienes que modernizar aplicaciones existentes y necesitas hacer conexiones remotas de forma segura. Imagina poder hacer proyectos escalables y el departamento de TI te da aprobación sin problema?

Esteban Nuñez de NV Tech invitó a René Gamero, Gerente para Latinoamérica @Opto22 y platican acerca varios temas en este podcast, incluso:

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Join us for another webinar this week with the Eclipse Foundation and members of the Sparkplug Working Group.

Earlier this year, Opto 22 joined the Eclipse Foundation’s Sparkplug Working Group. The group’s focus is to foster further collaboration and innovation around the MQTT and Sparkplug standards, an important piece of technology in our groov EPIC and groov RIO product lines.

The Eclipse Foundation has been the home for open-source implementations of the MQTT IoT protocol since 2011. It introduced the SWG in 2020 to continue the development of Sparkplug and broaden its adoption for IIoT. As part of this week’s Inductive Community Conference, the group is hosting a webinar demonstrating the difference that Sparkplug makes in the real world.

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Opto 22’s free online training will soon include a series on groov RIO edge I/O.

Good news for all our OptoU students as well as anyone interested in learning more about groov RIO—this new series of videos will help you become a groov RIO expert. groov RIO is the revolutionary I/O module that offers over 200,000 unique, software-configurable I/O combinations in a single, compact, PoE-powered industrial package. And now you can learn about it more easily than ever!

The groov RIO Learning Center is the best way to get hands-on experience with this new edge I/O technology, and the new OptoU training series will take you through several lessons utilizing a groov RIO learning center unit (GRV-RIO-LC).

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Updated technical note includes tips and design advice for ensuring optimal performance on all devices using PAC Project software.

If you’ve been keeping up with your OptoBlog posts, you saw last week’s news about an available update for the PAC Project Software Suite, version 10.4. If you haven’t already, make sure you download it to take advantage of the new features, enhancements, and important fixes included in this update.

But now we have more good news! Whether you’re a new user or very experienced with PAC Project and PAC Control programming, you’ll want to spend some time reviewing our latest updated tech note: Optimizing PAC Project System Performance (form 1776).

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Take advantage of several new features, fixes and improvements in this latest release of the PAC Project software suite, R10.4.

Whether you use Opto 22’s basic or professional version of the PAC Project Software Suite, you’ll want to hear about some new features and enhancements just added to PAC Control as well as some fixes for PAC Display. Let’s review the highlights.

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Opto 22 will be joining Technology Partner Sepasoft for a free virtual conference showcasing their latest MES modules.

The Opto 22 events calendar continues to fill up with opportunities to work with our Technology Partners – which means more chances for you to see how our products work together in real-time, with real application scenarios.

A manufacturing execution system (MES) is used to control, track, and document the transformation of raw materials into finished goods in real-time. MES systems are capable of tracking production by the second and, in some cases, less than one second. Opto Tech Partner Sepasoft wants to show you what this type of MES technology can mean for your business in a free, half-day virtual conference.

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Our OptoPartner video series continues with an introduction and overview of Automated Concepts Inc.

Based in Texas, Automated Concepts Inc has been a part of the OptoPartner integrator program for quite some time. With over 20 years experience in the field, we wanted you to hear directly from them about the types of projects they’re working on and what technologies are bringing them success.

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