Video series gives you tips for using Modbus TCP devices with groov EPIC

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Video series gives you tips for using Modbus TCP devices with groov EPIC

Watch these new groov EPIC videos for tips on using your Modbus TCP devices with groov View, PAC Control, Node-RED, and Inductive Automation’s Ignition software.

Opto 22 engineer Ben Orchard is back in the Opto 22 studio with several new video lessons on communicating to Modbus TCP devices with a groov EPIC processor.

For each lesson, Ben is using a groov EPIC Learning Center (GRV-EPIC-LC) along with a Modbus SATEC P130 power meter, which is measuring the voltage and frequency of the mains power in our studio. 

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2019 Holiday Greetings, Recap & Schedule

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Happy Holidays from Opto 22

The end of 2019 is quickly approaching, and the Opto 22 team is once again preparing for the holidays.

As we look back on 2019, it was another EPIC year that included exciting new features and changes for the groov EPIC system. Here’s a recap of some of the highlights and our upcoming holiday schedule.

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Open source is the future of automation

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Opto 22 speaks up for open-source software.

For this month’s IoT feature in Design World magazine, Opto 22 had the chance to weigh in on the value that open-source software brings to industrial automation.

Some key points for the industry:

  • Open source is everywhere in the enterprise and consumer sectors, powering innovation in products, services, and projects we all know.
  • Open source changes the economic model for industry, freeing engineers and end users from the trap of vendor
    lock-in.
  • Open source accelerates innovation and offers key technologies that empower IIoT growth.

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RUT240 Gateway

Teltonika RUT240

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The Teltonika RUT240 is a compact, cost-effective and secure industrial 4G/LTE Wi-Fi router for professional and industrial applications. This mobile router delivers high performance for mission-critical cellular communication in harsh and hazardous environments where wide operating temperature is required. Equipped with external SIM holder, digital input/output and signal strength status LEDs, it ensures easy network management. External SMA antenna connectors …

SCARA’s for Sale

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EPSON SCARA SALE We have a few second hand G6-Series Epson SCARA robots for sale including ALL cables and robot controller too! These robots are second hand and were purchased for production cell integration, which the customer cancelled. So, with virtually NO run hours on the clock, why not grab yourself a fantastic bargain! Contact us for further information.

The World’s First

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groov EPIC® gives you guaranteed-for-life I/O, a flexible Linux®-based controller with gateway functions, high-resolution touchscreen, two independent network interfaces, USB and HDMI ports, and software including control programming, groov View for device-independent HMI, Node-RED for simple data flows, and Ignition Edge® for OPC-UA drivers and MQTT/Sparkplug communications. Learn More System – This is EPIC. Edge Collect, process, view, and exchange data where it’s produced—at the edge of …

groov EPIC

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The groov EPIC – Edge Programmable Industrial Controller The groov EPIC from Opto 22 evolved from a need to address the automation problems the industrial, process and manufacturing automation sectors face every day: security, access to data, connectivity, programming limitations, and implementation issues largely attributed to challenges with IT personnel. There is a new breed of engineer and developers coming …