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Groov now has event notification and lower-cost options

By Frank Tobe | May 18, 2015

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opto22groov 3.0 adds event-based email notifications and a mobile operator interface system that connects machines, equipment and control systems with mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Now, industrial automation end-users, system integrators, machine OEMs, or any authorized person can receive immediate email messages when a connected machine or system needs attention.

groov is a zero-programming, web-based way to build, deploy and view effective, scalable operator interfaces to monitor and control systems and equipment using mobile devices and other computer-based systems. These operator interfaces can be viewed on almost any mobile device or computer regardless of its manufacturer, operating system, or screen size, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and smart high-definition televisions.

Email messages can be customized and sent to groups or individuals, and messages can include equipment data, time/date stamps, other key information, and links back to the groov operator interface for one-click access to real-time, visual data for further investigation. For example, if a machine overheats, stops working, or otherwise meets or exceeds one or more predefined criteria that trigger a notification, a maintenance technician can be notified through email or text message, and can click right to the groov screen with more data. With email available at almost any time or location thanks to mobile devices like smartphones, email notifications get critical data into the right hands right away.

Additional new features include an improved groov Build interface development environment, where it’s easier to position, align and group on-screen objects. Also new is a Data Simulator feature that provides simulated dynamic values for onscreen gadgets; for instance, a Graph gadget can use a simulator tag that offers changing values for a sine wave, or a gauge can use a simulator tag with an integer moving between high and low values. This feature can help test onscreen gadgets or simulate tags and variables during screen development.

groov 3.0 also introduces a cost-effective way to select the right groov platform for an application. Platform choice depends on how many Modbus/TCP-ready devices or SNAP PAC controllers will be connected to groov, and if an OPC UA server will be used. New groov platforms are:

  • groov Solo—connects to one Modbus / TCP device or one SNAP PAC controller. groov Solo suits machine builders and OEMs who need only one controller or system connection, and offers a lower price for entry-level customers.
  • groov Plus—connects to multiple Modbus / TCP devices and SNAP PAC controllers and is for multi-machine or system applications, or for monitoring and controlling widely dispersed assets.
  • groov Enterprise—connects to machines, PLCs, and other equipment and systems that support OPC UA, in addition to multiple Modbus/ TCP devices and SNAP PAC controllers.

For mobile devices like iPhones, iPads and Android-based smartphones and tablets, a groov View app for iOS and Android is available free of charge on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The groov View app provides a native mobile experience for operator interfaces built with groov. These interfaces can also be viewed in the mobile device’s built-in web browser.

groov can augment existing human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems by making important information available to authorized users at any time and in any location. groov is available as either the standalone groov Box hardware appliance or the PC-based groov Server for Windows software.

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