OPTO 22 GROOV BOX, User Manual

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CHAPTER 1: WELCOME
groov Box User’s Guide for GROOV AT1
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Whether you store and serve groov software on a groov Box or on a computer using groov Server for
Windows, an operator interface you develop with groov can be viewed on almost any mobile device
or computer.
About this Guide
This user’s guide shows you how to install and set up your groov Box, part number GROOV-AT1 .
(If your groov Box is the newer model with part number GROOV-AR1, see form 2104, the groov Box
User’s Guide for GROOV-AR1 , instead of this guide.)
This guide also shows you how to use the groov Admin software. groov Admin provides the tools to
update groov , set up wired and wireless networking, and more.
For information about building and viewing groov interfaces, see form 2027, the groov User’s Guide .
Additional resources for groov are available on groov.com .
System Requirements
To build operator interfaces with groov you’ll need:
• Any computer with a modern web browser. This does not have to be a Windows PC.
• One or more of the following:
– A Modbus device that communicates over Ethernet
– An Opto 22 SNAP PAC System (SNAP PAC S-series, R-series, with firmware R9.2a or newer or
SoftPAC, running a PAC Control strategy)
– Any OPC UA-compatible automation system or equipment, plus an OPC UA server and
drivers for your equipment.
groov and KEPServerEX: If you are building a groov interface for an OPC UA-compatible system and
don’t already have an OPC UA server installed, the KEPServerEX communication platform from
Kepware Technologies is recommended by Opto 22 and tested to work with
groov. For more
information, see www.kepware.com/Products/products_OPCServers.asp and
www.kepware.com/Support_Center/doc_auto_tag.asp
A Note on Browsers
Thanks to technologies such as HTML5, SVG, and CSS3, web browsers are now fairly similar. Our
browser-based
groov View and groov Build work reliably on a large number of device/OS/browser
combinations, including HDTVs, smartphones and tablets of many shapes and sizes, and computers.
We’ve found Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer 10 or newer to be generally reliable. If one
browser is causing problems for you, however, try another one and let us know what issues you’ve
seen. For Product Support, see
page 6 .