What’s New in groov EPIC, groov RIO 3.1 v2.1

New Features groov EPIC:

• groov View 4.3a
• LDAP Support
• CORS Support
• PID Loops from grrov Manage
• MQTT enhancements
• Node-RED 1.1.3
• Ignition 8 option

New Features groov RIO:

• LDAP Support
• PID Loops from groov Manage
• New Thermistor Input
• MQTT enhancements
• Node-RED 1.1.3
• Ignition edge support
• groovFind tool for Windows or MAC

groov View 4.3a

New Features:

• Computed Tags
• Bit select from an Integer
  *”Bit picking” to become the value of a tag
• Disable Communication to a device

Enhancements:

• Integers to control Gadget Visibility
• Trends Display Av/Min/Max

LDAP – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol:

• Manage groov EPIC user accounts centrally (IT managed)
• Centralized User Management
  *User Accounts
  *User Credentials
  *Corporate Accounts
• LDAP Client Configuration in groov Manage
• Compatible with Active Directory (Microsoft)

CORS – cross Origin Resource Sharing

• Addition to RESTful API of PAC Control
• API access to Web Browser Applications from outside domain
  *Read/Write tags
• Adding “allowed” Origin Domain to the security policy of REST API in EPIC

PID Loops:

• groov RIO as a self-contained PID Loop Controller
• UI in groov Manage for 4(96) PID Loops
• PID loop Parameters Access Via
  * groov Manage
  * Node-RED
  * PAC control
  * RESTful API
  * Modbus -TCP

MQTT:

• Support for long Broker/Server URL
  * Amazon
  * Google
• Additional Sparkplug-B Payload Properties
  * Engineering Units
  * Scaled Units
  * Watchdog Configuration
  * Filter Weight
• MQTT logging
  * Local log of MQTT Client
  * Broker Connection Status
  * Diagnostic Information

Node-RED Update:

• Backup/Restore all installed Nodes
  * No Internet Connection Needed at restore
  * No need to re-install NR nodes
• Support of Web Sockets
• Engineering Units
• Complete List of New Features in Node-RED 1.1.3
  * Node- RED YouTube Channel

Ignition Edge Support:

• Ignition 8.0.16 option in 3.0
  * Ignition Edge
  * Full Ignition Gateway
• User can select Ignition 7 or Ignition 8 Firmware
  * First install EPIC 3.x with Ignition 7 f/w, then EPIC 3.x with Ignition 8 f/w can be installed
  * Once 3.0+ Ign7 is installed, all future firmware updates supported

Thermistor Support:

• New I/O Signal types with 3.0  update
  * Support for Thermistors
  * Resistance Measurement
• Refrigeration Applications

Secure Shell Access:

• SSH access to groov RIO
  * Secure Shell, root access
  * Python
  * C/C++
  * Node JS
  * Java

Tools:

• groovFIND
  *Search for groov Devices on Local or VPN networks
  * List IP address and Hostname
  * Link to groov Manage
• Helpful when not in front of the system to check for IP address

New and Updated Resources:

https://bit.ly/39yArBj

https://bit.ly/2L81JFe