Opto 22 announced availability of a RESTful API to its industrial programmable automation controllers (PACs), an effort to close the IT/OT gap and enable rapid IIoT application development, reduced time to market in machine and system design, and faster automation and control project deployment.
REST architecture and technology are intrinsic to IoT and paramount to web and mobile-based application development.
Through this new RESTful API, developers gain secure programmatic access to new or legacy physical assets through control variables and input/output (I/O) data using any programming language that supports JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Available through a free updated firmware release for Opto 22 SNAP PAC programmable automation controllers, the RESTful API includes an HTTP/S server accessible from any HTTP/S-compatible client.
Billions of sensors, machines, and devices already exist in industrial infrastructure but are currently unable to connect to the IIoT. This legacy equipment holds valuable untapped data needed to improve business processes and decisions in almost every enterprise and every industry. Opto 22’s platform enables developers to design, prototype, and deploy applications to connect existing assets to the IIoT and share their data, capabilities, and resources with other connected systems and assets.
