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FactoryTalk Optix from Rockwell Automation is a modern visualization platform designed to enhance human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control applications. Built for flexibility, it supports cloud-based design, deployment, and management, enabling real-time collaboration and remote accessibility. FactoryTalk Optix offers intuitive tools for creating dynamic, responsive interfaces and integrates seamlessly with Rockwell Automation’s broader ecosystem. With its advanced visualization capabilities, it helps optimize operations, reduce development time, and improve decision-making in industrial environments.
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Getting Started
Learn the basics of getting started with FactoryTalk Optix.
- Getting Started with FactoryTalk Optix
- FactoryTalk Optix Resources
- Optix Runtime Sizing
- Optix Device Sizing
- How to download FactoryTalk Optix Studio
- Building a simple Optix Application
- FactoryTalk Optix Responsive Display
- Deploy Optix Runtime to Windows PC
- Deploy Optix Runtime to Linux Devices
Video Tutorials from ASEM
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Optix Studio Pro
Features that are included with FactoryTalk Optix Pro subscription.
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PLC Communications
How to connect FactoryTalk Optix to common PLCs.
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Optix for HMI
How to use FactoryTalk Optix as an HMI.
- Linking pushbuttons to a Logix tag
- Dynamic Link Key-Value Converter
- Create reusable graphics
- Object model alias
- Alias with Logix a UDT
- Dynamic alias index with Logix UDT
- Popup Dialog Box
- Build a faceplate
- Create Variables with Structured Data Types
- Rockwell Automation Device Libraries for Optix
- Optix Presentation Engines
- New Windows for Web Presentation Engine
- Changing Languages for Localization
Tutorials from Rockwell Automation
Video Tutorials from ASEM
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Alarms, Trending, and Data Loggers
How to configure alarms, trends, and data loggers in FactoryTalk Optix.
- Trending and Data Logging
- Advanced Trend for DataLogger Widget
- Logix Alarms Widget
- Remote InfluxDB Database
- Store and Forward to InfluxDB
- Export InfluxDB Data to CVS File
- InfluxDB 3.0 with FT Optix
Tutorials from Rockwell Automation
Video Tutorials from ASEM
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Device Object Libraries
List of available Device Object libraries for FactoryTalk Optix
- Process Library v5.20.02+
- Machine Builder Libraries (partial)
- Power Device Library v3.05+
- Network Device Library v12.04+
- Safety Device Library v1.05+
- I/O Device Library v5.05+
- IO-Link Device Library v3.03+
- Condition Monitoring Device Library v1.01+
- Mettler Toledo Device Library (in development)
- Hardy Device Library V1.00+
- Robotics Libraries (in development)
- Rapid Launch
- Plex APM Library v1.01+
- Plex QMS Library v1.00+
- Fiix Library v1.01+
- DataReady Library v0.9+
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Security in Optix
How to use create and use users. groups and roles in FactoryTalk Optix.
- Create Users, Groups and Roles
- Using the Login Form Widget and Privileges
- Create a User Login Window
- Managing Users in Runtime
- User Management Demonstration
- Write logged User to PLC
- Users Batch Creation in Design Time
- User Management with Navigation Panel Rights
- User Management with Landing Panels
Video Tutorials from ASEM
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Optix for Edge
How to use the FactoryTalk Optix as an edge gateway.
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OptixEdge Advanced Edge Gateway
OptixEdge Standard supports FactoryTalk Optix, Remote Access and Docker containers. Its preinstalled Optix app can collect your data and send it to the cloud.
- OptixEdge First Steps
- Running Node-RED with Docker
- Softing EdgeConnector Docker Container
- Energy Management with Pluto Analytics
- Add an Apache Webserver in OptixEdge
- Two Isolated Containers Deployed in OptixEdge
- Chirpstack LoRaWAN Network Server in OptixEdge
- Private Chirpstack Network Server in OptixEdge
- Parsing Chirpstack Sensor Data with OptixEdge
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Hardy Process Solutions with FactoryTalk Optix
How to use the Hardy Process Solutions device library with FactoryTalk Optix.
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Advanced Topics and Use Cases
More advanced FactoryTalk Optix topics and use cases.
- OPC UA to SQL Converter with FT Optix
- Fiix Integration with Device Library
- PowerFlex Direct Drive Connectivity
- Siri Voice Control with FT Optix
- ThinClient to Display FT Optix Runtime
- Deserialize TTN LoRaWan Payload
- Sending FT Optix Messages to WhatsApp
- Sending Emails with FT Optix
- FT Optix and Grafana for Statistical Analytics
- Optix PanelLoader to PLC Tag
- Pushover Notifications from Optix
Video Tutorials from ASEM