IO-Link Masters from AutomationDirect
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In this informative video, discover the power and versatility of IO-Link Masters available from AutomationDirect.com, your gateway to streamlined industrial automation solutions. Explore the features, benefits, and real-world applications of these cutting-edge devices that are revolutionizing the world of control and sensing in industrial settings. Whether you're an automation enthusiast or a professional, this video provides essential insights to help you make the most of IO-Link technology.
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Let me introduce you to IO-Link Masters from AutomationDirect IO-Link is an open point-to-point communication standard that provides easy field wiring and data-rich bi-directional communication with intelligent field IO devices. In addition to the indication or value a standard field device would provide in a system, an IO-Link device provides extended self-diagnostic and monitoring information as well as remote configuration capability, IIoT support, and much more, all over a standard 3-wire sensor cable. An IO-Link Master is a device through which a PLC or other controller connects simultaneously to a number of field devices such as sensors and actuators through its input ports. Versatile master modules can handle a variety of signals so you can mix and match traditional I/O devices with advanced IO-Link devices, to serve a wide range of applications requiring basic and/or rich process data. The IO-Link masters AutomationDirect carries are IP67-rated field devices with water-tight M12 field connections. They don’t necessarily need an enclosure – in most industrial environments, you can be fully comfortable machine-mounting these rugged modules. Using EtherNet/IP, an IO-Link Master may be situated up to 100m away from its higher-level controller, and each IO-Link master acts as its own Ethernet switch with one “In” port and one “Out” port, meaning that they can be daisy-chained for expanded network control, with each IO-Link Master up to 100m from the last one. Field IO devices are then connected to the IO-Link master’s input ports, with a maximum cable length of 20m. Each port can be configured in one of 4 operating modes. • IO-Link Mode sets the port for IO-Link communication • DI Mode sets the port for use with Digital Input devices • DQ Mode is for use with Digital Output devices • The fourth mode is Deactivated, for ports that are not being used Also available to use with the IO-Link Masters, IO-Link Hubs dramatically increase the potential number of traditional digital IO devices a single IO-Link Master can incorporate. Each IO-Link Hub connects directly to an IO-Link master’s input port. With each hub, 8 or 16 digital IO points can be connected to a single IO-Link Master input port. This means each IO-Link Master could handle up to 128 discrete IO points. Imagine the wiring headaches all of this is going to save you. Once connected to its field IO devices, an IO-Link Master facilitates several types of data transmissions back and forth. Measured Process Data is transmitted cyclically, reported in the appropriate engineering units, along with validity check results known as Value Status Data. Device Data is transmitted acyclically, when the IO-Link Master triggers the exchange. This includes unit identification and diagnostic details along with unit configuration and parameterization. The IO-Link Master can be set up to store all of the Field IO devices’ configurations and push those setups to replacement devices when required. Events, such as device errors and alarm details are also handled acyclically. Let’s look at 2 of the IO-Link Master models offered at AutomationDirect.com – A Stride Basic model and a Premium model from Murrelektronik. Both of these are designed for easy and reliable connection of your IO system components. The Premium model offers a higher current rating on each port and an expanded range of communication protocol options. The IO-Link Masters are compact and designed for easy deployment. All connections use industry-standard M12 ports. In and Out ports provide daisy chaining for both power and ethernet communications. Versatile IO ports handle a variety of IO devices or the IO-Link Hubs mentioned earlier. A removable acrylic window covers three rotary selection switches, used to set up the devices IP address. For details on that procedure, see the Network setup videos linked in the description. LED indicators display status information for each input port, power port, and communication port. Mounting holes on the ends of the device are provided for panel, enclosure, or machine mounting. For much more on IO-Link capabilities and products carried by Automation Direct, be sure to check out our IO-Link videos collection. Click here for the video playlist. Click here for IO-Link products Click here to subscribe to AutomationDirect’s YouTube channel
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