Beckhoff EPI3 Series, Documentation

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Commissioning/configuration of IO-Link master/device
EPI3xxx, ERI3xxx 56 Version: 1.2
5.3.1.2 2. Automatic scanning of the IO-Link ports
This part of the documentation describes the configuration of the physically available IO-Link devices in
TwinCAT.
During automatic scanning of the IO-Link ports, the steps WakeUp pulse, Baud rate setting, Reading of the
communication parameters, plus Parameter server and Cyclic data exchange , if applicable, are performed,
see Establishing the IO-Link communication [
}
13] . The corresponding IO-Link device must be connected to
the IO-Link port for this.
The connected devices are automatically detected and configured and a search is performed for the
associated IODD.
Finding connected IO-Link devices
The connected IO-Link devices can be found by clicking the Scan devices button (see the following figure
(C)).
Fig. 57: Scan devices (C)
The information window lists the connected device for each of the four ports. Only port 2 of the master is
assigned an IO-Link device. Confirm with the
OK button.
Fig. 58: Information Scan devices
To be able to work with the devices, the button Reload Devices (F4) must be clicked.
Fig. 59: Button: Reload Devices