Beckhoff EPI4 Series, Documentation

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Commissioning and configuration
EPI4xxx, ERI4xxx 29 Version: 1.6
5.2 Configuration of the IO-Link devices
The configuration of the IO link devices is carried out in the IO link configuration tool. Configure the IO link
device as described below.
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Requirement: an IO-Link master has been added in the Solution Explorer under the "I/O" entry.
1. Open the IO link configuration tool [
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2. Import the IODD file of the IO link device [
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3. Assign devices to ports.
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Assign a device to a port [
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ð Configure a port as digital in- or output [ } 33] .
4. Remove a device from a port [ } 39] .
5. Activate the IO link configuration [
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5.2.1 Open the IO link configuration tool
ü Requirement: an IO-Link master has been added in the Solution Explorer under the "I/O" entry.
1. Double-click on the IO-Link master.
ð A device editor for the IO-Link master opens.
2. Click on the "IO-Link" tab.
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The IO-Link configuration tool opens. The configuration tool contains two fields:
• „Ports“
The left-hand field "Ports" shows a list of the ports of the IO-Link master. If a device has been assigned
to a port, the device designation is shown next to the port.
• „Catalog“
The right-hand field "Catalog" shows the device catalog.
The device catalog contains an alphabetically sorted list of the IO-Link devices for which a device
description (IODD) exists in the local TwinCAT installation.
The IODDs for the EPIxxxx, ERIxxxx IO-Link Box modules from Beckhoff can be downloaded via the
Download finder . The downloaded zip file contains the IODD device description files for the Beckhoff
EPIxxxx, ERIxxxx IO-Link Box modules.
Fig. 15: IO-Link configuration tool