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Chapter 2 IO-Link Overview
Value Status
The value status indicates whether the process data is valid or invalid. The
value status can be transmitted cyclically with the process data.
Device Data
Device data supports device-specific configurable parameters, identification
data, and diagnostic information. They are exchanged acyclically and at the
request of the IO-Link master. Device data can be written to the device (Write)
and read from the device (Read).
Events
When an event occurs, the device signals the presence of the event to the
master. The master then reads out the event. Events can be error messages and
warnings/maintenance data. Error messages are transmitted from the device
to the controller via the IO-Link master. The transmission of device
parameters or events occurs independently from the cyclic transmission of
process data.
Access IO-Link Data
Cyclic Data
To exchange the cyclic process data between an IO-Link device and a
controller, the IO-Link data from the IO-Link master is placed on the address
ranges assigned beforehand. The user program on the controller accesses
the process values using these addresses and processes them. The cyclic data
exchange from the controller to the IO-Link device is performed in reverse.
Acyclic Data
Acyclic data, such as device parameters or events, are exchanged using a
specified index range. The controller accesses these using Explicit Messaging.
The use of the index and subindex ranges allows targeted access.
I/O System Startup
If the port of the master is set to IO-Link mode, the IO-Link master attempts to
communicate with the connected IO-Link device. To do so, the IO-Link master
sends a defined signal (wake up pulse) and waits for the IO-Link device to
reply.
The IO-Link master initially attempts to communicate at the highest defined
data transmission rate. If unsuccessful, the IO-Link master then attempts to
communicate at the next lower data transmission rate.
If the master receives a reply, the communication begins. Next, it exchanges
the communication parameters. If necessary, parameters that are saved in the
system are transmitted to the device. Then, the cyclic exchange of the process
data and value status begins.
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