
8 Configuration and operation in
TwinCAT
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8.1 PDO assignments
8.1.3 Modular slots
The ESI file features a modular slot-based PDO configuration for different IO-
Link configurations. The following slots are available:
Slot name
Description
STD_IN_1_bit
IO-Link port as standard Digital Input
IOL_I_1byte
IO-Link, 1 byte of process data input
IOL_I_2byte
IO-Link, 2 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_4byte
IO-Link, 4 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_6byte
IO-Link, 6 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_8byte
IO-Link, 8 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_10byte
IO-Link, 10 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_16byte
IO-Link, 16 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_24byte
IO-Link, 24 bytes of process data input
IOL_I_32byte
IO-Link, 32 bytes of process data input
STD_OUT_1_bit
IO-Link port as standard Digital Output
IOL_O_1byte
IO-Link, 1 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_2byte
IO-Link, 2 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_4byte
IO-Link, 4 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_6byte
IO-Link, 6 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_8byte
IO-Link, 8 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_10byte
IO-Link, 10 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_16byte
IO-Link, 16 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_24byte
IO-Link, 24 bytes of process data output
IOL_O_32byte
IO-Link, 32 bytes of process data output
IOL_I/O_1/1byte
IO-Link,
1 byte of process data input
1 byte of process data output
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