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· 30.30.01.02851 · 01 · 03/22
10.2
Operation via IO-Link
When the area gripper is operated in IO-Link mode (digital communication), the supply voltages, ground and
communication line for IO-Link (C/Q line) are directly connected to the IO-Link master (point-to-point connection). It is
not possible to connect multiple C/Q lines to a single IO-Link master port.
Connecting the area gripper via IO-Link provides access to a number of additional functions alongside the basic
functions of area gripper, such as suction, blow off and feedback. These additional functions are:
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Device data
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Device status
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The current vacuum level
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Choice of four production profiles (production setup profiles P0 to P3)
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Errors and warnings
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Status indicator of the area gripper
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Access to all parameters
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Functions for energy and process control
This allows all modifiable parameters to be read, modified and written back to the area gripper directly via the higher-
level controller.
Evaluation of the condition monitoring and energy monitoring results allows you to draw direct conclusions regarding
the current handling cycle and perform trend analyses. The area gripper supports IO-Link revision 1.1 with four bytes
of input data and two bytes of output data. It is also compatible with IO-Link masters that use the 1.0 revision and
above. In this case, one byte of input data and one byte of output data are supported. The exchange of process data
between the IO-Link master and the area gripper is cyclical. Parameter data (acyclical data) is exchanged by the user
program in the control unit using communication modules.
