No validation: validation deactivated, every device will be accepted 
Compatibility: manufacturer ID and device ID are compared to the module data. 
The IO-Link communication is only started if there is a match.  
Identity: manufacturer ID and device ID and serial number are compared to the module 
data. The IO-Link communication is only started if there is a match. 
 
The following values are possible for the setting of the validation: 
0  no validation 
1  compatible (VID + DID) 
2  identical (VID + DID + serial number) 
Switched on: data management functions enabled, parameter data and identification data 
of the IO-Link devices are residually saved. 
Switched off: data management functions disabled, saved data are retained. 
Deleted: data management functions disabled, saved data is deleted. 
Enable upload: 
Select whether an upload of parameter data to the data management of the IO-Link master 
port is to be carried out or not. 
If the upload is enabled, the master starts a parameter data upload as soon as a device 
requests an upload (upload flag set) or if there is no data saved in the master port (e.g. 
after data has been deleted or before the first data upload) 
Block upload: 
If the upload is disabled, no data upload will be started. When there is an upload request 
from the IO-Link device, a download (if enabled) is started because no upload may be 
carried out if there are different parameter sets. 
Enable download: 
Select whether a download of parameter data to the IO-Link device is to be carried out or 
not. As soon as the saved parameter data in the parameter server of the port is 
differentiated from the connected IO-Link device and no upload request from the IO-Link 
device is present, a download is carried out. 
Block download: 
If the download is blocked, an upload (if enabled) of the parameter data occurs 
independent of the upload flag of the IO-Link device. 
Block upload and download: 
If upload and download are blocked, no parameter data exchange occurs.  
The IO-Link device then communicates anyway with the IO-Link port. 
 
The following values are possible for the settings: 
0x8X  Switch on 
0x0X  Switch off 
0x40 Delete 
0xX1 Switch on upload 
0xX2 Switch on download 
Note 
After the upload of the parameter data, the vendor ID and device ID of the 
connected IO-Link device is also still saved until the data record is deleted. 
When the connected IO-Link device is started, a validation takes place. Thus, only 
an IO-Link device of the same type can be used for the data management. 
To use an IO-Link device of a different type, the contents of the parameter server 
must be deleted.