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CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
5.4. Commissioning and Connecting IO-Link Devices to a Rock-
well PLC with Add-On Instructions
An Add-On-Instruction or AOI is a feature introduced by Rockwell Software in version 16 of RSLogix 5000 programming software. An AOI enables
a user to develop and package PLC code in user-defined instructions that is reused throughout their program.
Banner has developed three types of IO-Link related Add On Instruction (AOI) files for use with the Logix Designer software package from Rock-
well Automation.
Process Data AOIs (v2)—These files can be used alone, without the need for any other IO-Link AOIs. The job of a Process Data AOI is to
intelligently parse out the Process Data word(s) into separate pieces of information. All that is required to make use of this AOI is an EtherNet/IP
connection to the IO-Link Master and knowledge of where the Process Data registers are located for each port.
Parameter Data AOIs (v2.1)—These files require using an associated IO-Link Master AOI. The job of a Parameter Data AOI, when working in
conjunction with the IO-Link Master AOI, is to provide quasi-realtime read/write access to all IO-Link parameter data in the sensor. Each Param-
eter Data AOI is specific to a given sensor.
IO-Link Master AOIs (v2.1)—These files require the use of one or more associated Parameter Data AOIs. The job of an IO-Link Master AOI is
to translate the desired IO-Link read/write requests, made by the Parameter Data AOI, into the format a specific IO-Link Master requires. Each
IO-Link Master AOI is custom-made for a given brand of IO-Link Master. Add and configure the relevant Banner IO-Link Master AOI in your ladder
logic program first; then add and configure Banner IO-Link Device AOIs as desired, linking them to the Master AOI as shown in the relevant AOI
documentation.
Instructions for using the DXMR110-8K AOI can be found on the DXMR110-8K product page on the Banner website.
Add-on instructions for different Banner IO-link devices can be downloaded on the Banner website. Included in the download, will be PDF instruc-
tions for how to use the files.
Figure 5: Example AOIs listed on the Banner Engineering product page for the Q4X Series Sensor
In the Logix Designer software, you can import the Add-On Instructions.
EIP Assembly Instance 100 (16-bit) DXM Local Registers
Adrs Data Adrs Data
0 1122 11 1122
1 3344 12 3344
2 5566 13 5566
3 7788 14 7788
4 9900 15 9900
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