Banner Q5X - IO-Link Interface

July 25, 2023
Q5X With Dual Discrete Outputs And IO-Link Instruction Manual
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IO-Link is a point-to-point communication link between a master device and sensor. Use IO-Link to parameterize sensors and
transmitprocessdataautomatically.
ForthelatestIOLinkprotocolandspecifications,seewww.io-link.com.
EachIOLinkdevicehasanIODD(IODeviceDescription)filethatcontainsinformationaboutthemanufacturer,articlenum
ber, functionality etc. This information can be easily read and processed by the user. Each device can be unambiguously
identifiedviatheIODDaswellasviaaninternaldeviceID.DownloadtheQ5X'sIOLinkIODDpackage(p/n206833 for the
2000 mm models; 217156 for the 5000 mm models)fromBannerEngineering'swebsiteatwww.bannerengineering.com.
BannerhasalsodevelopedAddOnInstruction(AOI)filestosimplifyeaseofusebetweentheQ5X,multiplethirdpartyven
dors' IO-Link masters, and the Logix Designer software package for Rockwell Automation PLCs. Three types of AOI files for
Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLCs are listed below. These files and more information can be found
atwww.bannerengineering.com.
Process Data AOIs—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) in 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—Thesefilesrequiretheuseof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para
meterdatainthesensor.EachParameterDataAOIisspecifictoagivensensorordevice.
IO-Link Master AOIs—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specif
icIOLinkMasterrequires.EachIOLinkMasterAOIiscustomized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.
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