Schmalz SCPSi - Configuring (IO-Link)

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9.5Configuring (IO-Link)
To operate the ejector in IO-Link mode, it is sufficient to connect one IO-Link communication line (C/Q) in
addition to the supply voltage. This means that only one line is required for all process and parameter
data per ejector.
The ports on an IO-Link master typically have to be switched to IO-Link mode first. This is done using the
configuration tool supplied by the manufacturer of the master or controller. The port can be configured
generically for IO-Link by entering the correct process data length for the IO-Link device and possibly also
storing standard settings for the required manufacturer ID and device ID in the master.
Alternatively, the electronic device description file, or IODD, can be used. To do this, an IO-Link configura-
tion tool from the master manufacturer must be available into which the IODD is imported. This kind of
tool displays all process and parameter data for the device in a meaningful format and enables conve-
nient offline parameterization or also observation during operation.
For the devices in the SCPSi series, the IODD is available to download in two versions from
www.schmalz.com:
• IODD that uses the 1.1 revision for use with current IO-Link masters. The full
range of functions is available with four bytes of input data and two bytes
of output data.
• IODD that uses the 1.0 revision for use with older IO-Link masters (legacy
mode). The range of functions is slightly restricted, the process data is lim-
ited to one byte of input data and one byte of output data.