Siemens SIMATIC ET 200AL - Overview of Configuration Options

Integration into the automation system
3.1 Configuration of the IO-Link system
IO-Link system
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Overview of configuration options
Introduction
The tables below show the configuration options offered by the SIMATIC IO-Link master with
or without S7-PCT and which FW versions of the IO-Link master support the individual
configurations.
Comparison of the configuration options
The following table provides an overview of the available options for configuration with and
without S7-PCT:
Requirement
Configuration with S7-PCT
Configuration without S7-PCT
IO-Link Autostart
IO-Link Manual
Use of the IO-Link device
description IODD
Yes No No
Setting the length of input
and output data (per port)
Automatic Manual Manual
Assignment of the Vendor ID
and Device ID
Automatic - Manual (see FAQ
(
https://support.industry.siem
ens.com/cs/ww/en/view/1097
48852))
Behavior during IO-Link
device replacement
Programmable - Programmable
Adjustable IO-Link cycle time
Yes
No
No
Adjustable IO-Link device
parameters
Yes No No
Display of the IO-Link pro-
cess data structure
Yes No No
Monitoring of IO-Link pro-
cess data
Yes No No
Display of IO-Link device
diagnostics messages
Yes No No