Trace: » iolink.html

[hemmerling] IO-Link

Organisations, Norms and Events

IO-Link Device Description Specification ( IODD )

IO-Link Hardware & Software

IODD interpreter

IO-Link Stacks, IT-Link 2 USB Interfaces

IO-Link Chip Manufacturers

  • Maxim
  • Texas Instruments ( a “simple” chip )
  • ZDMI

IO-Link Automation Manufacturers & Products

IO-Link & Industry 4.0

Concept for Low Data Throughput: PLC as IO-Master

Concept for High Data Throughput: IO-Master as Gateway to the Cloud

  • There is no need that PLCs process all the “IOT / Industry 4.0” data. This is CPU power consuming ( makes the devices hot,..) and especially increases the PLC cycle time.
  • Instead, an IOT Gateway ( e.g. a IO-Link Master ) should be used as data separator and as component of a Historian or even a simple MES system. A software agent on the IO gateway pushes data to the cloud.
    • Sensor data needed by the PLC is sent to the PLC.
    • While data just needed to be collected ( e.g. for energy management ) should be sent to the IT infrastructure ( local database, datacenter, cloud ).
    • The Cloud services may get additional data by pulling data from the PLC, by the help of an agent installed on the PLC.

Resources

  • No bus, but a P2P network. You can change an IO-Link sensor device easily, as the configuration parameters are not stored on the device, but on the IO-Link controller.
  • Experts told me:
    • Cycle time calculation example:
      • COM2 ( 38.4 kBaud ), 1 Byte process data → cycle time 2.3 ms, i.e. the data is updated all 2.3 ms.
    • Unique selling proposition: 3 unshielded wires, 20 meters cable length.
    • Sensors of IO-Link devices may generate events ( e.g. the sensor needs to be cleaned ), which are sent to the IO-Link master. The IO-Link master may sent to the master display in the control room.
    • Developer's advices to avoid severe timing problems:
      • 16/32-bit microcontrollers provide enough computing power, while 8-bit microcontrollers might not be sufficient to follow the timing requirements of the IO-Link protocol when serving the IO-Link device functionality.
      • The clock on IO-Link sensor boards must be generated by an external on-board quartz crystal, but you may not use the on-chip clock generated by microcontrollers. On-chip clocks don´t provide temperature stability!
      • The Flash ROM of IO-Link boards must be implemented as “fully functional EPROM”. Be warned that some micocontrollers have on-chip Flash ROM, which doesn´t satisfy this requirements.


When this document changes ! Site Navigation ( My Business ! My Topics ! Imprint / Contact ! Privacy Policy ! Keyword Index ! ! Google+ Publisher "hemmerling" )

 
en/iolink.html.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/28 11:44 (external edit) · []
Recent changes RSS feed Powered by PHP Valid XHTML 1.0 Valid CSS Driven by DokuWiki