IO-Link Configuration: Add on Instructions

Transcript:

This video will guide you through the process of how to use ifm’s add on instructions for the AL 11, 12, 13 and 19 series IO link masters. The add on instructions will allow access to the process, input and or output data and diagnostic flags for connected IO link devices.

First, you'll need to download the startup package for Ethernet IP IO link Masters.

This package contains detailed instructions on setting up the IO link masters with various PLC platforms. In this video we will concentrate on the Allen Bradley based platforms that use RSLogix 5000 software. The instructions are located in the following folder. 

You will notice that ifm has written many add on instructions for IO link sensors in the RSLogix 5000 Environment import the add on instructions into iris logic by right clicking on the add on instructions folder highlight and click on import add on instructions. 

In our example, we will connect an O5 laser distance sensor to port one of our IO link master. Locate the add on instructions folder mentioned earlier. Select the 050 ID 8 port IOL add on and click on import.

Click okay to continue the 050 ID add on will now appear under the add on instruction folder and is ready to be used in the main PLC routine.

Drag and drop your new AOI into the ladder rung. Now assign a unique tag name to this Add on instruction. Point to the input data table of the IO link master with which you want to work the port process.

Data science value can remain at the default setting of four. This will set the size of each IO link port to be 32 bytes.

Enter the port number for the connected IO link device. In our example, we have connected the O5 laser distance sensor to port one. If the error flag goes away from the latter rung, you can now download the program into the PLC and put it into run mode.

In addition to the distance value, you will get diagnostic and sensor identity information with the AOI.

This concludes this tutorial. Thanks for watching. ifm. close to you.

Learn more about activating your Moneo configuration, configuring your EIP Master, or general IO-Link setup and support.