With a view to the requirements of Industry 4.0 applications, the digital point-to-point connection IO-Link offers a manufacturer-independent, fieldbus-independent communication technology, which provides manifold possibilities for the intelligent connection of sensors and actuators to the control level of an automation system and the communication between plant control and field level.
The comprehensive, standardized communication with each IO-Link capable sensor and actuator enables additional sensor data, transmission of measurement and switching signals without losses and numerous independent diagnostic functions. Error, diagnostics or status messages, the sensor communicates independently to the controller. Unique device identification via vendor / device ID result from the IO-Link interface.
Müller Industrie-Elektronik extends different sensors series with IO-Link compatible types for temperature, pressure and force measurement for the following input signals: strain gauge | Pt100 | thermocouple | universal (strain gauge/RTD/TC/Poti/0-1000mV) and different 1-channel and 2-channel OEM versions.
The new product overview IO-link on sensor level provides information in detail about the IO-Link concept by Müller Industrie-Elektronik.