{"id":284,"date":"2011-09-21T11:46:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/?p=284"},"modified":"2024-09-20T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:22:18","slug":"io-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wika.com\/en\/products\/pressure-products\/io-link\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview: Is IO-Link the new communication standard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In connection with the electronic pressure switch PSD-30, I often get asked what is IO-Link and how it is defined. IO-Link is a new communication interface in the area of factory automation\/ machine building. Leading providers of automation technology have joined together to form the &#8220;IOLink consortium&#8221; and specified this new interface. This interface can be used to exchange information on the already existing signal line all the way down to the field level, using a serial protocol.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The advantage is that, for example in the case of a pressure switch, bidirectional communication is possible via the already existing 3-wire connection. The following data can be exchanged using the standardized protocol:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Measurement values: analogue or digital<\/li>\n<li>Configuration parameters: centrally from the control system to the sensor\/actuator<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic information: from the instrument to the control system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further details on IO-Link, please refer to\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.io-link.com\" rel=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">IO-Link homepage<\/a> or the product page for the WIKA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wika.com\/media\/Data-sheets\/Pressure\/Pressure-switches\/ds_pe8167_archived_en_co.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">PSD-30 <\/a>electronic pressure switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In connection with the electronic pressure switch PSD-30, I often get asked what is IO-Link and how it is defined. IO-Link is a new communication interface in the area of factory automation\/ machine building. 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