IO-Link - A New Dimension of Communication

Year on year sensors are equipped with more functions and more intelligence. However, the interface connection to the higher-level control technology has remained unchanged. In a collaborative effort with other companies Pepperl+Fuchs has now set out to create a new standard: IO-Link technology, which opens up new opportunities to the user. In addition to process data (digital signals or analog measured values) parameter and diagnostic information can now also be transmitted to and from the sensor via a standardized sensor cable.