EPP6224-0522
The EP6224-0522 IO-Link module enables the connection of up to four IO-Link devices. These can be actuators, sensors, or a combination of both. On the M12 sockets with the Class A ports, a digital input with timestamp is additionally available, which indicates the time of the last edge change with a resolution of 1 ns.
This technology enables signal curves to be traced exactly over time and correlated with the Distributed Clocks throughout the system. What’s more, machine-wide parallel hardware wiring of digital inputs or encoder signals for synchronization purposes is often no longer required with this technology. As a result, responses with equidistant time intervals, independent of the bus cycle time, are to a large extent possible. The other four M12 ports have 8 digital combi channels, each of which can be used as an input or output. The EtherCAT Box is parameterized via the EtherCAT master. The service data of the IO-Link devices can be transferred directly from TwinCAT via ADS or very conveniently via the integrated IO-Link configuration tool.
In the default setting, the IO-Link channels operate as standard 4-channel inputs 24 VDC, which communicate with connected IO-Link devices as required, parameterize them, and change the operation mode if necessary. Each IO-Link channel can also optionally be used just as an input or output channel. The integration of IO-Link and timestamp makes the box module ideal for applications such as the detection of print marks or other time-critical processes.
Special features
- IO-Link V1.1
- convenient sensor parameterization in TwinCAT
- additional timestamp input on the M12 port