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la possibilità di rilanciare ancora su un’altra ciabatta
dello stesso tipo, arrivando così a un totale di 30 input/output
configurabili per ogni port del Master.
Se questi hub sono collegati a un master 8x port IO-
Link, vengono trasmessi dati fino a un massimo di 240
sensori.
Ogni porta del master IO-Link può essere, a scelta,
azionata in modalità commutazione (modalità SIO
per elaborazione di segnali binari) o in modalità di
comunicazione IO, elaborando così le informazioni di
tutti i sensori.
sistemi di produzione. Questi componenti sono facilmente
integrabili nei sistemi di controllo.
Il concetto di sicurezza promosso da Balluff comprende
un numero sempre crescente di prodotti e
componenti che riducono al minimo il pericolo per le
persone e i sistemi di produzione. Questi componenti
Affidabilità e sicurezza
Balluff garantisce soluzioni estremamente affidabili e
offre un numero crescente di prodotti e componenti
che riducono al minimo il pericolo per le persone e i
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With over 50 years of sensor experience
Balluff, an exhibitor of SPS IPC Drives Italia, is a
leading global sensor specialist with its own
line of connectivity products for every area
of factory automation. Quality, reliability and
safety are ensured, whether object detecting
sensors, state-of-the-art position measurement
technology, innovative RFID technology or
new solutions for industrial communication.
IO-Link is the first worldwide standardized IO
technology (IEC 61131-9) for communicating from
the controller to the lowest level of automation.
The interface can be used universally and is a
fieldbus-independent point-to-point connection
that operates using an unshielded industrial
cable (IO-Link transmits all sensor signals to the
controller). Such a technology is quite easy to
install: one unshielded three-core cable is enough
for integrating sensors and actuators. This cable
can be up to 20 m long. The connection has been
standardized with M5, M8 and M12 plugs.
Balluff IO-Link blocks make any controller ready
for Industry 4.0: from Profibus and Profinet to CC-
Link and Devicenet all the way to Ethernet/IP and
EtherCAT.
A lower number of devices
An IO-Link master is used with any fieldbus
connection to connect IO-Link sensors/actuators
or IO-Link sensor hubs.
This master has multiple
IO-Link ports so that it can bundle data from various
devices and reduce the number of devices. Some
IO-Link hubs are able to receive and transmit
switching signals up to 16 digital sensors each.
There is also the option of raising to another strip of
the same type, thus arriving at a total of 30 input/
output configurable for each port of the Master.
If these hubs are connected to a port 8x IO-Link
master, data is transmitted up to a maximum of 240
sensors.
Each port on the IO-Link master can optionally
be operated in switching mode (SIO mode for
processing binary signals) or in IO communication
mode, thus processing information from all of the
sensors.
Reliability and safety
Balluff quality guarantees ultra-reliable solutions.
Thus the Balluff safety concept also consists of
Il concetto
di sicurezza
promosso da
Balluff comprende
un numero
sempre crescente
di prodotti e
componenti facili
da integrare nel
sistema di controllo.
Balluff safety
concept includes a
constantly growing
number of products
and components
that are easy to
integrate into a
control system.
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