The module simplifies integration, configuration and management of intelligent sensors and actuators. Using the IO-Link standard jointly developed by prominent industrial suppliers, the module eliminates time-consuming configuration of field devices via proprietary handheld units. The module also reduces device wiring to three conductors, minimizing automation footprint, engineering, commissioning and maintenance costs. The 12 mm-wide module integrates IO-Link below the control level for point-to-point linking of field devices to the company’s I/O system. It provides centralized network-based configuration for devices from multiple vendors via WAGO-I/O-CHECK configuration software and WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM coupler or controller. The network-independent module functions as a gateway from I/O-Link to any major fieldbus for interoperability. Network-based configuration replaces proprietary handheld configuration units and requisite training to streamline machine-building and control applications for industries such as packaging, food/beverage and pharmaceutical. It also economizes device maintenance, minimizing service for difficult-to-access applications, e.g., roof-mounted level control devices atop silos.
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