The use of IO-Link as a communication protocol in industrial plants has seen remarkable expansion over the past several years. The total number of installed IO-Link nodes reached 51.6 million by the ...

An industrial gateway serves as the bridge between IO-Link devices and higher-level control or monitoring systems. It acts as both translator and coordinator, ensuring that data generated on the shop ...

The unit stores up to 40 timestamps of sensor events on each channel. This event history can help users track changes and more easily diagnose issues. Input timestamps of all sensor data also can be ...

Modern smart factories need to quickly and remotely adjust a sensor’s electrical characteristics to minimize downtime and maximize throughput. The MAXREFDES177# IO-Link reference design from Maxim ...

A new evaluation kit simplifies the development of compact IO-Link sensors for Fieldbus-independent point-to-point bi-directional communication. That, in turn, enables an extremely small enclosure for ...

In the landscape of industrial data collection, the choice between analog and IO-Link sensors wields significant influence over operational efficiency and data insights. This white paper looks at the ...

Banner Engineering Corp. introduces the A-GAGE EZ-ARRAY two-piece measuring light curtain with IO-Link output to its line of measuring array sensors. The new EZ-ARRAY models provide a cost-effective ...

The chip is more compact than other solutions on the market and can be mounted on smaller PCBs slapped on IO-Link devices. With its advanced protection features, the chip can also be used to cut out ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern smart factories need to quickly and remotely adjust a sensor's electrical characteristics to minimize downtime and maximize throughput. The ...