AL1x2x PLC Setup

AL1x2x IO Link Master with

UNITY PRO XL

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Table of Contents

 Installing AL1x2x EDS File

 Configure Ethernet Module
 Configure Io Link ports
 Input data block
 Generic Data Funtion block ( DFB ) instructions
 Specific ifm Data Funtion block ( DFB ) instructions
 Viewing IO Link Device Input Data from AL1x2x

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Installing the EDS file

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Installing the EDS file

3. Add the .EDS file to Unity PRO by navigation to tools  DTM navigator

4. Follow the prompts to add the .EDS

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Configure the Ethernet module

1. Update the hardware catalog

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Configure the Ethernet module

2. Right click on the « Ethernet » in the DTM navigator and choose « Ajouter »

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Configure the Ethernet module

3. Choose « IO-Link master SL EIP 4P IP67 », select the found module

and Click « Ajouter DTM »

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Configure the Ethernet module

3. Provide an unique name for the ethernet module and select « Manuel »
in « gestion des Items »

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Configure the Ethernet module

4. Provide an unique IP address for the ethernet module

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Configure the Ethernet module

5. By default « Exclusive owner IO-Link I/O – Acyc - Diag » is selected

6. You can choose another connection by deleting the default one

other connection: - Exclusive owner IO-Link I/O – Acyc
- Exclusive owner IO-Link

7. Change the size type to INT in « items »

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Configure the Ethernet module

Inputs

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Configure the Ethernet module

Outputs

7. Click on « Appliquer » to complete the module setup

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Configure IO Link ports

The installation of the EDS file results in the « paramètres de configuration » being
propulated with option for configuring the AL1x2x. The configuration setting can found
under the « navigateur de DTM ».

Configure each port’s function. By default all ports are designated to be IO Link port.

Example :
Port 3-4 and
configured to
be IO Link
Devices.
Continue to
scroll down to
view or
change the
settings
for other ports
if necessary.

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Input Data block

1. Select « variables DTM equipment » and create « Table d’animation »

in the « IO Link_Master_SL_EIP_4 »

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Configure IO Link ports

2. Verify the communication to the IO Link module with the « freshness » bit

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DFB instructions

1. Connect an IO link Device to the IO Link configured port

2. Getting the process Input Data is possible by Three methods

a. Generic input Process DFB ( usable for any Devices )
b. Ifm specific input Process DFB ( usable for ifm Devices )
c. View raw data in the input « variable de DDT d’équipement »

3. Open folder 3 in the AL1x2x complete startup package to find the DFB instructions.

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Generic DFB instructions

1. Import the DFB : « Generic_4PORT_IOL »

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Generic DFB instructions

1. Complete the IO of DFB ( port number, …as shown on the picture )

Type of connection

Data by port

Port Number

Input structure

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Generic DFB instructions

2. To interpret the input process data from a connected IO Link Device,

use the « IO Device description »

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Specific DFB instructions

1. Connect an IO link Device to the IO Link configured port

2. Open folder 3 in the AL1x2x complete startup package to find the DFB instructions.

3. Import the DFB : « OGD_4PORT_IOL »

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Specific DFB instructions

1. Complete the IO of DFB ( port number, …as shown on the picture )

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Specific DFB instructions

2. Import the ifm specific DFB

3. Select the appropriate 4 Port or 8 port ifm specific DFB
4. Click and drag the DFB Instruction onto a rung of logic
5. Enter an unique name to the DFB
6. Create a new tag
7. Fill the PLC_Input with the Input data of the
AL1x2x Ethernet Module
8. Enter the Port’s Process Data Size from the Controller Tags
9. Enter the Port Number
10. Enter the type of connection
11. View the Pre-interpreted real process data

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Viewing IO Link Device input Data from AL1x2x

Vendor ID

Device ID
Reserved Process data : Distance
Process data : Reflectivity
Device status +
Outputs

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