Controllogix PLC Connect to IO-Link Master via EtherNet

How to Configure the IFM IO-Link Master in Rslogix 5000

 

I am using L61 Processor, IFM AL1120 Ethernet IO-Link master, SM7100 Flow Sensor

What's IO-Link 

1. Open the RsLogix 5000.
2. Create the New Project Version 20 (Note:- IO-Link work above V20)
3. Add the .EDS file to RsLinx by navigating to Tools->EDS Hardware Installation Tool
   
   
   
4. Click NEXT
   
5.  Select the Register an EDS Files and NEXT
   
   
6.  Browse the EDS file location from your PC and Click NEXT.
   
   
7. Right click on the “Backplane” in the I/O configuration folder and choose “New module”
   
   
   
8. Search the model of the Ethernet Scanner (i.e. ENBT), Select the found module
   and Click “Create” button.(Note:- IO-Link work latest firmware version of Ethernet  Scanner)
   
   
   
9. Enter  the scanner IP address, Name and Click “OK” button.
   
   
   
10. Right click on the “Ethernet” in the I/O configuration folder and choose “New module”
    
    
    
11. Search the article number of the IO-Link master (i.e. AL1122), Select the found module
    and Click “Create” button.
    
    
    
12. Enter  the IO-Link Master IP address, Name and Click “Change” button.
    
13. Select  the Name, Input Output Size and data format. Click “OK” button.
    
14. Now see the Controller Tag. IO-Link master tag created.
    
15. Right click on the “Add-On Instructions ”  and choose “Import Add-On Instructions”
    
16.  Browse the Add-On Instructions file location from your PC and Click “Import” button.
    
17. Click “OK” button.
    
    
    
18. Now Add-On Instructions add to your project.
19. Click and drag the Add-On Instruction onto a rung of logic.
    
    
    
20. Enter the name for AOI and Create the new tag.
    
    
    
21. Click “Create ” button.
    
22. Fill the PLC_Input with the Input data of the AL1x2x Ethernet Module from Controller Tag.
    
23.  Enter the "Port_Process_Data_Size" of IO-Link Master no.of port  and Connect an IO-Link Device to a port on the AL1x2x and enter the port number in the Add-On Instruction.
24.  Enter the Gradient value for connected  sensor from sensor manual.
25.  Download project to PLC.
    
26.  Now real process value read form sensor.
    

Download AOI, EDS, Sample PLC program and other support file.

See this Tutorial  Video