IO-Link Competency Center

With increased developments in IO-Link technology, the need for IO-Link Competency Centers has grown from locations in Germany and the Czech Republic to the USA.  The designated Competency Centers are labs in which technical expertise and support are available and offered to IO-Link manufacturers and vendors. Comtrol is North America’s designated IO-Link Competency Center, and we hope to provide valuable information in this section.

Click on the manufacturers below for IODD compatibility reports:

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• MultiLink™ – Simultaneously provides IO-Link device access to multiple controllers

• Supports EtherNet/IP™ and Modbus TCP

• Powerful IO-Link Master web interface unlike any other in the industrial marketplace:

  • Configure IO-Link, EtherNet/IP™, and Modbus TCP settings for your IO-Link device

  • View real-time diagnostics for IO-Link, EtherNet/IP™, and Modbus TCP activity on your IO-Link ports

  • Load IODD (IO Device Description) files onto the IO-Link Master for your convenience

  • Configure IO-Link devices in minutes using the IO-Link Device – Port table (GUI) or the IO-Link Device ISDU Interface, which provides ISDU (Indexed Service Data Unit) handling

  • Data Storage (automatic or manual) for Auto Device Configuration

  • IO-Link Device Validation (compatible and identical) to link specific IO-Link devices to a specific port

  • Data Validation (strict or loose) for data integrity

• Mobile Application – Configuration and Diagnostics

• Remote Parameterization

• ISDU (Indexed Service Data Unit) Handling

• RSLogix Integration – PLC Interface

• Ability to save and load IO-Link Master configuration files

• Network Management Tools