Omron NX Series User Manual page 44

1 Introduction to IO-Link Systems
IO-Link Master Unit
type
NX
*1. The IO-Link device connection configuration information settings are included in the IO-Link Master Unit
settings.
*2. Sysmac Studio version 1.17 or higher is required.
*3. CX-ConfiguratorFDT version 2.2 or higher is required.
• Communications
Applicable master
NX-type IO-Link Master Unit
• Communications Methods
• Cyclic Communications
Target master and devices
NX-type IO-Link
Master Unit
• Message Communications
Target master or de-
vice
NX-type IO-Link Master
Unit
I/O device connected to
an NX-type IO-Link
Master Unit
*1. Unit version 1.12 or later of the NJ/NX-series CPU Unit is required to use these instructions.
1-12
Applicable Support Software
I/O allocation settings
*2
Sysmac Studio
Cyclic communications
¡
•
OMRON IO-Link I/O allocation settings from the Sysmac Studio are not nec-
devices or IO-Link
essary for an IO-Link device with an IO-Link input data size
devices from other of 2 bytes or less, and an IO-Link output data size of 2 bytes
companies
or less.
•
I/O allocations from the Sysmac Studio is necessary for all
other IO-Link devices.
Communications instructions used
Use the following communications instruc-
tions:
•
NX_WriteObj (Write NX Unit Object) in-
struction
•
NX_ReadObj (Read NX Unit Object) in-
struction
Use the following communications instruc-
tions:
•
IOL_WriteObj (Write Device Object) in-
*1
struction
•
IOL_ReadObj (Read Device Object) in-
*1
struction
IO-Link Master Unit set-
*1
tings
*2
Sysmac Studio
¡: Can be used. Í: Cannot be used.
Message communications
¡
Required action
You must make EtherCAT configu-
ration settings and Slave Terminal
configuration settings from the Sys-
mac Studio.
NX/GX-series IO-Link System User's Manual (W570)
Setting and monitoring
the IO-Link devices
*3
CX-ConfiguratorFDT
Required action