Commissioning Using Io-Link And The Smartbridge - Pepperl+Fuchs ENI58PL-S Series Manual

ENI58PL-S***, ENI58PL-R***
Commissioning
The data connection to the sensor is established. Status information "connected" will be
displayed in the bottom left of the menu if connection is successful.
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Commissioning using IO-Link and the SmartBridge

Pepperl+Fuchs SmartBridge® simplifies setup and can be used to establish a connection to
the rotary encoder. The combination of a mobile device, the SmartBridge® app, and the IODD
make programming easy.
System requirements
The SmartBridge® app is available in the respective app store (Apple App Store; Google Play).
You can install it on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets that support "Bluetooth
LE" (low energy) or "Bluetooth 4.0" and use the iOS (from version 10) or Android (from version
6.0) operating systems.
The IODD file (IO-Link Device Description) is available to download from the www.pepperl-
fuchs.com website on the product page for the relevant sensor. The download is a zip file
containing both the IODD and GDD files.
Note!
For communication between the SmartBridge® app and the SmartBridge® to be possible, the
mobile device must meet the following requirements:
Bluetooth must be enabled,
The app must have permission to access location data.
Installing and configuring the SmartBridge® app and the IODD/GDD
1. Open the relevant app store on your mobile device and make sure that Bluetooth is enabled.
2. Search for the "SmartBridge Pepperl + Fuchs GmbH" app.
Figure 4.3
3. Follow the instructions for downloading and installing the SmartBridge® app on your mobile
device.
4. Download the IODD and GDD from the product page at www.pepperl-fuchs.com and save
the ZIP file locally on your mobile device. Unzip the ZIP file immediately.
This will extract an HTML file (GDD) and another ZIP file (IODD).
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