Transmission Media - turck IO-LINK MASTER User Manual

IO-Link - the fieldbus-independent communication interface

Transmission media

IO-Link does not require any special wiring. The sensors and actuators can continue to be
connected using the proven, attractively priced and unshielded industrial cables.
The operating modes available for selection are the standard switch mode and the commu-
nication mode.
Figure 2:
Communica-
tion without
IO-Link
Industrial Ethernet
Fieldbus
D301171 - IO-Link master 1108
Control
Decentralised
Periphery
S1 S1
S2 S2
S1 S1
– –
S2 S2
+ +
M M
PC
Communication
S1
S2
S1
–
S2
+
M
2
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