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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2023
Balluff Gmbh, Neuhausen a.d.F., DE;
Sebastian Hagen, Bempflingen, DE;
Ulrich Baur, Frickenhausen, DE;
Matthias Beyer, Reutlingen, DE;
Manuela Schmidt, Filderstadt, DE;
BALLUFF GMBH, Neuhausen ADF, DE;
Abstract
Operating IO-Link system having wirelessly connected IO-Link masters and several IO-Link devices divided into groups wirelessly connected by control system, at least one master with different configurations, one master with first configuration to operate first group of devices; a first process loop connected between at least one master and first group devices, checking communication status of connected devices of first group; at least second process loop reading devices of first group, setting configuration values for operation of first group devices, at least one master with at least second configuration operates at least second group of devices; at least third process loop connected between at least one master and devices of at least second group devices, checking communication status of connected devices of at least second group devices; at least fourth process loop reading devices of at least second group, setting configuration values for operation of at least second group devices.