IO-Link
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What is IO-Link?
IO-Link is a standardized, open, and fieldbus-independent communication technology for sensors and actuators. It's primarily used for point-to-point communication, enabling smart sensors and actuators to transmit process data, diagnostic data, and parameters to a control system, enhancing automation and diagnostics in industrial environments.
What other technologies are related to IO-Link?
IO-Link Competitor Technologies
Profinet
Profinet is an industrial Ethernet protocol that can compete with IO-Link in some applications, particularly for higher bandwidth and more complex data exchange.
Ethernet/IP
Ethernet/IP is another industrial Ethernet protocol competing with IO-Link, offering similar capabilities for industrial communication and control.
EtherCAT
EtherCAT is a high-performance Ethernet protocol that competes with IO-Link, especially in applications requiring fast and deterministic communication.
Modbus TCP
Modbus TCP is an older Ethernet-based protocol, still used in many industrial applications, and serves as an alternative, but generally at lower performance than IO-Link
AS-I
AS-I (Actuator Sensor Interface) is a fieldbus technology that competes with IO-Link for connecting binary sensors and actuators at the field level.
Profibus
Profibus is a fieldbus standard that competes with IO-Link, although it is older, it is still in use in many applications. Profibus is at a higher field level than IO-Link, however.
DeviceNet
DeviceNet is a fieldbus technology that competes with IO-Link for connecting sensors and actuators, mainly utilized in older systems and less common in new installations.
ASI
ASI (Actuator Sensor Interface) is a fieldbus technology that competes with IO-Link for connecting binary sensors and actuators at the field level. (duplicate of AS-I entry)
Number of organizations that mention technology
475
IO-Link
4,289
Profinet
4,079
Ethernet/IP
1,901
EtherCAT
1,247
Modbus TCP
218
AS-I
4,721
Profibus
1,928
DeviceNet
753
ASI
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IO-Link Complementary Technologies
Studio 5000
Studio 5000 is an engineering environment from Rockwell Automation for configuring and programming PLCs, and can be used to manage IO-Link devices connected to Rockwell PLCs.
OPC UA
OPC UA is a communication protocol for industrial automation that can be used to exchange data between IO-Link devices and higher-level systems like SCADA or MES.
Codesys
Codesys is a PLC programming system that can be used to program PLCs controlling IO-Link masters and processing data from IO-Link devices.
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Which job functions commonly mention IO-Link?
Firmware Engineer
0.2% of all Firmware Engineer jobs mention IO-Link
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Embedded Engineer
0.1% of all Embedded Engineer jobs mention IO-Link
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Automation Engineer
0.1% of all Automation Engineer jobs mention IO-Link
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Electrical Engineer
132 Electrical Engineer jobs mention IO-Link
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Engineer
943 Engineer jobs mention IO-Link
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