The Balluff IO-Link inductive coupler features an IP67 housing (40 mm x 40 mm x 70 mm) and offers 32 bytes of bi-directional data transfer over a standard four-pole M12 sensor cable. Rated for 500 mA ...

IO-Link has been growing quickly in North America, largely due its use as a key enabler in industry’s digital transformation. If you’re not familiar with IO-Link, it is the first standardized I/O ...

The use of IO-Link as a communication protocol in industrial plants has seen remarkable expansion over the past several years. The total number of installed IO-Link nodes reached 51.6 million by the ...

Connecting sensors and actuators to a network can be a challenge when dealing with discrete analog connections. The input connections are usually supported by analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and ...

Although many system designers continue to use conventional analog sensors for ease of use, reliability, and long service ...