Panasonic's intelligent sensors are designed to effectively provide preventative maintenance and remote monitoring over the IO-link network. This provides on-sensor judgments such as normal, error, caution, and alarm states. These sensors also provide a means to quickly and remotely reconfigure sensor settings and operations when warranted.
Features
- Performs high-level self-diagnosis, classifies the sensor state in three levels: normal, caution, and fault
- Uses IO-link as a communications method:
- It is possible to manage individual sensor information, prevent trouble such as a wrong sensor connection, and to shorten the time required to recover from production line trouble
- Baud rate: 230.4 kbps (COM3)
- Collection of digital data enables operation monitoring, remote controlling, and batch setting
- Setting parameters of the sensors are stored in the IO-link master enabling automatic writing from the master when devices are replaced
- Cables are available in two types: discrete wire type and M12 connector type:
- M12 connector type supports the Smartclick and can be connected to the IO-Link master by just turning by 1/8 turn
- Connectors other than Smartclick can be connected using an ordinary screw tightening method
- 4-core cable specifications that separately output the control output (DO) and the communication output (C/Q)
- Same size and mounting procedures as for the existing series models
