Across manufacturing plants, automation systems have changed and demand higher visibility, faster data exchange, and simpler integration. Sensors and actuators are becoming more intelligent, but their ...

Factory automation environments are currently experiencing a massive surge in the number of sensors deployed. These sensors measure everything from temperature to proximity and weight to pressure, as ...

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 ...

Thanks to the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the number and type of sensors deployed on factory floors is growing and in search of a streamlined way to communicate and share data, ...

Designers of industrial-automation applications have many viable choices for sensor-related signal conditioning and network connectivity, each with a variety of attributes. Among these is IO-Link, a ...

IO-Link is a powerful yet simple protocol with wide industry support. IO-Link improves digital or analog sensor interfaces, providing significantly more information, configurability, and control to ...

IO-Link uses standard unshielded cables to enable real-time data exchange between sensors, actuators and control systems, replacing simple on/off signals with detailed device performance and ...

IO-Link-enabled smart sensors are emerging as a leading technology for field-level applications, offering a future-proof solution that seamlessly integrates with both new and existing machine ...

A new transceiver for the single-drop communication interface IO-Link promises to boost factory floor efficiency and productivity by enabling seamless, bidirectional communication between sensors, ...