IO-Link LIBRARY for SIMATIC PCS 7/SIMATIC PCS NEO WE PROVIDE THE KEY

AT A GLANCE:

Drivers are a small but important key to integrating IO-Link devices in SIMATIC PCS 7.

We offer an appropriately varied library for system-compliant device integration.

Close collaborations with vendors provide us with in-depth knowledge of a variety of IO-Link components.

THE CHALLENGE:

The number of sensors and actuators integrated in SIMATIC PCS 7 via IO-Link is constantly growing, so it’s no surprise that this communication protocol is used universally, from engineering to device diagnostics – provided it always has the right IO-Link library. That really isn’t a problem, but it does require special expertise.

WHAT GIVES YOU ADDED VALUE:

We offer a diverse IO-Link library for system-compliant connection to SIMATIC PCS 7. As a specialized development team, we enable cost-effective solutions throughout the lifecycle of the process control system, from its initial integration to maintenance and ongoing updates. The risk to you couldn’t be smaller.

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY:

Every library contains knowledge that we’re constantly refining in collaboration with major vendors like Turck, Pepperl+Fuchs, Siemens, and ifm electronic. We make our expertise available in the IO-Link standardization consortium, among other organizations, where we also pick up valuable ideas for new trends and developments.

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IO-Link: The smart communication standard

IO-Link is a point-to-point communication protocol that allows the integration of smart sensors and actuators in automation systems. It simplifies engineering and commissioning, delivers diagnostic indications to the control and monitoring system, and forwards process data from the IO-Link devices to the application program.

One benefit of IO-Link is that data is transmitted via an unshielded 3-core cable that’s also used for sensors with no bus connection. This means that devices in an existing system can be replaced by IO-Link sensors without having to change the wiring.

Add-on module driver library

IO-Link technology is already widespread in the manufacturing industry. It offers benefits during installation, commissioning, and ongoing operation. Seamless integration is essential for using IO-Link technology in process control systems, as are effective and consistent engineering. Input and output signals are automatically assigned to the corresponding device in engineering, and the diagnostic data is integrated in the signal’s accompanying value.

So we can offer consistent, end-to-end engineering for IO-Link devices, Codewerk has released a library as an official SIMATIC PCS 7 add-on for integrating devices.

ECONOMICAL SOLUTION FOR YOUR PROJECTS

We offer a license that you can purchase for the IO-Link library for SIMATIC PCS 7 that’s valid for multiple controllers within a plant.*

License costs per project are between €2,450 and €2,650, depending on the PCS 7 version used.

By releasing the library as an official SIMATIC PCS 7 add-on, we guarantee long-term support and regular upgrades to new system versions.

*Licensing conditions on request

REFERENCE THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CSL BEHRING

THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CSL BEHRING
About 5,000 valve units from GEMÜ are integrated via IO-Link. Engineering is automated via CMTs (control module types), from which all the components in the plant can be derived and/or instantiated. The IO-Link library’s function blocks are integrated into these CMTs and can be used without restriction for mass engineering in SIMATIC PCS 7. A specific function block for the GEMÜ device that supports the acyclic IO-Link parameters and APL visualization simplifies diagnosis and maintenance at CSL Behring.

Model-based software engineering for the vehicle control unit

GETTING THERE FASTER

We speed up the development and validation of vehicle control software using model-based software engineering.

DEVELOPMENT OF IOT AND EDGE APPLICATIONS

FOR SMART RAIL OPERATIONS

By monitoring “health states,” identifying optimization potentials in the network, and enabling predictive maintenance, our application development transforms your data into knowledge.

Subsystem integration for the vehicle control unit and operator network

SO IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER

When subsystem integration is performed for the vehicle control unit and operator network, we take full responsibility for combining multivendor architectures to form a functioning whole.

Innovations

WE’RE SHAPING THE FUTURE

We play an active role in both national and international research projects that are working to prepare rail vehicle technology for the challenges of future decades.

Development of a basic system

BASIS FOR THE FUTURE

By participating in international standardization projects, we’re contributing to the creation of a highly expandable and modular basic system of the future.

Device integration for SIMATIC PCS 7 / SIMATIC PCS neo

YOUR COMPONENTS IN A LEADING POSITION

Siemens’ SIMATIC PCS 7 and SIMATIC PCS neo control systems are leaders in the process industry. We take responsibility for a seamless, system-compliant integration of your products or third-party components.

PROFINET Stack Integration

WE HELP YOU MAKE IT TO THE BIG LEAGUES

You want to integrate PROFINET into your chips or devices – we handle the modification of the relevant stacks as part of a carefree package for you – right up to certification.

System integration for industrial communication

SO THAT NO DATA-POINT IS LOST

Whether it’s PROFINET, OPC UA, MQTT, or applications based on them, we take on the complete integration of products for industrial communication into your system environment.

Development of IoT and edge applications

DATA BECOMES THE BASIS FOR DECISION-MAKING

You want to turn big data into smart data. We’ll build your application – from data acquisition (connectivity) and data transmission to data evaluation and utilization.

MINDSPHERE^® EFFICIENCY SUITE

Would you like to move your entire production plant to the IoT cloud? Our specially developed MindSphere^® Efficiency Suite can help. We use it to model and structure your plant in the cloud – efficiently, securely, and with much less effort than you’d expect.