IO-Link Diagnosis Tool now available
19. Apr 2018
The IO-Link Diagnosis Tool analyzes the IO-Link signal both electrically and logically. It is an essential tool for engineers and users of the IO-Link technology to identify any kind of issues of the IO-Link connection.
Functional Description
The Diagnosis Tool is based on a high-speed multi-channel A/D converter
that measures voltages and currents on both the C/Q and the L+ line. The
measured data are transferred via USB to a software running on a
Windows PC.
The IO-Link communication can be analyzed on byte-level, on M-sequence
level, on protocol level and even on application level. The IO-Link
communication is in the latter case visible in clear text. Folding,
filtering and search functions simplify issue identification.
It is also possible to visualize waveforms and even eye-diagrams for Master and Device signals can be extracted.
Typically the Diagnosis Tool is inserted between Master and Device,
however, a integrated Master allows to check Devices without external
Master. The tracked communication is directly shown on a PC or stored on
an embedded SD-card
Diagnosis Tool Features
- Timing accurate IO-Link signal analysis
- High speed, IO-Link synchronized ADC
- Timing precise software UART decoding
- Optional hardware signal direction detection
- Byte-, frame-, protocol- or IODD-based decoding
- Sophisticated filtering and search features
- Device image collection of all data sent
- Data storage image collection
- Recording to hard disk / SD-card
- Analog time signal view for UL+, IL+, UCQ, ICQ
- Serial decoding in analogue waveform view
- Eye diagram view separated for Device/Master
- Interactive rulers for analogue measurements
- User calibration support
Advantages
- Fast and easy IO-Link issue analysis
- Logical and electrical issue detection
- Suitable for development and application
Deliverables
- IO-Link Diagnosis Tool
- 24V power supply, USB cable
- Windows-based graphical user interface