CN106462149B - The method of the terminal device of automated system, terminal device and the terminal device for running automated system - Google Patents

The method of the terminal device of automated system, terminal device and the terminal device for running automated system Download PDF

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CN106462149B
CN106462149B CN201580034540.4A CN201580034540A CN106462149B CN 106462149 B CN106462149 B CN 106462149B CN 201580034540 A CN201580034540 A CN 201580034540A CN 106462149 B CN106462149 B CN 106462149B
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Abstract

The present invention relates to one kind to be used for automated system (1;41) terminal device, the terminal device is at least one sensor (22) and/or has at least one actuator (21);And there is a processing unit (17), for handling sensor signal and/or for handling the action command for actuator (21), the processing unit (17) includes parameter storage (18), the parameter for handling sensor signal and/or action command is stored in the parameter storage (18), wherein the processing unit (17) is in order to export and/or be connected for receiving sensor data and/or parameter and/or action command with communication interface (15).According to the present invention, the processing unit (17) includes switching device, the switching device is for the processing unit (17) of at least partly transferring between the first functional status and the second functional status, wherein the processing unit (17) is configured to export sensing data and/or parameter under the first functional status when external request signal reaches gives communication interface (15), and is configured to provide initializing signal under the second functional status and is configured to export the parameter being stored in parameter storage and give communication interface (15).

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The terminal device of automated system, terminal device and for running automation The method of the terminal device of system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of terminal device for automated system, which has at least one sensor, For providing sensor signal related with physical parameter;And/or have at least one actuator, for according to action signal come Offer movement;And there is a processing unit, which is configured to for the sensor signal of sensor being processed into It sensing data and/or is configured to for action command to be processed into the action signal for being used for actuator, wherein the processing fills It sets and is stored with parameter for handling sensor signal in the parameter storage including parameter storage and/or for locating Manage action command parameter, and wherein the processing unit for output transducer data and/or parameter and/or in order to receive Action command and/or parameter, especially just to receive action command and/or parameter and according to IO-Link communication protocol with Communication interface is connected.Moreover, it relates to a kind of terminal device (Endgeraeteanordnung) and a kind of use In the method for the terminal device of operation automated system.
Background technique
Automated system be normally used for making machine (such as lathe or installation equipment) or facility (such as chemical reactor or Person's bioreactor) automatically run.Here, higher level's control device, especially storage programmable controller (SPS) usually by with In control or adjust the different processes in machine or facility.These processes for example can be the machine parts of machine Act or can be blending process or mixed process in facility.According to the complexity of machine or facility, automation System includes one or more system layers, and in the system layer, data (such as action command) are exported by control device and passed Sensor measured value is received by control device, so as to realize according to previously given process sequentially control machine or Facility.
For example, the communication of the first system layer is arranged in by fieldbus in automated system, in first system It unites on layer, the data group (such as sensing data) of complicated operation instruction (such as action command) and complexity can be made in digital form It is transmitted for fieldbus report in higher level's control device and being connected between the field device on fieldbus.These field devices Information, especially action command and the other controls that (ihrerseits) is used to be comprised in fieldbus report in terms of it System instruction is converted into the simplified signal form of second signal layer, is especially converted into switching or controls signal, so as to energy Enough manipulations realized to terminal device (such as actuator or sensor).
In general, the communication between equipment and the actuator and sensor that are connected is by means of simple switching signal at the scene Be arranged, wherein the switching signal according to the information content to be transmitted selectively, especially in 0 to 24 volt of voltage range It is interior that there is " low (Low) " level or " high (High) " level.In this case, the manipulation by field device to actuator And communication of the sensor with field device is all arranged using the point-to-point connection of electricity as form.With this corresponding, each sensor Or actuator is all assigned the individual cable connection with field device.
Since for a period of time, so-called IO-Link communication protocol is used as to 1 switching signal (1-Bit- Schaltsignal) the completely compatible substitution of the transmission between equipment and actuator or sensor at the scene.It is logical in IO-Link Believe in agreement, by the identical cable connection being simply kept come transmission of digital communication signals, rather than it is described simple Switching signal allows to exchange additional information between equipment and the terminal device connected at the scene.These information are for example It is the parameter for being parameterized to the sensor and/or actuator that are integrated in the field of equipment.For actuator, The action command for manipulating actuator can also be transmitted, the action command has surmounted pure handoff procedure and for example can be real Now to the proportional manipulation of actuator.
In order to execute the communication according to IO-Link communication protocol, terminal device is necessarily equipped with communication interface appropriate, should Communication interface is connected in terms of it with the processing unit being built into terminal device, especially microprocessor.Here, processing dress It sets and is configured such that correspondingly that the terminal device to equip can be in the feelings using IO-Link communication protocol with communication interface It is coupling on so-called " host (Master) " under condition selectively as so-called " device (Device) ", so as to logical The data group that transmission is digitized is crossed to make full use of the functionality of the terminal device extended.
Alternatively, having the terminal device of IO-Link ability can not use IO-Link in a conventional manner It is run on the field device that communication protocol is equipped with, wherein in this case, being merely capable of realizing using switching signal as dynamic Make instruction or sensing data to transmit.Therefore, the strong point (Staerke) of IO-Link communication protocol is: correspondingly coming The terminal device of equipment can be not only integrated into existing machine or facility for exporting and/or handling switching signal, And can alternatively it use the IO-Link communication protocol with the envelop of function (Funktionsumfang) extended In the case where be connected on the field device suitably equipped.
IO-Link communication protocol is in title " the single-point Interface for digital communication for Miniature Sensor and actuator (Single-drop digital communication interface for small sensors and Actuators it) " is standardized in the case where (SDCI) with IEC61131-9 standard, wherein not only define electrical connection number here According to (elektrische Anschlussdaten) and digital communication protocol is defined, passes through the digital communication protocol, terminal Equipment can start data exchange with field device.It is also substantially configured to the end of IO-Link sensor and/or IO-Link actuator End equipment exemplarily may include following device: the transceiver MAX14821 of Maxim company.Corresponding IO-Link host Such as following IO-Link host: transceiver MAX14824 can be equipped with.
In application boundary condition according to well known to IO-Link communication protocol, such as by being configured to IO-Link host Field device the parametrization to the terminal device for having IO-Link ability is set, it is described to be configured to showing for IO-Link host Field device is equipped with corresponding host computer communication module thus, and can individually be attached to each with point-to-point connection Terminal device parameterized.As long as in wherein field device not according to IO-Link communication protocol come the automation of work It is provided with the use to terminal device in system, the parametrization of terminal device is just arranged by means of independent programming device, Using the independent programming device, can be provided by the communication interface of corresponding terminal device to run the terminal and set Standby required parameter.
Summary of the invention
Task of the invention lies in: a kind of terminal device, a kind of terminal device and a kind of for running end are provided The method of end equipment can be realized simplified parametrization in the terminal device, terminal device and method.
The task is solved according to the first invention of the feature with claim 1 aspect.It provides in this case: place Managing device includes switching device, and the switching device between the first functional status and the second functional status at least partly turning Connect the processing unit, wherein the processing unit be configured under the first functional status when external request signal reaches by Sensing data and/or parameter are exported to communication interface, and are configured to provide initializing signal under the second functional status And the parameter being stored in parameter storage is exported to communication interface.
Here, the first functional status corresponds to the processing unit of terminal device and the common method of operation of communication interface. As long as the terminal device with it is conventional, be connected without the field device of IO-Link ability, cut under the first functional status Change signal transferring and/or receiving between terminal device and field device.And if the terminal device and having IO-Link ability Field device be connected, then under the first functional status according to IO-Link communication protocol at the scene equipment and terminal device it Between carry out data exchange.In this case, relative to the field device for carrying out work as " host ", terminal device is shown as " device ".Other than the measured measured value of physical parameter, as supplement or alternatively, in the sensing that this is transmitted Device data may also comprise the information and/or diagnostic message of the state about the actuator connected.It is passed herein from parameter storage Defeated parameter may include the parameter for handling sensor signal and/or the parameter for handling action command.
Under the second functional status, terminal device according to the invention can occupy (einnehmen) host function, because Under second functional status, which can be exported (vorbehalten) initializing signal of " host " qualified completion To another terminal device, and and then parameter that is multiple or being all contained in parameter storage can also be exported to Another terminal device.Especially when the terminal device and another terminal device for having IO-Link ability pass through connecting cable When parameter to couple and be stored in parameter storage should be transferred to another terminal device, this is only intentionally Justice.Therefore, terminal device according to the invention can be with the programming for other terminal devices under the second functional status The type of equipment is run, and other technical prevention measures (technische Vorkehrung) is not needed to this.It is assigned It for example can be in the form of the adapter realized with circuit engineering mode and/or to handle to the switching device of processing unit There is the form of the program module of service ability to construct on device.With this corresponding, processing unit is being transferred to the second function shape When under state, it is detached from the specification of (abseits) terminal device and the terminal device is used as IO-Link communication protocol " device ".From the parameter that the parameter that parameter storage transmits may include for handling sensor signal under the second functional status And/or the parameter for handling action command.
The scheme that is advantageously improved of the invention is illustrated in the dependent claims.
Appropriately: processing unit is assigned operating device and display device, wherein the operating device is configured to Tandem signal is supplied to switching device, and the display device is configured to display the corresponding function shape of processing unit State.For example, operating device is configured to key switch, knob or operation interface and to can be realized user by operator defeated Enter.The user inputs the processing that may for example concentrate on the relay terminal equipment between the first functional status and the second functional status Device.In the case where corresponding user input, operating device is arranged for tandem signal being supplied to switching device, by This, the desired switching between two functional status of processing unit is performed.Display device may be constructed such that individually Light source (Leuchte) be either configured to lighting device, be especially configured to multistage display device or display, and/ Or the corresponding functional status of ground display processing unit can with being configured to sound or be in other ways discovered by operator. Advantageously: display device enduringly shows that the second functional status is occupied during the second functional status, so as to aobvious to user Show: the parameter transmission that can be carried out between terminal device according to the invention and another terminal device should not be interrupted.
Be advantageously improved in scheme and provide of the invention one: operating device, which is configured to parameter being input to parameter, deposits In reservoir and/or display device is configured to display inputted parameter.Especially when terminal device should with not by structure Make for according to IO-Link communication protocol data transmission automated system run together when, operating device is used for parameter Input is helpful.Therefore, simply parameterizing to terminal device may be allowed according to IO-Link communication protocol Host is not provided with for the parametrization to corresponding terminal device.In this case, such as it is being configured to sensor Terminal device in regulation to switching point can be carried out by means of operating device, the switching point is in the corresponding of the sensor Measured value in the presence of cause to export switching signal by terminal device.Then, in order to can will by means of operating device come into It is capable to the parametrization of terminal device be transferred in a simple manner it is other have on the terminal device of IO-Link ability, without IO-Link host or independent programming device must be used thus, can be carried out by means of terminal device according to the invention pair The parametrization of the others terminal device.Furthermore, it is also advantageous that: display device shows one or more of be entered Parameter, to allow users to setting desired by inspection institute.
Provide in another constructing plan of the invention: communication interface, especially only communication interface is configured to connect Connecting terminal, especially exactly to the connection of connecting cable.Therefore, which accurately corresponds to previously given (Vorgabe), as it is described it is previously given be arranged for according to IO-Link communication protocol to as the connection of connecting cable, The connecting cable is suitable for the communication according to IO-Link communication protocol.Preferably, which has 3 or 5 terminals Son can be connected on 3 or 5 connecting terminals by the corresponding route of the connecting cable of standard.Particularly advantageously: The terminal device does not include other electric connecting terminals other than being arranged for the communication interface of the connection to connecting cable, Because may insure the particularly simple make of terminal device with regard to this.
It is preferably provided that: communication interface includes the communication module for IO-Link terminal device, which is constructed For receive higher level's control device or field device action command and parameter and be configured to sensing data and Parameter is sent to higher level's control device or is sent to field device;And processing unit is configured to manipulation communication module, So that the communication module has the ability to initializing signal being supplied to communication interface under the second functional status of processing unit.? The related functionality of communication module in terminal device according to the invention is designed to the " dress for IO-Link communication protocol Set ", additional function is not set for cost reasons.Therefore, communication module can be dynamic by what is reached in communication interface Making instruction and Parameter Switch is data format, which can be handled by processing unit.In addition, the communication module also by It is configured to be the data lattice according to IO-Link communication protocol by the sensing data and Parameter Switch that are provided by processing unit Formula.
The communication module especially can be integrated circuit, which is only configured to make from its conceptive sees It is used for " device " for IO-Link communication protocol.However, it is proposed, according to the invention, in the second function shape of processing unit Under state, the manipulation to communication module is set as follows with method, which and method allow: will by the communication module Initializing signal is supplied to communication interface and is supplied to initializing signal separately by connecting cable since the communication interface One has the terminal device of IO-Link ability, and starts the parametrization of another terminal device for having IO-Link ability whereby Process.Exemplarily, the communication module by it is a kind of surmount its standard feature in a manner of run.This can be by the processing Manipulation appropriate in terms of device is realized.Preferably, communication module includes level translator or is configured to level conversion Device.It is particularly preferred that by the previously given corresponding signal level of the processing unit under the second functional status and signal sequence, The signal level and signal sequence are converted in the right way by communication module, so that wishing under the second functional status The initializing signal of prestige can be provided to communication interface.
According to the second inventive aspect, task of the invention is solved by a kind of terminal device, terminal device dress It sets including first terminal equipment and second terminal equipment, both the first terminal equipment and second terminal equipment have one The communication interface configured according to IO-Link communication protocol, wherein at least one of described terminal device is according to claim 1 Constructed to one of 5, and using connecting cable be configured between the terminal device transmit initializing signal and Parameter.Using this terminal device, by terminal device according to the invention to have the terminal device of IO-Link ability into Row parametrization is possible, wherein the not only terminal device according to the invention but also terminal device to be parameterized is definitely It says and is all respectively provided with an IO-Link communication interface.According to the execution to parameterized procedure, two terminal devices can be with normal The mode seen is used as " device " within the automated system for the field device for having IO-Link ability, or by with Make the terminal device in the automated system for the field device for not having IO-Link ability.
According to third inventive aspect, task of the invention is solved according to the method for claim 7 by a kind of.It should Method is arranged for the terminal device of operation automated system, wherein the terminal device include sensor and/or actuator with And processing unit, the processing unit is for output transducer data and/or parameter and/or in order to receive action command and/or ginseng Number is especially connected according to IO-Link communication protocol with communication interface just to receive action command and/or parameter, In the processing unit can be run under the first functional status and under the second functional status, wherein the terminal device is in the first function Communication, the especially two-way communication with higher level's control device or field device, and the terminal device are executed under energy state Parameter Function Unit is provided for other terminal devices to be parameterized under the second functional status.
Provide in another constructing plan of this method: the terminal device executes under the first functional status according to IO- The communication with higher level's control device perhaps field device of Link communication protocol is wherein in higher level's control device or field device Outside request signal in the presence of realize and by the terminal device sensing data and/or parameter be supplied to communication interface.
Be advantageously improved in scheme and provide the one of this method: the terminal device is under the second functional status in order to provide ginseng Numberization function and according to following steps according to IO-Link communication protocol by communication interface by the parameter stored from parameter store Device output: initializing signal is supplied to communication interface, for being transmitted to the terminal device to be parameterized;From being joined The terminal device ready to receive signal (Bereitschaftsignal) of numberization;Communication interface is provided parameters to, is used for It is transmitted to the terminal device to be parameterized;Return signal is received from the terminal device to be parameterized (Quittierungssignal).
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Advantageous embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings.Herein:
Fig. 1 shows the first embodiment of automated system, which, which has, is configured to fieldbus First communication layers and the second communication layers constructed according to IO-Link specification, and
Fig. 2 shows the second embodiment of automated system, which, which has, is implemented as fieldbus First communication layers and using switching signal come the second communication layers of work.
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Automated system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured to run processing machine not shown further or technique Process facility, the processing machine or process flow facility include multiple actuators not shown further and sensor.For Coordinate the function of processing machine or process flow facility, automated system 1 includes higher level's control device 2, higher level control Device 2 is for example configured to storage programmable controller (SPS).Higher level's control device 2 is configured to according to previously given Field bus protocol passes through the two-way data communication of fieldbus 3 and multiple field devices, wherein exemplarily only showing One is configured to the field device 4 of bus coupler.Such as sensor and/or actuator are connected the field device On, the sensor provides sensor data to the action command of control device 2 and actuator implementation control device 2. Here, the control device 2 and the field device are communicated in the first communication layers by fieldbus 3.
In order to the field device 4 that is implemented as bus coupler and the actuator being connected on the field device 4 and/ Or communicated between sensor, the second communication layers are provided with, the actuator and/or sensor can also be set referred to as terminal The standby and described actuator and/or sensor are described further below.To consider for the communication layers: in processing machine or Multiple such terminal devices can be set in person's process flow facility, and thus for cost reasons will be in the second communication layers Upper setting communication as simple as possible.For this purpose, regulation uses IO-Link communication protocol in automated system 1, with this corresponding, Bus coupler 4 is implemented as IO-Link host and for receiving scene always from higher level's control device 2 by fieldbus 3 Fieldbus report is sent to higher level's control device 2 by report from a liner.
Multiple connecting terminals 5 are provided on bus coupler 4, the multiple connecting terminal 5 can be logical according to IO-Link Believe agreement hosted connecting terminal and be used to transfer data to terminal device 6 to 11.Here, passing through the nothing for pressing standard The connecting cable of shielding that connection is arranged between bus coupler 4 and terminal device 6 to 11, described by the unshielded of standard Connecting cable such as three cores or five cores construct.
Terminal device 6 to 11 is " device " for IO-Link communication protocol, and it is logical to respectively include an IO-Link Believe interface 15, the IO-Link communication interface 15 is configured to the connection to connecting cable 12.Below, exemplarily according to The function of terminal device according to the invention is described according to the terminal device 6 for being configured to sensor device.
Show terminal device 6 purely illustratively in Fig. 1.The component of terminal device 6 being described further below can To be configured to discrete (diskret) electronic component according to make or at least partly be configured to integrated switch electricity The component part on road.
Exemplarily provide: the terminal device 6 includes: the communication module 16 being connected with IO-Link communication interface 15;With it is logical Believe the connected processing unit 17 of module 16;And parameter storage 18;Operating device 19;Display device 20;Actuator 21 and biography Sensor 22, the parameter storage 18, operating device 19, display device 20, actuator 21 and sensor 22 equally with communicate dress 17 are set to be connected.
The case where terminal device 6 is connected to bus coupler 4 for being configured to IO-Link host by connecting cable 12 Under, following electrical communication signals reach in IO-Link communication interface 15, and the electrical communication signals are according to IO-Link communication protocol To encode.These signals of communication for example may include for the action command of actuator 21 and/or for actuator 21 and sensing The parameter of device 22.Communication module 16 is especially configured to that letter will be communicated with the communication module 16 of the type of level translator Number be converted to internal signal.Converted signal is transferred to processing unit 17 from communication module 16.
In addition, communication module 16, especially with the communication module 16 of the type of level translator being configured to handle The internal signal of device 17 is converted to signal of communication, and the signal of communication is arranged for through 15 He of IO-Link communication interface Connecting cable 12 is transmitted to bus coupler 4.These internal signals provided by processing unit 17 especially can be following biography Sensor data, the sensing data are processed using parameter according to the sensor signal of sensor 22. In addition it is also possible to be related to the parameter from parameter storage 18, can especially be related to being used to handle from parameter storage 18 The parameter of sensor signal and/or can be related to from parameter storage 18 for handling the parameter of action command, the ginseng Number is proposing to be read by processing unit 17 from parameter storage 18 when inquiring and is passing through communication module via bus coupler 4 16, IO-Link communication interface 15 and connecting cable 12 are provided to bus coupler 4.
Actuator 21 and sensor 22 are connected with processing unit 17 respectively, and processing unit 17 is mentioned action command Supply actuator 21 and can be from 22 receiving sensor signal of sensor.It is pure that actuator 21 is exemplarily configured to ultrasound Source, the supersonic source are configured in the ambient enviroment that ultrasonic wave is issued to terminal device 6.The same pure demonstration of sensor 22 It is configured to property ultrasonic receiver, the ultrasonic receiver may be received on object the ultrasonic wave reflected and according to institute Sensor signal is supplied to processing unit 17 respectively by the ultrasonic wave received.For example, terminal device 6 may be constructed such that nothing connects Touch distance meter.
By means of the operating device 19 and display device 20 being equally electrically coupled with processing unit 17, such as can especially close The local to terminal device 6 is carried out in the parameter for handling sensor signal and/or the parameter for handling action command Parametrization.In this regard, operational order can be supplied to processing dress by means of being configured to the operating device 19 of key by operator Set 17.These operational orders cause the setting in processing unit 17 to change, especially according to operation structure that can be previously given Lead to the change of the parameter in parameter storage 18.Preferably, the change carried out or the parameter being changed are by means of aobvious Showing device 20 is visually displayed to user, and the display device 20 for example can be liquid crystal display.
Alternatively, to the parametrization of terminal device 6 can also by it is unshowned, be attached on bus coupler 4 Programming device or realized by data input device 23, the data input device 23 is connected with higher level's control device 2. Other terminal devices 7 to 11 can equally be connected using connecting cable 12 appropriate with bus coupler 44, Pass through bus coupler 4 as a result, or parametrization equally can be realized by data input device 23 and higher level's control device 2.
Alternatively, it is possible to provide: passing through the direct-coupling of terminal device 7 to 11 and terminal device 6 according to the invention To carry out the direct parametrization to these terminal devices.Exemplarily, between terminal device 6 and terminal device 8 by means of Cable 24 is parameterized this coupling is arranged, the parametrization cable 24 can be inserted into the communication interface of terminal device 6 and 8 In 15.In order to which the voltage of described two terminal devices 6 and 8 is supplied, parametrization cable 24 includes voltage source 25, such as grid equipment Or battery.
For example, if terminal device 6 passed through first higher level's control device 2 and attached data input device 23 or The function of the parameterized and described parameterized terminal device 6 by bus coupler 4 and the programming device having been not shown And then it enters into force (validieren) during the operation according to the automated system 1 of Fig. 1, then can be set such To the direct parametrization of the terminal device 7 to 11 in the automated system 1.And then, such as by automated system 1 From 4 disengagement phase of bus coupler, terminal device 6 can be disengaged and also by means of parametrization cable 24 and terminal device 8 or One of person's terminal device 9 to 11 is connected.
Provide to execute for the then parameterized procedure of connected terminal device 8: user is filled by means of operation 19 are set to be given for processing unit 17 from being given for being transferred to the first functional status of the communication of bus coupler 4 To the second functional status of the parametrization for the terminal device 8 being connected in IO-Link communication interface 15.For the switching, By switching device being assigned to processing unit 17, having been not shown, (switching device especially can be processing unit first 17 program module or software module), instruction is output in communication module 16 from processing unit 17, thus causes to initialize Signal is supplied to IO-Link communication interface 15.Herein, it is preferable that signal appropriate is provided by processing unit 17 and by leading to Letter module 16 especially with the communication module 16 of the type of level translator is converted into required initializing signal.
The initializing signal especially can be the commutation (Invertierung) of signal level, and the signal level is first logical Parametrization cable 24 is crossed to connect to be attached to the communication of described two terminal devices 6 and 8 in the case where connecting two terminal devices 6 and 8 On mouth 15.By the initializing signal, to notify terminal device 8 in a manner of as defined in IO-Link communication protocol: from present Play the parametrization that carry out to the terminal device 8.After initializing signal arrival, terminal device 8 can will be ready Signal is supplied to terminal device 6 by parameterizing cable 24.Standby ready signal incoming terminal equipment 6 processing unit 17 it Afterwards, processing unit 17 will be stored in the parameter in parameter storage 18, in particular for handle sensor signal parameter and/ Or the signal for handling action command is supplied to end by parametrization cable 24 with the coding for corresponding to IO-Link communication protocol End equipment 8.After the end of transmission of parameter, return signal is sent to terminal device by the terminal device 8 to be parameterized 6 to confirm that complete parameter transmission.
Exemplarily, it may be stipulated that: after sending return signal, second function of the terminal device 6 from processing unit 17 State is transferred to the first functional status of processing unit 17.Not only terminal device 6 but also terminal device 8 is ready to as a result, Regularly (regulaer) is used as IO-Link terminal device or " device ".
Automated system 41 shown in figure 2 is different from the automated system 1 according to Fig. 1 only by such as under type: Bus coupler 44 is constructed not in accordance with IO-Link communication standard, but is more specifically configured to switching signal It is supplied to terminal device 6 to 11 and is configured to receive switching signal from terminal device 6 to 11.In automated system 41 In, not only have the terminal device 6 to 11 of IO-Link ability but also connecting cable 12 can with in the automation according to Fig. 1 In system 1 identical mode come using.Certainly, following switching signal, the switching signal are only transmitted by connecting cable 12 Such as lead to movement of the actuator between stationary state and functional status.In addition, by include sensor terminal device (such as this As in terminal device 6 being exemplarily such case) switching signal is only transferred to bus coupler 44.
For example, when the terminal device 6 for being configured to distance meter determined the object to be scanned apart from when, just can be with Such transmission to switching signal is carried out, the distance is under the limit that can be previously given.Especially, can by by The regulation to the limit is carried out to the parametrization of terminal device 6 in operating device 19 and display device 20.It is deposited if with regard to this Store up the parameter in terminal device 6, the parameter in particular for handling sensor signal and/or the ginseng for handling action command Number should be forwarded to other terminal devices 8 to 11, without use additional programming device, then terminal device 6 with The transmission of direct parameter is set between the others terminal device 8 to 11, such as described direct parameter transmission with Fig. 1 knot As conjunction is described.Here, the property of can choose of terminal device 8 to 11 constructed simultaneously in a manner of identical with terminal device 6 And be therefore equally arranged for being configured to the parametrization or the terminal device 8 to 11 of other terminal devices by Standard terminal equipment according to IO-Link communication protocol and it therefore can not realize parametrization to other terminal devices.

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1. automated system (1;41) terminal device, the terminal device has at least one sensor (22), for providing Sensor signal related with physical parameter;And/or there is at least one actuator (21), for being provided according to action signal Movement;And there is a processing unit (17), the processing unit (17) is configured to the sensor of sensor (22) Signal processing is at sensing data and/or is configured to for action command to be processed into the action signal for being used for actuator (21), Wherein the processing unit (17) includes parameter storage (18), is stored in the parameter storage (18) and passes for handling The parameter of sensor signal and/or parameter for handling action command, and wherein the processing unit (17) passes to export It sensor data and/or parameter and/or is connect according to IO-Link communication protocol with communication to receive action command and/or parameter Mouth (15) is connected, which is characterized in that the processing unit (17) includes switching device, and the switching device is used in the first function The processing unit of at least partly transferring between state and the second functional status (17), wherein the processing unit (17) is It is configured to export sensing data and/or parameter when external request signal reaches under one functional status and be connect to communication Mouth (15), and be configured to provide initializing signal under the second functional status and be configured to that parameter will be stored in Parameter in memory, which exports, gives communication interface (15).
2. terminal device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the processing unit (17) is assigned operating device (19) and display device (20), wherein the operating device (19) is configured to for tandem signal to be supplied to the switching dress It sets, and the display device (20) is configured to display the corresponding functional status of the processing unit.
3. terminal device according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the operating device (19) is configured to parameter It is input in parameter storage (18) and/or the display device (20) is configured to display inputted parameter.
4. terminal device according to claim 1,2 or 3, which is characterized in that the communication interface (15) is configured to Connection to connecting cable (12,24).
5. terminal device according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the communication interface (15), which is constructed, to be used only for pair The connection of connecting cable (12,24).
6. terminal device according to claim 4, which is characterized in that it is just right that the communication interface (15) is configured to The connection of connecting cable (12,24).
7. terminal device according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the communication interface (15), which is constructed, is used only for institute State the connection just to connecting cable (12,24).
8. terminal device according to claim 1,2 or 3, which is characterized in that the communication interface (15) includes being used for IO- The communication module (16) of Link terminal device (6,7,8,9,10,11), the communication module (16) are configured to receive higher level It the action command and parameter of control device (2) or field device (4) and is configured to send out sensing data and parameter Give higher level's control device (2) or field device (4);And the processing unit (17) is configured to manipulation communication module (16), so that the communication module (16) has the ability to mention initializing signal under the second functional status of processing unit (17) It supplies communication interface (15).
9. terminal device according to claim 1,2 or 3, which is characterized in that the processing unit (17) passes to export Sensor data and/or parameter and/or in order to receive action command and/or parameter and only in accordance with IO-Link communication protocol and logical Believe that interface (15) are connected.
10. the terminal device with first terminal equipment (6) and second terminal equipment (7,8,9,10,11), described first Terminal device (6) and second terminal equipment (7,8,9,10,11) both have one and configure according to IO-Link communication protocol Communication interface (15), wherein at least one of described terminal device is constructed to one of 9 according to claim 1, Yi Jili It is configured to transmit initializing signal and parameter between terminal device (6,7,8,9,10,11) with connecting cable (24).
11. for running automated system (1;41) method of terminal device (6), wherein the terminal device (6) includes passing Sensor (22) and/or actuator (21) and processing unit (17), the processing unit (17) in order to output transducer data and/ Or parameter and/or be connected according to IO-Link communication protocol with communication interface (15) to receive action command and/or parameter, Wherein the processing unit (17) can run under the first functional status and under the second functional status, which is characterized in that institute It states terminal device (6) and executes communication with higher level's control device (2) or field device (4) under the first functional status, and The terminal device (6) is under the second functional status for other terminal devices (7,8,9,10,11) to be parameterized Parameter Function Unit is provided.
12. according to the method for claim 11, which is characterized in that the terminal device (6) is held under the first functional status The communication with higher level's control device (2) or field device (4) gone according to IO-Link communication protocol, wherein being controlled in higher level It is realized sensor number in the presence of the request signal of the outside of device (2) or field device (4) by the terminal device (6) According to and/or parameter be supplied to communication interface (15).
13. method according to claim 11 or 12, which is characterized in that the terminal device (6) is in the second functional status Under will be stored according to IO-Link communication protocol by communication interface (15) to provide Parameter Function Unit according to following steps Parameter from parameter storage (18) export: initializing signal is supplied to communication interface (15), to be joined for being transmitted to The terminal device (7,8,9,10,11) of numberization;It receives and prepares from the terminal device (7,8,9,10,11) to be parameterized Ready signal;Provide parameters to communication interface (15), for be transmitted to it is described to be parameterized terminal device (7,8,9, 10,11);Return signal is received from the terminal device (7,8,9,10,11) to be parameterized.
14. method according to claim 11 or 12, which is characterized in that the processing unit (17) is for output transducer It data and/or parameter and/or is connect only in accordance with IO-Link communication protocol with communication to receive action command and/or parameter Mouth (15) is connected and/or the terminal device (6) executes and higher level's control device (2) or scene under the first functional status The two-way communication of equipment (4).
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