From the field level to the cloud
IO-Link master with OPC UA
Pepperl+Fuchs can offer IO-Link masters with an OPC UA interface, paving the way for continuous, transparent and seamless communication from the lowest field level to the cloud.
The automation specialist Pepperl+Fuchs has acquired the business operations of Comtrol Corporation. Comtrol is a pioneer in the field of Ethernet-based industrial communication and a leading provider of IO-Link masters. This strengthens Peppel+Fuchs' position as a system provider in the field of IO-Link and makes it the first company to offer IO-Link masters with an OPC UA interface.
OPC UA is an Ethernet-based communication protocol and opens up a simple and flexible way of communicating from machine to machine or from the machine to the cloud. OPC UA is characterized above all by its independence, which gives customers maximum flexibility in the design of their IoT systems and complete freedom as to which platform they set them up on.
By combining OPC UA and IO-Link, Pepperl+Fuchs creates new possibilities for continuous, transparent, and seamless communication from the lowest field level to the cloud. While IO-Link provides the interface to identification, diagnostic and parameter data from the sensors, OPC UA is the ideal solution for transferring this data in full to PC or cloud-based systems in parallel with time-critical control communication. This is the only way to make the visions of Industry 4.0 possible by collecting detailed data from the lowest field level and evaluating it in a targeted manner. as
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