Maxim Integrated MAXREFDES36 User Manual

MAXREFDES36#

IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub

Quick Start Guide

Rev 0; 5/14

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MAXREFDES36# IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub Quick Start Guide

Table of Contents

1. Required Equipment ................................................................................................. 3

2. Overview ................................................................................................................... 3

3. Included Files ........................................................................................................... 5

4. Procedure ................................................................................................................. 6

5. Appendix A: Project Structure and Key Filenames ................................................. 26

6. Trademarks ............................................................................................................ 26

7. Revision History ...................................................................................................... 27

MAXREFDES36# IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub Quick Start Guide

1. Required Equipment

• PC with Windows® 7 (Verify with Balluff that your version of Windows is supported before purchasing their software.)

• MAXREFDES36# board

• One Balluff USB IO-Link® master (silver box) with corresponding USB and power

cables (This must be purchased separately.)

• Balluff IO-Link Device Tool (tested with version 2.11.1 and comes with the Balluff USB IO-Link master)

• One IO-Link cable (yellow) (This must be purchased separately.)

• RD36_RL78_V01_XX.ZIP (Maxim-SanFrancisco-20140127-IODD1.0.1.xml),

where XX = minor version

2. Overview

Below is a high-level overview of the steps r equired to quick ly get the MAXREFDE S36# design running by connecting it to the Balluff USB IO-Link master and Bal luff software. Detailed instructions for each step are provided in the following pages.

1) Connect the A-to-B Type USB cable from the PC and yellow IO-Link cable to the Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box with part number BNI USB-901-000-A501) as shown in Figure 1.

2) Connect the MAXREFDES36# board to the other side of the yellow IO-Link cable. Make sure the green LED is lit as shown in Figure 2. The red and yellow LEDs do not need to be lit.

3) Download the latest “all design files” RD36V01_XX.ZIP file located at the MAXREFDES36# reference design page.

4) Extract the RD36V01_XX.ZIP file to a directory on your PC.

5) Install the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool.

6) Add the MAXREFDES36# digital input hub as a device into the Balluff IO -Link Device Tool.

7) Connect to the MAXREFDES36# by pressing the online connection button.

MAXREFDES36# IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub Quick Start Guide

Figure 1. MAXREFDES36# Board Connected to

a Balluff USB IO-Link Master

Figure 2. Green LED Is Lit

MAXREFDES36# IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub Quick Start Guide

3. Included Files

The RD36_RL78_V01_XX.ZIP contains the corresponding IO-Link Device Descriptor (IODD) files. The IODD contains information on communication properties, device parameters, identification, process, and diagnostic data. It includes an XML file, an image of the device, an icon image, and the manufacturer’s logo. The IODD st ructure is the same for all devices of all manufacturers, and is always represented in the same way by the IODD interpreter tools.

Figure 3. Block Diagram of System

4. Procedure

1. Connect the A-to-B Type USB cable from the PC and yellow IO-Link cable to the Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box wi th part number BNI USB-901-000A501) as shown in Figure 1.

2. Connect the MAXREFDES36# proximity sensor board to the other side of the yellow IO-Link cable. Make sure the green LED is lit as shown in Figure 2. The red and yellow LEDs do not need to be lit.

3. Download the latest “all design files” RD36V01_XX.ZIP file at

www.maximintegrated.com/AN5879. All files available for download are

available at the bottom of the page.

4. Extract the RD36V01_XX.ZIP file to a directory on your PC. The location is arbitrary but the maximum path length limitation in Windows (260 character s) should not be exceeded.

5. Install the Balluff IO-Link Device Tool. This tool comes with the pu r c hase of the Balluff USB IO-Link master (silver box with part number BNI USB-901-000A501). Run the setup.exe file using the Run as administrator mode.

MAXREFDES36# IO-Link 16-Channel Digital Input Hub Quick Start Guide