User Manual
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04.12.2012    Frauenfeld, Switzerland
4.1.1.2  Significance of the Status Information 
Bit 0: Alarm 
The alarm bit indicates whether an object lies within the measurement value range. 
Bit0 = 0 → An object lies within the specified measuring range. 
Bit0 = 1 → There is no object within the specified measuring range. 
Bit 1: Switch bit 
In the IO Link communication mode, the switch bit performs the function of a switching output. 
Bit1 = 0 → There is no object within the the switching range. 
Bit1 = 1 → An object lies within the switching range. 
Bit 2: Quality 
This bit provides information about the amount of light  reflected by the object being measured (soiled  lens 
indicator). 
Bit2 = 0 → The amount of reflected light exceeds the threshold (adequate signal strength). 
Bit2 = 1 → The amount of reflected light lies below the threshold (weak signal strength). 
Bit3: Not used 
4.2  Parameters and Commands 
Parameters  and  commands  are  either  written  to  the  device  or  read  from  it  using  SPDU  (Service  Protocol 
Data Unit) indices. The read and write function is provided by the IO Link master. The user can write a value 
to an index, or can have a value read from it. 
4.2.1  Product Information 
Some  parameters  contain  product  information  such  as  the  manufacturer’s  name,  the  product  name  and 
number, together with a user-specific sensor designation (refer to Table Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht 
gefunden werden., Table of General Information SPDUs). 
4.2.2  Parameters 
For a description of parameters, refer to Table 6.2, Table of Parameter SPDUs. 
4.2.3  Commands 
Commands are written to SPDU Index 0x02 (system commands). Refer to Table 6.3 Table of System Com-
mands. 
4.2.4  Saving Modifications 
If parameters have been modified by either directly writing to them or by a command (this also includes re-
setting  to  factory settings),  the  modifications  must  be  permanently saved  by  means  of  Save  parameters. 
Failure to do this will result in the modifications being lost when the sensor is restarted. The sensor will then 
use the most recently saved entries. 










