IO-Link Safety specification released

With the release and publication of the IO-Link Safety specification by the IO-Link Community and the successful concept assessment by the TÜV SÜD, nothing else stands in the way of implementation in systems and devices.

Like IO-Link, IO-Link Safety is also fieldbus and system-independent. This is achieved through conversion of the many safety protocols available on the market to IO-Link Safety in the master. Thus the IO-Link Safety Devices remain available worldwide. As there are considerably more device types (already more than 4,000) than IO-Link masters, the advantages are obvious. To open a new market or a new system for IO-Link Safety, all that is necessary is to develop a corresponding IO-Link Safety master. All existing IO-Link Safety devices can then be used without modification.

The time and effort for configuring IO-Link Safety is minimal. The authentication is derived from the assignment to the master port, and the monitoring time is set automatically for each device. As with IO-Link, devices can be replaced without using an engineering tool. A replaced device is automatically assigned the stored parameters of its predecessor after startup. Furthermore, the authentication rules out both confusions and manipulations.

A significant challenge is open and secure parameterization of safety devices. IO-Link Safety devices always have an IODD device description, which contains the complete communication properties, identification, parameterization, and diagnosis. However, the applicable standards require a “dedicated safety tool” to rule out manipulations. Therefore, a software interface exists for integrating the dedicated tools associated with the devices into the IO-Link engineering tools. The Device Tool Interface (DTI) has been kept very simple and ensures that integration into the existing IO-Link engineering tools does not pose a problem and that safety-related device software can be easily adapted and used further on the device side.

In the process, it is important that the package consisting of the IO-Link Safety device, IODD, and the “dedicated tool” can be used globally in all system environments without modification. Thus users can access a broad range of devices – regardless of what automation system they use or in what industry and region they work.

On the basis of the existing specification, manufacturers can now begin to integrate IO-Link Safety into their systems. The test specification, the test system, and the certification are being developed in parallel. Therefore, although products are not yet expected in 2017, a rapid rollout is anticipated subsequently, especially in Asia and Europe.

Other News from Industrial Technology Ltd

• Bleak house, but great expectations
• The debate on democracy – to the moon and back
• UK manufacturing and the art of doing up a tie
• Deferred gratification or meaningless promises?
• Understanding the impact of the availability heuristic
• Proof again that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be?
• Exports are up, but Brexit could have a sting in the tail
• The vinyl revival in an increasingly digital world
• A sorry tale of Brexit and instant mashed potato
• Politicians on all sides are showing their true colours
• Star Trek and the virtuous circle of product innovation
• Expanding our thinking on the sharing economy
• A musical take on the benefits of integration
• AMRC highlights collaborative robotics research to help SMEs
• Chasing the market when you’re in the middle ground
• Brexit, the barman and the boiled egg
• Registration opens for UKIVA Machine Vision conference
• International consumers prepared to pay up to 22% more for British goods
• Is AI a friend or a foe to industry?
• Impact of Carillion dwarfs the Brexit and Trump effects
• Is good design just a question of perspective?
• Across Europe, the only constant is change
• Defining the challenges for a low carbon future
• Infrastructure challenge for an all-battery future
• Cheeseburger lessons for UK manufacturing
• A new concept in electric motors
• £100,000 for research into automation and machine intelligence
• Industrial Technology November issue incorporates Vision in Action
• Well, I never saw that one coming
• The challenge of added value manufacturing...
• Directory of vacuum equipment and suppliers
• Vacuum seals, valves and equipment

Latest news about Safety products

• Assured safety in challenging machinery applications
• Keeping the flaps closed
• New frontiers with the world’s smallest safety laser scanner
• New options for machinery safety
• Ensuring safety for access doors and machine guards
• Pull-wire switch for extreme environments
• Fortress celebrates Queen’s Award win
• Sick UK announces machinery safety training dates
• Bidirectional radio-controlled safety module
• New tricks from an old friend
• Elesa introduces ATEX compliant standard components for hydraulic systems
• Eliminating the ghosts in the machine
• Radio controlled functional safety system from Dold
• Safe position monitoring: concepts for machine safety
• Enabling switch for wireless functional safety
• Machinery safety in an Industry 4.0 environment
• Your go-to guide for functional safety of machinery
• Bidirectional radio controlled safety module from Dold
• Tried and tested safety products up to IP69K
• Safety refurb improves machine efficiency
• Increase machine safety without additional cost or size penalties
• Pilz launches machine safety webinar series
• Safe and secure– Complete Machine Protection
• Efficiency through innovation
• Making the working environment safer
• Safe mobile robots
• Safety options for modern control systems
• Electromagnetic machinery safety service from TÜV SÜD
• Can you be sure it’s a safe speed?
• Pilz launches slimline, robust PSENmlock
• Sick says Flexi family will revolutionise productivity
• Pilz launches international online community for CMSE
• Safety precautions improved with JetBlack cleaning stations
• Easy integration of third party safety components
• Rugged stainless steel interlock switches
• Safety interlock offers 10,000N holding force
• Safety interlock satisfies EN ISO 14119
• SD cards ensure easy SafetyBridge start up
• Are you switched on to the new door safety standards?
• Seismic safety switch for high integrity protection
• SICK makes the safe factory more productive at MACH2016
• Wireless Ex switch range expanded
• Robust HI-BAR safety screens resist corrosion and combustion
• E2S launches GRP IECEx and ATEX Xenon strobe beacons
• 3D printed custom components from Tapeswitch
• External safety for motion monitoring
• Food and drink manufacturers’ machine safety seminars
• Bernstein to showcase brand new switches at Southern Manufacturing
• Interlocks get networked
• Powerful new safety relays just 6mm wide
• Protecting operators with Safe Motion Control
• Scalable solutions for safe positioning and motion
• Free machinery safety downloads
• 'Intelligent' input expansion unit maintains a PLd performance level
• B&R implements library of PLCopen function blocks
• SICK deTec2 Core brings 'plug'-in safety light curtains to wide user base
• A world of features in a highly compact housing
• No more hard wiring with openSAFETY
• The compact 'all in one' safety switch with a safe output
• Machinery safety expert ensures standards met in Dubai
• Can safety come as standard?
• Hazard-based safety engineering service
• Safety Maturity Index tool drives best-in-class safety performance
• Break free from hardwired safety
• EN ISO 14119:2013 - new standard for guard interlocking devices
• Free white paper explains conveyor guarding
• IP69K Emergency stops
• Multiple mushroom heads
• Position sensors in safety applications
• Safety relays are quick to install
• E2S warning signals provide critical link for tsunami warning system
• Free Risk Assessment Calculator aids compliance with BS EN ISO 12100:2010 and Machinery Directive
• VdS approval for rugged metal enclosure fire system horn sounders
• Compact high output explosion proof horn sounders and horn/beacon units
• Cubic beacons and sounders are big and loud
• Meeting fault masking standards using trapped keys
• B&R safety technology awarded UL certification
• Fortress and Troax partner up for perimeter guarding
• SICK brings plug-in safety light curtains to a wide user base
• New Ethernet modules for the PNOZmulti 2 control system
• New program connects manufacturers to best-in-class safety system integrators
• Safety gets a contemporary look
• Do PLe applications need two interlocks?
• Standard changes for new machinery interlock systems
• Unidrive M gets enhanced safety
• COPA-DATA receives SIL 2 certification
• Bernstein shows safety solutions at Southern Manufacturing
• Modular system for safe robots
• Pressure sensitive switching products highlighted
• No more hard wiring with openSAFETY panels
• e-learning to help industry achieve compliance with IEC standards
• EPSG introduces openSAFETY distribution 1.4 with new features
• New compact M12 stainless steel cylindrical safety switches
• New guarding requirements reduce subjectivity problems
• Safety light curtains
• Compact alternative to traditional mechanical 'tongue actuated' safety switches
• New compact M12 stainless steel cylindrical safety switches
• Successful flood alert siren upgrade for Chesil Beach
• Intrinsically safe interface solutions for E2S sounders and beacons
• Lifeboat launch warning with bespoke siren system
• Health and safety with regard to exposure to electromagnetic fields
• Wireless protocol for machine safety
• TÜV SÜD Product Service launches machinery SIL certification service
• Signalling specialist publishes a 'Guide for Hazardous Areas'
• Machinery Safety Alliance announces 2014 seminar programme
• Strong performer for Zone 0 signalling
• Numeric range of functions expanded in SafeDESIGNER 3.1
• E2S attains TR CU Certificate and Declaration of Conformity for Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
• New E2S warning signals catalogue highlights extensive product portfolio
• Datalogic and OEM; leaders in sensor technology
• E2S Warning Signals announces an industry leading five year warranty
• Pressure sensitive safety edge is easily assembled
• Bernstein showcases ISO 14119 compliant CSMS at Southern Manufacturing
• Looking for excellence
• Authorised access only
• Integration for small machine applications
• ISO 14119 for interlocking devices associated with guards has arrived
• The real product safety guide
• Think about safety at the outset to boost productivity and OEE
• Warning signals
• Electronic bell without the current draw and unreliability
• Innovative omni-directional output option for BEx sounders
• IP67 safety switch and hinge from Elesa
• Keypad module with E-stop makes decentralized machine operation easy and safe
• New I/O Modules and Extended Functions in the SafetyBridge System
• Robust metal-bodied sounders and beacons for harsh environments
• E2S warning signals - new catalogue available
• How safe is your palletiser?
• Explosion proof sounders in GRP
• New safety training course for packaging machinery
• TÜV SÜD Product Service launches machinery electrical safety training
• Pilz moves into new purpose built UK facility
• Reliance Precision receives prestigious health and safety award
• L101 beacon gains EN54 Part 23 approval
• Sick TR4 safety sensors simplify high-integrity series connection
• Designer's guide to machine safety
• Emergency stop switch 'in a box' solutions
• Machinery safety
• Safe fieldbus solutions up to SIL 3 and PL e
• Small solution that packs a large punch for AGV safety
• Making sense of safety
• A revolution in wind turbine safety
• Illuminated base increases safety
• Machinery Safety - A 360 degree approach
• Ribbon switches for creative applications
• Safety relays for all tasks
• Stopping danger in time
• Ensuring a safer working environment
• The need for validation
• Are your safeguards as safe as you think they are?
• Keeping the Merlin milking machine safe
• New safety device has the vision to protect
• Interlocking principles: some of the less well known requirements as set out by EN1088
• Free advice on machine safety is just a click away
• IP67 safety switch from Elesa
• Explosion-proof linear transducer from Balluff
• Fortress improves its heavy duty interlocks
• First Machinery Safety Alliance seminar hailed a success
• Explosion-proof call points
• Guidelines to improve machinery safety
• Double door interlock for hygienic areas
• Machinery safety
• Elesa indexing spring plungers with safety rest and security key operation
• Optimum protection for man and machine
• Innovative lockout mechanism permits safe entry into hazardous areas
• Magnetic coded safety switches
• Omron safety controller makes 'light' work at solar panel manufacturer
• Rugged yet sophisticated radio remote control systems
• Safety - key considerations for compliance and increased productivity
• Simple and flexible scaling
• Standards for safety related parts of the control system
• Trapped key interlocks to PLe
• Laser scanner offers versatile protection
• Retrofit these protective collars for emergency stop pushbuttons
• Functional safety app
• What does not change in the new EN 13849-1 standard?
• When PUWER isn't enough
• Retrofit safety package developed for hand-fed platen presses
• Harmonising productivity with machinery safety
• Machinery safety to suit every packaging machine scenario
• Reducing the cost of safety
• Adopt machinery safety standards now says Pilz
• Machinery safety
• Machine safety
• Open-source solution for bus-independent safety
• Safer hand-fed platen presses
• TÜV Product Service acquires Laidler group
• Free machinery safety workshops
• Health and Safety 10 North
• Help in addressing safety legislation
• Laidler demo at Health+Safety Scotland
• Reducing risk with SIL vibration monitoring
• A uniform safety standard
• Solenoid locks protect against dust explosion
• CFS hinge meets Machinery Directive requirements
• Dew point transmitter gets ATEX certification
• Welcome to the minefield
• Need products and solutions to help you meet the new Machinery Directive?
• One spark might be enough
• A switching device for all safety functions
• AlertAlarm protected for all environments
• UL certification for over 100 new B&R products
• ABB expands network of Ex motor repair workshops
• Getting ready for EN13849-1
• Schneider warns about Machinery Directive
• Stylish LED indicators are surface mounting
• Dates announced for World's first machinery safety certification
• SH Lighting appointed UK distributor for Quintex Ex line bushings
• Hinge switches add safety functionality
• ATEX approved coded magnetic safety switches
• Burkert brings electro-pneumatic automation to hazardous areas
• Putting control system safety where it belongs
• Safety switches for when size matters
• Standards update
• Explosion protection
• Hands-on first steps in the new safety regime
• Safety relay certified to all new standards
• Safety relay slots into PLC rack
• Dust covers to protect safety interlocks
• Light and sound for your panels
• Light curtains bring added value
• The key to safety at work
• A better way to build barriers
• Connections made safer with I/O box
• Fibre optic E-stop eases integration
• Getting to grips with safety integrity levels
• Low cost pressure switches ATEX certified
• Magnetic lock with indication
• Safety switching goes modular
• A single relay for all safety applications
• Now you can study for a safety qualification
• Adaptability is key strength
• Brake air motor system meets ATEX standards for explosion protection
• Dew point transmitter FM certified
• Safety sensors - simplified and without limitations
• Can you be sure your machine has stopped?
• Dynamic signals in machine safety deliver cost savings
• Safely reduce cabling and reduce costs
• Saving you time and money
• Gateways designed to ease integration
• Pressure sensors
• ATEX ratings for lamps and pushbuttons
• Solenoid valve is explosion proof
• AS-i safety included in Pluto system
• Enhanced protection is simple and cost-effective to implement
• Important changes to EN 1088 guard interlocking standard
• Non-contact switch offers CAT.4 safety
• Switches offer SIL2 approval
• Inclinometer carries CSA approval
• Power alert devices are an investment in safety
• Safety system easy to integrate
• Wireless safety functions under your control
• Living with EN 13849-1
• Pull wire switches feature innovative wire-tensioning
• Setting the standard for drive-integrated safety
• Draeger eliminates pungent odours with new hydrogen sulphide DraegerTube
• E-stop is configurable
• Explaining the duty of care of employers
• Safety light curtains integrate fieldbus connectivity
• Security plus safety in access system
• Motors save energy in hazardous areas
• Taking an ergonomic approach to machinery safety systems
• Helping the food industry comply with ATEX changes
• Increased machine efficiency and operator safety
• Non-contact switching
• An exclusive offer for readers of Industrial Technology
• Patented mechanism for safety grab wire switches
• Redundant brake system for increased safety
• Safety edges for harsh environments
• Vision system redefines machinery safety monitoring
• Cell installations without disruption
• Protection made light
• ATEX: An explosive issue
• IP67 safety controller
• Light curtains stand up to a good wash
• Non-stop safety in continuous processes
• Safety sensor resists high pressure washdowns
• Safety first and last
• Safety sensors and switches
• Control and safety hand-in-hand
• Cost-effective light are curtains easy to install
• Economy combined with total protection
• Cutting the cost of machine safety
• Flexible laser safety solution
• Machine status information at a glance
• Safety controllers make it simple
• Safety relay has double reset
• Protection made light
• Proximity switches meet Ex requirements
• Signal conditioning in Ex areas
• Ultrasound proximity switches for the Ex area
• ATEX approved safety switches
• Long life and versatility
• Safeguarding palletising and wrapping machines is made easy
• Safety inductive loop controller eases forklift access
• Better to be EcoSafe than sorry
• A milestone in machinery safety
• Safety solution for DeviceNet
• Schmersal extends pulse-echo range
• Sensing edges ensure safety at Theatre Royal
• Standard and safety control combined
• Easy fit door handle for machinery access
• Emergency stop relay has ultra compact design
• Fencing system rivals steel
• Schmersal extends its pulse-echo range
• Datasensor expands safety light curtain range
• Explosion Proof Switch
• Safety switch integrates AS-i Safety at work interface
• Slide bar for safer gate access
• ATEX approved safety switch
• Cost-effective safety relay option
• Logical alternative for safety
• Low cost machine guarding
• Safety hinge offers adjustable angle
• Safety light curtains integrate test function
• Safety relays at a lower price
• E-stop pushbutton meets OEM needs
• Profibus node for light grid
• Safety switches offer more contacts
• Solid metal safety interlock switch