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Hello Well, I'm working on a project that is using IO-Link - first time I have seen it too. We are using Mitsubishi controls, and using a Balluff CC-Link - IO-Link master node, so the programming is largely CC-Link, except for the initialisation of the IO-Link nodes. I think there are other versions of their master mode, so you can probably get <something> - IO-Link nodes, where <something> is some other network protocol besides CC-Link. As far as I can see, it is a fairly new thing, and I don't think there is support for directly connecting to it from the major players yet. But I could be wrong. Hope you get it all working. Cheers

Hi Crossbow, thanks for replying Yes, I'm obviously doing something stupid and not working out how to set things up on the PLC screen. Where do you find a dialog to set that up? I've attached a BMP of the configuration for interest's sake, though I don't think it is particularly relevant to the problem, since it is just a lack of knowhow on my part! All the best iQ_001.bmp

Hello Well, yes, I can see that would be a problem - it appears the auto refresh (automatic transfer of data from the CC-Link master to local devices) is not available under the redundant scheme. Can you still transfer the RX and RYs by TO and FROMs? For example (assuming your BT11N is in slot 0) the RXs are in BFMs 224 to 351 and the RYs are in BFMs 352 to 479. So you could BMOV u0\g224 M1000 K10 - that would move the remote inputs (RXs) to M1000 to M1159 (the K10 says it is 10 x 16 bit words, so you are shifting 160 bits) change the K value to copy across only the inputs you are using. Then use M1000 and so on as your inputs. Similarly BMOV M2000 u0\g352 K10 would make you remote outputs be on M2000 to M2159... You should then be able to initialise your ST Lite unit using M1078, M1079 instead of X1078, X1079 and M2078, M2079 in place of Y1078, Y1079. Of course, you will then use the other M1xxx for your general purpose inputs and M2xxx for outputs. Does this help?

PS. I have put this in the "iQ Works Q & A" thread - err - because it is a question about iQ Works! But if a new thread would be more appropriate, please let me know.

Hello Can anyone give me a clue on using the Network Configurations on iQ Works? I have done projects using GX Works and GT Designer separately, but now I have to do a project from iQ works - this is what the client wants. I have created the PLC configuration and set up the network screen, but when I try to open the Ethernet Configuration I get a message that says: "Cannot continue the process because L Module Configuration that corresponding to Ethernet Configuration is not set Please execute again after setting L Module Configuration that corresponding to Ethernet Configuration OK" That is verbatim - the poor English is Mitsubishi's! The PLC is a Q Series anyway, but I have tried making a configuration with an L Series in it, and still get the same message. I can't set the network up (IP Addresses and so on any other way (that I can see). If I go into the network parameters in GX Works and GT Designer, the settings are coloured green and it says they are set from iQ Navigator. The project is for three Q Series PLC racks, plus four GOT HMIs connected together by Ethernet. I'm using iQ V1.74C; GX Works V1.501X, GT Designer V1.106L on WIndows XP Pro. I'm obviously missing out some link between the Ethernet config and the PLC config(s) somewhere, but I can't work out what it is, any help much appreciated.