IO-Link: Can I use Data Storage (DS) to do recipe management / job handling?
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No.
DS is for device replacement only.
For job handling many SICK sensors provide a specialized ISDU "Job assurance".
Example of KTS sensor: https://cdn.sick.com/media/docs/8/38/138/technical_information_io_link_kts_ktx_en_im0077138.pdf
Parameter sets (jobs) make it possible to read out and save (in the PLC) specific application parameters (e.g., switching threshold, emission color) for certain applications, formats, recipes, or marks so that you can use them flexibly later.
Compared to IO-Link Data Storage, only the application-specific data is saved. In other words, a job can be duplicated from one sensor to another easily without the need to overwrite the local sensor-related settings (e.g., configuration of the pins).
This means that you can quickly change the sensor parameters in the event of a format change or quickly install the saved job data on a new device.
data storage, job handling, recipe management, io-link, job assurance