Documentation overview,
ThinkTop IO-Link
The IO-Link documentation is structured to support the following product use cases:
Product review
The product data and the product features, for choosing the right variant, are covered by the
Product Leaflet.
Installation
The installation instructions, for correct and safe installation, is part of the manual.
Automation integration
The IO-Link process data and parameters, for setting up the PLC, are structured in the Interface
Description documents.
Configuration tool
All files needed for importing the device descriptions (IODD) in a configuration tool is available as a
single zip file which can be imported directly.
Instructions on how to import the IODD to an IO-Link configuration tool
In order to configure the entire IO-Link system, configuration tools are required. The IO-Link configuration
tools of the master manufacturers can import the IODDs.
The most convenient way to import the ThinkTop IODDs into the configuration tool is to download and import
the complete zip-file.
Example: [Configuration tool: LR Device from ifm]
Find and press the cloud symbol
(upper right corner)
Press Browsing
Navigate to the downloaded
ThinkTop IO-Link zip-file
Choose the file and press Open
Tick the Vendor box
Press OK to install
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ThinkTop firmware update,
December 2021
With the new functionality implemented in the ThinkTop V50 and V70’s, new IODD’s and Interface
Descriptions have also been generated.
Both new and old IODD’s are included in the 2nd revision of the “ThinkTop IO-Link zip-file”.
It’s recommended to just add them all to the preferred configuration tool. The configuration tool will
automatically match the correct IODD with the connected ThinkTop.
To determine which Interface Description, match the ThinkTop
at hand, refer to the control board revision found inside the
ThinkTop as shown in the picture here:
• The interface description marked “Before Dec. 2021” match
ThinkTop control boards of revisions AA to AD which have
the original firmware functionality.
• The interface description marked “After Dec. 2021” match
ThinkTop control boards of revision AE or later which have
the new additional functionality.
The control board revision can be
found in the marked area.
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