Profile Characteristic

Description

Profile Characteristic is a readable parameter that provides information about which IO-Link profiles are supported. It is used mainly to allow profile function modules of the control unit to detect which profile or functions on the device are available.

This parameter is defined in the IO-Link specification.

ISDU

Profile characteristic – ISDU

Name

Index

Subindex

Access

Length

Data Type

Data Storage

Default

Profile Characteristic

0x000D (13)

0

R

14 Byte

UINT16[]

n/a

00 31 40 00

The parameter can be read via subindex 0 and consists of multiple profile indices and function classes (each 16-bit values).

If a profile ID is specified, this means that all included function classes are supported. If only sub-functions are supported, these are output explicitly as an individual function class.

This device supports the following profiles:

Profile characteristic – Profile IDs

Profile ID

Name / Description

0x0031

Status byte for module supplies

0x0040

Common Application Profile?? Identification and DiagnosisStatus byte for module supplies

All individual functions are described in this guide. For more exact descriptions of the profiles, refer to the corresponding profile specifications (see www.io-link.com).