Locator

With the Locator function, an IO-Link device can be found again by starting signaling on the LED of the device using a system command. Signaling can be stopped with another system command.

The functionality corresponds to the specification in the IO-Link Common Profile – Locator function class.

ISDU

Locator Timeout

The Locator Timeout parameter sets the duration of the Locator signal that is displayed via LEDs. The value is specified in minutes. The value range from 1 to 30 minutes is allowed. The parameter is reset by Application Reset and Factory Reset (also see section Reset Commands).

Locator Timeout Parameter

Name

Index

Subindex

Access

Length

Data Type

Data Storage

Default

Locator timeout

0x00FE (254)

0

R/W

1 byte

UINT8

Yes

10

System Commands

Locator System Commands

Command Value

Device Action

0x7E (126)

Start Locator

0x7F (127)

Stop