Method for controlling an automated I / O device
system for executing a production process with at least one production parameter (P), wherein the I / O device
system comprises an I / O controller (3) with
control software and at least one I / O
field device (1), which are interconnected via a
PROFINET network with a gateway (2) as a
software and / or hardware interface for communication over the network, wherein the gateway (2) is an IO-Link master gateway, wherein the method for integrating the
field device (1) into the I / O device
system comprises: • providing a description file in gsdml format • executing configuration
software (4), in particular an
engineering tool, and scanning for further I / O field devices (1) via the network • recognizing the I / O
field device (1) by the configuration
software • providing a configuration
database (9, 10) which includes at least one IODD of the field device (1).• Providing a support tool (5) for generating an application-specific description file, which forms the interface between configuration software (4) and the gateway (2), • wherein the support tool (5) includes a configuration module for accessing and configuring the I / O field device (1), • wherein the support tool (5) uses a
data buffer (7) as a buffer during communication with the I / O field device (1) and / or as a buffer for parameters (P) for generating the application-specific description file, • Generating an application-specific description file in gsdml format via the support tool (5), wherein the support tool (5) is a standalone, computer-implemented form of a tool with which the description file to be used application-specifically by the support tool (5) is generated by supplementing the description file in gsdml format,i. Assigning an IODD according to parameter (P) of the IO field device (1) and according to production parameter (P); ii. Adding at least one parameter (P) and the article number from the IODD to the application-specific description file; iii. wherein the support tool (5) assigns the IODD to the field device (1) and accesses an internal configuration
database (9) or an external configuration
database (10) via an
Ethernet connection (11) for this purpose; • Transferring the application-specific description file as a gsdml file to the IO controller (3) and the
control software via the configuration software (4); • Executing the
control software to control the IO field device (1); • Using a configuration and optimization tool, exporting the application-specific description file as an AML file.