The new INELTA IO-Link signal conditioner adds a digital solution for the precise acquisition of force, pressure, and weight signals to the company portfolio. Designed for strain gauge sensors, this signal conditioner is suitable for a wide range of application and offers stable signal processing wherever forces or pressure need to be reliably measured under demanding conditions.
Use of standard cables
The conditioner reliably processes signals from strain gauges and provides the measured values entirely digitally via IO-Link. Users benefit from interference-free and lossless transmission via standard sensor cables. Typical problems associated with analog interfaces as noise, signal loss, or voltage drops, are eliminated. Key parameters such as gain, filter settings, scaling, and threshold values can be configured directly from the controller via the IO-Link interface. This significantly reduces the effort required for commissioning.
Easy adaptation of settings
In automated production facilities, force sensors often need to be adapted to new products or tools manually. With the IO-Link signal conditioner, the strain gauge sensor operates using the correct, stored settings (data storage)—without the need for intervention on-site. The result is reduced downtime, fewer sources of error, and higher system availability.
With IO-Link, the signal conditioner features a digital communication interface that goes far beyond mere signal transmission. In addition to process values, parameters, status information, and diagnostic data can also be transmitted. IO-Link thus forms a central foundation for networked production facilities and Industry 4.0 applications.
