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NX-ILM400

NX-series IO-Link Master Unit

NX-ILM400

IO-Link makes sensor level information visible and solves the three major issues at manufacturing sites! The screwless clamping terminal block reduces wiring work.

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General Specification

Item Specification
Enclosure Must be built into a panel.
Grounding methods Ground to 100 Ω or less.
Operating
environment
Ambient operating
temperature
0 to 55°C
Ambient operating
humidity
10% to 95% (with no condensation or icing)
Atmosphere Must be free from corrosive gases.
Ambient storage
temperature
-25 to 70°C (with no condensation or icing)
Altitude 2,000 m max.
Pollution degree Pollution degree 2 or less: Conforms to JIS B3502 and IEC 61131-2.
Noise immunity Conforms to IEC 61000-4-4, 2 kV (power line).
Overvoltage
category
Category: Conforms to JIS B3502 and IEC 61131-2.
EMC immunity level Zone B
Vibration resistance Conforms to IEC 60068-2-6.
5 to 8.4 Hz with amplitude of 3.5 mm,
8.4 to 150 Hz, acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
100 min each in X, Y, and Z directions (10 sweeps of 10 min each = 100 min total)
Shock resistance Conforms to IEC 60068-2-27. 147 m/s2, 3 times each in X, Y, and Z directions
Applicable standards * UL 61010-2-201, ANSI/ISA 12.12.01, EU: EN 61131-2, RCM, KC, and IO-Link
conformance

* Ask your OMRON representative for the most recent applicable standards for each model.

Function Specification

Item Specification
Unit name IO-Link Master Unit
Model NX-ILM400
Number of ports 4
Communications
specifications
Communications protocol IO-Link protocol
Baud rate COM1: 4.8kbps
COM2: 38.4kbps
COM3: 230.4kbps
Topology 1:1
Compliant standards • IO-Link Interface and System Specification Version1.1.2
• IO-Link Test Specification Version1.1.2
Power supply to
devices* in
IO-Link Mode or
SIO (DI) Mode
Rated voltage 24 VDC (20.4 to 28.8 VDC)
Maximum load current 0.2 A/port
Short-circuit protection Provided.
Digital inputs
(in SIO (DI)
Mode)
Internal I/O common PNP
Rated voltage 24 VDC (20.4 to 28.8 VDC)
Input current 5 mA typical (24 VDC)
ON voltage/ON current 15 VDC min., 2 mA min.
OFF voltage 5 VDC max.
Input filter time No filter, 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, 1 ms (default), 2 ms, 4 ms, 8 ms, 16 ms,
32 ms, 64 ms,128 ms, 256 ms
Digital outputs
(in SIO (DO)
Mode)
Internal I/O common PNP
Output type Push-pull
Rated voltage 24 VDC (20.4 to 28.8 VDC)
Maximum load current 0.1 A/port
Short-circuit protection Provided.
Leakage current 0.1 mA max.
Residual voltage 1.5 V max.
Digital inputs
for pin 2
(in IO-Link
Mode)
Internal I/O common PNP
Rated voltage 24 VDC (20.4 to 28.8 VDC)
Input current 2 mA typical (24 VDC)
ON voltage/ON current 15 VDC min., 2 mA min.
OFF voltage 5 VDC max.
Input filter time No filter, 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, 1 ms (default), 2 ms, 4 ms, 8 ms, 16 ms,
32 ms, 64 ms, 128ms, 256 ms
Cable
specifications
Cable type Unshielded
Length 20 m max.
Electrostatic capacity
between lines
3 nF max.
Loop resistance 6 Ω max.
External connection terminals Screwless Clamping Terminal Block (16 terminals)
I/O refreshing method Free-Run refreshing
Dimensions 12 × 100 × 71 mm (W × H × D)
Isolation method Photocoupler isolation
Insulation resistance 20 MΩ min. at 100 VDC (between isolated circuits)
Dielectric strength 510 VAC for 1 min, leakage current: 5 mA max. (between isolated
circuits)
I/O power supply method Supply from the NX bus
NX Unit power consumption • Connected to a CPU Unit
1.05 W max.
• Connected to a Communications Coupler Unit
0.80 W max.
Current consumption from I/O power supply 50 mA
Weight 67 g
Circuit configuration 3540_sp_2_1
Terminal connection diagram 3540_sp_2_2
Installation orientation and restrictions 3540_sp_2_3
Protective functions Load short-circuit protection

Function Specifications

Function Description
Communications Cyclic
communications
I/O data (process data) in the IO-Link devices is cyclically shared with the IO-Link Master Unit as the IO-Link communications master.
At the same time, this data and the status of the IO-Link Master Unit is cyclically shared with the host communications master, with the IO-Link Master Unit operating as a slave of the controller.
Cyclic communications can be used to check the amount of detection performance deterioration in devices, and to check changes in usage conditions, such as the amount of incident light for photoelectric sensors, stability detection margins, and excessive proximity for proximity sensors.
Message
communications
The controller can send messages (commands) to the IO-Link Master Unit and receive the response from the IO-Link Master Unit.
The IO-Link Master Unit can also function as a gateway to send messages (commands and responses) between the controller and the IO-Link devices.
During operation, you can change and adjust device parameters, such as threshold settings, tuning execution, and ON-delay time changes, from a program.
Or, during operation, you can check the internal status, such as the operating times of devices.
Communications mode settings You can select any of the following modes for each port:
IO-Link Mode, SIO (DI) Mode, SIO (DO) Mode, or Disable Port
This allows you to combine IO-Link communications and digital I/O in a single terminal or unit.
Digital inputs for pin 2 In IO-Link Mode, you can perform digital input with pin 2 while performing IO-Link communications.
Automatic baud rate setting for
IO-Link communications
The IO-Link Master Unit automatically matches the specific baud rates (COM1, COM2, or COM3) of the IO-Link devices to communicate with the IO-Link devices.
Therefore, it is not necessary to set the baud rate of the connected device for each port.
Connected device verification This function is used to verify the configuration of IO-Link devices that are connected to the IO-Link Master Unit against the registered IO-Link device configuration settings when the power supply is turned ON.
The user can enable or disable connected device verification.
IO-Link communications error
detection
This function detects IO-Link cable breaks, disconnections from IO-Link device ports, error-level device events, device configuration verification errors, and IO-Link device malfunctions.
Detection of short-circuits in I/O
cables
This function detects short-circuits in I/O cables
Notification of input data validity The controller can use the Input Data Enabled Flags to determine whether input data * is valid.
Load rejection for controller
communications error
This function turns OFF outputs from the IO-Link Master Unit when an error occurs in communications with the controller in IO-Link Mode or in an SIO mode.
This prevents output operations with incorrect values from host communications.
Reading IO-Link total
communications retries
The IO-Link total communications retries can be read from the CX-ConfiguratorFDT.
You can use this function to determine communications status as affected by I/O communications noise or other factors.
Digital input filter You can set a filter processing time interval for digital inputs in SIO (DI) Mode or for digital inputs for pin 2 in IO-Link Mode.
This lets you eliminate data corruption that can result from noise or switch chattering.
This function can also be used to implement an ON delay and an OFF delay.
Backup and restoration of
parameter settings in IO-Link
devices
This function is used to back up parameter settings in IO-Link devices in the IO-Link Master Unit or restore them to IO-Link devices.
This eliminates the need to set parameters again after replacing an IO-Link device.
Event log The event log records events (including errors) that occur in the IO-Link Master Unit and the IO-Link devices.
This enables partial troubleshooting for NJ/NX-series Controllers and NY-series Industrial PCs.

* The input data includes IO-Link input data in IO-Link communications, the digital input data that is input with pin 2, and digital input data in SIO (DI) Mode.

Version Information

Connecting with CPU Units

Refer to the user's manual for the CPU Unit for the CPU Unit to which NX Units can be connected

NX Unit Corresponding versions *
Model Unit version CPU Unit Sysmac Studio CX-Configurator FDT
NX-ILM400 Ver.1.0 Ver.1.13 or later Ver.1.17 or higher Ver.2.3 or higher

* Some Units do not have all of the versions given in the above table. If a Unit does not have the specified version, support is provided by the oldest available version after the specified version. Refer to the user’s manuals for the specific Units for the relation between models and versions.

Connecting with Coupler Units

NX Unit Corresponding versions *
Model Unit
version
EtherCAT EtherNet/IP
Communi-
cations
Coupler
Unit
NJ/NX-
series
CPU Units
or
NY-series
Industrial
PCs
Sysmac
Studio
CX-
Configurator
FDT
Communi-
cations
Coupler
Unit
Sysmac
Studio
CX-
Configurator
FDT
NX-ILM400 Ver.1.0 Ver.1.0
or later
Ver.1.12
or later
Ver.1.16
or higher
Ver.2.2
or higher
Ver.1.16
or higher
Ver.1.16
or higher
Ver.2.2
or higher

* Some Units do not have all of the versions given in the above table. If a Unit does not have the specified version, support is provided by the oldest available version after the specified version. Refer to the user’s manuals for the specific Units for the relation between models and versions.