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  1. Measurement light curtains
  2. IO-Link benefits

IO-link benefits

Measurement light curtains with IO-Link provide more than a simple presence of an object across an area. Improve process transparency with information such as object shape, size, location and orientation. Refer to the Applications page for ideas on how to leverage this information.

The following graphics show some of the process values available via IO-Link.

First beam occupied (FBO)

The process value [FBO] is the first light beam broken.

Last beam occupies (LBO)

The process value [LBO] is the last light beam broken.

Details on other process values can be found in the operating instructions of the product.

  • CBO – center beam occupied
  • NBO – number of beams occupied
  • NCBO – number of consecutive beams occupied