GPower is now part of the IO-Link community

Based on our IO-Link Toolkit for LabVIEW and TestStand, we are now part of the IO-Link.com community, which, among other things, aims to develop IO-Link as a technology. Learn more about IO-Link, see members, and download our free toolkit right here!

What is IO-Link?

IO-Link is the first worldwide standardized IO technology (IEC 61131-9) for communication with sensors and actuators. The powerful point-to-point communication is based on the long-established 3-wire sensor and actuator connection, with no additional requirements for the cable material.

The system architecture could, for example, look like the image below, based on LabVIEW and TestStand:

IO-Link.com og GPower - LabVIEW og TestStand

Member overview

Who is part of the IO-Link community? You can find an overview of all the companies involved in the community by clicking here.

GPower IO-Link

Although IO-Link has existed for more than a decade, there has not been an easy way to connect the devices to NI’s toolchain—until now—which is why GPower IO-Link is revolutionary. By installing just one toolkit, you gain access to data from more than 30,000 devices in your LabVIEW code. In addition, we have taken our own medicine and used our IO-Link LabVIEW Toolkit to build IO-Link step types for TestStand.

Learn more about GPower IO-Link

Try GPower IO-Link free for 30 days!

If you are a LabVIEW or TestStand developer, you really should try GPower IO-Link! A universal driver for more than 30,000 IO-Link devices! For the first time, it is plug-and-play to access encoders, digital and analog I/O, stack lights, pushbuttons, and much more simply by loading their IODD file into LabVIEW or TestStand.

Download free trial versions of GPower IO-Link!

Latest releases

Error handling in LabVIEW [2:4]

Error handling in LabVIEW [2:4]

This post [2:4] is part of a series by GPower’s software developer, Jesper Kjær Sørensen, on building robust software and test systems. Do you know the feeling…? “But it worked on my machine!” That’s the mantra of every programmer who hasn’t mastered error handling. Of course, you would never say

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Two new Certified LabVIEW Developers at GPower

Two new Certified LabVIEW Developers at GPower

Big congratulations to Serkan Akbulut and Jakob Alsaker, who last week achieved the Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) certification—an internationally recognised validation of skills in developing professional and maintainable LabVIEW applications. The Certified LabVIEW Developer certification, which among other things focuses on code quality, documentation, and architecture, is the second level

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Don’t let your error codes become the next Blue Screen of Death [3:4]
Don’t let your error codes become the next Blue Screen of Death [3:4]
Try GPower IO-Link for LabVIEW and TestStand FREE for 90 days!
Get 90 days of free access to the GPower IO-Link toolkit [Direct integration with LabVIEW and TestStand]
GPower and IDA launch free LabVIEW course for students and recent graduates
GPower and IDA launch free LabVIEW course for students and recent graduates