# BNI008M I/O Link Master direct to Ignition (no PLC)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bni008m-i-o-link-master-direct-to-ignition-no-plc/39917>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bni008m-i-o-link-master-direct-to-ignition-no-plc/39917 "2020-10-22T13:49:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![edward.hammond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@edward.hammond](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edward.hammond)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bni008m-i-o-link-master-direct-to-ignition-no-plc/39917/1 "2020-10-22T13:49:50Z")

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Hey Guys,  
slightly new here,  
Is it possible to link the Balluff I/O Link Master Directly to ignition, I will not be using a PLC just I/O Link sensors and would like to use Balluff, I know there are other Masters out there that can use HTTP: Post commands or MQTT,

I guess my real Question Is can I do any of these methods with Balluff??

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bni008m-i-o-link-master-direct-to-ignition-no-plc/39917/2 "2020-10-22T13:55:17Z")

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I don’t see any mention of HTTP or MQTT in the [manual for this device](https://assets.balluff.com/WebBinary1/MAN_BNI_EIP_50X_105_R015_EN_G20_DOK_922508_05_000.pdf).

Ignition does not have a driver for this, but again this might be something @pturmel’s EtherNet/IP module can get data from, since this appears to be an EtherNet/IP enabled model.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bni008m-i-o-link-master-direct-to-ignition-no-plc/39917/3 "2020-10-22T14:52:12Z")

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Another customer was successful with the similar BNI004A (4 master ports, 4 dumb ports) and the family seems to use a similar setup across the board. I’d be shocked if it didn’t work with my module.