# Complete Newbie, how to add a BNI EIP-508-105-Z015 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [September 18, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360 "2019-09-18T18:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mellerbeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@mellerbeck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellerbeck)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/1 "2019-09-18T18:47:23Z")
The BNI EIP-508-105-Z015 is an IO-LINK master (If I use the terminology correct, remember newbie here) It is on the network and you can grab sensor data by going to address/ports.jsn IO-LINK seems to be a popular standard… but looking around would it normally connect to a PLC before being connected to say ignition ? Or would a different master be the way to go? This looks pretty straight forward [https://comtrol.com/wp-content/uploads/Ignition-via-OPC-UA.pdf](https://comtrol.com/wp-content/uploads/Ignition-via-OPC-UA.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/2 "2019-09-18T19:04:47Z")
The Balluff EIP Modules are Ethernet/IP modules. Normally they are used as remote IO for a master plc. Your module supports I/O link sensors in addition to the standard binary IO ports, but the network protocol is still Ethernet/IP. Maybe @pturmel can tell you if his Ethernet/IP module [http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snappy-user-interfaces-with-the-ethernet-ip-module/12617](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snappy-user-interfaces-with-the-ethernet-ip-module/12617) will work with your device. ---
**Author:** ![mellerbeck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@mellerbeck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mellerbeck)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/3 "2019-09-18T20:10:49Z")
So you would normally point ignition at say the Allen Bradley PLC that was connected to the sensors through I/O link. This gear is new, so if something else should be bought or configured differently I would try and go that route. ---
**Author:** ![chi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@chi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chi)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/4 "2019-09-18T20:27:57Z")
> [@mellerbeck](#): > > So you would normally point ignition at say the Allen Bradley PLC that was connected to the sensors through I/O link. Almost. The plc is connected through Ethernet/IP. If you need to connect I/O link sensors direct to Ignition, an OPC-UA gateway might be a simplier solution. [https://comtrol.com/io-link-master-gateways-infographic](https://comtrol.com/io-link-master-gateways-infographic) ---
**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:** [September 19, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/5 "2019-09-19T05:46:29Z")
> [@chi](#): > > Maybe @pturmel can tell you if his Ethernet/IP module [http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snappy-user-interfaces-with-the-ethernet-ip-module/12617](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/snappy-user-interfaces-with-the-ethernet-ip-module/12617) will work with your device. I would expect it to, in scanner mode (premium version). I'd need to inspect the EDS file to confirm. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/complete-newbie-how-to-add-a-bni-eip-508-105-z015/28360/6 "2020-01-16T22:19:03Z")
Follow-up: This device has been reported to work with [this XML configuration](https://www.automation-pros.com/enip1/Balluff-BNI006A.xml). Note that the **BNI EIP-508-105-Z015** is also known as the **BNI006A**. The config can be cut down a bit to work with the similar BNI004A. It supports IOLink on four of its eight ports, instead of all eight.