Some manufacturers offer sensors with IO-Link communication, which provide unparalleled capabilities compared to traditional sensors. The user can program the sensor output, implement custom time delays, and use logic functions. These basic benefits reduce inventory and allow immediate, flexible customization to the application using standard sensors. IO-Link provides unparalleled capabilities to access data and configure sensors. The user can program the sensor output, implement custom time delays, use logic functions, program alarms, and disable potentiometer or LED. This customization is possible because of IO-Link but the sensors can still be used with these adjustments in standard I/O mode. The benefit is for reduced inventory and immediate, flexible customization to the application using IO-Link sensors in standard I/O mode. If IO-Link masters are implemented in the future, these IO-Link sensors are ready to be used in IO-Link mode at any time.