ETAS ES5340.2, User Manual

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ES5340.2 Electric Drive Simulation Board - User’s Guide 14
Introduction ETAS
General Safety at Work
Follow the existing regulations for work safety and accident prevention. All appli-
cable regulations and statutes regarding operation must be strictly followed
when using this product.
1.4.4 Intended Use
Field of Application of the Product
The product is a PCI-Express plug-in board for the RTPC main board in the
ES5300.1-A Housing or for an RTPC by ETAS (TP_RTPC_2/3U.x). The product
must be used solely in the ES5300.1-A Housing or RTPC intended for this pur-
pose.
The intended use of the product is as follows:
• Use as a component in industrial lab facilities or at industrial workplaces
• Use as a hardware interface for ECUs in a hardware-in-the-loop test sys-
tem
• Use in conjunction with ETAS software that supports the ES5300.1-A
Housing and the ES5300.1-B Housing
• Use as an interface in conjunction with software programs that operate
the standardized, documented and open APIs from ETAS software prod-
ucts
The product is not intended for the following:
• Use within a vehicle on the road
• Use as part of a life support system
• Use as part of a medical application
• Applications in which misuse may result in injury or damage
• Use in environments in which conditions prevail that fall outside the spec-
ified ranges (see "Ambient Conditions" on page 113)
• Use with signal conditioning that falls outside the specified ranges (see
voltages, currents and power consumption in the section "Technical Data
and Standards" on page 111)
Requirements for the Technical State of the Product
The product is designed in accordance with state-of-the-art technology and rec-
ognized safety rules. The product must only be operated in a technically flawless
state, in accordance with its intended purpose and in a safety-conscious and haz-
ard-aware manner under consideration of the documentation regarding the
product. If the product is not used in accordance with its intended purpose, its
product safety may be impaired.
Requirements for Operation
• Use the product only according to the specifications in the corresponding
user manual. If the product is used in any other way, product safety is no
longer ensured.
• Do not use the product in a wet or damp environment.
• Do not use the product in potentially explosive atmospheres.