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Safety and requirements for product use
Festo – GDCP-CMMS-AS-G2-S1-EN – 1306NH – English
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1.2
Requirements for product use
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Make this documentation available to the design engineer, installer and personnel responsible for
commissioning the machine or system in which this product is used.
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Make sure that the specifications of the documentation are always complied with. When so doing,
also take into account the documentation for the other components (e.g. motors, cables, etc.).
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Take into consideration the legal regulations applicable for the destination, as well as:
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regulations and standards,
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regulations of the testing organizations and insurers,
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national specifications.
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For emergency stop applications, protection against automatic restart corresponding to the re-
quired safety category must be furnished. Among other means, this can take place through an ex-
ternal safety switching device.
1.2.1
Technical requirements
General notes for the correct and safe use of the product, which must be observed at all times:
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Comply with the connection and environmental conditions of the motor controller (
Appendix A.1)
and all connected components specified in the technical data.
Only compliance with the limit values or load limits will enable operation of the product in compli-
ance with the relevant safety regulations.
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Observe the instructions and warnings in this documentation.
1.2.2
Qualification of the specialists (requirements for the personnel)
The device may only be placed into operation by a qualified electrotechnician who is familiar with:
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the installation and operation of electrical control systems,
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the applicable regulations for operating safety-engineered systems,
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the applicable regulations for accident protection and occupational safety, and
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the documentation for the product.
1.2.3
Diagnostic coverage (DC)
Diagnostic coverage depends on the connection between the motor controller and the control loop
system as well as the implemented diagnostic measures
Section 5.3.
If a potentially dangerous malfunction is recognised during the diagnostics, appropriate measures
must be taken to maintain the safety level.
Note
Check whether a fault exclusion of cross circuits in the input circuit and connection
wiring is possible in your application.
If not: If applicable, use a safety switching device with cross-circuit detection for control
of the safety function as well as an appropriate filter construction group for filtering the
test pulses at the control ports of the CMMS-AS-...-G2.