107031-33 EN FR26 GLO 1101 Printed in France
Table of contents
1.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2
Organisation of Installation Manual ........................................................................................................ 1
1.3
Important Highlighted Information .......................................................................................................... 1
1.4
Control Reliability .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.5
Approvals............................................................................................................................................. 2
1.6
Safety Light Curtain Installation and Use ................................................................................................ 2
1.7
European Directives Compliance ........................................................................................................... 2
1.8
European Standards Compliance........................................................................................................... 2
1.9
United States Regulations Compliance................................................................................................... 3
1.10 United States Standards Compliance ..................................................................................................... 3
1.11 Additional Protection ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 4
2.1
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 4
2.2
Machine Guarding and Perimeter Protection .......................................................................................... 4
2.3
Approval and rating plates..................................................................................................................... 6
2.4
Operation............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.4.1 Synchronisation.................................................................................................................................. 7
2.4.2 Resolution (FF-SYA14, FF-SYA30 and FF-SYA60 Series)..................................................................... 7
2.4.3 Protection Height (FF-SYA14, FF-SYA30 and FF-SYA60 series) ........................................................... 8
2.4.4 Beam spacing and number of beams (FF-SYA234 Series).................................................................... 8
2.4.5 Response Time .................................................................................................................................. 9
2.4.6 Scanning Ranges ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.5
Indicators ........................................................................................................................................... 11
2.5.1 Scanning range indicators (emitter) ................................................................................................... 11
2.5.2 Alarm indicator (emitter) ................................................................................................................... 11
2.5.3 Test Indicator (emitter) ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.5.4 Operation Indicators (receiver) .......................................................................................................... 12
2.5.5 Signal Strength Indicator (receiver).................................................................................................... 12
2.5.6 Cross-talk indicator (receiver)............................................................................................................ 12
2.6
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.
INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1
Overview............................................................................................................................................ 14
3.2
Point-of-operation Guarding ................................................................................................................ 14
3.3
Perimeter Guarding ............................................................................................................................ 14
3.4
How to calculate safety distance.......................................................................................................... 15
3.4.1 Safety distances per Europe’s EN 999 standard ................................................................................. 15
3.4.2 Safety distances per USA’s OSHA/ANSI requirements ....................................................................... 15
3.4.3 European EN 999 standard ............................................................................................................... 16
3.4.4 US OSHA/ANSI/RIA standards requirements ..................................................................................... 17
3.4.4.1
Sample Calculation: Point-of-operation safeguarding ...................................................................................... 19
3.4.4.2
Sample Calculation: Perimeter safeguarding (Access Detection)..................................................................... 19
3.5
How to Calculate Minimum Distance Considering Reflective Surfaces .................................................... 19
3.6
Mutual Interference or cross-talk ......................................................................................................... 20
3.7
Dimensions and Weights..................................................................................................................... 21
3.7.1 Dimensions and weights of the FF-SYA14, FF-SYA30 and FF-SYA60 Series light curtains ................... 22
3.7.2 Dimensions and weights of the FF-SYA234 multibeam systems for access detection ........................... 24
3.8
Mounting Considerations..................................................................................................................... 25
3.8.1 Optical Alignment ............................................................................................................................. 25
3.8.2 Vertical Mounting.............................................................................................................................. 25
3.8.3 Vertical Mounting / Linear Assembly .................................................................................................. 27
3.8.4 Vertical Mounting / Side by Side Installation ....................................................................................... 28
3.8.5 Horizontal mounting.......................................................................................................................... 29
3.8.6 Diagonal and Right-Angle Mounting ................................................................................................... 29
3.9
Mounting Hardware ............................................................................................................................ 30
