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MLC 510 AS-i Host/Guest
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1.1
Used symbols and signal words
Tab. 1.1:
Warning symbols and signal words
Symbol indicating dangers to persons
Symbol indicating possible property damage
NOTE
Signal word for property damage
Indicates dangers that may result in property damage if the measures for dan-
ger avoidance are not followed.
CAUTION
Signal word for minor injuries
Indicates dangers that may result in minor injury if the measures for danger
avoidance are not followed.
WARNING
Signal word for serious injury
Indicates dangers that may result in severe or fatal injury if the measures for
danger avoidance are not followed.
DANGER
Signal word for life-threatening danger
Indicates dangers with which serious or fatal injury is imminent if the measures
for danger avoidance are not followed.
Tab. 1.2:
Other symbols
Symbol for tips
Text passages with this symbol provide you with further information.
Symbol for action steps
Text passages with this symbol instruct you to perform actions.
Symbol for action results
Text passages with this symbol describe the result of the preceding action.
Tab. 1.3:
Terms and abbreviations
AOPD
Active Optoelectronic Protective Device
(
A
ctive
O
ptoelectronic
P
rotective
D
evice)
AS-i
Actuator-sensor-interface
(
A
ctuator-
S
ensor-
I
nterface)
LED
LED, display element in transmitter and receiver
MLC
Brief description of the safety sensor, consisting of transmitter and receiver
MTTF
d
Mean time to dangerous failure
(
M
ean
T
ime
T
o dangerous
F
ailure)
OSSD
Safety-related switching output
(
O
utput
S
ignal
S
witching
D
evice)
PFH
d
Probability of a dangerous failure per hour
(
P
robability of dangerous
F
ailure per
H
our)
PL
P
erformance
L
evel
Scan
Consecutive scans of the protective field from the first to the last beam
