3.3.3
System plug
A system plug is required to operate the safety laser scanner.
The base plate is the system plug (
The safety laser scanner’s internal configuration memory is integrated in the system
plug. The system plug and all connecting cables can remain at the installation site
when the safety laser scanner is replaced. The system plug is detached from the
defective safety laser scanner and connected to the new safety laser scanner. The
new safety laser scanner reads the configuration from the configuration memory when
switching on.
3.3.4
Field types
During operation, the safety laser scanner uses its laser beams to continuously check
whether people or objects are present in one or more areas. The areas to be checked
are called fields. A distinction is made between the following field types, depending on
the application type:
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Table 3: Field types and their function
Safe switch off (according to ISO
13849-1)
Yes (PL d)
No
Max. scanning range of the safety
laser scanner
4.0 m
40 m
Purpose
Detection and protection of
people
Functional use (no safety-
relevant use)
The protective field is the area in which the test object specified by the manufacturer
is detected by the electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE). As soon as the elec‐
tro-sensitive protective device detects an object in the protective field, it switches the
associated safety outputs to the OFF state. This signal can be passed to controllers
resulting in the dangerous state coming to an end, e.g. to stop the machine or the
vehicle.
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