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Operating Instructions
Flexi Soft Gateways
8012664/XB29/2013-06-11 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved
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Contents
Contents
1 About this document.........................................................................................................7
1.1 Function of this document....................................................................................7
1.2 The Flexi Soft operating instructions ...................................................................7
1.3 Target group ..........................................................................................................7
1.4 Information depth .................................................................................................8
1.5 Scope .....................................................................................................................8
1.6 Abbreviations
used ...............................................................................................8
1.7 Symbols used ........................................................................................................9
1.8 Trademarks ...........................................................................................................9
2 On safety...........................................................................................................................10
2.1 Qualified safety personnel..................................................................................10
2.2 Correct use ..........................................................................................................10
2.3 Environmental protection ...................................................................................11
2.3.1 Disposal .............................................................................................11
2.3.2
Separation of materials ....................................................................11
3 Product description Flexi Soft gateways......................................................................12
3.1 Device variants....................................................................................................13
3.2 Firmware versions...............................................................................................13
3.3 Data transmitted into the network (input data sets) ........................................14
3.3.1 Logic
results ......................................................................................17
3.3.2 Gateway direct output values...........................................................17
3.3.3 Module status and EFI status as well as input and output
values.................................................................................................17
3.3.4 Routing of data from a second network ..........................................19
3.3.5 Configuration checksums (CRCs).....................................................19
3.3.6 Error and status information of the modules ..................................19
3.4 Data received from the network (network output data sets) ...........................23
4 Mounting and basic configuration of the gateways....................................................24
4.1 Mounting/Dismantling........................................................................................24
4.1.1 Steps for mounting the modules......................................................24
4.1.2 Steps for dismantling the modules ..................................................26
4.2 Electrical installation...........................................................................................27
4.3 First configuration steps .....................................................................................27
4.3.1
Establishing a connection between gateway and PC......................28
4.3.2 Configuration of the gateways..........................................................29
4.3.3 Transfer of a configuration ...............................................................30
4.3.4 Verification of a configuration ..........................................................30
4.3.5 Upload of a configuration .................................................................31