Figure 12: Simultaneous monitoring
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Example applications
Hazardous area protection
In hazardous area protection, people are detected if they stay in a defined area.
This type of protective device is suitable for machines, where it is possible to see a
hazardous area completely from the reset pushbutton. When the hazardous area is
entered, a stop signal is triggered and starting is prevented.
Figure 13: Hazardous area protection: detection of the presence of a person in the hazardous
area
Hazardous point protection
In hazardous point protection, the approach is detected very close to the hazardous
point.
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