
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 defec‐
tive 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.
3.2.6
Field types
During operation, the safety laser scanner uses its laser beams continuously to 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
how the safety laser scanner is used:
•
•
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-rele‐
vant use)
The protective field protects the hazardous area of a machine or vehicle. As soon as the
electro-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 vehi‐
cle.
Figure 6: Protective field, shown in red in this document
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