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1. GENERAL
The CKP/
Solo
mat is a pressure sensitive
safety device designed to protect operators
working at or near dangerous machinery.
The
mat is designed to meet the requirements
of BS EN 1760-1:1998 and contains an integral
fail-safe function which monitors the switching
elements to Category 3 of EN954-1 providing
dual channel outputs.
When correctly installed at and interfaced to
a machine via a suitable control, which
monitors the dual outputs of the mat, the
CKP/
Solo
mat will:
(a) detect a person present in the dangerous
area and prevent dangerous motion from
occurring.
(b) detect a person entering the dangerous
area and cause dangerous motion to cease
before the person can reach the dangerous
parts.
(c) a combination of (a) and (b). The area
covered by the sensor depends on which of
the functions (a), (b) or (c) is to be performed.
NOTE: The CKP/
Solo
mat is not suitable for
detecting children.
The CKP/
Solo
mat is ideal for use with
safety bus systems. The mats can connect
directly to the same kind of standard safety
bus I/O connection modules that are used to
connect E-Stop switches over the
bus system. This is much more convient than
the alternative of having an additional control
unit close to the mat so that it can provide the
volt-free, normally closed connections to the
safety bus I/O module.
WARNING
The information contained in this
manual relates to the use of a CKP/Solo
mat, to provide a basic safety switching
device.
In some applications the CKP/Solo mat
may be used together with other
equipment to provide additional
functions and features i.e. for use with
Safety Bus systems. Any other
documentation supplied must be used in
conjunction with this manual.
In some cases some installation
parameters, notably the positioning of
the mat in relation to the dangerous
parts of the machine, can be affected
and close attention must be paid to all
information supplied with all equipment.