AKD SynqNet | 3 Safety
3.1 Safety Instructions
During operation there are deadly hazards, with the possibility of death, severe injury or material damage. Do
not open or touch the equipment during operation. Keep all covers and cabinet doors closed during operation.
Touching the equipment is allowed during installation and commissioning for properly qualified persons only.
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During operation, drives may have uncovered live components, depending on their level of enclosure
protection.
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Control and power connections may be live, even though the motor is not rotating.
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Drives may have hot surfaces during operation. Heat sink can reach temperatures above 80°C.
Electronic equipment can fail. The user is responsible for ensuring that in the event of a failure of the servo
amplifier, the drive is set to a state that is safe for both machinery and personnel, for instance with the aid of
a mechanical brake.
Drives with servo amplifiers and SynqNet are remote-controlled machines. They can start to move at any
time without previous warning. Take appropriate measures to ensure that the operating and service per-
sonnel is aware of this danger.
Implement appropriate protective measures to ensure that any unintended start-up of the machines cannot
result in dangerous situations for personnel or machinery. Software limit-switches are not a substitute for the
hardware limit-switches in the machine.
Install the drive as described in the
Installation Manual
. Never break any of the electrical connections to the
drive while it is live. This can result in destruction of the electronics.
Do not connect the Ethernet line for the PC with the set up software to the SynqNet interface X5/X6. The set
up Ethernet cable must be connected to the service interface on X11.
3.2 Use as directed
Drives are components that are built into electrical plants or machines and can only be operated as integral
components of these plants or machines. The manufacturer of the machine used with a drive must generate a
risk assessment for the machine and take appropriate measures to ensure that unforeseen movements can-
not cause personnel injury or property damage.
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Observe the chapters "Use as directed” and "Prohibited use" in the
AKD Installation Manual
.
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The SynqNet interface serves only for the connection of the
AKD
to a master with SynqNet con-
nectivity.
3.3 Prohibited use
Use other than that described in chapter “Use as directed” is not intended and can lead to personnel injuries
and equipment damage. The drive may not be used with a machine that does not comply with appropriate
national directives or standards. The use of the drive in the following environments is also prohibited:
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potentially explosive areas
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environments with corrosive and/or electrically conductive acids, alkaline solutions, oils, vapors,
dusts
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ships or offshore applications
The connectors X5 and X6 of the AKD SynqNet drive may not be used for any ethernet protocol except Syn-
qNet.
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