Chapter
3
Operating Instructions
UE4740
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Product description
3.3
Configurable functions
This section provides a general description of the functions of the EFI gateway which can
be set via software.
Detailed information on the configurable functions is provided in the online help of the
CDS (Configuration & Diagnostic Software).
Test the protective device after any changes!
Changes to the configuration of the devices can impair the protective function. After every
change to the configuration you must therefore check the effectiveness of the protective
device. Observe the notes in section 6.2.3
Full approval of the EFI gateway
on here.
The person carrying out the changes is also responsible for maintaining the protective
function of the device. When making configuration changes, please always use the
password hierarchy provided by SICK to ensure that only authorised persons make
changes to the configuration. The SICK service team is available to provide assistance if
required.
3.3.1
Changing the EFI device address
In its state of delivery the EFI gateway is configured for operation with a SICK sensor.
If the EFI gateway is operated in combination with another control component, e.g. UE403,
the EFI device address is to be changed on the EFI gateway
‘s context menu using
Service/Operate gateway with controller
.
3.3.2
Functions of the EFI connections
The connections are suitable, for example, for senders and receivers of a SICK safety light
curtain.
If you connect devices with safe SICK device communication to the EFI connections, the
device information can be made available for the PLC via PROFIsafe on PROFINET IO.
3.3.3
Configuration in the device window
The following functions can be configured in the device window of the respective EFI
gateway using the CDS.
I/O configuration
You can connect the process image with signals of the EFI devices. Selection is carried out
by connecting the signals by dragging-and-dropping. The selection of the signals available
from and to the EFI devices and of the process image appears by double-clicking on the
EFI devices or process images shown.
General
You can save an application name with max. 22 characters in the device. Use this function
as a “memory jog”, for example to describe the application of the current device
configuration and to avoid access to an incorrect system.
PROFIsafe
You can operate the EFI gateway as a PROFIsafe station. To this purpose the EFI gateway
must have a PROFIsafe address. The PROFIsafe address must agree with the
corresponding setting in the hardware configuration program of the FPLC.
Note
WARNING