Configuring the laser scanner
Protection fields
Two protection fields are defined to provide a progressive safety protection. The
following figure illustrates the field ranges.
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DescriptionLamp col-
or
Device
mapping
(default)
Field
The warning area field defines the largest
range, but it shall be within the scanning
range of the scanner.
Yellow1WarningAreaA
Within in this field range, the lamp unit on
the process hub lights up yellow, and the
robot movement speed reduces to a lower
speed that is set by the user.
Within this field range, the lamp unit turns
to red and the robot movement speed is
reduced to 0. The robot stands still.
Red0ProtectingAreaB
Configuration procedure
Before starting the configuration, obtain the microScan 3 Core - PROFINET GSDML
file and the software tool Safety Designer® from SICK's website first. Make sure
both the file and the software tool are in the latest versions.
Detailed procedures about how to configure the laser scanner are detailed in
Operating instructions microScan3 - PROFINET. Following described roughly:
1 Connect the laser scanner to the PC using a network cable.
See the physical connection in Connecting the laser scanner(s) on page 92.
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3 Installation and commissioning
3.6.7.4 Configuration of one PROFIsafe-based laser scanner (RobotWare 7.10 or later and OmniCore
acting as Master)
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