Beckhoff EL1918 User Manual

Product description
EL1918 and EL1918-2200 21Version: 2.0.0
4 Product description
4.1 EL1918 and EL1918-2200
The EL1918 is a digital input terminal for sensors with potential-free contacts for 24V
DC
. The TwinSAFE
Terminal has 8 fail-safe inputs.
With a two-channel connection, the EL1918 meets the requirements of IEC61508:2010SIL3 and
ENISO13849-1:2015(Cat4, PLe). See chapter Safe input [}25].
The TwinSAFE terminal has the typical design of an EtherCAT HD Terminal.
Fig.4: EL1918 – TwinSAFE Terminal with 8 fail-safe inputs
EL1918 variants
The EL1918 has an integrated safety control that can be used for user-specific applications directly
on the component. The variant EL1918-2200 does not have this functionality and represents a pure
I/O component.

Beckhoff EL1918 Specifications

General

Brand	Beckhoff
Model	EL1918
Category	Touch terminals
Language	English