Abbreviations and symbols
M-A1 = Memory card for MSC-CB (accessory)
MSCB = Proprietary bus for expansion modules
EUCHNER Safety Designer (SWSD) = MSC configuration software for Windows
OSSD = Output Signal Switching Device
MTTFd = Mean Time to Dangerous Failure
PL = Performance Level (acc. to EN ISO 13849-1)
PFHd = Probability of Dangerous Failure per Hour
SIL = Safety Integrity Level (acc. to EN 61508)
SILCL = Safety Integrity Level Claim Limit (acc. to EN 62061)
SW = Software
Applicable standards
MSC complies with the following European directives:
• 2006/42/EC "Machinery Directive"
• 2004/108/EC "EMC Directive"
• 2006/95/EC "Low Voltage Directive"
and corresponds to the following standards:
Programmable controllers – Part 2:
Equipment requirements and tests
Safety of machinery.
Safety related parts of control systems. General principles for design
Safety of machinery. Electro-sensitive protective equipment. Part 1: General
requirements and tests
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-
related systems: General requirements
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-
related systems: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable elec-
tronic safety-related systems
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-
related systems: Software requirements
Industrial communication networks: Function safety fieldbuses
Safety of machinery. Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic
and programmable electronic control systems
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