Configuring the safety sensor
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9.4 Configuring protective function
Prerequisites: The safety distance, additional distances and protective field dimensions and contours have
been determined according to the mounting position (Calculation of safety distanceS).
Ä In the initial screen, click the CONFIGURATION tab.
ð The CONFIGURATION menu opens with the options:
• Administration
• Device function
If the Device function option is selected in the CONFIGURATION menu, the Protective function A
option is displayed.
• Other
9.4.1
Creating simple safety configuration
To create a safety configuration for simple commissioning, you must first perform five configuration steps to
access the editor used for defining the contours of the protective and warning fields.
By clicking [Next], you can proceed to the next configuration step without selecting the corresponding op-
tion in the CONFIGURATION menu.
If you make changes to the default settings in a configuration step, first click the [Confirm] button and then
[Next].
Ä Administration
Ä Device function
Ä Protective function A
Ä Bank A1
Ä Outputs
9.4.2
Entering administration parameters
Ä In the CONFIGURATION menu, click the Administration option.
ð The ADMINISTRATION dialog box opens.
Ä In the input fields, enter the device data and the project data for the configuration project.
9.4.3
Activate protective function
Ä In the CONFIGURATION menu, click the Device function option.
ð The DEVICE FUNCTION dialog box opens.
Ä In the Protective function operating mode list, select the protective function of the safety sensor.
ð The Protective functionA option is shown in the CONFIGURATION menu.
NOTICE
The changeover-capable protective/warning field pairs for the selected protective function are
defined in configuration banks.
Ä Click the [Confirm] button.
9.4.4
Creating and configuring protective/warning field pairs
The changeover-capable protective/warning field pairs for the selected protective function are defined in
configuration banks. The configuration banks are shown in the navigation tree of the configuration menu as
"Bank", e.g. Bank A1.