Operating Instructions
C 4000 Standard/Advanced
8 009 861/OE59/19-11-04 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved
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List of contents
List of contents
1 About this document....................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Function of this document ........................................................................................6
1.2 Target group...............................................................................................................6
1.3 Scope .........................................................................................................................6
1.4 Depth of information .................................................................................................6
1.5 Abbreviations.............................................................................................................7
1.6 Symbols used.............................................................................................................7
2 On safety............................................................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Specialist personnel..................................................................................................9
2.2 Applications of the device.........................................................................................9
2.3 Correct use.............................................................................................................. 10
2.4 General protective notes and protective measures ............................................. 10
2.5 Protection of the environment ............................................................................... 11
3 Product description.......................................................................................................................12
3.1 Special features...................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Operating principle of the device........................................................................... 14
3.2.1 Components of the device......................................................................... 14
3.2.2 The light curtain principle .......................................................................... 14
3.2.3 Cascading ................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Examples of range of use....................................................................................... 15
3.4 Status indicators..................................................................................................... 16
3.4.1 Status indicators of the sender................................................................. 16
3.4.2 Status indicators of the receiver ............................................................... 17
4 Configurable functions .................................................................................................................18
4.1 Restart interlock ..................................................................................................... 18
4.2 External device monitoring (EDM) ......................................................................... 20
4.3 Emergency stop ...................................................................................................... 21
4.4 Bypass..................................................................................................................... 22
4.5 Output signal (ADO) ................................................................................................ 22
4.6 Beam coding........................................................................................................... 23
4.7 Scanning range....................................................................................................... 24
4.8 Blanking .................................................................................................................. 25
4.8.1 Fixed blanking ............................................................................................ 27
4.8.2 Floating blanking........................................................................................ 29
4.8.3 Effective resolution for blanking................................................................ 31
4.8.4 Teach-in of blanked areas ......................................................................... 32
4.9 Reduced resolution ................................................................................................ 34
4.10 Sender test.............................................................................................................. 35
4.11 Functions that cannot be combined...................................................................... 36
5 Installation and mounting............................................................................................................37
5.1 Determining the safety distance............................................................................ 37
5.1.1 Safety distance from the hazardous point................................................ 37
5.1.2 Minimum distance to reflective surfaces ................................................. 40
5.2 Steps for mounting the device............................................................................... 41
5.2.1 Mounting with swivel mount bracket ........................................................ 42
5.2.2 Mounting with side bracket ....................................................................... 44