Contents
1 About this document........................................................................ 7
1.1 Scope......................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Target groups and structure of these operating instructions................ 7
1.3 Additional information.............................................................................. 8
1.4 Symbols and document conventions...................................................... 8
2 Safety information............................................................................ 10
2.1 General safety notes................................................................................ 10
2.2 Correct use................................................................................................ 11
2.3 Requirements for the qualification of personnel.................................... 13
3 Product description........................................................................... 15
3.1 Structure and function............................................................................. 15
3.2 Product characteristics............................................................................ 16
3.2.1 Device overview....................................................................... 16
3.2.2 Automatic calibration of the protective field width................ 16
3.2.3 Beam coding............................................................................ 16
3.2.4 Alignment aid........................................................................... 17
3.2.5 Restart interlock...................................................................... 17
3.2.6 External device monitoring (EDM).......................................... 17
3.2.7 Application diagnostic output................................................. 17
3.2.8 System plug.............................................................................. 17
3.2.9 Flexible control cabinet cabling and status indication on
bo
th sides................................................................................. 18
3.2.10 Status indicators...................................................................... 18
3.3 Example applications............................................................................... 21
4 Project planning................................................................................ 23
4.1 Manufacturer of the machine.................................................................. 23
4.2 Operator of the machine.......................................................................... 23
4.3 Design........................................................................................................ 23
4.3.1 Scanning range and protective field width............................. 24
4.3.2 Minimum distance from the hazardous point....................... 25
4.3.3 Minimum distance to reflective surfaces............................... 27
4.3.4 Protection against interference from systems in close prox‐
imity to each other................................................................... 29
4.4 Integration in electrical control................................................................ 31
4.4.1 Restart interlock...................................................................... 34
4.4.2 External device monitoring (EDM).......................................... 35
4.4.3 Application diagnostic output................................................. 36
4.4.4 Connection of sender and receiver........................................ 36
4.4.5 Laser alignment aid................................................................. 37
4.4.6 Connection diagrams.............................................................. 38
4.5 Testing plan............................................................................................... 39
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