Chapter 5 Operating instructions
S300
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Mounting
5 Mounting
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his chapter describes the preparation and completion of the mounting of the S300 safety
laser scanner.
Mounting requires four steps:
definition of the application and the necessary mounting location for the safety laser
scanner
calculation of the protective field sizes and minimum distances (see EN ISO 13855)
definition of the switching point between monitoring cases
mounting the safety laser scanner with or without mounting kits
No protective function without sufficient minimum distance!
Only if you configure the protective field such that there is an adequate minimum distance
to the hazardous area, is protection by the S300 ensured.
Mount the S300 in a dry place and protect the device from dirt and damage.
Avoid the installation of the S300 in the vicinity of strong electric fields. These can, e.g.,
be produced by welding cables, induction cables in the immediate vicinity and also by
mobile telephones operated nearby.
Ensure that there are no obstacles in the area to be monitored in the field of view of the
S300 that could cause interference or shadowing. Such shadowed areas cannot be
monitored by the S300. If there are unavoidable shadowed areas, check whether there
is a risk. Take additional safety precautions as necessary.
Keep the area to be monitored free of smoke, fog, steam or other forms of air impurities.
There must not be any condensation on the light output window. Otherwise the function
of the S300 may be impaired and incorrect switching may occur.
Avoid placing highly reflective objects in the scan plane of the S300. Examples: Retro-
reflectors can affect the measurement results of the S300. Highly reflective objects
within the protective field can blank part of the area to be monitored in certain circum-
stances.
Mount the S300 such that it is not dazzled by incident sunlight. Do not position strobos-
copic and fluorescent lights or other strong light sources directly in the scan plane as
these may affect the S300 in specific circumstances.
Mark the protective field on the floor, if this is reasonable for the application (see
IEC 61496<1, chapter 7).
The following steps are necessary after mounting:
completing the electrical connections (chapter 6 “Electrical installation”)
configuration of the protective field (chapter 8 “Configuration”)
commissioning and checking of the installation (chapter 9 “Commissioning”)
checking the function and safe shutdown (section 9.2 “Test notes”)
WARNING
Notes