SICK S3000

Chapter 3 Operating instructions
S3000
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Product description
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The Flexi Soft safety controller provides two EFI strings; up to two safety laser scanners
(S3000, S300, S300 Mini, also mixed) can be connected to each of these strings. It is
therefore possible to realize applications with up to four safety laser scanners (see also
section 7.3.1).
Using the Flexi Soft safety controller it is possible to monitor two protective fields and two
warning fields simultaneously with one S3000 in dual field mode. In the dual protective
field mode it is possible to monitor up to four protective fields simultaneously. In an
application it is therefore possible to monitor up to eight protective fields and up to eight
warning fields or up to 16 protective fields simultaneously.
To connect two safety laser scanners to one of the EFI strings on a Flexi Soft safety
controller, wire them radially, as shown in Fig. 15.
You will find details on the connection of safety laser scanners in section 7.5.9 “Protective
field switching with a Flexi Soft safety controller” on page 117.
Fig.
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EFI system with
Flexi Soft safety controller
Fig.
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EFI network
topologies
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