Wiring and Fitting Modules   
4.4 Insertion and removal of fail-safe modules 
  ET 200S Distributed I/O System - Fail-Safe Modules 
36  Installation and Operating Manual, 08/2008, A5E00103686-07 
4.4  Insertion and removal of fail-safe modules 
Inserting and Removing Electronic Modules 
In ET 200S, the same procedure is used to insert and remove both fail-safe modules and 
standard modules on terminal modules (see ET 200S Distributed I/O System manual). 
Inserting and Removing Electronic Modules during Operation 
F-modules can be inserted and removed during operation in exactly the same way as 
standard modules in ET 200S.  
 
 
Note 
Hot-swapping fail-safe modules in ET 200S during operation generates a communication 
error on the F-CPU.  
You must acknowledge this communication error in your safety program. (For information on 
the response of the F-system after communication errors, output of a fail-safe value and user 
acknowledgment, refer to the 
S7 Distributed Safety, Configuration and Programming
or
 S7 
F/FH Systems, Configuring and Programming)
.  
If the communication error is not acknowledged, the useful data of the F modules remain 
passivated (inputs and outputs in "0" state). 
 
Conditions for Insertion and Removal during Operation 
The table below lists the F-modules which support hot-swapping and the conditions under 
which this is possible: 
Table 4- 1  Conditions for Hot-Swapping Fail-Safe Modules 
Module  Insertion and 
Removal 
Conditions 
Interface module  No  — 
Fail-safe power module (PM E-F pm)  Yes 
Fail-safe power module (PM E-F pp)  Yes 
Fail-safe power module (PM D-F)  Yes 
Load voltage must be switched off 
Fail-safe electronic module (F-DI)  Yes  — 
Fail-safe electronic module (F-DI/DO)  Yes  Load voltage must be switched off 
Fail-safe electronic module (F-DO)  Yes  Load voltage must be switched off 
Fail-safe electronic module (F-RO)  Yes  Load voltage must be switched off 
Remember to Set the PROFIsafe Address 
When replacing F-modules, ensure that the address switch (DIP switch) settings of the left of 
the modules match.