Fail-Safe Modules 
  7.5 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe Digital Electronic Module 
ET 200S Distributed I/O System - Fail-Safe Modules 
Installation and Operating Manual, 08/2008, A5E00103686-07 
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Specific Features of Fault Detection (Application 2.3)  
The table below presents fault detection according to the sensor supply and the parameter 
assignment for the short-circuit test: 
Table 7- 22  EM 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe: Fault Detection (Application 2.3) 
Fault detection if ... Example of fault 
Internal sensor supply and 
short-circuit test are 
deactivated 
External sensor supply 
Short circuit in DI 0 with DI 1  Yes* Yes* 
Short circuit in DI 0 with DI 4  Yes  Yes 
Short circuit in DI 0 with DI 5  Yes* Yes* 
P-short circuit in DI 0  Yes* Yes* 
M-short circuit in DI 0  Yes* Yes* 
Discrepancy error  Yes  Yes 
P-short circuit in sensor supply 1  no  no 
M-short circuit in sensor supply 1, or 
sensor supply 2 defective 
Yes  Yes 
Short circuit in sensor supply 1 with 
sensor supply 2 
no  no 
Fault in read/test circuit  Yes  Yes 
Supply voltage fault  Yes  Yes 
*: Fault is detected only in case of signal corruption. In other words, the signal read differs from the 
sensor signal (discrepancy error). If there is no signal corruption with respect to the sensor signal, 
fault detection is not possible and is not required from a safety standpoint. 
7.5.8  Application 3: Safety mode SIL3/Category 4/PLe 
Assigning Inputs to Each Other 
The EM 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe has 8 fail-safe inputs, DI 0 through DI 7 (SIL2). A pair of 
these inputs can each be used as one input (SIL3). The following assignment applies:  
●  DI 0 with DI 4 
●  DI 1 with DI 5 
●  DI 2 with DI 6 
●  DI 3 with DI 7 
Sensor supply  
The EM 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe provides sensor supply Vs1 for Inputs 0 to 3 and sensor 
supply Vs2 for Inputs 4 to 7. The sensor must be supplied internally.