Fail-Safe Modules   
7.5 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe Digital Electronic Module 
  ET 200S Distributed I/O System - Fail-Safe Modules 
114  Installation and Operating Manual, 08/2008, A5E00103686-07 
Conditions for achieving SIL/Category/PL  
The table below lists the conditions which have to be met for achieving the various safety 
categories. 
Table 7- 18  EM 4/8 F-DI DC24V PROFIsafe: Conditions for achieving SIL/Category/PL 
Application  Sensors  Sensor 
Evaluation 
Sensor Supply  achievable 
SIL/Category/
PL 
Internal, with short-
circuit test 
Internal, without short-
circuit test 
1  1-channel  1oo1 
External 
2 / 3 / d 
Internal, with short-
circuit test 
Internal, without short-
circuit test 
2.1  1-channel  1oo2 
External 
Internal, without short-
circuit test 
2.2  2-channel 
equivalent 
1oo2 
External 
Internal, without short-
circuit test 
2.3  2-channel, 
nonequivalent 
1oo2 
External 
3 / 3 / e 
3.1  2-channel 
equivalent 
3.2  2-channel, 
nonequivalent 
1oo2  Internal, with short-
circuit test 
3 / 4 / e 
 
 
 
Note 
You can operate the various inputs of an F-DI module simultaneously in SIL2/Category 
3/PLd and SIL3/Category 3 or 4/PLe. You only have to connect the inputs and assign the 
parameters as shown in the following chapters.  
 
Sensor Requirements 
Please note the information in section 
"Requirements for Sensors and Actuators"
 when using 
sensors for safety-related applications.  
See also 
Requirements for Sensors and Actuators (Page 37) 
Using ET 200S Fail-Safe Modules (Page 14)