Fail-Safe Modules 
  7.6 EM 4 F-DI/3 F-DO 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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Special Features of Fault Detection in Application 1.2  
The following table presents fault detection according to the sensor supply and the 
parameter assignment for the short-circuit test: 
Table 7- 30  EM 4 F-DI/3 F-DO DC24V PROFIsafe: Fault detection 
Error detection condition ... Example of fault 
Internal sensor supply 
and short-circuit test 
are activated 
Internal sensor supply 
and short-circuit test 
are deactivated 
external sensor 
supply 
Short-circuit DI0 with DI1  Yes*  Yes*  Yes* 
Short-circuit DI0 with DI4  No  No  No 
Short-circuit DI0 with DI5  Yes*  Yes*  Yes* 
P short-circuit DI0  Yes*  Yes*  Yes* 
M short-circuit DI0  Yes* Yes* Yes* 
Discrepancy error  Yes  Yes  Yes 
P-short circuit in sensor 
supply 
Yes  No  No 
M-short circuit in sensor 
supply or defective 
Yes  Yes  Yes 
Short-circuit SS with DI0  Yes* Yes* Yes* 
Supply voltage fault  Yes  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. 
 
 
WARNING 
 
If the short-circuit test is not activated or the sensor supply to digital inputs is set to 
"external", the wiring between the sensor and the input channel must be short circuit-proof.