Important Information
Fail-Safe Systems
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What’s New?
The following changes are new in the S7 F Systems V5.2:
Topic Chapter
New Fail-Safe Blocks Fail-Safe Blocks
Introduction to the F_Shutdown Logic Getting Started
Support of the new ET 200S failsafe modules to the S7 F/FH
Systems
Throughout the
document
Enhanced usability Programming
Standards, Certificates and Approvals
The S7 FH System and the fail-safe F-I/O’s are certified for use in safety mode up
to the following levels:
• Requirement classes AK1 to AK6
in accordance with DIN V 19250/
DIN V VDE 0801
• SIL1 to SIL3 (Safety Integrity Level) in accordance with IEC 61508
• Categories 1 to 4 in accordance with EN 954-1
Place in the Information Landscape
This manual is part of the documentation package for the S7 F/FH System.
System Documentation Package Order Number
S7 F Systems • Safety Engineering in SIMATIC S7
• Programmable Controllers,
S7 F/FH Systems
• ET200 S Distributed I/O System Fail-
Safe Modules
• Automation Systems S7-300 Fail-Safe
Signal Modules
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CD-ROM
You can also obtain all the SIMATIC S7 documentation as a dedicated SIMATIC
S7 collection on CD-ROM.