Siemens SIMATIC Operating Instructions

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4.4 Requirements for Sensors and Actuators
ET 200pro Distributed I/O System - Fail-Safe Modules
Operating Instructions, 05/2007, A5E00394073-02
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Requirements for the Duration of Sensor Signals
WARNING
Note the following requirements for sensor signals:
• In order to guarantee accurate detection of sensor signals by the F-DI/F-DO module
inputs, you must ensure that the sensor signals exhibit a certain minimum duration.
• In order for pulses to be detected with certainty, the time between two signal changes
(pulse duration) must be greater than the PROFIsafe monitoring time.
Reliable Detection by the F-DI/F-DO Module Inputs
The following table lists the minimum duration of the sensor signals for the F-DI module. The
minimum duration depends on the parameter settings for the short-circuit test and the input
delay in
STEP 7 .
Table 4-1 Minimum Duration of Sensor Signals for Proper Detection by an F-DI Module
Assigned input delay
Electronic module Short-circuit test parameter
0.5 ms 3 ms 15 ms
Disabled 10 ms 13 ms 25 ms 8/16 F-DI
Enabled 10 ms 18 ms 56 ms
Disabled 11 ms 13 ms 25 ms 4/8 F-DI/4 F-DO
Enabled 11 ms 20 ms 57 ms
Disabled - 14 ms - F-Switch
PROFIsafe
Enabled - 27 ms -
Reliable Detection By the Safety Program in the F-CPU
For information about the times for proper detection of sensor signals in the safety program,
refer to
"Fail-Safe Modules" in the Safety Engineering in SIMATIC S7 system description.
Additional Requirements for Sensors
General rule: A single-channel sensor is sufficient to achieve SIL2/Category 3. However, the
sensors must be connected using two channels in order to achieve SIL3/Category 4.
However, to achieve SIL2/Category 3 with a single-channel sensor, the sensor itself must be
SIL2/Category 3-capable, otherwise the sensors must be connected using two channels in
order to achieve this safety level.
Additional Requirements for Actuators
Fail-safe output modules test the outputs at regular intervals. For this purpose, the F-module
briefly switches off enabled outputs. The test pulses have the following duration:
● Dark period < 1 ms
Fast-acting actuators can drop out briefly during the test. If your process does not tolerate
this, you must use actuators with a sufficient lag (> 1 ms).

Siemens SIMATIC Specifications

General

Product type designation	SIMATIC
CPU	Varies by model
Memory	Varies by model
Input/Output	Varies by model
Communication	Varies by model
Programming Language	STEP 7
Operating Temperature	0°C to 60°C (varies by model)
Protection Class	IP20
Category	Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)