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Safety Integrated Functions
8.9 Acceptance test and acceptance report
Function Manual
460 Function Manual, 06/2012, 6SL3097-4AB10-0BP4
Necessity of an acceptance test
A complete acceptance test (as described in this chapter) is required after initial
commissioning of Safety Integrated functionality on a machine. Safety-related function
expansions, transfer of the commissioning settings to other series machines, hardware
changes, software upgrades or similar, permit the acceptance test to be performed with a
reduced scope if necessary. A summary of conditions which determine the necessary test
scope or proposals in this context is provided below.
In order to define a partial acceptance test, it is necessary in the first instance to specify the
acceptance test objects, and in the second instance to define logical groups which represent
the elements of the acceptance test. The acceptance test must be carried out separately for
each individual drive (as far as the machine allows).
Prerequisites for the acceptance test
● The machine is properly wired.
● All safety equipment such as protective door monitoring devices, light barriers or
emergency limit switches are connected and ready for operation.
● Commissioning of the open-loop and closed-loop control should be completed, as e.g.
the over-travel distance may otherwise change as a result of a changed dynamic
response of the drive control. These include, for example:
– Configuration of the setpoint channel
– Position control in the higher-level controller
– Drive control
Note on the acceptance test mode
The acceptance test mode can be activated for a definable period (p9358/p9558) by setting
the appropriate parameters (p9370/p9570). It tolerates specific limit violations during the
acceptance test. For instance, the setpoint speed limits are no longer active in the
acceptance test mode. To ensure that this state is not accidentally kept, the acceptance test
mode is automatically exited after the time set in p9358/p9558.
It is only worth activating acceptance test mode during the acceptance test for functions
SS2, SOS, SDI and SLS. It has no effect on other functions.