Specifications

AS-Interface
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SIMATIC FS400 light curtains
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■ Application (continued)
Light curtains to secure horizontal hazardous areas
near the floor
Reliable detection of persons in hazardous areas by mounting
the light curtain near the floor (not possible to crawl under)
Device selection
Light curtains for category 2 or 4, with 50 and 55 mm resolution
Application areas
E.g. welding and assembly lines and robots in the automotive
industry
Light curtains to secure horizontal hazardous areas
Reliable detection of persons in hazardous areas by mounting
the light curtain at heights of 0.6 to 1 m
Device selection
Light curtains for category 2 or 4, with 80 and 90 mm resolution
Application areas
E.g. welding and assembly lines and robots in the automotive
industry
Light grids for securing access points
Reliable detection of persons when they enter hazardous areas
Device selection
2-beam, 3-beam or 4-beam light grids for category 4,
with 18 m range
Application areas
Securing access points, e.g. to robots or handling machines.
Light grids to protect access to large areas
Reliable detection of persons when they enter hazardous areas
Securing larger hazardous areas with high ranges of 60 m
and 70 m.
Device selection
2-beam, 3-beam or 4-beam light grids for category 4,
with 60 m and 70 m ranges.
Application areas
Securing access points, e.g. to automatic processing centers
or palleting machines.
Safety categories
Depending on the safety category requirement to EN 954-1
that results from the C standard and/or the machine or system
risk analysis, light curtains or grids up to type 2 or 4 can be used
(definition of the safety categories: See page "Requirements for
categories according to EN 954-1" in Catalog FS 10, Section 3).