Areas Of Application And Ambient Conditions - Siemens SIMOTICS Series Compact Operating Instructions

Areas of application and ambient conditions

The encoder is suitable for the following areas of application and ambient conditions:
● Safety-relevant systems up to
– SIL2 / SIL3 acc. to EN 61800-5-2
– PLd / PLe acc. to EN ISO 13849-1 and EN ISO 13849-2
● Degrees of protection ≤ IP65
● Maximum ambient temperature of +40 °C, for simultaneous use of the motors according to
temperature class 155 (F) as a maximum.
● The encoder is designed in accordance with the maximum motor speed.
● Areas of application depending on the encoder
Guidelines
● The encoder complies with the relevant standards listed in the Declaration of Conformity for
safety-related applications.
● Also take into account the applicable national and regional legislation, standards and
regulations.
Functionally safe encoder
Compact Operating Instructions, 02/2019, A5E44248729A
Area of application
Use in hazardous areas
Typical industrial environment, e.g. indoor in‐
stallation for conveyor technology
Conditionally in port installations
Harsh industrial environments, e.g. offshore
or the chemical industry
Areas with direct exposure to seawater or
spraying seawater
FSI 862 HOGS 100S
No No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
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Sendix SIL
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
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