Assembling And Installing Systems; A.1 General Rules And Regulations For Operating The S7-400 - Siemens S7-400 Installation Manual

Assembling and Installing Systems

A.1 General Rules and Regulations for Operating
the S7-400
General Basic Rules
On account of the many possible applications of the S7-400, this chapter can only
cover the basic rules for the electrical configuration. You must at least comply with
these basic rules to ensure fault-free operation of the S7-400. The M7-400
modules operate similarly to the S7-400 modules. Differences in operation or data
can be found at the appropriate point or in Section 8.3 "Electrical Configuration."
Specific Application
Observe the safety and accident prevention regulations applying to specific
applications, for example, the Machine Protection Guidelines.
EMERGENCY OFF Devices
EMERGENCY OFF devices complying with IEC 60204-1 (which corresponds to
VDE 0113-1) must remain effective in all operating modes of the plant or system.
Reactions of the Plant after Certain Events
The following table shows how you must respond to the reactions of a plant to
certain events.
Event
Failure of the operating or
supply voltage of the S7-400
Tripping of the Emergency
Off device
Restoration of the operating
or supply voltage of the
S7-400
Restart after release of the
Emergency Off device
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Hazardous operating states must not occur.
Hazardous operating states must not occur.
Hazardous operating states must not occur. No
uncontrolled or undefined restart of the system must occur.
Hazardous operating states must not occur. No
uncontrolled or undefined restart of the system must occur.
S7-400 and M7-400 Programmable Controllers Hardware and Installation
Requirement
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