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EFI – Enhanced Function Interface
Safe SICK device communication
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  • Page 1 T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N EFI – Enhanced Function Interface Safe SICK device communication...
  • Page 2 This document is protected by the law of copyright, whereby all rights established therein remain with the company SICK AG. Reproduction of this document or parts of this document is only permissible within the limits of the legal determination of Copyright Law. Alteration or abridgement of the document is not permitted without the explicit written approval of the company SICK AG.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Flexi Soft safety controller with two S3000 or S300 Mini .....44 4.5.9 Flexi Soft safety controller with S3000 or S300 host/guest system (with local inputs) ..............44 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 4 EFI gateway with two safety controllers with ESPE connected..52 Technical specifications.................... 54 Electrical installation..................54 Interfaces....................... 54 Annex ......................... 55 List of tables ....................55 List of illustrations..................55 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 5: About This Document

    Dialog box and select the item File Cards to go straight to the stated dialog fields. Alternatively, the software wizard will guide you through the appropriate setting. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 6: On Safety

    These operating instructions are to be made available to the operator of the system, machine or vehicle on which an ESPE, a safety controller or an EFI gateway is used. The operator is to be instructed in the use of the device by qualified safety personnel and must be instructed to read and observe the operating instructions.

  • Page 7: Basics

    The Enhanced Function Interface (EFI) was developed to implement safe communication between ESPE, Flexi Soft modular safety controller or EFI gateway. However, EFI is more than an interface for connecting together SICK devices. EFI expands the functionality of the individual protective devices.

  • Page 8: Function Expansion By Connecting Espe

    It is then possible, for instance, to realize vehicle monitoring in two directions of movement. The guest (2) receives the incremental encoder values (4) from the host (1) over the EFI interface (3). It monitors the areas for the second direction of travel as a function of the velocity.
  • Page 9 C4000 Host are integrated into the machine controller (4). If the protective field of the C4000 Guest is interrupted by standing behind or by an attempt at crawling beneath/reaching under, the OSSDs on the C4000 Host are switched via EFI (3) to the OFF state.

  • Page 10: Function Expansion Using Switching Amplifiers

    Two pairs of inductive muting sensors (1) connected to the UE403 detect the transport platform. The UE403 switching amplifier (2) transmits signals via EFI (3) to the M4000 multiple light beam safety device (4) and controls the muting function.

  • Page 11: Applications With Safety Controllers

    S3000 and a safety controller One S3000 simultaneously monitors two protective fields (1 and 2). Via EFI it signals the states of the protective fields to the Flexi Soft safety controller (3). The safety controller has two OSSDs for separate safe shut down. The related industrial robot is shut down by an object in one of the protective fields.

  • Page 12: Network Solutions

    Chapter 3 Technical information Network solutions By integrating ESPE with the aid of the EFI gateway it is possible to bidirectionally transmit configuration, status and diagnostics functions from the ESPE to the bus system PROFINET IO PROFIsafe. Using the EFI gateway, one or more ESPE or even entire applications realized with safety controllers can be integrated into, for example, an (F)PLC.

  • Page 13: Technical Realization

    Technical information Chapter 4 Technical realization EFI is a linear bus system. Up to four devices can be connected to this bus system. The actual number of devices depends on the related application or product family. Fig. 10: Safety controller with...

  • Page 14: Data Exchange Via Efi

    (C4000, S3000 etc.) or they control functions on the ESPE via these addresses (muting, operating mode switching etc.). If an EFI system is connected via an EFI gateway to a PROFINET IO, these data can be forwarded to an (F)PLC or control tasks performed by the (F)PLC.

  • Page 15: Addressing

    Reset the system position saved in the C4000 using the CDS configuration software or using the Host-Guest Plug available as an accessory. • In an EFI system with two safety laser scanners, set the address of one of the scanners to guest! The procedure for addressing is described in the related operating instructions in the chapter “Electrical installation”...

  • Page 16: Sending And Receiving Of Information

    (C4000 and M4000 senders do not provide any information, this is provided by the C4000 or M4000 receivers). The status information is not addressed to a specific user on the EFI string, i.e. all users on the EFI string can receive the status information.

  • Page 17: Firmware Compatibility Of The Efi Devices

           –      Legend Possible  Not possible  On request 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 18: M4000 Multiple Light Beam Safety Device

    –   –    UE403 V1.51 –      Legend Possible  Not possible  © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 19: S300/S3000 Safety Laser Scanners

    CRC LB Byte 5 CRC HB CRC (covers data and device code) Low Byte. CRC (covers data and device code) High Byte. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 20 Tab. 7: Byte 0 of the EFI communication Bit is device internal predefined. Read only. For information on the compatibility mode see the operating instructions for the devices. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 21 Bit is device internal predefined. Read only. For information on the compatibility mode see the operating instructions for the devices. Configuration dependent: Without speed routing/with speed routing. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 22 Byte 2, Bit 6 Byte 2, Bit 7 Tab. 9: Byte 2 of the EFI communication Configuration dependent: Without speed routing/with speed routing. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 23 2 warning fields). Dual collision protection (1 protective field, 1 collision protection field)/Triple collision protection (1 protective field, 2 collision protection fields) 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 24 CRC (covers data and device code) Low Byte. For information on the compatibility mode see the operating instructions for the devices. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 25 CRC (covers data and device code) High Byte. For information on the compatibility mode see the operating instructions for the devices. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 26: Status Information And Control Options For The Efi Devices

    Status information and control commands are exchanged between the devices via EFI. The following tables show the status information that can be accessed and the control commands that are possible for ESPE, safety controllers as well as EFI gateways. Note The information in square brackets reflects the names used in the CDS and in the Flexi Soft Designer.
  • Page 27 • Logical 1, if there is an error on a connected device If two bits are logical 1, there will be an error on the C4000. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 28: M4000 Multiple Light Beam Safety Device

    • Logical 1, if there is an error on a connected device ADO can be used for non-safety-related evaluations, e.g. weak signal output. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 29: S3000 Safety Laser Scanner

    Logical 1, if the active allocated protective field is unoccupied. Only if the inputs are activated in the CDS. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 30 • 12 bits for the transmission of the velocity 100000110000 = –2000 cm/s 000000000000 = 0 cm/s 011111010000 = +2000 cm/s Not in the compatibility mode. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 31 • Logical 0, if there is no error on the connected partner device • Logical 1, if there is an error on the connected partner device Not in the compatibility mode. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 32: S300 Safety Laser Scanner

    • 12 bits for the transmission of the velocity 100000110000 = –2000 cm/s 000000000000 = 0 cm/s 011111010000 = +2000 cm/s Not in the compatibility mode. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 33 • Logical 0, if there is no error on the connected partner device • Logical 1, if there is an error on the connected partner device Not in the compatibility mode. 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 34: S300 Mini Safety Laser Scanner

    • Logical 0, if there is no error on the S300 Mini • Logical 1, if there is an error on the S300 Mini © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 35 • 12 bits for the transmission of the velocity 100000110000 = –2000 cm/s 000000000000 = 0 cm/s 011111010000 = +2000 cm/s 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 36: Flexi Soft Fx3-Cpu1, -Cpu2, -Cpu3 Safety Controller

    Flexi Soft logic. Note: On the usage of this information the status of the received I/O error bits is also to be evaluated. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 37: Ue4740 Efi Gateway

    Meaning/effect on the EFI gateway (data I/O error [Byte 1, Bit 1] • Logical 0, if there is no error on the EFI gateway from the EFI gateway) • Logical 1, if there is an error on the EFI gateway...

  • Page 38: Application Examples

    EFI gateway with M4000 multiple light beam safety device The (F)PLC can access the M4000 via the routing in the EFI gateway. In this way it can send muting signals to the M4000 and receive output information (e.g. from M4000 OSSDs).

  • Page 39: Efi Gateway With M4000 And Ue403 Switching Amplifier

    13 before commissioning it with other devices, so that the exchange of data does not collide with the UE403. The address 13 is valid for both EFI strings. For this reason it is possible to connect to the second EFI string either an identical UE403/M4000 system or a product that can receive the address data from address 13.

  • Page 40: Efi Gateway With Two S3000 Safety Laser Scanners

    The protective field switching on the S3000 is performed via the (F)PLC. The control input signals for this purpose are routed to the S3000 via the EFI gateway (address 14). The status information from the S3000 is received by the EFI gateway (addresses 7 and 8) and routed to the (F)PLC.

  • Page 41: Efi Gateway With Two S300 Safety Laser Scanners

    The protective field switching is performed via the (F)PLC. The control input signals used for this purpose are routed to the two S300 over two separate EFI strings via the EFI gateway (each address 14). The status information from the S300 is received by the EFI gateway (each address 7) and routed to the (F)PLC.

  • Page 42: Efi Gateway With Safety Controllers

    4.5.6 EFI gateway with safety controllers A special case is if an EFI gateway and a safety controller are connected to an EFI string. The device address for the EFI gateway must then be re-configured to 13 so that the exchange of data does not collide with the safety controller (here Flexi Soft).

  • Page 43: Flexi Soft Safety Controller With M4000 Multiple Light Beam Safety Device

    Flexi Soft safety controller with M4000 multiple light beam safety device The Flexi Soft safety controller can access the M4000 via EFI. In this way it can send muting signals to the M4000 (address 14) and receive output information, e.g. on the M4000 OSSDs (address 1).

  • Page 44: Flexi Soft Safety Controller With Two S3000 Or S300 Mini

    Flexi Soft safety controller (addresses 7 and 8) and evaluated. The protective field switching on the S3000 is performed via the Flexi Soft safety controller. The control input signals for this purpose are routed to the S3000 or S300 Mini via the EFI gateway (address 14).
  • Page 45 0 S300 Expert on EFI1.1 1 Incremental encoder 2 S300 Mini on EFI2.2 3 Flexi Soft 4 S300 Mini on EFI1.2 5 S300 on EFI2.1 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 46 (0 and 1 as well as 2 and 3). The outputs of the function blocks are placed on EFI string 1 or on EFI string 2. As a result they are available to all four safety laser scanners.

  • Page 47: Configuration Options Via Efi

    EFI connection is used, a specific procedure for the configuration is not necessary. The PC to be used for the configuration can be connected to any device in the EFI system. In the case of device groups with more than one active EFI string, however, a specific procedure for the configuration must be followed, as sensors in the group cannot be detected across EFI strings and as a result configuration will be prevented.

  • Page 48: Host/Guest System With The S300/S300 Mini/S3000 Safety Laser Scanners

    You can configure an M4000 with a UE403 switching amplifier both from the M4000 (1) as well as from the UE403 (2). Fig. 28: Configuration on an ESPE with switching amplifier © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...

  • Page 49: Safety Controller With One Espe

    Fig. 29: Configuration of a safety controller with ESPE 5.1.5 EFI gateway with ESPE(s) connected You can configure an EFI gateway and the ESPE connected to it from the higher level network (e.g. PROFIsafe). Fig. 30: Configuration of an EFI gateway with S3000...

  • Page 50: Device Groups With Two Efi Strings

    Device groups with two EFI strings 5.2.1 Safety controller with two ESPE You can completely configure a safety controller (1) with two ESPE connected via EFI (2a and 2b) from the safety controller. Fig. 31: Configuration of a safety controller with two...

  • Page 51: Efi Gateway With Safety Controller And Espe Connected

    5.2.2 EFI gateway with safety controller and ESPE connected If a safety controller with an ESPE is integrated via an EFI gateway, then you can configure the EFI gateway (2) and the ESPE (3) via the safety controller (1). Fig. 33: Configuration of an...

  • Page 52: Efi Gateway With Two Safety Controllers With Espe Connected

    If two safety controllers each with an ESPE are integrated via an EFI gateway into PROFINET, the system configuration must be performed in three steps. First the safety controller and the ESPE connected to the first EFI string on the EFI gateway are configured (2a and 3a).
  • Page 53 Configuration options via EFI Technical information Chapter 5 Then the safety controller and the ESPE connected to the second EFI string on the EFI gateway are configured (2b and 3b). Fig. 36: Configuration of the second safety controller with ESPE Finally the EFI gateway and the safety controllers connected to it are configured (1, 2a and 2b).

  • Page 54: Technical Specifications

    PCs/notebooks that only have USB ports, a RS-232-USB adapter is available as an accessory with the part no. 6035396.) • PROFINET IO This connection can be used together with the UE4740 EFI gateway for PROFINET IO PROFIsafe. © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved...

  • Page 55: Annex

    Tab. 24: Control features on the Flexi Soft (data to the Flexi Soft) ........36 Tab. 25: Status information on the EFI gateway (data from the EFI gateway) ....37 Tab. 26: Control features on the EFI gateway (data to the EFI gateway)......37 List of illustrations Fig.
  • Page 56 Example status polling on an S3000/S300 host/guest system via an EFI gateway by an (F)PLC ..................40 Fig. 18: Example control of an S300 and an S300 Mini via an EFI gateway using one (F)PLC......................41 Fig. 19: Example data exchange between an (F)PLC and an M4000 and an S3000 via an EFI gateway....................
  • Page 57 Annex Technical information Chapter 7 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 58 Annex Chapter 7 Technical information © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 59 Annex Technical information Chapter 7 8012622/Z098/2016-11-07 © SICK AG • Industrial Safety Systems • Germany • All rights reserved Subject to change without notice...
  • Page 60 Phone +36 1 371 2680 Phone +386 591 788 49 E-Mail office@sick.hu E-Mail office@sick.si India South Africa Phone +91 22 4033 8333 Phone +27 11 472 3733 Further locations at www.sick.com E-Mail info@sick-india.com E-Mail info@sickautomation.co.za SICK AG | Waldkirch | Germany | www.sick.com...

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