Safety Recommendation; Interfaces; Configuration; Useful Life Time - Pepperl+Fuchs KFD2-UT2 Series Sil Safety Manual

SAFETY MANUAL SIL KFD2-UT2-(EX)*, HID2082

Safety Recommendation

3 Safety Recommendation
3.1

Interfaces

The device has the following interfaces. For corresponding terminals see data
sheet.
Safety relevant interfaces:
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Non-safety relevant interfaces: programming socket, collective error output
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3.2

Configuration

The configuration of the device is performed by means of PACTware
be verified after each programming procedure. The verification procedure has to
be adopted to the individual application and shall cover all parameterized
functions.
3.3

Useful Life Time

Although a constant failure rate is assumed by the probabilistic estimation this
only applies provided that the useful life time of components is not exceeded.
Beyond this useful life time, the result of the probabilistic calculation is
meaningless as the probability of failure significantly increases with time.
The useful life time is highly dependent on the component itself and its operating
conditions – temperature in particular (for example, the electrolytic capacitors can
be very sensitive to the working temperature).
This assumption of a constant failure rate is based on the bathtub curve, which
shows the typical behavior for electronic components.
Therefore it is obvious that failure calculation is only valid for components that
have this constant domain and that the validity of the calculation is limited to the
useful life time of each component.
It is assumed that early failures are detected to a huge percentage during the
installation period and therefore the assumption of a constant failure rate during
the useful life time is valid.
However, according to IEC 61508-2, a useful life time, based on experience,
should be assumed. Experience has shown that the useful life time often lies
within a range period of about 8 ... 12 years.
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• input I, input II (only 2-channel version)
• output I, output II (only 2-channel version)
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and has to