Abbreviations Used - GE VersaSafe VersaPoint IC220SDL840 User Manual

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PROFIsafe
VersaPoint product range
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When working on the PROFIsafe system and its components, you must always keep this
user manual and other items of product documentation to hand and observe the
information therein.
User manuals:
– For the safe controller used
– For PROFIsafe I/O modules
– For PROFIsafe function blocks
Please also observe the relevant information about PROFIBUS, PROFINET, and
PROFIsafe, which is available on the Internet at www.profisafe.net.
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Automation terminals of the VersaPoint product range (configuration and installation)
Documentation for the
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Abbreviations used

Table 1-1 Abbreviations used
Abbreviation Meaning
SIL Safety integrity level
SIL CL SIL claim limit
Cat. Category
PL Performance level
Table 1-2 Abbreviations used
Abbreviation Meaning
PELV Protective extra-low voltage
A circuit in which the voltage does not exceed 30 V AC, 42.4 V peak
value or 60 V DC under normal conditions or single-fault conditions,
except in the event of grounding errors in other circuits.
A PELV circuit is like a SELV circuit, but is connected to protective
earth ground.
(According to EN 61131-2)
EUC Equipment under control
For terms and abbreviations used for PROFIsafe, please refer to "Appendix: PROFIsafe
terms used in the manual" on page A-1.
User manual IC220SDL840 - May 2018
Network Interface Unit (NIU)
used
Standard
EN 61508
EN 62061
EN ISO 13849-1
EN ISO 13849-1
Example
SIL 2, SIL 3
SIL CL 3
Cat. 2, Cat. 4
PL e, PL d
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