Testing - Pilz PSEN sc L 3 Series Operating Manual

First commissioning
9.4

Testing

Before finally commissioning the safety laser scanner after the installation and alignment, fi-
nal inspections must be carried out.
Check safety function of the safety laser scanner
Procedure:
As a test piece, use an opaque object with a height of at least 300 mm and a diameter that
corresponds to the selected detection capability.
Move the test piece at various points along the safety zone into the safety zone:
The OSSDs must switch to the OFF state with each entry of the test piece.
Check ambient conditions and installation
} Correct alignment and fixing
Check that the fixing screws of the safety laser scanner are firmly seated.
} Safety distance
The safety distance must comply with the requirements in
distance [
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Circumventing the safety zone
The danger zone must be safeguarded so that it is impossible to access by circumventing
the safety zone.
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Safety zone perimeters
The safety zone perimeters (see
guard the danger zone, making it inaccessible.
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Position of the pushbutton for manual restart
It must not be possible to operate the pushbutton for manual restart from inside the
danger zone. The pushbutton must be located at a position from which there is a full, un-
obstructed view of the danger zone.
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Response time and stopping time must fulfil the requirements in
distance [
Ensure that the safety laser scanner's response time and the machine's stopping time ful-
fil the requirements Maintaining the safety distance.
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Intense or flashing light sources in the vicinity
The allowance Z
scanner (range of +/- 5° to the scan level or highly reflective background within a distance
of 2.5 m to the safety zone perimeter) has been considered when calculating the safety
distance (see
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Ambient conditions
Please observe the
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This inspection may only be carried out by qualified personnel.
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Project configuration [
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for particularly intense or flashing light sources near the safety laser
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Distance to intense light sources [
environmental conditions [
Maintaining the safety
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Maintaining the safety
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