Checking The Safety Light Curtain - Pilz PSEN opII3B Series Operating Manual

PSEN opII3B Series

Checking the safety light curtain

Once the safety light grid has been installed and aligned, final inspections must be carried
out before it can be put into service.
Check the safety function of the safety light curtain
Procedure
In each of the indicated checks, the OSSDs must switch to the OFF state.
The OSSD status LED
1. Interrupt the protected field (see diagram):
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2. Interrupt the protected field at a position that is considered critical as a result of the
safety assessment
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CAUTION!
Extension of the response time of the safety light curtain when using
the beam coding
When calculating the safety distance, remember the extended response
time (see Technical details [
Changing from uncoded to coded operation is a change of the safety light
curtain and it requires a new risk assessment and hazard analysis.
– Perform a new risk assessment and hazard analysis and determine
the new minimum distance [
extended response time.
CAUTION!
When considering the examples, please note that Pilz accepts no respons-
ibility for the specific application. In particular, they may not be used without
testing and approval.
The system manufacturer is responsible for creating appropriate safety con-
cepts for the overall plant and for connection to the programmable safety
system (including the user program). The applicable standards and regula-
tions must be considered and observed.
INFORMATION
This inspection may only be carried out by qualified personnel.
on the left side of the receiver must illuminate red.
In the vicinity of the transmitter
In the vicinity of the receiver
In the centre of the protected field
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14] to the hazardous area with the
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