Emerson PACSafe Quick Start Manual

Emerson PACSafe Quick Start Manual

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PACSafe™ Safety Controller
QUICK START GUIDE
GFK-3183 Rev. B
Jan 2021

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  • Page 1 PACSafe™ Safety Controller QUICK START GUIDE GFK-3183 Rev. B Jan 2021...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Software Features ..................9 Designing a Configuration ..............12 Define the Project Settings ................12 Add Equipment ....................13 Create Connections ...................15 Save the Configuration ................21 Confirm the Configuration ..............21 General Contact Information ..............23 PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide GFK-3183B...
  • Page 4 PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide GFK-3183B...
  • Page 5: About This Guide

    About this Guide This guide is designed to help you create a sample configuration for the PACSafe™ Safety Controller using the PACSafe™ Studio Software. For complete information on mounting, device installation and operation, commissioning checkout procedures, product specifications, troubleshooting, and glossary, please refer to the User Manual (p/n GFK-3184) and support documentation for individual safety input and output devices.
  • Page 6: Product Overview

    Product Overview Figure 1: Features Ethernet Port Micro USB Port Indicator LED’s (Display) Onboard Interface Push Buttons Wiring Ports GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 7: Designing A Sample Configuration

    The example configuration is based on a sample application which makes use of the following devices: a PACSafe Safety Controller, an E-stop button, a safety light curtain, an interlocked gate switch, and a manual reset.
  • Page 8: Software Installation

    (such as Adobe Acrobat) USB port: USB 2.0 (not required to build configurations) The PACSafe Studio Software can be downloaded from https://emerson-mas.force.com/communities/en_US/Download/PACSafe- Configuration-Tools 1. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 9 4. Confirm the software destination and availability for users and click Next. 5. Click Install to install the software. 6. Depending on your system settings, a popup window may appear prompting to allow PACSafe Studio to make changes to your computer. Click Yes. 7. Click Finish to exit the installer.
  • Page 10 Figure 3: PAC Machine Edition GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 11 2. To create an Empty Project, enter the Project Name and click OK. Figure 4: New Project 3. On the TaskBar, select Utilities. Figure 5: Task Bar > Utilities GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 12 4. Select PACSafe Safety Tool. Figure 6: PACSafe Safety Tool 5. If the PACSafe Safety Tool has not been properly installed on the computer, the following message will appear. Download and install the latest version of the software. Figure 7:...
  • Page 13: Software Features

    Software Features Figure 8: PACSafe Studio Software GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 14 Information from the Safety Controller Writes the data, such as Configuration Settings, to the Safety Controller Makes the Live Mode view available Makes the Simulation Mode View available Indicates IC225ACC001drive connection Opens the Help options GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 15 Provides action items to configure the system and correct any errors to successfully complete the configuration. Properties Displays the properties of the selected device, function block, or connection (properties cannot be edited in this view, click Edit to make changes). GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 16: Designing A Configuration

    Designing a Configuration The example configuration is based on a sample application which makes use of the following devices: a PACSafe Safety Controller, an E-stop button, a safety light curtain, an interlocked gate switch, and a manual reset. 1. Open PACSafe Studio Software from the Desktop or the Start Menu.
  • Page 17: Add Equipment

    3. On the Equipment view select your Base Module properties (Has Display, Is Expandable) by either double-clicking the module or clicking Edit under the properties table when the module is selected. Figure 10: Module Properties Screen GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 18 Add Equipment Screen 5. Add Non-Safety Inputs by clicking under the Base Module. For this example, select Manual Reset. The Manual Reset Input uses the default parameters. Click OK to accept the default parameters. GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 19: Create Connections

    Figure 12: Add Equipment Screen Create Connections 6. Go to Functional View. GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 20 Figure 13: Functional View Screen Note: The Check List on the left lists any missing connections that need to be added before the configuration is valid. Figure 14: Check List GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 21 Click OK to accept the default parameters. Figure 15: Add Functional Element Screen - Logic Blocks 8. Add Logic Blocks by clicking on one of the empty placeholders in the middle area. For this example, select And. GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 22 Add Functional Element Screen - Logic Blocks 9. For this configuration, increase the number of Input Nodes to 3. Keep the other default parameters for the AND logic block and click OK to accept the parameters. GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 23 14. Select the desired network communication protocol. a. Go to the Industrial Ethernet tab. b. Keep the default Modbus TCP selection or use the dropdown menu to select PROFINET. Figure 18: Select Industrial Ethernet Tab and Desired Protocol GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 24 15. Select Auto Configure. This populates the functions prior to downloading to the PACSafe Safety Controller. Figure 19: Select Auto Configure Note: You may re-arrange any of the Equipment blocks or Functional Elements blocks for a better visual representation of the connections. Solid State Output blocks cannot be moved.
  • Page 25: Save The Configuration

    7. After the Writing Configuration To Controller process is completed, click Close. 8. Cycle power or perform a System Reset for the changes to take effect in the Safety Controller. You have completed the sample configuration. GFK-3183B PACSafe™ Safety Controller Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 26 It is the responsibility of the Qualified Person who configures, installs, or maintains the PACSafe Safety Controller to: ƒ Carefully read, understand, and follow the information in the PACSafe Configurable Safety Controller User Manual (which can be accessed via the drop-down Help menu of the Software) ƒ...
  • Page 27: General Contact Information

    All Rights Reserved. We reserve the right to modify or improve the designs or specifications of the products mentioned in this manual at any time without notice. Emerson does not assume responsibility for the selection, use or maintenance of any product.

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