SafeShield Safety Light Curtain Hardware User Manual
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General Protective Notes and Protective Measures
The national/international rules and regulations apply to the
installation, use and periodic technical inspections of the safety light
curtain, in particular:
• Machine Directive 98/37/EEC
• Equipment Usage Directive 89/655/EEC
• The work safety regulations/safety rules
• Other relevant health and safety regulations
Manufacturers and operators of the machine with which the safety
light curtain is used are responsible for obtaining and observing all
applicable safety regulations and rules.
• The notices, in particular the test regulations (see “Test Notes”
on page 31) of these operating instructions (e.g. on use,
mounting, installation or integration into the existing machine
controller) must be observed.
• Changes to the configuration of the devices can modify the
protective function. After every change to the configuration you
must therefore check the effectiveness of the protective device.
The person who makes the change is also responsible for the
correct protective function of the device. When making
configuration changes, always use the password hierarchy
provided by Allen-Bradley Guardmaster to ensure that only
authorized persons make changes to the configuration.
• The tests must be carried out by specialist personnel or specially
qualified and authorized personnel and must be recorded and
documented to ensure that the tests can be reconstructed and
retraced at any time.
• The operating instructions must be made available to the
operator of the machine where the SafeShield safety light curtain
is installed. The machine operator is to be instructed in the use of
the device by specialist personnel and must be instructed to read
the operating instructions.
• The external voltage supply of the device must be capable of
buffering brief mains voltage failures of 20ms as specified in
EN 60204-1. Suitable power supplies are available as accessories
from Rockwell Automation.
Protection of the Environment
The SafeShield safety light curtain has been designed to minimize
environmental impact. It uses only a minimum of power and natural
resources.
Disposal
➢ Always dispose of unserviceable or irreparable devices in
compliance with local/national rules and regulations.
ATTENTION: Safety notes
Please observe the following procedures in
order to ensure the correct and safe use of
the SafeShield safety light curtain.
Product Description
This chapter provides information on the special features and
properties of the SafeShield safety light curtain. It describes the
construction and the operating principle of the device, in particular
the different operating modes.
➢ Please read this chapter before mounting, installing and
commissioning the device.
Special Features
SafeShield Safety Light Curtain
• Protection with either internal or external (realized on the
machine) restart interlock
• Connection for the reset button either in the control cabinet or
directly to the device
• Ability to connect an emergency stop button to the device
• External device monitoring (EDM)
• 2 beam codings possible in addition to noncoded operation
• Configurable signal output (ADO) for improved availability
• Status display with 7-segment display
• Range of functions can be expanded using the SafeShield function
module
• Blanking of several areas
• Blanking with tolerance of up to 2 beams
• Floating blanking
• Reduced resolution
• Object monitoring for areas with floating blanking
• Increased size tolerance for areas with fixed blanking
Operating Principle of the Device
Components of the Device
Figure 1: Components of the SafeShield safety light curtain
Please refer to “Technical Specifications” on page 35 for the data
sheet. Please refer to page 39 for dimensional drawings.
Host without cascading connection
or—in this case guest 1 connected—
with cascading connection.
Optional: 1. Guest system without
cascading connection or—in case
guest 2 connected—with cascading
connection.
Optional: 2. Guest system with or
without cascading connection.
