Introduction – Rockwell Automation 442L SafeShield Safety Light Curtain Hardware User Manual
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SafeShield Safety Light Curtain Hardware User Manual
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Introduction
Please read this chapter carefully before working with this
documentation and the SafeShield safety light curtain.
These operating instructions are designed to address the technical
personnel of the machine manufacturer or the machine operator in
regards to safe mounting, installation, configuration, electrical
installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the
SafeShield safety light curtain.
These operating instructions do not provide instructions for
operating machines on which the safety light curtain is, or will be,
integrated. Information on this is to be found in the appropriate
operating instructions of the machine.
Target Group
These operating instructions are addressed to planning engineers,
developers and the operators of machinery and systems which are to
be protected by one or several SafeShield safety light curtains. It
also addresses persons who integrate the SafeShield safety light
curtain into a machine, initialize its use, or who are in charge of
servicing and maintaining the unit.
Scope
Note
For the configuration and diagnostics of these devices you
require SCD (Safety Configuration & Diagnostic) Software
version 2.10 or higher. To determine the version of your
software version, select the Module-Info... option in the
? menu.
Depth of Information
These operating instructions contain information on:
of the safety light curtain SafeShield safety light curtain.
Planning and using protective devices such as the SafeShield safety
light curtain also require specific technical skills which are not
detailed in this documentation.
When operating the SafeShield safety light curtain, the national,
local and statutory rules and regulations must be observed.
Abbreviations
• Installation and mounting
• Electrical installation
• Commissioning and
configuration
• Care and maintenance
• Fault, error diagnosis and
troubleshooting
• Catalog numbers
• Conformity and approval
ADO
Application diagnostic output = configurable signal
output that indicates a specific status of the protective
device
ESPE
Electro-sensitive protective equipment (e.g. SafeShield
safety light curtain)
Symbols Used
Throughout this manual we use the labels ATTENTION and
IMPORTANT to alert you to the following:
ATTENTION!
Failure to observe may result in dangerous
operation
Identifies information about practices of
circumstances that can lead to personal injury or death, property
damage, or economic loss
ATTENTION helps you
• Identify a hazard
• Avoid a hazard
• Recognize the consequences
IMPORTANT: Identifies information that is especially important
for successful application and understanding of the product.
Notes Refer to notes for special features of the device or
software.
SCD
Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Safety Configuration &
Diagnostic Software
EDM
External device monitoring
OSSD
Output signal switching device
Recommendation Recommendations are designed to give you
some assistance in your decision-making
process with respect to a certain function
or a technical measure.
Notes Refer to notes for special features of the
device.
Display indicators show the status of the 7-
segment display of sender or receiver:
Constant indication of
characters, e.g. U
Flashing indication of
characters, e.g. 8
Alternating indication of
characters, e.g. L and 2
The depiction of numbers on the 7-segment
display can be rotated by 180° with the aid
of the SCD. In this document the depiction
of the numbers on the 7-segment display is
however always in the normal, non-rotated
position.
Red,
Yellow,
Green
LED symbols describe the state of a
diagnostics LED. Examples:
Red
The red LED is illuminated
constantly.
Yellow The yellow LED is flashing.