Emerson PACSafe User manual

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

iPACSafe™Safety Controller Quick Start Guide GFK-3183B
Contents
About this Guide....................................................................................... 1
Product Overview .................................................................................... 2
Designing a Sample Conguration............................................................ 3
Software Installation ................................................................................ 4
Software Features .................................................................................... 9
Designing a Conguration ...................................................................... 12
Dene the Project Settings ................................................................................12
Add Equipment .................................................................................................13
Create Connections ...........................................................................................15
Save the Conguration ........................................................................... 21
Conrm the Conguration...................................................................... 21
General Contact Information .................................................................. 23

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About this Guide
This guide is designed to help you create a sample conguration for the
PACSafe™ Safety Controller using the PACSafe™ Studio Software. For complete
information on mounting, device installation and operation, commissioning
checkout procedures, product specications, troubleshooting, and glossary,
please refer to the User Manual (p/n GFK-3184) and support documentation
for individual safety input and output devices. Use of this document assumes
familiarity with pertinent safety standards and practices as outlined in the
Manual.

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Product Overview
Figure 1: Features
Ethernet
Port
Micro USB
Port
Indicator
LED’s
Onboard Interface
Push Buttons
(Display)
Wiring
Ports

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Designing a Sample Conguration
The conguration process used in this guide provides basic understanding
of the software features that are necessary to create a conguration for any
application. The example conguration 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.
The illustration below depicts these devices and additional safety equipment for
a sample robotic cell application.
Figure 2: Sample Robotic Cell Application
Gate Switches
E-Stop Buttons
Safety Light Curtain
Muting Indicator Lights
Manual Reset
Hazardous Area
Muting Sensors

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Software Installation
System
Requirements
Operating
system: Windows 101
System Type: 32-bit, 64-bit
Hard drive
space:
80 MB (plus up to 280 MB for Microsoft .NET 4.0, if not
already installed)
Memory
(RAM): 512 MB minimum, 1 GB+ recommended
Processor: 1 GHz minimum, 2 GHz+ recommended
Screen
Resolution:
1024×768 full color minimum, 1650×1050 full color
recommended
Third-party
software:
Microsoft .NET 4.0 (included with installer), PDF Viewer
(such as Adobe Acrobat)
USB port: USB 2.0 (not required to build congurations)
The PACSafe Studio Software can be downloaded from
https://emerson-mas.force.com/communities/en_US/Download/PACSafe-
Conguration-Tools.
1. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Important: Administrative rights are required to install the Safety Controller
drivers (needed for communication with the controller).
To install the software from the Emerson website:
1. Download the latest version of the software from
https://emerson-mas.force.com/communities/en_US/Download/PACSafe-
Conguration-Tools.
2. Navigate to and open the downloaded le.
3. Click Next to begin the installation process.
4. Conrm 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.
To congure PACSafe Safety Tool in an RX3i control:
1. Open the PAC Machine Edition application.
a. Create a new project or Open an existing project.
b. Click OK.

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Figure 3: PAC Machine Edition

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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

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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: Not Installed Message

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Software Features
Figure 8: PACSafe Studio Software

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1 Navigation Toolbar
Opens an existing project, opens a Recent project, or opens Sample
Projects
Saves (or Saves As) the project to the user-dened location
Starts a New Project
Prints a customizable Conguration Summary
Reverts up to ten previous actions
Re-applies up to ten previously reverted actions
Displays Network Settings and writes the Network Settings to the Safety
Controller
Displays Project Settings
Opens Password Manager
Reads data, such as Fault Log, Conguration, Network Settings, and Device
Information from the Safety Controller
Writes the data, such as Conguration Settings, to the Safety Controller
Makes the Live Mode view available
Makes the Simulation Mode View available
Indicates IC225ACC001drive connection
Opens the Help options

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2 Tabs
Equipment—displays an editable view of all connected equipment
Functional View—provides an editable iconic representation of the control
logic
Wiring Diagram—displays the I/O device wiring detail for use by the
installer
Ladder Logic—displays a symbolic representation of the Controller’s
safeguarding logic for the use by the machine designer or controls
engineer
Industrial Ethernet—displays editable network conguration options
Conguration Summary—displays a detailed conguration summary
Live Mode (when enabled)—displays the live mode data, including current
faults
Simulation Mode (when enabled)—displays the simulation mode data
3 Selected view
Displays the view corresponding to the selected tab (Equipment view shown).
4 Module Summary
Displays the Base Controller and any connected modules.
5 Check List
Provides action items to congure the system and correct any errors to
successfully complete the conguration.
6 Properties
Displays the properties of the selected device, function block, or connection
(properties cannot be edited in this view, click Edit to make changes).

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Designing a Conguration
The example conguration 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.
2. Select PACSafe Safety Controller Models and click Continue.
Dene the Project Settings
1. Click Project Settings.
2. Enter the information about the project:
Conguration Name
Name of the conguration; displayed on the controller (models with
display); different from le name.
Project
Project name is useful for distinguishing between various application
areas.
Author
Person designing the conguration.
Notes
Supplemental information for this conguration or project.
Project Date
Date pertaining to the project.

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Figure 9: Project Settings Screen
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

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4. Add Safety Input devices by clicking under the Base Module. For this
example, select the following:
Emergency Stop
Gate Switch
Optical Sensor
All three Safety Inputs use the default parameters. Click OK to accept the
default parameters.
Figure 11: 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.

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Figure 12: Add Equipment Screen
Create Connections
6. Go to Functional View.

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Figure 13: Functional View Screen
Note: The Check List on the left lists any missing connections that need to be
added before the conguration is valid.
Figure 14: Check List