
Table of contents
Leuze electronic MLC 510 AS-i Host/Guest 3
Table of contents
1 About this document ............................................................................................5
1.1 Used symbols and signal words ............................................................................................. 5
1.2 Checklists................................................................................................................................ 6
2 Safety .....................................................................................................................7
2.1 Intended use and foreseeable misuse.................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Intended use........................................................................................................................7
2.1.2 Foreseeable misuse ............................................................................................................8
2.2 Necessary competencies........................................................................................................ 8
2.3 Responsibility for safety.......................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................... 9
3 Device description ..............................................................................................10
3.1 Device overview of the MLC family....................................................................................... 10
3.2 Connection technology ......................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1 AS-i parameter port ...........................................................................................................12
3.3 Cascading ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.4 Display elements .................................................................................................................. 14
3.4.1 Operating indicators on the MLC500/A transmitter ..........................................................14
3.4.2 Operating indicators on the MLC510/A receiver ..............................................................15
4 Functions.............................................................................................................16
5 Applications ........................................................................................................17
5.1 Point of operation guarding................................................................................................... 17
5.2 Access guarding ................................................................................................................... 18
5.3 Danger zone guarding .......................................................................................................... 18
6 Mounting..............................................................................................................19
6.1 Arrangement of transmitter and receiver .............................................................................. 19
6.1.1 Calculation of safety distanceS ........................................................................................19
6.1.2 Calculation of safety distance if protective fields act orthogonally to the approach direction.
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6.1.3 Calculation of safety distanceS for parallel approach to the protective field ....................24
6.1.4 Minimum distance to reflective surfaces ...........................................................................26
6.1.5 Preventing mutual interference between adjacent devices ............................................... 27
6.2 Mounting the safety sensor................................................................................................... 28
6.2.1 Suitable mounting locations ..............................................................................................28
6.2.2 Definition of directions of movement .................................................................................29
6.2.3 Fastening via BT-NC60 sliding blocks...............................................................................29
6.2.4 Fastening with BT-2HF swivel mount................................................................................30
6.2.5 Fastening via swiveling mounting bracketsBT-2SB10 .....................................................30
6.2.6 One-sided mounting on the machine table........................................................................31
6.3 Mounting accessories ........................................................................................................... 32
6.3.1 MLC-PS protective screen ................................................................................................32
7 Electrical connection..........................................................................................33
7.1 Pin assignment transmitter and receiver .............................................................................. 33
7.1.1 MLC500/A transmitter ......................................................................................................33
7.1.2 MLC510/A receiver...........................................................................................................34
7.2 AS-i signal assignment ......................................................................................................... 34