
Safety
OperatingManualPNOZmESRS232
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3 Safety
3.1 Intendeduse
TheexpansionmodulePNOZmESRS232isusedforcommunicationoftheconfigurable
safetyrelayPNOZmulti2viaaserialinterfaceRS232.
Theexpansionmodulemayonlybeconnectedtoabaseunitfromtheconfigurablecontrol
systemPNOZmulti2(pleaserefertothedocument"PNOZmultiSystemExpansion"forde
tailsofthebaseunitsthatcanbeconnected).
TheconfigurablecontrolsystemPNOZmulti2isusedforthesafetyrelatedinterruptionof
safetycircuitsandisdesignedforusein:
}ESTOPequipment
}SafetycircuitsinaccordancewithVDE0113Part1andEN602041
Theexpansionmodulemaynotbeusedforsafetyrelatedfunctions.
IntendeduseincludesmakingtheelectricalinstallationEMCcompliant.Theproductisde
signedforuseinanindustrialenvironment.Itisnotsuitableforuseinadomesticenviron
ment,asthiscanleadtointerference.
Thefollowingisdeemedimproperuseinparticular:
}Anycomponent,technicalorelectricalmodificationtotheproduct
}Useoftheproductoutsidetheareasdescribedinthismanual
}Useoftheproductoutsidethetechnicaldetails(seechapterentitled“TechnicalDe
tails”)
3.1.1 Systemrequirements
Pleaserefertothe"ProductModifications"documentinthe"Versionoverview"sectionfor
detailsofwhichversionsofthebaseunitandPNOZmultiConfiguratorcanbeusedforthis
product.
3.2 Safetyregulations
3.2.1 Useofqualifiedpersonnel
Theproductsmayonlybeassembled,installed,programmed,commissioned,operated,
maintainedanddecommissionedbycompetentpersons.
Acompetentpersonissomeonewho,becauseoftheirtraining,experienceandcurrentpro
fessionalactivity,hasthespecialistknowledgerequiredtotest,assessandoperatethe
workequipment,devices,systems,plantandmachineryinaccordancewiththegeneral
standardsandguidelinesforsafetytechnology.
Itisthecompany’sresponsibilityonlytoemploypersonnelwho:
}Arefamiliarwiththebasicregulationsconcerninghealthandsafety/accidentpreven
tion
}Havereadandunderstoodtheinformationprovidedinthisdescriptionunder"Safety"
}Andhaveagoodknowledgeofthegenericandspecialiststandardsapplicabletothe
specificapplication.