
Contents
1 About this document........................................................................ 5
1.1 Purpose of this document........................................................................ 5
1.2 Scope......................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Target groups and structure of these operating instructions................ 6
1.4 Further information................................................................................... 6
1.5 Symbols and document conventions...................................................... 6
2 Safety information............................................................................ 8
2.1 General safety notes................................................................................ 8
2.2 Intended use............................................................................................. 8
2.3 Improper use............................................................................................. 8
2.4 Cybersecurity............................................................................................ 9
2.5 Requirements for the qualification of personnel.................................... 9
3 Product description........................................................................... 10
3.1 Configuration of the safety controller...................................................... 10
3.2 Overview of the module............................................................................ 11
3.3 Design and function of the module......................................................... 11
3.4 Status indicators....................................................................................... 12
4 Project planning................................................................................ 13
4.1 Design........................................................................................................ 13
4.2 Integration into the network..................................................................... 13
4.2.1 Network services and ports.................................................... 13
4.2.2 Integration via the fieldbus interface..................................... 14
5 Mounting............................................................................................. 15
5.1 Mounting procedure................................................................................. 15
5.2 Module exchange...................................................................................... 15
6 Electrical installation........................................................................ 16
6.1 Connecting................................................................................................ 16
6.1.1 CAN connection....................................................................... 16
7 Configuration..................................................................................... 17
7.1 Delivery state............................................................................................ 17
7.2 Overview.................................................................................................... 17
7.3 Offline, online and security configuration............................................... 17
7.4 Configuring the network interfaces......................................................... 18
7.4.1 Configuring the higher-level controller.................................... 18
7.4.2 Enabling emergency messages.............................................. 19
7.4.3 Configuring the output data (routing to CPU)......................... 19
7.4.4 Configuring the input data (routing to network)..................... 19
7.4.5 Configuring CAN listen mode and associated output data... 20
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