Safety control communicates with FSoE

Flexible safety is an important component of intelligent machine designs. With S-DIAS Safety, users have a lean and economical solution that guarantees maximum reliability for safety-related applications (SIL 3, PL e, Cat. 4).

The SCP 211 safety controller from Sigmatek now offers a master for the FSoE (Functional Safety over EtherCAT) safety protocol. The master functionality allows FSoE slave devices from different manufacturers to be integrated into an S-DIAS Safety application, where they can be safely controlled and monitored. Data can be transmitted via EtherCAT or VARAN.

In the graphical tool of the LASAL SAFETYDesigner, the SCP 211 can be configured as an FSoE master and the safety application can be projected. For this purpose, the ESI files of the FSoE slave devices are read in (from SAFETYDesigner version 01.01.078). For convenient creation of the safety-related application, the library contains over 50 PLCopen-based safety function blocks such as emergency stop, safety door monitoring, muting, two-hand operation, interpolation, etc. The safety program is configured once with all possible optional modules and can then be combined as desired, i.e., there is one safety program for all expansion stages of a machine.

In addition to the SCP 211, which is only 25 mm wide, the modular S-DIAS safety solution includes a wide range of safety I/O modules that enable customized safety applications.

For users, the extension of the SCP 211 with FSoE enables flexible and broad implementation of safety-related functions of cross-manufacturer safety components, for example with controllers, motion, robotics, and AGVs.

S-DIAS Safety can also be used as a stand-alone solution. This makes it possible to expand existing systems with safety functions easily and, if necessary, gradually.