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GoHawks
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Light Curtain Muting with ICS Function Block

Hello,

 

We are trying to mute a light curtain with the ICS function in CtrlX Safety Engineering, but the function block is only availible with a Beckhoff Remote IO module. In our application, the light curtains will be wired directly to the C15.

Please advise.

Best reply by AllAutomation

GoHawks and Dias ,

for the time being the ICS Input element muting is not available for IO on the SAFEX-C.1x.

A short term solution or workaround has to be addressed in the application talks.

For the later a clear specification of the expected behavior has to be provided, e.g. to generate a work-around:

  • What alarms shall be muted?
  • Is it just a bypass that shall mute the activation of the light curtain?
  • If it is a bypass, are there any other limitations to be added? Min/Max time, etc.
  • What inputs and outputs shall the workaround block have?
  • What input/output behavior is expected as truth table and in time dimension?

Dias : Any proposals for a workaround?

Best regards

Your ctrlX SAFETY team

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