The SB-INT-01 AS-Interface Safety at Work Module is IP67 protected and is equipped with two safety rated solid-state inputs, making it well suited for interfacing with light curtains and safety laser scanners onto an AS-I bus.
It is also equipped with five status indicators that are valuable visual aids during troubleshooting, while also providing status display for bus, auxiliary supply and inputs. When used in combination with an AS-I safety monitor and the vendor’s type 4 light curtain or laser scanner, the AS-I module satisfies the safety requirements as defined by category 4 per EN 945-1, or up to SIL3 according to EN/IEC 61508 The Safety at Work Module features two inputs for one two-channel ESPE device for Type 4 applications according to EN/IEC 61496-1.
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