milmat1
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Hi All,
I am not experienced with multizone safety systems at all. And I need to design a system for a machine that has at least two separate zones.
Zone 1: Will have Estop button, two light curtains and some pull cord switches. Any of which Will Estop the entire machine as normal. Removing control voltage via a safety relay and pulling an STO (Safe Torque Off) Signal from the VFD's.. Just a normal emergency stop circuit....
Zone 2 however will be much different:
1, Operator enters zone 2 and triggers light curtain. At this point nothing happens until the overhead gantry needs to move into the area of zone 2 where the operator is. If operator is still in that area I will stop the entire machine as a normal estop.
However if operator exits the area and hits a local reset button before gantry is ready to move then machine will continue running..
Machine control is using a Control Logix PLC / VFD over Enet
What are the options here? I am considering using an ASI network (AS Interface) due to its programmability.
I am not experienced with multizone safety systems at all. And I need to design a system for a machine that has at least two separate zones.
Zone 1: Will have Estop button, two light curtains and some pull cord switches. Any of which Will Estop the entire machine as normal. Removing control voltage via a safety relay and pulling an STO (Safe Torque Off) Signal from the VFD's.. Just a normal emergency stop circuit....
Zone 2 however will be much different:
1, Operator enters zone 2 and triggers light curtain. At this point nothing happens until the overhead gantry needs to move into the area of zone 2 where the operator is. If operator is still in that area I will stop the entire machine as a normal estop.
However if operator exits the area and hits a local reset button before gantry is ready to move then machine will continue running..
Machine control is using a Control Logix PLC / VFD over Enet
What are the options here? I am considering using an ASI network (AS Interface) due to its programmability.