AS-Interface: Efficient Safety Integration for Automation Systems
Safety plays a crucial role in modern automation systems, especially when the safety of personnel is at risk due to dangerous movements or environmental conditions. AS-Interface (ASi) offers an innovative solution for integrating safety components such as safety sensors, actuators, and safety monitors into automation systems. This is particularly important in industries that comply with the EU Machinery Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC) and occupational safety regulations worldwide.
Benefits of AS-Interface Safety at Work
The Safety at Work concept of AS-Interface allows both safe and unsafe signals to be transmitted over the same cable. This reduces infrastructure costs and eliminates the need for redundant and error-prone parallel wiring that is often required in conventional safety solutions. ASi offers a robust and flexible way to seamlessly integrate safety components into any standard automation system without compromising performance or reliability.
ASi safety components can easily be added to the ASi network at any location and function alongside standard ASi components, providing maximum flexibility and compatibility. The ASi master manages the safety components just like any other ASi node, making the system easy to implement without added complexity. Safety sensors, actuators, and monitors communicate with each other in a secure, specially designed communication environment, contributing to a reliable and efficient safety solution for your automation system.
AS-Interface (ASi)
AS-Interface (ASi) is a globally standardized fieldbus system for the first level of automation. The abbreviation ASi stands for Actuator-Sensor Interface. ASi connects sensors and actuators to a controller via a single two-wire profile cable. The yellow ASi cable simultaneously transmits power and data. The main benefits of AS-Interface include significantly reduced wiring, free topology selection, and cost-efficient integration of safety on the same infrastructure.
The latest ASi-5 generation can now handle larger data volumes with much higher transmission speeds and makes the integration of intelligent sensors like IO-Link easily possible.
Do you want to implement or redesign functional safety easily? Without complicated parallel wiring? And without expensive Ethernet-based solutions in the field? Discover a cost-effective and fieldbus-independent alternative with the simplest connection technique: we offer safety solutions for every installation size – from individually programmable safety relays to large installations with up to 1922 safe signals. Our extensive safety portfolio also includes proven solutions for various special applications, such as muting, safe operating mode selection, or speed monitoring.
For our safety solutions, only a profiled two-wire cable is required. Thanks to the pass-through technology, the installation is waterproof: modules can easily be plugged into the reverse-polarity protected profile cable – exactly where they are needed. The modules can be powered via the two-wire cable, and all safe and standard signals are transmitted through the cable. This eliminates the need for expensive dual infrastructure. Our PC software ASIMON360 allows for easy parameterization of the safety technology.
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Elektro- & Installatietechniek
Industriële machines
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