TechAward 2022 – World of Automation – Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH – ASi-5 Safety Input Module for Optoelectronic Protective Devices
Product description:
With the Input Module for optoelectronic protective devices (BWU4210), Bihl+Wiedemann presents one of the first products with ASi-5 Safety Technology. The ASi-5 Safety Module in protection rating IP67 has two 2-channel safe inputs and 12 self-configuring I/Os for non-safe signals. If an output bit is set in the PLC output data, it is an output with switching diagnostics in the corresponding input bit. If not, it is automatically mapped as an input signal in the PLC input data.
This way, the module can be used to implement a wide variety of applications as required, such as an extremely cost-effective connection of an operating panel with several light buttons, an E-STOP button and a safe key switch to ASi. The module is connected via ASi profile cable. In- and outputs are supplied out of AUX and the connection to the periphery is realized via eight M12 sockets (5-pin).
Applied innovations:
The safety version of ASi-5, which has already been certified by TÜV, perfectly complements ASi Safety at Work whenever several safe signals or a combination of safe and non-safe signals are to be transmitted. Just like ASi-3 and ASi-5 in the non-safety area, the two safety versions of AS-Interface operate completely in parallel on one and the same profile cable.
