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Enabling CANopen Safety on controllers

B&R enables the implementation of safety functions on mobile machinery by equipping its X90 safety controllers with the CANopen Safety protocol.

B&R enables implementation of safety functions on mobile machinery with the CANopen Safety protocol (Source: B&R)

CANopen Safety provides secure data transfer in accordance with SIL 2, fulfilling a requirement for machine safety certification. CANopen Safety is available via a software update and requires no new control hardware. Following the software update, CANopen Safety devices such as joysticks can be connected directly to existing X90 controllers of the company. Devices connected via CANopen Safety are configured in the Automation Studio engineering environment from B&R. With the ready-made software components provided by the company, there is no traditional programming work to be done, they explained. CANopen Safety is standardized in EN 50325-5.

CANopen Safety

In 2010, the CANopen safety protocol (CiA 304) was published as a European Standard EN 50325-5. CANopen Safety is designed to allow safety-related communication based on CAN according to IEC/EN 61508. The German TÜV has approved the protocol for use for systems requiring Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3).

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Publish date
2021-05-18
Company

B&R

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Publish date
2021-05-18
Company

B&R

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