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Method and operator control unit for configuring and monitoring a device with functional safety

  • US 7,990,269 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2006
  • Issued: 08/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method for configuring a safety sensor (1, 100) with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing an operator control unit equipped with a display device and input means for setting application-specific parameters;

    connecting said operator control unit to said safety sensor under automatic interface and sensor recognition;

    using said operator control unit to automatically recognize the kinds of interface connected to said safety sensor and said connected safety sensor;

    displaying on said display device an image including a first window, a second window and a third window, said first window showing current status of the parameters supported by the safety sensors of the recognized kinds, said second window showing settings that can be set through said input means, and said third window visualizing dynamically in real time light intensity of individual light beam; and

    transmitting a newly set parameter value, when said newly set parameter value is inputted to said second window, to said safety sensor and using said newly set parameter value to update the display in said first window and the visualization in said third window.

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