Method and operator control unit for configuring and monitoring a device with functional safety
First Claim
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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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for configuring a safety sensor such as a light barrier, with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis, wherein an operator control unit equipped with input means is provided, which operator control unit is connected to the safety sensor under automatic interface and sensor identification, and the parameters on an application-specific basis are set using the input means, wherein a feedback message of the set parameters is simultaneously and automatically displayed in a visualized manner on a display unit (10) of the operator control unit. The present invention further relates to a corresponding operator control unit and to a method for monitoring a safety sensor with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18)
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8. Method for monitoring a safety sensor (1, 100) with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis, said method comprising the steps of:
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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 visually on said display device simultaneously and automatically an acknowledgment of the set parameters and light intensities at a receiver, 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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9. Operator control unit for configuring at least one safety sensor (1, 100) with parameters which can be set on an application-specific basis, wherein the operator control unit includes
connection means for connecting the operator control unit to the at least one safety sensor (1, 100), detector means for the automatic interface and sensor recognition when the operator control unit is connected to the safety sensor, input means for setting and altering the application-specific parameters, a display unit (10), and a control unit for displaying on said display unit 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, an acknowledgement of the set or altered parameters being simultaneously and automatically visually displayed on the display unit (10) of the operator control unit.
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