{"title":"Measurement Electronics SIL \/ PL","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeasurement electronics for functional safety — SIL and Performance Level\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a force or load measurement takes on a protective function — overload shutdown on a press, load limiting on a hoist, presence monitoring in a plant — an ordinary measuring amplifier is not enough. The measuring chain has to be testable, and in the event of a fault it has to move into the safe state by itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth routes to that are available here:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSIL3 \/ PL e with a safety controller.\u003c\/strong\u003e The amplifier puts one bridge signal onto two galvanically isolated outputs, a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/esmd-scu-dr\"\u003eprogrammable safety controller\u003c\/a\u003e compares them and shuts down if they diverge. Redundancy across two channels — the highest level available here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSIL1 \/ PL c with a built-in protective function.\u003c\/strong\u003e A second amplifier, two comparators and a solid-state relay sit inside the device and monitor the bridge independently of the measuring channel. No safety controller is needed for this, and the device remains a usable measuring amplifier with 0.1 % of the measuring range at the same time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHousing by installation location\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the control cabinet the DR22.5 DIN rail version with IP20, for mounting on the machine the U-CASE 2 field housing with IP65. The series covers both safety levels in both designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat goes with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will find the matching sensors under \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/waegezellen-kraftaufnehmer\"\u003eload cells \u0026amp; force transducers\u003c\/a\u003e, the rest of the evaluation electronics under \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/messelektronik\"\u003emeasurement electronics\u003c\/a\u003e. The basics of SIL and Performance Level are explained on the page \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/funktionale-sicherheit-sil-pl\"\u003eFunctional Safety SIL | PL\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/octogon-sensors.com\/en\/collections\/messelektronik-sil-pl.oembed","provider":"octogon GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}