This document is protected by the law of copyright, whereby all rights established therein remain with the
company SICK AG. Reproduction of this document or parts of this document is only permissible within the limits
of the legal determination of Copyright Law. Alteration or abridgement of the document is not permitted without
the explicit written approval of the company SICK AG.
lease read this chapter carefully before working with this documentation and the S300.
P
1.1 Function of this document
These operating instructions are designed to address the technical personnel of the
machine manufacturer or the machine operator in regards to correct mounting, electrical
installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the S300 safety laser scanner.
These operating instructions do not provide instructions for operating the machine, the
system or the vehicle on which the safety laser scanner is, or will be, integrated. Information on this is to be found in the appropriate operating instructions for the machine, the
system or the vehicle.
1.2 Target group
These operating instructions are addressed to planning engineers, machine designers and
the operators of machines and systems which are to be protected by one or several S300
safety laser scanners. They also address people who integrate the S300 into a machine, a
system or a vehicle, initialize its use, or who are in charge of servicing and maintaining the
device.
1.3 Scope
These operating instructions are original operating instructions.
These operating instructions are only applicable to the S300 safety laser scanner with one
of the following entries on the type label in the field Operating Instructions:
8010946 AE W284
8010946 AE X175
8010946 AE XK33
8010946 AE YY96
This document is part of SICK part number 8010946 (operating instructions “S300 —
Safety laser scanner” in all available languages).
For the configuration and diagnostics of these devices you require a CDS (Configuration &
Diagnostic Software) version M 3.6.7. To determine the version of your software version,
select the Module-Info... option in the ? menu.
ecommendations are designed to give you some assistance in your decision-making
Recommendation
Note
, ,
R
process with respect to a certain function or a technical measure.
Refer to notes for special features of the device.
Display indicators show the status of the 7<segment display on the S300:
Flashing indication of characters, e.g. 8
Alternating indication of characters, e.g. L and 2
LED symbols describe the status of an LED:
Constant indication of characters, e.g. 8
The “OSSDs in the OFF state” LED is illuminated continuously.
The “Error/contamination” LED is flashing.
The “Warning field interrupted” LED is off.
Take action …
WARNING
Instructions for taking action are shown by an arrow. Read carefully and follow the
instructions for action.
Warning!
A warning indicates an actual or potential risk or health hazard. Observation and implementation of the warning will protect you from accidents.
Read carefully and follow the warning notices!
Information is displayed in the software indicating to you which settings you can make in
the CDS (Configuration & Diagnostic Software).
The term “dangerous state”
The dangerous state (standard term) of the machine is always shown in the drawings and
diagrams of this document as a movement of a machine part. In practical operation, there
his chapter deals with your own safety and the safety of the system operators.
T
Please read this chapter carefully before working with the S300 or with the machine
protected by the S300.
2.1 Qualified safety personnel
The S300 safety laser scanner must be installed, connected, commissioned and serviced
only by qualified safety personnel. Qualified safety personnel are defined as persons who
due to their specialist training and experience have adequate knowledge of the power-
driven equipment to be checked
and
have been instructed by the responsible machine owner in the operation of the machine
and the current valid safety guidelines
and
are sufficiently familiar with the applicable official health and safety regulations, direc-
tives and generally recognized engineering practice (e.g. DIN standards, VDE stipula-
tions, engineering regulations from other EU member states) that they can assess the
work safety aspects of the power-driven equipment
and
have access to these operating instructions and have read them.
As a rule these are qualified safety personnel from the ESPE manufacturer or also those
persons who have been appropriately trained at the ESPE manufacturer, are primarily
involved in checking ESPE and are allocated the task by the organization operating the
ESPE.
Note
2.2 Applications of the device
The S300 safety laser scanner is used to protect persons and systems. It is intended to be
used to monitor hazardous areas indoors.
It is not allowed to use the S300 outdoors.
The S300 cannot provide protection from parts thrown out of the machine or emitted
radiation.
The S300 complies with the requirements in the standard on the radiated emissions as
defined for class A (industrial application); the S300 is therefore only suitable for use in an
industrial environment.
The device is a type 3 ESPE as defined by IEC 61496<1 and IEC 61496<3 and is therefore
allowed for use with category 3 PL d controls as per EN ISO 13849<1 or SIL2 as per
IEC 61508.
he S300 safety laser scanner must be used only as defined in section 2.2 “Applications
T
of the device” on page 10. It must be used only by qualified personnel and only on the
machine where it has been installed and initialized by qualified safety personnel in accor-
dance with these operating instructions. It is only permitted to be used on machines on
which the dangerous state can be stopped immediately by the S300 and/or it is possible
to prevent the machine being placed in operation.
Note
If the device is used for any other purposes or modified in any way — also during mounting
and installation — any warranty claim against SICK AG shall become void.
2.4 General safety notes and protective measures
Pay attention to the safety notes!
WARNING
Please observe the following items in order to ensure the correct use of the S300 safety
laser scanner.
Repair only by authorized persons!
The improper repair of the protective device can result in the loss of the protective function. The protective device is only allowed to be repaired by the manufacturer or persons
authorized by the manufacturer.
The S300 safety laser scanner is of laser safety class 1.
Additional measures for screening the laser radiation are not
necessary (eye safe).
This device meets the norms: IEC 60825<1 as well as CDRH 21 CFR 1040.10 and
1040.11; excluded are deviations due to Laser Notice No. 50, dated 24.06.2007. In the
standards CDRH 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 the following note is required: “Caution
— use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those herein
specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure!”
During the mounting, installation and usage of the S300, observe the standards and
directives applicable in your country. You will find an overview of the most important
regulations in section 2.6 “Applicable directives and standards” on page 14.
The national/international rules and regulations apply to the installation, commissioning,
use and periodic technical inspections of the S300 safety laser scanner, in particular:
– Machinery Directive
– Work Equipment Directive
– the work safety regulations/safety rules
– other relevant safety regulations
Manufacturers and operators of the machine on which the S300 is used are responsible
for obtaining and observing all applicable safety regulations and rules.
The notes, in particular the test notes (see chapter 9 “Commissioning” on page 99) in
these operating instructions (e.g. on use, mounting, installation or integration into the
machine control) must be observed.
Changes to the configuration of the devices can degrade the protective function. After
every change to the configuration you must therefore check the effectiveness of the
protective device. The person who makes the change is also responsible for the correct
protective function of the device. When making configuration changes, please always
use the password hierarchy provided by SICK to ensure that only authorized persons
make changes to the configuration. The SICK service team is available to provide assis-
tance if required.
The tests must be carried out by qualified safety personnel or specially qualified and
authorized personnel and must be recorded and documented to ensure that the tests
can be reconstructed and retraced at any time.
The operating instructions must be made available to the operator of the machine where
the S300 is used. The machine operator is to be instructed in the use of the device by
qualified safety personnel and must be instructed to read the operating instructions.
To meet the requirements of the relevant product standards (e.g. IEC 61496<1), the ex-
ternal voltage supply for the devices (SELV) must be able to bridge a brief mains failure
of 20 ms. Power supplies according to EN 60204<1 satisfy this requirement. Suitable
power supplies are available as accessories from SICK (see section 13.3 “Accessories/spare parts” on page 138).
In case of data cables more than 30 m long, as per EN 61000 either the device itself
must be earthed, or the screen on the data cable must be earthed in the immediate
vicinity of the cable entry in the system plugs.
Enclosed with these operating instructions is a checklist for checking by the manufactu-
rer and OEM (see section 14.2 “Checklist for the manufacturer” on page 140). Use this
checklist when checking the system that is protected with the S300.
he S300 safety laser scanner is constructed in such a way that it adversely affects the
T
environment as little as possible and uses only a minimum of power and natural
resources.
At work, always act in an environmentally responsible manner.
2.5.1 Disposal
Unusable or irreparable devices should always be disposed as per the applicable national
regulations on waste disposal (e.g. European waste code 16 02 14).
Notes
WARNING
We would be pleased to be of assistance to you on the disposal of these devices.
Contact your local SICK representative.
Information on the individual materials in the S300 is given in chapter 12 “Technical
specifications” on page 120.
2.5.2 Separation of materials
Only qualified safety personnel are allowed to separate materials!
Caution is required when dismantling devices. There is a risk of injuries.
Before you send the devices for appropriate recycling, it is necessary to separate the diffe-
rent materials in the S300.
Separate the housing from the rest of the parts (in particular the circuit boards).
Send the separated parts for recycling as appropriate (see Tab. 1).
by components
Components Disposal
Product
Housing Metal recycling (aluminium)
Motor bracket Metal recycling (zinc die-cast housing)
he most important directives and standards, valid for the use of opto-electronic protective
T
devices in Europe, are listed below. Further regulations may be of importance to you,
depending on the application. You can obtain further information of machine-specific
standards from national institutions (e.g. DIN, BSI, AFNOR etc.), the authorities or your
trade association.
If you operate the machine or vehicle in a country outside the European Union, please
contact the manufacturer of the system and the local authorities and obtain information
on the regulations and standards applicable there.
Application and installation of protective devices
Machinery Directive, e.g.:
Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design (EN ISO 12100)
Industrial automation systems — Safety of integrated manufacturing systems — Basic
requirements (ISO 11161)
Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines — Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60204/EN 60204)
Safety of machinery — safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by the
upper and lower limbs (EN ISO 13857)
Safety requirements for robots (EN ISO 10218<1)
Safety of industrial trucks. Driverless trucks and their systems (EN 1525)
Safety of machinery — The positioning of protective equipment in respect of approach
speeds of parts of the human body (EN ISO 13855)
Safety of machinery — Principles for risk assessment (EN ISO 14121<1)
Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General
principles for design (EN ISO 13849<1) as well as part 2: Validation (EN ISO 13849<2)
Safety of machinery — electro-sensitive protective equipment — Part 1: General
requirements (IEC 61496<1) as well as part 3: Special requirements for AOPDDR
(IEC 61496<3)
Safety of machinery — Application of protective equipment to detect the presence of
persons (IEC/TS 62046)
Foreign standards, for example:
Performance Criteria for Safeguarding (ANSI B11.19)
Machine tools for manufacturing systems/cells (ANSI B11.20)
Safety requirements for Industrial Robots and Robot Systems (ANSI/RIA R15.06)
Safety Standard for guided industrial vehicles and automated functions of named
industrial vehicles (ANSI B56.5)
Note
Recommendation
To some extent these standards require the protective device to have the safety level
Control reliable. The S300 safety laser scanner meets this requirement.
Please request our competence brochure “Guidelines Safe Machinery” on this subject
(part no. 8007988).
he S300 safety laser scanner operates correctly as a protective device only if the
T
following conditions are met:
The control of the machine, system or vehicle must be electrical.
It must be possible to transfer the dangerous state of the machine, the system or the
vehicle to a safe state at any time using the OSSDs on the S300, i.e. before a person
has reached the hazardous point or hazardous area.
Or:
It must be possible to transfer the dangerous state of the machine, the system or the
vehicle to a safe state at any time using the OSSDs on a safety controller connected to
the S300 or to a further safety laser scanner.
The S300 must be mounted and configured such that it detects objects as they enter
the hazardous area (see chapter 5 “Mounting” on page 56 and chapter 9 “Commissioning” on page 99).
The safety laser scanner’s optical path must always remain clear and is not allowed to
be covered by transparent objects such as protective windows, Plexiglas, lenses etc. The
safety laser scanner’s protective function can only be ensured if the contamination measurement function is not bypassed by such measures.
time-of-flight measurement
by the S300
3.2.1 Principle of operation
The S300 is an optical sensor that scans its surroundings in two dimensions using infrared
laser beams. It is used to monitor hazardous areas on machines or vehicles.
t
The S300 works on the principle of time-of-flight measurement. It sends out very short
pulses of light (send pulses). At the same time an “electronic stopwatch” is started. When
the light hits an object, it is reflected and received by the safety laser scanner (receive pulses). From the time between sending and reception (t) the S300 calculates the distance
In the S300 there is also a mirror rotating at constant speed that deflects the light pulses
such that they cover an arc of 270°. In this way an object can be detected in the protective field within 270°. The first beam of a scan starts at –45° relative to the back of the
safety laser scanner.
The S300 sends a pulse of light with an angular resolution of 0.5° . As a result resolu-
tions between 30 mm and 150 mm can be achieved .
Due to its active scanning principle, the S300 does not require receivers or reflectors. This
has the following advantages:
Your installation effort is lower.
You can easily adapt the monitored area to the hazardous area on a machine.
In comparison with contact sensors, electro-sensitive scanning is nearly wear-free.
3.2.2 Field set comprising of protective field and warning field(s)
Protective fields and warning fields form the so-called field set. You can configure these
field sets with the aid of the CDS. The fields can be configured as circular, rectangular or of
rbitrary shape. If the area to be monitored changes, then you can re-configure the S300
a
in software without additional mounting effort.
Depending on the variant used (see section 3.3.2 “Functions of the S300 variants” on
page 20), you can define up to 16 field sets and save these in the safety laser scanner. In
this way you can switch to a different field set in case of a change in the monitoring situation (see section 3.2.3 “Monitoring cases” on page 19).
You can configure field sets comprising one protective field and one or two warning fields.
The protective field secures the hazardous area on a machine or vehicle. As soon as the
safety laser scanner detects an object in the protective field, the S300 switches the
OSSDs to the off status and thus initiates the shutdown of the machine or stop of the
vehicle.
protective field and two
warning fields
field
Note
field 1
field 2
You can define the warning fields such that the safety laser scanner detects an object
before the actual hazardous area.
Warning field 1 can be used in particular for vehicle protection to detect an object even
before the actual hazardous area and to slowly retard the movement of the vehicle or bring
it to a standstill. In this way the wear on the brakes on an AGV can be reduced. Warning
field 2 can also be used to trigger a warning signal.
A warning field on all S300 variants is not allowed to be used for tasks related to the
protection of people.
Contour monitoring
In addition to the protective field, the S300 can also monitor a contour (e.g. the floor in
vertical applications).
Depending on the variant used (see section “Functions of the S300 variants” on page 20)
up to 32 monitoring cases can be defined and selected during operation using local static
r dynamic control inputs or via EFI. In this way process-dependent hazardous area pro-
o
tection or velocity-dependent vehicle monitoring is possible for example.
he S300 safety laser scanner can be integrated in an EFI system. An EFI system can
T
comprise two safety laser scanners, a sens:Control device with one to two safety laser
scanners or a safety controller Flexi Soft with up to four safety laser scanners.
with a Flexi Soft safety controller or with another S300
WARNING
Note
Addressing of the guest
If two safety laser scanners are operated on an EFI string, then one is the host, the other
the guest. If only one safety laser scanner is operated on an EFI string, then this device is
the host.
All devices involved can be unambiguously identified by the address and information can
be distributed and retrieved using bit assignment (see also Technical Description “EFI —
Enhanced Function Interface”, SICK part no. 8012621).
In an EFI system with two safety laser scanners, set the address of one of the scanners
to guest!
To be able to unambiguously differentiate between the devices in an EFI system, one S300
must be configured as the guest. For this purpose a jumper is wired between the connection terminals 7 and 13 (see section 6.1.1 “Pin assignment on the system plug” on
page 82).
The jumper always defines the guest device. This jumper is never allowed to be fitted on
the host device.
When the S300 is switched on in an EFI system, the following message appears briefly on
the 7<segment display:
on the S300 host
on the S300 guest
In an EFI system with an S3000 the S300 must be configured as a guest, it is never
The Flexi Soft safety controller provides two EFI strings; up to two safety laser scanners
(S3000, S300, S300 Mini, also mixed) can be connected to each of these strings. It is
therefore possible to realize applications with up to four safety laser scanners (see also
section 7.2.4 on page 91).
Subject to change without notice
Operating instructions Chapter 3
Fig.12:
EFI network
S300
Product description
To connect two safety laser scanners to one of the EFI strings on a Flexi Soft safety
controller, wire them radially, as shown in Fig. 12.
topologies
You will find details on the connection of safety laser scanners in section 7.3.8 “Protective
field switching with a Flexi Soft safety controller” on page 96.
3.5.2 Interoperability of the variants
Due to the further development of the safety laser scanner, additional functions, e.g. triple
field technology, have been implemented in the device. As a result the latest devices are
not 100% compatible with safety laser scanners already in use in the field.
To ensure compatibility, the S300 safety laser scanners with firmware M 02.10 and serial
number > 12210000 can be operated in compatibility mode. The following tables show
which devices can form an EFI system.
Interoperability with safety laser scanners
S3000
Standard
S3000
Advanced
S3000
Professional
S3000
Remote
S3000
Expert
S300
Standard
S300
Advanced
S300
Professional
S300 Standard X
S300 Advanced X
S300 Professional X
S300 Expert X
Tab. 4: Interoperability with safety laser scanners
= EFI system possible
X = EFI system not possible
Interoperability with safety laser scanners in compatibility mode
(see section 4.1 on page 29)
S3000 Standard
S3000 Advanced
S3000
Professional
S3000
Professional CMS
S3000 Remote
S3000 Expert
S300 Standard
S300 Advanced
S300 Professional
S300 Professional
CMS
S300 Expert
S300 Expert CMS
S300 Mini
Standard
S300 Mini Remote
S300 Standard XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
S300 Advanced XXX
S300 Professional XXX
S300 Expert XXX
Tab. 5: Interoperability with safety laser scanners in compatibility mode
= EFI system possible
X = EFI system not possible
3.5.3 Specific features with EFI systems
Input signals
In an EFI system, the input signals for monitoring case switching are applied to the inputs
on the host or to a safety controller. The guest is connected to the host via EFI and receives from the host the input information for monitoring case switching.
Example
Monitoring case switching
In an EFI system, the host defines the number of possible monitoring cases. If an S300 is
configured as a guest with a higher level device (S3000 or higher grade S300 or
sens:Control device), more monitoring cases may therefore be available depending on the
system configuration.
The S300 Advanced is used on an S300 Professional as a guest. Eight monitoring cases
are configured for the S300 Professional. On the S300 Advanced there are also eight
monitoring cases available in this situation.
Internal or external OSSDs
In an EFI system you define which output signal switching device (OSSD) is switched when
there is an object in the protective field (see section 4.6 on page 39).
Restart interlock/delay
The effectiveness of a restart interlock/delay configured in the S300 is dependent on the
integration of the EFI status information from the S300 in the logic of the Flexi Soft safety
controller (see section 4.7 on page 40).
3.5.4 Interoperability with sens:Control devices
The S300 safety laser scanner can be connected to the following sens:Control devices and
in this way integrated into the related bus systems.