ASM1, ASM1E

Safety Monitor

The AS-i Safety Monitor, the ASM1, is a core component of the AS-Interface Safety at Work system. Using configuration software it monitors the safety-related bus participants that are assigned to it, e.g. command devices, Multiple Light Beam Safety Devices and Safety Switches. The Safety Monitor has an RS 232 diagnostics interface for the PC-supported configuration and diagnostics. Logical links can be easily created with the graphic user interface of the® based software. The user can combine safety sensors and command devices with a mouse click and assign different release circuits for switching off the dangerous movement. Depending on the device type, two dependent or independent release circuits with configurable contactor monitoring are available.

With an extended scope of functions, the ASM1E device type provides even more convenience with the configuration and diagnostics of a safety application monitored via an AS-Interface. Besides additional logic and diagnostics functions, ASM1E also has an activation/deactivation mode for parameterized software modules. The machine manufacturer can therefore already prepare the configuration of the Safety Monitor in the preliminary stage for all safety sensors that could be used with an extension.

The ASM1E-m variants are additionally equipped with an integrated muting function package to enable a continuous material flow, e.g. for automated production cells or packaging stations, while maintaining the protective function. The muting sensors required for this are easily integrated via standard AS-Interface input slaves; a separate muting controller is no longer required.