Example configuration for temperature measurement

Example configuration for temperature measurement 1:
Example configuration for temperature measurement

The example configuration for the temperature measurement consists of an EK1100 EtherCAT coupler with connected terminals that match the typical distribution of digital and analog signal types at a machine. On the EL6900 a safety project is active, which reads safe inputs and enables all 4 safe outputs during the measurement.

Example configuration for temperature measurement 2:

External heat sources / radiant heat / impaired convection

The maximum permissible ambient temperature of 55°C was checked with the above example configuration. Impaired convection, an unfavorable location near heat sources or an unfavorable configuration of the EtherCAT Terminals may result in overheating of the terminals.
The key parameter is always the maximum permitted internally measured temperature of 95°C, above which the TwinSAFE terminals switch to safe state and report an error. The internal temperature can be read from the TwinSAFE components via CoE (see chapter Diagnose).