Omron FQM1-MMA21, FQM1-CM001 Intended Audience, General Precautions, Safety Precautions

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1 Intended Audience

This manual is intended for the following personnel, who must also have knowledge of electrical systems (an electrical engineer or the equivalent).

•Personnel in charge of installing FA systems.

•Personnel in charge of designing FA systems.

•Personnel in charge of managing FA systems and facilities.

2 General Precautions

The user must operate the product according to the performance specifica- tions described in the operation manuals.

Before using the product under conditions which are not described in the manual or applying the product to nuclear control systems, railroad systems, aviation systems, vehicles, combustion systems, medical equipment, amuse- ment machines, safety equipment, petrochemical plants, and other systems, machines, and equipment that may have a serious influence on lives and property if used improperly, consult your OMRON representative.

Make sure that the ratings and performance characteristics of the product are sufficient for the systems, machines, and equipment, and be sure to provide the systems, machines, and equipment with double safety mechanisms.

!WARNING It is extremely important that the FQM1 be used for the specified purpose and under the specified conditions, especially in applications that can directly or indirectly affect human life. You must consult with your OMRON representa- tive before applying a FQM1 System to the above-mentioned applications.

3 Safety Precautions

!WARNING Do not attempt to take any Modules apart while the power is being supplied. Doing so may result in electric shock.

!WARNING Do not touch any of the terminals or terminal blocks while the power is being supplied. Doing so may result in electric shock.

!WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify any Modules. Any attempt to do so may result in malfunction, fire, or electric shock.

!WARNING Provide safety measures in external circuits, i.e., not in the Flexible Motion Controller (referred to as the “FQM1”), to ensure safety in the system if an abnormality occurs due to malfunction of the FQM1 or another external factor affecting the FQM1 operation. Not doing so may result in serious accidents.

•Emergency stop circuits, interlock circuits, limit circuits, and similar safety measures must be provided in external control circuits.

•The FQM1 will turn OFF all outputs when its self-diagnosis function detects any error or when a severe failure alarm (FALS) instruction is exe- cuted. As a countermeasure for such errors, external safety measures must be provided to ensure safety in the system.

•The FQM1 outputs may remain ON or OFF due to destruction of the out- put transistors. As a countermeasure for such problems, external safety measures must be provided to ensure safety in the system.

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