General Information
1.3 Explanation of symbols
ASIMON V3 - Configuration software for AS-Interface safety monitor
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Version 3.0 of the ASIMON configuration software includes the following new features:
• Support of safe AS-Interface transmission for controlling safe AS-Interface actuators
•Coupling of multiple safe AS-i networks through the function of the safety monitor as a
safe input slave (only for new device types with safe AS-i output)
•Multi-window technology with graphical printout of the configuration for each window
•Circuit diagram display of the logical links from left to right
•Extension of the device library and restructuring of the monitoring devices
• New monitoring device: 2-channel dependent with filtering
• Definition of user-specific functional devices
• Manual input of code sequences
• Availability of the standard out bits of the safe slaves for operational switching tasks
(acknowledgements, validations, unlocking, etc.)
Compatibility
With version 3.0 of the ASIMON configuration software, old configurations from version 1 and
version 2 can be opened, edited and saved.
1.3 Explanation of symbolsThe symbols used in this manual are explained below.
Notice
The new functions of software version 3.0 can only be used in combination with AS-Interface
safety monitors of version 3.0 and higher.
Note
ASIMON configuration files have the extension *.ASI (version 1 AS-Interface safety moni-
tors), *.AS2 (version 2 AS-Interface safety monitors) or *.AS3 (version 3 AS-Interface safety
monitors).
Note
This symbol indicates text which contains important information.