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ID : 5277
For Safety-I/O-Less Specification
Mini I/O pin assignment and the Emergency stop circuit are different between Safety I/O less specification and Standard specification controller.
You can find the controller specification you use by checking the following table.
| Controller | Safety IO-less | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| RC8A | RC8A-****-****-NN-*** | RC8A-****-****-NI-*** |
| RC8 | RC8-****-****-NN-*** | RC8-****-****-NI-*** |
Some of the controllers of safety-I/O-less version are not able to be used or sold as they are, depending on national or regional laws or regulations regarding safe. In such case, safety system should be additionally installed in the system side or use the standard controller with safety I/O in order to meet such laws or regulations.
For more details, please refer to the following links.
| RC8A | RC8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini I/O Pin assignment (for Mini I/O) | NPN type | PNP type | NPN type | PNP type |
| Mini I/O Pin assignment (other than Mini I/O) | NPN type | PNP type | NPN type | PNP type |
| External Emergency Stop and Enable Auto Input Circuits | NPN type | PNP type | NPN type | PNP type |
| Emergency Stop Circuit | NPN type | PNP type | NPN type | PNP type |
ID : 5277