February 29, 2008 Network & Interface Products

Press Release          Hi-res          Product

Minneapolis, Minn. – TURCK announces new AS-interface (AS-i) safety monitors manufactured by Bihl+Wiedemann and distributed by TURCK. These safety monitors are required for controlling power availability for machine safety (emergency stop) systems using AS-i Safety@Work.

The safety monitors include a graphical user interface for commissioning and fi eld diagnosis of the safety system, as well as the capability to link multiple Safety@Work circuits together, allowing larger and more complex safety systems to be handled via AS-i. The safety monitor’s confi guration is stored on a removable memory card, making it much easier to transfer the confi guration to a new unit.

The safety monitors are available as stand-alone units for use with standard AS-i masters and gateways, or as a package with an integrated PROFIBUS ®-DP gateway. The stand-alone safety monitors can be seen as AS-i v2.0, v2.1 and v3.0 slaves, making them accessible to the full range of available AS-i masters.