A:
The output mode (Output Type) of the safety light curtain mainly depends on your equipment control system requirements and safety level design requirements. The following are selection suggestions:
Application Scenario
| Recommended output mode
| Reason
|
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General industrial automation system
| PNP / OSSD
| Quick response and strong compatibility
|
Japanese or old PLC control system
| NPN
| Matching control input type
|
Controlling high power devices (motors/contactors)
| Relay output
| Dry contacts are safer and can isolate high voltage
|
Requires a high safety level (such as PL e or SIL3)
| OSSD (dual channel PNP)
| Redundancy + self-test, meeting ISO 13849-1 standard
|
Use multiple light curtains in series and require intelligent control
| OSSD + IO-Link
| Remote diagnosis and parameter configuration
|
Additional suggestions:
· Confirm the input type of the PLC or control system (NPN/PNP/dry contact);
· Confirm whether the safety function level (such as SIL/PL) needs to be met;
· If the supporting equipment requires high-frequency start-stop control, OSSD or PNP solid-state output is recommended;
· If it is used for old equipment or electrical isolation is required, it is safer to use relay output.