Industrial Communication Systems

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47.1 Introduction

SafetyLon is a safety-related automation technology based on LonWorks used to realize a safety-related

communication

sys

tem.

e ide

a

is to int

egrate

saf

ety

mea

sures

into the exi

sting

Lon

Works

to ens

ure

a

high

lev

el

of int

egrity.

e

type

and

implementation

of

the

safety

measures

is

specied

by

the

requirements

of

the

inter-

national

standard

IEC

61508.

It

is

necessary

that

a

malfunction

of

the

system

does

not

lead

to

serious

consequences,

such

as

injury

or

even

death

of

people,

with

a

very

high

probability.

Requirements

and

the

corresponding

measures

have

a

great

impact

on

the

various

entities

of

the

communication

system: ...