Electrical installation and pneumatics (DIN-compliant)

Purpose

  • Ensure operator and bystander safety

  • Provide deterministic, fail-safe shutdown behavior

  • Comply with applicable DIN / EN machine safety principles

  • Keep safety independent from software and firmware

Electrical installation

  • Electrical system designed in accordance with:

    • DIN / EN 60204-1 principles

  • Separate grounded electrical cabinet

  • Segregation of:

    • mains power

    • motor power

    • control signals

    • sensor signals

  • Use of:

    • main contactors

    • appropriate fusing

    • protective earth bonding

  • All safety-relevant wiring implemented in hardware

Emergency stop (E-stop)

  • Emergency stop system implemented as hardware-only

  • Normally-open main contactor

  • E-stop directly interrupts:

    • mains power to drives

    • control power where required

  • No software involvement in E-stop behavior

  • E-stop overrides:

    • Duet

    • ECU

    • Raspberry Pi

Pneumatics

  • Pneumatic system used for:

    • tool clamping

    • auxiliary machine functions

  • Depressurization valve:

    • normally open

    • wired directly into shutdown circuit

  • Behavior on:

    • E-stop

    • power loss

  • Result:

    • automatic venting of pneumatic system

    • loss of pressure as safe state

  • Pneumatic control logic not software-dependent for safety

Fail-safe behavior

  • Loss of electrical power results in:

    • drives de-energized

    • pneumatic system depressurized

  • Safety chain behavior is deterministic and testable

  • No single software fault can inhibit safe shutdown

Scope limitations

  • No software-based safety logic

  • No safety functions implemented in Duet, ECU, or Raspberry Pi

  • Safety system not affected by firmware updates