EN 61784-3-12:2010

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2010
Industrijska komunikacijska omrežja - Profili - 3-12. del: Funkcijska varnost
procesnih vodil - Dodatne specifikacije za CPF 12 (IEC 61784-3-12:2010)
Industrial communication networks - Profiles - Part 3-12: Functional safety fieldbuses -
Additional specifications for CPF 12 (IEC 61784-3-12:2010)
Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Profile - Teil 3-12: Funktional sichere Übertragung
bei Feldbussen - Zusätzliche Festlegungen für die Kommunikationsprofilfamilie 12 (IEC
61784-3-12:2010)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Partie 3-12: Bus de terrain à sécurité
fonctionnelle - Spécifications complémentaires pour le CPF 12 (CEI 61784-3-12:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61784-3-12:2010
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61784-3-12
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2010
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.040.40; 35.100.05
English version
Industrial communication networks -
Profiles -
Part 3-12: Functional safety fieldbuses -
Additional specifications for CPF 12
(IEC 61784-3-12:2010)
Réseaux de communication industriels -  Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze -
Partie 3-12: Bus de terrain à sécurité Profile -
fonctionnelle - Teil 3-12: Funktional sichere Übertragung
Spécifications complémentaires bei Feldbussen -
pour le CPF 12 Zusätzliche Festlegungen
(CEI 61784-3-12:2010) für die Kommunikationsprofilfamilie 12
(IEC 61784-3-12:2010)
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Foreword
The text of document 65C/591A/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61784-3-12, prepared by SC 65C, Industrial
networks, of IEC TC 65, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61784-3-12 on 2010-07-01.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2011-04-01
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2013-07-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61784-3-12:2010 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 61158 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 61158 series (not modified).
IEC 61496 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 61496 series (partially modified).
IEC 61508-1:2010 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-1:2010 (not modified).
IEC 61508-4:2010 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-4:2010 (not modified).
IEC 61508-5:2010 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61508-5:2010 (not modified).
IEC 61511 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 61511 series (not modified).
IEC 61784-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61784-1.
IEC 61784-5 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 61784-5 series (not modified).
IEC 61800-5-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61800-5-2.
IEC 62061 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 62061.
ISO 10218-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 10218-1.
ISO 12100-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 12100-1.
ISO 13849-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 13849-1.
ISO 13849-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN ISO 13849-2.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60204-1 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment EN 60204-1 -
of machines -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61000-6-2 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-6-2 -
Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity for
industrial environments
IEC 61131-2 - Programmable controllers - EN 61131-2 -
Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests

IEC 61158-2 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61158-2 -
Fieldbus specifications -
Part 2: Physical layer specification and service
definition
IEC 61158-3-12 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61158-3-12 -
Fieldbus specifications -
Part 3-12: Data-link layer service definition -
Type 12 elements
IEC 61158-4-12 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61158-4-12 -
Fieldbus specifications -
Part 4-12: Data-link layer protocol
specification - Type 12 elements

IEC 61158-5-12 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61158-5-12 -
Fieldbus specifications -
Part 5-12: Application layer service definition -
Type 12 elements
IEC 61158-6-12 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61158-6-12 -
Fieldbus specifications -
Part 6-12: Application layer protocol
specification - Type 12 elements

IEC 61326-3-1 - Electrical equipment for measurement, EN 61326-3-1 -
control and laboratory use - EMC
requirements -
Part 3-1: Immunity requirements for safety-
related systems and for equipment intended to
perform safety-related functions (functional
safety) - General industrial applications

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 61326-3-2 - Electrical equipment for measurement, EN 61326-3-2 -
control and laboratory use - EMC
requirements -
Part 3-2: Immunity requirements for safety-
related systems and for equipment intended to
perform safety-related functions (functional
safety) - Industrial applications with specified
electromagnetic environment
IEC 61508 Series Functional safety of EN 61508 Series
electrical/electronic/programmable electronic
safety-related systems
IEC 61784-2 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61784-2 -
Profiles -
Part 2: Additional fieldbus profiles for real-time
networks based on ISO/IEC 8802-3

IEC 61784-3 2010 Industrial communication networks - EN 61784-3 2010
Profiles -
Part 3: Functional safety fieldbuses - General
rules and profile definitions
IEC 61918 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61918 -
Installation of communication networks in
industrial premises
IEC 61784-3-12 ®
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.6
0 Introduction .8
0.1 General .8
0.2 Patent declaration .10
1 Scope.11
2 Normative references .11
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviated terms and conventions .12
3.1 Terms and definitions .12
3.1.1 Common terms and definitions .12
3.1.2 CPF 12: Additional terms and definitions .17
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms.17
3.2.1 Common symbols and abbreviated terms .17
3.2.2 CPF 12: Additional symbols and abbreviated terms .18
3.3 Conventions .18
4 Overview of FSCP 12/1 (Safety-over-EtherCAT™) .18
5 General .20
5.1 External document providing specifications for the profile.20
5.2 Safety functional requirements .20
5.3 Safety measures .21
5.4 Safety communication layer structure .21
5.5 Relationships with FAL (and DLL, PhL) .22
5.5.1 General .22
5.5.2 Data types .22
6 Safety communication layer services .22
6.1 FSoE Connection .22
6.2 FSoE Cycle .22
6.3 FSoE services .23
7 Safety communication layer protocol .24
7.1 Safety PDU format .24
7.1.1 Safety PDU structure.24
7.1.2 Safety PDU command.25
7.1.3 Safety PDU CRC .25
7.2 FSCP 12/1 communication procedure.29
7.2.1 Message cycle.29
7.2.2 FSCP 12/1 node states.29
7.3 Reaction on communication errors .39
7.4 State table for FSoE Master .40
7.4.1 FSoE Master state machine.40
7.4.2 Reset state .44
7.4.3 Session state.45
7.4.4 Connection state .48
7.4.5 Parameter state.52
7.4.6 Data state.55
7.5 State table for FSoE Slave .58
7.5.1 FSoE Slave state machine.58
7.5.2 Reset state .62

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7.5.3 Session state.64
7.5.4 Connection state .68
7.5.5 Parameter state.73
7.5.6 Data state.78
8 Safety communication layer management.81
8.1 FSCP 12/1 parameter handling.81
8.2 FSoE communication parameters .81
9 System requirements.82
9.1 Indicators and switches .82
9.1.1 Indicator states and flash rates.82
9.1.2 Indicators .83
9.2 Installation guidelines.84
9.3 Safety function response time .84
9.3.1 General .84
9.3.2 Determination of FSoE Watchdog time .85
9.3.3 Calculation of the worst case safety function response time .86
9.4 Duration of demands .87
9.5 Constraints for calculation of system characteristics.87
9.5.1 General .87
9.5.2 Probabilistic considerations .87
9.6 Maintenance.89
9.7 Safety manual .89
10 Assessment.89
Annex A (informative) Additional information for functional safety communication
profiles of CPF 12.90
A.1 Hash function calculation.90
A.2 … .94
Annex B (informative) Information for assessment of the functional safety
communication profiles of CPF 12.95
Bibliography.96

Table 1 – State machine description elements .18
Table 2 – Communication errors and detection measures .21
Table 3 – General Safety PDU .24
Table 4 – Shortest Safety PDU .25
Table 5 – Safety PDU command .25
Table 6 – CRC_0 calculation sequence.26
Table 7 – CRC_i calculation sequence (i>0) .26
Table 8 – Example for CRC_0 inheritance .27
Table 9 – Example for 4 octets of safety data with interchanging of octets 1-4 with 5-8.28
Table 10 – Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of safety data with command = Reset after
restart (reset connection) or error .31
Table 11 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data with command = Reset for
acknowledging a Reset command from the FSoE Master .31
Table 12 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data with command = Reset after
restart (reset connection) or error .32

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Table 13 – Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of safety data with command = Session.32
Table 14 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data with command = Session.33
Table 15 – Safety data transferred in the connection state.33
Table 16 – Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of safety data in Connection state .34
Table 17 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data in Connection state .34
Table 18 – Safety data transferred in the parameter state.35
Table 19 – First Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of safety data in parameter state .35
Table 20 – First Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data in parameter state .36
Table 21 – Second Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of safety data in parameter state .36
Table 22 – Second Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of safety data in parameter state .37
Table 23 – Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of ProcessData in data state .37
Table 24 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of ProcessData in data state .38
Table 25 – Safety Master PDU for 4 octets of fail-safe data in data state .38
Table 26 – Safety Slave PDU for 4 octets of fail-safe data in data state .39
Table 27 – FSoE communication error .39
Table 28 – FSoE communication error codes .40
Table 29 – States of the FSoE Master.40
Table 30 – Events in the FSoE Master state table.42
Table 31 – Functions in the FSoE Master state table .42
Table 32 – Variables in the FSoE Master state table.43
Table 33 – Macros in the FSoE Master state table .43
Table 34 – States of the FSoE Slave .58
Table 35 – Events in the FSoE Slave state table.60
Table 36 – Functions in the FSoE Slave state table .60
Table 37 – Variables in the FSoE Slave state table.61
Table 38 – Macros in the FSoE Slave state table .61
Table 39 – FSoE Communication parameters .82
Table 40 – Indicator States .82
Table 41 – FSoE STATUS indicator states.83
Table 42 – Definition of times .85

Figure 1 – Relationships of IEC 61784-3 with other standards (machinery) .8
Figure 2 – Relationships of IEC 61784-3 with other standards (process).9
Figure 3 – Basic FSCP 12/1 system.19
Figure 4 – FSCP 12/1 software architecture.21
Figure 5 – FSoE Cycle.23
Figure 6 – FSCP 12/1 communication structure .23
Figure 7 – Safety PDU for CPF 12 embedded in Type 12 PDU.24
Figure 8 – FSCP 12/1 node states .30
Figure 9 – State diagram for FSoE Master .41
Figure 10 – State diagram for FSoE Slave .59
Figure 11 – Indicator flash rates .83

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Figure 12 – Components of a safety function .84
Figure 13 – Calculation of the FSoE Watchdog times for input and output connections .85
Figure 14 – Calculation of the worst case safety function response time .86
Figure 15 – Safety PDU embedded in standard PDU .88
Figure 16 – Residual error rate for 8/16/24 bit safety data and up to 12 144 bit
standard data.89

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FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61784-3-12 has been prepared by subcommittee 65C: Industrial
networks, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial process measurement, control and
automation.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
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0 Introduction
0.1 General
The IEC 61158 fieldbus standard together with its companion standards IEC 61784-1 and
IEC 61784-2 defines a set of communication protocols that enable distributed control of
automation applications. Fieldbus technology is now considered well accepted and well
proven. Thus many fieldbus enhancements are emerging, addressing not yet standardized
areas such as real time, safety-related and security-related applications.
This standard explains the relevant principles for functional safety communications with
reference to IEC 61508 series and specifies several safety communication layers (profiles and
corresponding protocols) based on the communication profiles and protocol layers of
IEC 61784-1, IEC 61784-2 and the IEC 61158 series. It does not cover electrical safety and
intrinsic safety aspects.
Figure 1 shows the relationships between this standard and relevant safety and fieldbus
standards in a machinery environment.
Product standards
ISO 12100-1 and ISO 14121
ISO 12100-1 and ISO 14121
IEC 61496 IEC 61800-5-2 ISO 10218-1 Safety of machinery – Principles for
IEC 61131-6
IEC 61496 IEC 61131-6 IEC 61800-5-2 ISO 10218-1 Safety of machinery – Principles for
Safety f. e.g. Safety functions Safety requirements design and risk assessment
Safety for PLC design and risk assessment
Safety f. e.g. Safety for PLC Safety functions Safety requirements
light curtains (under consideration) for drives for robots
(under consideration)
light curtains for drives for robots
Design of safety-related electrical, electronic and program-
IEC 61784-4 IEC 62443
IEC 61784-4 IEC 62443
Security Security mable electronic control systems (SRECS) for machinery
Security Security
(profile-specific) (common part)
(profile-specific) (common part)
SIL based PL based
IEC 61784-5 IEC 61918
IEC 61784-5 IEC 61918
Installation guide Installation guide
Installation guide Installation guide Design objective
(profile-specific) (common part)
(profile-specific) (common part)
Applicable standards
ISO 13849-1, -2
ISO 13849-1, -2
IEC 60204-1
IEC 60204-1
Safety-related parts
Safety-related parts
Safety of electrical
Safety of electrical
IEC 61000-1-2
IEC 61000-1-2 of machinery
of machinery
equipment
equipment
Methodology EMC & FS
Methodology EMC & FS (SRPCS)
(SRPCS)
IEC 61326-3-1
IEC 61784-3
IEC 61784-3 IEC 61326-3-1
Non-electrical
Non-electrical
Functional safety Test EMC & FS
Functional safety Test EMC & FS
communication
communication
Electrical
Electrical
US: NFPA 79
US: NFPA 79
profiles
profiles
(2006)
(2006)
IEC 62061
IEC 62061
Functional safety
Functional safety
IEC 61158 series /
IEC 61158 series /
for machinery
for machinery
IEC 61784-1, -2 IEC 61508 series
IEC 61784-1, -2 IEC 61508 series (SRECS)
(SRECS)
Functional safety (FS)
Fieldbus for use in Functional safety (FS) (including EMC for
Fieldbus for use in (including EMC for
(basic standard)
(basic standard) industrial environment)
industrial control systems industrial environment)
industrial control systems
Key
(yellow) safety-related standards
(blue) fieldbus-related standards
(dashed yellow) this standard
NOTE Subclauses 6.7.6.4 (high complexity) and 6.7.8.1.6 (low complexity) of IEC 62061 specify the relationship
between PL (Category) and SIL.
Figure 1 – Relationships of IEC 61784-3 with other standards (machinery)

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Figure 2 shows the relationships between this standard and relevant safety and fieldbus
standards in a process environment.
Product standards
IEC 61496 IEC 61800-5-2 ISO 10218-1
IEC 61131-6
IEC 61496 IEC 61131-6 IEC 61800-5-2 ISO 10218-1
Safety f. e.g. Safety functions Safety requirements
Safety for PLC
Safety f. e.g. Safety for PLC Safety functions Safety requirements
light curtains (under consideration) for drives for robots
(under consideration)
light curtains for drives for robots
IEC 61784-4 IEC 62443
IEC 61784-4 IEC 62443
Security Security
Security Security
(profile-specific) (common part)
(profile-specific) (common part)
See safety standards for machinery
(Figure 1)
IEC 61784-5 IEC 61918
IEC 61784-5 IEC 61918
Installation guide Installation guide
Installation guide Installation guide
(profile-specific) (common part)
(profile-specific) (common part)
Valid also in process industries,
whenever applicable
a)
a)
IEC 61326-3-2
IEC 61326-3-2
EMC and
EMC and
functional safety
functional safety
IEC 61784-3
IEC 61784-3
Functional safety
Functional safety
communication
communication
profiles
profiles
US:
US:
ISA-84.00.01
ISA-84.00.01
b)
b)
(3 parts = modified
IEC 61511 series
IEC 61511 series (3 parts = modified
IEC 61511)
Functional safety –
IEC 61158 series / Functional safety – IEC 61511)
IEC 61158 series /
Safety instrumented
Safety instrumented
IEC 61784-1, -2 IEC 61508 series
IEC 61784-1, -2 IEC 61508 series
systems for the
systems for the
Fieldbus for use in Functional safety (FS)
Functional safety (FS)
Fieldbus for use in DE: VDI 2180
process industry sector DE: VDI 2180
process industry sector
(basic standard)
(basic standard)
industrial control systems Part 1-4
industrial control systems
Part 1-4
Key
(yellow) safety-related standards
(blue) fieldbus-related standards
(dashed yellow) this standard
a
For specified electromagnetic environments; otherwise IEC 61326-3-1.
b
EN ratified.
Figure 2 – Relationships of IEC 61784-3 with other standards (process)
Safety communication layers which are implemented as parts of safety-related systems
according to IEC 61508 series provide the necessary confidence in the transportation of
messages (information) between two or more participants on a fieldbus in a safety-related
system, or sufficient confidence of safe behaviour in the event of fieldbus errors or failures.
Safety communication layers specified in this standard do this in such a way that a fieldbus
can be used for applications requiring functional safety up to the Safety Integrity Level (SIL)
specified by its corresponding functional safety communication profile.
The resulting SIL claim of a system depends on the implementation of the selected functional
safety communication profile within this system – implementation of a functional safety
communication profile in a standard device is not sufficient to qualify it as a safety device.

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This standard describes:
⎯ basic principles for implementing the requirements of IEC 61508 series for safety-
related data communications, including possible transmission faults, remedial
measures and considerations affecting data integrity;
⎯ individual description of functional safety profiles for several communication profile
families in IEC 61784-1 and IEC 61784-2;
⎯ safety layer extensions to the communication service and protocols sections of the
IEC 61158 series.
0.2 Patent declaration
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) draws attention to the fact that it is
claimed that compliance with this document may involve the use of patents concerning the
functional safety communication profiles for family 12 as follows, where the [xx] notation
indicates the holder of the patent right:
DE 10 2004 044 764.0 [BE] Datenübertragungsverfahren und Automatisierungssystem
zum Einsatz eines solchen Datenübertragungsverfahrens
EP 05 733 921.0 [BE] Sicherheitssteuerung
IEC takes no position concerning the evidence, validity and scope of these patent rights.
The holders of these patents rights have assured the IEC that they are willing to negotiate
licences under reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions with applicants
throughout the world. In this respect, the statement of the holders of these patent rights are
registered with IEC.
Information may be obtained from:
[BE] Beckhoff Automation GmbH
Eiserstrasse 5, 33415 Verl
GERMANY
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the
subject of patent rights other than those identified above. IEC shall not be held responsible for
identifying any or all such patent rights.

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1 Scope
This part of the IEC 61784-3 series specifies a safety communication layer (services and
protocol) based on CPF 12 of IEC 61784-2 and IEC 61158 Type 12. It identifies the principles
for functional safety communications defined in IEC 61784-3 that are relevant for this safety
communication layer.
NOTE 1 It does not cover electrical safety and intrinsic safety aspects. Electrical safety relates to hazards such
as electrical shock. Intrinsic safety relates to hazards associated with potentially explosive atmospheres.
This part defines mechanisms for the transmission of safety-relevant messages among
participants within a distributed network using fieldbus technology in accordance with the
requirements of IEC 61508 series for functional safety. These mechanisms may be used in
various industrial applications such as process control, manufacturing automation and
machinery.
This part provides guidelines for both developers and assessors of compliant devices and
systems.
NOTE 2 The resulting SIL claim of a system depends on the implementation of the selected functional safety
communication profile within this system – implementation of a functional safety communication profile according to
this part in a standard device is not sufficient to qualify it as a safety device.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60204-1, Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – Part 1: General
requirements
IEC 61000-6-2, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 6-2: Generic standards –
Immunity for industrial environments
IEC 61131-2, Programmable controllers – Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests
IEC 61158-2, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 2: Physical
layer specification and service definition
IEC 61158-3-12, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 3-12:
Data-link layer service definition – Type 12 elements
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In the following pages of this standard, “this part” will be used for “this part of the IEC 61784-3 series”.
In the following pages of this standard, “IEC 61508” will be used for “IEC 61508 series”.

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IEC 61158-4-12, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 4-12:
Data-link layer protocol specification – Type 12 elements
IEC 61158-5-12, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 5-12:
Application layer service definition – Type 12 elements
IEC 61158-6-12, Industrial communication networks – Fieldbus specifications – Part 6-12:
Application layer protocol specification – Type 12 elements
IEC 61326-3-1, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC
requirements – Part 3-1: Immunity requirements for safety-related systems and for equipment
intended to perform safety related functions (functional safety) – General industrial
applications
IEC 61326-3-2, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC
requirements – Part 3-2: Immunity requirements for safety-related systems and for equipment
intended to perform safety related functions (functional safety) – Industrial applications with
specified electromagnetic environment
IEC 61508 (all parts), Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic
safety-related systems
IEC 61784-2, Industrial communication networks – Profiles – Part 2: Additional fieldbus
profiles for real-time networks based on ISO/IEC 8802-3
IEC 61784-3:2010 , Industrial communication networks – Profiles – Part 3: Functional safety
fieldbuses – General rules and profile definitions
IEC 61918, Industrial communication networks – Installation of communication networks in
industrial premises
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviated terms and conventions
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1 Common terms and definitions
3.1.1.1
availability
probability for an automated system that for a given period of time there are no unsatisfactory
system conditions such as loss of production
3.1.1.2
black channel
communication channel without available evidence of design or validation according to
IEC 61508
3.1.1.3
communication channel
logical connection between two end-points within a communication system
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3.1.1.4
communication system
arrangement of hardware, software and propagation media to allow the transfer of messages
(ISO/IEC 7498 application layer) from one application to another
3.1.1.5
connection
logical binding between two application objects within the same or different devices
3.1.1.6
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
redundant data derived from, and stored or transmitted together with, a block of data
in order to detect data corruption
procedure used to calculate the redundant data
NOTE 1 Terms “CRC code” and "CRC signature", and labels such as CRC1, CRC2, may also be used in this
standard to refer to the redundant data.
NOTE 2 See also [34], [35] .
3.1.1.7
error
discrepancy between a computed, observed or measured value or condition and the true,
specified or theoretically correct value or condition
[IEC 61508-4:2010 ], [IEC 61158]
NOTE 1 Errors may be due to design mistakes within hardware/software and/or corrupted information due to
electromagnetic interference and/or other effects.
NOTE 2 Errors do not necessarily result in a failure or a fault.
3.1.1.8
failure
term
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