Compact Safety Controller

What is a safety controller?

Safety controller are used in small to medium-sized systems where the use of conventional safety switching devices is not economical. Thanks to internal redundancy and permanent self-diagnosis, it immediately detects technical defects such as cross-connections or cable breaks. Instead of executing faulty signals in an uncontrolled manner, they automatically put the system into a safe state at the slightest irregularity.

The combination of safety functions of individual safety switching devices in a single device provides a flexible and cost-optimized alternative. And that is exactly what TALOS® offers you: safe, compact, ready for immediate use,

efficiency instead of wiring effort. It is a configurable mini safety controller and already has programs integrated for all common applications. It ensures delayed shutdown. Safety PLC TALOS offers fully flexible software design. ZANDER supports you with your individual solution.

What are the features of a safety controller?

• Ready for immediate use: Configuration and parameterization (e.g., time delays) directly on the device—no PC or programming required.
• Quick commissioning: Intuitive menu navigation for minimal setup times.
• Minimal downtime: Integrated diagnostics enable immediate fault identification.
• Highest standards: Certified safety according to Cat. 4 / PL e and SIL 3.
• Flexible: Whether standard program or individual software solution through ZANDER support.
• Variable evaluation of diverse sensor technology: Over 14 safe inputs allow a wide variety of sensors – from simple pushbuttons to light barriers – to be flexibly and optionally linked with time delays.
• Versatile control of actuators: The system uses 3 safe outputs and 6 signal outputs to reliably switch a wide variety of components such as drives or contactors.
• Multifunctional, economical, and safe.

What are the areas of application for TALOS® safety controllers?

The combination of 14 safe inputs and flexible time functions makes TALOS® particularly suitable for the following scenarios:

• Interlinked systems with emergency stop concepts: Central monitoring of multiple emergency stop buttons across an entire production line.
• Protective area monitoring: Evaluation of light curtains, light barriers, and laser scanners to immediately put machines into a safe state when accessed.
• Safety door monitoring with interlock: Monitoring of safety doors or flaps that may only be released after the machine has come to a standstill (time delay).
• Two-hand controls: Use on presses or punches where the operator must keep both hands on the control for safety reasons.
• Safe time monitoring: Monitoring of run-on times for drives or the implementation of time-controlled safety functions without external time relays.
• Enabling operation: Use of enabling switches during maintenance work to allow machine movements only under controlled conditions.
• Compact machine design: Wherever space in the control cabinet is limited and several individual safety relays are to be replaced by a single, intelligent device.

New:

Configuration tool "Talos-ConfDemo" for creating your own configurations (pre-release with limited functionality)as a ZIP file for download (see below).

A corresponding video guidance is also available.

The TALOS variants have the following time ranges:

• TALOS TB-I14O3: 0-990 sec
• TALOS TB-I14O3m: 0-990 min
• TALOS TB-I14O3h: 0-99 h

A characteristic feature of this device is the variety of safety sensors - which can be evaluated with the compact safety controllers - right from the conventional emergency stop button to intelligent safety sensors e.g. light barriers.

The 14 safety inputs can be variably linked, with or without time functions, with 3 safety outputs and 6 auxiliary outputs by means of logic and safely switch a wide variety of actuators, such as drives or contactors.