Communication

ASIsafe

Integrated safety technology: Safety Integrated

Only Siemens has embedded AS-Interface into the unique, higher-level Safety Integrated safety concept in the form of ASIsafe. What makes this so unique is that the safety system is already integrated into the standard components. With this as basis, our Safety Integrated portfolio encompasses everything – from fail-safe controllers through fail-safe communications with the standard PROFIBUS (using the PROFIsafe® protocol) and AS-Interface (ASIsafe) field buses down to a complete portfolio for the sensor-actuator level. You can choose between the "small" solution ASIsafe solution local (ASIsafe as "safe island" under a standard PLC as well as standard AS-i master and safety monitor) and the cell-spanning and cross-plant ASIsafe integration with DP/AS-i F-Links under a fail-safe control (ASIsafe solution PROFIsafe).

Your advantages with Safety Integrated:

• High degree of cost effectiveness thanks to minimal hardware and lower installation time and costs
• The safety system and standard automation are integrated to form a complete system
• Safety-related communications are simply implemented using standard fieldbuses
• Engineering costs are lowered using standard software which is also applicable to the safety system
• Simple to handle – enjoying a high level of acceptance with operating personnel
• Effective, fast diagnostic functions – for the highest up-time availability of machines, plants and systems
• Products, systems, solutions and service – from a single source

Product portfolio for a fail-safe communication via standard buses