Safety functions integrated in the drive
5.5 EMERGENCY OFF and EMERGENCY STOP
F-TM ServoDrive
50 Equipment Manual, 02/2020, A5E47579503-AA
5.5 EMERGENCY OFF and EMERGENCY STOP
Difference between EMERGENCY OFF and EMERGENCY STOP
EMERGENCY OFF and EMERGENCY STOP are commands that mitigate different risks in
the machine or plant.
Risk of electric shock
Risk of unexpected movement
Table 5- 8 Measures and solutions
Measure to minimize
risk
Switching off the electric power supply
for the installation, either completely or
Safely stop and safely prevent re-
starting
Stopping or preventing the dangerous
Classic solution Switch off the power supply.
Switch off the drive power supply.
Solution with the
STO safety function
integrated in the
drive
STO is not suitable for safely switching
off a voltage.
Select STO.
You may also switch off the power
supply of the drive controller. Howev-
er, switching off the voltage is not
required as a risk-reduction measure.