Description
Strain gauge bridge amplifier ESMB for safety-related force and load measurement rated SIL3 and PL e category 3 — in an IP65 field housing for mounting outside the control cabinet.
Each bridge signal goes to two galvanically isolated current outputs, so that a safety controller can check the channels against each other. The device is a safety component, not a measuring instrument: the redundancy comes from the two outputs.
One or two amplifiers sit in the same housing — with two bridges, two measuring points are monitored safely and independently of each other. The matching safety controller is the ESMD from the same range.
Features of the ESMB
✓ Sensor input: 1 or 2 × strain gauge full bridge 350 Ω
✓ Bridge sensitivity: up to 4 mV/V
✓ Bridge supply: 5 VDC
✓ Analog output: 2 × 4 … 20 mA per bridge, galvanically isolated
✓ Nominal range: 8 … 16 mA within 4 … 20 mA
✓ Load resistance: 500 Ω max.
✓ Test pulse input included
✓ Safety rating: SIL3 (EN 61508, EN 62061) · PL e category 3
✓ Supply: 24 VDC ±10 %, 100 mA max.
✓ Housing: field housing
✓ Protection: IP65
✓ Versions: one full bridge · two full bridges