EVS-EN 61131-6:2012

This Part of the IEC 61131 series specifies requirements for programmable controllers (PLCs) and their associated peripherals, as defined in Part 1, which are intended to be used as the logic subsystem of an electrical/electronic/programmable electronic (E/E/PE) safety-related system. A programmable controller and its associated peripherals complying with the requirements of this part is considered suitable for use in an E/E/PE safety-related system and is identified as a functional safety programmable logic controller (FS-PLC). An FS-PLC is generally a hardware (HW) / software (SW) subsystem. An FS-PLC may also include software elements, for example predefined function blocks. An E/E/PE safety-related system generally consists of sensors, actuators, software and a logic subsystem. This part is a product specific implementation of the requirements of the IEC 61508 series and conformity to this part fulfils all of the applicable requirements of the IEC 61508 series related to FS-PLCs. While the IEC 61508 series is a system standard, this part provides product specific requirements for the application of the principles of the IEC 61508 series to FS-PLC. This Part of the IEC 61131 series addresses only the functional safety and safety integrity requirements of an FS-PLC when used as part of an E/E/PE safety-related system. The definition of the functional safety requirements of the overall E/E/PE safety-related system and the functional safety requirements of the ultimate application of the E/E/PE safety-related system are outside the scope of this part, but they are inputs for this part. For application specific information the reader is referred to standards such as the IEC 61511 series, IEC 62061, and the ISO 13849 series.