IEC 61010-2-201 specifies safety requirements and related verification tests for control equipment and their associated peripherals.
Some equipment examples are:
— programmable logic controller (PLC),
— programmable automation controller (PAC),
— distributed control systems (DCS),
— industrial PC (computers) and panel PC,
— programming and debugging tools (PADTs),
— displays and human-machine interfaces (HMI),
— any product performing the function of control equipment or their associated peripherals,
— positioners and
— control equipment which have as their intended use the command and control of machines, automated manufacturing and industrial processes, e.g. discrete and continuous control.
Control equipment and their associated peripherals are intended to be used in an industrial environment and may be provided as open or enclosed equipment. The purpose of the requirements of IEC 61010-2-201 is to ensure that all hazards to the operator, service personnel and the surrounding area are reduced to a tolerable level.
IEC 61010-2-201:2024 text has been approved in Europe as EN IEC 61010-2-201:2024 without any changes.
