SIRIUS ACT - Performance in Action
Powerful machines and plants need powerful push buttons, switches and indicators: SIRIUS ACT offers you a unique portfolio of elegantly designed push buttons, indicator lights and switches that are the perfect embodiment of style, intelligence, and physical toughness. Constructed with genuine metal and high-grade plastics, and engineered with smart functions and communication capabilities, these new push buttons, indicator lights and switches have been extreme element tested to ensure reliability for your most mission critical operations. For us, pressing a button is more than just a matter of pressing a button!
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Highlights at a glance
SIRIUS ACT is a modular system of push buttons and indicator lights for front plate mounting and rear-mounted electrical modules. It can be flexibly configured to specific customer requirements and features extensive accessories. For common applications, complete devices are offered.
The highlight of our switches
ID-key-operated switches are used in place of conventional key-operated switches particularly in industrial plants, where there several safety-related implications are available, and where different authorization levels are necessary for operating a system.
Switches and keys are not coupled mechanically, but are linked via a wireless connection using a tag that is built into an ID-key and read by the transmitter unit in a switch. Keys and switches are plastic-coated, and do not come into contact at the wireless interface. This protects the electronics in the switches against external influences such as dirt and water.
An additional advantage over conventional keys is that the tag, and thus the authorization levels of a key, can be modified remotely. After the delivery of the assembly, new keys can be easily added location-independent via an individual number. If an ID-key is lost, it can simply be blocked and replaced. In addition, a number of different evaluations are possible.
- Individual authorization management for groups or individuals
- Unambiguous identification of users
- Increased plant safety
- Degree of protection IP65
- Different colored keys (RFID chip) for each authorization level
- Unrestricted selection and combination of authorization levels, white key freely programmable for individual special locks via IO-Link
- Easy integration into plant via TIA Portal (Port Configuration Tool)
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Extensive selection
- Push buttons
- Illuminated push buttons
- Mushroom push buttons
- EMERGENCY STOP mushroom push buttons
- Twin push buttons
- Quadruple push button
- Sensor switches
- Push buttons with extended stroke
Pros:
- Rugged and durable, even in a tough environment, thanks to IP69K protection (including IP66, IP67, IP69)
- High media resistance, for example, to oils, aggressive vapors and caustic solutions
- Numerous trade certifications and national/international approvals
- Four modern design lines in metal and plastic
- Easy to operate, thanks to improved haptic properties and illumination
- Fast, single-handed installation thanks to retentive actuator function
- Twist prevention integrated into patented holder design
- Alignment arrows and distinct module slots for reliable connection
- No special tools required
- Communication solutions: AS-i, IO-Link or PROFINET/PROFIsafe
- Can be integrated easily via TIA Portal
- Safety connection via AS-i and Profisafe for EMERGENCY STOP mushroom pushbuttons
- Intuitive configurator with image-based product selection, labeling and documentation options
Extensive selection
- Selector switches
- Key-operated switches
- ID key-operated switches
- Toggle switches
- Coordinate switches
- Potentiometers
Pros:
- Rugged and durable, even in a tough environment, thanks to IP69K protection (including IP66, IP67, IP69), with the exception of ID keys: IP65
- High media resistance, for example, to oils, aggressive vapors and caustic solutions
- Numerous trade certifications and national/international approvals
- Four modern design lines in metal and plastic
- Easy to operate, thanks to improved haptic properties and illumination
- Fast, single-handed installation thanks to retentive actuator function
- Twist prevention integrated into patented holder design
- Alignment arrows and distinct module slots for reliable connection
- No special tools required
- Communication solutions: AS-i, IO-Link or PROFINET/PROFIsafe
- Can be integrated easily via TIA Portal
- Safety connection via AS-i and Profisafe for EMERGENCY STOP mushroom pushbuttons
- Intuitive configurator with image-based product selection, labeling and documentation options
- Various mechanical types of key-operated switch can be supplied (RONIS, BKS, CES, IKON)
- Electronic ID key-operated switch for individual authorization management and unique identification of users
Extensive selection
- Indicator lights
- Acoustic signaling devices
- Rugged and durable, even in a tough environment, thanks to IP69K protection (including IP66, IP67, IP69), with the exception of acoustic signaling devices: IP40
- High media resistance, for example, to oils, aggressive vapors and caustic solutions
- Numerous trade certifications and national/international approvals
- Four modern design lines in metal and plastic
- Easy to operate, thanks to improved illumination
- Fast, single-handed installation thanks to retentive actuator function
- Twist prevention integrated into patented holder design
- No special tools required
- Communication solutions: AS-i, IO-Link or PROFINET/PROFIsafe
- Can be integrated easily via TIA Portal
- Intuitive configurator with image-based product selection, labeling and documentation options
Indicator lights versions
Single-color:
Voltage versions: 6 - 24 V AC/DC, 24 V AC/DC, 110 V AC, 230 V AC, 24 - 240 V AC/DC
In compact and/or complete design, depending on voltage version
Three-color (traffic light LED):
Voltage versions: 6 - 24 V AC/DC, 24 V AC/DC, 110 V AC, 230 V AC
In compact design and for front plate mounting. The colors green, yellow or red can be generated with two circuits. By activating just one circuit, the color options of red or green can be selected. By activating both circuits simultaneously, you get the color yellow.
Maximum flexibility thanks to a variety of communication solutions
Communication is one of the strong points of SIRIUS ACT. In addition to the conventional screw and spring-type connections of the command and signaling devices, direct connections to PROFINET can also be implemented in the control cabinet or IO-Link and AS-Interface in the field.
The various communication interfacing options provided enable simple combinations of push buttons and signaling devices, HMI touch screens and industrial PCs, which means that complex input stations can be set up without extensive wiring and engineering time and effort.
Integration into the TIA Portal enables them to be visually displayed for better harmonization with the hardware, thus simplifying and speeding up hardware configuration. Further advantages are uniform data management, time savings thanks to intuitive hardware configuration and lower downtimes resulting from faster fault diagnostics. The option handling feature (especially with PROFINET) enables flexible systems to be designed and individually adapted – even during ongoing operation.
The new direct connection of SIRIUS ACT to PROFINET/PROFIsafe
The quick and easy installation with ribbon cable (piercing technology) without special tools saves considerable wiring effort.
- Reduced wiring and fewer error sources at installation and commissioning
- High flexibility for modifications due to the modular plug-in design
- Extended diagnostics and parameterization options resulting from integration in the TIA Portal
- Safety Integrated: EMERGENCY STOP incorporated via PROFIsafe
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Use of electrical equipment in gas/dust atmospheres
SIRIUS ACT pushbuttons and indicator lights are suitable for use in intrinsically safe circuits, in accordance with the requirements of IEC 60079-11:2011, Clause 5.7 Simple apparatus. For the illuminated SIRIUS ACT versions, the ATEX-certified intrinsically safe LEDs must be used.
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The LED modules of type 3SU1401-*BB*0-*AA2 are approved in accordance with IEC EN 60079-11:2012 (Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i") and are used in gas hazardous zones 1 and 2. They comply with the "ib" type of protection for intrinsic safety. They may only be used in connection with a 3SU1 pushbutton or indicator light, in the enclosure or a control panel. The use of standard (non-ATEX) LED modules in intrinsically safe circuits is not permitted.
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The SIRIUS ACT configurator offers you many advantages. Enclosures and labeling can be combined individually and to suit specific customer needs – and this is done particularly easily thanks to graphics-based component selection with a drag-and-drop function and a graphical preview. Using the automatically generated CIN number, you can order your enclosure configuration at any time again without the need to enter any more data.
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