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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The electronic ID key

SIRUS ACT ID key-operated switches

The electronic ID key-operated switches from the SIRIUS ACT family of commanding and signaling devices has proven its high flexibility compared to conventional solutions. Unique key IDs are used to correctly assign authorizations. Take a look at the variety of ID key-operated switches.

Push buttons, indicators, switches

Our flat, round metal and plastic elements combine unparalleled functionality with a timelessly esthetic look. Three design lines and diverse options for combining the kind of actuator and indicator, material, color, the type of front ring and lighting make the command and signaling devices look like they have been specially designed for your system.

Contact modules and LED modules

The contact modules are fitted with slow-action contacts (NO contacts or NC contacts). These ensure a high switching reliability even with small voltages and currents, such as 5 V/1 mA. They are suitable for use in electronic systems as well as conventional controls. The contact pieces of the NC contacts are positively driven.

Only LED modules with permanently integrated LEDs are available for illumination. Contact modules and LED modules bear terminal designations acc. to EN 50013.

Empty and assembled enclosures, two-hand operation consoles

Available as empty enclosures or with standard fittings

Enclosed SIRIUS ACT push buttons, switches and indicators are used as hand-operated control devices for separately allocated control units and cabinets. The devices are suitable for use in any climate and all have IP66, IP67, IP69 (IP69K) degree of protection, including those with cable glands.

Labels, protection / access protection, etc.

Accessories for the SIRIUS ACT portfolio

Labels (e.g. insert labels, inscription labels)
Protection/access protection
Actuators
Screw connection, Adapter and so on for enclosures
Miscellaneous accessories

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.

Quick and easy to install

With the new SIRIUS ACT push buttons and indicator lights, easy handling also means easy installation. The innovative snap-on concept makes the task of installing a unit so effortless that it can be done with one hand. And because everything is so simple, SIRIUS ACT further reduces the risk of incorrect installation.

Rugged reliability

The new SIRIUS ACT push buttons and indicator lights meet every requirement. They keep on working even when exposed to dust or high pressure water. Even oils, caustic solutions and extreme environmental influences cannot disrupt reliable operation. Thus, SIRIUS ACT is the perfect solution for a host of applications.

Flexible communication

In addition to standard wiring, SIRIUS ACT can also be connected directly to the controller via AS-Interface, IO-Link or PROFINET. The advantage is a reduction in the wiring overhead, fewer sources of faults and greater flexibility in the event of changes. The TIA Portal engineering framework makes extended diagnostics and parameterization options possible.

Modern design lines

The flat, round metal and plastic elements combine functionality with a timelessly esthetic look. The new SIRIUS ACT push buttons and indicator lights offer the right answer for every application, taste and budget. Choose from three design lines and diverse combination options.

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.

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SIRIUS ACT with direct PROFINET connection (SPS fair podcast)

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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Connection of SIRIUS ACT to IO-Link via special electronic modules

Connection via electronic modules for IO-Link, front panel mounting

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Connection of decentralized command and signaling devices to AS-Interface

Easy configuration of enclosure solutions via a configurator
Shorter installation time thanks to pre-wired, customized enclosure solutions
Simple design of safety applications
Possibility of integrating all SIRIUS ACT devices
Integrated into the TIA Portal

More about AS-Interface

ATEX-certified products

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.

Configurator

Tender Specifications
Support for creating specification and project documents
Conversion tool
The easy and efficient way to find successor products
SIRIUS Configurators
Simplified product selection and configuration
TIA Selection Tool (TST)
Configure an entire project - without using a manual, without expert knowledge

Online Support
Technical documentation, application examples and FAQ
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