This article provides an exhaustive deep dive into the Beckhoff Sistema Library—what it is, why it matters, how to implement it, and how it revolutionizes safety engineering from design to validation. 1.1 Defining the Core Concept The Beckhoff Sistema Library (often referenced under the TwinCAT 3 function Tc3_Sistema ) is a software library that allows safety engineers to perform Performance Level (PL) and Safety Integrity Level (SIL) calculations directly within a Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 project.
// Validate Emergency Stop achieves PL e fbSistema_EStop( Enable := bMachineRunning, Config := (Category := CAT.4, MTTFd_Channel_A := 150, MTTFd_Channel_B := 150, DC_Avg := 0.99, CCF_Score := 80), Result => eStopResult, bCalculate := bSafetyTestTrigger ); beckhoff sistema library
PROGRAM Main VAR fbSistema_PLr : FB_Sistema_PLr; // For required PL calculation fbSistema_EStop : FB_Sistema_Channel; rRequiredPL : SISTEMA_PL; eStopResult : ST_Sistema_Result; bMachineAllowed : BOOL; END_VAR // Calculate Required PL based on risk assessment fbSistema_PLr( Severity := SEVERITY.SEVERE, // S2 Frequency := FREQ.LESS_THAN_1_HOUR, // F2 PossibilityOfAvoidance := AVOID.IMPOSSIBLE // P2 ); rRequiredPL := fbSistema_PLr.PLr; // Returns PLr = e This article provides an exhaustive deep dive into