Why Choose the ABB Orion3-4-M2C-080 Passive Safety Light Grid Unit?
The ABB Orion3-4-M2C-080 (2TLA022306R1100) is a passive mirror unit designed for ABB Orion3 safety light grids used for body detection and access protection around hazardous industrial machinery. This passive unit is suitable for both Orion3 Base and Orion3 Extended systems and forms the reflective side of a three-beam optical safeguarding arrangement.
Designed for a 3-beam Orion3 system with an 800 mm protected height, the Orion3-4-M2C-080 supports body detection over an operating range of up to 8 m. Its approximately 400 mm detection resolution is intended for detecting a person's body when entering a protected machine or production area.
Orion3 uses an innovative active-passive architecture in which both the transmitter and receiver are incorporated into the powered active unit, while mirrors in the Orion3-4-M2C-080 passive unit return the optical beams. Because the passive side requires no power supply or electrical connection, this arrangement can significantly simplify installation and reduce cabling around machine access points.
Key Advantages
- Purpose-designed passive mirror unit for ABB Orion3 safety light grids.
- Supports 3-beam body detection and access protection.
- 800 mm protected height for safeguarding machine entrances.
- Supports complete Orion3 systems with an operating range of up to 8 m.
- No electrical power required on the passive side, reducing wiring requirements.
- Integrated mirrors reflect the optical beams back to the active Orion3 unit.
- IP65 protection supports use in industrial environments.
- Compatible with the corresponding Orion3 Base and Extended active units.
Key Features
- ABB Orion3 passive safety light grid unit.
- Model designation: Orion3-4-M2C-080.
- Designed for body detection and access protection.
- Passive mirror configuration.
- Supports a 3-beam Orion3 safety system.
- 800 mm protected height.
- Approximately 400 mm detection resolution.
- Complete-system operating range up to 8 m.
- No safety outputs incorporated into the passive unit.
- No electrical supply required for passive operation.
- IP65 ingress protection.
- Suitable for Type 4 Orion3 safety applications when paired with the appropriate active unit.
- Supports safety systems up to PL e / Category 4.
- Suitable for systems up to SIL 3 / SIL CL 3.
- Sturdy profile designed for industrial access protection.
- Passive and active Orion3 units are ordered separately.
Simplified Three-Beam Access Safeguarding
ABB Orion3 differs from conventional safety light grids by incorporating both the optical transmitter and receiver into the active unit. The Orion3-4-M2C-080 is positioned opposite that active unit and uses integrated mirrors to return the three optical beams. If a person interrupts the beam path, the active unit detects the interruption so that the correctly designed machine safety system can initiate the required safe response.
This active-passive arrangement means electrical power and safety wiring are required on only one side of the protected access point. The passive Orion3-4-M2C-080 therefore helps reduce installation cabling while supporting body detection across an 800 mm protected height and operating distances of up to 8 m. The appropriate active and passive units are both required to create a complete operational Orion3 safety light grid.
Typical Applications
- Body detection at hazardous machine access points.
- Perimeter safeguarding around automated machinery.
- Robotic manufacturing and assembly cells.
- Machine loading and unloading entrances.
- Material handling and conveyor installations.
- Packaging and processing machinery.
- Production areas where electrical wiring is preferred on only one side.
- Industrial access points requiring three-beam optical protection.
