Where can I find the detailed description of some safety functions blocs used in machinery applications and available in the safety libset of Control-Expert ?

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Question :
Where can I find the detailed description of safety machinery functions blocs listed below and available in the safety libset of Control-Expert ?

Folder “ActuatorConnection” :
- S_EDM
- S_ENABLE_SWITCH
- S_ESPE
- S_GUARD_LOCKING
- S_GUARD_MONITORING
- S_MODE_SELECTOR
- S_OUTCONTROL
Folder “Muting” :
- S_MUTING_PAR
- S_MUTING_SEQ
Folder “SensorConnection” :
- S_ANTIVALENT
- S_EQUIVALENT
- S_EMERGENCY_STOP
- S_TWO_HAND_CONTROL_TYPE_II
- S_TWO_HAND_CONTROL_TYPE_III

Answer :

Overall description is available in user documentation available in Control-Expert. However, further details (complete state machine and detailed transitions) are available in the standard from PLCopen.org website and attached to this FAQ: “plcopen_safety_part_1_v1.0.pdf”.

Note: these function blocs are not following the further revisions of this specification from PLCopen (example: “PLCopen Safety Part 1 version 2.01”). They have been coded on the basis of version V1.0 of the PLCopen standard.