1
Fundamentals
1.1
About these instructions
These instructions provide all the information and safety
precautions needed for the safe operation of the product
—except for the operation of the driver software.
The installation and operation of the driver software
are described in the User's Manual for Application
Development, see "Notes on reading the documentation",
Page 22.
1.1.1
Information on the model
Product designation
EIB 8791
ID label
The ID label is provided on the back of the product.
Example:
1
3
1
Product designation
2
Part number
3
Index
1.1.2
Validity of the documentation
Before using the documentation and the product, you
need to verify that the documentation matches the
product.
Compare the ID number and the index indicated in the
documentation with the corresponding data given on
the ID label of the product
Compare the firmware version given in the
documentation with the firmware version of the
product
If the ID numbers and indexes as well as the firmware
versions match, the documentation is valid
If the ID numbers and indexes do not match,
so that the documentation is not valid, you will
find the current documentation for the product
at www.heidenhain.de.
22
ID
768190-xx
2
1.1.3
Notes on reading the documentation
The table below lists the components of the
documentation in the order of priority for reading.
WARNING
Fatal accidents, personal injury or property
damage caused by non-compliance with the
documentation!
Failure to comply with the documentation may result in
fatal accidents, personal injury or property damage.
Read the documentation carefully from beginning to
end
Keep the documentation for future reference
Documentation
Description
Addendum
An addendum supplements or
supersedes the corresponding
contents of the Operating Instruc-
tions and, if applicable, of the
Installation Instructions.
If an addendum is included in the
shipment, it has the highest prior-
ity for reading. All other contents
of the documentation retain their
validity.
Operating Instruc-
The Operating Instructions
tions
contain all the information and
safety precautions needed for
the proper mounting, installa-
tion and operation of the product
according to its intended use. It
is included in delivery and has
the second highest priority for
reading.
User's Manual for
This documentation is includ-
Application Devel-
ed on the supplied storage
opment
medium and can be downloaded
from the download area at
www.heidenhain.de.
Documentation of
These documents are not includ-
connected measur-
ed in delivery. They are included
ing devices and
with the respective measuring
other peripherals
devices and peripherals
Would you like to see any changes made, or have you
found any errors?
We are continuously striving to improve our
documentation for you. Please help us by sending your
requests to the following e-mail address:
userdoc@heidenhain.de
HEIDENHAIN | EIB 8000 | 09/2018