Description
Brand and Model Identification
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Brand: ABB (Robotics Division)
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Model: DSQC647
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Part Number: 3HAC026272-001
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Product Type: SafeMove Safety Controller Unit / Safety Board
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System Family: IRC5 Robot Controller Generation

3HAC026272-001 ABB DSQC647
Technical Specifications
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Core Function: Implements hardware-based advanced “SafeMove” technology. It delivers precise, real-time safety supervision of an industrial robot’s movements, including speed, spatial positioning, and joint ranges, without relying on mechanical limit switches.
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Architecture topology: Features a dual-channel redundant processor setup to prevent single points of electronic failure and ensure strict safety cross-checking.
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Safety Ratings: Certified to meet demanding industrial safety benchmarks up to SIL 3 (IEC 61508) and Performance Level e (PL e / ISO 13849-1).
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Execution Response Time: High-speed internal data processing cycle operating under 4 milliseconds.
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Interfaces and I/O: Equipped with dedicated safety-rated plug contacts (such as 12-pole and 10-pole connections) for dual-channel safety inputs and outputs. It communicates seamlessly with the IRC5 main computer and external safety PLCs using safety bus protocols (e.g., PROFIsafe or CIP Safety).
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Hardware Requirements: Delivered standard without EMC-strips (requires separate EMC strips like 3HAC026945-001 if not paired with specific axis computers).
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Physical Weight: Approximately 1.60 kg (3.53 lbs).
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Protection Class: IP20 rated enclosure.
Target Industries
The DSQC647 is essential in production environments where humans must safely work alongside or near active robotic systems:
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Automotive Assembly: Collaborative workstations, welding cells, and parts placement lines where operators frequently interact with the robot cell.
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Aerospace Manufacturing: Large airframe assembly, automated drilling, and riveting zones spanning extensive open work envelopes.
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Logistics and Warehousing: High-speed palletizing and depalletizing stations near forklift tracks or manual packing lanes.
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Metalworking and Foundries: Machine tending, CNC loading, plasma cutting, and grinding lines requiring safe component loading.
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Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG): Rapid sorting and packaging lines featuring safety-monitored human access corridors.
Usage Scenarios
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Human-Robot Collaboration Spaces: Managing manual loading or quality-control inspection procedures inside an active robot cell. SafeMove allows the robot to slow down or hold position safely without cutting main motor power entirely.
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Electronic Workspace and Zone Supervision: Setting up software-configured virtual walls or 3D bounding boxes. If the robot arm attempts to cross these boundaries, the unit initiates an immediate category 0 or category 1 stop to protect machinery and fences.
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Safe Axis Speed Monitoring: Enforcing reduced, non-hazardous robot speed limits automatically whenever a worker activates a presence detector, light curtain, or safety scanner.
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Floor Space Optimization: Eliminating the large physical footprint of traditional heavy metal safety fencing by relying on electronic zone monitoring, enabling more compact factory layouts.
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System Service and Maintenance: Acting as a modular replacement board within an IRC5 controller cabinet to fix safety loop communication dropouts or hardware faults.

