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Bus Terminal
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Design
The Beckhoff Bus Terminal with its outside
contour adjusts perfectly to the measure-
ments of terminal boxes. The clear front
panel of the terminal with light-emitting
diodes for status display, plug-in contact
labelling and detachable labelling fi elds
guar
antee clarity. The 3-wire system supple-
mented by a protective conductor terminal
makes it possible to wire sensors /actuators
directly.
Free mix of signals
The Beckhoff I/O system supports more
than 200 Bus Terminals and is thus prob-
ably the most comprehensive system on the
market. The components enable users to
operate mixed signal confi gurations without
restriction at each station. This means that
a single non-central input/output node can
map all the necessary signals.
Appropriate Bus Terminals are available
for any digital or analog automation signal
type, for currents and voltages with stand-
ardised signal levels and for PT100 and
thermocouple signals. Intelligent devices
can be connected via Bus Terminals with
serial interfaces in accordance with RS232,
RS485 or 20 mA TTY.
The fi ne granularity of the Bus Terminals
enables bit-precise composition of the
required I/O channels. The digital Bus Ter-
minals are available as 2-, 4- or 8-channel
terminals. The standard analog signals of
± 10 V, 0 V ... 10 V, 0 ... 20 mA and 4 ... 20 mA
are all available as 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-channel
variants within a standard housing. In the
8-channel variant, analog input and output
signals are arranged in an ultra-compact
way within a standard Bus Terminal housing
across a width of only 12 mm. The system
is thus highly modular and can be projected
cost-effectively with an accuracy down to a
single channel.
Flexible connection system
The Bus Terminal system offers different
connection options for optimum adaptation
to the respective application. The standard
KL type Bus Terminals include electronics
and connection level in a single housing.
The KS type Bus Terminals feature a plug-
gable connection level. The KS series Bus
Terminals enable the complete wiring to be
removed as a plug connector from the top
of the housing for servicing.
As an alternative, the KM type terminal
modules feature pluggable wiring, com-
bining 16, 32 or 64 digital I/Os in a very
small area with high packing density.
Automation standard
The Beckhoff Bus Terminal ensures that
control cabinets and terminal boxes are
constructed more economically. Using the
4-wire terminating system, all of the usual
sensors and actuators with different types
of signal can be connected directly without
other connection systems. It is no longer
necessary to wire the fi eld devices between
the fi rst terminal connection in the control
cabinet or in the terminal box and the
controller. This signifi cantly reduces the
costs involved in controller design and
saves space, material, work, and money.
The fi eld devices can be wired using
the Beckhoff Bus Terminal system on site
where the signals occur. Installation and
wiring of the Beckhoff Bus Terminal is thus
simple and compact like that of a standard
terminal block. The Bus Terminal can be
connected to the controller by connecting
a Bus Coupler via the fi eldbus as required.
The Beckhoff Bus Terminals have been
tried and tested in a wide range of sectors
worldwide, from machine construction to
building management. Beckhoff Bus Termi-
nal technology makes design, construction,
wiring, commissioning and maintenance
of
equipment and machines very cost-effec-
tive.
The Bus Terminal system
The Beckhoff Bus Terminal is an open and fi eldbus-neutral I/O
system consisting of electronic terminal blocks. The head of an
electronic terminal block is the Bus Coupler with the interface
to the fi eldbus. Bus Couplers are available for all common bus
systems.
With the master terminals, fi eldbus functionalities are also
available in form of a standard Bus Terminal. This is particularly
advantageous for bus systems that are integrated as subsystems
into a higher-level system.
The robust housing, secure contacts and the solidly built elec-
tronics are prominent features of our components. A station
consists of one Bus Coupler and up to 64 electronic terminal
blocks. With the K-bus extension it is possible to operate up to
255 Bus Terminals on one Bus Coupler. The electronic terminal
blocks are clipped onto the Bus Coupler. They connect by simply
latching together. This means that each electronic terminal block
can be exchanged separately and can be mounted on a standard
mounting rail. In addition to horizontal type mounting, all other
mounting types are permitted.
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