Contents
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BC8000
Contents
1. Foreword
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Notes on the documentation
3
Liability Conditions
3
Delivery conditions
3
Copyright
3
Safety Instructions
4
State at Delivery
4
Description of safety symbols
4
2. Basic information
5
Description of the BC8000
5
The Beckhoff bus terminal system
5
The interfaces
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Power supply
7
Power supply to the power contacts
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Power contacts
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RS 485 Connection
9
K-bus contacts
9
Supply isolation
9
The operating modes of the bus coupler
10
Mechanical construction
11
Technical / PLC Data
13
The peripheral data in the process image
14
Starting operation and diagnostics
16
3. RS485 – Controller BC8000
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System Introduction
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Interface Programming
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The Medium: Plugs and Cables
22
The User Programming Interface
23
Remanent Data
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Persistent Data
23
4. Appendix
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Example: Process image in the bus terminal controller
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Representation of analog signals in the process image
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Baud Rate Selection Table
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Read out address
28
Programming Example
29
BC8000 as a Slave
31
General Information
31
TwinCAT as the Master
31
KS8000 as the Master
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KS2000 Settings
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Terminal Mapping
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Firmware
33
5. Questions and Answers
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General
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No communication with the BC8x00
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Mapping of the digital and the byte-oriented Bus Terminals onto a fixed
address
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Drop of the digital outputs
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Index
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6. Support and Service
36
Beckhoff's branch offices and representatives
36
Beckhoff Headquarters
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