Siemens SINAMICS V20 Operating Instructions Manual page 44

Electrical installation
4.2 Terminal description
Recommended I/O terminal cable cross-section
Cable type
Solid or stranded cable
Ferrule with insulating sleeve
* Data in brackets indicates the corresponding AWG values.
Expansion port
The expansion port is designed for connecting the inverter to the external option module -
BOP Interface Module or Parameter Loader, in order to realize the following functions:
● Operating the inverter from the external BOP that is connected to the BOP Interface
Module
● Cloning parameters between the inverter and a standard SD card through the Parameter
Loader
● Powering the inverter from the Parameter Loader, when mains power is not available
For more information about these two option modules, see Sections "Parameter Loader
(Page 343)" and "External BOP and BOP Interface Module (Page 348)".
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Recommended cable cross-section *
0.5 mm to 1 mm (20 to 18)
2 2
0.25 mm (24)
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Operating Instructions, 11/2016, A5E34559884-006
SINAMICS V20 Inverter