Bico Technology: Interconnecting Signals; Description; Binectors, Connectors - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Function Manual

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12.4 BICO technology: interconnecting signals

12.4 BICO technology: interconnecting signals
12.4.1

Description

Description
Every drive contains a large number of interconnectable input and output variables and
internal control variables.
BICO technology (Binector Connector Technology) allows the drive to be adapted to a wide
variety of conditions.
Digital and analog signals, which can be interconnected as required by means of BICO
parameters, are identified by the prefix BI, BO, CI, or CO in their parameter name.
These parameters are identified accordingly in the parameter list or in the function diagrams.
Note
The STARTER parameterization and commissioning tool is recommended when using BICO
technology.
12.4.2

Binectors, connectors

Binectors, BI: Binector Input, BO: Binector Output
A binector is a digital (binary) signal without a unit which can assume the value 0 or 1.
Binectors are subdivided into binector inputs (signal sink) and binector outputs (signal
source).
Table 12- 3
Abbreviation
BI
BO
574
Binectors
Symbol Name
Binector input
(signal sink)
Binector output
(signal source)
Description
Can be interconnected to a binector output as
source.
The number of the binector output must be
entered as a parameter value.
Can be used as a source for a binector input.
Function Manual, (FH1), 10/2008, 6SL3097-2AB00-0BP5
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