Bico Technology: Interconnecting Signals - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Function Manual

Basic information about the drive system

BICO technology: interconnecting signals

5.4 BICO technology: interconnecting signals
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
you use BICO technology.
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 5-2
Abbreviation
and symbol
BI
BO
Connectors, CI: connector input, CO: connector output
A connector is an analog signal. Connectors are subdivided into connector inputs
(signal sink) and connector outputs (signal source).
The options for interconnecting connectors are restricted to ensure that perfor-
mance is not adversely affected.
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Binectors
Name
Binector input
Binector input
(signal sink)
Binector output
Binector output
(signal source)
Description
Can be interconnected to a binector out-
put 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.
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