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10.4 BICO technology: Interconnecting signals
Function Manual
Function Manual, 06/2012, 6SL3097-4AB10-0BP4
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10.4 BICO technology: Interconnecting signals
10.4.1 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 requirements.
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 commissioning tool is recommended when using BICO technology.
10.4.2 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 10- 2 Binectors
Abbreviation Symbol Name Description
BI Binector input
(signal sink)
Can be interconnected to a binector output as
source.
The number of the binector output must be
entered as a parameter value.
BO
Binector output
(signal source)
Can be used as a source for a binector input.