• Beckhoff Automation Private Limited

PROFINET Bus Coupler

The Bus Coupler extends the bus terminal system by a PROFINET RT slave. The bus coupler from the “Compact” series is optimized for cost-sensitive applications and is manufactured in a slim housing design. Unlike the BK9103 PROFINET bus coupler with integrated 2-port ethernet switch, the compact version has only one ethernet port. It makes the complete variety of approximately 400 different bus terminals available to PROFINET. It connects PROFINET RT to the modularly extendable bus terminals. PROFINET cycle times down to 1 ms are possible with the BK9053. The coupler is configured and parameterized in the controller via the GSDML (basic device file). They support all market-relevant field bus and industrial ethernet solutions. In addition to the IP 20 system, the IL230x-B903 field bus box in protection class IP 67 is also available for PROFINET applications. On the software side, the product range is rounded off by the Twin CAT software modules PROFINET RT controller and PROFINET RT Device, which turn every PC controller into a PROFINET controller or device.