BC3150 - Introduction

The BC3150 Bus Terminal Controller in a compact housing is a Bus Coupler with integrated PLC functionality and has a fieldbus interface for PROFIBUS. It is an intelligent slave and can be used as distributed intelligence in the PROFIBUS system. In the BC3150, one unit consists of the controller, between 1 and 64 terminals, and a bus end terminal. In addition, the BC3150 supports up to 255 Bus Terminals via the K-bus extension.

The Bus Terminal Controller offers automatic baud rate detection up to 12 Mbaud and two address selection switches for address assignment.