BECKHOFF BC2000 - Manual (Page 17)

The Beckhoff BC2000 Lightbus Coupler
BC2000 16
Master interfaces supporting the bus terminal controller are the PC cards
C1220 as from Version 4.01, and the FC200x. These cards are supported
by TwinCAT software as from version 2.6 (build 315).
The Medium
Network topology Ring system, active devices between the cable sections
Medium
Z1100 plastic optical fibre
Z1101 plastic optical fibre with PU cladding
Z1110 HCS – optical fibre
Z1111 HCS – optical fibre
Number of
stations 254 stations in the ring
Transmission rate 2.5 Mbit/s
with plastic optical fibre with HCS optical fibre
Max. bus length 0.3 m to 45 m up to 300 m
Min. bending
radius 3 cm 4 cm
Fundamental properties of
optical fibre transmission
technology
Plug connector Z1000 standard plug for
plastic optical fibres Z1010 standard plug for HCS
optical fibres