The BC3100 Bus Terminal Controller 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 BC3100, one unit consists of the controller, between 1 and 64 terminals, and a bus end terminal.
The Bus Terminal Controllers are Bus Couplers with integrated PLC functionality. The Compact BC5150 Bus Terminal Controller for CANopen extends the Beckhoff small controller series by a cost-optimized version in a compact housing. The CANopen controller offers automatic baud rate detection up to 1 Mbaud and two address selection switches for address assignment.