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Lightbus
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New ways for control technology
with light
The Lightbus was introduced as
far back
as 1989 as the Beckhoff
system bus for
fast machine controllers, and has become
the market leader in many sectors. These
include, for instance, production machines
for windows, wood processing machines,
presses, packaging machines, machine tools,
and applications in metrology and technical
building services.
Fast and failsafe industrial
communication
The Beckhoff Lightbus system is a fast and
failsafe serial fi eldbus system that was con-
ceived for the needs of automation technol-
ogy. Low-cost and easy-to-process standard
fi bre optic conductor technology is used for
transmission. The crucial advantages of the
fi bre optic conductor are interference immu-
nity to electromagnetic infl uences, complete
electrical isolation of connected modules
from one another and a high data transfer
rate. In conjunction with an optimised,
compact telegram structure, the Lightbus
permits a very high user information data
transfer rate of up to 2.5 Mbits/s.
With one Lightbus interface board,
up to 255 decentralised modules can be
operated with a maximum distance of
up to 300 m between two modules.
Reliability and fl exibility
Reliability is a must – with effi cient test
and diagnostic functions, functioning of
the individual Lightbus modules and com-
munication in the entire Lightbus ring are
monitored cyclically and automatically.
Changes or additions to a system con-
fi guration can be realized easily and reliably
by means of confi guration programs in the
Lightbus system.
Lightbus features
– 2.5 Mbaud data rate
– 25 µs transmission time for 32 bits
of user information
– intelligent commands for read, write,
address initialisation, confi guration
and line test, communication is exe-
cuted automatically
– up to 255 I/O modules in one ring
with up to 65,280 I/O points
(e. g. 64 x 4-channel Bus Terminals
x 255)
– up to 300 m transmission distance
between two I/O modules with HCS
fi bre, 45 m using PMMA fi bre
Increasing automation, increasingly complex production
equipment, rising demands on speed and communication –
this is where conventional cabling and installation technology
reaches its limits.
Light up the dark with the Beckhoff Lightbus system by
replacing complete cable routes with one single fi bre optic
conductor. Instead of extensive I/O interfacing units, only one
Lightbus – a system for the future
The Lightbus system is open and universally
applicable. Lightbus interfaces are available
for common bus and computer architec-
tures, from the standard PC up to VME com-
puters, and
for control systems in use around
the world.
The wide range of distributed Lightbus
components cover the requirements found
in auto
mation technology for items from
displacement sensors, through universal
Bus Terminals up to drive controllers:
– Interface Cards
for all common bus standards
– Embedded PC
the system for control tasks in the
medium performance range
– Bus Terminal
the modular fi eldbus system for
automation
– Modules
the robust modules for fast,
interference-free communication
– Fieldbus Box
the com pact modules in protection
class IP 67
– Drive Technology
Digital Compact Servo Drives for
dynamic positioning tasks
– TwinCAT
the automation software for PLC
and Motion Control tasks
Interference-free fi eldbus communication for fast machine controls
intelligent Beckhoff Lightbus interface board is integrated in
the control computer and the decentralised Lightbus modules
are directly situated locally.
Installation effort and costs are reduced drastically, handling
and maintenance are simplifi ed, and interference immunity and
performance are increased.
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