The GE FANUC IC698CPE010, part of GE Fanuc’s RX7i series, is a real-time Central Processing Unit (CPU) for industrial machinery and material processes control. It communicates via a VME64 connection backplane on the rack.

Equipped with a 300MHz Celeron microprocessor, it handles floating point calculations efficiently. Each Boolean function operates at 0.33ms per coil, ensuring rapid control.

Key features

1. Memory: This device is equipped with 10MB of RAM memory for data and programming, backed up by a CMOS battery. It also offers an additional 10MB of non-volatile flash memory for firmware storage, which can be updated without disassembling the device.
2. Operating Options: You can operate the IC698CPE010 in two ways. Firstly, using a run/stop switch with three positions. Alternatively, you can connect it to a computer through either serial or Ethernet ports. Ethernet connections require IP addressing and a Cat5 cable.
3. Configuration and Programming: For configuration and programming tasks, the device is compatible with the Proficy Machine Edition PLC-Logic Developer software. It ensures the security of configuration data with a password.
4. Communication Ports: The IC698CPE010 is equipped with three serial ports and two Ethernet ports, providing versatile communication options.
5. Bit-in-Word Reference: It supports bit-in-word referencing, making it easier to work with complex data structures.
6. Symbolic Variable Support: Symbolic variable support simplifies programming and enhances code readability.
7. Test Edit Mode: The device features a Test Edit mode, which can be useful during development and troubleshooting.
8. Web-Based Data Monitoring: You can monitor data over the web using its web-based data monitoring feature, which adds to its versatility and accessibility.

These features collectively make the IC698CPE010 a powerful and flexible central processing unit for industrial control applications.

Technical Information

• Battery Memory retention: Refer to the PACSystems Controller Battery and Energy Pack Manual, GFK-2741, for battery details.
• Program storage: Up to 10MB battery-backed RAM and 10MB of non-volatile flash user memory.
• Power requirements: +5VDC: 3.2 Amps nominal, +12VDC: 0.042 Amps nominal, -12VDC: 0.008 Amps nominal (CPE010), +5VDC: 4.5 Amps nominal, +12VDC: 0.042 Amps nominal, -12VDC: 0.008 Amps nominal (CPE020).
• Operating temperature: CPE020 operates from 0 to 60°C (32°F to 140°F) with a required fan tray.
• Floating point: Supported.
• Boolean execution speed: 0.33ms per 1000 Boolean contacts/coils (CPE010) and 0.14ms per 1000 Boolean contacts/coils (CPE020).
• Time of Day Clock accuracy: Maximum of 9 seconds per day.
• Elapsed Time Clock accuracy: 0.01% maximum.
• Embedded communications: RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet interface.
• Ethernet Ports: Embedded auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps half/full duplex Ethernet interface.
• Serial protocols supported: Modbus RTU Slave, SNP, Serial I/O.
• VME Compatibility: Designed to support the VME64 standard ANSI/VITA 1.
• Program blocks: Up to 512 program blocks with a maximum size of 128KB each.
• Memory: %I and %Q: 32Kbits for discrete, %AI and %AQ: configurable up to 32Kwords, %W: configurable up to the maximum available user RAM, Symbolic: configurable up to 10MB.

Ethernet Interface Specifications

• Web-based data monitoring: Supports up to 16 web server and FTP connections combined.
• Ethernet data rate: 10Mb/sec and 100Mb/sec.
• Physical interface: 10BaseT RJ45.
• WinLoader support: Yes.
• Number of EGD configuration-based pages: 255.
• Time synchronization: SNTP.
• Selective consumption of EGD: Yes.
• Load EGD configuration from CPU to programmer: Yes.
• Remote Station Manager over UDP: Yes.
• Local Station Manager (RS-232): Dedicated RS-232 port.
• Configurable Advanced User Parameters: Yes.