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Four LEDs are located at the top of the board.  The Restart pushbutton is located immediately

below the LEDs.  The RS-232 serial port with the RJ-11 connector is the Station Manager port.

The RS-485 serial port with the 15-pin D connector located below the Station Manager port is the

module’s Downloader port.  The 14-pin AAUI connector, facing downward, is the Transceiver

port.  The Default MAC Address label is attached to the outside of the plastic housing.

Board Indicators

There are four LEDs on the Ethernet Interface:  OK, LAN, SER, and STAT.  These LEDs can be

ON, OFF, BLINKING slow, or BLINKING fast.  They indicate the state the Interface is in, traffic

on the Transceiver port and Downloader port, and when an exception event has occurred.

Restart Button

The Restart button serves four functions:  LED test, Restart, Restart and Reload, and Restart and

Enter Maintenance Utility.  The Restart button is inaccessible when the front cover of the Ethernet

Interface is closed.

Serial Ports

There are two serial ports on the Ethernet Interface:  the Station Manager Port and the Downloader

Port.

The Station Manager Port.  This RS-232 port is used to connect a terminal or terminal emulator

to access the Station Manager software on the Ethernet Interface.  This port uses a  6-pin, RJ-11

connector.  The IC693CBL316 Station Manager cable is ideal for connecting to this port (see

Chapter 10 for details).

The Firmware Upgrade Port.  The 15-pin, D-type, RS-485 port is used to connect to the PC

Downloader in case the communications software in the Ethernet Interface needs to be updated.

Use the IC690ACC901 miniconverter/cable kit for this connection (see Appendix E for details).

The Ethernet Interface module (IC693CMM321) provides an interface that allows you to attach the

Series 90-30 PLC to an Ethernet LAN via an external transceiver and AAUI cable, and to

communicate with hosts and other control devices on the network.

The Ethernet Interface for the Series 90-30 PLC has client/server capability.  As a client it can

initiate communications with other PLCs containing Ethernet Interfaces.  This is done from the

ladder program using the COMMREQ Function Block.  As a server it responds only to requests

from other devices such as a Host computer running a Host Communications Toolkit application or

another Series 90-30 PLC acting as a client.

The Ethernet Interface allows you to:

Directly attach your PLC to an Ethernet network

Initiate transfer of data to the PLC from another device

Communicate simultaneously to multiple devices with up to 16 server connections

Interface with other GE Fanuc devices, as well as with devices from other vendors

Communicate from a Host computer (or other control device)

Diagnose and maintain your system using diagnostic and station management tools

The Ethernet Interface does not support the Series 90-30/20/Micro Hand-Held Programmer.  Either

one or two Ethernet Interface modules can be installed in any Series 90-30 baseplate.

The Ethernet Interface connects to an Ethernet network through an external SQE enabled

transceiver (GE Fanuc catalog no. IC649AEA102 or IC649AEA103 or equivalent.  See Appendix

J).  The following figure shows the layout of the Ethernet Interface.

The ELFD Controller Carrier provides a mounting platform for up to two SafetyNet Controllers (8851-LC-MT) .

It can also accommodate a Power Supply Monitor module (8410-NS-PS)

which can monitor the health of up to two 8913-PS-AC,

four 8914-PS-AC power supplies and the 12V supply to Intrinsically Safe Modules (when these are used) .

For each Controller there is a serial port connector and a manually operated ““Change State” button .

The Carrier also provides terminals that are used when earth leakage fault detection is required.

User RAM Memory

The CPX928 has a built-in memory board with 6

Mbytes of battery-backed CMOS RAM memory for

user data (program, configuration, and register data)

storage.

User Flash Memory

The CPX928 has 256K of built-in, non-volatile flash

memory for user data (program, configuraton, and

register data) storage.  Use of this flash memory is

optional.

Firmware Storage in Flash Memory

This CPU uses flash memory for storing the operating

system firmware.  This allows firmware to be updated

without disassembling the module or replacing

EPROMs.  The operating system firmware is updated

by connecting a PC compatible computer to the mod

ule’s serial port and running the software included

with the firmware upgrade kit.

Functions

The CPX 928 is a single slot PLC CPU that is

programmed and configured by MS-DOS or

Windows based programming software to perform

real time control of machines, processes and material

handling systems. It communicates with I/O and

smart option modules over the rack-mounted

backplane using the VME C.1 Standard format.

Supported option modules include LAN Interface

modules, Programmable Coprocessor, Alphanumeric

Display Coprocessor, Bus Controller for IC660/661 I/O

products, Communications modules, I/O Link

Interface, and all of the IC697 family of discrete and

analog I/O modules.

Features

Single slot CPU with three serial ports

Provides 6 Mbytes of battery-backed memory in

the same slot

Contains 256K of non-volatile user flash memory

Supports BMA in release 7.92 and later

Supports floating point calculations

12K inputs and outputs (any mix), and up to 8K

analog I/O

0.4 microseconds per boolean function

96 MHz, 80486DX4 microprocessor

Supports IC66 (can be IC660 or IC661) and IC697 I/O

Programmed by MS-DOS software products, or

Windows based software products running on

Windows 95 or Windows NT over Ethernet

TCP/IP or through an SNP port

Configurable data and program memory

Battery-backed calendar clock

Three position operation mode switch

Password controlled access

Remote programmer keyswitch

memory protection

Seven status LEDs

Software configuration (No DIP switches

or jumpers)

Reference information inside front door

In-system upgradable firmware

Specifications

Data

Channels: 1 duplex

Formats: RS-232 (3-wire/5-wire), TTL, RS-422. RS-485 (2-wire/4-wire),

Manchester,Biphase, SensorNet, DTMF control

Baud Rate: 250 kbps to 512 kbps (depending on data format)

Bit Error Rate: <1.0E-9

Optical

Mode: Multimode

Optical Budget: 13 dB

Emitter: LED

Wavelength: 850 nm

Operating Distance: 3.2 mi (5.2 km)

Gain Control: Optical Automatic Gain Control (OAGC)

Transmitter Launch Power: -17 dBm

Receiver Sensitivity: -30 dBm

Electrical

Input Power: 13.5 VDC regulated

Current Requirement: 220 mA

Power Consumption: 3.5 W

Power Factor: 2

Protection: Solid-state short circuit protection

Power Supply: Model 613P (optional)

Environmental

Operating Temperature: -40 to 167 °F (-40 to 75 °C)

Maximum Humidity: 95% relative, noncondensing

Standards

Emmissions: FCC Part 15. ICES-003. AS/NZS 3548. EN55022

Immunity: ENV50204. EN61000-4-2. -3. -4. -5. -6. -11

Safety: UL 1950. CAN/CSA 22.2. NO. 950-95

Mechanical

Dimensions (LWD), Standalone Units: 5.0″ x 2.8″ x 1.5″

Dimensions, Rack Units: 1 slot (1.0″)

Weight: Standalone 0.22 lbs (0.1 kg); rack 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)

Construction: Plastic (standalone); Aluminum (rack)