GE IC693BEM331 Genius Bus Controller

GE IC693BEM331 Genius Bus Controller

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DESCRIPTION

The IC693BEM331 is a Bus Controller Module that is part of the GE Sires 90-30 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) product family. This module is manufactured by GE Fanuc Automation, for interfacing a Series 90-30 PLC to the proprietary Genius I/O bus. This bus controller module is capable of communicating with Genius blocks such as discrete, analog, and special purpose field devices. It also supports communication with Remote I/O drops consisting of Series 90-70 I/O racks connected via Remote I/O scanner modules, Field control I/O station via Bus interface unit wherein up to Eight (8) additional field control modules is supported, Genius Hand-Held Monitor, and a variety of Hosts.

SPECIFICATION

Brand：GE Fanuc    

Series：Series 90-30    

Part Number：IC693BEM331    

Current consumption：<300mA at +5V DC    

Number of LEDs：2 (OK and COMM OK)    

Power Supply：5 V DC from the Series 90-30 Backplane    

Module Type：Genius Bus Interface    

Compatible Systems：IC693CPU311K, 321K, 331L or later, or any version of the IC693CPU313, 323, 340, 341, 350, 351, 352, 360, 363, and 364.    

Compatible Series 90-30 controllers：IC693CPU311K, 321K, 331L or later, or any version of the IC693CPU313, 323, 340, 341, 350, 351, 352, 360, 363, and 364. 

Compatible Series 6 controllers：IC660CBB902F/903F    

Type of component：Genius Bus Interface for Series 90-30 PLC    

Number of I/Os：31 Maximum    

Maximum Data Rate：128 bytes    

IP rating：IP 20    

A Genius Bus Controller can serve: 

„ Genius blocks, which provide an interface to a wide range of discrete, analog, and specialpurpose field devices. Note that the GCM and GCM+ modules, described earlier, cannot control Genius blocks. 

„ Remote Drops, which consist of Series 90-70 I/O racks interfaced to the bus through Remote I/O Scanner modules. Each of these drops can have any mix of Series 90-70 discrete and analog I/O modules, providing up to 128 bytes of input data and 128 bytes of output data. 

„ Field Control I/O Station, which consists of a Bus Interface Unit (BIU) and up to eight additional Field Control modules. The BIU provides intelligent processing, I/O scanning, and feature configuration for the I/O station. 

„ Genius Hand-Held Monitor (HHM), which is a portable device that can also be permanently mounted. The HHM provides a convenient operator interface for block setup, data monitoring, and diagnostics. 

„ Multiple hosts, for communications using datagrams and Global Data.

Number of Genius Bus Controllers

Up to eight Genius Bus Controllers or Enhanced Genius Communications Modules can be included in a Series 90-30 PLC system that has release 5.0 or later CPU firmware. A GBC cannot be installed in a system with a GCM. The I/O devices on a bus may be Genius I/O blocks, or standard Series 90-70 I/O modules in one or more remote drops. The total number of I/O circuits that can be served by one Genius bus depends on the types of I/O devices that are used and the memory available in the CPU. Many Genius I/O blocks have both inputs and outputs on the same block. Blocks configured in the programming software as having both inputs and outputs occupy the identical number of references in both %I and %Q memory, regardless of the block’s software configuration. Unused references cannot be assigned to other inputs or outputs, and should not be used in the application program.