PACSystems* RX3i

IC695CPU315-CF
GFK-2586H Central Processing Unit
July 2012
The RX3i CPU can be used to perform real time control ■ Compliant with EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
of machines, processes, and material handling systems. using the following exemptions identified in the
The CPU communicates with the programmer and HMI Annex: 7(a), 7(c)-I, & 7(c)-III.
devices via a serial port using SNP Slave protocol. It
communicates with I/O and smart option modules over a
dual backplane bus that provides:
■ High-speed PCI backplane for fast throughput of
new advanced I/O.
■ Serial backplane for easy migration of existing
Series 90*-30 I/O.

Features
■ Contains 20 Mbytes of battery-backed user memory
and 20 Mbytes of non-volatile flash user memory.
■ Provides access to bulk memory via reference
table %W.
■ Configurable data and program memory.
■ Programming in Ladder Diagram, Structured Text,
Function Block Diagram, and C.
■ Supports auto-located Symbolic Variables that can
use any amount of user memory.
■ Reference table sizes include 32Kbits for discrete
%I and %Q and up to 32K words each for analog
%AI and %AQ.
■ Supports most Series 90-30 modules and
expansion racks. For a list of supported I/O,
Communications, Motion, and Intelligent modules,
see the PACSystems RX3i System Manual,
GFK-2314.
■ Supports up to 512 program blocks. Maximum size
for a block is 128KB. Ordering Information
■ In-system upgradeable firmware. Description Catalog Number
RX3i 1GHz Celeron M CPU IC695CPU315
■ Two serial ports: an RS-485 serial port and an
RS-232 serial port. Lithium Smart Battery IC695ACC302
Series 90-30 Auxiliary Battery IC693ACC302
■ Ethernet communications via the rack-based Module
Ethernet Interface module (IC695ETM001). For
12 Slot Universal Backplane IC695CHS012
details on Ethernet capabilities, refer to TCP/IP
16 Slot Universal Backplane IC695CHS016
Ethernet Communications for PACSystems User’s
Manual, GFK-2224. Standard Power Supplies
120/240VAC, 125VDC, 40W IC695PSA040
■ Time Synchronization to SNTP Time Server on 24VDC, 40W IC695PSD040
Ethernet network when used with Ethernet Release Multifunctional Power Supplies
5.0 or later module. 120/240 VAC, 125 VDC, 40W IC695PSA140
24 VDC, 40 Watt IC695PSD140
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CPU315 Specifications
CPU Performance For CPU315 performance data, refer to Appendix A of the PACSystems CPU
Reference Manual, GFK-2222P or later.
Battery: Memory retention Lithium Smart Battery, IC695ACC302 (recommended), or
Series 90-30 Lithium Battery Pack, IC693ACC302
Note: The IC698ACC701 Lithium Battery Pack is not compatible with
the CPU315
For battery installation instructions and estimated battery life, refer to the battery
documention.
Program storage Up to 20 MB of battery-backed RAM
20 MB of non-volatile flash user memory
Power requirements +3.3 VDC: 1.0 Amps nominal
+5 VDC: 1.2 Amps nominal
Operating Temperature 0 to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)
Floating point Yes
Boolean execution speed, typical 0.047 ms per 1000 Boolean instructions
Time of Day Clock accuracy Maximum drift of 2 seconds per day
Elapsed Time Clock (internal timing) 0.01% maximum
accuracy
Embedded communications RS-232, RS-485
Serial Protocols supported Modbus RTU Slave, SNP, Serial I/O
Backplane Dual backplane bus support: RX3i PCI and high speed serial bus
PCI compatibility System designed to be electrically compliant with PCI 2.2 standard
Program blocks Up to 512 program blocks. Maximum size for a block is 128KB.
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 20 Mbytes
Note For environmental specifications and compliance to standards (for example, FCC or European Union
Directives), refer to the PACSystems RX3i System Manual, GFK-2314.
Product Documentation
PACSystems CPU Reference Manual, GFK-2222
TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for PACSystems User’s Manual, GFK-2224
TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for PACSystems Station Manager Manual, GFK-2225
C Programmer’s Toolkit for PACSystems User’s Manual, GFK-2259
PACSystems RX3i System Manual, GFK-2314
PACMotion Multi-axis Motion Controller User’s Manual, GFK-2448
PACSystems RX3i PROFINET Controller Manual, GFK-2571

Proficy Machine Edition Getting Started, GFK-1868

Proficy Logic Developer, GFK-1918

RX3i CPU Lithium Smart Battery, IC695ACC302, GFK-2592

Series 90-30 Lithium Battery Pack, IC693ACC302, GFK-2124

These documents are available on the Support website, http://www.ge-ip.com/support.

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Release History
Catalog Number Firmware Comments
Version

IC695CPU315-CF 7.15 Adds native support for the new Power Sync and Measurement module
(IC694PSM001) and resolves several issues. Also introduces new features to
augment security in the CPU firmware and Proficy Machine Edition software.
For details, see “New Features and Enhancements” on page 5 and “Problems
Resolved in Release 7.15” on page 7.
IC695CPU315-CE 7.14 Corrects an issue where executing a Run Mode Store, displaying the Proficy
Machine Edition Show Status window, or requesting data using the
PACSAnalyzer tool could cause discrete output modules to unexpectedly
change state momentarily (up to one PLC scan).
IC695CPU315-CE 7.13 Adds the ability to read the Serial number and Date Code from Proficy
Machine Edition software.
Corrects issues with Logic Write to Flash (Service Request 57).
IC695CPU315-CD 7.00 Hardware revision to correct an issue with the RS-485 (COM2) serial port.
IC695CPU315-BD 7.00 Adds support for the PROFINET Controller module, IC695PNC001.
IC695CPU315-BC 6.71 Corrects the behavior of the Logic Driven Read/Write to Flash service
requests, SVC_REQ56 and SVC_REQ 57.
IC695CPU315-BB 6.70 Implements a hardware design update that improves the noise immunity of the
CPU module during power up from flash operations.
IC695CPU315-AB 6.70 Introduces support for new modules, enhancements to the Modbus RTU
protocol, improved Run signal handling in the expansion rack and other
improvements. Resolves several problems found in earlier releases.
IC695CPU315-AA 6.02 Initial release. For details, see GFK-2586.

Important Product Information for this Release

Release 7.15 adds native support for the new Power Sync and Measurement module (IC694PSM001) and resolves
several issues. Also introduces new features to augment security in the CPU firmware and Proficy Machine Edition
software.

For details, see “New Features and Enhancements” on page 5 and “Problems Resolved in Release 7.15” on page 7.

Updates
IC695CPU315 can be field upgraded to firmware version 7.15 using the Winloader firmware upgrade utility and upgrade
kit 82A1715-MS10-000-A6, which can be downloaded from http://www.ge-ip.com/support.
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CPU Functional Compatibility

Subject Description
Proficy* Machine Edition Logic Developer
Version Requirements
RX3i release 7.15 enhanced security PME version 7.00 SIM 11 or later
RX3i release 7.00 features PME version 7.0 SIM 1 or later
CPU315 initial release PME verision 6.0 SIM 16 or later
C Toolkit Compatibility The C Toolkit for PACSystems is distributed with Proficy Machine
Edition Logic Developer. Updates can be downloaded from
http://www.ge-ip.com/support.
C Toolkit Release 5.00 Build 16C1 or later is required when the
PACSystems CPU contains firmware Release 5.00 or later. C
Toolkit release 5.50 or later is required for use with the LREAL
data type.
Note: C blocks that were built using C Toolkit versions earlier
than 5.00 Build 16C1 must be recompiled using a newer
toolkit version for use with CPU firmware release 5.00 or
higher.
Note: The Series 90 Toolkit (IC641SWP709/719) is not
compatible with PACSystems.
RS-485 Port Compatibility When the CPU is first powered on, the RS-485 port (COM 2)
powers up with the transmitter enabled. The transmitter is placed
into a high-impedance state once the CPU OK LED is illuminated.
Since that takes a finite amount of time, this could be an issue if
the COM 2 port is being used in multi-drop communications, and
other devices share the same cable via wired-OR connections. If
one of those devices is actively communicating when the CPU is
powered up, there is a potential for those communications to be
disrupted until the CPU puts the RS-485 port into high-impedance
state.
Backplanes, power supplies and system Power Sync and Measurement module, IC694PSM001
modules Other modules as listed in the PACSystems RX3i System Manual,
GFK-2314D or later.
Series 90-30 Expansion Rack Compatibility Series 90-30 expansion racks, both local and remote, are
supported by the PACSystems RX3i CPUs.
PACSystems RX3i CPUs do not operate in a Series 90-30 Rack.
Series 90-30 Main Rack Compatibility Series 90-30 Main Racks cannot be used in a PACSystems RX3i
system.
Series 90-30 CPUs do not operate in PACSystemsRX3i Racks.
Isolated 24V power In applications that use the IC69xALG220/221/222, consult
PACSystems RX3i Hardware and Installation Manual, GFK-2314
for details of wiring the 24V power.
Recommended IC200ALG240 revision When a VersaMax* system Genius* Network Interface Unit
(IC200GBI001) operates with a Genius Bus Controller located in a
PACSystems RX3i, and the VersaMax system contains an
IC200ALG240 Analog Input Module, it is recommended to update
the IC200ALG240 firmware to Revision 1.10 or later.
However, it is preferable to update the IC200ALG240 firmware to
Revision 1.20, which contains resolutions for all issues found after
Revision 1.10.
Upgrade kits are available at http://www.ge-ip.com/support. Use
firmware update kit 44A752313-G01 to update the IC200ALG240
firmware to Revision 1.10, or upgrade kit 44A752313-G02 to
update the IC200ALG240 firmware to Revision 1.20.
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New Features and Enhancements in Release 7.15

■ Support for the Power Sync and Measurement module (IC694PSM001) as a native module
The PSM001 monitors two independent three-phase power grids. It incorporates advanced digital signal
processor (DSP) technology to continuously process six voltage inputs and eight current inputs for each
grid. Measurements include RMS voltages, RMS currents, RMS power, frequency, and phase relationship
between the phase voltages of both grids.
■ Additional Security Features – Enhanced Security. An optional Enhanced Security mode has been added to
release 7.15 of the CPU firmware. Enhanced security mode requires version 7.0 SIM11 (or higher) of Proficy
Machine Edition.
Enhanced Security Target Property
- Enables enhanced security features on an RX3i PLC target. and Requires a password to be created
upon enabling, and requires the password to disable.
- Requires Passwords in HWC to be enabled.
- Adds an access control list tab to the CPU configuration.
- When switching to online the user is taken to Privilege Level 1.
- Activates a security icon when online.
Access Control / Data Protection
Upon enabling enhanced security (usage is optional), an access control list editor on the HWC tab will
appear. This access control list allows you to modify your register set that is available for non-local
consumption (HMI’s, other controllers, etc.). When Enhanced Security mode is used, the default behavior
is to make all register space not available for non-local consumption. A user with an enhanced security
project must publish the register space that needs to be accessed externally as Read Only or Read/Write.
For Symbolic variables the tags are added to the access control list via the Publish property, which has
been extended to include a Read Only and Read/Write setting.
External Reads and Writes that do not exist in the table are rejected by the firmware.
Note: When requesting data from an external device, some drivers will packetize data to optimize
communication. If a request attempts to read a value that is not published, the entire packet will
fail. A single fault has been added to the fault table to help you understand a failed read/write.
After addressing the fault, you must clear the fault table in order to try again.

Manual Updates
The following information will be added to the next revision of the PACSystems CPU Reference Manual, GFK-2222.

Decoding an Access Control Fault (Fault Group 140, Error code 53)
If data access is prevented because of the Enhanced Security settings, the Controller logs a fault into the fault table. This
fault can be used to help diagnose access problems. To prevent overflowing the fault table, only one fault is logged until
the fault table is cleared.
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Fault example
Location: 0.8 Date/Time: 07-07-2013 17:06:55.087
Group:140 INFO_CPU_SOFTWR - CPU software event
Error Code:53 Action:1 Task Num:3
Extra Data: 00 fa 02 a5 00 00 00 00 01 1e 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00

Meaning of this example fault

A 1-bit READ request beginning at %S7 was rejected due to an access violation.

Interpreting the Fault Extra Data

Bytes 1 through 8: Ignored when decoding a security-related fault.

Byte 9: The operation during which the fault occurred.

 01 (as in the example): Read
 02: Write
Byte 10: The hexadecimal value (HV) that represents a CPU memory area.

HV Memory area

08 %R (Register memory)

0A %AI (Analog input memory)

0C %AQ (Analog output memory)

10 %I (Discrete input memory)

12 %Q (Discrete output memory)

14 %T (Discrete temporary status memory)

16 %M (Discrete momentary internal memory)

18 %SA (Discrete system memory A)

1A %SB (Discrete system memory B)

1C %SC (Discrete system memory C)

1E %S (Discrete system memory)

38 %G (Genius global memory)

C4 %W (Bulk Memory)

Bytes 11–18: 0-based bit offset of the memory area being accessed. The 8-byte value is encoded in little endian format,
meaning that the byte values are reversed. In the example, the value is 0x0000000000000006, which is equal to 1-based
bit offset 7.

Bytes 19–22: The length in bits of data requested. In the example, 1 bit was requested.

Bytes 23–24: Ignored when decoding a security-related fault.

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Problems Resolved in Release 7.15

Subject Description
I/O Fault table flooded with faults when If the new APU300 High-Speed Counter module was replaced via a
hot-swapping new APU300 with old hot-swap operation with the old APU300, the I/O fault table would get
APU300 filled with faults reporting a Loss of I/O Module.
Loss of Module reported for MDL660 upon The –BC version of the MDL660 32-point input module
power-cycle (IC693MDL660-BC or IC694MDL660-BC), would intermittently be lost
upon power-cycle if used with high-speed models of the RX3i CPU.
These models include CPE305, CPE310, NIU001+, CPU315, CPU320,
and CRU320.
DSM324 reports a System error in the The DSM Motion Controller module would fail to read its Local Logic or
Module Status code upon powerup when Motion program from the CPU upon powerup if OEM protection was
OEM protection is active active. The DSM would report a System error (E022 or E023) in its
Module Status code.

Restrictions and Open Issues in this Release

Subject Description
PMM335 loss is occasionally detected The PMM335 PACMotion Multi-axis Motion Controller monitors power
on power down of the CPU. (Module is loss, independently of the CPU. The CPU is fast enough that it can
not lost on power up.) occasionally detect and log the loss of the PMM335 just before the CPU
itself powers down.
No corrective action is required. This situation can be verified in two
ways:
(1) by inspecting the timestamp in the loss-of-module report one can
correlate it with the power-down event, and
(2) by performing a PME Show Status Details report to see that the
PMM335 is present after power up.
Rare condition of CPU lights out In rare instances during multiple rapid power cycles, the CPU will fail to
during power cycles power up. If this occurs, the CPU should recover with the next power
cycle.
The Ethernet module fails to exchange Very rarely, after experiencing multiple rapid power cycles, the CPU may
EGD properly during power cycling fail to establish communication with one or more modules in the
backplane at power up. When this occurs, several pairs of a "Loss of, or
missing option module" and "Reset of option module" faults will be logged
in the controller fault table.
If the module is an ETM, an event 30H is recorded in its station manager
event log.
To recover from this issue, cycle power again.
Loss of power supplies after firmware A Loss of Power Supplies after firmware update may occur. This does not
update happen with all firmware updates and will NOT occur if the system is
power cycled after the firmware upgrade has completed. The faults
displayed when this issue occurs are as follows:
Loss of, or missing option module
Error Code: 36
Group: 4
Action: 3:Fatal
Task Num: 9
Fault Extra Data: 01 58 02 4f 80 08 0a 07 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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Subject Description
Battery installation. When installing a new battery, if there currently is no battery installed, the
battery must be installed while the CPU has power. Failing to follow this
procedure could result in the CPU not powering up.
If a battery is installed while power is off (and there was no battery
previously installed), and the CPU fails to power up, remove the battery,
power cycle the CPU and then install the battery.
Hot swapping some analog modules Occasionally during a hot insertion (hot swap) of RX3i Non-Isolated
slowly may result in modules not Analog Input Modules, input channels may take up to 2 seconds to reflect
being recognized. actual input values after the module OK bit is enabled in the module
status word. This has only been seen when the hot insertion has been
done slowly (i.e. approximately 1.5 seconds to insert the module).
Ethernet disconnect during Word-for If the Ethernet connection is broken during a word-for-word change, the
Word change. programmer may not allow a subsequent word-for-word change after
reconnecting due to the fact that it thinks another programmer is currently
attached. If this occurs, you should go offline and then back online again.
Simultaneous Clears, Loads and PACSystems CPUs do not support multiple programmers changing CPU
Stores not supported. contents at the same time. The programming software may generate an
error during the operation. Simultaneous loads from a single CPU are
allowed.
Hardware configuration Not Equal If you store a hardware configuration to flash that sets Logic/Config
after changing target name. Power up Source to Always Flash or Conditional Flash and then change
the name of the target in the programming software, the hardware
configuration will go Not Equal and will not verify as equal.
Controller and IO Fault Tables may Both Controller and IO fault tables may need to be cleared to take the
need to be cleared twice to clear CPU out of Stop/Fault mode. If one of the tables contains a recurring
faulted state. fault, the order in which the tables are cleared may be significant. If the
CPU is still in Stop/Fault mode after both tables are cleared, try clearing
the fault tables again.
Setting Force On/Off by storing initial Once a force on or force off has been stored to the controller, you cannot
value. switch from force on to force off or vice-versa by downloading initial
values. To turn the force on or off, download the project.
Number of active programs returned The SNP request Return Controller Type and ID currently returns the
as zero. number of active programs as zero.
Serial I/O fails at 115K during heavy Rare data corruption errors have been seen on serial communications
interrupt load. when running at 115K under heavy interrupt load on the controller. Under
heavy load applications, users should restrict serial communications to
57K or lower.
Multi-drop serial communications Communications can be disrupted when two EIA485 ports (COM 2) are
interrupted by CPU315/32 power cycle wired together/multi-dropped using a two wire connection (wired or) and
either CPU (IC695CPU320 or IC695CPU315) is powered on while the
other CPU is communicating.
SNP ID not always provided. Unlike the Series 90-30, the RX3i CPU’s SNP ID does not appear in the
Machine Edition programmer Show Status display. Service Request 11
will always return zeros.
Second programmer can change logic While currently active in a Test and Edit session using Machine Edition
while in Test & Edit mode. on one PC, Machine Edition running on another PC is not prevented from
storing new logic to the controller.
Must have logic if powering up from If the application will configure the CPU to retrieve the contents of flash
flash. memory at power-up, be sure to include logic along with hardware
configuration when saving to flash memory.
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Subject Description
CPU may not detect low-battery An IC693ACC302 battery with very low capacity may still have a terminal
condition voltage high enough to report that it is a good battery. In this case, when
the battery starts supplying the memory power (battery backup), the
battery voltage quickly drops to unacceptable levels, with little warning to
the user before failure. To insure against data loss, users should replace
batteries in accordance with the guidelines provided in the CPU
Reference Manual, GFK-2222. Additionally, users could save logic and
hardware configuration to flash.
Two Loss of Module faults for Occasionally, the hot removal of the Universal Analog Input Module
Universal Analog module. (IC695ALG600) results in two Loss of I/O Module faults instead of one.
Power up of Series 90-30 HSC module As power is applied to a 90-30 High-Speed Counter, the Module Ready
may take as long as 20 seconds. bit in the status bits returned each sweep from the module may not be set
for as long as 20 seconds after the first controller sweep, even though
there is no Loss of Module indication. I/O data exchanged with the
module is not meaningful until this bit is set by the module. See pages
4-3 to 4-5 of the Series 90-30 High Speed Counter User’s Manual,
GFK-0293C.
Informational fault at power up. Intermittently during power-up, an Informational non-critical CPU software
fault may be generated with fault extra data of 01 91 01 D6. This fault will
have no effect on the normal operation of the controller. But, if the
hardware watchdog timer expires after this fault and before power has
been cycled again, then the outputs of I/O modules may hold their last
state, rather than defaulting to zero.
Extended memory types for IO %R, %W and %M cannot be used as IO triggers.
triggers.
Possible Machine Edition inability to Infrequently, an attempt to connect a programmer to a controller via
connect. Ethernet will be unsuccessful. The normal connection retry dialog will not
be displayed. Rebooting the computer that is running the programmer
will resolve the behavior.
SNP Update Datagram message. If an Update Datagram message requests 6 or less bits or bytes of data,
the controller will return a Completion Ack message without Text Buffer.
The protocol specifies that the returned data will be in the Completion
Ack message, but it may not be.
GBC30 may not resume operation after In rare instances, a GBC30 in an expansion rack may not resume normal
power cycle. operation after a power cycle of either the expansion rack or the main
rack.
To restore GBC operation, power cycle the rack again.
Configuration of third-party modules. Do not specify a length of 0 in the configuration of a third-party module.
The module will not work properly in the system.
Power supply status after CPU The controller will report a Loss of or Missing Option Module fault for the
firmware update. IC695PSD140 RX3i power supply following an update of CPU firmware.
Also, the slot will appear empty in the programmer’s online status detail
view. The power supply continues to operate normally. Power cycle to
restore normal status reporting.
Power supply status after power Rarely, turning a power supply on or off may not result in an Add or Loss
cycling. fault. Also, the slot will appear empty in the programmer’s online status
detail view. The power supply continues to operate normally. Power
cycle to restore normal status reporting.
Don’t use multiple targets. In a system in which the hardware configuration is stored from one target
and logic is stored from a different target, powering-up from flash will not
work. The observed behavior is that, following a power up from flash,
Machine Edition reports hardware configuration and logic Not Equal.
Missing Loss of Terminal Block fault. The IC695ALG600/608/616 analog input modules do not produce a Loss
of Terminal Block fault when hardware configuration is stored or the
module is hot-inserted, and the terminal block is not locked into place.
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Subject Description
Sequence Store failure. When downloading projects with very large hardware configuration or
which use large amounts of user memory, it is possible to encounter a
controller Sequence Store Failure error when writing the project to flash.
To work around this error, either or both of the following actions may be
helpful:
1. Perform an explicit clear of flash prior to performing the write.
2. Increase the operation timeout used by Machine Edition prior to
performing the write. This is done by expanding the Additional
Configuration in the Inspector window for the target controller, and
adjusting the Request Timeout. The timeout may need to be
increased to as much as 60,000 msec, depending on the amount of
memory used and the condition of the flash memory.
IC695ALG600 Lead Resistance A configuration store operation will fail if a channel is configured for 3-
Compensation setting. wire RTD and Lead Resistance Compensation is set to Disabled. A Loss
of Module fault will be logged in the I/O Fault table at the end of the store
operation.
To recover the lost module, the configuration must be changed to enable
Lead Resistance Compensation and module must be power cycled.
WinLoader may stop operating. On computers running Windows 2000 and using some versions of
Symantec Antivirus protection, WinLoader will lock up if used in
advanced mode. Recovery requires cycling the computer's power.
Logic and HWC not equal after power If the Hardware Configuration from Target 1, with Logic/Configuration
cycle. Power-up Source and Data Source both set to Always from Flash, is
stored in Flash, then Logic and Hardware Config from Target 2, with
Logic/Configuration Power-up Source both set to Always from RAM, are
stored to RAM and there is a good battery, then when power is cycled the
programmer may show that Logic and Hardware Config are not equal.
The remedy is to clear Flash and re-store the Logic and Hardware Config
from Target 2.
WinLoader does not detect PC COM WinLoader does not detect if a PC's COM port is in use when attempting
port in use when upgrading to connect to a PACSystems CPU to perform a firmware upgrade. If the
PACSystems CPU. port is already in use it displays the status "trying to connect" followed by
"waiting for target." To proceed with the upgrade, press the "abort" button
and disconnect the other application that is using the COM port.
CPU315 user application and values Under rare circumstances during multiple rapid power cycles the CPU315
cleared after power cycle. will power up with the user application and data in RAM cleared. There
will be a “Corrupted user memory” fault in the controller fault table (Group
130, Error code 1). This will not occur if the user application and data are
loaded from flash on power-up (“Always Flash” or “Conditional Flash”)
WinLoader does not display error WinLoader does not display an error message if it cannot connect to the
when it can't connect serially with PACS CPU when attempting to connect to a PACSystems CPU to
PACS CPU. perform a firmware upgrade. This occurs if the cable is physically not
connected to the CPU or if the CPU's serial port is not configured for the
same baud as WinLoader. In this case Winloader displays the status
"trying to connect" followed by "waiting for target." To proceed with the
upgrade, press the "abort" button and correct the cable or baud rate
setting.

Operational Notes
Subject Description
Firmware upgrades using Slot 1 Firmware upgrades for modules in Slot 1 will only work for CPUs.
Modules other than the CPU need to be in Slot 2 or higher to perform a
firmware upgrade.
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Subject Description
Multiple calls to SVC_REQ 57 in a Multiple calls to SVC_REQ 57 (Logic Driven Write to Nonvolatile
single sweep may cause CPU Storage) could result in the CPU tripping the watchdog timer and going to
watchdog timeouts STOP-HALT mode. The number of calls to SVC_REQ 57 that can be
made requires consideration of many variables, what the software
watchdog timeout value is, how much data is being written, how long the
sweep is, age of nonvolatile storage (flash), etc. If the application
attempts to write to flash too frequently, the CPU could experience a
watchdog timeout while waiting for a preceding write operation to
complete.
The Logic Driven Read/Write to Flash service requests are not intended
for high frequency use. GE Intelligent Platforms recommends limiting the
number of calls to SVC_REQ 57 to one call per sweep to avoid the
potential of for causing a watchdog timeout and the resulting transition to
Stop-Halt.
Error response 1 is no longer returned Prior to release 6.70 for the RX3i, the Modbus RTU slave protocol would
for Modbus RTU requests with invalid return an Invalid Function Code error response (1) upon receipt of a
or undefined function codes. request with an invalid or undefined function code. Starting with release
6.70, the Modbus RTU slave ignores requests with an invalid or
undefined function code, and no response is sent.
RUN LED is not illuminated on the For firmware version 6.70 and later, the RUN LED for a
Series 90-30 power supply for an RX3i remote/expansion rack reflects the current IO enable/disable state (even
remote/expansion rack with input when there are no output modules in the expansion rack).
modules only (releases earlier than The RUN LED for a remote/expansion rack with only input modules
6.70). works as follows for all versions prior to version 6.70:
When a remote or expansion baseplate is used with the RX3i, the
RUN LED on the Series 90-30 power supply for that baseplate is
illuminated when the system is in Run mode only if the rack contains
at least one output module. If the rack contains input modules only,
the RUN LED is not illuminated. This is due to the way input modules
are managed in the PACSystems design and does not indicate an
error.
Undefined symbols in C blocks If an attempt is made to download a C block containing undefined
symbols, the download will fail. Machine Edition will display the following
message in the Feedback Zone: Error 8097: Controller Error – Controller
aborted the request [0x05][0xFF]
Prior to Release 5.00, C blocks containing undefined symbols could be
successfully downloaded, but if they were executed the CPU would
transition to Stop/Halt mode.
For details, see “C Toolkit Compatibility” on page 4.
Length of serial I/O buffer The "Set Up Input Buffer Function" always allocates a buffer containing
2049 bytes. This is one byte more than previous PACSystems releases.
Changing IP address of Ethernet Storing a hardware configuration with a new IP address to the RX3i while
interface while connected connected via Ethernet will succeed, then immediately disconnect
because the RX3i is now using a different IP address than the
Programmer. You must enter a new IP address in the Target Properties
in the Machine Edition Inspector window before reconnecting.
Duplicate station address for Modbus The default serial protocol for the RX3i is Modbus RTU. The default
will conflict with other nodes Station Address is 1. If the RX3i is added to a multi-drop network, care
must be taken that the RX3i is configured with a unique Station Address.
Nodes with duplicate Station Addresses on the same network will not
work correctly.
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Timer operation Care should be taken when timers (ONDTR, TMR, and OFDTR) are
used in program blocks that are NOT called every sweep. The timers
accumulate time across calls to the sub-block unless they are reset. This
means that they function like timers operating in a program with a much
slower sweep than the timers in the main program block. For program
blocks that are inactive for large periods of time, the timers should be
programmed in such a manner as to account for this catch up feature.
Related to this are timers that are skipped because of the use of the
JUMP instruction. Timers that are skipped will NOT catch up and will
therefore not accumulate time in the same manner as if they were
executed every sweep.
Constant sweep Constant Sweep time, when used, should be set at least 10 milliseconds
greater than the normal sweep time to avoid over-sweep conditions when
monitoring or performing on-line changes with the programmer. Window
completion faults will occur if the constant sweep setting is not high
enough.
Large number of COMMREQs sent to A large number of COMMREQs (typically greater than 8) sent to a given
module in one sweep causes faults board in the same sweep may cause Module Software faults to be
logged in the RX3i fault table. The fault group is MOD_OTHR_SOFTWR
(16t, 10h) and the error code is COMMREQ_MB_FULL_START (2).
When this occurs, the “FT” output of the function block will also be set.
To prevent this situation, COMMREQs issued to a given board should be
spread across multiple sweeps so that only a limited number (typically 8
or less) of COMMREQs are sent to a given board in each sweep. In
addition, the FT output parameter should be checked for errors. If the FT
output is set (meaning an error has been detected), the COMM_REQ
could be re-issued by the application logic.
C Block standard math functions do In C Blocks, standard math functions (e.g. sqrt, pow, asin, acos) do not
not set errno set errno to the correct value and do not return the correct value if an
invalid input is provided.
Upgrading firmware  Upgrading the CPU firmware with the WinLoader utility may fail
when multiple IO modules are in the main rack, due to the time it
takes to power cycle the rack system. If the upgrade process fails,
move the CPU to a rack without IO modules and restart the upgrade
process.
 Winloader initial connect baud rate is fixed at 19200 baud. Note that
the firmware download will occur at 115.2K baud by default.
 Note that if you have Hyperterm open on a port, and then try to use
Winloader on the same port, Winloader will often say “Waiting for
Target” until the hyperterm session is closed.
Hot swap Hot Swap of power supplies or CPUs is not supported.
Serial port configuration COMMREQs With the following combination of circumstances, it is possible to render
serial communications with the CPU impossible:
 User configuration disables the Run/Stop switch
 User configures the power up mode to Run or Last
 Logic is stored in FLASH and user configures CPU to load from
FLASH on power up
 User application issues COMMREQs that set the protocol on both of
the serial ports to something that does not permit communications to
the Machine Edition programmer.
Incorrect COMMREQ status for invalid The program name for PACSystems is always "LDPROG1". When
program name another program name is used in a COMM_REQ accessing %L memory,
an Invalid Block Name (05D5) error is generated.
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FANUC I/O Master and Slave operation Scan sets on the master do not work properly for the first operation of the
scan set after entering RUN mode. They do work properly for
subsequent scans.
After downloading a new hardware configuration and logic, a power cycle
may be required to resume FANUC I/O operation.
Use controllers of similar performance in FANUC I/O networks. If a
master or slave is located in an RX3i system, the other controllers should
be RX3i or Series 90-30 CPU374.
Repeated power up/down cycles of an expansion rack containing
FANUC I/O slaves may result in failure of the slaves’ operation, with the
RDY LED off.
Lost count at power up for Serial IO The serial IO Processor (IC693APU305) will lose the first count after
Processor every power up or every time the module receives a configuration.
COMMREQ status words declared in In previous releases, the CPU allowed configuration of COMMREQ
bit memory types must be byte- Status Words in bit memory types on a non-byte-aligned boundary.
aligned. Even though the given reference was not byte-aligned, the firmware
would adjust it the next-lowest byte boundary before updating status bits,
overwriting the bits between the alignment boundary and specified
location. To ensure that the application operates as expected, release
3.50 requires configuration of COMMREQ Status Words in bit memory
types to be byte-aligned. For example if the user specified status bit
location of %I3, the CPU aligns the status bit location at %I1. Release
3.50 firmware requires the user to specify the appropriate aligned
address (%I1) to ensure that the utilized location is appropriate for their
application. Note that the actual reference location utilized is not
changed, but now is explicitly stated for the user.
STOP and RUN mode transition priority The PACSystems CPU receives requests to change between stop and
run mode from many different sources. These include (but are not limited
to) Proficy Machine Edition, HMIs, the user application, and the
RUN/STOP switch. Since there are many potential sources for a mode
change request, it is possible to receive a new mode change request
while another is already in progress. When this occurs, the CPU
evaluates the priority of the new mode change request with the mode
change that is in progress. If the new mode change request has an equal
or higher priority than the one already in progress, the CPU transitions to
the new mode instead of the one in progress. If, however, the new mode
change request has a lower priority than the one in progress, the new
mode request is discarded and the CPU completes the mode change
that is in progress. The sweep mode priorities are (listed from highest to
lowest priority): STOP HALT, STOP FAULT, STOP, and RUN. (Note:
The IO ENABLED/DISABLED state is not part of the mode priority
evaluation.) For example, a CPU is in RUN IO ENABLED mode and a
Service Request 13 function block is executed to place the CPU into
STOP IO DISABLED mode. Before the transition to STOP IO DISABLED
is completed, the RUN/STOP switch is changed from RUN IO ENABLED
to RUN IO DISABLED. In this case, the CPU ignores the new request
from the RUN/STOP switch to go to RUN IO DISABLED mode because it
is already processing a request to go to STOP IO DISABLED mode and
STOP mode has a higher priority than RUN mode.
Suspend IO function block does not In a Series 90-70 the SUSPEND_IO function block suspends EGD in
suspend EGD addition to IO Scan. In PACSystems controllers the SUSPEND IO
suspends only the IO Scan.
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Installation in Hazardous Areas

The following information is for products bearing the UL marking for Hazardous Areas:
 WARNING - EXPLOSION HAZARD - SUBSTITUTION OF COMPONENTS MAY IMPAIR SUITABILITY FOR CLASS
I, DIVISION 2;

 WARNING - EXPLOSION HAZARD - WHEN IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS, TURN OFF POWER BEFORE
REPLACING OR WIRING MODULES; AND

 WARNING - EXPLOSION HAZARD - DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT EQUIPMENT UNLESS POWER HAS
BEEN SWITCHED OFF OR THE AREA IS KNOWN TO BE NONHAZARDOUS.

 EQUIPMENT LABELED WITH REFERENCE TO CLASS I, GROUPS A, B, C & D, DIV. 2 HAZARDOUS

LOCATIONS IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN CLASS I, DIVISION 2, GROUPS A, B, C, D OR NON-HAZARDOUS
LOCATIONS ONLY

 The tightening torque range for the control terminals is 9.6-11.5 in. lb. Use only wire rated for 90°C. Be sure to
observe any additional ratings that are provided with the modules.