IC697BEM742 FIP Bus Controller

Overview

Place of Origin:	USA
Brand Name:	GE
Model Number:	IC697BEM742
Packaging Details:	Original new Factory Sealed
Delivery Time:	5-7 days
Payment Terms:	T/T
Supply Ability:	In stock

Specifications

Description

The GE Fanuc IC697BEM742 Series 90-70 FIP Bus controller is an I/O bus controller that interfaces the GE IC697 PLCs to FIP or World FIP I/O serial bus devices. The IC697BEM742 Bus controller can also act as an I/O controller for the GE Series 90-30 I/O modules in Remote I/O nest and field control I/O modules in the FIP bus network. The IC697BEM742 FIP Bus controller also provides connected devices with high-level TCP/IP communication capabilities and generic messaging capabilities. The IC697BEM742 Bus controller offers software configuration which eliminates the need for DIP switches and jumper sets. It is configured with an MS-DOS or Windows-based programming software. The IC697BEM742 Bus controller comes with 6 LED status indicators on the front panel of the controller, and it also has a push-button located directly below the status LED.

Applications

Iron and steel heavy metallurgical plants: Controlling continuous casting and rolling production lines. Analysis: The FIP bus offers high determinism, ensuring millisecond-level deviations during the synchronous movement of large motors.

Large thermal power plants: Managing the distributed I/O of the boiler DCS system. Analysis: The FIP protocol offers extremely high real-time performance, meeting the stringent "zero-latency" requirements of power interlocking protection.

Large water treatment plants: Connecting distributed booster pump sets and instruments. Analysis: Simplifying cabling and supporting centralized management of equipment over several kilometers via a single bus.

Features

Interfaces FIP or World FIP I/O serial bus to IC697 PLC

Two versions available for standard IC697 racks: IC697BEM742 and IC697BEM744 - both have 2M of RAM and 2M of Flash memory

Data rate for IC697BEM742 is 1 Mbit/second, IC697BEM744 is 2.5 Mbits/second

Four FIP Bus Controllers per PLC system

Two FIP bus channels provide redundant bus capability

RS-485 serial port attaches to PC for easy in-system firmware upgrade (no PROMS to change)

Pushbutton for resetting Bus Controller and enabling Bus Controller to accept upgrades

FIP bus faults managed by PLC Alarm processor

Function

Six status LEDs

Software configuration (no DIP switches or jumpers to set) using Windows programming software configuration function running on Windows 95 or Windows NT

Functions

A FIP Bus Controller (FBC) is a two channel bus controller that occupies a single slot in an IC697 PLC standard or VME Integrator rack. I/O devices on the FIP bus are scanned asynchronously by the bus controller and I/O data is transferred to the CPU once per scan. Up to 31 Bus Controllers, of any kind, can be included in an IC697 PLC system. Of the 31 Bus Controllers, a maximum of four can be FIP Bus Controllers.

Diagnostics

FIP devices on the bus will automatically report faults, alarms and certain other predefined conditions to the PLC.

The Bus Controller stores any diagnostic messages it receives. They are read automatically by the IC697 CPU. Faults can then be displayed in the fault table using the Windows programming software and cleared from the programmer. Detailed information on faults on the FIP bus can be found in Chapter 5 of the FIP Bus Controller User’s Manual.

In addition to the built-in diagnostics capabilities of FIP devices, the Windows programming software application program can make use of additional diagnostics mechanisms provided by the IC697 PLC.

1 System Status References that have been defined for FIP use.

2 Fault and No Fault contacts that can be used to detect fault and lack of fault conditions.

3 Alarm contacts that can be used to indicate when an analog value has reached an assigned alarm limit.

FAQ

Q: What is an IC697BEM742?
A: The IC697BEM742 is a FIP Bus Controller (FBC) from the GE Fanuc 90-70 Series.

Q: How many channels does IC697BEM742 have and how many slots does it occupy?
A: This is a 2 channel bus controller and it occupies a single slot in an IC697 PLC standard or VME Integrator rack.

Q: What does IC697BEM742 do?
A: I/O devices on the FIP bus are scanned, asynchronously, by the bus controller. Then, I/O data is transferred to the CPU once per scan. A FIP bus is used primarily for I/O control. It is also used to store configuration data to remote devices and to report faults.

Q: What can a FIP bus serve?
A: IC697 and IC693 PLCs interfaced to the bus by FIP Bus Controllers.
Remote Drops: IC693 I/O racks that are interfaced to the bus through Remote I/O Scanner modules. Each remote drop can include any mix of discrete and analog I/O modules.
Field Control Stations: Field Control I/O modules that are interfaced to the bus via a FIP Bus Interface Unit (BIU).
Generic Devices: General-purpose computers that are interfaced to the bus via a 3rd party FIP module.