The IC698CPE030 is one of the most advanced Central Processing Unit (CPU) from the PACSystem RX7i of Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC). This CPU is designed to meet the modern automation, connectivity and integration requirements of the industry. It is formerly manufactured by GE Intelligent Platforms (GE IP) however with the recent acquisition by Emerson Automation, the PACSystem RX7i is now part of the latter.

The IC698CPE030 processor is installed with a computer level microprocessor that is, 600MHz Pentium-M microprocessor with 64 MB of user memory and 64 MB of user flash memory. It exhibits Boolean execution speed of 0.069ms per 1000 Boolean contacts/coils. This CPU can accommodate up to 32 K bits of Discrete I/O and 32 K Words of Analog I/O. Up to 512 program blocks can be downloaded to this CPU wherein each program block can have a maximum of 128 KB memory.

The IC698CPE030 also has Two (2) Ethernet communication ports that is capable of auto-sensing of network transmission speed and may be configured for half and full duplex operating mode. The built-in Webserver and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) functionality is accessible via these ethernet ports, allowing users to remotely monitor and configure the processor. Aside from the built-in Ethernet ports,

this CPU also has One (1) RS232 port; One (1) RS485 port and One (1) Station manager port. These communication interfaces support SRTP, Modbus TCP Server and Client, Ethernet Global Data (EGD) for Ethernet based communication and Modbus RTU Slave, SNP, Serial I/O for serial communication.

The GE Fanuc IC698CPE030 PACSystem Rx7i Central Processing Unit is a Pentium processor for the GE Rx7i system. The IC698CPE030 CPU, like all Rx7i CPUs, is installed on an Rx7i I/O rack and it comes with the VME64 base architecture that accommodates both new and old VME embedded technology with a fast throughput rating. The IC698CPE030 CPU comes with a 600 MegaHertz Pentium M processor and a battery-backed 64-Megabyte processor memory along with a battery-backed 64-Megabyte user flash memory for application and data storage. The IC698CPE030 processor can perform floating point Math and Boolean Logic functions, and advanced user parameters can be programmed using the Ladder Diagram, Structured Text, Function Block Diagram, and C programming languages.

The GE Fanuc IC698CPE030 CPU supports the Series 90-70 discrete and analog I/O modules, communication modules, the Series 90-70 supported VME modules, and a wide range of programmers and HMI modules. The IC698CPE030 CPU has a voltage rating of +5, +12, or -12 Volt DC, and a backplane current rating of 3.4 Amps at 5 Volts DC. The IC698CPE030 CPU has an isolated RS-485 serial port, an RS-232 serial port, and a dedicated RS-232 Ethernet station manager port. The IC698CPE030 CPU also has dual embedded Ethernet (10/100 MB) ports that provide Ethernet Global Data (EGD) data exchange, TCP/IP high-speed data transmission, support for the Modbus/TCP Server, Modbus/TCP Client, and SRTP Channel protocols, and it can communicate with programmers and HMI devices. The IC698CPE030 CPU is configured with the Proficy Machine Edition (ME) Logic Developer configuration software version 4.5 or later which provides an advanced application programming environment, and it supports data monitoring over the web via Web servers and FTP connections.