IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION

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PACSystems™ RX3i CPU IC695CPE310 IPI

IC695CPE310-ADBD1 2
Firmware Version 9.96

1 Includes conformal coat and low temperature module variants, if available.

2 The last two characters of the catalog number suffix may not increment with every firmware release beginning with IC695CPE310 -ADBD 9.96.
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Warnings and Caution Notes as Used in this Publication

WARNING
Warning notices are used in this publication to emphasize that hazardous voltages, currents, temperatures, or
other conditions that could cause personal injury exist in this equipment or may be associated with its use.

In situations where inattention could cause either personal injury or damage to equipment, a Warning notice is
used.

CAUTION
Caution notices are used where equipment might be damaged if care is not taken.

Note: Notes merely call attention to information that is especially significant to understanding and operating the equipment.

These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment, nor to provide for every possible
contingency to be met during installation, operation, and maintenance. The information is supplied for
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Current Release Information

This firmware change is released for full production and as a web-only upgrade kit.

Firmware Version Numbers

Firmware Component RX3i CPU Models Version Number

CPU Primary Firmware CPE310 Rel 9.96 Build ECTR
CPU Boot Firmware CPE310 Version 8.30 Build E4DS

Field Upgrades
All versions of the CPE310 are field upgradeable to this firmware release using the upgrade kit listed below. The
upgrade is available via download from the support website. Links are available at the end of this document.
Release in line with software license compliance requirements.
Upgrade Kit:
Part Number: 41G1734-MS10-000-A21
File Name: CPE310_FW9_96_41G1734-MS10-000-A21.zip

New Features
None: IC695CPE310 Firmware Release 9.96 resolves the issues found in the Problems Resolved section.
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Problems Resolved
Resolved Issue ID Description

The PID built-in function block does not update the Control
Control Variable (CV) DE5744 Variable (CV) output properly when data flow is used to
output of PID function
another function's input. Instead, PID function block only
block not updating SFDC00774522 updates CV output during the execution of the PID interval
every scan
and is 0 at all other times when PID is not executing.

Beginning with firmware version 9.90, the CPU may enter

STOP/HALT mode if PAC Machine Edition (PME) 9.50 SIM 16 or
CPU in STOP/HALT
later is connected in Programmer Mode for an extended
Mode with PME DE5974
period of time. This issue may be avoided by using PME 9.50
Connected
SIM 15 or earlier, or by connecting PME 9.50 SIM 16 or later in
Monitor Mode instead of Programmer Mode.

Rarely, a stop mode store to a PACSystems controller may fail

No user Memory to complete. PME reports "Download to Controller Not
DE5121
Available on Download Completed" with Error 8097 "Controller Error - No user
memory is available to allocate [0x05][0xE8] [0x801B0006]"

DE5729 PME View target with large number of variables that are user-
CPU STOP/HALTED
defined types nested within other user-defined types may
Using PME View &
SFDC00775236 cause the controller to transition to STOP/HALTED state when
User-Defined Types
the View target is transitioning through its startup.

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Functional Compatibility
Compatibility Issue Description

Minimum Version of PME

Feature
Required

OPC UA Management and Security Provisioning 9.50 SIM 17

SNTP Client Configuration

9.00 SIM 10 or 9.50 SIM 2
OPC UA Server Configuration

Extended PROFINET® device Subslot Number range 8.60 SIM8

Programmer
Version Support for 255 PROFINET I/O Devices 8.50 SIM9 or 8.60 SIM1
Requirements
Embedded Ethernet EGD Configuration 8.50 SIM7

IC695RMX228 Reflective Memory Module Configuration 8.50 SIM2

IC695ECM850 IEC 61850 Communication Module 8.00 SIM7

Configuration

Enhanced Security Functionality 7.00 SIM11

CPE310 Configuration 7.00 SIM3

The Remote Get HART Device Information COMMREQ is supported by these products:
RX3i CPUs with version 8.95 or later
Remote Get HART®
Device Information IC695PNC001 RX3i PROFINET Controller version 2.26 or later
COMMREQ
IC695PNS001 RX3i PROFINET Scanner version 2.41 or later
IC695PNS001 RX3i PROFINET Scanner GSDML-V2.3-GEIP-RX3iPNS-20160602.xml3

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IC695PNS001 RX3i PROFINET Scanner GSDML-V2.3-GEIP-RX3iPNS-20160602.xml is required to enable HART Pass Through
Service Options settings in PME.
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Compatibility Issue Description

HART-capable RX3i Analog I/O modules can communicate HART data via this CPU to
compatible asset management tools. Refer to the PACSystems HART Pass Through User
Manual, GFK-2929 for more details.
The following RX3i analog modules support HART:
IC695ALG626
®
Supports the HART IC695ALG6284
Pass Through
IC695ALG728
Feature
If used for HART Pass Through, the supporting RX3i PROFINET Controller (PNC001) and
PROFINET Scanner (PNS001 or CEP001) must also contain HART-compatible firmware:
IC695PNC001 Firmware Release 2.20
IC695PNS001 Firmware Release 2.30
IC695CEP001 Firmware Release 2.30.

CPU Backward Legacy CPU310 Projects are supported on the CPE310.

Compatibility

C Toolkit version 7.00 or later

The C Toolkit for PACSystems is distributed with PAC Machine Edition Logic Developer.
Updates can be downloaded from from our support site. See the links available at the end of
C Toolkit this document.
Compatibility
Note: All C blocks must be recompiled using the new toolkit before downloading to a
release 7.00 or later CPU.
The Series 90 Toolkit (IC641SWP709/719) is not compatible with PACSystems.

Minimum Version of
Minimum Version of
Feature PNC Controller
3iPNS Required
Required

Remote Get HART Device Information

PROFINET IO 2.26 2.41
COMMREQ
Compatibility
Extended PROFINET Subslot Numbers 2.25 N/A

Simplex (non-redundantly controlled)

2.00 N/A
PROFINET IO

Backplanes, power As listed in the PACSystems RX3i System Manual, GFK-2314.

supplies and system
Power Sync and Measurement module, IC694PSM001.
modules

4 If used, IC695ALG628 must be installed in the RX3i CPU Rack. At time of publication, it is not supported by PROFINET scanners IC695PNS001 or
IC695CEP001. Refer to IPIs for IC695PNS001 or IC695CEP001 for future updates.
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Compatibility Issue Description

The following backplane hardware revisions MUST be used:

IC695CHS012-BAMP
IC695CHS016-BAMP
IC695CHS012CA-BAMP
RX3i Backplane IC695CHS016CA-BAMP
Hardware Revision
Compatibility or
IC695CHS007-AA (or later)
IC695CHS012-CA (or later)
IC695CHS016-CA (or later)IC695CHS012CA-CA (or later)
IC695CHS016CA-CA (or later)
Series 90-30 Main Racks cannot be used in a PACSystems RX3i system.
Series 90-30 Main
Rack Compatibility Series 90-30 CPUs do not operate in PACSystems RX3i Racks.

Isolated 24Vdc In applications that use the IC69xALG220/221/222, consult PACSystems RX3i System Manual,
power GFK-2314 for details on wiring the 24Vdc power.

In Release 3.0, the behavior of the COMMREQ fault output on a COMMREQ sent to the
PROFIBUS master module IC695PBM300 was changed to be compatible with the Series 90-
COMMREQ to
30 CPU366 PROFIBUS Master. Previously, the fault output was enabled when the module
PBM300
received a COMMREQ and it was busy. Now, the busy condition does not result in the fault
output being enabled.

When a VersaMax™ system Genius™ Network Interface Unit (IC200GBI001) interoperates

Recommended with a Genius Bus Controller located in a PACSystems PLC, and the VersaMax system
IC200ALG240 contains an IC200ALG240 Analog Input Module, it is recommended to update the
revision IC200ALG240 firmware to Revision 1.20 or later. Use firmware update kit 44A752313-G02,
available in Article ID 000004438 on our support site.

Configuration of Always configure 16 bits of module status when using this module. Configuring 0 bits of
IC694MDL754 module status will result in invalid data in the module’s ESCP status bits.

PACSystems OPC UA servers support up to five concurrent sessions with up to ten

concurrent variable subscriptions and up to 12,500 variables. The subscription limit is shared
across all available sessions.

CIMPLICITY® When using CIMPLICITY OPC UA Client, ensure the total number of subscriptions does not
OPC UA Client exceed the maximum. CIMPLICITY OPC UA Client is configured to create one subscription for
every 500 items by default. If, for example, a project contains 1000 monitored items,
CIMPLICITY creates two subscriptions. The number of items per subscription may be
modified from the Device Configuration Panel / OPC UA DA Configuration / Subscriptions /
Max. Number of Monitored Items.
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Compatibility Issue Description

The RX3i OPC UA server supports up to 10 subscriptions with up to 12,500 monitored items
each. Some versions of the CIMPLICITY OPC UA driver support an unlimited number of
subscriptions with a default limit of 500 monitored items per subscription, and a hard limit
CIMPLICITY® and
of 32,767 bits of data in a subscription. This means that it is not possible to subscribe to all
RX3i Subscription
12,500 variables of the RX3i PLC with a CIMPLICITY HMI using those driver versions. The
Size Incompatibility
effective monitored item limit in CIMPLICITY is dependent on the size of the data being
subscribed to. Other OPC UA clients with a larger monitored item per subscription limit can
subscribe to the entire address space of variables, such as UA Expert.

The CPE302/CPE305/CPE310 Ethernet Station Manager supports monitor commands only.

Ethernet Station
Modify commands are not supported in firmware release 8.65 or later. Refer to TCP/IP
Manager Modify
Ethernet Communications for PACSystems Station Manager Manual, GFK-2225M or later, for
Command Support
additional information.

PNC001 Version for

IC695PNC001 PROFINET Controller firmware version 2.25 or later is required to configure
Extended PROFINET
PROFINET devices using extended subslot numbers.
Subslot Numbers

HART Pass Through HART Pass Through entails usage of PC-based applications, RX3i Analog modules with HART
Version functionality and (optionally) supporting PROFINET products. HART Pass Through operation
Requirements is described in the PACSystems HART Pass Through User Manual, GFK-2929.

Release History
Catalog FW Comments
Number Version

IC695CPE310- 9.96 Firmware Release 9.96 resolves the issues found in the Problems
ADBD Resolved section.

IC695CPE310- 9.90 Updated OPC UA Stack and Certificate Management for OPC UA Connections:
ADBC Supports an updated OPC UA stack with server and application
authentication via certificate management beginning with FW R9.90, PAC
Machine™ Edition (PME) 9.50 SIM 16 (SIM 17 required for CPE310), and PAC
Security. PME now has a GUI management interface for OPC UA configuration
integrated (start, stop, restart, clear, and provisioning mode, etc.). The new
PAC Security tool is available to manage certificate trust for clients and
servers.
VxWorks Urgent/11: Applied patches for VxWorks Urgent/11 vulnerabilities
and made additional security enhancements to the IC695CPE302, CPE305, &
CPE310 to harden the products against an attacker.

IC695CPE310- 9.75 Firmware release 9.75 resolves the issues documented in the Problems Resolved
ACBB section.

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Catalog FW Comments
Number Version

IC695CPE310- 9.65 Firmware release 9.65 resolves an issue with the IC695ETM001 resetting during
ACBA heavy programmer traffic in some hardware configurations.

IC695CPE310- 9.40 Firmware release 9.40 enhances SVC_REQ 20 to uniquely identify remote
ACAZ PROFINET IO faults and resolves a number of OPC UA issues.

IC695CPE310- 9.20 Firmware release 9.20 adds support for Embedded Simple Network Time Protocol
ACAY (SNTP) Client, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Day Light Savings Time
(DST), and OPC UA Server configuration.

IC695CPE310- 9.10 Firmware release 9.10 adds support for OPC UA Sweep Mode and Sweep Time
ACAX variables.

IC695CPE310- 8.96 Firmware release 8.96 adds support for the Remote Get HART Device Information
ACAW COMMREQ. This allows the user application to retrieve information from a HART
device connected to an RX3i Analog module via an IC695PNS001 RX3i PROFINET
Scanner (PNS).

IC695CPE310- 8.90 Firmware release 8.90 resolves an issue where in rare cases EGD production to
ACAV Multicast Destination Type addresses may not start when the CPE305/CPE310
powers on and goes to Run Mode.

IC695CPE310- 8.80 Firmware release 8.80 resolves an EGD multicast issue.

ACAU

IC695CPE310- 8.75 The internal FLASH drive that holds the firmware and backs up user data updated
ACAT to a new vendor. This change addresses an issue in which a very small percentage
of IC695CPE310 units may not properly power up after a power cycle.

IC695CPE310- 8.75 Several security enhancements were made to various PACSystems Controllers to
ABAT harden the product against an attacker with local area network access. See Article
ID 000017059.

IC695CPE310- 8.70 Firmware Release 8.70 supports extended PROFINET device Subslot Numbers.
ABAS The maximum Subslot Number for PROFINET devices has been increased from
255 to 21845.

IC695CPE310- 8.65 Firmware release 8.65 resolves security and OPC UA issues.
ABAR

IC695CPE310- 8.50 Support for RX3i HART Pass Through feature.

ABAP

IC695CPE310- 8.30 Adds support for EGD Class 1 on Embedded Ethernet Interface.
ABAN

IC695CPE310- 8.20 Adds support for OPC UA.

ABAM
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Catalog FW Comments
Number Version

IC695CPE310- 8.15 Adds support for IC695RMX228 (128 MB Reflective Memory Module with Single
ABAL Mode Transceiver.)
Adds ability to read reflective memory status bits for IC695CMX128,
IC695RMX128, and IC695RMX228 (reflective memory modules).
Adds enhanced Ethernet diagnostics capabilities.

IC695CPE310- 8.05 Adds support for the new IC695ECM850 (IEC 61850 Ethernet Communication
ABAK Module), which operates as an IEC 61850 Client and provides connectivity to IEC
61850 Server devices.
Resolves three issues detailed in PACSystems RX3i CPU IC695CPE310-ABAK IPI, GFK-
2713K.

IC695CPE310- 7.80 Resolves the following issues:

ABAJ
Unable to enter existing CPU password after Enhanced Security enabled.
The PNC0001 fails to reconnect after remote IO power loss.
The PBM300 stops responding after SUS_IO instruction executed.

IC695CPE310- 7.75 Corrects issues with the OEM lock functionality and with Ethernet
ABAH communications. Adds support for RX3i CMX/RMX modules version –CG
(hardware version Cx with firmware version 2.00 and later).
For details, see PACSystems RX3i CPU IC695CPE310-ABAH IPI, GFK-2713H.

IC695CPE310- 7.70 Adds support for the following new modules: IC694MDL758, IC695CNM001 and
ABAG IC694PSM001. Refer to PACSystems RX3i CPU IC695CPE310-ABAG IPI, GFK-2713G
for issues resolved.

IC695CPE310- 7.30 Adds support for Modbus/TCP Server, Modbus/TCP Client, SRTP Server, and SRTP
ABAF Channels from the embedded Ethernet port. For details, refer to PACSystems RX7i
& RX3i TCP/IP Ethernet Communications User Manual, GFK-2224L or later.

IC695CPE310- 7.16 Adds the ability to write DTR and read DSR, DCD, and RI on CPE310 Serial Port 1.
ABAE This functionality has been implemented (for all CPUs with RS-232 Serial ports)
using COMMREQ 4304 (Write Port Control) & COMMREQ 4303 (Read Port Status).

IC695CPE310- 7.15 Adds native support for the new Power Sync and Measurement module
ABAD (IC694PSM001) and resolves several issues. Also introduces new features to
augment security in the CPU firmware and PAC Machine Edition software. For
details, see PACSystems RX3i CPU IC695CPE310-ABAD IPI, GFK-2713D.

IC695CPE310- 7.14 Corrects an issue where executing a Run Mode Store, displaying the PAC Machine
ABAC 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).
Corrects an issue that was introduced in release 7.13, which prevented
configuration of Modbus TCP on Ethernet modules.

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Catalog FW Comments
Number Version

IC695CPE310- 7.13 Corrects issues with Logic Write to Flash (Service Request 57).
ABAC

IC695CPE310- 7.11 Resolves the issues detailed in PACSystems RX3i CPU IC695CPE310-ABAB IPI,
ABAB GFK-2713A.

IC695CPE310- 7.10 Initial release.

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Restrictions and Open Issues

Restriction/Open Issue Description

Serial I/O Half Duplex Mode When the CPE310 serial port is configured for Serial I/O protocol with 2-wire
Failures at Low Baud Rates half-duplex serial port mode with baud rates less than 19.2k, upon switching
from transmitting to receiving the last transmitted character may end up as
the first character in the receive message buffer.

Rare Power-Up Problem on When the CPE310 has logic and configuration source set to flash, rarely the
CPE310 controller will power up with all LEDs blinking in unison and the controller will
be unreachable. An additional power down and then power up cycle will allow
the controller to completely power up.

Missing Addition of IOC event when When ECM850 module RESET is triggered using SVC_REQ 24 or Reset
ECM850 module restarts due to pushbutton, CPU does not report Addition of IOC fault message in Controller
reset pushbutton or SVC_REQ 24 fault table after successful reset of module.

Run Mode Store of EGD Causes Performing a RUN Mode Store of a project where the total number of
Sequence Store Failure & CPU variables in EGD exchanges is near the maximum of 30,000 may result in a
Software Event Faults Controller Sequence Store Failure (Group: 137; Error Code 4) and CPU
Software Event fault. (Group: 140; Error Code 145)

If this occurs, storing the project may be successfully downloaded while the
controller is in STOP Mode.
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Restriction/Open Issue Description

Flash part issue on CPE305/CPE310 When the CPE305 or CPE310 powers down with an Energy Pack connected,
modules shipped in 2012 all user memory is written out to the NVS flash device. In 2012, a batch of
flash memory chips were received that exhibited longer write times, which
exceeded the capabilities of the Energy Pack. This will resulted in the CPE310
not retaining memory during a power-cycle event and logging a User memory
not preserved fault.
The parts that exhibit the extended write times went obsolete in 2012. Units
shipped after January 1st, 2013 or prior to 2012 do not have the substandard
part.
Units shipped in 2012 that exhibit the symptoms of the issue (User memory
not preserved fault after power cycle with a working Energy Pack) can be
replaced via the warranty return policy.

Ethernet COMMREQs not always In certain instances where User Logic is of sufficient size and a COMMREQ is
delivered on the first logic sweep issued on first logic sweep, the COMMREQ may be aborted before its
transmission is attempted. The condition is much more observable on
COMMREQs issued from the CPU’s embedded Ethernet port. To avoid the
possibility of encountering this condition, users should avoid issuing
COMMREQs on first logic sweep.

PMM335 loss is occasionally The PMM335 PACMotion Multi-axis Motion Controller monitors power loss,
detected on power down of the independently of the CPU. The CPU is fast enough that it can occasionally
CPU. (Module is not lost on power- detect and log the loss of the PMM335 just before the CPU itself powers
up.) 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.

Ethernet rack-based module fails Very rarely, after experiencing multiple rapid power cycles, the CPU may fail
to exchange EGD data properly to establish communication with one or more modules in the backplane at
during power cycling power up. When this occurs, several pairs of Loss of, or missing option module
and Reset of option module faults with identical timestamps will be logged in
the controller fault table. If the module is an Ethernet module, an event 30H is
recorded in its station manager event log.
To recover from this issue, cycle power again.

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Restriction/Open Issue Description

Loss of Power Supplies after A Loss of Power Supplies after firmware update may occur. This does not
firmware 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:
0.0 Loss of, or missing option module 01-12-2009 11:25:38
Error Code Group Action Task Num
36 4 3:Fatal 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

Hot swapping some analog Occasionally during a hot insertion (hot swap) of IC695 Non-Isolated Analog
modules slowly result in modules Input Modules, input channels may take up to 2 seconds to reflect actual
not being recognized 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)

Simultaneous clears, loads and Currently, PACSystems CPUs do not support multiple programmers changing
stores not supported CPU contents at the same time. The programming software may generate an
error during the operation. Simultaneous loads from a single controller are
allowed.

Hardware configuration Not Equal If the user stores a hardware configuration to flash that sets Logic/Config
after changing target name Power up Source to Always Flash or Conditional Flash and then subsequently
changes 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 CPU
need to be cleared twice to clear out of Stop/Fault mode. If one of the tables contains a recurring fault, the
faulted state 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 Once a force on or force off has been stored to the RX3i, you cannot switch
initial value from force on to force off or vice-versa directly by downloading initial values.
To turn off the force, perform a download, and then change the force on or
off by another download.

Number of active programs The SNP request Return Controller Type and ID currently returns the number
returned as zero of active programs as zero.

Serial I/O failure at 115K during Rare data corruption errors have been seen on serial communications when
heavy interrupt load running at 115K under heavy interrupt load on the RX3i. 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 (Comm2) are
Interrupted by CPU315/320 Power wired together/multi-dropped using a 2-wire connection (wired or) and either
Cycle the CPUs (IC695CPU320 and/or IC695CPU315) are powered on while the
other CPU is communicating.
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Restriction/Open Issue Description

SNP ID not always provided Unlike the Series 90-30, the RX3i CPU’s SNP ID will not appear in the Machine
Edition programmer Show Status display. Service Request 11 will always
return zeroes.

Second programmer can change While currently active in a Test and Edit session using Machine Edition on one
logic while in Test & Edit mode PC, Machine Edition running on another PC is not prevented from storing new
logic to the RX3i.

Must have logic if powering-up If the application will configure the CPU to retrieve the contents of flash
from flash memory at power-up, be sure to include logic along with hardware
configuration when saving to flash memory.

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 As power is applied to a 90-30 High-Speed Counter, the module ready bit in
module may take as long as 20 the status bits returned each sweep from the module may not be set for as
seconds long as 20 seconds after the first PLC 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. Refer to PACSystems RX3i and Series 90-30
High Speed Counter Modules User’s Manual, GFK-0293, Chapter 4.

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 RX3i. 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

SNP Update Datagram message If an Update Datagram message requests six (or fewer) bits (or bytes) of data,
the RX3i will return a Completion Ack without Text Buffer. The protocol
specifies that the returned data will be in the Completion Ack message, but it
may not be present.

GBC30 may not resume operation In rare instances, a GBC30 in an expansion rack may not resume normal
after power cycle operation after a power cycle of either the expansion rack or the main rack.

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 RX3i will report a Loss of or missing option module fault for the IC695PSD140
firmware update 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.

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Restriction/Open Issue Description

Power supply status after power Rarely, turning a power supply on or off may not result in an add or loss fault.
cycling Also, the slot will appear empty in the programmer’s online status detail view.
The power supply continues to operate normally. To restore normal status
reporting, cycle the power.

Do not 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, PME 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.

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 PLC Sequence Store
Failure error when writing the project to flash. To avoid this error, either or both
of the following actions may be helpful:
Perform an explicit clear of flash prior to performing the write.
Increase the operation timeout used by ME prior to performing the write. This is
done by expanding the Additional Configuration in the Inspector window for the
target controller, and adjusting Request Timeout. The timeout may need to be
increased to as much as 60000 msec, depending on the amount of memory used
and the condition of the flash memory.

IC694MDL754: must configure Always configure sixteen bits of module status when using this module.
module status bits Configuring zero bits of module status will result in invalid data in the module’s
ESCP status bits.

IC695ALG600 Lead Resistance A configuration store operation will fail if a channel is configured for 3-wire
Compensation setting 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.

C Toolkit PlcMemCopy This routine does allow the destination and source pointers to be outside of
Documentation Incorrect reference memory. If the destination points to discrete reference memory,
overrides and transitions will be honored. Note that the header for
PlcMemCopy has been updated in Release 3.50 of the C toolkit.

Logic and HWC not equal after If the Hardware Config from Target 1, with Logic/Configuration Power-up
power cycle Source and Data Source both set to Always from Flash, is stored in Flash, and
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 Energy Pack, 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.
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Restriction/Open Issue Description

WinLoader does not detect PC WinLoader does not detect whether a PC's COM port is in use when
COM port in use when upgrading attempting to connect to a PACSystems CPU to perform a firmware upgrade.
PACSystems CPU If the 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.

WinLoader does not display error WinLoader does not display an error message if it cannot connect to a
when it cannot connect serially PACSystems CPU to perform a firmware upgrade. This occurs if the cable is
with PACSystems CPU 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.

REPP does not save results of The station manager REPP command does not retain the results of a PING
aborted PING that is aborted due to error. The PING results are reported when the PING is
aborted, but subsequent REPP commands give the results of the last
successfully terminated PING.

Multiple log events The Ethernet Interface sometimes generates multiple exception log events
and Controller Fault Table entries when a single error condition occurs. Under
repetitive error conditions, the exception log and/or Controller Fault Table
can be completely filled with repetitive error messages.

Clear of large hardware A Log event 08/20 may occur when very large hardware configurations are
configurations may cause log cleared and transfers are active on other Server connections. This log event
event 08/20 can be safely ignored.

PLC response timeout errors (8/08) Under extremely heavy SRTP traffic conditions, the Ethernet Interface may
in Ethernet exception log under log an event in the Ethernet exception log (Event 8, Entry 2 = 08H) indicating
extremely heavy SRTP traffic an overload condition. This error terminates the SRTP connection. If this
event appears, either the traffic load should be reduced, or the application
should use an alternate communications method to verify that critical data
transfers were not lost due to the overload.

SRTP channel transfers may take When SRTP communications are interrupted by a power cycle, the Ethernet
up to 20 seconds after power cycle interface may require up to 20 seconds to re-establish TCP connection used
for SRTP communications.

TCP connection may timeout early If the TCP connection timeout is set higher than 10 minutes, the connection
if the timeout is set above 10 may time out before the configured value. The connection timeout is derived
minutes from three AUP parameters:
wkal_idle + (wkal_cnt + 1) * wkal_intvl

Station Manager PARM command Although the parm v Station Manager command works correctly, the v
help text is wrong subsystem code (SRTP server) is not shown as supported by the online help.

Blink code upon Power-up In rare occasions a blink code of 9-1-1-15 may be reported upon power up.
To resume operation the unit must be power cycled again with the Energy
Pack disconnected.

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Restriction/Open Issue Description

All CPE LEDs blinking in unison at In very rare occasions a CPE310 may power up erroneously indicating an over
power-up temperature condition (all CPU status lights blinking on and off in unison) and
fail to go into run mode.
To resume operation the unit must be power cycled again (with or without
the Energy Pack connected.)

Watchdog Timer Trip on Logic- In rare instances, a Logic Driven Read or Write of User Nonvolatile RAM via
Initiated Read or Write of User Service Request 56 or Service Request 57 on a CPE310 can result in the
Nonvolatile RAM expiration of the Software Watchdog Timer. The expiration of the Software
Watchdog forces the CPE into a Stop Halt state.
If this occurs the user must remove the Energy Pack and cycle power to the
CPU to clear the failure mode. To resume operation the unit must then have
project downloaded again from the programmer or via RDSD.
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Operational Notes
Note: For a summary of operational differences between Series 90™ and PACSystems RX3i controllers, refer to
Series 90 to PACSystems Applications Conversion Guide, GFK-2722.

Operational Note Description

OPC UA Client In the event that an OPC UA client device fails to connect to a RX3i PLC due to an
Commissioning incorrect OPC UA security certificate, the PLC will add that device to its reject list. This
will prevent any future communication between the client and the PLC. To get the PLC
to communicate with that client in the future, you must generate a new private key for
the client and re-provision it with the GDS, using the Security Console.

Firmware upgrades using Firmware upgrades for modules in Slot 1 will only work for CPUs. Modules other than
Slot 1 the CPU need to be in Slot 2 or higher to perform a firmware upgrade.

PMC display of CPE310 The Show Status dialog box in PME displays CPU310A whenever the CPE310 is
Module Information configured as a CPU310.

Serial port operation The RS-232 port does not supply the 5V power offered by earlier RX3i and Series 90-30
CPUs.

C Toolkit Application Beginning with Rel 7.00 of the C Toolkit, writes to %S memory will fail to compile. In
Compatibility previous releases a compilation warning was issued. This affects use of the
PACSystems C Toolkit macros Sw(), Si(), and Sd().

Multiple calls to SVC_REQ Multiple calls to SVC_REQ 57 could cause the CPU to trip the watchdog timer and go
57 (Logic Driven Write to to STOP-HALT mode. The number of calls to SVC_REQ 57 that can be made depends
Nonvolatile Storage) in a on variables such as the software watchdog timeout value, how much data is being
single sweep) written, how long the sweep is, age of nonvolatile storage (flash), etc.
The number of calls to SVC_REQ 57 should be limited to one call per sweep to avoid
the potential of going to STOP-HALT mode.

Use of SVC_REQ 56 and The Logic Driven Read/Write to Flash service requests are not intended for high
57 should be limited in frequency use. Depending on the amount of data being accessed and the condition of
frequency to avoid CPU the flash memory, writing to flash could take more than one sweep interval to finish. If
watchdog timeouts 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. To
avoid the potential for causing a watchdog timeout (resulting in the CPU going to
Stop-Halt), the application should be designed such that one Logic Driven Write
operation (SVC_REQ 57) is executed per sweep.

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Operational Note Description

RUN LED is not For firmware version 6.70 and later, the RUN LED for remote/expansion racks will
illuminated on the Series reflect the current IO enable/disable state (even when there are no output modules in
90-30 power supply for an the expansion rack).
RX3i remote/expansion
RUN LED for remote/expansion rack with input modules only works as follows for all
rack with input modules
versions prior to version 6.70:
only
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.
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Slot numbering, power The A/C Power-Supply (IC695PSA040) for the RX3i is a doublewide module whose
supply placement, CPU connector is left justified as viewed when installed in a rack. It cannot be located in Slot
placement and reference 11 of a 12-slot rack nor Slot 15 of a 16-slot rack. No latch mechanism is provided for
the last (right-most) slot in a rack, therefore it is not possible to place the power-
supply in the second to last slot.
When migrating a Series 90-30 CPU system to a PACSystems RX3i CPU, be aware that
to maintain the Slot 1 location of the CPU, only a singlewide power-supply may be
used in Slot 0. Either DC power supply can be used (IC695PSD040 or IC695PSD140).
Therefore, if the application using an existing Series 90-30 system must maintain a
Slot 1 CPU and uses an AC power-supply, the RX3i system must have the RX3i AC
power-supply located in a slot to the right of the RX3i CPU in Slot 1.
In deciding to place the CPU in slots other than Slot 1, the user should be aware of the
possible application migration issues that could arise. The following lists the areas that
could be affected when migrating an application from one CPU slot to another.

Item Affected How Affected

User Logic Service Request #15 Location of CPU faults will not be the
standard 0.1 location, but will reflect the
(Read Last-Logged
slot the CPU is located in. User logic that
Fault Table Entry)
decodes fault table entries retrieved by
these service requests may need
Service Request #20
updating.
(Read Fault Tables)

Communications COMMREQs directed to the CPU (e.g.

Request (COMMREQ) those directed to the serial ports of the
CPU) will need to be updated with the
correct CPU slot reference.

H/W CPU Slot location Slot location of the CPU must be updated
Configuration in the HW Configuration to reflect the
CPU’s true location.

Fault Tables Faults logged for the The location of faults logged for the CPU in
CPU the fault table will not be the standard 0.1
(rack.slot) location, but will reflect the
CPU’s actual slot.

External Note: CPE releases prior to 7.30 can communicate only with a
Devices programmer. Additional protocols and communication with other
devices are not supported.

Series 90 PLCs
Remote Series 90 PLCs that use SRTP Channels COMMREQs expect
the CPU to be in slot 1. In order to support communications with
Series 90 SRTP clients such as Series 90 PLCs using SRTP Channels,
the RX3i internally redirects incoming SRTP requests destined for
{rack 0, slot 1} to {rack 0, slot 2}, provided that the CPU is located in
rack 0 slot 2 (and the remote client has not issued an SRTP
Destination service on the connection to discover the rack and slot
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of the CPU). This special redirection permits Series 90-30

applications that expect the power supply to be located leftmost
and the CPU to be located to the right of the power supply to
function. Attempts to establish channels with CPUs in slots other
than 1 or 2 will fail if initiated from Series 90 PLCs.

HMI and External Communication Devices

All external communication devices that interact with the CPU
should be checked for compatibility with CPU slot locations other
than slot 1. Problems may arise with, but are not limited to, initial
connection sequences and fault reporting. Machine Edition View
customers should select SRTP as their communications driver – it
can communicate with a CPU in any slot.

Host Communications Toolkit (HCT)

Applications that utilize the Host Communications Toolkit may
require updated drivers.
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Operational Note Description

Undefined Symbols in In Release 5.00 or later, if an attempt is made to download a C block containing
C Blocks 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.

Length of serial I/O buffer Effective with Release 5.70, the Set Up Input Buffer Function will always allocate a buffer
containing 2097 bytes. This is one byte more than previous PACSystems releases.

LD-PLC operations Machine Edition LD-PLC no longer supports a function that connects to the PLC,
downloads, and then disconnects from the PLC. The connect and download functions
are now separate. To perform a download to the PLC, you must first connect to
the PLC.

Logic Executed in Row Logic execution in PACSystems RX3i is performed in row major order (similar to the
Major Instead of Column Series 90-30). This is different from the Series 90-70 that executes in column major
Major order. This means that some complicated rungs may execute slightly differently on
PACSystems RX3i and Series 90-70. For specific examples, see the programming
software on-line help.

NaN Handled Differently The PACSystems RX3i CPU may return slightly different values for Not A Number as
Than in 90-30 compared to Series 90-30 CPUs. In these exception cases (e.g., 0.0/0.0), power flow
out of the function block is identical to Series 90-30 operation and the computed
value is still Not A Number.
The PID algorithm used in PACSystems has been improved and therefore PID will
PID Algorithm Improved
function slightly differently on PACSystems RX3i than on the Series 90-30. The
differences are that the elapsed time is computed in 100 μS instead of 10 mS units.
This smoothes the output characteristic, eliminating periodic adjustments that
occurred when the remainder accumulated to 10mS.

Also, previous non-linear behavior when the integral gain is changed from some value
to 1 repeat/second was eliminated.
• Service Requests 6, 15, and 23 have slightly different parameters. Refer to GFK-
Some Service Requests
2222.
different from 90-30 or no
• PACSystems PLCs support Service Request 26/30 functionality via fault locating
longer supported
references.
• Service Request 13 requires a valid value in the input parameter block (Refer to
GFK-2222 for details). On the Series 90-30 and Series 90-70 the parameter block
value was ignored.
Service Requests 48 and 49 are no longer supported (there is no auto-restart) because
most faults can be configured to be not fatal.

IL and SFC IL and SFC are not available.

DO I/O Instruction The Series 90-30 Enhanced DO I/O instruction is converted to a standard DO I/O
instruction (the ALT parameter is discarded and ignored.)

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Operational Note Description

END Instruction The Series 90-30 END instruction is not supported. Alternate programming techniques
should be used.

Non-nested JUMP, LABEL, Non-nested JUMPs, LABELs, MCRs, & ENDMCRs are translated to the corresponding
MCR, & ENDMCR nested JUMPs, LABELs, MCRs, & ENDMCRs when converting from Series 90-30 to
Instructions PACSystems RX3i.

Changing IP Address of Storing a hardware configuration with a new IP address to the RX3i while connected
Ethernet Interface While via Ethernet will succeed, then immediately disconnect because the RX3i is now using
Connected 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 The default serial protocol for the RX3i is Modbus RTU. The default Station Address
for Modbus Will Conflict is 1. If the PLC is added to a multi-drop network, care must be taken that the PLC is
with Other Nodes configured with a unique Station Address. Nodes with duplicate Station Addresses on
the same network will not work correctly.

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 any 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 A large number of COMM_REQs (typically greater than 8) sent to a given board in the
COMM_REQs Sent to same sweep may cause Module Software faults to be logged in the PLC fault table. The
Module in One Sweep fault group is MOD_OTHR_SOFTWR (16t, 10h) and the error code is
Causes Faults COMMREQ_MB_FULL_START (2). When this occurs, the “FT”output of the function
block will also be set. To prevent this situation, COMM_REQs issued to a given board
should be spread across multiple sweeps so that only a limited number (typically 8 or
less) of COMM_REQs 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 In C Blocks, standard math functions (e.g. sqrt, pow, asin, acos) do not set errno to the
Functions Do Not Set correct value and do not return the correct value if an invalid input is provided.
errno
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Operational Note Description

Upgrading Firmware The process of 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 in this release

Serial Port Configuration With the following combination of circumstances, it is possible to render serial
COMMREQs 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 ME programmer.

Run Mode Store of EGD Rx3i peripheral Ethernet modules (IC695ETM001) must be running firmware version
6.00 or greater to utilize the Run Mode Store of EGD feature.

Reporting of Duplicate IP The PACSystems RX3i does not log an exception or a fault in the PLC Fault Table when
Address it detects a duplicate IP address on the network.

SRTP Connections Remain The Ethernet Interface does not terminate all open SRTP connections before changing
Open After IP Address its IP address. Once the local IP address has changed, any existing open TCP
Changed connections are unable to normally terminate. This can leave SRTP connections open
until their underlying TCP connections time out. If quicker recovery of the SRTP
connection is needed, modify the “wkal_idle” Advanced User Parameter to reduce the
TCP keep alive timer down to the desired maximum time for holding open the broken
connection. Refer to TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for PACSystems User Manual, GFK-
2224, for details.

Lengthy CPE Backplane Some exceptionally lengthy CPE backplane operations, such as MC_CamTableSelect,
Operations Data Log, and Read Event Queue functions, will take longer to complete compared to
other RX3i CPU models, and may delay backplane operations to IC695 modules.
For example, when a MC_CamTableSelect function block is executed on the PMM335
module, the CPU’s acknowledgement of the PMM355 module interrupt may be
delayed. In this situation, you may see the following fault in the I/O Fault Table, even
when the interrupt has not been dropped: Error initiating an interrupt to the CPU.

Incorrect COMMREQ The program name for PACSystems is always LDPROG1. When another program name
Status for Invalid Program is used in a COMMREQ accessing %L memory, an Invalid Block Name (05D5) error is
Name generated.

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Operational Note Description

FANUC I/O Master and Scansets on the master do not work properly for the first operation of the scanset after
Slave operation 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 PLCs of similar performance in FANUC I/O networks. If a master or slave is located
in an RX3i system, the other PLCs should be RX3is or Series 90-30 CPU374s.
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 The serial IO Processor (IC693APU305) will lose the first count after every power up or
for Serial IO Processor every time the module receives a config.

COMMREQ Status Words In previous releases, the CPU allowed configuration of COMMREQ Status Words in bit
Declared in Bit Memory memory types on a non-byte-aligned boundary. Even though the given reference was
Types Must Be Byte- not byte-aligned, the firmware would adjust it the next-lowest byte boundary before
Aligned 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 The PACSystems CPU receives requests to change between stop and run mode from
Transition Priority many different sources. These include (but are not limited to) PAC 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 scenario 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 In a 9070 the SUSPEND_IO function block suspends EGD in addition to IO Scan. In
Block does not Suspend PACSystems controllers the SUSPEND IO only suspends IO Scan.
EGD
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Operational Note Description

Nuisance Faults If a power supply is missing or has some fault that makes it appear to be missing, the
Sometimes Logged for CPU may improperly report (upon download of configuration) more than one fault.
Missing Power Supply Such additional faults may be safely ignored and will not occur in a properly
configured rack (with no mismatches or missing modules),

Uploaded Controller Controller Supplemental Files uploaded from the CPU are time stamped as 8/1/1980
Supplemental Files lose 12:08AM regardless of PC or PLC time.
date and time

OPC UA Sessions, PACSystems OPC UA servers support up to five concurrent sessions with up to ten
Subscriptions, & Variables concurrent variable subscriptions and up to 12,500 variables. The subscription limit is
shared across all available sessions.

Embedded Ethernet Interface

Embedded Ethernet Interface Restrictions and Open Issues

Restriction/Open Issue Description

Ethernet disconnect during If the Ethernet connection is broken during a word–for-word change, the
word-for-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.

Possible PME inability to Infrequently, an attempt to connect a programmer to an RX3i via Ethernet will be
connect unsuccessful. The normal connection retry dialog will not be displayed. Rebooting
the computer that is running the programmer will resolve the behavior.

Spurious Ethernet fault In rare instances, after power cycle, the Ethernet Interface may log the following
fault, Event = 28h, Entry 2 = 000Eh. This fault can be safely ignored.

Intermittent Ethernet log When starting after a power cycle, the Ethernet Interface may intermittently log an
event 8H/15H after power exception (entry 8H, Entry 2 = 15H, Entry 3 = 0000H, Entry 4 = 00aaH). This
cycle exception is benign and may be ignored.

Station Manager PING When initiating ICMP echo requests from the PLC via Station Manager’s PING
commands command, the operation occasionally fails and an exception is logged (Event eH,
Entry 2 = 6H).

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Embedded Ethernet Interface Operational Notes

Operational Note Description

Configuration of IP address Note: BOOTP and the SetIP tool in PME are not supported.
is required before using
The embedded Ethernet Interface cannot operate on a network until a valid IP
Ethernet communications
address is configured. (The default IP address is 192.168.0.100.) The Ethernet
addressing information must be configured prior to actual network operation, or to
recover from inadvertent changes to the Ethernet addressing data at the Ethernet
Interface. Use one of the following methods to initially assign an IP address:
Download a CPE configuration from the Programmer using a serial connection.
Download a CPE configuration from the Programmer using the Ethernet connection
of an ETM001 in the same rack with a known IP address configuration.

Once a temporary IP address has been set up, the Embedded Ethernet Interface may
be accessed over the network.

Programmer version PAC Machine Edition Logic Developer PLC 7.00 SIM3 or later must be used to
requirements configure the embedded Ethernet port of a CPE310.
If the embedded port is not needed, older versions of PAC Machine Edition Logic
Developer PLC can be used to download a CPU310 configuration to the CPE310.

Ethernet cable should not Although the CPE310 can be configured as a CPU310 for backward compatibility, an
be connected when a Ethernet cable should not be connected to the device when it is configured as a
CPE310 is configured as a CPU310.
CPU310
Ethernet is not supported when CPE310 is configured as a CPU310 and the Ethernet
port should not be connected to any network as it may have adverse effects to the
network and/or operation of the CPU.

Ethernet Event Log not The Ethernet event log on the CPE310 is not maintained across a power-cycle.
preserved across power However, Ethernet log events will be reported in the Controller Fault Table as with
cycle other Rx3i CPUs. An Energy Pack can be used to preserve these entries when power is
lost.

Station Manager The embedded Ethernet interface of the CPE302/305/310 supports a subset of
commands Station Manager Commands. (monitor only commands) For details, refer to TCP/IP
Ethernet Communications for PACSystems Station Manager Manual, GFK-2225P (or
later).
Beginning with R9.40, the plcread and egdread commands are no longer supported
by the Ethernet Station Manager. PAC Machine Edition may be used to read data in
reference memory and EGD exchanges.
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Operational Note Description

AUP parameter restrictions The Advanced User Parameter wsnd_buf should not be changed by the user.
Changing the value of this parameter may cause the Ethernet Interface to drop its
connection and the LAN LED to turn off.
When explicitly configuring speed or duplex mode for a PACSystems RX3i port using
Advanced User Parameters (AUP), do not request a store to flash as a part of the
download when communicating over the CPE's embedded Ethernet port. In this
situation you first must store to the RX3i and then initiate a separate request to write
to flash.

Changing IP address of Storing a hardware configuration with a new IP address to the RX3i while connected
Ethernet interface while via Ethernet will succeed, then immediately disconnect because the RX3i is now
connected 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.

Two 10Base-T / The PACSystems RX3i CPU with embedded Ethernet provides a direct connection to
100Base-TX auto- one 10Base-T /100Base-TX CAT5 (twisted pair) Ethernet LAN cable from one network
negotiating Full-Duplex port. By comparison, Rx3i peripheral Ethernet modules (IC695ETM001) provide
Ethernet Ports direct connection to one or two 10Base-T /100Base-TX CAT5 (twisted pair) Ethernet
LAN cables from two network ports. In either case, the Ethernet-enabled device has
only one IP address that may be used by one or two ports. Cables may be shielded or
unshielded.

CAUTION
The hub or switch connections in an Ethernet network must for a tree and not a
ring; otherwise duplication of packets and network overload may result.

CAUTION
The IEEE 802.3 standard strongly discourages the manual configuration of
duplex mode for a port (as would be possible using Advanced User Parameters).
Before manually configuring duplex mode for a PACSystems RX3i port using
Advanced User Parameters (AUP), be sure that you know the characteristics of
the link partner and are aware of the consequences of your selection. Setting
both the speed and duplex AUPs on a PACSystems RX3i port will disable the
port’s auto-negotiation function. If its link partner is not similarly manually
configured, this can result in the link partner concluding an incorrect duplex
mode. In the words of the IEEE standard: Connecting incompatible DTE/MAU
combinations such as full duplex mode DTE to a half-duplex mode MAU, or a
full-duplex station (DTE or MAU) to a repeater or other half duplex network, can
lead to severe network performance degradation, increased collisions, late
collisions, CRC errors, and undetected data corruption.

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Operational Note Description

Send Information Report Send Information Report COMMREQ requests with a minimum interval between host
(COMMREQ 2010) requests accesses of 200 ms or less may fail if issued from the CPU’s embedded Ethernet port.
may fail at minimum A COMMREQ Status Word value of 0290H, Period expired before transfer completed;
intervals less than 200 ms still waiting on transfer indicates this condition occurred. To work around this issue,
from embedded Ethernet the user can set the minimum interval between host accesses to a value greater than
port. 200 ms if issuing a Send Information Report COMMREQ from the CPU’s embedded
Ethernet port.

Modbus/TCP Client On CPUs with embedded Ethernet ports, a delay of at least 10 ms must occur
Channels require at least a between logic-driven attempts to close sixteen Modbus/TCP Channels
10 ms delay between bulk simultaneously and a then re-open 16 Modbus/TCP Channels. This delay is necessary
channel close and bulk to provide external Modbus/TCP Servers sufficient time to close all channels before
channel open processing the Client issues channel open requests.
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Removable Data Storage Devices (RDSDs)

For full details on RDSD operation, refer to the PACSystems RX3i and RX7i CPU Reference Manual, GFK-2222R or later.

RDSD Restrictions and Open Issues

Restriction/Open Issue Description

Default RDSD Write to The default RDSD Write_Flash value is ‘N’. Storing a project from the RDSD to the
Flash value is ‘N’ when no CPE310 will result in the files not being written to user flash if no Options.txt file is
Options.txt file is created included on the RDSD device.

RDSD upload / unintended When an OEM key is set in a controller, and the controller is unlocked, if an RDSD
OEM protection lock upload is performed, in rare occasions OEM protection will be unintentionally locked
after the upload completes. To recover, enter OEM password to unlock the project,
then clear the user memory and flash memory.

RDSD Operational Notes

Operational Note Description

RDSD / Programmer When using RDSD, all PAC Machine Edition Logic Developer PLC connections must be
Interaction in the Offline state for the RDSD to function properly.

RDSD OEM / Password When deleting an OEM key from a project, you must remove the Energy Pack and
Protection of Former cycle power before writing to the RDSD. If this procedure is not followed, there are
Uploads Incorrectly rare occasions where the OEM key that had been deleted may be restored on the
Maintained RDSD device and therefore could be unexpectedly downloaded to the CPU on a
subsequent RDSD download.

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Energy Pack Operational Notes

For details on the Energy Pack, refer to the datasheet PACSystems RX3i Energy Pack, IC695ACC400 IPI, GFK-2724.
The %S0014 (PLC_BAT) system status reference indicates the Energy Pack status as follows:
0 Energy Pack is connected and functioning.
1 Energy Pack is not connected or has failed.
Note: When the Energy Pack is powered up for the first time, or is in a system that has been powered down long
enough to completely discharge the Energy Pack, it may require a few seconds for it to charge up to its
operating level. The CPU’s STATUS LED will blink green during this time.
Note: Because the Time of Day (TOD) clock is powered by the Real Time Clock battery, removal of the Energy
Pack does not cause the CPU to lose the TOD value.

Power-Up Characteristics
The Conditional Power-up From Flash feature works the same as in previous Rx3i CPUs: that is if the configuration is
configured for Conditional – Flash and the Energy Pack is disconnected or has failed, the contents of flash will be loaded
into RAM at power up. The CPU’s logic and configuration source and operating mode at power-up are in accordance
with the tables in PACSystems RX3i and RX7i CPU Reference Manual, GFK-2222, section 4.7, where memory not preserved
means that the Energy Pack is not connected or not working. The contents of those tables apply as follows:
• All entries in the Logic/Configuration Source and CPU Operating Mode at Power-Up table which address
Logic/Configuration Power-Up Source in User Memory apply to Logic/Configuration as if there were a battery.
• The condition Memory not preserved (i.e., no battery or memory corrupted) is created on a CPE310 by power
cycle with the Energy Pack removed.
• The condition No configuration in User Memory, memory preserved is created on a CPE310 by clearing
configuration (or never downloading configuration), and then cycling power with the Energy Pack connected.
• The conditions for Logic/Configuration source of Always Flash, Conditional Flash and Always RAM are created by
setting the appropriate configuration setting in the CPE310 and cycling power with the Energy Pack
connected.
• User memory is preserved only if the Energy Pack is connected (and charged) at power-down. Similarly, user
memory is preserved only if the Energy Pack is present at power-up.
• The user memory is preserved on a CPE310 by an Energy Pack connection at the instant of power-down and
the instant of power-up. Removing or reconnecting the Energy Pack while the CPE310 is not powered has no
effect on the preservation of user memory.

Energy Pack Replacement

If an Energy Pack fails, you can replace it with a new unit while the CPU is in operation. When an Energy Pack is
replaced, the new Energy Pack must charge. If a loss of power occurs while the Energy Pack is disconnected or before
it is fully charged, a memory loss may occur.
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Product Documentation
PACSystems RX3i CPU Reference Manual GFK-2222
PACSystems RX3i CPU Programmer’s Reference Manual GFK-2950
PACSystems RX3i System Manual GFK-2314
PACSystems RX3i TCP/IP Ethernet Communications User Manual GFK-2224
PACSystems TCP/IP Ethernet Communications Station Manager User Manual GFK-2225
PACSystems RXi, RX3i Controller Secure Deployment Guide GFK-2830
PACSystems HART Pass Through User Manual GFK-2929
C Programmer’s Toolkit for PACSystems User’s Manual GFK-2259
IPI: PACSystems RX3i Energy Pack Datasheet GFK-2724
PACSystems Memory Xchange Modules User’s Guide GFK-2300

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