Appnote Migrating Genius Blks From 90-70 to RX3i 100

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Application Note

No: H-

MIGRATING GENIUS® BLOCKS FROM SERIES 90™-70 TO PACSYSTEMS™ RX3I CONTROLLERS

Proficy™ Machine Edition enables the easy migration of Series 90 controllers to PACSystems controllers. However, Series 90-70 Genius Bus Controllers are removed from the hardware configuration when migrating a Series 90-70 to an RX3i. This Application Note describes one technique for moving the Genius devices to RX3i Bus Controllers.

Drake Fink Lead Sr. Systems Engineer Denver, CO

Keywords: PACSystems, Proficy™ Machine Edition, Genius, Logicmaster 90 Expiration Date: August 31, 2014



TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 2

REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................. 2

BILL OF MATERIALS ................................................................................................................................................ 2

Software: ....................................................................................................................................................... 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................... 3

REFERENCE MATERIALS USED ........................................................................................................................13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................................13

REVISION HISTORY

Version Date Page-paragraph Remarks Author

0.01 07/21/11 All To Modernization Team for review DCF

1.00 08/08/11 All Release to SMP DCF

BILL OF MATERIALS

Software:

Proficy Machine Edition 6.0 or later.

Logicmaster 90-70 release 7.05



GENERAL DESCRIPTION Proficy Machine Edition supports migrating a Series 90-70 or 90-30 program to PACSystems. Because the 90-70 Genius Bus Controller has more capability than the 90-30 Bus Controller, any migration from 90-70 to RX3i deletes the bus controllers. This occurs whether the 90-70 is first migrated to an RX7i and then to RX3i or if the 90-70 is migrated directly to the RX3i. While this deletion cannot be undone it is feasible to manually move the blocks from a 90-70/RX7i hardware configuration to RX3i hardware. Following are the steps needed to accomplish this.

1. Use Proficy Machine Edition 6.0 or higher. The latest version as this AppNote is being written is 7.0.

2. Open the folder with the 90-70 target. Right-click on the folder name in the

Navigator. Click Open.



3. Validate the project.

4. Check the Feedback Zone for errors. Validate must have zero errors.



5. In the Inspector property Family, change the hardware from Series 90-70 PLC to

PACSystems RX7i.

6. Click OK on the Target Conversion Warning dialog box.

7. In the Target Conversion Report resolve any logic conversion problems.



8. Click File | Save As… to save the folder with a new name. Continue working in the “Save As” folder.

9. Export the RX7i hardware configuration. Right-click on Hardware Configuration in the Navigator. Click Export to File…



10. Save the exported Hardware Configuration in a location where you can find it later in this process.



11. In the Navigator, click on the target name to display the target properties in the

Inspector.



12. In the Family property in the Inspector, change the RX7i to an RX3i. The Genius

Buses will disappear in the resulting RX3i target. Verify the remaining RX3i

hardware is what you want. Click Yes on the Target Conversion Warning Dialog.

13. Configure Genius Bus Controllers. Right-click on the slot where you want a

Genius Bus Controller. Click Add Module. Click on the Bus Controller tab.

Double-click IC694 RX3i Genius Bus Controller.



14. Configure Genius Bus Controllers as needed for SBA, baud rate and status

address.

15. Create a new RX7i target. Right-click on the folder name. Click Add Target | GE

Intelligent Platforms Controller | PACSystems RX7i.



16. In the RX7i target you just created, right-click on the Hardware Configuration. Click

Import from File to import the hardware configuration you exported in Step 9 into this

new RX7i target.

17. Expand the RX7i GBC configuration.



18. Right-click on the first Genius device (SBA) in this configuration. Click Copy.

19. Right-click on the Genius Bus Controller (IC694BEM331) you configured in the RX3i target. Click Paste to paste the device in the RX3i configuration.

20. Double-click on the pasted Genius device. Verify that the reference addresses match the addresses in the RX7i target from which you copied the device. Change the address if needed.

21. Alternatively, you can drag the highlighted device from the RX7i target to the

RX3i target. Drop the device on the Genius Bus Controller.

22. Repeat for each device in the configuration.



23. Validate your final configuration.

24. Delete the RX7i target you added. Right-click on the target name. Click

Delete… Type yes in the Delete Target Confirmation dialog. Click OK.

25. You have successfully moved the Genius Bus(es) from the original Series 90-

70 target to the new RX3i target.

REFERENCE MATERIALS USED

GFK-2314 PACSystems RX3i System Manual

GFK-1034 Series 90-30 Genius Bus Controller User’s Manual

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following GE I-P colleagues contributed to this Application Note.

Dave Hietanen, Application Engineer, Applied Solutions

Bob Rucinski, Engineering Manager, Applied Solutions

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