Ic693Pif301/400 Personal Computer Interface (Pcif) Cards - GE 90-30 PLC Series Installation And Hardware Manual

IC693PIF301/400 Personal Computer Interface (PCIF) Cards

These two Personal Computer Interface cards (PCIF and PCIF2) provide an alternative method of
controlling Series 90-30 I/O. Either card can be used in place of a Series 90-30 PLC CPU. These
ISA-compatible cards can be installed in any IBM-PC/AT ISA bus computer. The cards are
implemented using computer language software (for example, C), or PC control software.
Table 11-1. Personal Computer Interface Card Comparison Table
Catalog Number
Amount of I/O controlled
Number of Series 90-30 racks
controlled
Slot requirement
Documentation
SERIES 90-30 I/O
5 OR 10 SLOT
BASEPLATE
Figure 11-6. Example of PCIF Interface to Series 90-30 I/O
Both of these PCIF cards have a 25-pin I/O expansion connector that connects to standard Series
90-30 Expansion and Remote baseplates (see the "Baseplates" chapter) via I/O expansion cabling.
Remote racks can be located up to 700 feet ( 213 meters) and Expansion racks up to 50 feet (15
meters) from the personal computer. Several standard prewired I/O expansion cables are available
from GE. Alternately, custom length cables can be built. Please refer to the "Cables"
chapter of this manual for information on standard and custom I/O expansion cables.
These cards also provide connections to an internal watchdog-supervised RUN output relay
contact. This contact is closed under normal operating conditions, but opens if the computer or
software application fails, which makes it useful for interfacing with external safety circuits.
GFK-0356Q Chapter 11 Programmer Hardware Products
ITEM
IC693PIF301
1,280 bytes
Up to four Expansion or Remote
racks
IBM-PC/AT ISA, 8-bit, half size
GFK-0889 (IPI)
DOS-BASED
MICROSOFT C/TURBO C
SOFTWARE
PROGRAMS
C LIBRARY
DOS TSR ROUTINE
OR
MS-DOS
MS-DOS
I/O EXPANSION CABLE
PCIF or PCIF2
I/O EXPANSION CABLE
SERIES 90-30 I/O
5 OR 10 SLOT
BASEPLATE
Programmer Hardware Products
PCIF
IC693PIF400
25,886 bytes
Up to seven Expansion or Remote
racks
IBM-PC/AT ISA, 16-bit, full size
GFK-1540 (data sheet)
WINDOWS-BASED
SOFTWARE
WINDOWS DLL
OR
MS WINDOWS
I/O EXPANSION CABLE I/O EXPANSION CABLE
SERIES 90-30 I/O
5 OR 10 SLOT
BASEPLATE
11
PCIF2
SERIES 90-30 I/O
5 OR 10 SLOT
BASEPLATE
11-7