cm-nonwov
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Hello,
I have a Ge Fanuc 90-30 system with a Cutler Hammer PM 3000 Power series HMI. Besides the HMI, the customer is happy with the controls side of the system, so we'd like to keep the 90-30 in place.
The HMI is basically worn out, and rather then trying to recondition the thing, I'd like to replace it with a Red Lion model (probably the CR3000).
The current PanelMate is connected through a GEnius Bus Controller.
Can I just leave the Genius Bus Controller in place, disconnect the old HMI (PanelMate), and connect the new HMI (Red Lion) via one of the 3 open serial ports (2x 15-pin RS-485 and 1x RS-232) using SNPX? (after programming, of course)
I believe the firmware in the 90-30 is new enough to support SNPX (vs just SNP), so I don't think that will be an issue, but I'm concerned that the addressing wont work via SNPX if that GEnius Bus Controller is present.
Would I have to make any changes to the PLC if I wanted to go SNPX?
This is possible, but I'd rather not make any changes if they can be avoided.
I was hoping to find a decent HMI that supported the GEnius bus, but I haven't come up with anything.
I've found a GEnius bus gateway device, but it's twice as much as the HMI! Also, it seems rather silly to throw more gear in there if SNPX will do the trick.
If anyone has experience with the GE Fanuc world (or what's left of it) let me know what you think.
Thanks
I have a Ge Fanuc 90-30 system with a Cutler Hammer PM 3000 Power series HMI. Besides the HMI, the customer is happy with the controls side of the system, so we'd like to keep the 90-30 in place.
The HMI is basically worn out, and rather then trying to recondition the thing, I'd like to replace it with a Red Lion model (probably the CR3000).
The current PanelMate is connected through a GEnius Bus Controller.
Can I just leave the Genius Bus Controller in place, disconnect the old HMI (PanelMate), and connect the new HMI (Red Lion) via one of the 3 open serial ports (2x 15-pin RS-485 and 1x RS-232) using SNPX? (after programming, of course)
I believe the firmware in the 90-30 is new enough to support SNPX (vs just SNP), so I don't think that will be an issue, but I'm concerned that the addressing wont work via SNPX if that GEnius Bus Controller is present.
Would I have to make any changes to the PLC if I wanted to go SNPX?
This is possible, but I'd rather not make any changes if they can be avoided.
I was hoping to find a decent HMI that supported the GEnius bus, but I haven't come up with anything.
I've found a GEnius bus gateway device, but it's twice as much as the HMI! Also, it seems rather silly to throw more gear in there if SNPX will do the trick.
If anyone has experience with the GE Fanuc world (or what's left of it) let me know what you think.
Thanks