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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

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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
0.01
1.00

Date

Page-paragraph

07/21/11 All
08/08/11 All

Remarks
To Modernization Team for review
Release to SMP

Author
DCF
DCF

BILL OF MATERIALS
Software:

Proficy Machine Edition 6.0 or later.

Logicmaster 90-70 release 7.05

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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.

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3. Validate the project.

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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 9070 target to the new RX3i target.

REFERENCE MATERIALS USED

GFK-2314 PACSystems RX3i System Manual

GFK-1034 Series 90-30 Genius Bus Controller Users 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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