Technical specifications for IC697BEM721
Manufacturer GE Fanuc
Series 90-70 series
Part number IC697BEM721
This section describes the I/O Link interface module
Application of 90-70 series IC697 PLC system
Operating voltage 5 volts DC
The backplane current is 1.3 amps
I/O Capacity 1024 discrete I/ OS or 64 analog I/ OS
Location IC697 PLC rack
Connect the dual 20-pin RS-422/485 serial ports
LED indicator 3 LED indicators
Average weight 4.0 kg
The GE Fanuc IC697BEM721 Series 90-70 I/O Link interface module provides a high-speed serial interface between the 90-70 series IC697 PLC and the CNC-compatible serial I/O Link on GE Fanuc's proprietary I/O Link. The proprietary GE Fanuc I/O link provides high-speed I/O data exchange between connected field devices, especially master devices and up to 16 slave devices. The IC697BEM721 I/O Link interface module provides a maximum I/O serial connection distance of 10 meters, but the maximum cable distance can be increased to 100 meters using optical fiber and optical modules. Each GE Fanuc IC697 PLC controller can accommodate up to four I/O link modules and separate I/O links in master mode or slave mode. In master mode, the IC697BEM721 I/O Link interface module can support 1024 discrete I/O points with slave devices such as IC693 PLC, Power Mate CNC or Series 0 CNC, and it also supports up to 64 discrete I/ OS. The master device is in slave mode, such as the second IC697 PLC in the I/O link, F-D Mate CNC, 0 series model, C 16 series, 15 series or 18 series CNC device.
The GE Fanuc 90-70 Series IC697BEM721 I/O Link interface module can be installed in any slot of the IC697 PLC rack, except slot 1 reserved for the CPU module, and can be configured with Windows-based application software. Let operators set up I/O links, assign input and output data to and from I/O link locations, provide diagnostic capabilities for I/O links, and integrate with the rest of the system application. The IC697BEM721 I/O Link interface module is equipped with two 20-pin D-connector RS-422 and RS-485 serial ports for connecting I/O links, and it also has three LED indicators to show the operator its current operation and communication status.
