GE FANUC Control Systems

GE FANUC Control Systems

With technology ranging from compact and economical micro programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

to cutting-edge programmable automation controllers (PACs) and the open flexibility of industrial PCs,

GE Fanuc has a wide array of off-the-shelf solutions offering you a choice to meet your exact needs.

And because we integrate these flexible automation products with a single powerful software suite

providing the universal engineering development environment for all of our controllers, motion and

operator interface/HMI, both your knowledge and your applications are portable as you move

from platform to platform and expand from generation to generation.

PACSystems*

The new GE Fanuc PACSystems delivers the first Programmable

Automation Control – one control engine and one development

environment for multiple hardware platforms. PACSystems offers

enhanced processing and communications speed and programming capacity over existing PLC technologies for high-speed

processing, data acquisition and memory-intensive tasks like

recipe storage and data-logging. 

Both the VME-based RX7i and the PCI-based RX3i provide

powerful CPUs and high-bandwidth backplanes, making complex

programming easy to implement and faster to execute. The

PACSystems also offers an industry leading migration platform

for Series 90 PLCs with interchangeable I/O modules and easy

software program conversion tools. PACSystems provide:

The Best of PLCs combined with the Best of PCs

• Multi-discipline, deterministic control for every application

• Application portability to multiple platforms

Performance and Productivity

• Follow technology enhancements for continuous 

performance improvement

• Single multi-discipline development platform

Flexibility and Openness

• Users’ choice of appropriate platform, programming language

and communication scheme

• Connectivity to all levels of production operations

Obsolescence Avoidance

• Bring applications forward, protect your investments in

intellectual property, equipment and installed costs

PACSystems RX7i

RX7i is the first member of the groundbreaking PACSystems family of programmable automation controllers (PACs).

Designed to address mid- to high-end

applications for OEMs, integrators, and 

end users, the RX7i is ideally suited for 

integrated solutions that require open

architecture, large memory, distributed 

I/O, and high performance. 

PACSystems RX3i

Using the same control engine as the RX7i,

the RX3i offers a high level of automation

functionality in a compact, cost-effective

package. The PACSystems portable control

engine provides high performance on 

several different platforms, allowing OEMs

and end users with application variability to

choose the exact control system 

hardware that best suits their needs.

Series 90* PLCs

Series 90-70

Series 90-70 PLCs have become the industry

standard for complex applications requiring

safety systems with large numbers of I/O

and large amounts of process memory. The

open architecture backplane of the Series

90-70 unlocks the versatility of hundreds of

unique VME-based cards for applications

involving elements such as vision, highly 

specialized motion, or fiber-optic networks.

You can customize your system architecture even further with a

variety of available I/O and specialty modules as well as motion

controllers for a broad range of stand-alone or distributed system

configurations.

Series 90-30

With its modular design, over 100 different

I/O modules, and a range of CPU options,

Series 90-30 offers you the versatility to

configure a system based on your specific

performance needs. Superior networking

and communications capabilities enable

you to network, transfer data, upload and

download programs and perform diagnostics

over one non-proprietary network.

Motion control integrated into the Series 90-30 facilitates high

performance point-to-point applications, and supports a variety of

motor types and system architectures.

VersaMax* PLC and Distributed I/O

Modular and scalable, VersaMax offers big

PLC power in a small package. It is part of

an innovative control family that combines

a powerful CPU with a broad selection of

discrete, analog, mixed and specialty I/O

modules, terminations and power supplies,

as well as communications modules to link

to a variety of networks.

VersaMax Nano and Micro PLC

Palm-sized, powerful and economical,

VersaMax* Nano and Micro PLCs give you

all-in-one construction to save panel

space. Its easy application provides you

with a quick solution by snapping onto a

DIN-rail or mounting in a panel.

Durus* Controllers

The Durus Controllers are loaded with 

features such as easy to use built-in 

display/keypad, high current outputs and

multiple communication options. These

compact and affordable controllers 

Match Your Needs with the Right Controller Solution

PACSystems Series PACSystems Series VersaMax QuickPanel Nano and Durus

RX7i 90-70 PLC RX3i 90-30 PLC PLC Control Micro PLCs Controllers

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Specialized Control

• Memory intensive

• Coordinated control

• Genius Modular Redundancy

• High-speed processing

• Typically 1,000 or more points of I/O

• Applications such as SIL 1 and 2, automotive 

paint shop, fire and gas detection, reactor 

shutdown systems, and critical control

Complex Control

• High availability

• High-speed data transfer

• Integration with industry-standard technologies

• Typically 200 to 5,000 points of I/O

• Motion components

• Applications such as printing, flying shear, 

and winding machines

Moderate Control

• Expanded communication via Fieldbus (Genius*, 

DeviceNet™, Profibus-DP) and Ethernet interfaces

• Wide range of I/O requirements

• Typically between 100 and 512 points of I/O

• Applications such as food processing, 

semiconductor wafer fab, material handling, 

and plastic injection molding

Simple Control

• Minimal memory requirements

• Simple communications

• Typically fewer than 100 points of I/O

• Applications such as vending machines, 

low-end labeling and packaging, and dispensing