GE IC697MDL240 120 VAC Isolated Input (16 Points)
13. The Bus Controller appears at its configured Bus Address, 31 in this example.14. Complete the Logicmaster configuration for the other Bus Addresses. Include all devices that are connected to
both busses of the pair via bus switching devices. Set their Redundancy to
YES. Also include any devices that are
directly connected just to the portion
of the bus that is controlled by this
Bus Controller. Set their Redundancy
to NO. In this example, there are two
discrete I/O blocks. The one at Bus
Address 30 is set for NO redundancy,
while the one at Bus Address 31 is set
for YES.
15. Press the ESC key to return to the rack
display.
16. Zoom into the bus configuration
screen for the second Bus Controller.
17. Notice that, by default, the second
Bus Controller has the same Bus Address as the first. This could be
changed on the second Bus Controller’s configuration screen. However,
it is usually preferable for the pair of
Bus Controllers to have the same Bus
Address.
18. Notice also that the block configured
for redundancy YES has automatically been added to the dual bus. The
block configured for redundancy NO
has not. Configure any non–redundant devices on this portion of the
bus.
19. Press the ESC key to return to the
rack display

1. Select the rack and slot location for
the Bus Controller.
2. Press F2 (genius).
3. From the Catalog # screen, press F1
(gbc).
4. From the Description screen, press
Enter.
5. Complete the entries on the left side
of the screen. The Bus Address (Bus
#1 Addr) of the Bus Controller must
be either 31 (as shown here) or 30.
6. On the right side of the screen,
change Redund Mode set to RED
CTRL (redundant controllers).
7. Set Paired GBC to EXTERNAL.
8. When you are finished with the en tries on this screen, press the ESC key
to return to the rack configuration
screen.
9. The Bus Controller appears on the
rack configuration screen.
10. From this screen, you can zoom into
the bus configuration screen.
11. The Bus Controller appears at its con figured Bus Address, 31 in this exam ple. The other Bus Controller auto matically appears next to it.
12. If the two Bus Controllers will ex change Global Data, select the other
Bus Controller and press F10 (zoom)
A configuration screen appears.
13. Enter the Global Data parameters.
14. Press ESC to return to the bus config uration screen.
Repeat these steps for the other Bus Con troller, when configuring its PLC.