GE 90/30 and 90/70 SNPX Protocol Setup (GE PLC Setup)

 Topic: CM154

This help file includes set-up information for GE PLC. This information applies to the GE 90/30 and 90/70 SNPX PLC compatible with C-more Panels.

The C-more panel is the master by default.

C-more Protocol Manager Settings

  1. Do one of the following:
  • Click the Protocol Manager button on the Home tab
    — or —
  • Click the Protocol Manager button on the Setup tab
    — or —
  • from the Navigation window, click the Function tab, click Setup and then select Protocol Manager.

  1. From the Protocol Manager window, click the Device name on the tree to the left.
  • The Device Setup window opens.
  1. In the PLC Protocol field, click on the down arrow and select GE SNPX (90/30 90/70 Micro90 VersaMaxMicro).

When you select a different PLC Protocol than the one currently in use, the warning Message shown below appears.

  • Click Yes to accept.

All of the following settings must be set the same as the settings in the C-more Programming Software Protocol Manager. The C-more Protocol Manager is shown above with the GE SNPX (90/30 90/70 Micro90 VersaMaxMicro) driver selected.

Set Up GE 90/30 Pro with Cimplicity

To set up the GE 90/30 using the GE Cimplicity Programming Software, do the following:

  1. From the left side of the explorer window shown below, click the Project tab (4th tab from the left).

  1. On the Project tab, scroll to Hardware Configuration shown in the figure above, and expand it.
  2. Expand the Main Rack option.
  3. Double-click on Slot 1 (CPU Slot).
  • The Configuration window opens in the main pane of the software as shown below.
  1. Click the Settings tab in the main software pane to configure the serial port.
  2. Match the following parameters to your PLC setup in the C-more Protocol Manager settings.
  • Baud Rate
  • Parity
  • Stop Bits

Also match the following:

  • SNP ID of the GE software to the SNP-X ID String of the C-more Panel Manager.

 

Note: No SNP-X ID String is needed if this is a point-to-point connection. If there are multiple PLC connected to the C-more panel, then each SNP-X ID string needs to be unique. This name is case sensitive.
  1. Once you have completed configuring the communications ports, click the Target menu and select Download "Target xx" to PLC..., as shown below.

  • The Download to PLC window shown below opens.
  1. Be sure to select Hardware Configuration and Motion in this dialog box before clicking OK to download the changed configurations to the PLC.

Once completed, you can connect the C-more panel to the PLC.

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