This IC695BPM300 is a Profibus master module, formerly manufactured by GE Intelligent Platforms (GE IP) and now part of Emerson Automation’s PACSystems RX3i family of programmable automation controllers (PACs). The module is used to enable data exchange over a Profibus network with a maximum input data of 3.584 bytes and output data of 3.584 bytes. This Profibus master module supports communication with up to 125 DP slaves, each of which can send 244 bytes of input data and receive 244 bytes of output data.

The IC695BPM300 supports all standard data rates, including 9.6 kBit/s, 19.2 kBit/s, 93.75 kBit/s, 187.5 kBit/s, 500 kBit/s, 1.5 MBit/s, 3 MBit/s, 6 MBit/s, and 12 MBit/s. It can provide status information, such as from the Status It provides status information, such as from the status array list, network diagnostic counters, DP master diagnostic counters, firmware module revisions, and slave diagnostic addresses. It is mounted on the RX3i backplane and supports PCI connectivity. Specifically, it must be installed in a generic backplane with a host PACSystem RX9i controller running firmware revision 3.2 or later. It draws a backplane current of 440 mA @ 3.3 VDC.

The module is equipped with a Profibus OK ED indicator; a network indicator; and a MOD status indicator. The module supports synchronization and freeze modes as well as Profibus DP-V1 read, write, and alarm messages.The IC695BPM300 comes with upgradable firmware that is received indirectly through the host controller via the WinLoader software utility.

The module must operate over a temperature range of 0 to 60 degrees Celsius and the module is stored at -40 to 85 degrees Celsius.