GE Digital RX3i CPE400 Specifications

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PACSystems* RX3i
CPE400

Outcome optimizing control

Designed for Real-world
Demands

GE’s PACSystems Rx3i is a flexible and high
performance control system that is widely
used in a diverse range of applications
including water/wastewater metro,
industrial steam, automotive, chemical,
oil and gas, discrete manufacturing and
modular machine designs. These diverse
applications require a compact controller
that can deliver the high performance and
flexibility needed to run application specific
control reliably.

The PACSystems Rx3i CPE400, part of
GE’s Industrial Internet Control System,
is the industry’s first outcome optimizing
controller. It augments real-time
deterministic control with embedded Field
Agent technology, delivering near- real
time advice through market analysis, fleet
and enterprise data, or asset/process
knowledge to optimize the outcomes that
today’s businesses require. The Predix™
enabled CPE400 provides reliable, secure
communication and analytics using either
cloud-based or edge-based outcome
optimizing apps. Controls can now be
programmed to dynamically influence
business outcomes, generate new forms of
revenue, and improve profitability.

Reliable, High-Speed
Performance

The PACsystems Rx3i CPE400 runs on a
real time operating system for delivering,
reliable, secure industrial applications. It
offers premier high speed performance

and secure data handling for any multi­disciplined control system.

A large working memory accommodates
large programs and extensive data storage.
The quad core high-speed microprocessor
executes programs faster than ever before.
It supports industry-standard PROFINET
with I/O update rates as fast as 8ms for
16 devices. With Ethernet interface rates
up to 1Gpbs, the CPE400 is built for rapid,
reliable data interchange.

Industrial Internet Enabled

Outcome Optimizing controllers use real
time hypervisor technology to run real
time deterministic control applications
concurrently with the embedded Field
Agent* technology (EFA) without any
adverse impact of one over the other.
EFA technology is a platform for securely
applying Predix applications and secure
connectivity to the Predix Cloud as well
as run edge apps. Running the Field Agent
concurrently with the real-time control
applications allows the CPE400 to rapidly
leverage external data. External monitoring
may be used to analyze and optimize entire
business operations. The analysis can then
be used to dynamically adjust real-time
industrial controls to align with changing
business objectives in today’s Industrial
Internet age.

Advanced Security

In today’s Internet age, industrial controls
are constant targets of cyber threats. We at
GE understand the risk involved in securing

Key Benefits

Reduced risk. Built on the strong
foundation of GE’s 40 years’ experience
providing real-time, deterministic
controls for the world’s industrial
assets. The controller is secure by
design, enabling secure operations and
connectivity from edge to cloud.

Reduced lifecycle cost. Advanced
capabilities simplify system
architecture and reduce applied
engineering costs. Further costs are
reduced with embedded PROFINET,
allowing for dedicated I/O to be chosen
for application specific needs.

Optimized Business Outcomes.
Embedded Field Agent technology
allows for secure connection to the
Industrial Internet, leveraging data
to analyze and optimize business
operations.

Maximum Uptime. Built on our
market-leading PACSystems high­availability solutions, CPE400 offers
best-in-class high-availability control
system for concurrent maintainability
and elimination of single points of
failure, maximizing uptime.

our customer’s most important assets. We
believe in defense in depth architecture to
secure the asset from potential cyber threats.

The Rx3i CPE400 has been developed to be
secure by design, incorporating technologies
such as Trusted Platform Modules, secure,
trusted, and measured boot. A centralized
configuration allows encrypted firmware
updates to be executed from a secure
central location. A broad suite of cyber­security technology and tools help prevent
unauthorized updates while built-in security
protocols help protect against man- in-the
middle and denial of service attacks.

Flexible Redundancy
Tailored to Your Needs

Building on GE’s market leadership and
decades of expertise in mission critical
backup power and critical cooling solutions,
PACSystems High Availability with
PROFINET is a flexible and intelligent high­availability control system that ensures
maximum uptime while reducing total
cost of ownership (TCO) through easier
configuration, operation and maintenance.

Built on a scalable, synchronized, hot­standby redundancy control platform, our
PACSystems High Availability on CPE400
solutions ensure uninterrupted control of
your applications and processes with total
transparency.

Specifications

• Microprocessor Specification – 1.2 GHz AMD G Series
Quad Core

• Operating System – VxWorks

Temperature Range

• -40°C to 70°C

Power Requirements

• Input Power (Max) – 20 Watt s

• Input Voltage (Min) – 18 Vdc

• Input Voltage (Max) – 30 Vdc

• Memory Backup Mechanism – Energy Pack:
IC695ACC403

Firmware Upgrade

• CPU Firmware Upgrade Mechanism – Web Interface/
Ethernet Port

Display

• OLED Display – Yes

Program Portability

• RX3i PACSystems Applications using Family Type
Conversion

Program Security

• Secure Boot – Yes

• Trusted Plat form Module (TPM) – Yes

Program Storage

• RAM – 64 Mbytes

• Non-Volatile Flash – 64 Mbytes

• Life Expectancy, Energy Pack Capacitor s – 5 years

Auxiliary Storage

• Micro SD – Pending

• Remote Data Storage Device (RDSD) – USB - pending

Marine

ABS, DNV-GL, BV, LR

Communications

• LAN1 – 10/100/1000 Mbps supported by
unswitched RJ-45

• LAN2/ LAN3 – 10/100/1000 Mb ps supported by a pair of
unswitched RJ-45 connectors

• EFA: 10/100/100 0 Mbps supporte d by unswitched RJ-45

• Ethernet R J-45 Switch – 2-Port Switch 10/100/1000 x2

• Embedded Field Agent Ethernet R J-45 – 10/100/1000 x1

• USB – USB-A 3.0 x2 (functionality pending)

Proto cols

• SRTP

• Modbus TCP

• Ethernet Global Data (EGD)

• PROFINE T – Yes

• MRP – Yes

• OPC-UA Server

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– Y15

EU

• CE Mark

• EMC Direc tive
– IEC/EN 61131-2: 2007(sections 8-10, Zone B)
– IEC/EN 61000-6-2: 2005 Ed 2.0
– IEC/EN 61000-6-4: 2006 Ed 2.0
– CISPR 11:2009 +A1: 2010 / EN 55011: 2009 +A1: 2010
– CISPR 22: 2010 / EN55022: 2010/AC:2011, (Class A)
– CISPR 24: 2010 / EN55024: 2010
– IEC/EN 61131-2: 2007 (sections 4 & 6)

• ATEX Directive
– Category 3 equipment - [II 3 G]
– EN 60079-0: 2012 A+11:2013
– EN 60079-7: 2015 [Type of Protec tion Ex ec]

• RoHS Directive

• REACH Regulation

• WEEE Directive

US

• FCC 47 CFR 15 Subpart B, Class A

• Hazardous Locations
– ISA 12.12.01: 2015, Class I Div. 2 Groups ABCD
– UL 60 079-0 Ed 6.0 (2013), Class I, Zone 2 Gas Group

ABCD

– UL 60 079-15 Edition 4.0 (2013), [Ex nA]

Canada

• ICES-0 03:2016 (Class A)

• Hazardous Locations
– CSA C22.2 No. 213-15
– CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60079-0:15, Class I, Zone 2
– CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60079-15:12

• WEEE & Battery Regulations

Environmental

• IEC/EN 61131-2: 2007 (sections 5 & 6)

• Storage
– Dry Heat - IEC 60068-2-2: 1974 test Bb (70C @16hrs,

unpowered)

– Cold Temp - IEC 60068-2-1: 2007 test Ab (-40C

@16hrs, unpowered

• Damp Heat
– IEC 60 068-2-30: 2005 test Db (unpowered, 55C, 2x)

• Marine Damp Heat
– IEC 60 068-2-30: 2005 test Db (powere d &

unpowered, 55C, 95%RH, 12hr x 2cycles)

• Sinusoidal Vibration
– IEC 60 068-2-6: 1995 (test Fc)

• Shock
– IEC 60 068-2-27: 1987 (test Ea)

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For a discu ssion of OPC UA, re fer to PACSystems R X7i & RX3i TCP/IP Ethe rnet Communicat ions User Manual , GFK-2224M Chapter 10 .

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