We are in the early phases of converting our aging (!) 9070 and Genius block system to, as recommended by GE, an RX3i, using Profinet communications to remote rx3i I/O racks. I have the redundant IC695CRU320 configuration built up in ME 7.5 SIM 4, inclluding IC695RMX128 Redundancy Memory Xchange modules and all was going well. I started on the remote I/O racks, and found no traces of a Profinet-connected remote rack, and no references to the IC695PNS001 Profinet Scanners that GE recommended for each remote rack. I am hearing through the non-GE grapevine that the IC695PNS001 is not scheduled to hit the shelves until Q4 2013, and that they will be supported in ME 7.6, due out for imminent (?) release.:confused:
Anyone shed any light on this? I am beginning to feel like I am being led down the same path as a few years ago when GE told me to replace another 9070, with Genius bus-connected I/O, with an RX7i, only to be told recently, when I went to start ordering RX7i I/O to replace the 9070 cards, that it was unavailable.:eek:
Anyone shed any light on this? I am beginning to feel like I am being led down the same path as a few years ago when GE told me to replace another 9070, with Genius bus-connected I/O, with an RX7i, only to be told recently, when I went to start ordering RX7i I/O to replace the 9070 cards, that it was unavailable.:eek: