
For more details about Series 8 I/O, Level1 Switch and FIM modules refer to the following
documents:
l Series 8 I/O User's Guide
l Series C Mark II I/O User’s Guide
l Series 8 Fieldbus Interface Module User's Guide.
3.3.2 C300 Controller
The C300 Controller is constructed using the Series 8 form factor that employs an Input Output
Termination Assembly (IOTA) and an electronics module which mounts and connects to the IOTA.
This smaller controller footprint and ease of installation provides greater value for PlantCruise
users.
The C300 Controller fully supports configuration, load and execution of the standard function
blocks. Note that there are a few exceptions defined below.
Exceptions
The following function blocks are not supported by the C300 Controller:
l The LIOM function block set.
l CAB related function blocks other than the Custom Data Block (CDB)
3.3.3 C300 - 20mS CEE Controller
The C300 - 20mS CEE Controller uses the same Controller Module and IOTA as the C300 - 50ms
controller. It uses a different firmware image that supports faster control execution. The C300 - 20
mS CEE supports Speed Protection Module (SPM) that monitors turbine speed inputs, analog
inputs, and digital status inputs, and controls digital outputs and a single analog output. Servo
Valve Positioner (SVP) Module monitors valve position either with LVDT/RVDT interface or analog
input and two digital inputs, and controls the valve movement either with servo coil current or
analog output.
The C300 - 20mS CEE Controller fully supports configuration, load and execution of the standard
function blocks supported in the C300 - 50ms Controller. Note that there are a few exceptions
defined below.
Exceptions
The C300 - 20 controller does not support the following function blocks.
l LIOM function block set
l Custom Data Block (CDB)
l Profibus Gateway Module (PGM2) function blocks
l SIM C300 20ms function block
l FIM4 function block
l Wireless Device Manager (WDM) function blocks
l Sequential Control Module (SCM) function block
l Recipe Control Module (RCM) function block
l Unit Control Module (UCM) function block
l Phase Block
l Series A - Serial Interface Module (SIM) (for third party integration)
l Series H module
l Profibus I/O Module
l PMIO function blocks
l Exchange blocks
l Change Execute (CHGEXEC) Block
l Fieldbus blocks
l DeviceNet blocks
l Profibus blocks
l American Gas Association (AGA) blocks
l A-B Drive Interface Library
o Legacy SCANport Drives
o PowerFlex Drives
l JAGXTREME block library
o JAGXCHAN
o JAGXTERM
l QIMPACT Library block
o QIPACCHAN
o QIPACTERM
ATTENTION
C300-20ms controller does not support peer-to-peer communication with the following:
l FIM4
l Profibus Gateway Module (PGM2)
l C200E
l Wireless Device Manager (WDM)
C300 Controller redundancy
The C300 Controller may operate in both non-redundant and redundant configurations.
Redundant operation requires a second identical controller and connecting cables, which is the
typical configuration. The switchover time from the active primary controller to the backup
controller of a redundant pair is less than 500 milliseconds.
ATTENTION
The switchover time from the active primary C300-20ms controller to the backup C300-
20ms controller of a redundant C300-20ms controller pair is less than 200 milliseconds.
C300 Controller block
When a C300 Controller block is added to the Project tree in Control Builder, a graphic
representation of a controller module and its resident function blocks appears as shown in Figure
2. The function blocks that are contained in the controller support multiple execution
environments. A Control Execution Environment block (CEEC300) and two IOLINK blocks are
contained in the controller and appear under the controller. When the controller block is
configured as redundant, the secondary controller block is added in the Project tree.

C300 controller model CC-PCNT02 – Enhanced Functionality
Beginning with R501, a new C300 controller model with enhanced functionality: the CC-PCNT02,
has been introduced to meet the demand for expanded memory and to address the ASIC
hardware (Spartan-IIE FPGA) obsolescence.
While the initial release of C300 (CC-PCNT01) contained a Processor board with 32 MB of main
Memory and Application board that used the Spartan-IIE FPGA family, the new release of C300
(CC-PCNT02) gets 64 MB of main Memory and an Application board that uses the Spartan-3A
FPGA family ASIC.
The enhanced memory enables the CC-PCNT02 to provide extended functionalities such as
support for Profit Controller and Ethernet Interface Module (IEC & EIP) blocks. Besides this, there
is no significant change in the functionality offered by the CC-PCNT02 model compared to CCPCNT01.
The CC-PCNT02 may be used as a compatible field replacement for CC-PCNT01 by installing the
current-release firmware image with Ctools. The following table summarizes the supported
releases and the firmware required to enable CC-PCNT02 to either work with enhanced
functionality or only replace CC-PCNT01.
