The IC698CPE010 is a Central Processing Unit by GE Fanuc. It is from the RX7i series and can control the industrial machinery in real-time. The CPU communicates with other modules and devices through the VME64 connection backplane. It consists of a 300 Megahertz Celeron microprocessor that allows users to perform floating-point calculations. Each of its Boolean function has a standard speed of 0.33 milliseconds per coil. The key features of the CPU include 2x ethernet ports, 3x embedded serial ports, a test edit mode, supports bit-in-word reference, supports symbolic variable, and a data monitoring feature. The IC698CPE010 has a RAM memory of 10 Megabytes for storing programming information and data. A CMOS battery sustains this memory in case of power loss. It also includes 10 Megabytes of nonvolatile flash memory (NVRAM). The operating system firmware is stored in this flash memory. A user can update the firmware of the device without taking out the memory or replacing its EPROMs.

The IC698CPE010 can be operated by two means: using the three-position switch to run or stop the device, and connecting it to a computer and then running the appropriate software. The device can be connected to a computer using the Ethernet or serial port. To connect the device with the computer using an Ethernet port, the user will require a Cat5 cable and IP addressing. To connect using the serial port, use an SNP protocol. To program and configure the device, use a Proficy Machine Edition PLC-Logic Developer software on the computer. Data configuration in the device is secured with a password.

The GE Fanuc IC698CPE010 is a central processing unit that comes with a built-in VME64 connection interface that is mounted on the rack. This GE Fanuc CPU is equipped with a 300 MHz Celeron microprocessor. Thanks to this advanced chip, this central processing unit is capable of performing floating-point calculations. 0.33ms per coil is the standard execution speed of each Boolean function. The module comes with several other advanced features including, two Ethernet ports, three embedded serial ports, symbolic variable support, bit-in-word reference support, data monitoring over the web, and a test edit mode. As far as memory is concerned, the GE Fanuc IC698CPE010 central processing unit comes with 10 MB of RAM. The RAM is primarily used for storing data and programming information. The RAM is backed up using a CMOS battery. Along with the RAM, this module also hosts a non-volatile flash memory of 10 MB. The flash memory is primarily used to store operating system firmware data. This module can be upgraded without having to dismantle the device. Users can use this module in two ways. First, users can resort to using the three-position run/stop switch. The second option is connecting this module to a device and operating it using a computer. This GE IC698CPE010 central processing unit can be connected to the internet via serial or Ethernet ports. However, if users opt-in with using the Ethernet port, they must provide the port with an IP address. Furthermore, for an Ethernet connection, this cable requires a Cat5 cable.