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Question: Can GE Series 1/1+ be replaced with a PLC Direct 305 CPU? Part numbers would start with "IC610CPU" for all, and end in numbers 101, 104, 105, 106.
Answer: Yes, the GE Series 1/1+ can be replaced with the D3-330 or D3-340 CPU.

These CPUs are upward compatible from the GE CPUs with the exception of the IC610CPU106 which is the same as the D3-330 CPU.
The prom chip from any GE CPU with 3.7K of memory can be transferred to the D3-330 CPU, but not the D3-340.
FAQ ID: 101
Question: Are the TI-305/Series 1 UVPROMs compatible with the D3-330/D3-340 CPUs?
Answer: No, the memory sizes are different. They changed early on from 0.7k to 1.7k, then to 3.7k for the D3-330/D3-340.

FAQ ID: 108
Question: I would like to replace my GE Series 1 Jr. with a DL305 CPU. How do I retrieve the program and then transfer it?
Answer: It is done by cassette recorder and explained in Chapter 5 of the D3-HP-M manual. This may also be found on our web site at D3-HP-M manual.
FAQ ID: 113
Question: Will your D3-D4-BAT battery work in the old GE Fanuc Series One CPU?
Answer: Yes, those batteries will work.
FAQ ID: 114
Question: Can the D3-HP be used with a GE series one CPU?
Answer: Yes, as long as the CPU part number begins with IC610.
FAQ ID: 126
Question: Will GE 9030CPU work on DL305 system?
Answer: No
FAQ ID: 128
Question: Will TI Soft support your DL305 hardware?
Answer: TI Soft will work with the D3-330 and D3-340 CPUs. It will not work with the D3-350 CPU.

FAQ ID: 598
Question: Will the EEprom or UVProm on an IC610CPU101C interchange with the D3-330 CPU?
Answer: No, they are not interchangeable.

They use different memory size
FAQ ID: 701