SPBRC300 (BRC300)

FAQS

• Are SPBRC300 and BRC300 different products?
  No separate hardware identity is supported; ABB uses SPBRC300 as the catalog/family designation and BRC300 as the controller model name.
• How many canonical pages should be published?
  One page containing both official names.
• What is BRC300?
  It is an ABB Harmony Rack bridge controller.
• Which control types does the BRC family support?
  Continuous, sequential, batch, and advanced control.
• Which processor family is documented?
  A 160 MHz 32-bit Freescale ColdFire processor at BRC-family level.
• How many PDP800 redundant pairs are documented?
  Up to two per SPBRC300.
• Does BRC300 have 2 MB NVRAM and 30,000 function blocks?
  HOLD; ABB specifically documents those figures for BRC400/BRC410, so they must not be copied to BRC300.
• Does BRC300 provide BRC410's Modbus TCP feature?
  No such claim is supported; ABB identifies that integrated Ethernet/Modbus TCP capability with BRC410.
• Can it replace BRC100?
  ABB historically identifies a BRC300 evolution path, but conversion requires project engineering.
• Is P-HC-BRC300 automatically the same record?
  No. It is a legacy gray order variant whose record and lifecycle history must be reviewed before consolidation.
• Is the current lifecycle phase proven?
  No. The last explicit evidence reviewed is a 2017 active-family listing.
• Are origin, HS code, weight, and dimensions known?
  No. All remain HOLD without exact ABB evidence.