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Replacement Considerations with CompactLogix and Compact GuardLogix Systems Chapter 3
Compact GuardLogix Controllers Product Comparison
Table 9 - Technical Specifications
Attribute Compact GuardLogix 5370 Controller Compact GuardLogix 5380 Controller
Memory 1769-L30ERMS: 1 MB standard, 0.5 MB safety
1769-L33ERMS: 2 MB standard, 1 MB safety
1769-L36ERMS: 3 MB standard, 1.5 MB safety
1769-L37ERMS: 4 MB + 1.5 MB safety
1769-L38ERMS: 5 MB + 1.5 MB safety
5069-L306ERS2, 5069-L306ERMS2: 0.6 MB + 0.3 MB Safety
5069-L310ERS2, 5069-L310ERMS2: 1 MB + 0.5 MB Safety
5069-L320ERS2, 5069-L320ERM: 2 MB + 1 MB Safety
5069-L330ERS2, 5069-L330ERM: 3 MB + 1.5 MB Safety
5069-L340ERS2, 5069-L340ERMS2: 4 MB + 2 MB Safety
5069-L350ERS2, 5069-L350ERMS2: 5 MB + 2.5 MB Safety
5069-L380ERS2, 5069-L380ERMS2: 8 MB + 4 MB Safety
5069-L3100ERS2, 5069-L3100ERMS2: 10 MB + 5 MB Safety
Local I/O modules supported • 1769 Compact I/O only
• Number of local I/O modules that are supported varies by 
controller catalog number
• Compact 5000 I/O Standard and Safety modules only
• Number of local I/O modules that are supported varies by 
controller catalog number
Safety I/O support • 1734 POINT Guard I/O™, 1732 ArmorBlock® Guard I/O™, 
1791 CompactBlock™ Guard I/O™
• Can only communicate to safety I/O through the embedded 
Ethernet ports.
• Compact 5000 I/O Safety modules, 1734 POINT Guard I/O, 
1732 ArmorBlock Guard I/O, 
1791 CompactBlock Guard I/O
• Can communicate to local safety I/O through the backplane, 
and also communicate to distributed safety I/O through the 
embedded Ethernet ports.
• Can communicate to DeviceNet® safety I/O nodes with the 
1788-EN2DN Ethernet to DeviceNet linking device.
Embedded Ethernet 10/100 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet nodes 1769-L30ERMS: 16
1769-L33ERMS: 32
1769-L36ERMS: 48
1769-L37ERMS: 64
1769-L38ERMS: 80
5069-L306ERS2, 5069-L306ERMS2: 16
5069-L310ERS2, 5069-L310ERMS2: 24
5069-L320ERS2, 5069-L320ERMS2: 40
5069-L330ERS2, 5069-L330ERMS2: 60
5069-L340ERS2, 5069-L340ERMS2: 90
5069-L350ERS2, 5069-L350ERMS2: 120
5069-L380ERS2, 5069-L380ERMS2: 150
5069-L3100ERS2, 5069-L3100ERMS2: 180
Ethernet performance Ethernet I/O (Class 0/1): 10,000 packets per second max
Ethernet Messaging (Class 3): 400 packets per second max
Ethernet I/O (Class 0/1): 128,000 packets per second
Ethernet Messaging (Class 3): 2000 messages per second
(2)
Dual-IP mode Not supported Supported with the Logix Designer application, version 31 
or later
Unconnected message buffers No fixed limits, as long as the controller can allocate the buffer at 
will.
320 - Any combination of outbound and inbound messages
Concurrent cached message 
instructions in the running state
32, drawn from the 250 total connections supported by the 
controller.
256 dedicated buffers 
HMI and Messaging (Class 3) Drawn from the 250 total connections supported by the controller. 512 dedicated messages (256 incoming messages and 256 
outgoing messages)
Integrated motion EtherNet/IP network