Protection and Control IED Manager

PCM600
Product Guide
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Product version: 2.7

Contents

1. Description..................................................................... 3 12. Disturbance handling.....................................................5

2. Project explorer.............................................................. 3 13. Communication management....................................... 6
3. Parameter setting........................................................... 3 14. IEC 61850 configuration................................................6
4. Graphical application configuration................................. 4 15. Connectivity packages.................................................. 6
5. Signal matrix...................................................................4 16. User management.........................................................6
6. Graphical display editor.................................................. 5 17. Project configuration data management........................ 6
7. Hardware configuration.................................................. 5 18. Integrated help menus...................................................6
8. IED configuration comparison.........................................5 19. Data transfer................................................................. 6
9. IED summary..................................................................5 20. System requirements.................................................... 7
10. Signal monitoring...........................................................5 21. Ordering data................................................................ 7
11. Event viewer..................................................................5 22. Document revision history............................................. 8

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1. Description New IEDs can also be created by use of IED templates. This
The Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 tool provides enables the reuse of existing IED configurations. IEDs, bays,
versatile functionalities for the entire life-cycle of all Relion ® voltage levels or a whole substation can be copied and pasted
protection and control IED applications, at all voltage levels. in the plant structure. Selection of a specific IED in the project
This easy-to-handle tool helps the user to manage your explorer gives access to the IED’s tools. The function of
protection and control equipment all the way from application importing and exporting descriptions of IEC 61850 substation
and communication configuration to disturbance handling, configurations, configured devices and device functionality
including automatic disturbance reporting. allows information to be shared with other engineering and
system integration tools. By using the filtering feature of the
Designed to communicate, PCM600 interacts with IEDs over project explorer the user can filter information of other tools
the fast and reliable TCP/IP via corporate LAN or WAN, or according to the selection made.
alternatively directly through the communication port at the
front of the IED. PCM600 tool is able to read and write all
configuration and setting data of an IED with a single 3. Parameter setting
command. The parameter setting of PCM600 enables viewing and setting
IED parameters offline (stored in the tool) and online (stored in
The user interface, workflow and the IEC 61850-based data both the tool and the IED). The parameters can be read from the
model in PCM600 are designed according to the same IED to PCM600 or written from PCM600 to the IED while the IED
philosophy as the Relion® protection and control IEDs, ensuring is in service. In addition, the parameters can be exported and
smooth and seamless integration between the tool and the imported for test sets in the XRIO format (for example, Omicron
IEDs. Test Universe) or in the CSV format to be easily read and
reused.
PCM600 also secures the projects and data created with earlier
versions of the PCM600 tool, which enables full backwards The parameter setting function can be used in two different
compatibility. modes. The normal mode allows a quick viewing and changing
of the most commonly used parameters, whereas the
advanced mode unveils all parameters that can be set.

PCM600 further offers a filtering function that allows the viewing

of all IED parameters or the parameters related to a specific
function block. In addition, it can be chosen to only view
parameters that have been changed or parameters with values
deviating from the IED’s setting. Changed parameters with
different values in the tool and in the IED are clearly indicated.

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Figure 1. PCM600 connected locally or remotely to IEDs

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The project explorer can be used to navigate to the used IEDs Figure 2. Parameter setting view
within a project / substation and furthermore within an IED to
navigate to the different functionality of an IED. The user is able
to create a plant structure with a substation, voltage levels, The graphical representation of the distance protection function
bays and IEDs. supports in the visual verification of the parameter setting of the
distance protection function.

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function Figure 4. Application configuration, Online monitoring

4. Graphical application configuration

The graphical application configuration functionality offers
powerful ways to create, adapt and modify application
configurations, which also can be made as templates for later
re-use. PCM600 also enables presentation of the whole signal
flow from input to output. It also assists the user during the
creation of application configuration through colour indications
of the function blocks to ensure that the mandatory inputs have
been correctly connected. Before writing the configuration to
an IED, the tool offers validation of the complete IED
configuration which ensures that the configuration does not
contain errors.

Additionally, the user can compare the configuration in the tool

to the one in the IED. Further, the signal status on-line
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Figure 5. Application configuration, visual indication of the

configuration

5. Signal matrix
The graphical signal matrix of PCM600 allows connecting
efficiently CTs, VTs, binary input and output signals to the
configuration. The configuration can also be changed from
here. The tool can also be used for connecting the LEDs on the
IED as well as for connection of the GOOSE signals between the
IEDs.

Once the IEDs have been configured and parameterized,

PCM600 enables the configuration of the horizontal bay-to-bay
communication for station-wide interlocking and sends the
complete IED description to a system engineering tool.

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and their slot position. Furthermore it is possible to compare the

hardware configuration used in the tool to the actual one in the
IED.

8. IED configuration comparison

IED comparison is used for comparing configurations of two
IEDs of the same kind. Comparison can be made offline
regardless of the IEDs being in the same PCM600 project or
not. Additionally, the configuration of an IED can be compared
to a loose PCMI file. When connected to the IED, it is possible to
compare the configurations between the IED and the PCM600
online. A report of the differences between the two different IED
configurations is provided as a result of the comparison.

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Figure 6. Signal matrix tool view IED summary functionality can be used to document and view a
quick snapshot of all the protection and control IEDs on the
substation. PCM600 can collect all the important identification
information from the IEDs and illustrate them in a user-friendly
6. Graphical display editor browser. IED summary result can be printed for documentation
The graphical display editor is used for configuring the display directly from the tool.
of an IED. The graphical display consists of one or more pages.
A display page contains the drawing area where the actual 10. Signal monitoring
display configuration is made. A display is configured by The signal monitoring function provides the user with online
dragging predefined graphical symbols from a library to the information about the measured values and displays the status
drawing area. The directed link tool can be used to draw of binary input and output signals of an IED. Furthermore,
connections between symbols. Every symbol type has a PCM600 facilitates commissioning and testing of physical
corresponding representation in both the ANSI and the IEC connections via the signal monitoring tool (forcing of signals).
symbol palettes. Symbols can be connected to the application
configuration.
11. Event viewer
The graphical display editor also supports the reuse of display The event viewer of PCM600 enables viewing the IED sequence
page templates made for other IEDs. of events information including timestamps. The event log
facilitates detailed post-fault analyses of faults and
disturbances. Event viewer additionally enables reading the
security events from the IED.

12. Disturbance handling

PCM600 offers effective handling and monitoring of
disturbance records from the IEDs. The disturbance files stored
in the standard COMTRADE format allow the user to view the
disturbance record using Wavewin™ software or any
commercially available disturbance analyzer supporting the
COMTRADE format. If required, the report layout and contents
can be adapted to user-specific needs.

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By means of the task scheduler of PCM600, the records can be
set to be automatically read from the IED. The task scheduler is
Figure 7. Graphical display editor, configuring the display of an IED
an independent process and does not require PCM600 to be
activated. After receiving the file, PCM600 automatically
creates a disturbance report, which can immediately be
forwarded to subscribers by e-mail. Such a notification
7. Hardware configuration shortens the time from disturbance detection to corrective
The hardware configuration can be used to get a quick overview action.
of an IED and to add or change hardware modules. It is possible
to view the front and back of the IED including card information
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13. Communication management configuration for a vertical or horizontal IEC 61850

The Communication Management tool is used to configure communication.
different communication protocols for an IED. DNP3, IEC
In the view mode, the tool supports the viewing of the IEC
60870-5-101/103/104 or Modbus® are the communication
61850 configuration, whereas in the engineering mode it is
protocols that can be engineered. Depending on the used
possible to configure IEC 61850 datasets and dataflow for the
protocol, the tool provides different views and capabilities to
horizontal and vertical communication.
support in the selection or mapping of communication signals.

14. IEC 61850 configuration

The IEC 61850 configuration tool of PCM600 provides the
viewing or engineering of the dataset and dataflow

Table 1. Recommendations for using the IEC 61850 configuration tools

IEC 61850 tools in a Substation automation system (SAS)

No external tool IET600 or 3 rd party system tool

ABB Relion IEDs Engineering mode 1) View mode 2)

ABB and 3 rd party IEDs View mode 2) View mode 2)

1) Engineering mode of IEC 61850 configuration tool of PCM600 is recommended for simple applications. Advanced applications require an IEC 61850 system tool like IET600 and view mode.
2) View mode of IEC 61850 configuration tool of PCM600 for the transparancy of IEC 61850 configuration made by an external IEC 61850 system tool like IET600.

15. Connectivity packages 17. Project configuration data management

PCM600 incorporates ABB’s connectivity package concept, PCM600 offers functionality for managing configuration data of
which simplifies protection engineering and reduces the risk of projects. Complete substation configurations can be exported
errors. The connectivity packages can be downloaded and and imported for long term archiving or for sharing between
installed using the PCM600 Update Manager tool. Furthermore, different engineers. All the configuration data on a workstation
the IED connectivity packages for the 670 and 650 series are can be backed up with a simple manual operation or as
also available on a separate IED Connectivity Package DVD that scheduled automatic backup functionality.
is delivered with the IEDs, whereas the IED connectivity
packages for the 630, 620, 615, 611 and 610 series, RIO600,
18. Integrated help menus
REX521, RE_54_, SPACOM and REF 542plus can be
All the necessary instructions for using the tool are integrated in
downloaded from the www.abb.com/substationautomation
PCM600. Context sensitive help menus and tool tips provide
portal.
the user with information about the selected tools. The IED
documentation and guides available from the connectivity
16. User management package can be directly accessed from the help menus.
PCM600 tool supports access management both for the tool
and the IEDs. The user accounts in PCM600 can be linked to
19. Data transfer
Windows user accounts or be defined as separate user
PCM600 offers improved data transfer between the IEDs and
accounts for PCM600. The user management feature allows
the IED management tool. The IEDs can be accessed remotely
the administrator to create user groups with different access
using the TCP/IP protocol via a local area network (LAN) and
rights and profiles.
standard Ethernet cables, a secured wide area network (WAN),
The access management for the IEDs can be enabled or a secured wireless network (WLAN) or, locally, using the IEDs’
disabled with the IED user management tool in PCM600. front communication port.
PCM600 also includes functionality to activate central account
management on IEDs, and manage certificates on the IEDs.

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20. System requirements

Table 2. Hardware requirements

Hardware Minimum Recommended

CPU 1.5 GHz 2.4 GHz

RAM 2 GB 4 GB

Free hard disk space 4 GB 8 GB

Monitor 1024 × 768 1280 × 1024

Ethernet port Required Required

Table 3. Supported operating systems

Operating system Version

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) -

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit) -

Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) SP2

Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit) SP1

Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit/64-bit) -

Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit) -

Windows 10 (32-bit/64-bit) -

Table 4. Communication

Protocols

TCP/IP via LAN or WLAN

Serial Port (RS-232) or USB/RS-232 converter if SPA-based communication is used

Opto/electrical (RS-232) cable for front communication if SPA-based communication is used

21. Ordering data

To order the protection and control IED manager PCM600, use
the ordering data in the ordering code table.

Table 5. Ordering code

Product name Order code

PCM600 2.7 PCM600-27

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22. Document revision history

Document revision/date Product version History

A/2007-12-20 2.0 First release

B/2008-05-30 2.0 SP1 Content updated

C/2009-03-03 2.0 SP2 Content updated

D/2009-07-06 2.1 Content updated to correspond to the product version

E/2009-11-23 2.2 Content updated to correspond to the product version

F/2010-05-28 2.3 Content updated to correspond to the product version

G/2011-04-08 2.4 Content updated to correspond to the product version

H/2013-01-10 2.5 Content updated to correspond to the product version

K/2013-12-10 2.6 Content updated to correspond to the product version

L/2015-11-20 2.7 Content updated to correspond to the product version

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