ibaPDA-IEC61850-Server

IEC 61850 Server for Measurement Data

Manual
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Measurement Systems
for Industry and Energy
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Content
1 About this manual..............................................................................................................4

1.1 Target group and previous knowledge...................................................................... 4

1.2 Notations................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Used symbols............................................................................................................. 5
2 System requirements.........................................................................................................6

3 IEC 61850 server.................................................................................................................7

3.1 General information.................................................................................................. 7

3.2 System topology........................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Configuration and engineering ibaPDA..................................................................... 8
3.3.1 Configuration tab....................................................................................................... 9
3.3.2 Data attributes tab................................................................................................... 10
4 Diagnosis......................................................................................................................... 24

4.1 License..................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 Diagnostics tab........................................................................................................ 24
4.3 Connection diagnostics with PING........................................................................... 25
4.4 Log files.................................................................................................................... 26
5 Support and contact......................................................................................................... 27

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1 About this manual

This document describes the function and application of the IEC 61850 server in ibaPDA.

1.1 Target group and previous knowledge

This documentation is aimed at qualified professionals, who are familiar with handling electric
and electronic modules as well as communication and measurement technology. A person is
regarded as professional if he/she is capable of assessing safety and recognizing possible con-
sequences and risks on the basis of his/her specialist training, knowledge and experience and
knowledge of the standard regulations.
In particular, this documentation is intended for personnel involved in the engineering, testing,
commissioning or maintenance of the respective programmable logic controllers and communi-
cation systems as well as protection and control technology in electric switchgear. For handling
the IEC 61850 server in ibaPDA, the following previous knowledge is required and/or useful:
■ Windows operating system
■ Basic knowledge of ibaPDA
■ Knowledge of IEC 61850 communication

1.2 Notations
In this manual, the following notations are used:

Action Notation
Menu command Menu Logic diagram
Calling the menu command Step 1 – Step 2 – Step 3 – Step x
Example:
Select the menu Logic diagram - Add - New function
block.
Keys <Key name>
Example: <Alt>; <F1>
Press the keys simultaneously <Key name> + <Key name>
Example: <Alt> + <Ctrl>
Buttons <Key name>
Example: <OK>; <Cancel>
File names, paths "Filename", "Path"
Example: "Test.doc"

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1.3 Used symbols

If safety instructions or other notes are used in this manual, they mean:

Danger!
The non-observance of this safety information may result in an imminent risk
of death or severe injury:

■ Observe the specified measures.

Warning!
The non-observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of
death or severe injury!

■ Observe the specified measures.

Caution!
The non-observance of this safety information may result in a potential risk of
injury or material damage!

■ Observe the specified measures

Note
A note specifies special requirements or actions to be observed.

Tip
Tip or example as a helpful note or insider tip to make the work a little bit easier.

Other documentation
Reference to additional documentation or further reading.

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2 System requirements
The following system requirements are required to use the function IEC 61850 server:
■ ibaPDA v7.0.0 or higher
■ License ibaPDA-IEC61850-Server
■ Network connection to one or more IEC61850 clients

Other documentation
Further requirements for the respective computer hardware and the supported
operating systems can be found in ibaPDA documentation.

Note
It is advisable to place the IEC 61850 communications for data acquisition on a
separate network to avoid interference from the Ethernet data traffic between
ibaPDA and other network nodes (file servers, data file requirements, etc.),
which may affect the IEC 61850 data telegrams.

License information
Order no. Product name Description
30.670052 ibaPDA-IEC61850-Server Extension license for an ibaPDA system which
adds the function:
IEC 61850 server
Table 1: Available IEC61850 server licenses

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3 IEC 61850 server

3.1 General information

The standard IEC 61850 of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) describes a gen-
eral transmission protocol for protection and control technology in electrical switchgears of
medium and high-voltage technology. The standard defines communication structures and an
object-related data model. The devices used, so-called IED (Intelligent Electronic Device), can
thus transmit their properties and communicate with each other.
ibaPDA offers an integrated IEC 61850 server, which can publish signals from ibaPDA. Signals in
ibaPDA are mapped on attributes in the data model. The data structure described in IEC 61850
generally consists of 5 hierarchy levels:
■ Server
■ Logical Device, (LD)
■ Logical Node, (LN)
■ Data Object, (DO)
■ Data Attribute, (DA)
It is possible to create an own data model from logical nodes, data sets and report control
blocks. ibaPDA supports the following logical node types:
■ GGIO (Generic Process I/O)
■ IARC (Archiving)
■ LCCH (Physical Communication Channel Supervision)
■ LPHD (Physical Device Information)
■ LTMS (Time Master Supervision)
■ RDRE (Disturbance Recorder Function)
The IEC 61850 server supports MMS communication, either through polling, buffered and un-
buffered report control blocks.
Up to 16 client connections are permissible at the same time.

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3.2 System topology

The following drawing gives an overview of a possible configuration.

Fig. 1: Possible IEC 61850 network topology

3.3 Configuration and engineering ibaPDA

Open the I/O manager, e.g., from the toolbar .
You will see the IEC 61850 server node in the signal tree under General.

Fig. 2: IEC 61850 server in the I/O manager

Select the node and then select the Configuration tab on the right.

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3.3.1 Configuration tab

Fig. 3: IEC 61850 server, Configuration tab

Make the following settings in the Configuration tab:

Enabled
Check this box to enable the IEC 61850 server function.
Start acquisition even if the IEC 61850 server fails to start
If this option is enabled, the acquisition will start even if the IEC 61850 server cannot be started.
A warning is issued in the validation dialog. If the system has been started without an IEC 61850
server, ibaPDA will periodically try to start the IEC 61850 server. If the IEC 61850 server has not
been started, no signals will be published and ibaPDA will not be visible as an IEC 61850 server
in the network.
Port
The port the IEC 61850 server uses to communicate. The default value is 102.

Note
The default IEC 61850 port 102 is simultaneously the default port for the S7
communication. If Siemens software, such as Step7, is installed on the ibaPDA
PC, the user will likely have problems, because the port is already being used by
some Siemens software components. In this case, either use a different port for
the IEC 61850 server or uninstall the Siemens software from the ibaPDA PC.

Password
You can assign a password here.
IED Name
The default name is IBAPDA_IEC_61850_SERVER. The IED name can be changed, however. This
may be important if several ibaPDA IEC 61850 servers are configured in one IEC client so that

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they can be differentiated. Otherwise the ibaPDA IEC 61850 servers all appear there with the
same name.

3.3.2 Data attributes tab

The actual content published by the IEC 61850 server is configured in the Data attributes tab.
The LLN0 node is available by default and contains general information. The data objects Mod,
Beh, Health and NamPlt of this node are read-only and contain default values.

Fig. 4: Logical node LLNO

To publish data, you can create a separate data model using logical nodes. To do this, click on
the link Add new logical node.... A dialog opens with the node types available in ibaPDA.

Fig. 5: Select node type

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Select a node and confirm by pressing <OK>. The new logical node is added in the configuration
tree. It contains the mandatory data objects and the mandatory attributes.

Fig. 6: New node in the configuration tree

For node types with optional data objects, these can be manually added by clicking on the link
Add new data object.... The respective available data object type is available for selection.
In the example, the node type GGIO (Generic Process I/O) has been selected. For this node type,
only the data object AnIn (Analog Input) is available in ibaPDA

Fig. 7: Example of adding data object to GGIO node

In the example here, you still have to add an attribute to the data object AnIn. Click on the link
Add new attribute....

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Fig. 8: Add attribute

The following attributes are available for selection for the data object AnIn:
ƒƒi: Data type integer 32
ƒƒf: Data type float 32
Select the attribute for which you would like to configure the value and edit this value in the
­table to the right. Open the dropdown menu in the Source field and either select a signal or
­enter a static value.

Fig. 9: Assign attribute

Note that the value of the attributes q and t cannot be set. For other attributes, you can select a
data source in the same way as the example above.
You will find a list of possible data objects and attributes and their meaning in chapter
ì ­Overview of data objects and attributes, page 18.

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3.3.2.1 Create data sets

It is possible in the LLN0 node to configure data sets and report control blocks. Data attributes
that are to be published in a report are combined in a data set. A data set can contain multiple
attributes.
The transmission of report and measured values is configured with a report control block. Both
properties of the transmission as well as the content, such as additional information and data
sets, are defined here. See chapter ì Report Control Block, page 14.
In order to create a data set, expand the node data sets and click on the link Add new data
set.... Or open the context menu and select Add new data set.

Fig. 10: Add new data set

Highlight the newly created data set in the configuration tree, then you can assign an unambigu-
ous name in the table on the right side.

Fig. 11: Change the name of the data set

You can now add data set elements to the newly created data set. For this purpose, click on the
link Add new data set element.... A dialog opens in which all available data attributes are listed.

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Fig. 12: Select data set elements

Select the attributes that you would like to add to the data set and click on <Add>. Once you are
done adding data attributes, click on <Exit>.

3.3.2.2 Report Control Block

The transmission of report and measured values is configured with a report control block. A
data set is used to reference which data objects should be reported.
A report control block can only be used by a client. If the user requires more instances of a re-
port control block, he must create copies of the report control block. See chapter ì Copy items,
page 17.
Expand the Report control blocks node and click on the link Add new report control block.....
Highlight the newly created report control block in the configuration tree to configure its prop-
erties in the table on the right side.

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Fig. 13: Properties of the report control block

General
Name
Enter an unambiguous name here.
Buffered
■ False: In the unbuffered mode, no reports are created if the client is not connected.
■ True: In buffered mode, reports are stored on the server until the client connects.
Configuration revision
The configuration revision of this report control block
Buffering time
If an event triggers the creation of a report, then the server packs any other events in this time
period (in ms) into a single report.
Integrity period
The time period in ms between two periodic reports.
Data set
The data set referenced by this report control block. Select a data set from the dropdown menu.

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Fig. 14: Select a data set

Trigger options
Data change
The report is triggered if the data changes.
Quality change
The report is triggered if the quality changes.
Data update
The report is triggered if the data has been updated.
Integrity poll
The report is periodically triggered.
General interrogation
The report is triggered by a general interrogation request.

Optional report fields

Sequence number
The report contains a sequence number.
Timestamp
The report contains a timestamp.
Reason for inclusion
The reason for the creation of the report is included in the report.
Data set reference
The report includes the reference of the data set whose data is sent.
Data reference
The report includes the references to the data set element shown.
Buffer overflow
Include the buffer overflow in the report. The flag is only set in the buffered mode and in case
that entries are lost due to a buffer overflow.
Entry ID
The report contains an entry ID

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Configuration revision
The report includes the revision number of the configuration.

3.3.2.3 Copy items

Configuring logical nodes, data sets and report control blocks can be very time-consuming. To
make it easier, it is therefore possible to copy logical nodes, data sets and report control blocks.
You can access the copy and paste command in the context menu (right mouse click) of the re-
spective item.

Fig. 15: Paste logical node

Fig. 16: Paste data set

Fig. 17: Paste report control block

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3.3.2.4 CID Export

The data model configuration of the IEC 61850 server can be exported into a CID file (Config-
ured IED Description). Since the IP address of the server is contained in the CID file, a dialog
­appears in which you must select the network card, which you would like to use for the IEC
61850 communication.

Fig. 18: Export of the configuration into a CID file

3.3.2.5 Overview of data objects and attributes

This chapter provides an overview of which data objects are available with which attributes in
the respective logical node in ibaPDA. Mandatory data objects exist in the respective logical
node by default. Optional data objects can be manually added.
In the individual data objects, a value can usually be set for the stVal (status value) attribute. No
value can be entered for the attributes q (quantity) and t (time, time stamp of a status change).
In general, an IEC61850 client can only read data from the IEC61850 server in ibaPDA. Writing
data or executing control commands is not supported.

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GGIO (generic modeling of devices)

Data Attributes Values Explanation
­objects
Beh Behavior,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
On (1)
Blocked (2)
Test (3)
Test-blocked (4)
Off (5)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -
AnIn Analog input,
optional object
mag.i Dynamic: Integer 32
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
mag.f Dynamic: Float 32
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

IARC (archiving) interface to the archive system

Data Attributes Values Explanation
­objects
MemOv Memory overflow; if true, a
­memory overflow occurred;
obligatory object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -
Beh Behavior,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
On (1)
Blocked (2)
Test (3)
Test-blocked (4)
Off (5)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

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LCCH (Physical Communication Channel Supervision) models common problems for physical
communication channels

Data Attributes Values Explanation

­objects
ChLiv Physical channel status; if true,
the channel receives telegrams
within a certain time interval,
mandatory object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -
Beh Behavior,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
On (1)
Blocked (2)
Test (3)
Test-blocked (4)
Off (5)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

LPHD (Physical Device Information) receives general information about the physical devices
Data Attributes Values Explanation
­objects
PhyNam Physical device name plate,
mandatory object
vendor Text input
PhyHealth Device state,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
OK (1)
Warning (2)
Alarm (3)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

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Data Attributes Values Explanation

­objects
Proxy If true, the physical device is a
proxy;
mandatory object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

LTMS (Time Master Supervision) configuration and monitoring of the time synchronization
function in an IED
Data Attributes Values Explanation
­objects
TmSrc Time source,
mandatory object
stVal Not manually adjustable. Auto-
matically set depending on the
time synchronization used in
ibaPDA.
q, t -
TmSrcTyp Type of the clock source,
mandatory object
stVal Not manually adjustable. Auto-
matically set depending on the
time synchronization used in
ibaPDA.
q, t -
Beh Behavior,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
On (1)
Blocked (2)
Test (3)
Test-blocked (4)
Off (5)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

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Data Attributes Values Explanation

­objects
Health Status,
optional object
stVal Static:
OK (1)
Warning (2)
Alarm (3)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

RDRE (Disturbance Recorder Function)

Data Attributes Values Explanation
­objects
RcdMade Recording made; if true, the new
fault recording has been com-
pleted and a corresponding file is
available;
mandatory object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -
Beh Behavior,
mandatory object
stVal Static:
On (1)
Blocked (2)
Test (3)
Test-blocked (4)
Off (5)
Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -
FltNum Fault number,
mandatory object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

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Data Attributes Values Explanation

­objects
RcdStr Recording started; if true, a fault
recording is carried out, otherwise
the recording was not started;
optional object
stVal Dynamic:
Allocation of an ibaPDA signal
q, t -

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4 Diagnosis

4.1 License
If you cannot publish the configured signals as IEC 61850 variables, check whether your “ibaPDA
IEC 61850 server” license is detected correctly in the ibaPDA I/O manager under General –
­Settings – License options or in the ibaPDA service status application.

Fig. 19: Display of the license in the ibaPDA I/O manager

4.2 Diagnostics tab

The status of the IEC 61850 server is shown in the Diagnostics tab. In addition, the connected
clients are listed in a table.

Fig. 20: Diagnostics tab

For each client, the time it has been connected to the server is displayed. The number of rows
corresponds to the number of licensed connections.

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4.3 Connection diagnostics with PING

PING is a system command with which you can check if a certain communication partner can be
reached in an IP network.
Open a Windows command prompt.

Enter the command “ping” followed by the IP address of the communication partner and press
<ENTER>.
With an existing connection you receive several replies.

Fig. 21: PING successful

With no existing connection you receive error messages.

Fig. 22: PING unsuccessful

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4.4 Log files

If connections to target platforms or clients have been established, all connection-specific ac-
tions are logged in a text file. Using this button, you can open this (current) file and, e.g., scan it
for indications of possible connection problems.
The log file can be opened via the button <Open log file>. The button is available in the I/O
Manager:
■ for many interfaces in the respective interface overview
■ for integrated servers (e.g. OPC UA server) in the Diagnostics tab.
In the file system on the hard drive, you will find the log files in the program path of the ibaPDA
server (...\Programs\iba\ibaPDA\Server\Log\). The file names of the log files include the name
or abbreviation of the interface type.
Files named interface.txt are always the current log files. Files named ­
Interface_yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss.txt are archived log files.
Examples:
■ ethernetipLog.txt (log of EtherNet/IP connections)
■ AbEthLog.txt (log of Allen-Bradley Ethernet connections)
■ OpcUAServerLog.txt (log of OPC UA server connections)

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5 Support and contact

Support

Phone: +49 911 97282-14

Fax: +49 911 97282-33
Email: [email protected]

Note
If you require support, indicate the serial number (iba-S/N) of the product and
the license number.

Contact
Head office
iba AG
Koenigswarterstrasse 44
90762 Fuerth
Germany

Phone: +49 911 97282-0

Fax: +49 911 97282-33
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Harald Opel

Delivery address
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Gebhardtstrasse 10
90762 Fuerth
Germany
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For contact data of your regional iba office or representative
please refer to our web site
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