Ziver Com Plus
Ziver Com Plus
Ziver Com Plus
Communications Program
Instructions Manual
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Chapter 1
Description and
Start
Content
1.1 Functions
1.2 Getting Started
1.3 Users, Languages and Oscillograph Display
1.1 Functions
The Zivercomplus® program provides easy and convenient user access to all the available
information on the equipment with which a dialog is established. It also makes it easy to adjust
settings and extract the available information for generating records or reports. It is also capable
of generating, sending, receiving and managing the different configurations that can be loaded
on a ZIV equipment.
1.1.2 Functions
1.1.2.a Substation Management
Creates, edits, modifies or deletes the different substations with which communications can be
established, including local connections.
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1.1 Functions
- RS232 serial port up to 38400 bps for direct connection to a local port or for remote
connection via modem.
- Any pre-installed modem under WINDOWS®.
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1.2 Getting Started
Installation is made by inserting the CD-ROM. If the installation does not start automatically,
manually run the setup.exe file on the CD-ROM.
During the installation process the program gives options to select the folder where the program
is to be installed, as well as the group to be generated in the program manager.
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1.2 Getting Started
User: zivercom.
Password: ziv (in this case, characters are hidden).
By clicking on Protection
Settings from Intelitool’s main
shaft.
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Also, this can be accessed from the main menu, in order to be able to operate with all kinds of
equipment:
In this case, the top part of the display will only show the
name of the application that is accessing the same:
In both cases, the IntelliTool tool indicates the language in which it is going to be implemented
®
within the ZivercomPlus , which will is the same as the language displayed by IntelliTool
when it is accessed.
The most important elements will share the same use throughout the application on the main
display, and are described as follows:
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1.3 Users, Languages and
Oscillograph Display
1.3.1 Users
The Configuration submenu
lets you access the User
management functions. User
management is only allowed if
the current user has a
Superuser Access Level. If
so, a dialog like the one shown
below is accessed.
- When installing Zivercomplus®, two users with superuser access level are created,
whose User name and Access Code are:
zivercom - ziv
0000 - 0000
- User management may only be carried out with superuser access level.
- Supersusers cannot be generated or deleted, although User and Access code can be
edited but not its Access level.
- Two users with identical User name and Access code may not exist.
- A user can have empty User name and Access code.
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- Queries:
- Queries and Editing:
- Total Access:
- Superuser:
The following table shows the accessible functions for each access level:
1.3.2 Languages
The Configuration submenu also lets you access the
Language management functions. The Configuration
submenu also lets you access the Language
management functions. For this function, it is essential
that there be no open sessions, whether on or offline.
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Although Zivercomplus® may operate on Russian language, (configuring adequately the S.O.),
configurations containing characters other than ASCII must not be sent to the relay: [A-Za-z0-
9_].
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Application
Development
Content
2.1.1 Introduction
Users can create, edit or delete installations as required. Each installation is associated with a
text file whose name and location are the user's responsibility. The installation contains the
following information:
This dialog is a customized version of the standard Windows 'open' dialog. You will first see the
..\datos\subestaciones subdirecty, which is the default location where the installations are
created. Only files with an sbs extension are shown, i.e. files containing information about
installations.
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You can delete a installation by highlighting the file and pressing delete. This deletes the
selected file and, consequently, the installation.
You can Create a installation by entering a nonexistent file name in the dialog box next to
Name and pressing Edit , or you can Edit an existing installation by selecting the relevant file
and pressing Edit.
It is important to note that users are free to create a installation in the location of their
choice within the directory tree, to organize the installation by directories as required
and to know where are those installations and directories.
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Depending on the selection enabled in Communication Type, only meaningful fields may be
edited in the SERIAL and NETWORK boxes.
The meaning and range of each of the fields is described individually below.
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- Any modem that can be installed under WINDOWS® can be used to communicate
with the installations.
- Direct relay communications (PC serial cable <-> protection) should be viewed as
a particular means of communicating with a installation. In fact, there is no explicit
option in Zivercomplus® for directly communicating with a protection, so this must be
done by creating a installation with the DIRECT option in the 'Communication Type'
field.
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2.2 Connecting and
Communicating with
Equipment
2.2.1 Connection
Dialog with a protection is always through an installation, even in case of direct communication
(see section 2.1.3 of Chapter 2).
The installation connection dialog can be accessed by pressing the Communicate button as
described in section 2.1.4 or from the start screen menu shown in section 2.1.2 (both in Chapter
2).
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In case of an error, the program shows successive messages (shown below) before returning to
the start screen.
The protection equipment may have a loaded configuration; if this is the case, then you are
informed of it and sent the (univocal) ID for that configuration. The Zivercomplus® program
saves its configurations in files with the cfp extension. If the received ID matches one of the
configurations in the Zivercomplus® program, then it loads the configuration and establishes
the connection. If it is not stored in the Zivercomplus® program, then before asking the
protection equipment for the configuration, the Zivercomplus® program asks the user to select
a directory and file where the configuration is to be saved. If you do not select a directory and
file, then you will work without a configuration.
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The general appearance of the communications screens is similar to that of the Windows File
Manager: a panel on the left-hand side with nodes and a panel on the right-hand side with
nodes and terminal items.
Nodes are depicted by a or symbol and toggle between open ( ) and closed ( ).
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A description of the nodes on the left-hand side of the screen follows - down to the first three
levels:
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2.2.3 Status
When the Status node is selected in the left panel, the status information is shown in
the right panel. When Status is pressed for the first time, in turn, all the status
information is requested. You can drill down all the different subdirectories to see the terminal
information received from the protection equipment, which is what really matters most.
- Text. Provides
text and graphic
information about
the items and
their relationship
with other items.
- Value. This is shown only for terminal values, and there are different ways of displaying
the information coming from the protection equipment: date / time for the date and time,
and for enabling / disabling, numbers for modules and arguments and counters,
symbol to indicate pending records, etc.la
- Units. Units associated with the value, if any.
- Additional information. Empty (used for settings).
The top bar contains items for performing actions as well as informational items:
- Toggle button for displaying / hiding the left panel, also indicating the status of this
panel. This button is common to all right panel types, that are the left panel is always
concealable.
- Toggle button for enabling / disabling status cycle requests; in the cycle request
position, the status is requested every 2 seconds.
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- Toggle button for displaying status measurements, multiplied or not by the relevant
transformer ratio.
- Information bar common to all right-side
panels, containing significant information. Shows available information from the session
root up to the item selected in the left panel. It always has the following format:
\substation text\ddd-model\... If the text fails to fit in the bar, an ellipsis (three dots) is
used. If the bar is clicked with the left mouse button, the text is left-aligned or right-
aligned, depending on its position at that time. The purpose is to always be able to have
all the necessary information available even when the left panel is hidden.
2.2.4 Settings
To explain the Settings screen, a general description of the screen will be given first, and then
all the possible operations in this screen will then be described in sequence.
- Text: provides
text and graphic
information about
the items and
their relationship
with the other
items
indicates that the
item is a
grouping of
settings; the rest
of the symbols depict different types of settings:
o Indicates a Boolean setting, i.e a setting with only two possible values. In
general, the text will be yes / no, although it can also be open / closed, control
function / clock, etc. Nothing is in the additional information column.
o Indicates a decimal setting type. The additional information column indicates
the minimum, maximum, step, and default values.
o Indicates a decimal type value that is converted according to a certain factor.
The additional information column indicates the minimum, maximum, step, and
default values.
o represents a factor used to obtain type values;;
o Indicates a list-type setting, that is, with several options that are generally
displayed in text mode. No additional information is included;
o Indicates a date-time setting which varies from 00:00 to 24:00. The additional
information column indicates its format and range: 'hh:mm (00:00 -24:00)'.
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- 1T: shows whether a setting is a single-group setting or a setting with several groups. If
there is a # symbol in the column, then it is a single-group setting. If there is nothing,
like in the figure, the setting has several groups (4 in this example).
- Current value: indicates the value of the setting in the equipment; if the setting has not
been brought yet we put . Cannot be edited.
- New value: indicates the working value currently available for operating (send, save,
print, etc.). It can be obtained in various ways and it can be edited. Its absence is
indicated by too. If ZivercomPlus® is accessed from Intelitool, this
new value will be present when accessing the equipment, and is imported from the CID.
For adjustments that are not contemplated under the CID, the default value will be
applied.
- Units.: units associated with the setting, if any.
- Additional information: specific to the setting type; not always present.
The button, as with all the screens where it is displayed, shows / conceals the left panel.
The only exclusively informational item in the top bar is the group selector which
provides information about how many groups are available in the equipment (in this example,
four) and which is the active group: in this case, the active group is group three (red color and
arrow). It also tells you that the current work group is group one (depressed button). This
indicates that the settings you see on the screen, if any, are for group one. Obviously, this does
not affect single-group settings, which are marked with a #. The current work group is changed
by pressing the desired group number. Note that whatever is displayed on the screen always
refers to the current group.
A setting request is performed explicitly by pressing . This implies a request for all settings,
and implicitly two things are requested the first time a settings screen is displayed: the active
group number and the factor settings . This is because the information for the active group is
essential for operating purposes, and the settings have to be known in advance to be able to
depict other settings.
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The collected settings are displayed in the Current Value column as indicated by the setting
type. In this case, you are viewing the settings for group three. You can see the values for the
different groups by selecting them (except for single-group settings).
You can then Accept Current Settings by pressing . This operation also affects all settings,
setting by setting and group by group, including single-group settings. The current settings are
copied over the new values, and this is reflected on the screen:
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- Edit the setting as appropriate (entering the number or scrolling to the option).
- Press ESC to exit edit mode without changing the setting. This is equivalent to
canceling the operation.
- Press RETURN to validate an alteration; and if successful, the setting is changed and
you exit edit mode. If the operation fails, the reason is indicated and you continue in edit
mode in the same setting.
- Press TAB to validate an alteration; and if successful, the setting is changed and you
scroll down to the next editable setting. If the operation fails, the reason is indicated and
you continue in edit mode in the same setting.
- Pressing SHIFT-TAB has the same effect as pressing TAB alone, but editing scrolls up
instead of down.
- Press with the left bottom out of the setting; if the validation is successful it's shown as
RETURN, if it's not successful it's shown as ESC. If the press have been in other
setting, it will be edit.
Validation of the setting will always be successful if the setting is a listed setting, but can fail if it
is a numeric setting. The following type of information can be provided, allowing you to properly
edit the setting or cancel the operation.
After editing the settings, the differences between the current values (Protection) and the new
values (PC) for the current group or for settings without groups are displayed in red. The red
color indicating the difference is also propagated toward the root of the tree, as shown in the
following sample screen.
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The setting with a difference (Reverse-Direction), as well as its descriptive text (Phase IOC
Direction), are colored red, as are all the branches up to the root in both panels. As a result, you
can locate the differences at a glance.
As you will see below, there are two more ways of editing new values: creating default settings
or importing them .
Regardless of how you edit the settings, you can send the new values by pressing . If no
problems have occurred, after sending, you have to check that there are no differences
between the current and new values.
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- Right Panel Selection indicates that you accept the settings selected in the right panel.
The right panel allows for multiple selection of settings and of complete branches, so if
a branch is selected, all its daughter branches and their settings (visible and
invisible) are also selected, and so on. When using this option, carefully select
what you want from the right panel before pressing the button to create new
default values.
- All Right Panel indicates that the operation will apply to all the right panel settings,
whether visible or not.
- All indicates that the operation will apply to all settings.
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Pressing OK button exports the selection to XML format and calls up 'Microsoft Internet
Explorer', which displays the data in the XSLT format provided with the installation. The
following is an example of what is displayed.
From here you can, among other things, 'Preview', 'Print', etc.
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You may be interested in saving settings for subsequent analysis (see Emulation paragraph) or
to copy them to another protection by importing them, etc. Bear in mind that the saved settings
are always the New Values.
By pressing the button you access the Save XML Format, Save PR3 Format, Export XLS
Format or Export TXT Format dialog, a function of the option selected by the user to the right
of Type.
The Settings to Export box provides a selection of settings and list of groups that is used in the
exact same way as the default settings box. The Overwrite checkbox lets you overwrite
settings in an existing file or add to the settings already in that file.
The bottom window shows the text contents of the XML file selected in File Name, if any
contents exist.
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At the right of Type there is a list that permits choose between XML, XLS and TXT.
The XLS format is a read-only export format (which can be read e.g. with Excel).
TXT format it's a text format too, and has been thought of for the user to exactly control the
width of each field; there are no tabs and space characters are used. It can be showed with the
Notepad, i.e.
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With the help of the mouse, the user may drag and
release outputs between Available logic outputs
list and OR and AND blocks. Double clicking OR
and AND block elements changes the current
element value to Not Used and Not Used to the
value selected from the Available Logic Outputs
list.
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In addition, if upon connecting it was resolved that there was a dialog with configuration with
the equipment, then the name of the configuration is displayed, as mentioned earlier, together
with the address and the model name in brackets: .
By selecting the Configuration node in the left panel, the right panel displays the first
image in case of the No Configuration and No Language Dialog and the second image in
case of the with configuration and language dialog.
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- Configuration name.
- Configuration version with d.dd format.
- Configuration checksum.
ZivercomPlus® can be accessed from Intelitool to be used for a single equipment only, or else
implement it on its own. From the point of view of configurations, both of the last two
circumstances are identical, hence we will only refer to access from Intelitool, or on its own,
which includes “from Intelitool to any equipment”.
There are two different types of configuration files: normal configurations with CPF extension,
and compact configurations with CPT extension.
Normal CFP configurations are used as profile extensions (equipment, model), but cannot be
interpreted by the relay. There are two types of CFPs: those generated from the
ZivercomPlus® / ZIVerCID® and those generated from Intelitool. Both types can be edited with
their respective tools, ZivercomPlus® / ZIVerCID®, or Intelitool. As regards ZivercomPlus® /
ZIVerCID® these are internally accessed via Ziverlog®. When ZivercomPlus® is accessed from
Intelitool, Ziverlog®‘s functionality is not accessible.
Compact CPTs’ configurations contain the configuration data, both from the format that is
legible via the configuration tools, and from the format required by the relay. In fact, the CPT
indicates compact configuration and has a CFP inside, and the associated data is legible from
the relay.
These also contain data as regards the relay model -single- on which the configuration can be
loaded. This file can be generated both via the ZivercomPlus® and also via the IntellliTool.
Based on the above information, we are going to describe the behaviour of the different buttons
when the current selection of the list is on :
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In order to modify or run the contents of you must click below this with the left-
hand button of the mouse.
In this case, the ZivercomPlus® will display a form where the CFP and/or CPT files will be
exclusively displayed, which will be usable under a specific context, which will show up on the
display as follows:
That is, the ZivercomPlus® is in charge of filtering the useless CFPs and CPTs.
The form (or dialogue), contains useful data for the user, distributed in four columns. Direct and
reverse alphabetical ordering is enabled for the first three fields and, also, CFP and CPT files
are distinguished with different colours.
If button is enabled, the user can click on the same to forward the configuration to the
equipment, either in format CFP or CPT.
When the equipment receives the configuration it resets and is ready to operate again after
approximately 15 seconds. Once the configuration has been forwarded, the ZivercomPlus®,
will close the session and it will be up to the user to decide whether to open it again after the
necessary time has lapsed.
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The basic difference is that the user curve can be requested and sent at any time, like a normal
setting, and not when starting or ending the session like with the configuration.
From the configuration screen you can select User curve and press . The program asks for
the curve ID, and if it accepts it, searches for the curve from among the available user curve
files (crv extension).
If you succeed in pulling up the curve, you will see something similar to the following illustration
on the screen:
You can edit the New Value of the curve in the same way as the configuration: when you place
the cursor above New Value, it changes in appearance to , indicating that it can be edited.
By right clicking you are prompted to select one of the saved crv files.
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- Language name.
- Language version.
Independent of the existence of configuration, the options in the Language Window are:
- Placing the cursor over New Value the icon indicates that is possible to select a new
value from the pull down menu activated with a left-click of the mouse.
- Once a New Value is selected, to send it to the IED click on the OK button. The
language manager will analyze the language file and will create the language files if no
problems are encountered. The message to the right will be shown. Once this
procedure is completed the language is ready to be sent to the IED.
- Once the language under New Value is validated and compiled, to send the file to the
IED select the Language element in the right panel and click the button.
Similar to the configuration loading, the IED resets once it receives the new language. Once the
language is sent, Zivercomplus® will close the active session and a new session has to be
manually opened by the user after the IED finish the reset cycle.
Since the language update requires closing the active session, a confirmation message will pop
up with the option to cancel in case that the changes during the session need to be saved (sew
section Closing Session).
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Selecting this node in the left panel, the right panel displays the following:
- A Group Activation item for requesting and editing the active group.
- A Time Synchronization item for requesting from and sending time to the protection
equipment.
- Occasionally, a subtree in the right panel indicates
different user-defined commands.
As you already know, if you define your own commands when generating a configuration, these
will appear below the time synchronization.
As usual, the symbol overlaps other symbols to indicate user-defined; that is, extracted
from the configuration.
If you had entered settings before pressing Actions in the left panel, an implicit request for the
active group would have occurred.
That is, the retrieved data are placed in Actual Value and in Action.
In any case, you can set the Actual Value for all items by pressing . In the case of the active
group, it will be the number of the current active group; for the time synchronization, it will be the
protection equipment time; and for commands, it will be the command status.
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As you can see, the Actual Value is also entered into Action. The same value is proposed in
the Action field for the group and time as is found in the Actual Value field. However, in regard
to commands, the present command status is found in Actual Value, while in Action we find
one of the potential actions, taking the command status into account.
As with the settings, you can edit the different Action values one by one in order to send them
to the IED:
- For the active group you can select any of the possible
options, bearing in mind the total number of groups.
- For commands,
you can choose
between actions
that are
compatible with
the Actual value.
As you can see in the screen, the current value is ON and the possible action proposed
is TURN OFF LED 1. Clicking on Action displays all the possible actions for the current
value.
Another possible
situation for this
same example is
shown in the
screen at right.
Unlike the settings, in this case the data are sent to the protection equipment one by one, by
pressing the relevant Execute button.
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2.2.7 Records
In the left panel, open up the Records
node to see the four types of records contained in
it: Events, Faults, Metering Logs and
Oscillographs.
The operations that can be performed with them are fairly common: issuing a request, ordering
according to different criteria, saving to disk, printing and deleting. Moreover, all the lists allow
multiple item selection, so you can apply the operations listed above to the items of your choice.
The way the different types of records are handled is described below.
2.2.7.a Events
If no event has been retrieved earlier, pressing on the Events node in the left panel will
result in a screen similar to the one below.
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The events retrieval process begins when you press OK. The progress bar at the bottom
provides a running account of how many events have been retrieved.
- indicates if
the event is
saved to a drive.
There are no
saved events in
the screen
represented as
an example.
- indicates the event date and time (down to ms). The triangle indicates that the
list is ordered in ascending order according to that field: the oldest events first;
- The , , etc. fields indicate the list of measures retrieved in the event,
depending on the protection equipment's settings. Units are indicated in parentheses.
All the measures included in a listed event are always shown in the top bar. If a certain
measure is not retrieved from a specific event, ***** will be displayed in its value field.
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The events can be displayed according to different criteria by simply pressing the desired item.
If you press on an item by which the order has already been set, the order is reversed. In this
example, if you press Event the list will be ordered alphabetically by Event, and if you press
Event again, it will be ordered again by Event, but in reverse alphabetical order.
You can save the selected events (Selection or All) in XML format by pressing . As always,
you are responsible for choosing the file and directory. You can also add or overwrite events to
an existing file. You will want to export events to a file so that you can examine them offline in
emulation mode (see Emulation).
The button, which in the Zivercomplus® program means import, is disabled in the events
screen because it doesn't make sense to load other events from the program while you are
viewing the events from a protection. It is included because of its usefulness in emulation mode
(see Emulation) to give the same appearance to all screens.
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Generally, the fault information cannot be viewed all at once; you will have to use the scroll bar
on the right to scroll up or down the report. The order in which information is displayed is:
- Heading: date and time, duration, fault type, trip type, etc.
- List of picked-up / tripped units.
- List of general units.
- Pre-fault / fault magnitudes.
- General magnitudes.
The full report display can be cleared in the same way it was pulled up: by pressing or
double-clicking with the mouse.
As with events, if the measurement for a list item has not been retrieved, ***** is displayed.
In all other aspects, the operating mode for metering logs is identical to the rest of the records.
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2.2.7.d Oscillographs
The main differences with regard to the rest of the records are:
After pressing Oscillography in the left panel, the oscillograph descriptors can be
retrieved by pressing . The Zivercomplus® program does not ask any questions or for
confirmation - all the oscillograph descriptors present are retrieved.
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The C/S field can be blank if you only have the descriptor (first and fifth), C if the full
oscillograph has been retrieved and it is in COMTRADE format with a default path generated by
Zivercomplus® (second, third and fourth), or S if it is completely in COMTRADE format and
saved to a specific user-defined path after pressing in an item in C status.
Printing is not meaningful for these records. This is done by the oscillograph viewer pulled up by
the user.
The button applies as always, but it now deletes oscillograph descriptors or full
oscillographs, depending on the items to which it is applied.
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2.3 Emulation
2.3.1 Introduction
The Emulation function is designed to allow users to perform any required offline operations.
Basically, the user can manage all the information received during communications and
generate new information that can be useful for communications, all offline.
- Generate, copy, delete, print, etc. settings lists either received during communications
or which the user may wish to use in subsequent communications.
- Do the above by selecting a specific model and configuration.
- Generate or, in general, manage all types of configurations.
- Perform the full management of all types of records and oscillographs received during
communications.
Although the records are not dependent on the equipment model or configuration used to
retrieve them, this is not the case with the settings lists. Therefore, in order to work in emulation
mode, users must first select a specific model and, if they so wish, a specific configuration.
The way in which this works is that the user sets up a substation with a piece of equipment and,
as the case may be, a customized configuration.
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If in the previous display one clicks on OK a second dialogue is entered which enables,
optionally, to select one of the configurations that are available by applying the criteria indicated
under chapter 2.2:
By pressing OK you enter emulation mode with the selected model and configuration. With
Cancel you select only the model (the model is necessary, while the configuration is optional).
In the event that access is made via Intelitool, ZivercomPlus® this will not show the Emulation
display because emulation can only be carried out with the model for which it has been
accessed, and it will directly display Select configuration.
Zivercomplus® creates
a installation called
Emulation which
has a piece of IED with
the selected model in the
selected address. The
configuration name is
also shown.
The and symbols, instead of the regular and symbols, tell you that it is not a
installation with actual communications.
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The emulation installation is a normal installation for almost all intents and purposes, except for
- naturally - those functions relating to communications. It has an added record importing
function, which is disabled if the installations are online.
The differences between the Emulation installation and a normal (online) installation are listed
below:
Except in the case of oscillographs, the button has a slightly different meaning. As
mentioned in the previous chapter, the oscillograph descriptor lists are not saved in XML (or any
other) format; rather, oscillographs are individually saved in COMTRADE format.
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Managing
Control
Configurations
Content
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Getting Started
3.3 File Menu
3.4 Input / Output Logic
3.5 Configuration-Associated Logic
3.6 Defining Resources
3.7 Communications
3.8 HMI
3.9 Graphical HMI
3.10 Profile Descriptions
3.11 Documentation
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Introduction
The ZIVerlog® configuration module is designed to enhance the functionality of the equipment,
enabling the creation of new user logics, command items, configuration of equipment inputs,
outputs and LEDs, configuration of different communication protocols, etc.
This module lets the user design a configuration, and load and edit an existing configuration.
The ZIVerlog® configuration module is installed together with Zivercomplus® and is accessed
through it. The Zivercomplus® program supplies all the necessary information (profile,
configuration, file to be generated, etc.) to ZIVerlog® when it is called, and ZIVerlog® in turn
provides Zivercomplus® with the files that it should send to the equipment.
3.1.2 Functions
3.1.2.a Creating a Configuration
A completely new configuration can be created with the configuration module, either with new
user-created items or using existing items from other configurations. The parts that can make
up the configuration include:
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- A binary file with the configuration information so that the Zivercomplus® program can
send it to the equipment. The file name is determined by the program.
- A configuration file (CFP extension) supplementing the profile data to be used by the
Zivercomplus® program to communicate with a piece of equipment. This file is also
sent to the relay, so that when the Zivercomplus® program communicates with the
equipment, the configuration loaded in the equipment can be retrieved.
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- The parts of the configuration that may be established. This involves disabling parts of
the menu.
- The logic types that may be configured.
- The valid opcodes.
- The equipment's digital signals that the user may use.
- The equipment's analog signals that the user may use.
- The number of digital signals the user may create.
- The number of analog signals the user may create.
This implies that a configuration may be valid for several different pieces of equipment, but if it
has been created with a profile, has been validated, and is correct, it may not be valid any
longer with another profile from another piece of equipment. The reason for this is that there are
signals that may not exist in the new profile, or certain opcodes or logic types are not allowed,
etc.
As a result, after loading the equipment profile, when a configuration is loaded, it is necessary to
recheck and control multiple configuration aspects before validating it for the profile. This can
involve editing the configuration.
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Incompatibilities may be found during loading. In such cases, the configuration module decides
to perform a series of actions. Possible incompatibilities, as well as the action to be performed
in each case by the ZIVerlog® are described below:
- Signal does not exist or is not valid with the new profile (see section Signal
restrictions, for more information about non-valid signals). Different actions are
performed depending on what parts of the configuration are affected by this
incompatibility:
o Logic: The signal is deleted leaving the opcode incomplete (the opcode will
appear in red) and highlighting the error.
o Command item: The command item is deleted and the error is highlighted.
o Communications protocols: Any label associated with the signal in the different
protocol functions (e.g. events, measurements, meters, commands, etc.) is
deleted and the error is highlighted.
- Number of user-defined digital and analog signals above the permitted amount
with the new profile:
o Signals in excess of the maximum are deleted and the entire configuration is
checked. If one or more such signals is used in a section of the configuration,
the program will proceed as described in the previous point.
- Invalid logic type:
o The records for the invalid logic type are deleted and the error is highlighted.
- Invalid opcode:
o The error is highlighted.
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Depending on the equipment profile, the following configuration sections may or may not be
displayed in the menu:
The profile also defines which information for each protocol is user-viewable: events, control
changes commands, measurements, etc.
If a file with the CFP extension does not include a configuration or the configuration is not valid,
the module will start up with the entire menu disabled, except for the following options:
- File:
New Configuration.
Configuration Information.
Load Configuration.
Quit.
- Help:
About.
To access the rest of the menu, it will be necessary to start up a new configuration or load an
existing one.
- Using the mouse. The option is selected by clicking on the desired highlighted frame.
- Using the keyboard. To select an option from the menu bar, press and release the
ALT key. This will access the menu, highlighting the first available option. Then press
the key matching the underscored letter in the desired option.
The user can browse the various screens without using the mouse by pressing the Tab key to
scroll from field to field. The keyboard equivalent of a mouse click on a button would be to scroll
through the options using the Tab key until the button is highlighted, and then pressing the
Return key.
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In screens that are opened using controls from other screens, the Accept button does
not imply that the information is being saved; it simply means that the entered data are
available for use in the source screen. The changes can only be saved from the main
screen.
It's important to point out that data saved in a screen are saved temporarily. They will
not be saved permanently until the user selects the Save Full Configuration option.
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You can use them to go to the first item, previous item, next item and last item. The
button bar can be found in screens that do not offer a list of configured items, such as
records, opcodes, settings, etc.
- Sort button.
This button can
be located
alongside the
navigation
buttons or as a
standalone
button. Clicking
on this button
displays a screen
(shown at right)
allowing the
following items to
be sorted in
order:
-
o All the items to be sorted are displayed in the window to the left of the screen.
o The items are displayed in the new order established by the user in the list
included in the right window. To sort the items, press the Resort button.
- New Button. This button lets you add a new item to the screen being configured.
- Delete button. This button lets you delete the selected screen item.
- Right button in lists. In screens consisting of two pages, a Detail and a List page,
where it is possible to add new signals to the list, by pressing the right button a pop-up
menu is displayed for adding and deleting signals. When the object you wish to add as
a new item is a signal, the signal selection screen is usually displayed (see Signal
Selection Screen). In certain screens, this menu can include more options.
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The first drop-down list indicates the Signal Type. The signals are classified into different
groups for digital and for analog signals.
The Available Signals list depends on the signal type selected from the previous drop-down
list. There may not be an available signal in a specific group; in this case, the drop-down list of
available signals will be empty.
The OK button lets you assign the selected signal or edit an existing signal, depending on the
needs of the control from which the call was made.
The Cancel button has no impact on the control used to call it.
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The signals specified in the profile are assigned to any of these groups, except "User
Configuration Signal". This group is reserved for digital signals created by the user (see Digital
Signals).
- Static Magnitudes.
- User Magnitudes.
The first group is for analog signals specified in the profile, and the second group is for digital
signals created by the user (see Digital Signals).
If a signal is being selected to assign a value to it, or if a value can be assigned to it, then
signals with a default assigned value are not displayed in the drop-down list of available signals.
Command actions are a special case, since although a signal that can be considered to have an
assigned value cannot be selected, signals used in other command actions can still be
assigned.
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3.3 File Menu
- Configuration ID: this value cannot be edited. It is determined by the first 20 characters
of the configuration file name.
- Description of the configuration: text to be entered by the user.
- Configuration version: version number to be entered by the user.
- Checksum: checksum generated while compiling the configuration.
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The checksum is calculated for each compilation, but it is only saved when the configuration is
saved. This checksum gives the user the option of controlling existing configurations and of
improving the management of them.
3.3.6 Quit
This menu option closes the ZIVerlog® configuration module and returns to Zivercomplus®. If a
change in the current configuration has occurred, the module prompts the user to save the
changes.
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3.4 Input / Output Logic
3.4.1 Introduction
This menu option provides access to screens for configuring the logic of Digital Inputs, Digital
Outputs and LEDs (if the equipment profile enables each of these options).
These screens provide a more immediate way of configuring these logics than the way
described in section Configuration-Associated Logic. A specific logic is added for each of the
inputs, outputs, or LEDs, so that the user has only to indicate the signals to be used and very
little more.
When the configuration is compiled, the logic of these screens will be added to those configured
in the Logic screen, depending on the type of logic (though they are not displayed in this
screen).
- Digital Inputs: this drop-down list shows all the digital inputs appearing in the
equipment profile.
- Denied: this checkbox lets you deny the value of the digital input and assign it to the
appropriate logic signal.
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- Signal: clicking on each of the edit boxes displays the signal selection screen:
Signal Types: this drop-down
list shows all the types of
signals allowed for this type of
logic. For more information
about signal types, see
section Signal Types.
Available Signals: this drop-
down list shows all the
selected types of signals
available for connection according to the existing configuration. For more information
about selecting signals, see section Signal Restrictions.
Not Used: this checkbox indicates that the signal in the edit box on which you have
clicked will be deleted from the input logic screen.
- Delete: this button lets you delete all signals (and their respective denial boxes) for the
digital input selected in the drop-down list.
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The basic operation of the two options, with or without pulses, is as follows:
Without pulses: By setting the pulse timer to 0, the hardware output remains active for
as long as the signal that activated it.
With pulses: Once the hardware output is activated, it stays activated during the fixed
time whether or not the signal that generated it is deactivated before it or remains active
for longer.
The following illustration shows the logic generated for each digital output.
The controls shown in this screen are similar to those displayed in the digital inputs
configuration screen, as is their operation (see section Input Logic).
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Each LED can be defined as latched or unlatched by activating the Latched checkbox. By
activating the checkbox you can make the LED remain active regardless of whether or not the
combination of signals that activated it disappears.
For the Latched option to be enabled in this screen, the equipment profile must have an "LED
Reset Input" signal; otherwise the option remains disabled.
The following illustration shows the logic generated for each LED.
The other controls shown in this screen are similar to those displayed in the digital inputs
configuration screen, as is their operation (for more information, see section Input Logic).
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3.5 Configuration-
Associated Logic
3.5.1 Introduction
Logic is the set of functions that a piece of equipment should be able to perform. These
functions work with a number of resources: digital signals, analog signals, settings and
constants. To better understand, structure, and assure maintenance of the logic, it is divided
into records.
These records consist of various Opcodes or Logic gates that are interconnected by means of
the aforementioned resources or by internal records. The signals that can be used are defined
by the Equipment Profile, in addition to those that can be configured by the user in the module
(see section Defining Resources).
The allowed opcodes are also defined by the equipment profile, although the total opcodes are
detailed in the next section.
AND Adder
OR Subtractor
XOR Multiplier
NOT Divisor
Cable Comparator
Multiple Cable Digital to Analog
Multiplexor Analog Selector
Pulse Pulse Train
Timer A Rising Edge
Timer B Binary to Analog
FFD BCD to Analog
FRS Analog to Binary
Counter Analog to BCD
Analog Cable Finite Value
Level Comparator
The assigning of digital signals, analog signals, settings or constants depends on the selected
opcode.
The type of signal that can be connected for each input or output type is detailed below:
Digital Input:
Digital Signals
Digital Settings
Analog Input:
Analog Signals or Magnitudes
Analog Settings
Constants
Digital Output:
Digital Signals
Analog Output:
Analog Signals or Magnitudes
Some of the opcodes listed above can be memorized so that it is possible to maintain the
opcode value, or status, in case the logic is reset; thus avoiding resetting to a null value. The
following sections indicate which opcodes have this feature.
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AND
Function: Performs an AND operation between the digital inputs.
· Operands: From 2 and up to a maximum of 16 digital inputs.
· Results: One digital output.
· Truth table for two inputs:
Memorized: No.
OR
Function: Performs an OR operation between the digital inputs.
Operands: From 2 and up to a maximum of 16 digital inputs.
Results: One digital output.
Truth table for two inputs:
Memorized: No.
XOR
Function: Performs an exclusive OR operation between two digital inputs.
Operands: Two digital inputs.
Results: One digital output.
Truth table for two inputs:
Memorized: No.
NOT
Function: Moves the result of the digital input denial to the digital output.
Operands: One digital input.
Results: One digital output.
Truth table:
IN OUT
0 1
1 0
Memorized: No.
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Function: Moves the value of the digital input to the digital output.
Operands: One digital input.
Results: One digital output.
Truth table:
IN OUT
0 0
1 1
Memorized: No.
Multiple Cable
Function: Moves the value of the digital input to several digital outputs.
Operands: One digital input.
Results: From 1 and up to a maximum of 16 digital outputs.
Truth table:
IN OUT1 OUTN
0 0 0
1 1 1
Memorized: No.
Multiplexor
Function: This selector-based opcode sets the value of a digital output to the
value of one of the digital inputs.
Operands:
One digital input as input selector: SEL
Two digital inputs: E0, E1.
Results: One digital output
Truth table:
SEL OUT
0 E0
1 E1
Memorized: No.
Pulse
Function: In this opcode, the output is activated for the time specified as a
parameter when the digital input goes from 0 to 1.
Operands:
One digital input.
An analog setting or a pulse time constant setting in seconds.
Results: One digital output.
Memorized: Yes.
Limits: The maximum time must be set between 0.0 and 2147483.648 seconds
(24 days).
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Timer A
Function: After the set time from the moment the digital input went from 0 to 1
elapses, it sets the output to 1 until the input resets.
Operands:
One digital input.
A setting or a delay time constant setting in seconds.
Results: One digital output.
Operating diagram:
Memorized: Yes.
Limits: The maximum time must be set between 0.0 and 2147483.648 seconds
(24 days).
Timer B
Function: Activates the output while the input is active or has deactivated after a
time no longer than the set time elapses.
Operands:
One digital input.
An adjustable or fixed length of time measured in seconds
Results: One digital output.
Operating diagram:
Memorized: Yes.
Limits: The maximum time must be set between 0.0 and 2147483.648 seconds
(24 days).
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FFD
Function: This opcode is a type D flip-flop. The flip-flop takes the input value each
time a rising edge in the digital input marked as clock occurs.
Operands:
One digital clock input (CLK).
One digital input (I).
Results: One digital output.
Truth table:
I CLK Q
0 1 0
1 1 1
Memorized: Yes.
FFRS
Function: This opcode is a type RS flip-flop. The flip-flop takes the input value
while the S digital input is active. The flip-flop takes the value 0 when the R input is
activated.
Operands:
One digital input (R)
One digital input (S)
Results: One digital output.
Truth table:
R S Qt+t
0 0 Qt
0 1 1
1 0 0
1 1 X
Memorized: Yes.
Analog Cable
Function: This opcode moves the value from one analog magnitude to another.
Operands: One analog input.
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Counter
Function: Manages a counter that increases with each rising edge of the digital
input marked as clock. The counter resets to 0 when the reset input is activated.
Operands:
One digital reset input (Res).
One digital clock input (CLK).
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Limits: The counter has a saturation value of 65535. Subsequent increases do not
change the counter's output value.
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Adder
Function: Sets the value of the analog output to the result of the sum of analog
inputs.
Operands: Two analog inputs.
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Subtractor
Function: Sets the value of the analog output to the result of the subtraction of
analog inputs.
Operands:
One analog input acting as a minuend
One analog input acting as a subtrahend (-)
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Multiplier
Function: Sets the value of the analog output to the result of the product of analog
inputs.
Operands: Two analog inputs.
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Divisor
Function: Sets the value of the analog output to the result of the division of analog
inputs.
Operands:
One analog input acting as a dividend
One analog input acting as a divisor (/)
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Comparator
Function: Compares two analog inputs, setting the value of the digital output
based on the result of the comparison. If the comparison type is met between the
first input and the second input, the output is activated.
Operands:
Two analog inputs (INP 0, INP 1).
Comparison type as a constant value inserted in the opcode:
greater than not equal to
less than greater than or equal to
equal to less than or equal to
Results: Digital output signal.
Memorized: No.
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Level Comparator
Function: Compares the analog input to a minimum and maximum benchmark
value, setting the digital output based on the comparison:
The output is set to 1 if the input is higher than the maximum benchmark value.
The output is set to 0 if the input is lower than the maximum benchmark value.
Otherwise, the output value remains the same.
Operands:
One analog input (I)
One analog input as a minimum benchmark value (R L)
One analog input as a maximum benchmark value (R H)
Results: One digital output
Memorized: Yes
Digital to Analog
Function: Converts an analog output with a value of 0 or 1 to a digital input.
Operands: One digital input.
Results: One analog output.
Memorized: No.
Pulse Train
Function: This opcode is a logical block that generates a pulse train while the
digital input remains active.
Operands:
One pulse-train activating digital input (ACT).
One analog input indicating the active pulse time in seconds (H).
One analog input indicating the inactive pulse time in seconds (L).
Results: One digital output.
Memorized: Yes.
Rising Edge
Function: Activates the digital output when a change from 0 to 1 is detected in the
digital input.
Operands: One digital output.
Results: One digital output.
Memorized: No.
Analog Multiplexor
Function: This selector-based opcode sets the value of an analog output with the
value of one of the two analog inputs.
Operands:
One digital input acting as an input selector (SEL).
Two analog inputs (In 0, In 1).
Results: One analog output.
Truth table:
SEL OUT
0 IN0
1 IN1
Memorized: No.
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Binary to Analog
Function: This opcode sets the value of an analog output based on a number of
digital inputs.
Operands: From 1 up to 16 digital inputs (DI1, DI2,..., DI16).
Results:
One analog output resulting from the following operation:
OUTPUT=DI1+(DI2<<1)+(DI3<<2)+...(DIN<<N)
Memorized: No.
BCD to Analog
Function: Sets the value of an analog output based on a number of digital inputs.
Operands: From 1 up to 16 digital inputs (DI1, DI2,...,DI16).
Results:
One analog output resulting from the following operation:
OUTPUT = (DI1+(DI2<<1) + (DI3<<2) + (DI3<<3))(DI4+(DI5<<1) + (DI6<<2) +
(DI7<<3))*10+...
Memorized: No.
Analog to Binary
Function: This opcode sets the value of a number of digital outputs that represent
the whole value of the input based on an analog input.
Operands: One analog input.
Results: From 1 up to 16 digital outputs (DO1, DO2,...,DO16).
Memorized: No.
Analog to BCD
Function: This opcode sets the value of a number of digital outputs that represent
the whole value of the BCD format magnitude based on an analog input.
Operands: One analog input.
Results: From 1 up to 16 digital outputs (DO1, DO2,...,DO16).
Memorized: No.
Finite Value
Function: The opcode digital output is set to 1 when the analog input has a finite
value; otherwise, the opcode digital output is set to 0.
Operands: Magnitude, analog setting or input constant.
Results: Output digital signal.
Memorized: No.
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Digital Inputs.
Protection.
Digital Outputs.
Control.
Front.
Some of these logic types may not appear, depending on the existing profile. To access and
configure the logic, click on the Logic menu:
3.5.4 Managing
Records
All existing records
according to the logic
type, as well as the
opcodes they contain,
are controlled using the
following screen, Logic
Cards:
- Logic Type: this drop-down list lets you select the logic type you wish to configure. In
each case only the records belonging to the selected logic type are displayed.
- Card Description: a text box for informational purposes only; cannot be edited or
added to. Shows the description the user entered when creating or renaming the
record.
- Order: a text box for informational purposes only; indicates the order of the record
within the selected logic type.
- Sort, Go to First Record, Previous Record, Next Record, Go to Last Record: these
buttons let you sort and scroll through the records for the selected logic type by their
order number (see section Using the Controls).
- Record: this drop-down list lets you select each of the records of the selected logic type
by name.
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- Opcodes: This list displays the opcodes belonging to the selected record. 5 columns
are displayed:
1st column: This column displays the opcode input descriptions, if any.
2nd column (Inputs): This column displays the descriptions of resources
connected to the input. If the resource is a denied signal, the description of the
connected signal is preceded by "NOT-".
3rd column (Function): This column displays the opcode; if it is memorized, it is
displayed under the name. This column also displays the selected opcode setting
(for those that need them) under the opcode name.
4th column (Outputs): This column displays the descriptions of resources
connected to the output. If the resource is a denied signal, the description of the
connected signal is preceded by "NOT-".
5th column: This column displays the opcode output descriptions, if any.
- New card: This button lets you access the Add record screen, depicted below.
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If you select Import to Actual Logic Type, all the records will be imported to the logic
type selected in the logic records screen, regardless of the type of logic they belong to
in the original configuration.
If the name of an imported record matches an existing record name, the imported
record is added by including a hash mark (#) followed by a number in its name, thus
avoiding duplicate record IDs.
The configuration resources used in the records, and that do not exist in the current
configuration, are imported at the same time as the record opcodes. However, the
resources from the profile cannot be imported.
If any incompatibility exists between imported and existing records, existing records are
given priority. In this way, records with incomplete opcodes or opcodes where inputs or
outputs have been deleted because they were not valid signals for the current
configuration and/or profile can be imported.
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Opcodes not
valid for the
current
configuration, as
well as
improperly
connected or
incomplete
opcodes, are
displayed in red
as shown in the
following screen:
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3.5.4.a Opcodes
Opcodes can be added, connected, deleted and edited using the above screen.
- Drop-down list in the center of the screen for selecting the opcode.
- Block of 16 controls for selecting opcode inputs.
- Control for selecting opcode output.
- Control for selecting opcode setting.
- Text box showing the order of the opcode within the record.
- Buttons for selecting opcodes according to the order (see section Using controls).
- Button for sorting opcodes (see section Using controls).
- Button for adding a new opcode.
- Button for deleting an opcode.
Depending on whether or not the opcode allows it, fields will be enabled and disabled so that
the inputs and outputs can be referenced from the various controls according to the opcode.
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Adding Opcodes
The opcode controls are activated after pressing the new button on the Edit opcodes screen.
The opcode controls are activated after pressing the new button on the Edit opcodes screen.
When selecting the opcode, the user is shown only those fields available in the equipment
profile. It is possible to load a configuration created with a profile that allows for more opcodes
than the current one. In this case the opcodes that are not permitted can be seen, but they can
only be deleted, not edited.
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- Resource Types: the group of options located on the upper left-hand corner of the
screen lets the user select the type of resource to be connected to the opcode. Only
those resources that are allowed for the selected opcode input or output are displayed
as enabled.
- Signal Types:
this drop-down
list lets you
select the signal
type. For more
information about
signal types, see
section Signal
Types.
- Available
Signals: After selecting the signal type, this drop-down list shows all the selected types
of signals available for the opcode input or output. For more information about selecting
signals, see section Signal Restrictions.
- Not Used: This checkbox lets you disconnect the resource connected to the opcode.
- Create New Resource: This button lets you access screens for creating new
resources. These screens can also be accessed from the main menu. You will access
one screen or another depending on the option you select in the resource types screen.
The recently created resources are available once you return to this screen.
Internal Records, both digital and analog, are a special case when it comes to resources.
Internal records are identifiers that let you connect inputs and/or outputs between opcodes
without assigning the value to a specific signal.
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To connect an opcode's output to another opcode's input using an internal record, for instance
an OR gate output with an AND gate input, simply enter the internal record (RD_text_record) for
the OR gate output and the AND gate input.
In the Available signals screen you can select records that were already defined in the current
logic type. However, a new record can only be created using the edit field.
A specific internal record can only be used within the logic type for which it was defined. It
cannot be accessed from different logic types due to their differing execution priorities.
Delete Opcodes
The Delete button lets you delete the opcode you are editing. The order of the remaining
opcodes will be adjusted accordingly.
After deleting an opcode, all the output signals can be reused (see section Signal Restrictions,
for more information).
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3.6 Defining Resources
3.6.1 Introduction
This section defines the configuration resources, that is, the set of digital signals, magnitudes,
constants, settings and commands to be added to the equipment's resources in order to be
used in logic or communications. These resources can be referenced from Zivercomplus®.
Users can access the configuration of the various resources through the Defining Resources
option in the main menu, as shown in the screen below. The resources that can be configured
are: Digital Signals, Parameters, Settings, Constants, and Commands. These resources are
added to those available from the equipment and can be referenced both from the logic and
from Zivercomplus®.
These signals are added to the equipment's set of signals (defined in the profile) for use in logic,
communications, etc. They can also be referenced from Zivercomplus®.
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3.6.2 Parameters
The Parameters option
lets you configure user-
defined analog signals.
Some of the described data may or may not appear in the window depending on the data read
in the working profile.
These parameters are added to the equipment's set of signals (defined in the profile) for use in
logic, communications, etc. They can also be referenced from Zivercomplus®.
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3.6.3 Settings
This section explains how to configure user settings with the ZIverlog® configuration module.
Users can access the Settings Group screen by pressing on the Settings sub-option in the
main menu's Define Resources option.
All settings must belong to a group. The groups and settings defined in this section will be
complementary to the equipment's own settings, and like these, they can be referenced from
Zivercomplus®. Groups entered in the configuration will have a unique entry in the tree, from
the settings node of Zivercomplus®, under the name User Settings. The different configured
groups will belong to this node, and the settings belonging to a specific group will be displayed
under that group.
- Group: drop-
down list with the
Settings Groups
included in the
configuration.
The group
selected here
conditions the
values shown in
the rest of the
screen. The
name appearing
here is the same
as the name that
will be shown in
the HMI and
Zivercomplus®
to identify the
Settings Group.
- Description: description of the settings group.
- Group Settings: a sorted list of the settings belonging to the selected group in the drop-
down list labeled Group. The description given here of the setting comprises a starting
number that indicates the order of the setting inside the group, an ID that gives an idea
of the setting type (AA = Analog, AB = Boolean), and finally the message or text
representing the setting in Zivercomplus® and in the HMI.
- Edit Settings: button providing access to the screen where the selected setting can be
configured. This screen is described in section Settings. It can also be accessed by
double-clicking on the setting you wish to edit in the Group Settings list.
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- Setting Type: drop-down list including valid setting types. The valid types of settings
are:
o Analog: Numeric with 3 decimals.
o Boolean: Digital value, only allows 0 or 1 values.
- Units: the valid units list will differ according to the selected setting type. The maximum,
minimum and step values allowed can also vary depending on the selected unit.
- Maximum: maximum value allowed for the setting (*).
- Minimum: minimum value allowed for the setting (*).
- Default Value: default value of the setting (*).
- Step: setting step value.
- Tool Bar: bar for moving and sorting settings (see section Using Controls). All the
settings belonging to the selected group can be scrolled through using this bar.
- New: registers a new setting for the selected group. By default, the following values are
registered:
o Message: 'Setting' followed by the group number (group order) and setting number
(setting order)
o Setting type: boolean
o Units: NULL (no units)
o Maximum: 1 (being boolean, it is a fixed, not configurable value)
o Minimum: 0 (being boolean, it is a fixed, not configurable value)
o Default value: 0
o Step: 1 (being boolean, it is a fixed, not configurable value)
- Delete: Deletes the selected setting from the group. If it is being used in the logic, it will
be deleted.
(*) The configuration module will perform all checks for data consistency, that is, it will check to make
sure the minimum value does not exceed the maximum value, that the default value is within the
minimum and maximum values, etc.
3.6.4 Constants
The Constants menu
option lets you configure
user-defined constants.
- Description:
description of the
constant.
- Value: value of
the constant.
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3.6.5 Commands
3.6.5.a Command Element Description
Some IEDs like #IRV, #ZLV and others do not have commands or controls by which they
operate, that is, they cannot be directly operated by means of breakers, reclosers, disconnect
switches, or any other elements. Such elements must be defined in the configuration, and this is
why they are always referred to in the application as Command Elements. The IED units do
have unconnected inputs that can be fed by means of commands.
A breaker with three status positions - open, closed and unknown- will be defined as an
example:
The value of the signals for the different element status conditions is defined:
The status conditions in which each action can be executed and the signal associated with the
action are defined:
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You can switch from one page to another by pressing on the tab located on the top of the box,
identified by the titles listed earlier.
In addition to the aforementioned pages, the following controls can be found in the upper portion
of the screen:
- Element Name: text which identifies the command element. This text can be directly
edited by the user. Moreover, this control is a drop-down list for selecting the command
to be configured so that data appearing on the signal, status condition, and action
pages match the command selected in this list.
- New Command: includes a new command element with no associated status condition,
actions or signals. By default it is given the name Order Element followed by the first
free (unused) number starting from 0. As indicated earlier, this name can be changed
simply by editing the text.
- Delete Command: deletes the command element selected on the list. When the
command element is deleted, not only are its associated actions, status conditions, and
signals deleted, but also the communications if these are used as a command for some
protocols..
- Import Command: lets you import commands defined in another configuration. This
button takes you to the Import Commands screen described further below.
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- New: shows the signal selection screen (see section Signal Selection Screen). If the
selected signal is accepted, it is included as a status signal and added to the list on the
screen.
- Delete: deletes the signal associated with the selected status.
- Edit: shows the signal selection screen (see section Signal Selection Screen). In this
way, a different status signal can be selected. When you return to the starting screen,
the signal that was first selected changes to the new selection you have just made.
These signals can also be edited on the list by left-clicking the mouse on Signal Type or
on one of the signals that define the status condition.
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- New Status: registers a new status and displays it on the list to the left. By default, the
text given will be Status, followed by the first free number starting from 0.
- Delete Status: deletes the selected status from the list on the left.
- Status Text: list with the description of each status condition associated with the
command element. This text can be edited by the user.
- Status Text Masks: the masks are defined by each of the element's status conditions
so that they are shown at all times on the status signal value list relative to the selected
Status. The selected Status will be the status highlighted in the list on the left side,
which in turn is the status that is displayed in the Status Text Mask title:
o Signals to be examined: list of signals defined in the previous screen that are
common to all status conditions, since they are command element signals.
o Value: the value of each signal. It is used to define the selected status. Since the
signals to be examined are digital, the only valid values are '1', '0' and '-'. The latter
indicates that the value of the signal is not taken into account when determining the
status. To change this value, the user should place the cursor over the box defining
the value and then left-click the mouse to scroll consecutively through all the
possible values.
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Command Actions
This screen defines the
command element
actions and the data
associated with such
actions.
The action will be allowed (or not) depending on the status of the command element. The link
between the action and the status conditions of the element is configured by defining the status
masks. For more information, see the example in section Command Item Description.
- New Action: shows the signal selection screen (see section Signal Selection Screen). If
you select a signal on this screen and press the Accept button, a new action will be
enabled with the selected signal as the signal associated with the action. By default, the
text given to the action will be Action, followed by the first free number starting from 0.
This text can be edited by the user. The action will be included in the list. If you select a
signal on this screen and press the Cancel button, the action will not be enabled as it
has to be associated with a signal. When the action is executed, what is really
happening is that a pulse with a fixed duration is acting on the selected signal.
- Delete Action: deletes the selected action (and its associated signal) from the list on
the left.
- Action Text: list with the description of each action associated with the command
element. This text can be edited by the user.
- Involved Signal: signal used to generate a pulse when executing an action. When you
left-click on this field, the signal selection screen is displayed (see Signal Selection
Screen) allowing you to edit the signal associated with the action. When you return to
the starting screen (Equipment Command Configuration), the signal that was first
selected changes to the new selection you have just made. Not all digital signals are
valid for commands. For safety reasons, it is not allowed to establish the value of a
signal from more than one source; that is, signals that already have an assigned value,
those that take the value when executed in the logic, or those that establish their value
through communications, cannot be used as signals associated with the action. For
more information about permissions for using signals, see section Signal Restriction.
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The screen depicted shows to the left a complete list of command element actions, and to the
right a list of locks defined for the element together with the lockout connected signal and
lockout masks for each action. The status of the lockout signal must be checked prior to
command execution.
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- New Blocking: displays the signal selection screen (see section signal selection
screen). Selecting a signal on this screen and pressing OK button, a new lockout is
created with the selected signal as connected signal. By default, the lockout text will be
'Lockout' followed by the first free number starting from 0. This text is user modifiable.
The lockout will be shown in the list to the right. Pressing the Cancel button in the signal
selection screen cancels the new lockout, as a lockout must be connected to a signal.
- Delete Blocking: the lockout (and its signal) selected in the list to the right is deleted.
- Blocking text: list with the description of all locks defined for the command element.
This text is user modifiable.
- Connected signal: signal connected to the lockout. Signal to test whether the
command can be executed. This is previous to testing the status of the command
element. Pressing this field with the main mouse button displays the signal selection
screen (see section signal selection screen) so that the signal connected to the lockout
can be modified. Returning to the former screen, the new signal is shown instead of the
previously selected signal.
- Blocking Action: all command element actions can be locked by a number of locks.
The list to the right of the screen shows all command element locks and the Lockout
Action column shows with a check the checkboxes that lockout the action selected in
the list to the left, which at the same time appears as the column title. To checkmark an
empty checkbox just press on it with the main mouse button. It will be unchecked if the
same operation is made on a checkmarked box.
Import Command
By pressing the import button in the
command definition screen, the
Windows file selection dialog is
displayed. The user can then choose
the configuration from which to import
the command(s). After selecting the
configuration, the following screen is
displayed containing all the
commands defined in the selected
configuration.
This screen shows a list with the description of all the available commands in the selected
configuration, in addition to indicating if status conditions and actions have been defined for the
configuration. This list is a multiple-selection list. You can select any commands you wish to
include in the work configuration. To make a multiple selection, press and hold down the Ctrl
key while selecting the desired commands by clicking on each of them with the mouse.
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If the name of an imported command matches an existing command name, the imported
command is added by including a hash mark (#) followed by a number in its name, thus
avoiding duplicate command IDs.
The digital configuration signals that are used in the command and do not exist in the current
configuration are imported at the same time as the commands.
Before importing the command, you should study whether the command can be included in the
current configuration. It has already been noted that not all signals can be used as signals
associated with the command's action. If the command to be imported has one or more of these
signals, or other signals that do not exist in the current equipment profile, the command will not
be imported.
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The following controls are located on the upper part of the screen:
- Element Name: text to identify the analog command element that can directly be
modified by the user. Furthermore, this control is a drop down list from which to select
the command to be configured, so that data on the action and lockout pages
correspond to the command selected from this list.
- New Command: creates a new analog command element, with neither status nor
actions and connected signals. By default it is given the name 'Command Element'
followed by the first free number (not used) starting from 0. As stated above, this name
can be modified just modifying the text.
- Delete Command: deletes the command element selected from the list. By deleting the
command element, all actions, status and connected signals are deleted and also it is
deleted from communications if it were being used in any protocol.
- Connected Analog Signal: the analog signal representing the analog command
element status.
- New Action: displays the analog signal selection screen (see section signal selection
Screen). Selecting an analog signal on this screen and pressing the OK button, a new
action is created with the selected signal as connected signal. By default the action text
will be 'Action' followed by the first free number starting form 0. This is a user modifiable
text. The new action will be included into the list unless the Cancel button is pressed on
the signal selection screen, as an action has to be connected to a signal. When
executing the action what actually occurs is that a fixed duration pulse on that analog
signal takes place and of amplitude over the signal value.
- Delete Action: deletes the action (and connected signal) selected in the list to the left.
- Action Text: list with the description of all actions connected to the command element.
This text is user modifiable.
- Connected Signal: analog signal over which a pulse is generated when executing the
action. Pressing the left mouse button on this field displays the signal selection screen
(see section signal selection Screen) so that the analog signal connected to the action
can be modified. Returning to the former screen (Analog Equipment Command
Configuration screen), the new signal is shown instead of the previously selected signal.
Not all analog signals are valid for command execution. For safety reasons, signal
values cannot be established from more than one source, namely, signals with a value
or acquiring value through logic execution or through communications, etc., may not be
used as signals connected to the action.
- Successful Command Signal: digital signal stating successful action execution.
- Failed Command Signal: digital signal stating failed command execution.
- Timeout Setting: setting stating the waiting time before the command execution is
considered failed.
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- New Block: displays the signal selection screen (see section signal selection screen).
Selecting a signal on this screen and pressing OK, a new lockout is created with the
selected signal as connected signal. By default, the lockout text will be 'Lockout'
followed by the first free number starting from 0. This text is user modifiable. The
lockout will be shown in the list to the right except if the Cancel button is pressed in the
signal selection Screen, as a lockout must be connected to a signal.
- Delete Block: the lockout (and its signal) selected in the list to the right is deleted.
- Block Text: list with the description of all locks defined for the command element. This
text is user modifiable.
- Connected Signal: signal connected to the lockout. Signal to test whether the
command can be executed. Pressing with the main mouse button on this field displays
the signal selection Screen (see section signal selection Screen) so that the signal
connected to the lockout can be modified. Returning to the former screen (Analog
Equipment Command Configuration screen), the new signal is shown instead of the
previously selected signal.
- Block Action: all command element actions can be locked by a number of locks. The
list to the right of the screen shows all command element locks and the Lockout Action
column shows with a checkmark the checkboxes that lockout the action selected in the
list to the left, which at the same time appears as the column title. To checkmark an
empty checkbox just press on it with the main mouse button. It will be unchecked if the
same operation is made on a checked box.
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3.7.1 Introduction
The purpose of this section is to define the communication parameters related to the
configuration for protocols defined in the equipment.
Users can access the configuration of the different protocols through the Communications
option in the main menu. By pressing on Communications a submenu drops down to display a
list of all the protocols supported by the equipment. This information is obtained from the
equipment profile.
By selecting the appropriate option of each submenu, the user accesses the screen where the
communication parameters for each protocol are configured. These parameters are what make
communication with the central unit possible.
The main screen contains a page frame, that is, there are two configuration areas that are
selectable by clicking on a tab, so only the information in the active tab is displayed. The two
tabs available for these screens are the Detail and List tabs. The protocol option parameters
can be configured in either of the two areas. The basic difference between the two is that the
Detail tab only shows information about the selected signal, while the List tab provides a
complete list of the configured signals with their respective parameters.
The Accept and Cancel buttons are used the same way as described in section Using
Controls.
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Detail Page
At the top of the Detail page, a drop-down list is displayed with the full list of the signals that can
be configured for communications. When a signal is selected, the data representing the
communication parameters at the bottom of the screen are updated. For a signal to be included
in the communications data, simply activate the checkbox identifying the protocol configuration
option. For example, to include a specific signal as DNP3 contact, the desired signal must be
selected from the list of Available Signals.
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3.7.2 Procome
This option of the Communications menu opens a new submenu with the options the equipment
allows to be configured for this protocol. By selecting the desired submenu option, you can
access the screens for configuring the Events, Control Changes, Commands, Metering
Values, Meters and Digital and Analog Outputs for communication using the Procome
Protocol.
3.7.2.a Events
This screen lets you configure the user-defined signals that will generate an event. Here is
where the control events, that will complement the equipment-defined protection events in the
log file, are configured. These events will be stored in the log file with the same format as the
protection events, except that the valid range of the records will be from 40000 to 40023. For
each of the records, the first 32 bits are assigned as activation bits and the remaining 32 bits
are deactivation bits. The activation and deactivation bits will be paired, although both status
conditions are not required to generate an event. The fields shown in the Detail tab are:
- Available
Signals: drop-
down list
containing all
user-defined
signals during
configuration
(see Digital
Signals).
- Event
Description:
The user can edit
the text
representing the
event in this text
box. By default,
the description
will match the
description of the signal whose change will generate the event. When the event log is
retrieved with Zivercomplus®, the text displayed for this type of event will appear in the
box preceded by the indication Activation of or Deactivation of, depending on the type
of status change.
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- Activation Bit: position (bit) in the record where the activation event is stored. As
indicated earlier, the activation and deactivation events are paired, although the two are
not required to be activated simultaneously. However, their position is always separated
32 bits. The configurations module makes this change automatically. When an event is
enabled, the first free position (by pairs) existing in the first record with free positions is
calculated.
- Deactivation Bit: position (bit) in the record where the deactivation event is stored.
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- Signal Type: drop-down list containing the groups of signals that collect- the
equipment's digital signals. For more information, see section Signal types. The list of
available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of digital equipment signals belonging to the selected group in
signal type. Signals that can be configured as control changes include all equipment-
defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the configuration. A
maximum of 2048 Procome control changes can be labeled.
- Transmission Cause to be Generated: transmission cause generating the signal on
change of status. Indicates the transmission cause that is activated when a change in
the digital signal associated with the control change (ISC) occurs. The drop-down list
contains a list of the configured Transmission Causes. For further information, see
Transmission Causes below. The control change does not necessarily generate a
transmission cause (default option). The maximum number of signals that can generate
a transmission cause is 256.
- Associated Transmission Causes: causes for the change in a digital signal (ISC or
control change). It is used to determine the reason for the change. One control change
can be associated with different transmission causes; as a result, a complete list of
transmission causes defined for the configuration is displayed under the Description
heading (see Transmission Causes further below). A checkbox is displayed alongside
each of the cause descriptions. The checkbox (titled Act) indicates whether the attached
transmission cause is associated with the Procome control change (checkbox marked)
or not (no marks in checkbox).
- PROCOME Change: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as
a Procome control change (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A
maximum of 2048 Procome changes is allowed
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- Change Number: Procome label associated with the control change. Each time a new
control change is enabled, this value is established by default at the first free value for
control changes. The user can change it in order to give it the desired value. Two digital
signals cannot be labeled with the same Procome change number
Transmission Causes Button: this button accesses the screen for configuring valid
Transmission Causes. See Transmission Causes below.
Pressing the List tab transfers you to the page listing the set of signals labeled as Procome
control changes, together with their associated parameters. As indicated earlier, everything that
is configured in the Detail tab can be configured in the List tab. To add or delete signals labeled
as Control Changes simply right-click on the mouse and select the desired option, as was
indicated for general format and handling of screens when discussing the List Page.
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Transmission Causes
Transmission Causes
are defined as a set of
identifiers that pinpoint
the reason for a change
in the control signal.
Some signals labeled as
control changes are also
capable of changing the
active cause when their
status changes. In this
way, changes posted by
communications can be
sent together with an
associated cause
indicating the reason for
the change.
The screen shown on the following page is used to configure the Transmission Causes. The
description and configurable parameters for a transmission cause are displayed at the top,
under the Detail title. The different causes can be accessed in two different ways:
- Using the Navigation Buttons located on the right side of the screen (for more
information about this type of control, see Using Controls).
- Placing the cursor on the desired cause in the list displayed at the lower portion of the
screen under the heading Complete List of Transmission Causes. This list shows all
the causes enabled up to that moment, in addition to the parameters associated with
each cause. The maximum number of Transmission Causes that can be configured
for each piece of equipment is 32.
- Validity (ms): valid time of the cause. This is the time the associated cause is active in
the equipment. This time starts to count the moment the status, or the control change,
signal that 'generates the cause' is changed. The time is expressed in milliseconds.
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- Description: the description given to the cause in order to identify it. This description is
what is displayed in the control changes configuration screen (see Control Changes).
- Delete: deletes a transmission cause. When the transmission cause is deleted, the
masks and cause generating signals associated with the control change signals are
recalculated.
- New: enables a new control signal with default values:
Identifier: 100
Valid Time: 0
3.7.2.c Commands
This screen lets you configure the commands that will be sent via communications to the
Procome protocol.
The commands that can be operated through communications are those actions that were
configured when defining the different command elements. For more information about the
command elements or their associated actions, see section Commands.
- Command
Element: drop-
down list with the
command
elements defined
in the
configuration.
The command
element is
completely user-
configurable and
can represent
any kind of
command, e.g.
from a signal up
to a breaker. For
more information
about the
command elements, see Commands section. When a specific command element is
selected, the list in the control immediately below the element should be updated with
the available actions for that element. This list does not include those command
elements that have been defined without any associated actions.
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- Available Orders: list with the set of available actions for the element selected in the
previous list.
- Procome Command: this checkbox indicates whether the selected order is labeled as
a Procome control change (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A
maximum of 1024 Procome commands is allowed.
- Order Type: indicates whether the command is a control command or whether it is
considered a protection command.
- Order Number: Procome command label associated with the order for sending via
communications.
The order number does not have to be unique. Orders associated with the same
Procome label can exist, provided the order type and DCO do not coincide
simultaneously. For example, the same order number can be used for two actions, both
of them labeled control, as long as one of them has the DCO set to ON and the other
has it set to OFF. The configuration module will be capable of making this change when
the user decides to use the same Procome order number.
However, it will not allow that both an order's number and parameters match another's.
If the user tries to perform this operation, the module will not allow it, displaying a
warning reminding the user of the reason for this prohibition.
- DCO: Identification of the order type to allow double commands. Valid values are ON
and OFF. As noted in the previous point, two label orders with the same Procome
number, order type and DCO cannot coexist.
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New orders cannot be included in this list, since all orders have to be associated with the
defined command elements. To enable the order as a Procome Command, activate the
checkbox marked Procome, just like in the List area. To make the order a non-Procome
command, deactivate the checkbox.
- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
analog signals,
i.e. the
magnitudes, which will be available in the equipment. For more information, see section
Signal types. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in signal type. Signals that can be configured as measurements include
all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
- Procome Metering Value: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is
labeled as a Procome Metering (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A
maximum of 256 Procome measurements is allowed.
- Metering Value Number: Procome label associated with the measurement. Each time
a new Procome measurement is enabled, this value is established by default at the first
free value for measurements. The user can change it in order to give it the desired
value. Two magnitudes cannot be labeled with the same Procome metering number.
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The parameters for calculating the measurement to be sent via communications are as follows:
The user can change the value of these parameters to send the desired value via
communications. For example, if the user wishes to send the measurement value directly (not in
accounts), this value can be set at 4095 and the operation not be performed depending on the
nominal value. Thus, using the second formula, the value sent via communications is the
measurement value (considering offset 0) directly.
The equations for calculating the measurement to be sent via communications are as follows:
4095
MeasurementComs (Measurement offset)
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3.7.2.e Meters
This screen lets you
configure the meters that
will be sent via
communications for the
Procome protocol. The
fields shown in the Detail
screen are:
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From the application's point of view, it is not convenient to write directly to a hardware output,
since it could be part of the equipment's direct logic outputs and both values could be
contradictory (in addition to the risk of leaving a hardware output with a set value). The ideal
application is writing over equipment logical inputs, even though they may be internally routed
toward the secondary station's hardware outputs.
For this reason, the configurations module will not let those signals that are already assigned a
value or that take on a value when executed in the logic, by a command, etc., to be configured
as output writing signals (both analog and digital). For more information about these limitations,
see section Signal Restrictions.
As described above, the output writing signals can be digital and analogical. The way each of
them is configured is now explained.
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- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
Digital Signals
which will be
available in the equipment. For more information, see section Signal Types. The list of
available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of digital equipment signals belonging to the selected group in
Signal Type. Signals that can be configured as output writing signals include all IED-
defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the configuration. A
maximum of 1024 Procome digital writing signals can be labeled.
- Output Writing Signal: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled
as a Procome Output Writing Signal (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in
checkbox). A maximum of 1024 Procome digital output writing signals is allowed.
- Procome Number: Procome label associated with the digital output writing signal. Each
time a new Procome output writing signal is enabled, this value is established by default
at the first free value for outputs. The user can change it to give it the desired value.
Two digital output writing signals cannot be labeled with the same Procome writing
signal number (ISS).
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- Command on Element: select this option to show to the right of the control a list of
analog command elements defined in the configuration as well as actions defined for
each element.
- Command on Signal: select this option to show to the right of the control a list of
analog signal types as well as signals defined for each type.
- Command Element: this drop down control is shown only if the Command on Element
option has been selected. It shows a list with all analog command elements defined in
the configuration. For more information on command elements see chapter Commands.
A drop down list of Available Commands will be displayed as a function of the selected
element and detail area controls will be updated.
- Available Commands: list of actions of the analog command element selected in the
Command Element control. Detail area controls will be updated as a function of the
selected command.
- Signal Type: drop-down list with the groups of signals containing all the equipment's
analog signals which will be available in the equipment. For more information, see
section Signal types. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in Signal Type. Signals that can be configured as analog output writing
signals include all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included
in the configuration.
- Output Writing Signal: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled
as a Procome Analog Output Writing Signal (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in
checkbox). A maximum of 256 Procome analog output writing signals is allowed.
- Procome Number: Procome label associated with the analog output writing signal.
Each time a new Procome output writing signal is enabled, this value is established by
default at the first free value for outputs. The user can change it in order to give it the
desired value. Two analog output writing signals cannot be labeled with the same
Procome analog writing signal number.
The parameters to be used for the calculation of analog output writing received through
communications are as follows:
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Necessary equations for the calculation of measurements received through communications are
as follows:
4095
MeasurementComs (Measurement offset)
limit
Pressing the List tab transfers you to the page listing the set of signals labeled as Procome
Analog Output Writing Signals, together with their associated parameters. As indicated
earlier, everything that is configured in the Detail tab can be configured in the List tab.
To add or delete signals labeled as Output Writing Signals, simply right-click the mouse button
and select the desired option, as indicated in the List Page section, or disable the Proc
checkbox for each of the signals.
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3.7.3 DNP3
This option of the Communications menu opens a new submenu with the options the
equipment allows to be configured for this protocol. By selecting the desired submenu option,
you can access the screens for configuring the Contacts, Commands, Metering Values and
Meters for communication using the DNP3 protocol.
3.7.3.a Contacts
This screen lets you configure the Digital Signals that will be considered contacts for
communication through the DNP3 protocol.
- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
Digital Signals.
The list of
available signals
will depend on
the selected
group. For more
information, see
section Signal
types.
- Available
Signals: list of
digital equipment
signals belonging to the selected group in Signal Type. Signals that can be configured
as counters include all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are
included in the configuration.
- DNP3 Contact: This checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as a
DNP3 contact (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A maximum of 256
contacts is allowed.
- DNP3 Number: DNP3 label associated with the contact. Each time a new contact is
enabled, this value is established by default at the first free value starting with 0. The
user can edit this in order to give it the desired value. Two digital signals cannot be
labeled with the same DNP3 contact number.
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3.7.3.b Commands
This screen lets you configure the commands that will be sent via communications for the DNP3
protocol.
From the application's point of view, it is not convenient to perform a Command directly to a
Hardware Output, since it could be part of the equipment's direct logic outputs and both values
could be contradictory (in addition to the risk of leaving a hardware output with a set value). For
this reason, the configurations module will not let those signals that are already assigned a
value or that take on a value when executed in the logic, or signals whose value is established
by the primary station (or other equipment), to be configured as DNP3 commands). It will,
however, allow different commands to be performed on the same signal. For more information
about these limitations, see section Signal Restrictions.
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- DNP3
Command:
drop-down list
with all the
enabled DNP3
Commands. The
displayed text
consists of a
number, its
DNP3 order
label, followed by
a description of
the command.
This description
will match the
signal's text for
Commands on
Signals. For
Commands on
Elements, the description will be the description of the action, with ]the name of the
command element to which the action belongs in parentheses.
- Command over Element: this option is marked if the selected DNP3 Command (upper
drop-down list) is performed on a command element action. This value is for information
purposes only; it cannot act directly on the control.
- Command over Signal: this option is marked if the selected DNP3 Command (upper
drop-down list) is performed on a digital signal. This value is for information purposes
only; it cannot act directly on the control.
- Command Element: description of the command element containing the action labeled
as DNP3 Command. This is a control for informational purposes only; no actions can
be taken regarding this control (for more information about command elements, see
section Commands).
- Available Commands: action of the command element labeled as DNP3 Command.
This control is for information purposes only.
- Involved Signal: signal labeled as DNP3 Command. This control is for informational
purposes only. To see which signals can be labeled as commands, consult section
Signal restrictions.
- Block Signal: a digital signal that prevents execution of the command if active. This
control is for informational purposes only.
- Order Number: DNP3 Command label associated with the order for sending via
communications.
The order number does not have to be unique. Orders associated with the same DNP3
label can exist, provided a set of Trip/Close - execution type permissions does not
coincide simultaneously. The module will not allow both an order's number and
parameters to match another's. If the user tries to perform this operation, the module
will not allow it, displaying a warning reminding the user of the reason for this
prohibition.
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- Permissions: depicts the type of execution the command labeled DNP3 is capable
of allowing and performing. When a DNP3 Command is executed, in addition to the
label to which the command is directed, a series of parameters, including the
trip/close and execution type pair, should be sent to identify the command. Before
executing the command the pair is checked for validity; that is, if those permissions
for that specific DNP3 label have been activated in the configuration.
In both cases, at least one checkbox must be selected. Only a pulse with a fixed
duration will ever be executed on an order element (signal status changes are not
executed).
- Delete: button for deleting the selected DNP3 Command (the highlighted command
in the drop-down list).
- New: button providing access to screens under the heading Select new command
for selecting the signal or command to be enabled as a DNP3 Command.
Depending on the selected option, Command over Element or Command over Signal, the
screen presentation will be the first or second shown below, respectively. In this case, the
control is the same as that explained for the DNP3 commands detail screen, with the difference
that this control is operable, that is, the user can select the desired option. It is not a control for
informational purposes only.
Command Element:
drop-down list with all the
command elements
defined in the
configuration. For more
information about the
command elements, see
section Commands.
Available Commands: List of actions for the selected command element. The user must select
the action to be labeled as a DNP3 Command. This list is updated every time the user selects a
different command element in the previous list. For more information about actions associated
with a command element, see section Commands.
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Blocking Signal: drop-down list with the digital signals belonging to the group or type selected
in the Signal Types list located to the left.
Blocking Signal Not Used: this selectable box lets you indicate whether the block signal
selected in the previous list will be taken into account or not. If the checkbox is marked, the
command will not have an associated block signal.
OK: by pressing this button, the selected signal or action is enabled as a DNP3 Command and
is displayed in the DNP3 commands screen.
Cancel: by pressing this button, the selected signal or action is not enabled as a DNP3
Command. The commands screen is displayed with no changes.
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- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
Analog Signals,
i.e. the
magnitudes,
which will be available in the equipment. For more information, see section Signal
types. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in signal type. Signals that can be configured as measurements include
all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
- DNP3 Metering Value: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled
as a DNP3 Metering Value (checkbox marked) or not. A maximum of 256 DNP3
metering values is allowed.
- Metering Value Number: DNP3 label associated with the measurement. Each time a
new DNP3 Metering Value is enabled, this value is established by default at the first
free value for measurements. The user can change it in order to give it the desired
value. Two magnitudes cannot be labeled with the same DNP3 measurement number.
- As a Function of the Primary Value: states whether the measurement value is sent as
a function of the primary value (box checkmarked ü) or the secondary (default value,
empty checkbox).
- DNP3 Metering Change: indicates whether a change in the measurement value that
sets the new value above or below the defined bands will be registered as a change
(checkbox marked). The band is defined according to a nominal value percentage and
can be set using Zivercomplus®. A maximum of 16 DNP3 metering changes can be
configured.
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The parameters for calculating the measurement to be sent via communications are as follows:
The user can change the value of these parameters to send the desired value via
communications. For example, if the user wishes to send the measurement value directly (not in
accounts), this value can be set at 32767, and the operation not be performed, depending on
the nominal value. Thus, using the second formula, the value sent via communications is the
measurement value (considering offset 0) directly.
The equations for calculating the measurement to be sent via communications are as follows:
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- Signal Type: drop-down list with the groups of signals containing all the equipment's
analog signals, i.e. the magnitudes, which will be available in the equipment. For more
information, see section Signal types. The list of available signals will depend on the
selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in signal type. Signals that can be configured as measurements include
all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
General Data:
- DNP3 Measurement: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as
a DNP3 Measurement (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A maximum
of 256 DNP3 measurements is allowed.
- Measurement Number: DNP3 label associated with the measurement. Each time a
new DNP3 Measurement is enabled, this value is established by default at the first free
value for measurements. The user can change it in order to give it the desired value.
Two magnitudes cannot be labeled with the same DNP3 Measurement Number.
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The parameters for calculating the measurement to be sent via communications are as follows:
The user can change the value of these parameters to send the desired value via
communications. First, establish whether the measurement is sent as a value or as percentage
of the maximum value.
TR ( Measurement offset )
MeasurementComs (ComsMaxValue)
Vn MaxValue
TR
MeasurementComs ( Measurement offset ) ( MultiplierFactor)
Vn
Where:
If flag As a Function of the Primary Value is not active, in formulas, the value TR would be
considered as "1".
If flag As a Function of the Rated Value is not active, in formulas, the value Vn would be
considered as "1".
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3.7.3.e Meters
This screen lets you
configure the meters that
will be sent via
communications for the
DNP3 protocol.
- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
Analog Signals,
i.e. the
magnitudes,
which will be available in the equipment. For more information, see section Signal
types. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in signal type. Signals that can be configured as counters include all
equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
- DNP3 Meter: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as a DNP3
Meter (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A maximum of 20 DNP3
meters is allowed.
- Pulse Meter Number: DNP3 label associated with the counter. Each time a new DNP3
Meter is enabled, this value is established by default at the first free value for meters.
The user can change it in order to give it the desired value. Two magnitudes cannot be
labeled with the same DNP3 Meter Number.
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- Writing on
Command: this
option is selected
to show to the
right of the
controls the list
of analog
command
elements defined
in the
configuration as
well as actions
defined for each
element.
- Writing on
Signal: this
option is selected
to show to the right of the controls the list of analog signal types as well as signals
defined for each type.
- Command Element: this drop down control is only shown when selecting the
'Command on element' option. A list with all analog command elements defined in the
configuration will be shown. For more information on command elements see section
Commands. A drop down list will be filled with the 'Available Commands' for the
selected element and the detail area controls will be updated.
- Available Commands: list of actions of the analog command element selected in
'Command Element' control. Detail area controls are updated as a function of the
selected command.
- Type of Signal: drop-down list containing groups of signals into which all analog signals
available for the equipment are grouped. For more information see section Types of
Signals. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of equipment analog signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
group selected in 'types of Signal'. Signals that can be configured as analog output
writings are all those defined in the equipment plus those defined by the user pertaining
to the configuration, not being yet connected to a protection value or from the logic.
- · Output Writing: this selection checkbox states whether the signal or selected analog
command element action is tagged as Analog Output Writing DNP3 (box checkmarked)
or not (empty checkbox). A maximum of 256 analog output writings DNP3 are allowed.
A new analog writing is created by checking the box and deleted by unchecking.
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- DNP3 Number: DNP3 Tag associated to the analog output writing. Any time a new
DNP3 output writing is created, this value will be established by default to the first free
output value. It can be user modified with the wanted value. Two analog output writings
may not be tagged with the same analog DNP3 writing number.
- As a Function of the Primary Value: States whether the measurement value is sent
as a function of the primary value (box checkmarked) or the secondary (default value,
empty checkbox).
The parameters to be used for the calculation of analog output writing received through
communications are as follows:
Necessary equations for the calculation of measurements received through communications are
as follows:
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The connection between fields in the List page and Detail page is as follows:
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- Writing on Command: this option is selected to show to the right of the controls the list
of analog command elements defined in the configuration as well as actions defined for
each element.
- Writing on Signal: this option is selected to show to the right of the controls the list of
analog signal types as well as signals defined for each type.
- Command Element: this drop down control is only shown when selecting the
'Command on element' option. A list with all analog command elements defined in the
configuration will be shown. For more information on command elements see section
Commands. A drop down list will be filled the 'Available Commands' for the selected
element and the detail area controls will be updated.
- Available Commands: list of actions of the analog command element selected in
'Command Element' control. Detail area controls are updated as a function of the
selected command.
- Type of Signal: drop down list containing groups of signals into which all analog signals
available for the equipment are grouped. For more information see section Types of
Signals. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of equipment analog signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
group selected in 'types of Signal'. Signals that can be configured as analog output
writings are all those defined in the equipment plus those defined by the user pertaining
to the configuration, not being yet connected to a protection value or from the logic.
- Output Writing: this selection checkbox states whether the signal or selected analog
command element action is tagged as Analog Output Writing DNP3 (box checkmarked)
or not (empty checkbox). A maximum of 64 analog output writings DNP3 are allowed. A
new analog writing is created by checking the box and deleted by unchecking.
- DNP3 Number: DNP3 Tag associated to the analog output writing. Any time a new
DNP3 output writing is created, this value will be established by default to the first free
output value. It can be user modified with the wanted value. Two analog output writings
may not be tagged with the same analog DNP3 writing number.
- As a Function of the Primary Value: states whether the measurement value is sent as
a function of the primary value (box checkmarked) or the secondary (default value,
empty checkbox). This flag is only meaningful for writings associated to static
magnitudes (relay magnitudes) as user magnitudes always have a 1:1 transformation
ratio (TR = 1).
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The user can modify these parameters to transmit through communication the desired value.
First, establish whether the analog output writing is sent as measurement value or as
percentage of the maximum value.
General equations for the calculation of analog output writing transmitted through
communications are:
TR ( Measurement offset )
MeasurementsComs (ComsMaxValue)
Vn MaxValue
TR
MeasurementsComs ( Measurement offset ) ( MultiplierFactor)
Vn
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Where:
If flag As a Function of The Primary Value is not active, in formulas, the value TR would be
considered as "1".
If flag As a Function of The Rated Value is not active, in formulas, the value Vn would be
considered as "1".
Pressing on tab tagged as List displays the screen that lists the set of signals tagged as DNP3
Analog Output Writing, together with the associated parameters. As already stated, all that
has been configured in the Detail screen can be configured in the List screen. Signals tagged
as Output Writings can be added or deleted by just pressing the right mouse button and
selecting the desired option, as stated in section List Page, or else, unchecking the DNP3 box
for each signal.
The connection between fields in the List page and Detail page is as follows:
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- Signal Type:
drop-down list
containing the
groups of signals
containing all the
equipment's
digital signals.
For more
information, see
section Signal
Types. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of digital equipment signals belonging to the selected group in
'signal type'. Signals that can be configured as Modbus Inputs and outputs include all
equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration. Note that a signal cannot be labeled as an input and an output at the
same time.
- Inputs Starting Address: starting address for all Modbus Inputs. Signals labeled as
Modbus Inputs will take consecutive values starting with this value.
- Outputs Starting Address: starting address for all ModBus Outputs. Signals labeled
as ModBus Outputs will take consecutive values starting with this value.
- Modbus Signal: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as a
Modbus Input or output (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). By default,
it is enabled as a Modbus Input. A maximum of 1024 Modbus Inputs and 1024
Modbus Outputs is allowed.
- Input, Output: control for the type of label assigned to the selected signal. A signal
cannot be labeled simultaneously as a Modbus Input and a Modbus Output.
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- Modbus Address: Modbus label associated with the input or output signal. For the
Modbus protocol, the communication labels given to these signals have to be
consecutive. If the user edits the Modbus number value and gives it a value that was
already assigned to another signal, then the new value will be assigned and the other
values are shifted to avoid leaving 'gaps'. Each time a new Modbus signal is enabled,
this value is established by default at the first free value from the starting address for
the signal type (Modbus input or output).
Valid Range for Inputs: from the starting address to (starting address + max
number of enabled inputs -1).
Valid Range for Outputs: from the starting address to (starting address + max
number of enabled outputs -1).
Default Value: first free number beginning with the starting address.
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3.7.4.b Commands
This screen lets you configure the commands that will be sent via communications for the
Modbus protocol.
The commands that can be operated through communications are those actions that were
configured when defining the different command elements. For more information about the
command elements or their associated actions, see section Commands.
- Command Element: drop-down list with the command elements defined in the
configuration. The command element is completely user-configurable and can represent
any kind of command, e.g. from a signal up to a breaker. For more information about
the command elements, see section Commands. When a specific command element is
selected, the list in the control immediately below the element should be updated with
the available actions for that element. This list does not include those command
elements that have been defined without any associated actions.
- Available Commands: List with the set of available actions for the element selected in
the previous list.
- Command Number: This checkbox indicates whether the selected order is labeled as a
Modbus Command (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A maximum of
1024 Modbus commands is allowed.
- Order Number: Modbus command label associated with the order for sending via
communications.
The order number does not have to be unique. Orders associated with the same
Modbus label can exist, provided the COILS do not coincide. For example, the same
order number can be used for two actions, as long as one of them has the COIL set to
ON and the other has it set to OFF. The configuration module will be capable of making
this change when the user decides to use the same Modbus order number. However, it
will not allow both an order's number and parameters to match another's. If the user
tries to perform this operation, the module will not allow it, displaying a warning
reminding the user of the reason for this prohibition.
- COIL: Identification of the order type to allow double commands. Valid values are ON
and OFF. As noted in the previous point, two orders or labels with the same Modbus
number and COIL cannot coexist.
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As indicated earlier,
everything that is
configured in the Detail
tab can be configured in
the List tab.
New orders cannot be included in this list, since all orders have to be associated with the
defined command elements. To enable the order as a Modbus Command, activate the
checkbox marked Modbus, just like in the List area. To make the order a non-Modbus
command, deactivate the checkbox.
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- Metering Value
Starting
Address:
starting address
for all ModBus
measurements.
The magnitudes
labeled as
Modbus
Measurements
will take
consecutive
values starting
with this value.
- Signal Type: drop-down list with the groups of signals containing all the equipment's
analog signals, i.e. the magnitudes, which will be available in the equipment. For more
information, see section Signal Types. The list of available signals will depend on the
selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in 'signal type'. Signals that can be configured as measurements include
all equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
- Modbus Metering Value: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled
as a Modbus measurement (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A
maximum of 256 Modbus measurements is allowed.
- Metering Value: Modbus label associated with the measurement. Each time a new
Modbus Measurement is enabled, this value is established by default at the first free
value for measurements. For the Modbus protocol, the communications labels given to
these signals have to be consecutive. If the user edits the Modbus Number value and
gives it a value that was already assigned to another signal, then the new value will be
assigned and the other values are shifted to avoid leaving 'gaps'. Two magnitudes
cannot be labeled with the same Modbus Measurement Number.
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The user can change the value of these parameters to send the desired value via
communications. For example, if the user wishes to send the measurement value directly (not in
accounts), this value can be set at 32767, and the operation not be performed depending on the
nominal value. Thus, using the second formula, the value sent via communications is the
measurement value (considering offset 0) directly.
32767
MeasurementComs (Measurement offset)
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3.7.4.d Meters
This screen lets you
configure the counters
that will be sent via
communications for the
ModBus protocol.
- Metering Values
Starting
Address:
starting address
for all ModBus
counters. The
magnitudes
labeled as
ModBus Meters
will take consecutive values starting with this value.
- Signal Type: drop-down list with the groups of signals containing all the equipment's
analog signals, i.e. the magnitudes, which will be available in the equipment. For more
information, see section 5.2.6.b, Signal types. The list of available signals will depend
on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of analog equipment signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
selected group in 'signal type'. Signals that can be configured as counters include all
equipment-defined signals and user-defined signals that are included in the
configuration.
- Modbus Meter: this checkbox indicates whether the selected signal is labeled as a
ModBus Meter (checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox). A maximum of 256
ModBus Meters is allowed.
- Pulse Meter Number: ModBus label associated with the counter. Each time a new
ModBus Meter is enabled, this value is established by default as the first free value for
counters from the starting address. The user can change it in order to give it the desired
value. For the ModBus protocol, the communications labels given to these signals have
to be consecutive. If the user edits the Modbus Number Value and gives it a value that
was already assigned to another signal, then the new value will be assigned and the
other values are shifted to avoid leaving 'gaps'. Two magnitudes cannot be labeled with
the same ModBus counter number.
Valid Range: starting address to (starting address + max no. of counters enabled
- 1).
Default value: first free number (not used, starting with the starting address for
the counters).
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- Output Analogue Writings Starting Address: starting address for all analog output
writings. Analog magnitudes or actions tagged as ModBus Analog Output Writings
will take consecutive values starting from this value.
- Command over Element: this option is selected to show to the right of the control both
analog command elements defined in the configuration and actions defined for each
element.
- Command over Analogue Sign: this option is selected to show to the right of the
controls the list of analog signal types as well as signals defined for each type.
- Command Element: this drop down control is only shown when selecting the
'Command on element' option. A list with all analog command elements defined in the
configuration will be shown. For more information on command elements see section
Commands. A drop down list will be filled with the 'Available Commands' for the
selected element and the detail area controls will be updated.
- Available Commands: list of actions of the analog command element selected in
Command Element control. Detail area controls are updated as a function of the
selected command.
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- Signal Type: Drop down list containing groups of signals into which all analog signals
available for the equipment are grouped. For more information see section Types of
Signals. The list of available signals will depend on the selected group.
- Available Signals: List of equipment analog signals (magnitudes) belonging to the
group selected in 'types of Signal'. Signals that can be configured as analog output
writings are all those defined in the equipment plus those defined by the user pertaining
to the configuration, not being yet connected to a protection value or from the logic.
- Output Writing: This selection checkbox states whether the signal or selected analog
command element action is tagged as ModBus Analog Output Writing (box
checkmarked) or not (empty checkbox). A maximum of 256 ModBus analog output
writings are allowed. A new analog writing is created by checking the box and deleted
by unchecking.
- ModBus Number: ModBus Tag associated to the analog output writing. Any time a new
MODBUS output writing is created, this value will be established by default to the first
free output value from the starting address, for analog output writings. It can be user
modified with the wanted value. In the case of ModBus protocol, signal communications
tags must be consecutive. If the user modifies the ModBus number and gives one
already allocated to other signal, the new value will be allocated the rest of the values
being offset so as not to leave 'gaps'. Two analog output writings may not be tagged
with the same analog ModBus writing number.
- As a Function of the Primary Value: states whether the measurement value is sent as
a function of the primary value (box checkmarked) or the secondary (default value,
empty checkbox).
The parameters to be used for the calculation of analog output writing received through
communications are as follows:
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Pressing on tab tagged as List displays the page that lists the set of signals tagged as Modbus
Analog Output Writing, together with the associated parameters. As already stated, all that
has been configured in the Detail screen can be configured in the List screen.
Signals tagged as Output Writings can be added or deleted by just pressing the right mouse
button and selecting the desired option, as stated when dealing with the List Page, or else,
unchecking the ModBus box for each signal.
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Depending on the node version supported by the equipment profile, more or less attributes can
be configured. Version not configurable attributes will not be displayed on configuration screens.
Node data will be detailed in the following sections. The more complete node versions will be
shown.
Prior to detailing nodes, validity configuration and detail, generally applied to most of the
different attributes of nodes of protocol 61850, will be described.
Overflow Failure
OutOfRange OldData
BadReference Inconsistent
Oscillatory Inaccurate
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Clicking on the validity checkbox or grid detail list checkboxes, displays a signal selection dialog
box defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog box contains both equipment signals and
signals created in the configuration.
- Node Attributes
o CSWI
Number:
CSWI node
number
used as its
single
identification
within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- Status and CILO Control Data: they are configured in different tabs. CILO is not a
CSWI Node control element, but other protocol node, its data being related to CSWI
node control element, hence its configuration together with this node and not regardless
of it.
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Digital signals
and descriptions
representing the
statuses below
are configured in
this section:
To configure the ACT types shown in the previous screen, just select with the mouse
(click on it) the desired checkbox in the Signal column. Now the signal selection dialog
box defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment signals
and signals created in the configuration.
Pressing the applicable grid button (tagged 'Validity') displays the ACT validity
configuration screen.
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- CILO: for
every CSWI
there can be
one node
containing
data on CSWI
locks and
permits. The
same as for
the rest of
protocol
61850 nodes,
its
identification number (CILO number), prefix and description must be configured.
Then, opening and closing permits are configured. Furthermore, up to 16 general
locks are allowed.
Blockings can be configured, as for ACTs configuration, by just selecting with the
mouse the desired checkbox in Block column. Then the following dialog boxes may
be displayed:
Returning to the
general CSWI Node
screen, pressing the
tab tagged List
displays the page with
the list of CSWI node
set defined in the
relay together with
main node data. In
this case the List
page is only used for
information.
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3.7.5.c XCBR
Node
Data for the definition of
relay Circuit Breaker
physical structure can be
configured in this screen,
shown below.
- General Node
Data
o XCBR
Number:
XCBR
number
used as its single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o · Description: node description.
- Control data: the POS attribute of XCBR structure is a DPC (Double Point Controllable)
type attribute. It is configured in the following way:
o POS: CSWI control data:
Control tab::
CtlVal and Description: command element and description. Logic command
element on which the command is executed. The element is selected from the
drop down list containing all logic elements defined in the configuration.
State tab:
State to ON and OFF: Statement of the command state to ON and OFF (value
with which to fill stval in the DPC structure). It can be represented from the
statuses defined in the logic element or else through the value of the configured
digital signal. The desired value is selected from the drop down list if it depends
on the statuses of the logic element; on the contrary, if it depends on the digital
signal, pressing the applicable checkbox displays a dialog box for signal
selection defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog box contains both
equipment signals and signals created in the configuration.
Validity. The validity is configured as stated in section Validity Configuration.
- Attributes:
o Local operation.
o Operations counter (OpCnt): INS type attribute (Integer 32 status). Represents
the magnitude stored by the operations counter. All attributes have a structure field
for description.
o Open lockout.
o Close lockout.
o Operation capacity (OpCap): INS type attribute (Integer 32 status). Represents
the magnitude stored by the breaker operation capacity. All attributes have a
structure field for description.
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For every attribute, pressing the applicable checkbox displays the signal selection dialog
box defined in Signal Selection. For attributes OpCnt and OpCab the signal selection dialog
box contains both equipment magnitudes and magnitudes created in the configuration. For
the rest of the attributes, the dialog contains all equipment and configuration digital signals.
Data configured in this screen are practically the same as those configured for XCBR node to
model the breaker status. The main difference lies in that in this case the status attributes that
can be configured are:
- Local Operation.
- Operations counter (OpCnt).
- Open lockout.
- Close lockout.
3.7.5.e MCXL
Node
Node to control analog
signal values. It is
configured in the screen
to the right.
- General Node
Data
o MCXL
Number:
MCXL node
number
used as its
single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- SPS - Status Data
o StVal and description: states whether the signal has ever reached the maximum
allowable level and never dropped below the minimum. To define the value,
pressing on the applicable box displays the signal selection dialog defined in
section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment digital signals and
signals created in the configuration.
o Validity. The validity is configured as stated in section Validity Configuration.
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3.7.5.f RFTL
Node
RFTL node is used for
modeling voltage reset
devices after line voltage
failure. Node modeling
data can be configured in
this screen.
- General Node
Data
o RFTL
Number:
RFTL node
number used for single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- AUTO - Control Data: the AUTO attribute of RFTL structure is a SPC (Single Point
Controllable) type attribute stating if the device is connected or not. It is configured as
follows:
Control tab:
o CtlVal and Description: command element and description. Logic command
element on which the command is executed. The element is selected from the drop
down list containing all logic elements defined in the configuration.
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Status Tab:
o Status: States the element status (value with which stval is filled in the SPC
structure). It can be represented from the statuses defined in the logic element or
through the value of the configured digital signal. The desired value is selected
from the drop down list if it depends on the statuses of the logic element; on the
contrary, if it depends on the digital signal, pressing the applicable checkbox
displays a dialog box for signal selection defined in section Signal Selection. This
dialog box contains both equipment signals and signals created in the
configuration.
o Validity. The validity is configured as stated in section Validity Configuration.
- Status Information: configuration of RFTL status data. In this "tab" screen are
configured the digital signals and descriptions representing the status of:
o Open command.
o Close command.
o Device status (ready, in progress, successful).
o Close lockout (activated or deactivated).
o Reset timer timed out (normal or alarm).
o Inconsistent voltage (normal or alarm).
o Busbar malfunction (normal or alarm).
o Line malfunction (normal or alarm).
For every
attribute (in the
Signal column),
pressing the
applicable
checkbox
displays the
signal selection
dialog box
defined in Signal
Selection. This
dialog box
contains both
equipment magnitudes and magnitudes created in the configuration, so that the digital
signal representing the attribute status can be selected. The description field can be
edited directly on the grid. Pressing the attribute 'validity' button displays the validity
screen described in section Validity Configuration.
- Settings: configuration of RFTL node settings. Settings list is:
o RS/RT Selector: Selector to state whether the device resets voltage or service. If
service is reset, the breaker is closed when busbar voltage is detected. If voltage is
reset, the breaker is closed when line voltage is detected. It is an ING type data
that can take the values rs, rt, rs/rt or none.
o VL Selector: Selector that determines the device operation as a function of busbar
and line voltage. When set to YES the device operates on presence of voltage at
both terminals. When set to NO the device operates on absence of voltage at one
terminal. This ING type data can take 3 values: YES, NO and Unknown.
o Trip on Absence of Voltage: If the setting takes the value YES a trip must be
generated on absence of voltage at the busbar or line. If it takes the value NO, no
trip is generated.
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o Time over (OverflTmms): states the maximum time in ms before operation of the
voltage reset device.
o Voltage Inconsistency Time: adjustable time setting after which it can be
considered there is voltage disagreement and the corresponding alarm can be
generated or the relay locks out. Voltages are construed to be inconsistent when
for a time greater than the inconsistency time, with the breaker closed, there is
absence of line voltage and presence of busbar voltage, or the opposite.
o Trip Condition Time: minimum time during which the trip conditions must be
maintained to generate the trip command.
o Reclose Condition Time: minimum time during which the reclose conditions must
be maintained to generate the reclose command.
o Voltage Absence Level: voltage level setting below which there is absence of
busbar or line voltage, provided it is below the setting at least for a minimum
adjustable time.
o Voltage Presence Level: voltage level setting above which there is presence of
busbar or line voltage, provided it is above the setting at least for a minimum
adjustable time.
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3.7.5.g MMTR
Node
Node used for energy
calculation in three
phase systems. It is
mainly used for
calculation of electricity
rates. Configurable data
are shown in the screen
below.
- General Node
Data
o MMTR
Number:
MMTR node number used as its single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: Node description.
- Measured Values: BCR (Binary Counter Reading) type attributes.
o Positive Active Energy (SupWh).
o Capacitive Reactive Energy (SupVArh).
o Negative Active Energy (DmdWh).
o Inductive Reactive Energy (DmdVArh).
Pressing the applicable energy box displays the magnitude (or analog signal) selection dialog
defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment magnitudes and
magnitudes created in the configuration.
Every energy configuration setting is associated to the pulse value and corresponding validity.
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3.7.5.h LPHD
Node
Node showing Physical
Device Information.
This value is selected in the same way as any other digital signal: pressing the applicable box
displays the signal selection dialog defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both
equipment signals and signals created in the configuration. The status validity can also be
configured.
3.7.5.i ATCC
ATCC (Automatic Tap
Changer Controller)
structure data can be
configured in this screen
(see figure) for setpoint
management.
- General Node
Data
o ATCC
Number:
ATCC node
number
used for
single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- Analog Setpoint Command
o Setpoint Commands and Description: analog command element and
description. Analog command element on which the command is executed. It is
used to place the setpoint in a given value.
o Sources: connection between possible protocol 61850 sources and the actions of
the analog command element configured as command to raise and lower the
setpoint.
Source: list containing possible sources contemplated for protocol 61850.
Action: action of the analog command element to be executed upon receipt of
the command from the associated source. Possible actions will be the actions
pertaining to the analog command element configured as setpoint command.
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- Digital Setpoint
Command
o Setpoint
Status and
Description
: status to
reflect the
setpoint
value.
o Setpoint
Control
Command:
command
on which to
act to raise
or lower the
setpoint.
o Sources:
connection between possible protocol 61850 sources and the actions of the analog
command element configured as setpoint command.
Actions: list of possible actions defined in the digital command used for
setpoint control.
Action Source Masks: permissible sources and commands must be stated
for every action. For example, the figure shows that for ORC-SUCO action the
box ON is checkmarked in 'from substation' input, namely, if the equipment
receives a command to On from the substation, the ORC-SUCO action of
'Raise-Lower Setpoint' command must be executed.
- Tap control.
The Tap control
is configured in
the same way
than digital
setpoint
commands.
o Tap status
and
Description
: status
where the
tap value is
reflected.
o Tap control
command:
command to
raise or
lower the
tap.
o Sources: connection between possible sources for protocol 61850 and the actions
of the digital command element configured as tap control command.
Actions: list with possible actions defined in the digital command used for tap
control.
Action Source Masks: permissible sources and commands must be stated
for every action. For example, the figure shows that for ORL-SUCO action the
box ON is checkmarked in 'local' input, namely, if the equipment receives a
local command to On, the ORL-SUCO action of 'Raise-Lower Tap' command
must be executed.
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3.7.5.j IHMI
Node used to describe
the 'Man-Machine'
interface. The figure
shows the data to be
configured.
- General Node
Data
o IHMI
number:
IHMI node
number used for single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- Node Detail:
o Status in Box: attribute stating whether the equipment is on or not.
Pressing the box corresponding to the grid status displays the signal selection dialog defined in
section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment digital signals and signals created
in the configuration.
3.7.5.k CALH
This node is used for
alarm and event
management. The figure
shows the data to be
configured.
- General Node
Data
o CALH
number:
CALH node number used for single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- Node Detail: it has two attributes:
o Urgent Defect Alarm.
o Defect Alarm.
Pressing the box corresponding to the grid status displays the signal selection dialog box
defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment digital signals and
signals created in the configuration.
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3.7.5.l SIMG
Node used to supervise
the insulating gas (SF6).
The figure shows the
data to be configured.
- General Node
Data
o SIMG
Number:
SIMG node
number used for single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the node single identification in the system.
o Description: node description.
- Node Detail: It has two SPS type attributes:
o Gas Alarms Level 1: Critical gas level alarm
o Gas Alarms Level 2: Hazardous gas level alarm.
Pressing the box corresponding to the grid status displays the signal selection dialog box
defined in section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment digital signals and
signals created in the configuration.
3.7.5.m GENGGIO
General node used for
inputs and outputs. The
general GGIO or
GENGGIO reflects the
status of single inputs.
The following figures
show the data to be
configured.
- General Node
Data
o GENGGIO
number:
GENGGIO
node
number
used for
single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node. "GEN" by
default.
o Description: node description.
- Node Detail: a maximum of 32 alarms and up to a maximum of 32 comments can be
configured.
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- Node Attributes
o TGOGGIO Number:
TGOGGIO or
TGO2GGIO node
number used for single
identification within the
system.
o Prefix: prefix used to
form the single identifier
of the system node.
"TGO" for TGOGGIO
node and "TGO2" for
TGO2GGIO node.
o Description: node
description.
- Node Detail. up to 32 single
commands and one goose
with a maximum of 32 outputs
can be configured.
The same as for GENGGIO node, clicking the right button displays a pop-up menu to
introduce modifications in several records simultaneously.
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3.7.5.o YLTC
Node used for the Tap
Changer status. The
figure shows the data to
be configured.
- General Node
Data
o YLTC
Number: nº
YLTC node
number used for single identification within the system.
o Prefix: prefix used to form the single identifier of the system node.
o Description: node description.
- Node Detail: it has the following attributes:
o Operations Counter.
o Tap Position Control.
o Top Tap Position Reached.
o Bottom Tap Position Reached.
Pressing the box corresponding to the grid status displays the signal selection dialog defined in
section Signal Selection. This dialog contains both equipment digital signals or magnitudes, as
a function of the attribute type, and signals created in the configuration.
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3.8 HMI
3.8.1 Introduction
By selecting this menu option, you can access the screens for configuring the configuration data
to be displayed in the equipment's graphic HMI. The configurable data refer to Commands,
types of Events, HMI User Screens and HMI Lineal Screens.
3.8.2 Commands
This screen lets you
select the commands
that can be displayed
and handled from the
equipment's HMI.
- Command Element: drop-down list with all the command elements defined previously
in the configuration. For more information about the command elements, see section
Commands. When an element is selected, the lower list identified as Available orders is
updated with the data for the selected element.
- Available Orders: this drop-down list contains all the actions defined for the command
element selected in the previous list. The detail area parameters, in this case the
Appears in HMI checkbox, should be updated with the values established for the
selected order.
- Appears in HMI: this checkbox is marked for the selected order to be shown in the HMI
and for it to be operational from the HMI. A blank checkbox means the order will not be
shown in the HMI.
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- Element:
command
element to which
the order shown
in the adjacent
column belongs.
- Order: action of
the command
element that can
be shown (or
not) in the HMI, and which can be executed (or not).
- HMI: checkbox indicating whether the selected order is shown in the equipment HMI
(checkbox marked) or not (no marks in checkbox).
In this case, when the right button is pressed, the pop-up menu with the New and Delete
options will not be displayed, since orders not belonging to any of the command elements
already defined in the configuration cannot be enabled. The new actions created for a command
element or the increase in number of command elements with actions are also enabled in this
list.
3.8.3 Events
This screen lets you configure which
types of events will be displayed in
the equipment HMI. In this case the
signals you wish to display are not
detailed; rather, it lets you configure if
the signals that generate events for a
specific protocol will (or won't) be
displayed in the HMI.
- Show Procome Events: if this checkbox is marked (checkbox marked), when an event
labeled as such for the Procome protocol is generated, the short text representing the
signal that generated the event is shown in the HMI.
- Show DNP3 Events: if this checkbox is marked (checkbox marked), when an event
labeled as such for the DNP3 protocol is generated, the short text representing the
signal that generated the event is shown in the HMI.
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- Screen Name: pull down menu including the screens of the selected type in the option
group labeled as Screen Type. The data (signals or parameters) shown on the grid will
depend on the option selected. It is possible to edit the list by changing the name of the
screen directly on the menu.
- New Screen: button to create a new screen of the selected type.
- Delete Screen: deletes the selected user defined screen from the list Screen Name.
- Organize Screens: opens the organizing window described in section Control Use.
The signals (or parameters) belonging to the user defined screen selected are displayed in the
lower portion of the screen. It is possible to modify the data included in the screen selecting the
signal or parameter with the mouse to open the corresponding signal selection window (see
section Signal Selection).
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- New: includes a new signal or parameter depending on the screen type being
configured.
- Delete: removes a signal or parameter from the screen
- Modify: opens the corresponding signal selection window (see section Signal
Selection). If the selected screen is for Digital Signals the list of digital signals will be
displayed (protection and user defined). If the selected screen is for Parameters a list of
parameters without angles will be displayed. The second column (in the parameter
type) includes the corresponding angles to the signals in the left column. It is possible to
select these angles for modification.
- Organize: allows sorting the signals or parameters in the screen. Access to the
Organize Window (see section Control Use).
The data defined in these windows will be displayed in Zivercomplus® in the status menu.
- Modify: access the window to create a new screen or remove exiting ones from the list.
- Organize: allows sorting the signals or parameters in the screen. Access to the
Organize Window (see section Control Use). The selected sequence can be accessed
using the F2 key in the IED front panel.
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3.9 Graphical HMI
3.9.1 Introduction
As shown in the screen below, from this menu option the screens for the configuration of the
equipment Graphical HMI can be displayed. The data to be configured are data related to
Graphic Diagram Screens to be Shown and User Graphic Diagrams.
- Modify: pressing this button displays the screen to create or delete screens on the
Graphical HMI list (see section below).
- Sort: used to sort out the graphical screens to be displayed. Displays the sorting dialog
box dealt with in section Controls Use. The sequence established will be the sequence
in which equipment Graphical HMI screens are displayed when pressing the INF key.
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Data to be configured depend on the type of the selected object. Apart from the base of the
Single Line Diagram, objects can be segregated into 4 types, which have no configuration data:
- Attributes: state whether the object is visible, can blink and, in the case of commands,
whether it is selectable. The attribute activates by checking the applicable box
(checkmarked).
- Blink Signal or Setting: if the 'blink' attribute is activated, activating this signal states
that the object must blink. It will cease when the signal deactivates. If the object is of
magnitude type, instead of a signal, the blink setting will define the time to blink.
Clicking a setting configuration box displays a dialog box for setting selection.
This dialog box shows the analog settings defined in the configuration sorted out as a
function of the group they belong to.
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Command Object
Command objects represent objects able to adopt a number of states varying from 1 to 16.
Furthermore they can be operated from graphical MMI provided object attributes are configured
as selectable, so that actions can be executed on it (for example, breaker opening or closing).
- Associated Logic Element: command element on which actions are executed and
from which the information defining its status at any time is obtained. The drop down list
shows all logic elements defined in the configuration.
- BMPs Associated to each Status: command type objects have the number of statuses
stated by the associated logic element. In grids the connection between object statuses
and the bmp shown in the graphical display must be established.
To modify the Status-BMP connection, click the BMP associated to the status to be
modified. Then, the grid to the right identified as BMP is activated and the previous one
disabled, so that any of the bmps defined for the object can be selected, modifying the
connection mentioned and resetting the controls to the original enable / disable status.
The actions list will correspond to the logic element associated to the object. The
connection between actions and buttons is performed in the same way as described for
the statuses. Apart from the 3 front buttons, in the list of available buttons the
application shows one more button: , which is identified as 'not allocated'. This
button does not correspond to any front physical button, but is used to be associated to
those actions that cannot be executed locally from the equipment front.
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To modify the connection Status-BMP, click on the BMP associated to the status to be
modified. Then, the grid to the right identified as BMP is activated and the previous one
disabled, so that any of the bmps defined for the object can be selected, modifying the
connection mentioned and resetting the controls to the original enable / disable status.
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- Name: editable text. When a new Single Line diagram is created the application gives it
a default name that can be modified at any time by the user from this control.
- New Object: pressing this button creates the object type selected in the option selection
controls to the left of this control. If the type of object selected is magnitude or text type,
the object will be created in the position (0,0) of the Single Line diagram grid and with a
default text. If the type of data is status, command or base type the Windows® Open
Image window is displayed to select an existing bmp. If a valid bmp is selected the
object will be created in the position (0,0) of the Single Line diagram grid. To modify the
object position in the grid and, thus, in the equipment display, just 'drag' the object with
the mouse to the new position or select the object modifying the numerical controls
tagged x and y, which represent the object coordinates as can be seen later on.
- Text: this control is enabled when selecting a text type or magnitude type object in the
Single Line diagram grid. Allows editing the text to be shown in the Single Line diagram.
Bear in mind that once the configuration has been sent out to the equipment the
magnitude object text edited will not be shown, but the associated magnitude value
together with the units instead.
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- BMPs for Object Statuses: set of BMPs that can represent the object. All selected
BMPs must be of one color and have the same size, as they are representing the same
object. Different BMPs will be shown as function of the object status at that time
according to the object configuration (subject dealt with in section Configuration of
Single Line diagram data). This control is only enabled for Command Type or 2 Status
Type Objects. Command Type objects must have at least one BMP to represent
them, whereas it is mandatory that 2 Status Type Objects have two BMPs, this being
the reason why New and Delete controls are disabled. One BMP can be modified by
pressing it twice consecutively. This displays the Windows® Open Image window for the
user to select the new bmp.
- Coordinates x,y: show the position of the object within the display taking the box top
left corner as origin of coordinates. These coordinates are the coordinates of the top left
corner of the selected object, not of the center. The object can be moved across the
screen by modifying the value of these controls.
- Import Single Line Diagram: this button is enabled only when the screen is displayed
through the New Single Line diagram option. A graphic of a Single Line diagram created
in other configuration or a Single Line diagram saved using the old format (.cfg) can be
imported with this control. This function will be explained in more detail in the next
section.
Pressing the right mouse button on an object of the Single Line diagram grid displays a menu
with the following options:
- Delete object: selecting this option deletes the selected object. Before deleting the
object the program checks if it has been configured, in which case a warning will appear
stating that this action implies deleting the configured connections.
- Send to the Background: sends the object to the background so that what is
underneath can be visualized. Bear in mind that objects are opaque.
3.9.3.c Import Single Line Diagram and Import Single Line Diagram Graphic
Design
The application allows importing complete Single Line diagrams with object configuration data
or importing only the graphic design of the same. To import complete Single Line diagrams
press the button Import Single Line Diagram in the Single Line Diagram Configuration
screen. To import Single Line diagram graphics press the button Single Line Diagram Graphic
in the Single Line Diagram Design screen. In both cases, follow the procedure below:
Pressing the above-mentioned button displays the Windows file selection dialog box for the user
to select the configuration from which to import the Single Line diagrams (it must be born in
mind that if Single Line diagram graphics are imported two types of files can be imported:
configuration files (.cfp) or Single Line diagrams with format files (.cfg). In the latter case, the file
contains the information of only one Single Line diagram design, so that this Single Line
diagram design will be directly imported).
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If Single Line diagrams are imported from the data configuration screen, configuration digital
signals, magnitudes or commands used to define Single Line diagram objects that do not
already exist in the configuration will be imported at the same time than Single Line diagrams
are imported. This type of information or any other information related to attributes, signals or
logic elements associated to the objects is not imported when importing Single Line diagram
design.
Any errors occurred during the import process will be displayed in the error screen at the end of
the import process.
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3.10 Profile Descriptions
3.10.1 Introduction
By selecting this menu option, you can access the screens for configuring the digital signal
descriptions and the magnitudes defined in the equipment's profile. These new descriptions will
be used to describe the signals both in the equipment (HMI short texts) and in Zivercomplus®
and ZIVerlog®.
3.10.1.a Digital
Signals
This screen lets you
configure the
descriptions used to
identify the digital
signals.
- Signal Type:
drop-down list
with the groups
of signals
containing all the
equipment's
digital signals,
without taking into account user-defined signals, which are included in the configuration.
For more information, see section Signal Types. The list of available signals will depend
on the selected group.
- Available Signals: list of digital equipment signals defined in the profile belonging to
the selected group in 'signal type'.
- Use Profile or User Descriptions: option group letting you indicate if the original profile
description or the user-defined description will be used.
- Description: text box showing the user description assigned to the digital signal for the
profile selected from the list. This box can be edited, i.e. the user can edit the
description.
The List section will show the complete list of digital signals whose descriptions have been
edited compared to the profile descriptions.
As with other list screens, the drop-down list can be accessed using the right button to select
from among the option to enable a new signal for editing or deleting an existing signal from the
list. The right column, user description, can be edited.
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3.11.1 Introduction
This menu option access to the screen where the documentation for the current ZIVerlog®
configuration is generated.
3.11.2 Reports
This menu option access
to the report
configuration tool.
LOGIC:
General Logic
Inputs Logic
Outputs Logic
LEDs Logic
RESOURCES:
Control Digital Signals
Control Magnitudes
Settings
Commands
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HMI:
HMI Configuration
Commands
User Screens
GRAPHIC HMI:
Graphic screens to display
User graphic displays
PROCOME:
Control Changes
Meterings
Counters
Commands
COTS
Events
Output Writings
Analogic Output Writings
DNP3:
Contacts
Meterings
Commands
Counters
MODBUS:
Inputs
Outputs
Meterings
Commands
Counters
CAN:
Control Changes
Commands
Output Writings
Changes Send Signals
Changes Reception Signals
61850:
CSWI
XCBR
XSWI
GAPC
MCXL
RFTL
MMTR
LPHD
CILO
PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS:
Digital Signals
Analogic Signals
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In the left bottom corner the user can fill in the fields for Substation, Bay and Date (the date
default is the current date). These fields are included in the reports.
In the right bottom corner included the button Generate Reports. The report will be sent to the
screen, printer or file depending on the Output Type selected.
- Screen: sisplays
a report preview.
A toll bar allows
navigating
through the
different pages in
the report and
includes a
printing option.
- Printer: reports
are sent directly
to the printer.
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The default file name includes the configuration name, the character "_" and the
configuration version.
- Header:
o ZIV logotype.
o Date.
o Report Page.
o Report Title.
o Report Configuration and Version.
o Configuration Checksum.
o Installation, Substation, System, Etc.
o Position.
o Configuration Model.
- Details:
o Configuration Dates.
- Footer:
o Notes.
o Copyright.
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A. Oscillo Viewer
This Annex describes the functions of the Oscillo Viewer application and how to use them.
A.1 Introduction
The input data upon which the application works must be of the following formats:
The application has a browser-like user interface for performing the following tasks:
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Synchronized mode changes to not synchronized mode when the synchronization button is
clicked.
Overlaid and Not Overlaid Modes
The application starts up in not overlaid mode. In this mode, each analog channel is shown in a
graph. In overlaid mode, every "n" analog channels are shown in a graph, where "n" is a
number configurable from the Language and channels submenu of the Settings menu.
Not overlaid mode changes to overlaid mode when the overlay button is clicked.
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Selecting any of the rows (1 row/channel) in the lists of values under each of the graphs forces
the corresponding channel to be represented with angle 0º, and all the rest of the modules will
be drawn with respect to this selected channel.
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From the lower part, files with all their channels can be selected
or just channels independently. Holding down the Shift key
while selecting channels will select contiguous channels.
Holding down the Control key while selecting channels will add
channels to the selection one by one.
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A.7.2 Zoom
The Zoom tool operates with 6 icons. Furthermore, 4
fixed zooms (25%, 50%, 75% and 200%) can be
selected or the zoom can be customized by editing any
other zoom in the control itself (see the figure on the
left).
- Zoom-Tool: activates/deactivates the Zoom tool. Activating it changes the cursor so the
mouse can zoom on the graphs. The type of zoom depends on what is selected in the
Settings-Zoom mode menu (see A.4.5 Configuration Menu).
- Zoom-Start: returns the zoom to the initial configuration in the zoom log.
- Zoom-previous: Sets the zoom to the previous configuration in the zoom log, if there is
one.
- Zoom-Next: sets the zoom to the next configuration in the zoom log, if there is one.
- Zoom-Last: sets the zoom to the last configuration in the zoom log.
- Zoom-Reset: deletes the zoom log and reverts to the initial configuration.
A.7.3 Pan
The scroll bar at the bottom of each graph allows viewing the proportion of the viewable data
represented in the graph. The left mouse button can act on this scroll bar 3 different ways to
pan:
A.7.4 Information
Moving the cursors changes the following values
that representes (from left to right):
- Coordinate X of cursor 1.
- Coordinate X of cursor 2.
- Difference between cursors.
- Coordinate Y of cursor 1 of each channel l.
- Coordinate Y of cursor 2 of each channel.
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