ProSoft Technology PLX81-EIP-61850 User Manual

PLX8x-EIP-61850

Communication Gateway

EtherNet/IP™ Server to
IEC 61850 Client

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Contents

Your Feedback Please ........................................................................................................................ 2

How to Contact Us .............................................................................................................................. 2

Important Safety Information ............................................................................................................... 3

Agency Approvals & Certifications ...................................................................................................... 3

1 Start Here 9

1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................... 9

1.2 System Requirements ............................................................................................. 10

1.3 Package Contents ................................................................................................... 10

1.4 Setting Jumpers ...................................................................................................... 11

1.4.1 PLX81-EIP-61850 ................................................................................................... 11

1.4.2 PLX82-EIP-61850 ................................................................................................... 12

1.5 Mounting the Gateway on a DIN-rail ....................................................................... 12

1.6 Connecting Power to the Unit ................................................................................. 13

1.7 Installing the ProSoft Software ................................................................................ 14

1.7.1 Installing the ProSoft Discovery Service ................................................................. 14

1.7.2 Installing the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager ....................................... 14

1.7.3 Installing the ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor ......................................................... 14

2 Configuring the PLX8x-EIP-61850 Gateway 15

2.1 Connecting Your PC to the Gateway ...................................................................... 15

2.2 Setting a Temporary IP Address in the Gateway .................................................... 16

2.3 Creating a New Project in the Configuration Manager ............................................ 17

2.4 Exporting a Project from the Configuration Manager .............................................. 18

2.5 Importing a Project into the Configuration Manager ............................................... 19

2.6 Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter ....................................................... 19

2.7 Adding EtherNet/IP Device...................................................................................... 21

2.8 Importing IEDs Files ................................................................................................ 21

2.9 Creating the IED Network........................................................................................ 24

2.10 Mapping Data Attributes from IEDs to the Gateway ............................................... 25

2.10.1 Mapping MMS Messages ........................................................................................ 26

2.10.2 Mapping Reports ..................................................................................................... 29

2.10.3 Mapping GOOSE Messages ................................................................................... 31

2.10.4 Deleting one or more IEC 61850 mappings ............................................................ 33

2.11 Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP ......................................................... 34

2.12 Validating the Configuration .................................................................................... 37

2.13 Downloading the Configuration File to the Gateway ............................................... 38

2.14 Uploading the Configuration from the Gateway ...................................................... 39

2.15 Exporting the IED Add-On Instructions for RSLogix 5000 ...................................... 40

2.16 Exporting the EIP-61850 Configuration to a File ..................................................... 40

2.17 Importing an Updated IED File ................................................................................ 41

3 Adding the Gateway to RSLogix 5000 43

3.1 Create or open a project in RSLogix 5000 .............................................................. 43

3.2 Add the Communications modules and connection ................................................ 44

3.3 Add the Gateway ..................................................................................................... 46

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3.4 Download the project to the processor to verify the connection ............................. 50

3.5 Import the AOI from the Configuration Manager .................................................... 51

3.6 Add the AOI to a New Ladder Rung in RSLogix 5000 ........................................... 52

3.7 Map to the Generic Ethernet bridge........................................................................ 54

3.8 Importing an updated AOI from an updated IED .................................................... 56

4 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 57

4.1 Known Anomalies ................................................................................................... 57

4.2 Important Design Considerations ........................................................................... 57

4.3 Driver Status Data .................................................................................................. 58

4.3.1 Status values .......................................................................................................... 60

4.4 Rebooting the Gateway .......................................................................................... 60

4.5 ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor Diagnostics .......................................................... 61

4.6 ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager Diagnostics .................................. 62

4.6.1 IEC 61850 Client Diagnostics ................................................................................. 62

4.6.2 MCP Diagnostics .................................................................................................... 66

4.6.3 EtherNet/IP Diagnostics .......................................................................................... 69

4.6.4 SNTP/NTP .............................................................................................................. 71

4.7 Web Service and Gateway Web Page ................................................................... 72

4.8 Event Logger........................................................................................................... 73

4.8.1 61850C Events ....................................................................................................... 75

4.8.2 EIPS Events ............................................................................................................ 75

4.8.3 MCP Events ............................................................................................................ 76

4.8.4 MCP Interface Events ............................................................................................. 76

4.8.5 SNTP/NTP Events .................................................................................................. 76

4.8.6 InterProcess Communication (IPC) Events ............................................................ 77

4.9 Gateway Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 77

5 Reference 79

5.1 Functional Specifications ........................................................................................ 79

5.1.1 Specifications .......................................................................................................... 79

5.1.2 Specifications - EtherNet/IP .................................................................................... 80

5.1.3 Specifications - IEC 61850 Client ........................................................................... 82

5.1.4 Specifications - SNTP/NTP Client .......................................................................... 82

5.2 Hardware Specifications PLX8x-EIP-61850 ........................................................... 83

5.3 LEDs ....................................................................................................................... 83

5.4 Gateway .................................................................................................................. 84

5.4.1 Asynchronous Processes ....................................................................................... 84

5.4.2 Tag Database ......................................................................................................... 85

5.4.3 SNTP/NTP .............................................................................................................. 86

5.5 IEC 61850 Detailed Specifications ......................................................................... 87

5.5.1 Application Association Model ................................................................................ 87

5.5.2 DATA-SET .............................................................................................................. 89

5.5.3 Report Control Block ............................................................................................... 90

5.5.4 GOOSE Control Block ............................................................................................ 94

5.5.5 Control .................................................................................................................... 96

5.5.6 MMS ...................................................................................................................... 101

5.5.7 EtherNet/IP Adapter .............................................................................................. 105

5.5.8 IEC 61850 Client ................................................................................................... 106

5.6 IEC 61850 Standard Introduction ......................................................................... 107

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5.6.1 Integrating the Substation ..................................................................................... 107

5.6.2 IEC 61850 Benefits ............................................................................................... 109

5.6.3 IEC 61850 Communication Features .................................................................... 109

5.6.4 SCL / Standardized Data Exchange ..................................................................... 109

5.6.5 Additional Advantages to Substation Configuration Description Language (SCL)110

5.6.6 Report Control Block BRCB (Clause 14) .............................................................. 112

5.6.7 GSE (Clause 15) ................................................................................................... 112

5.6.8 Control (Clause 17) ............................................................................................... 112

5.6.9 Time and Time Synchronization (Clause 18) ........................................................ 119

5.6.10 Naming Conventions (Clause 19) ......................................................................... 119

5.7 Usage Examples ................................................................................................... 120

5.7.1 Rockwell Automation PLC Device Configuration .................................................. 120

5.7.2 Example: Energy Application: ............................................................................... 122

5.7.3 Example: Oil & Gas Application ............................................................................ 123

5.7.4 Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 124

5.7.5 Measuring and Metering........................................................................................ 124

5.7.6 Supervision and Protection ................................................................................... 125

6 Support, Service and Warranty 127

6.1 Contacting Technical Support ............................................................................... 127

6.2 Warranty Information ............................................................................................. 128

List of Abbreviations 129

Glossary of Terms 145

Index 165

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In this Chapter

 Overview ................................................................................................. 9

 System Requirements ........................................................................... 10

 Package Contents ................................................................................. 10

 Setting Jumpers .................................................................................... 11

 Mounting the Gateway on a DIN-rail ..................................................... 12

 Connecting Power to the Unit ................................................................ 13

 Installing the ProSoft Software .............................................................. 14

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1 Start Here

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1.1 Overview

This User Manual explains the features of the PLX8x-EIP-61850 EtherNet/IP to
IEC 61850 gateway. It guides you through configuring the gateway, showing how
to map IEC 61850 Data Attributes between an Intelligent Electronic Device (IED),
through the gateway, and a Rockwell Automation® ControlLogix® or
CompactLogix™ (PLC). The configuration software creates files to import into
RSLogix™ 5000 programming software, integrating the gateway into your
system.

This User Manual provides examples of how to move IEC 61850 Data Attributes
using IEC 61850 8.1 MMS messages. The PLC reads and write data to the IED.
The gateway uses Class 1 EtherNet/IP I/O messaging to exchange data from the
IEDs to the Logix processor. You need to have an Intelligent Electronic Device
(IED) and be familiar with it.

IEDs generally come with their own configuration software, and a template IED
Capability Description (ICD) file. The template file represents a device that is not
configured. Once configured, the device makes a Configured IED Description
(CID) file. Some devices can also make a System Configuration Description
(SCD) file. Some IEDs generate an ICD file (rather than a CID file) for their
configured file, so be sure to have the right file. Please have these files on hand
before beginning this process.

For a complete list of features and supported functions of the PLX8x-EIP-61850
gateway, refer to the IEC 61850 PICS Statement, which is available as a
separate download at http://www.prosoft-technology.com.

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Qty.

Part Name

Part Number

Part Description

1

EtherNet/IP to IEC
61850 gateway

PLX8x-EIP-61850

ProLinx communication gateway
1

Ethernet Cable

RL-CBL025

5-foot straight-through Ethernet cable

1

Screwdriver

HRD250

Small, flat-bladed screwdriver

1

ProSoft Solutions DVD

DVD-001

Contains utilities and documentation for the
PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway

1

1 GB Industrial SD
Card

SDCard-1GB

Industrial SD card for stored gateway
configuration

1

Power Connector

J180

3-wire DC power connector

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1.2 System Requirements

The ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager configuration software for the
PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway requires the following minimum hardware and
software components:

 Pentium® II 450 MHz minimum. Pentium III 733 MHz (or better)

recommended

 128 Mbytes of RAM minimum, 256 Mbytes of RAM recommended
 100 Mbytes of free hard disk space (or more based on application

requirements)

 256-color VGA graphics adapter, 800 x 600 minimum resolution (True Color

1024 x 768 recommended)

 DVD drive
Supported operating systems:

 Microsoft Windows 7 (32 bit) (64bit not tested)
 Microsoft Windows Vista (not tested)
 Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 2
 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 1, 2, or 3 (not

tested)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (not tested)

1.3 Package Contents

The following components are included with your PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway,
and are all required for installation and configuration.

Important: Before beginning the installation, verify that all of the following items
are present.

If any of these components are missing, please contact ProSoft Technology
Technical Support for replacement parts.

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1.4 Setting Jumpers

Jumper settings are located on the back of the module.

1.4.1 PLX81-EIP-61850

When the module is manufactured, the port selection jumpers are set to Mode 3.
You must set the jumpers to the correct position. The following diagram of the
back of the module describes the jumper settings.

Mode 3:

Setup Jumper: This is the top jumper. This must be jumpered when performing a
firmware upgrade or when downloading a configuration file to the module. For
normal operation, this jumper should be hung on only one pin (not jumpered).
Removing the jumper allows for better communications between the IEC and
EtherNet/IP driver and the jumper should be removed during running conditions.

Mode 2:

Default IP Jumper: This is the middle jumper. The default IP address of the
gateway is 192.168.0.250. Set this jumper to set the gateway's IP address back
to the default. For normal operation, this jumper should be hung on only one pin
(not jumpered).

Mode 1:

Reserved Jumper: This is the bottom jumper. It is reserved for internal ProSoft
Technology use only. For normal operation, this jumper should be hung on only
one pin (not jumpered).

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For security reasons, the Mode 1 and Mode 2 jumpers are not readily accessible.
Under normal conditions, these two jumpers will not be needed. The following
diagram illustrates the available Setup Jumper setting.

Setup Jumper:

This mode is jumpered by default. It must be jumpered when performing a
firmware upgrade or when downloading a configuration file to the module.

For normal operation, this jumper should be hung on only one pin (not jumpered).
Removing the jumper allows for better communications between the IEC and
EtherNet/IP driver.

1.5 Mounting the Gateway on a DIN-rail

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To mount the ProLinx IEC 61850 Series gateway module on a DIN-rail, follow
these steps.

1 Position the gateway module on the DIN-rail B at a slight angle.
2 Hook the lip on the rear of the adapter onto the top of the DIN-rail, and rotate

the adapter onto the rail.

3 Press the adapter down onto the DIN-rail until flush. The locking tab snaps

into position and lock the module to the DIN-rail.

4 If the adapter does not lock in place, use a screwdriver or similar device to

move the locking tab down while pressing the adapter flush onto the DIN-rail
and release the locking tab to lock the adapter in place. If necessary, push up
on the locking tab to lock.

1.6 Connecting Power to the Unit

WARNING: Be sure not to reverse polarity when applying power to the gateway.

This causes permanent damage to the gateway’s internal power distribution
circuits.

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1.7 Installing the ProSoft Software

1.7.1 Installing the ProSoft Discovery Service

ProSoft Discovery Service (PDS) is Windows-based software that connects to
the gateway through the Ethernet port for the following purposes:

 Automatic discovery of the gateway on the Ethernet network.
 Set a temporary IP address for the gateway for commissioning.
 Allow PDS to select the gateway for monitoring and IP address

reconfiguration.

This software is supplied as a stand-alone utility, available on the DVD or
www.prosoft-technolgy.com

1.7.2 Installing the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager

You must install the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager in order to configure
the gateway. The ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager is located on the DVD or
www.prosoft-technology.com

 Insert the provided DVD into the DVD drive of the PC.
 Navigate to your PLX8x-EIP-61850 product.
 Choose ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager to install.

NOTE: To use ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager under the Windows 7 OS,
you must be sure to install ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager using the Run
as Administrator option. To find this option, right-click on the Setup.exe installer
program icon, and select Run as Administrator on the context menu. Be aware
that you must install using this option even if you are already logged in as an
Administrator on your network or personal computer (PC). Using the Run as
Administrator option allows the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager installer to
create folders and files on your PC with proper permissions and security. If you
do not use the Run as Administrator option, ProSoft 61850 Configuration
Manager may appear to install correctly, but you will receive numerous, repeating
file access errors whenever ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager is running,
especially when changing configuration screens. If this happens, you must
completely uninstall ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager and then re-install
using the Run as Administrator option to eliminate the errors.

1.7.3 Installing the ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor

ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor is a way to monitor the data tag values through
the gateway. It is automatically installed when you install EIP-61850
Configuration Manager.

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In This Chapter

 Connecting Your PC to the Gateway ..................................................... 15

 Setting a Temporary IP Address in the Gateway ................................... 16

 Creating a New Project in the Configuration Manager .......................... 17

 Exporting a Project from the Configuration Manager ............................. 18

 Importing a Project into the Configuration Manager .............................. 19

 Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter ...................................... 19

 Adding EtherNet/IP Device .................................................................... 21

 Importing IEDs Files .............................................................................. 21

 Creating the IED Network ...................................................................... 24

 Mapping Data Attributes from IEDs to the Gateway .............................. 25

 Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP ....................................... 34

 Validating the Configuration .................................................................. 37

 Downloading the Configuration File to the Gateway .............................. 38

 Uploading the Configuration from the Gateway ..................................... 39

 Exporting the IED Add-On Instructions for RSLogix 5000 ..................... 40

 Exporting the EIP-61850 Configuration to a File ................................... 40

 Importing an Updated IED File .............................................................. 41

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2 Configuring the PLX8x-EIP-61850 Gateway

To configure the PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway, follow these topics in the same
order as they appear in this chapter.

The reason you import the IEDs before you configure the EtherNet/IP device is
that the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager takes steps to assist with the
EtherNet/IP configuration after you set up the IEDs in the EIP-61850
Configuration Manager.

2.1 Connecting Your PC to the Gateway

You can use the Ethernet cable included with the gateway to connect your PC to
the gateway’s Ethernet port. If your gateways has two Ethernet ports, refer to
sections 2.2 through 2.6. Later, you can connect the gateway to a switch, through

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a patch cable, allowing the IEDs, gateway, and ControlLogix PAC, or
CompactLogix PAC to all operate on the same network.

Once connected, you use the ProSoft Discovery Service to locate the gateway
and assign a temporary IP address (refer to Setting a Temporary IP Address in
the Gateway on page 16). You can set a permanent IP address when you
configure the module (refer to Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter on
page 19).

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2.2 Setting a Temporary IP Address in the Gateway

Important: ProSoft Discovery Service locates the gateway through UDP broadcast messages.

These messages may be blocked by routers or layer 3 switches. In that case, ProSoft Discovery
Service is unable to locate the gateways.
To use ProSoft Discovery Service, arrange the Ethernet connection so that there is no router/layer
3 switch between the computer and the gateway OR reconfigure the router/layer 3 switch to allow
the routing of the UDP broadcast messages.

1 If you have not installed the ProSoft Discovery Service, refer to Installing the

ProSoft Discovery Service on page 14.

2 Click the Windows START button, and then choose PROGRAMS > PROSOFT

TECHNOLOGY > PROSOFT DISCOVERY SERVICE.

3 Select the module, then right-click and choose ASSIGN TEMPORARY IP.

4 The module’s default IP address is 192.168.0.250.

5 Choose an unused IP within your subnet, and then click OK.

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The Device View Tree shows the EtherNet/IP device and IEC 61850 configurations.
The IEC 61850 Configurations folder, is a list of IED configuration files. This folder is
empty until you import IED files.

The Network View pane shows a a graphic representation of the devices to be
connected to the gateway. Each device appears as a “bubble”.

The project bubble (ProSoft Gateway) represents the gateway itself.
The IED bubbles (IEC61850) represent the IEC 61850 port on the gateway, and the

attached devices.
The EtherNet/IP bubbles (EtherNet/IP Device) represent both the EtherNet/IP port
on the gateway, and the attached Ethernet scanners.

The Configured Tags pane shows the configured tags associated with the currently
selected “bubble” in the Network View pane.

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2.3 Creating a New Project in the Configuration Manager

You configure the gateway with the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager
software. The first step is creating a project for the gateway.

1 If you have not installed the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, refer

to Installing the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager on page 14.

2 Click the Windows START button, and then choose PROGRAMS > PROSOFT

TECHNOLOGY > PROSOFT EIP-61850 CONFIGURATION MANAGER.

The ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager window consists three panes:

When you first start the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, the
Device View shows default devices and configuration, and the Network
View shows only the project bubble (ProSoft Gateway Project 1).

3 Choose FILE > NEW to create a new project.
4 You can rename the project by right-clicking the project bubble and choosing

PROPERTIES. You can also double-click the project bubble.

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5 Enter a new name in PROJECT NAME, and any notes in NOTES, and then click

OK.

6 Save the project by choosing FILE > SAVE AS and entering a name for the

project.

Note: You need a separate Configuration Manager file for each gateway. You can run multiple
instances of the Configuration Manager software at the same time.

Note that the diagram in the Network View does not exactly match the physical

hardware. In reality, the IED connects to the 61850 “side” of the gateway, while

the EtherNet/IP device connects to the other side. Typically these three devices
are connected across a network, rather than connected directly to each other.

2.4 Exporting a Project from the Configuration Manager

You can export an ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager file that you created on
your PC. Exporting a project includes all the original IED files that you used to
create the project into the export file. This allows someone on a different PC to
import your configuration file and have all the CID/SCD/ICD files that are part of
your project.

Use FILE > EXPORT CONFIGURATION to export your project.

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2.5 Importing a Project into the Configuration Manager

You can import an ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager file that was created
and exported on a different PC. Do not try to open a project file created on
another PC, because it does not contain all the IED files that were used to create
it. Instead, use FILE > IMPORT CONFIGURATION. This recreates all the
CID/SCD/ICD files that were part of the original configuration.

If you open a project not created on your PC instead of importing it, the Device
View shows a red slash through the IED files.

2.6 Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter

Configuring the gateway sets the permanent IP address for the gateway. It also
defines the NTP server that the gateway can poll for the current date and time.

Note: Since the PLX81-EIP-61850 has one physical Ethernet port, both EtherNet/IP and 61850
networks must be on the same subnet.

The PLX82-EIP-61850 has two physical Ethernet ports – one for each protocol. You must
configure these ports on different subnets.

1 Right-click the ProSoft Gateway bubble and choose PROPERTIES. You can

also double-click the ProSoft Gateway bubble.

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This displays the Properties dialog.

2 Choose the correct gateway model (one or two ports).
3 Select the function for the port (IEC 61850 or EtherNet/IP). If the gateway has

two ports, one must be IEC 61850 and the other EtherNet/IP).

4 Enter the IP address and other network information for the gateway port.

o IP Address: The IP address must be a fixed IP address. Contact your

network administrator for assistance.

o Subnet Mask: Enter the gateway’s subnet mask.
o IP Gateway: The IP gateway address is optional, and is not required for

networks that do not use a default gateway.

5 If the gateway has two ports, enter the network information for the second

port.

6 Enter the NTP ADDRESS. The gateway polls the server for the current date

and time. For example, in the USA, there are a number of time servers and
their IP addresses listed at http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi.

7 Enter the NTP UPDATE TIME. This is the polling interval (in minutes) for the

current date and time. A value of 0 means the gateway does not poll the NTP
server.

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2.7 Adding EtherNet/IP Device

To add an EtherNet/IP device to the network, click and drag an EtherNet/IP
device from the Device View tree into the Network View pane. This creates the
EtherNet/IP Device bubble in the Device View. You use this EtherNet/IP Device
bubble to map the tags that you want to make available to an ethernet scanner
such as PLC or PAC. Refer to Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP on
page 34.

You can add only one EtherNet/IP device, which you can use to configure both
Class 1 and Class 3 connections.

2.8 Importing IEDs Files

After you have configured the gateway in the project, the next step is to import
the configured IED files into the project. IEDs come with a template ICD file, but
an ICD file indicates possible configuration options. It usually does not contain
specific configuration information. For instance, ICD files usually do not have an
IP Address or other configured elements in them. Once an IED has been
configured (using third-party configuration software provided by the IED
manufacturer), the manufacturer’s software usually creates a specific CID
configuration file. Some third-party software may also create a SCD system
configuration file (an SCD usually has multiple IEDs in it).

Note: You can only import configured ICD , CID, and SCD files. These files must be fully
configured and saved in the software that is used to configure the IEDs. The configured file must
include the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address (if required by the network). Also, each
IED must have a unique Device Name and IP address.

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To Import Configured IED Files

1 In the Device View pane of the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, right-click

IEC 61850 Configuration and choose Add IED.

2 In the Open dialog box, browse to the directory containing the ICD, CID, or

SCD file.

3 Make sure the file type is IED Configuration Files (*.scd, *.icd, *.cid).

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4 Each IED has its own configuration file, except for SCD files which can

contain more than one IED. Select one or more configuration files to import
and click OPEN. The imported IED files appear in the Device View tree under
IEC 61850 Configuration.

5 Repeat the above steps to import the rest of your IED files.
6 If you are familiar with the contents of CID, SCD, and ICD files, you can right-

click the file name and choose DISPLAY/EDIT to see the contents of the file in
the default text editor.

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2.9 Creating the IED Network

After you have imported the IED files , you can create the IED 61950 network in
the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager.

To Create the IED Network Configuration

1 In the Device View pane of the Configuration Manager, expand the IED file

name (700G.CID in this example) by clicking the “+” sign next to the file
name.

2 Click and drag the IED name (SEL_700G_1 in this example) from the Device

View pane into the Network View. When you release the mouse button, the

IED is added to the view in an IEC 61850 bubble. The bubble shows the IED
Device Name and IP address. These values are from the IED file and cannot
be changed in the Configuration Manager.

3 Repeat the above steps to add the rest of your IEDs to the Network View

pane.

To delete an IED from the Network View

Right-click the IED bubble in the Network View and choose DELETE.

To change the MMS Scan Delay

You can change the MMS Scan Delay for any IED. This is the only property you
can change for an IED, as everything else is set in the IED configuration file.

IEC 61850 Reports and GOOSE messages are generated by the IED and are
not affected by the MMS Scan Delay. The MMS Scan Delay parameter also has
no impact on MMS writes. The lower you set the MMS Scan Delay value, the
more network capacity is consumed by MMS Read network traffic. If you do not
configure an IED to read any Data Attributes using MMS messages, then this
parameter has no effect.

Right-click the IED bubble in the Network View and choose PROPERTIES. By
default, the MMS SCAN DELAY is set to 1000 milliseconds.

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To locate the IED file

The Configuration Manager stores its own copy of the CID, SCD, or ICD file for
this IED.

1 Right-click the IED bubble in the Network View and choose PROPERTIES.
2 Click the Detailed Properties tab to see the path on your PC where the

Configuration Manager stores the file.

2.10 Mapping Data Attributes from IEDs to the Gateway

As you add IEDs to the Network View, the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager
reads the device information and builds a list of tags (Data Attributes) from the
device file. In this step, you map tags from the IED to the gateway database. This
is the first of two steps in mapping data from the IED to the PAC:

1 First, you map the tag from the device to the gateway. This creates a location

in the gateway database to store the data associated with the tags.

2 Second, you map the tag from the gateway database to the gateway

Etherenet/IP port. This sets up an MMS data movement (IEC 61850-8-1) to
push the data to the Logix processor (if the tag can be read) or to write to
data to the D(if the tag can be written). Refer to Mapping Tags in the
Gateway to EtherNet/IP on page 34 for this second step.

Note: Remember that you must configure the gateway so that the IP address is in the same subnet
as the 61850 relay device. Refer to Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter on page 19.

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2.10.1 Mapping MMS Messages

MMS messages can be read-only (read the value from the IED) or write (write
the value to the IED).

1 In the Network View pane in the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, right-click

the IED bubble that you want to map, and choose CONFIGURE.

This displays the IEC 61850 Mapping Tool window.

2 In the treeview on the left, expand (click the + sign) the root folder. This

shows the Logical Devices (notice the little LD in the icon) in the IED.

3 Expand (click the + sign) on one of the Logical Devices in the IED to see the

Logical Nodes (notice the little LN in the icon) within it. Some IED
manufacturers provide descriptive information in their CID files. ProSoft
ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager displays that information after the
Logical Node name.

4 Continue to expand the Logical Node to display the Data Object (DO) and

finally the individual Data Attributes.

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5 Click and drag a Data Attribute from the tree into the mapping table on the

right. When you drop the Data Attribute, it fills in the table with the following
values:

o 61850 PATH to the Data Attribute.
o TAGNAME generated for the Data Attribute. This can be quite long, and is

close to the actual Data Attribute name. Most devices have tag names
that are short enough to map to RSLogix5000 projects. For tags that
exceed this length, the Configuration Manager automatically shortens the
name, ending with a sequence number ( _001, _002, …).

o TYPE is the data type for the Data Attribute.
o ACCESS: ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager determines the

read/write access of the tab the tag’s functional constraints.

R indicates data that the gateway can read from the the IED.
W indicates data that the gateway can write to the IED.

6 To rename a tag, click in the TAGNAME column and type in a new name.
7 To delete tags, select the tag or tags in the table, then right-click the selected

tags and choose DELETE.

8 Repeat until you have mapped the tags for the IED.

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9 Choose MAPPING > SAVE to save the tag mapping. The mapped tags appear

in the Assigned Tags pane at the lower-right of the Configuration Manager
when you click the IED bubble.

Note: You can click and drag a higher level object (such as a logical node (LN), a logical device
(LD), or the IED to map ALL the child tags descending from the higher level object.

10 At this point, you have mapped the tags from the IED to the gateway internal

database. If you download the configuration to the gateway at this point, the
IEC 61850 Client starts to read the values of the Data Attributes from the IED.
The next step is to map the tags from the internal database to the EtherNet/IP
output (refer to Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP on page 34).

11 If you want to delete one or more mappings, refer to Deleting one or more

IEC 61850 mappings on page 33.

You can map other data from the IED. Refer to:

 Mapping Reports on page 29
 Mapping GOOSE Messages on page 31

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2.10.2 Mapping Reports

Reports are based upon a DATA-SET, containing a specific collection of Data
Attributes. You can configure the gateway to enable an IED’s Buffered Report
Control Blocks (BRCBs) or Unbuffered Report Control Blocks (URCBs).

Note: Be sure that the DATA-SET on your IED contains all Data Attributes and not Data Objects.

1 In the Network View pane in the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, right-click

the IED bubble that you want to map, and choose CONFIGURE.

This displays the IEC 61850 Mapping Tool window.

2 In the treeview on the left, expand (click the + sign) the root folder.
3 Expand (click the + sign) the Logical Device to see the Logical Nodes.
4 Continue to expand the Logical Node to display the Reports Object (RPT)

and finally the individual Reports.

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You can write-click on a report name and choose PROPERTIES to see more
information about the report.

5 Click and drag the yellow folder showing the report name from the left side to

the right side of the window. This maps the entire DATA-SET. You can also
expand the individual report, then click and drag individual Data Attributes to
the right side of the window.

6 The Configuration Manager automatically populates the table with one row for

each Data Attribute in that DATA-SET. When you drop the report or Data
Attribute, it fills in the table with the following values:

o 61850 PATH to the Data Attribute.
o TAGNAME generated for the Data Attribute. This can be quite long, and is

close to the actual Data Attribute name. Most devices have tag names
that are short enough to map to RSLogix5000 projects. For tags that
exceed this length, the Configuration Manager automatically shortens the
name, ending with a sequence number ( _001, _002, …).

o TYPE is the data type for the Data Attribute.
o ACCESS: ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager determines the

read/write access of the tab the tag’s functional constraints.

R indicates data that the gateway can read from the the IED.
W indicates data that the gateway can write to the IED.

7 To delete tags, select the tag or tags in the table, then right-click the selected

tags and choose DELETE.

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8 Repeat until you have mapped the reports and individual Data Attributes for

the IED.

9 Choose MAPPING > SAVE to save the tag mapping. The mapped report tags

appear in the Assigned Tags pane at the lower-right of the Configuration
Manager when you click the IED bubble.

2.10.3 Mapping GOOSE Messages

GOOSE (Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) messages are based upon
a DATA-SET, containing a specific collection of Data Attributes. You can
configure the gateway to enable an IED’s GOOSE messages.

1 In the Network View pane in the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, right-click

the IED bubble that you want to map, and choose CONFIGURE.

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This displays the IEC 61850 Mapping Tool window.

2 In the treeview on the left, expand (click the + sign) the root folder.
3 Expand (click the + sign) the Logical Device to see the Logical Nodes.
4 Continue to expand the Logical Node to display the GOOSE (GSE) and

finally the individual DATA-SETS.

5 Click and drag the yellow folder showing the DATA-SET name from the left

side to the right side of the window. This maps the entire DATA-SET. You
can also expand the individual DATA-SET, then click and drag individual
Data Attributes to the right side of the window.

6 The Configuration Manager automatically populates the table with one row for

each Data Attribute in that DATA-SET. When you drop the report or Data
Attribute, it fills in the table with the following values:

o 61850 PATH to the Data Attribute.
o TAGNAME generated for the Data Attribute. This can be quite long, and is

close to the actual Data Attribute name. Most devices have tag names
that are short enough to map to RSLogix5000 projects. For tags that
exceed this length, the Configuration Manager automatically shortens the
name, ending with a sequence number ( _001, _002, …).

o TYPE is the data type for the Data Attribute.
o ACCESS: ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager determines the

read/write access of the tab the tag’s functional constraints.

R indicates data that the gateway can read from the the IED.
W indicates data that the gateway can write to the IED.

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7 To delete tags, select the tag or tags in the table, then right-click the selected

tags and choose DELETE.

8 Repeat until you have mapped the GOOSE DATA-SETS and individual Data

Attributes for the IED.

9 Choose MAPPING > SAVE to save the tag mapping. The mapped tags appear

in the Assigned Tags pane at the lower-right of the Configuration Manager
when you click the IED bubble.

2.10.4 Deleting one or more IEC 61850 mappings

You can delete one or more MMS messages, Report, and GOOSE mapping from
the IED to the gateway.

1 In the Network View pane in the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, right-click

the IED bubble that you want to map, and choose CONFIGURE.
This displays the IEC 61850 Mapping Tool window. The mappings are listed

in the table on the right side of the window.

2 Select the mappings in the table, then right-click the selected mappings and

choose DELETE. You can also delete all the mappings by choosing EDIT >

CLEAR ALL.

3 Note that if you delete a mapping from the IED to the Gateway, you also

delete the corresponding mapping on the EtherNet/IP side of the Gateway
(see Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP on page 34).

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2.11 Mapping Tags in the Gateway to EtherNet/IP

After you have mapped the MMS messages, Report, and GOOSE mapping from
the IED to the gateway, you must map these tags to the EtherNet/IP side of the
gateway. This makes the tags and associated data available to the PLC. This is
the second of two steps in mapping data from the IED to the PAC.

1 First, you mapped the tag from the device to the gateway. This creates a

location in the gateway database to store the data associated with the tags.
Refer to Mapping Data Attributes from IEDs to the Gateway on page 25 for
this first step.

2 Second, you map the tag from the gateway database to the gateway

Etherenet/IP port. This sets up an MMS data movement (IEC 61850-8-1) to
push the data to the Logix processor (if the tag can be read) or to write to
data to the IED (if the tag can be written).

In the Network View pane in the EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, double-click
the EtherNet/IP Device bubble.

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This displays the EtherNet/IP Mapping Tool window.

The mapped tags (Data Attributes) appear on the left-hand side of the window.
The tags are highlighted in one of three colors:

 Tags that can be read from the IED are highlighted in yellow.
 Tags that can be written to the IED are highlighted in blue.
 Tags that are string data are highlighted in Brown. This includes tags from

Reports.

 Tags that come from GOOSE messages are highlighted in purple.

You must map tags to an output on the right-hand side. You must map the
available tags on the left-hand side to one of the three tabs on the right-hand side
of the window.

 Class 1 INPUTS is for tags that can be read from the IED (yellow, brown,

purple to Firefox). These are output on the gateway EtherNet/IP as Class 1
messages. For more on Class 1 inputs, see Specifications - EtherNet/IP on
page 80.

 Class 2 OUTPUTS is for tags that can be written to the IED (blue). Write tags

are highlighted in blue. These can be written by the PLC to EtherNet/IP on
the gateway as Class 1 messages.

 Class 3 MSGs is for any tag. In particular, if your application requires more

Data Attributes than the supported number of bytes that can be transferred by
EtherNet/IP Class 1 messaging, you must use Class 3 messages. These
must be explicitly read or written by the PLC using Class 3 messaging. For
more on Class 3 messages, see Specifications - EtherNet/IP on page 80.

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The Conn slider allows you to choose the connection for the tags you are about
to map as Class 1 Inputs or Class 2 OUTPUTs. For the PLX81-EIP61850, you
can map tags to as many as 10 connections to 10 different PLCs, and each tag
can be mapped to only one connection. For the PLX82-EIP61850, you can map
tags to as many as 20 connections to 20 different PLCs, and each tag can be
mapped to only one connection. Class 3 messages are explicit messages where
you edit and create MSG instructions in the PLC to read/write to specific areas of
the gateway memory. No connection parameters need to be defined.

You can map tags in several ways:
 You can click and drag one or more tags from the left-hand side to the current

tab right-hand side.

 You can select one or more tags and click ASSIGN.
 You can map all the tags by clicking AUTO ASSIGN. This automatically maps

all the available tags to the correct tab. All read tags are mapped to Class 1,
and all write tags are mapped to Class 2.

If you try to map a tag to the wrong tab using click and drag, or the ASSIGN
button, the Configuration Manager displays an error message and maps the
tag to the correct tab.

To delete one or more mappings

Select the mappings you want to delete in the right-hand table, then click UNDO.
You can delete all mappings by clicking RESET ALL. Deleting a mapping on the
EtherNet/IP side of the gateway does not delet the mapping from the IED to the
Gateway.

Note that if you delete a mapping from the IED to the Gateway, you also delete
the corresponding mapping on the EtherNet/IP side of the Gateway (see Deleting
one or more IEC 61850 mappings on page 33).

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2.12 Validating the Configuration

You can validate the configuration file before downloading it to the gateway.
1 Right-click the Project bubble and choose DOWNLOAD FROM PC TO DEVICE.

This displays the Transfer File dialog box.

2 Click VALIDATE CONFIGURATION to confirm that the IED’s and the IEC 61850

configuration of the gateway have a correct network IP range that allows the
module to communicate with the IED devices. If the IED is not on the same
network as the IEC 61850, then the software displays an error message:
The gateway and IED <name> are not on the same network.

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2.13 Downloading the Configuration File to the Gateway

After you have created the IEC 61850 project in the Configuration Manager
software, you are ready to download it to the gateway.

Note: If you want to validate the configuration before downloading, refer to
Validating the Configuration on page 37.

1 Right-click the Project bubble and choose DOWNLOAD FROM PC TO DEVICE.

This displays the Transfer File dialog box.

2 Click TEST CONNECTION. If the gateway’s IP address does not match what

was entered in EIP-61850 Configuration Manager, then the software displays
an error message:
Error: Connecting to Module. Please check your IP Address.

If the gateway's IP address matches the address in the Configuration
Manager, and the software displays the following message:
Successfully Connected.

3 Click DOWNLOAD to download the project to the gateway.

NOTE: If you see the Error: Download Configuration message, make sure that the MODE 3
jumper is correctly installed on the module, since a configuration download is only allowed when
the jumper is installed. Refer to Setting Jumpers on page 11.
If you need to change MODE 3 jumper, note that the jumper setting is only read by the module
when it powers up; therefore you must reboot the gateway before it can recognize the change in
the jumper setting.

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2.14 Uploading the Configuration from the Gateway

You can use this feature to retrieve the configuration from the gateway. Not only
does it retrieve the configuration, but is also retrieves all the CID, ICD, and/or
SCD files used in creating that configuration. There are several reasons that you
might use this feature:

 You want to modify the configuration, but do not have access to the original

configuration files.

 You want to copy a configuration from one gateway to another gateway.
 You want to back up the configuration for safety.

Warning: This function replaces the current configuration in the ProSoft ProSoft 61850
Configuration Manager with the one from the gateway. Make sure you save the current
configuration before uploading the configuration from the gateway.

1 Optional: Create a new project in the ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager

by choosing FILE > NEW.

2 Right-click the ProSoft Gateway bubble and choose UPLOAD FROM DEVICE TO

PC.

The Configuration Manager uploads the configuration from the gateway and
displays it. You can then edit the configuration or save it on the computer.

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2.15 Exporting the IED Add-On Instructions for RSLogix 5000

After downloading a configuration file to the module, you must export the Add-On
Instruction (.L5X) file to be used in RSLogix 5000. This creates the Add-On
Instructions for the IEDs that you imported (refer to Importing IEDs Files on page

21). The ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager creates one AOI file for each IED
in the network configuration (IEDs that appear as bubbles in the Network View
pane).

1 To export the IED files, right-click the ProSoft Gateway bubble in the Network

View and choose EXPORT AOI FILES.

2 In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the correct directory and save the AOI

files.

Note: Each IED in the network configuration must have a unique device name because the
Configuration Manager uses the name to build the Add-On Instruction. The .L5X AOI file contains
all the tags and ladder logic defined in your IEC 61850 project. Since the Configuration Manager
builds a User-Defined Data Type (UDT) for RSLogix 5000, each device must have fewer than 512
configured IEC 61850 tags (with a BOOL data type occupying 2 tags, and all other data types
occupying one tag).

2.16 Exporting the EIP-61850 Configuration to a File

If you want to back up a configuration, or move it to another PC, you must export
the configuration to a file. If you need assistance from ProSoft Technology
Technical Support, they will need your configuration file.

1 To export the configuration, choose FILE / EXPORT CONFIGURATION.
2 In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the correct directory and save the

configuration file.

To export only the IED files that you have added to the network configuration,
refer to Exporting a Project from the Configuration Manager page 18.

Note: You can also upload the configuration from the gateway, and then save it to a file. Refer to
Uploading the Configuration from the Gateway on page 39.

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2.17 Importing an Updated IED File

You may need to make changes to the CID, ICD, or SCD files after you create
the IED system configuration in the gateway. For example, you may need to
modify a DATA-SET, or add or remove some Data Attributes. When you make
changes like this, it’s easy to update the project in the ProSoft ProSoft 61850
Configuration Manager with the new information.

1 Right-mouse-click on the CID, SCD, OR ICD filename you want to update in

the Device View section of ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager and choose

UPDATE IED.

2 In the Open dialog box, browse to the directory containing the ICD, CID, or

SCD file. Often you use the exact same filename as when you first imported
the file into ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration Manager.

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When you right-click the IEC 61850 bubble representing that IED and choose
CONFIGURE, the IEC 61850 Mapping Tool window shows the previously

configured tags. If any of the previously configured Data Attributes for that
IED are now missing from the new CID, SCD, or ICD file that you just
imported, then those tags are highlighted in red. This lets you know that they
are not in the updated IED file.

3 Right-click the missing tag and choose DELETE. This removed the tag

mapping for the IED. Any corresponding mappings on the EtherNet/IP side
of the Gateway are also deleted.

4 When you have finished updating the mapping, choose MAPPING > SAVE to

save the changes.

5 Download the updated project to the gateway.

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 Create or open a project ........................................................................ 43

 Add the Communications module .......................................................... 44

 Add the Gateway ................................................................................... 46

 Download the project to the processor to verify the connection ............ 50

 Import the AOI from the Configuration Manager .................................... 51

 Add the AOI to a New Ladder Rung ...................................................... 52

 Map to the Generic Ethernet bridge ...................................................... 54

 Importing an updated AOI from an updated IED ................................... 56

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3 Adding the Gateway to RSLogix 5000

3.1 Create or open a project in RSLogix 5000

Before you can import the IED tags from the ProSoft 61850 Configuration
Manager into RSLogix 5000, you must create a new project or open an existing
project.

If you want to add the PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway to an existing project, skip to
Add the Communications modules and connection on page 44.

To create a new project

1 In RSLogix 5000, choose FILE > NEW.
2 Select your EtherNet/IP scanner (a ControlLogix, or CompactLogix PAC).
3 Select Revision 16 or newer.
4 Enter a name for your controller, such as My_Controller.
5 Select your PAC chassis type and click OK.

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3.2 Add the Communications modules and connection

1 Expand the I/O Configuration fo1lder in the Project tree. Right-click the

appropriate communications bus and choose NEW MODULE.

This opens the Select Module Type dialog box.

2 For this example, use the 1756-ENBT Ethernet Bridge.

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3 Enter the name, revision, and IP address for the 1756-ENBT.

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3.3 Add the Gateway

1 Under the 1756-ENBT, right-click Ethernet, choose NEW MODULE.

2 Select the Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge.

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3 Enter the name and IP address for the gateway.

4 Under the gateway (PLX81_EIP_61850 in this example), right-click CIP Bus

and choose NEW MODULE.

5 Select the Generic CIP Module.

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6 Add a Class 1 connection (enter the name and configuration parameters).

Note that the COMM FORMAT must be SINT.

7 Right-click the new connection and choose PROPERTIES.

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8 On the Connection tab, enter the RPI time.

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3.4 Download the project to the processor to verify the connection

1 Save, and then download the project to the processor.
2 A yellow triangle in RSLogix 5000 means an error on connection. Check that

the Output size and Input size for the Class 1 connection in the gateway
configuration matches and the Comm Format is SINT. Try increasing RPI
time of module if the error persists.

3 If errors persist, re-download the configuration to make sure that the module

configuration matches the configured RSLogix 5000 program.

4 For additional troubleshooting, use the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration

Manager. Right-click the ProSoft Gateway bubble, and choose DIAGNOSTIC.

Class 1 displays the connection RPI time of processor and the IP address of
the ENBT. The open connection count starts at 1 and increments if the
connection to the processor is interrupted or there is a connection timeout.
State, open connection, and connection timeout are controlled by the code.

You can change the RPI and Ethernet IP in the ladder configuration in
RSLogix 5000 (right-click connection0 and choose PROPERTIES).

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3.5 Import the AOI from the Configuration Manager

1 In RSLogix 5000, choose FILE > IMPORT COMPONENT > ADD-ON INSTRUCTION.
2 Locate the directory with the Add-On Instructions you exported from the

ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager (refer to 2.15 on page 40).

3 Select the AOI files to import and click IMPORT.

4 In the Import Configuration dialog box, make sure the OPERATION is set to

CREATE, and then click OK.

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5 After the import completes, the Add-On Instruction appears under Add-On

Instructions in the window.

Note: If the Add-On Instruction does not import into RSLogix 5000 correctly, check to make sure
you have less than 512 tags configured (each BOOL counts as 2 tags). You can do this by editing
the AOI file using any text editor (such as Windows Notepad or Notepad++).

3.6 Add the AOI to a New Ladder Rung in RSLogix 5000

1 In the Instruction Selection window, select ADD-ON .

2 Click and drag the Add-On instruction to an empty ladder rung (expand

MainProgram if necessary, then double-click MainRoutine to show the ladder
logic).

3 Select the AOI input tags (in this example SEL_751A_1_AOI), then right-click

the ? and choose NEW TAG.

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4 The New Tag dialog box appears. Enter a NAME for the Add-On Instruction

and then click CREATE.

This method of generating the new tag automatically selects the proper DATA
TYPE needed for the Add-On Instruction, eliminating possible data type
errors.

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3.7 Map to the Generic Ethernet bridge

1 Double-click the ? (question mark) next to Connection_Input0, and then click

the drop-down arrow that replaces the question mark.

2 Configure the Connection_Input parameter to map to the gateway that you

created (refer to Add the Gateway on page 46) to the Add-On Instruction as
shown below.

3 Configure the Connection_Output in the same way.

4 Right-click the data tag of the Add-On Instruction and choose NEW TAG….

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5 Select a tag name for the data portion of the Add-On Instruction

(SEL_751A_1_data in this example). Click the CREATE button to build the
new data tag.

6 RSLogix verifies the rung, after which the run appears in the MainRoutine

window.

Note: If “eeee” appears to the left of the rung, then there is an error in the rung configuration.
Review the above steps to make sure the configuration is correct.

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3.8 Importing an updated AOI from an updated IED

You may need to make changes to the CID, ICD, or SCD files after you complete
the project in RSLogix 5000. For example, you may need to modify a DATA-SET,
or add or remove some Data Attributes. You would first update the project in the
ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager with the new information (refer to
Importing an Updated IED File on page 41). The last step in that process is
creating an updated Add-On Instruction (AOI) file for the updated IED.

After you have created the updated AOI file or files, you then import them into
RSLogix 5000 to update your project.

Follow the same steps in Import the AOI from the Configuration Manager on
page 51, with one critical difference: in the Import Configuration window.

1 Select Data Types in the IMPORT CONTENT tree.
2 Select OVERWRITE in the OPERATION column under CONFIGURE DATA TYPE

REFERENCES.

If you have added new data parameters to the IEC 61850 configuration,
selecting Overwrite ensures that importing the new Add-On Instruction
imports the new User Defined Data Type required.

3 Complete the process as described in Import the AOI from the Configuration

Manager.

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In This Chapter

 Known Anomalies .................................................................................. 57

 Important Design Considerations .......................................................... 57

 Driver Status Data ................................................................................. 58

 Rebooting the Gateway ......................................................................... 60

 ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor Diagnostics ......................................... 61

 ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager Diagnostics .................. 62

 Web Service and Gateway Web Page .................................................. 72

 Event Logger ......................................................................................... 73

 Gateway Troubleshooting...................................................................... 77

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4 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

There are two ways to troubleshoot this PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway:

 Use the LEDs located on the front of the gateway
 Use the Debug port (Ethernet port E1) that provides a view into the gateway's

internal database

4.1 Known Anomalies

In the unlikely event that an IED on the network causes a large number of
reconnects to the gateway, the 61850 driver in the gateway eventually restarts,
causing re-initialization of the communication between the gateway and all the
IEDs on the network. Until all the IEDs connected on the network have been
reinitiated, the data in the gateway database being transferred through the
gateway’s EtherNet/IP is not being updated. To help you detect this condition,
there are status bits available that you can effectively use in the program in the
PLC for tracking. Refer to Driver Status Data on page 58.

4.2 Important Design Considerations

When utilizing any type of gateway device, take care to make sure that in the
event in loss of communications between devices on either driver in the gateway
(the 61850 driver to the IEDs or the EtherNet/IP driver to the processor), this loss
of communications is passed to the other driver.

For example, suppose there is a loss of communications with an IED device on
the 61850 network. This information is shared with the EtherNet/IP device, so
that the device can make an informed decision to trigger any type of alarm or fail
safe state for the attached device.

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All applications should also consider each of the status words available to the
various drivers. No application should be configured into a live system without
mapping the driver status words and IEC 61850 IED status registers described
below.

Additionally, if a EtherNet/IP scanner (such as a ControlLogix or CompactLogix
PAC) is issuing control commands to the gateway as a EtherNet/IP server, then
that EtherNet/IP client should also monitor the gateway's status information to
make sure that this information is written to the gateway.

Reporting this status information is crucial to the set-up and configuration of a
live system. Without mapping status data to the various drivers, it is impossible to
tell if communications is actively occurring with the device, or if the data values
are stale, and simply represent the last known conditions of that device before
the communication failure.

Driver status, IED status, and client/server status information should be shared
with the various drivers to ensure that a clear indication of the loss of
communications can be signaled to the devices on the network.

4.3 Driver Status Data

These are the status registers, displayed on the Class 3 MSGs tab of the
EtherNet/IP Mapping window. The values are always available and can be read
from the gateway by the PLC with a Class 3 MSG instruction.

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The PLC can read the value value by polling for the tag names

“EIPS_Connection_Status”, “IED_Node_Status”, or “Module_Driver_Status”

using a Class 3 MSG instruction as shown below (in RSLogix 5000).

The “Destination Element” of the RSLogix 5000 MSG instruction should be of

data type SINT.
Alternatively, you can configure a MSG instruction to poll for Class 0x300

Instance 0x01 and Attribute (as listed in the Class 3 MSGs tab). Below is a
sample MSG configuration using Class, Instance, Attribute messaging.

Again, the DESTINATION ELEMENT should be of data type SINT, and must contain
enough members based on the size of the data to obtain from the gateway.

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Value

Description

1

OK 0 Failed or Driver startup/restart is occurring

Value

Description

1

Node connected

0

Node initializing

-1

Node disconnected. It takes up to 15 minutes to display, and first shows as “-2”.

-2

Node in error

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4.3.1 Status values

The Driver Status Register possible values are:

The 61850 IED status register possible values:

4.4 Rebooting the Gateway

There are several ways to reboot the gateway.

 Disconnect and reconnect power from the gateway.
 From the PLC, write to the Reboot_Module tag. This causes the gateway to

reboot. Below shows the Reboot_Module tag in the EtherNet/IP Mapping
window in the ProSoft EIP-68150 Configuration Manager.

 From the gateway webpage, use the Reboot Gateway feature. Refer to Web

Service and Gateway Web Page on page 72.

Note: The gateway reboots automatically after you download a new configuration
file to the gateway.

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4.5 ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor Diagnostics

To start ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor, choose Start / Programs / ProSoft
Technology / ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor.

ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor requests the gateway’s IP address upon start-up.

Once ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor locates the gateway, it shows information
about the tags in the gateway’s tag database. ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor
allows you to change the values of a tag through the VALUE field. Data
movement from the devices connected to the gateway may overwrite any values
that were provided on this window.

Here is the ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor window.

The window shows three columns of data: TAG NAME, DATA TYPE, and VALUE.
Tag names for complex data types show a + to the left of the name. The gateway
considers some of the IEC 61850 data types to be complex. In the window
shown here, see Tag Name S40_1r_RREC1_CO_BlkRec_Oper_003.

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In this example, this Tag Name is mapped to IEC 61850 Path
RREC1$CO$BlkRec$Oper$origin$orIdent. The IEC 61850 Standard identifies
orIdent is the originator identification, and shows the address of the originator
who caused the change of the value. Data for which there are several levels of
hierarchy are considered complex, as well as some longer data types. The data
type orIdent is Octet64.

To Print the Data

Click the Print button to print the current data.

To Start/Stop Data Update

Click the Start/Stop button to start or stop updating the data. Note that the
appearance of this button changes when you toggle between start and stop.

NOTE: All Tag Monitor functions require that you install the MODE 3 jumper on
the module. Refer to Setting Jumpers on page 11.

4.6 ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager Diagnostics

4.6.1 IEC 61850 Client Diagnostics

The following sets of IEC 61850 Client diagnostics data are available from the
gateway:

 Configuration Settings
 Driver Status
 Remote Node Config
 Remote Node Status
 Report Status
 GOOSE Subscription Status

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Setting

Description

TimeOut

The value in seconds for the command to timeout from a
request

GOOSE Support

TRUE or FALSE value, indicating if GOOSE messaging is
supported and configured on the gateway

Sampled Values Support

TRUE or FALSE value, indicating is Sampled Values is
supported and configured on the gateway

Number of Remote Addresses

The count of remote addresses present in the current
operating configuration of the gateway, in the IEC-61850
driver

Reports Configured

TRUE or FALSE value in driver indicating if reports are
currently configured in the IEC-61850 driver

Number of Commands

The total count of Read and Write commands present in the
current operating configuration of the IEC-61850 driver

Number of GOOSE Subscriptions

The total count of GOOSE subscriptions present in the
current operating configuration of the IEC-61850 driver

Number of Reports Configured

The total count of reports (Buffered and Unbuffered) present
in the current operating configuration of the IEC-61850
driver

Status

Description

Remote Node Status

This displays a bitmap of 1s or 0s, to indicate the
communication status of each IED where 1=communication is
good, and 0=no communication.

Command Read Requests

The count of total IEC61850 (MMS type) read command
requests sent to nodes defined in the configuration file

Command Write Requests

The count of total IEC61850 (MMS type) write command
requests sent to nodes defined in the configuration file

Command Read Errors

The count of total IEC61850 (MMS type) read errors received
from requests sent to nodes defined in the configuration file

Command Write Errors

The count of total IEC61850 (MMS type) write errors received
from requests sent to nodes defined in the configuration file

GOOSE messages Processed

The total count of GOOSE messages received per all
subscriptions defined in the current operating configuration of
the IEC61850 driver

Report Messages Processed

The total count of reports received per all reports that are
enabled, and present in the current operating configuration of
the IEC61850 driver

Identification Response Errors

The total count of Identification response errors per the
nodes/devices defined in the current operating configuration
of the IEC61850 driver

Create DataType Errors

The total count of errors received when making a request for
datatypes defined for the configured commands in the current
operating configuration of the IEC61850 driver

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Command

Description

Remote Node Configured
Index, or (Not Configured)

Value is the current index used of the addressed node, indicating
that the node is configured in the current operating configuration
file… or the value indicates that the node is not configured

Remote Node IP Address

The IP Address of the indexed node being requested that is
defined in the configuration file

Remote Node Name

The Node Name identifier of the indexed node being requested
that is defined in the configuration file

Command Index Entry(s)

Lists the commands defined in the config file for the indexed node
being requested, where each command entry is defined with this
start tag to identify the command with a unique entry index used

Command Domain Name

Identifies the Domain Name used when accessing the IEC61850
variable via the command entry index in the returned information

Command Datapath Name

Identifies the Datapath Name used when accessing the IEC61850
Data Attribute via the command entry index in the previously
returned information

Command Tagname(s)

Identifies the gateway’s tagnames for the command, which are

allocated in the current operating configuration file for the indexed
command entry

GOOSE Index Entry(s)

Lists the GOOSE subscriptions defined in the configuration file for
indexed node being requested, where each GOOSE subscription is
defined with this start tag to identify the GOOSE subscription
unique entry index

Data Set Reference

Identifies the DATA-SET Reference used when receiving the
GOOSE message

GOOSE CB Reference

Identifies the GOOSE Control Block Reference used on the remote
node for this specific GOOSE Subscription indexed entry

Application ID

Identifies the Application ID used on the remote node for this
specific GOOSE subscription indexed entry

Multicast Address

Identifies the Multicast Address used on the remote node for this
specific GOOSE subscription indexed entry.

Configuration Revision

Identifies the Configuration Revision used on the remote node for
this specific GOOSE subscription indexed entry

Decode Mode

Identifies the Decode Mode used on the remote node for this
specific GOOSE subscription indexed entry. Implemented to use
Decode Mode Immediate. Could be flexible in the future if required

GOOSE Domain Name Entry

The domain name entry for each of the data objects specified in
the DATA-SET used by the GOOSE subscription

GOOSE Data Ref Entry(s)

The data reference entry for each of the data objects specified in
the DATA-SET used by the GOOSE subscription

Report Index Entry(s)

Lists the reports defined in the configuration file for indexed node
being requested, where each report is defined with this start tag to
identify the report with a unique entry index

Report Domain Name Entry

The domain name entry for the report control block specified along
with the DATA-SET used by the report, in order to accurately

decode the reported message to the ProSoft module’s Tag

Database Tags

Report Data Reference Entry

The data reference entry for the report control block specified
along with the DATA-SET used by the report, in order to accurately
decode the reported message to the Tag Database

Report ID

The report ID associated with this Report Entry

# of Tags Associated w/
Report

The number of tags associated with this report entry in the Tag
database

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Command

Description

Remote Node Status 0

Indicates if the remote node for this index is configured or not. If the
remote node is configured the unique index is included to indicate the
reference start of the following for the status information

Remote Node IP
Address

The IP Address used by the remote node for this index

Remote Node Name

The remote node name used by the remote node for this index

Remote Node Vendor

The Vendor that manufactures the remote node for this index

Remote Node Model

The Model Number used by the remote node for this index

Remote Node Revision

The revision used by the remote node for this index

Remote IED Command
Status

Lists the commands by individual unique index as corresponding to the
current operating configuration in the gateway, in which the following data
are returned to indicate the command status

Report Status
Command

Name

Description

Command Status
Entry(s)
LIST…

Command Status List []… for each
command entry…

Lists the commands by
individual unique index as
corresponding to the current
operating configuration in the
ProSoft module, in which the
following data are returned to
indicate the command status

Current Command
Status

<currentstatus value = "" description = "" />

Indicates the last available
status of the command sent
to the remote node and the
result, being either "OK" or
"ERR"

Command Total Error
Count

<cmderrcount value = "" description = "" />

Indicates the total error count
for this unique command as
it was processed by the IEC­61850 drive

Report Status Entry(s)
LIST…

Report Status List []… for each report

entry…

Lists the reports by individual
unique index as
corresponding to the current
operating configuration, in
which the following data are
returned to indicate the
report received count

Report Status Entry

<rptindex value = "" description = "" />

Lists the report control block
status by individual unique
index as corresponding to
the current operating
configuration

Reports Received
Count

<rptcount value = "" description = "" />

Indicates the total report
received count for this
unique report as it was
processed by the PLX8x
IEC-61850 driver

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Command

Description

GOOSE Status Entry

An individual unique index as corresponding to the current operating
configuration, in which the following data are returned to indicate the
GOOSE Message received count

Goose Messages
Received Count

Indicates the total GOOSE message received count for this unique
GOOSE subscription as it was processed by the IED 61850 driver. It has
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If the gateway loses connection with the IED but is able to reconnect then the
Reconection value reads 1. If it is not to able to reconnect then the value reads 0.

4.6.2 MCP Diagnostics

The following MCP (internal gateway) diagnostic data is available from the
gateway:

 Ethernet Statistics
 Jumper States
 LED States
 Network Configuration
 Operation Mode
 Product Information
 System Information
 System Status
 System Uptime

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Function

Description

RX Bytes

Total received byte count

RX Packets

Total number of received Ethernet packets

TX Bytes

Total number of transmitted bytes

TX Packets

Total number of transmitted Ethernet packets

Jumper Name

States

Description

Setup

ON or OFF

NOTE: While this jumper is
removed 'OFF', all webpages are
disabled on the module. It is
required that the setup jumper be
removed for normal operation, as
webpage activity may interfere with
the EtherNet/IP or IEC 61850
communications

Default IP

ON or OFF

Reserved

ON or OFF

State

Description

Error

ON or OFF. This is the "ERR" LED above the power connector

Config

ON or OFF. This is the "CFG" LED above the power connector

Fault

ON or OFF. This is the "FLT" LED above the power connector

ms

OFF. This is not used by PLX8x-EIP-61850

ns

OFF. This is not used by PLX8x-EIP-61850

Function

Description

IP Address

This is the gateway’s configured IP address you entered in ProSoft 61850
Configuration Manager.

Network Mask

This is the gateway’s configured network mask you entered.

Gateway

This is the gateway’s configured gateway you entered.

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Jumper States

LED States

Network Configuration

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Field

Description

Product Type

Gateway

Product Name

PLX8x-EIP-61850

Module Name

This the gateway gateway’s name that you entered in the Gateway
Configuration window

Product Version

This is the version of the PLX8x-EIP-61850

MAC Address

This is the MAC address of the gateway

Serial Number

This is the Serial Number of the gateway

Value

Description

Days

Number of days the gateway has been operating since the last power-up

Hours

Number of hours the gateway has been operating since the last power-up

Minutes

Number of minutes the gateway has been operating since the last power-up

Seconds

Number of seconds the gateway has been operating since the last power-up

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Operation Mode

Values may be:

 Init
 Start
 Ready
 Run
 Stop
 Restart
 Shutdown
 Done

Product Information

System Information

Version: This is the version of the PLX8x-EIP-61850 product.

System Status

This shows the setting of the FLT LED. Values shown here may be OK and FLT
(meaning fault).

System Uptime

The total system uptime is number of days plus number of hours plus number of
minutes plus number of seconds.

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Function

Description

Class 1 (Implicit) Input Connections

This indicates if a Class 1 Input connection to
the PLC is active or inactive.

Class 1 (Implicit) Output Connections

This indicates if a Class 1 Output connection to
the PLC is active or inactive

Value

Description

Class 1 (Implicit) Input Status

This indicates if a Class 1 Input connection to the PLC is active or
inactive.

Class 1 (Implicit) Output Status

This indicates if a Class 1 Output connection to the PLC is active
or inactive

Value

Description

Tagname Configured –
Attribute Value

This shows the attribute value for each mapped tagname.

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4.6.3 EtherNet/IP Diagnostics

The following EtherNet/IP diagnostic data is available from the gateway:

 Class 1 Configuration
 Class 1 Connection Status
 Class 3 Configuration
 Class 3 Connection Status
 Configuration Settings
 Driver Status

Class 1 (Implicit) Configuration

The following Class 1 Configuration diagnostic data is available from the
gateway.

Class 1 (Implicit) Connection Status

The following Class 1 Connection Status diagnostics data is available from the
gateway

Class 3 (Explicit) Configuration

The following Class 3 Configuration diagnostic data is available from the gateway

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Value

Description

Tagname Configured –
Message Count

This indicates the number of times each tag is accessed.

Value

Description

Number of Class 1 (Implicit)
Connections Configured

This indicates if a Class 1 Input connection to the PLC is active or
inactive.

Number of Class 3 (Explicit)
Tags Configured

This indicates if a Class 1 Output connection to the PLC is active
or inactive

Class 3 (Explicit) Class Id Used

This indicates the Class used for Class/Instance/Attribute access.

Class 3 (Explicit) Instance Id
Used

This indicates the Instance used for Class/Instance/Attribute
access.

Value

Description

EIPS Driver Status

This indicates the health of the EIP driver.

Class 1 (Implicit) Established
Connection Count

This lists the number of connections established for each Class 1
connection.

Class 3 (Explicit) Message
Status

This indicates the number of Class 3 Requests, Responses and
Error Requests.

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Class 3 (Explicit) Connection Status

The following Class 1 Connection Status diagnostics data is available from the
gateway.

Configuration Settings

The following Configuration diagnostics data is available from the gateway

Driver Status

The following Driver Status diagnostics data is available from the gateway

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Value

Description

Time from SNTP/NTP server

This shows the time retrieved from the SNTP/NTP server.

Value

Description

Clock Update Count

This displays the number of times the gateway’s clock has been

updated.

Error Count

This is the number of unsuccessful times the gateway has
attempted to reach the SNTP/ NTP Server.

Value

Description

Update rate in Minutes

How frequently the time is synchronized via SNTP/NTP. This is a
configured value that is set on the Gateway Configuration
window, in the SNTP/NTP Update Time field.

Server Address

The IP address or domain name for the SNTP/NTP server. This is
a configured value that is set on the Gateway Configuration
window, in the SNTP/NTP Address field.

Value

Description

Status

This is the result of the latest poll. Values are OK or Error
retrieving time from SNTP/NTP server.

Poll Count

This is the number of update attempts (at the configured
frequency) since startup (unsigned long rolls over at 4 billion
plus). If Poll Count is zero (before first attempt, or configured
update time is 0 for never poll) Status is OK.

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4.6.4 SNTP/NTP

Status

The following SNTP/NTP Status diagnostics data is available from the gateway

Poll Count

The following Poll Count diagnostics data is available from the gateway

Configuration Settings

The following Configuration Settings diagnostic data is available from the
gateway

Driver Status

The following Configuration Settings diagnostic data is available from the
gateway

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Firmware Upgrade

Click to upgrade the firmware in the gateway. Only do this if
instructed to do so by ProSoft Technology Technical Support.

Set Date & Time

Click to set the date and time in the gateway.

Reboot Module

Click reboot the gateway.

Technical Support

Click to be directed to the ProSoft Technology Technical Support
website.

Homepage

Click to go to the gateway’s homepage (shown above).

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4.7 Web Service and Gateway Web Page

When the gateway's IP address is accessed through a browser (such as Internet
Explorer) or the ProSoft Discovery Service, it shows the gateway's Web page.
The gateway's Web Services are connection-based, and therefore can accept
multiple connections at a time. Multiple users can view the gateway's Web page
at the same time.

Note: In order to access the web server the module must be booted with the MODE 3 jumper on. If
the module is booted with the MODE 3 jumper removed the web server is not started. Removing
the setup jumper and restarting after configuring the module or accessing the web page helps
prevent performance degradation from web server access while in run mode. Refer to Setting
Jumpers on page 11.

Functions

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ProSoft Technology

Click to be directed to ProSoft Technology’s Web site.

ODVA Organization

Click to be directed to the ODVA website.

Device Name

The Project Name you set in the ProSoft EIP-61850 Configuration
Manager.

Ethernet Address (MAC)

The gateway’s MAC address.

IP Address

The gateway’s IP Address.

Product Revision

The product revision number, determined by the version number of
the firmware currently in the gateway.

Serial Number

The gateway’s serial number.

Uptime

The number of hours, minutes, and seconds that the gateway has
been "up" or “alive” since the last reboot or reconnection of power.

Current Time

The gateway’s current time. You can change the gateway’s time by
using SNTP (refer to Configuring the Gateway EtherNet/IP Adapter
on page 19), or by choosing Functions / Set Date & Time on the
gateway’s webpage.

Error LED

ON or OFF. This is the "ERR" LED above the power connector.

Config LED

ON or OFF. This is the "CFG" LED above the power connector.

Fault LED

OK or ON. This is the "FLT" LED above the power connector.

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Resources

The following information is shown on the Home Page of the gateway Web page:

4.8 Event Logger

The gateway’s internal processes and drivers write event log data to the Event
Logger. You can access the Event Logger from ProSoft ProSoft 61850
Configuration Manager by right-clicking the ProSoft Gateway bubble, and
choosing EVENT LOGGER.

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Event

Description

DEBUG

Very detailed debug data to the event log that needed to help ProSoft
Technical Support

INFO

Potential problem, but not an error

WARNING

Potential problem, but not an error

ERROR

System errors

FATAL

Fatal system problem that is causing a process to terminate

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The data written to the Event Logger is:

 Event Level
 Date & Time
 Resource
 Driver
 Error Message

Here are the possible Event Levels and their descriptions:

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4.8.1 61850C Events

"61850C_CREATE_EVENTLOG_INFO", "Created Event Log."};
"61850C_CREATE_EVENTLOG_FATAL", "Failed Create Event Log."};
"61850C_LOADING_DATABASE_FATAL", "Error Loading Database."};
"61850C_LOADING_SYSDATABASE_FATAL", "Error Loading System Database."};
"61850C_GET_VAR_TYPE_ID_FATAL", "Error getting initial var type id."};
"IEC61850C_ERROR_CONNECTING_MCPINTERFACE_FATAL", "Cannot Connect to MCP
Interface."};
"IEC61850C_CONTROL_NOT_SUPPORTED_INFO", "Control Method Not Supported."};
"IEC61850C_CNXN_DIDNT_START_INFO", "End Node Connection did not start."};
"IEC61850C_NEED_ONE_VAR_MAPPED_INFO", "Need at least one 61850 Var mapped."};
"IEC61850C_ERROR_STARTING_MVL_ACSE_FATAL", "Error Starting MVL_ACSE
Subsystem."};
"IEC61850C_ERROR_FINDING_REPORT_TYPEIDS_FATAL", "Error Finding Report Type ID's."};
"61850C_CMD_TAG_PTR_IS_NULL_FATAL", "Error getting Tag Pointer for command."};
"61850C_RPT_TAG_PTR_IS_NULL_FATAL", "Error getting Tag Pointer for report."};
"61850C_GSE_TAG_PTR_IS_NULL_FATAL", "Error getting Tag Pointer for goose subscription."};
"IEC61850C_RPT_INTEGRITY_PERIOD_SET_DEFAULT_INFO", "Report Intergity Period Set to
Default."};
"IEC61850C_ISCAN_DELAY_SET_DEFAULT_INFO", "Interscan Delay Period (2ms) Set to
Default."};
"IEC61850C_RPT_CONFREV_TYPE_NOT_VALID_INFO", "Report Config Rev type not Valid."};
"IEC61850C_RPT_CONFREV_READ_ERROR_INFO", "Report Config Rev Read Error."};
"IEC61850C_RPT_CONFREV_DOESNT_MATCH_CFG_INFO", "Rpt confRev doesnt match, Rpt
Not Started."};
"IEC61850C_RPT_CONFREV_RECONNECT_NO_MATCH_CFG_INFO", "Rpt confRev doesnt
match, Rpt Not Reconnected."};
"IEC61850C_GSE_DATA_TYPE_ERROR_INFO", "GOOSE Data Type NULL Error."};
"IEC61850C_GCB_CONFREV_TYPE_NOT_VALID_INFO", "GCB Config Rev type not Valid."};
"IEC61850C_GCB_CONFREV_READ_ERROR_INFO", "GCB Config Rev Read Error."};
"IEC61850C_GCB_CONFREV_DOESNT_MATCH_CFG_INFO","GCB confRev doesnt match,
Subscribe Not Started."};

4.8.2 EIPS Events

"EIPS_CREATE_EVENTLOG_INFO","Created Event Log successfully."};
"EIPS_SERVER_CONFIGURATION_FILE_PARSED_INFO","Configuration file read
successfully."};
"EIPS_CONFIG_NO_IMP_ERROR","Warning: No Implicit Connection defined."};
"EIPS_CONFIG_NO_EXP_ERROR","Warning: No Explicit Connection defined."};
"EIPS_CONFIG_GET_TAG_ERROR","Get Tag error: Error code {0}, Error position {1}."};
"EIPS_GET_TAG_PTR_ERROR","Get Tag Pointer error: {0}."};
"EIPS_GET_IMP_TAG_PTR_ERROR","Get Implicit Tag Pointer error: {0}."};
"EIPS_GET_EXP_TAG_PTR_ERROR","Get Explicit Tag Pointer error: {0}."};
"EIPS_DRIVER_ERROR","EIPS Driver Error: {0}."};
"EIPS_DRIVER_LOAD_ERROR","Error Loading EIPS Driver."};
"EIPS_INIT_DRIVER_FATAL","Error Initializing EthernetIP Driver."};
"EIPS_CREATE_EVENTLOG_FATAL","Error Creating Event Log."};
"EIPS_LOADING_DATABASE_FATAL","Error Loading EIPS Database."};
"EIPS_ERROR_CONNECTING_MCPINTERFACE_FATAL","Error Connecting to MCP Interface."};
"EIPS_CREATE_TAG_INTF_SERVER_FATAL","Error Create Tag Interface Server: {0}."};
"EIPS_CREATE_TAG_INTF_THREAD_FATAL","Error Create Tag Interface Thread."};

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"MCP_START_INFO", "Info: Starting MCP."};
"MCP_CAPABILITIES_FILE_PARSED_INFO", "Capabilities file read successfully."};
"MCP_CONFIGURATION_FILE_PARSED_INFO", "Configuration file read successfully."};
"MCP_DRIVER_STOPPED_UNEXPECTEDLY_ERROR", "Driver stopped unexpectedly,
Resource: {1} Driver: {2}."};
"MCP_CAPABILITIES_FILE_NOT_FOUND_FATAL", "Capabilities file not found."};
"MCP_CAPABILITIES_FILE_EMPTY_FATAL", "Capabilities file empty."};
"MCP_CAPABILITIES_BAD_FORMAT_FATAL", "Bad Capabilities file format. Missing: {1}."};
"MCP_CONFIG_FILE_NOT_FOUND_FATAL", "Configuration file not found."};
"MCP_CONFIG_FILE_EMPTY_FATAL", "Configuration file empty."};
"MCP_CONFIG_BAD_FORMAT_FATAL", "Bad Configuration file format. Missing: {1}."};
"MCP_TERMINATING_FATAL", "Fatal error found! Terminating MCP in {1} seconds."};
"MCP_START_DEBUG", "Debug: Starting MCP."};
"MCP_START_WARNING", "Warning: Starting MCP."};
"MCP_START_ERROR", "Error: Starting MCP."};
"MCP_START_FATAL", "Fatal: Starting MCP."};
"MCP_CREATE_THREAD_FATAL", "Error creating thread. Return code from pthread_create() =
{1}."};
"MCP_FILE_ERROR", "Error opening file."};
"MCP_TAGDB_FAIL_FATAL", "Failure opening Tag Database."};
"MCP_SYSDB_FAIL_FATAL", "Failure opening System Database."};
"MCP_OPEN_TAGDB_INFO", "Info: Opening Tag Database."};
"MCP_OPEN_SYSDB_INFO", "Info: Opening System Tag Database."};
"MCP_CONNECT_SYSDB_INFO", "Info: Connecting to System Tag Database."};
"MCP_LOADING_DATABASE_FATAL", "Failure connecting to Tag Database."};
"MCP_UNSCHEDULED_TERMINATION_INFO", "Driver termination."};
"MCP_DRIVER_KILL_INFO", "Info: Issuing kill signal to driver."};
"MCP_SYSTEM_TAG_INIT_FAILURE_FATAL", "Failure initializing system tags."};
"MCP_SYSTEM_OPERATIONS_STOPPED_FATAL", "MCP Stopped operations."};

4.8.4 MCP Interface Events

"MCP_INTERFACE_INIT_FAILED_FATAL", "Initialization failed."};
"MCP_INTERFACE_LOADING_DATABASE_FATAL", "Error Loading Database."};
"MCP_INTERFACE_GET_TAG_ERROR", "Get Tag error: Error code {0}, Error position {1}."};

4.8.5 SNTP/NTP Events

"SNTP_CREATE_EVENTLOG_INFO", "Created Event Log."};
"SNTP_CREATE_EVENTLOG_FATAL", "Failed Create Event Log."};
"SNTP_LOADING_DATABASE_FATAL", "Error Loading Database."};
"SNTP_ERROR_CONNECTING_MCPINTERFACE_FATAL", "Cannot Connect to MCP
Interface."};
"SNTP_UPDATE_TIME_FROM_SNTPSERVER_INFO", "Updated Time from SNTP Server."};

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4.8.6 InterProcess Communication (IPC) Events

"IPC_ACCEPTED_SOCKET", "Accepted new connection from Client %s on socket %d."};
"IPC_BAD_MESSAGE_HEADER", "Start of IPC message header was not equal to {0}. Socket will
be closed."};
"IPC_CONNECTION_SUCCESSFUL", "Successfully connected to {0}."};
"IPC_ERROR_BINDING_SOCKET", "Error binding network socket. Port number = {0}."};
"eIPC_ERROR_CLOSING_SOCKET", "Error closing network socket."};
"IPC_ERROR_CONNECTING_TO_SOCKET", "Error connecting to network socket at {0} port
{1}."};
"IPC_ERROR_CREATING_SOCKET", "Error creating network socket."};
"IPC_ERROR_GETTING_SOCKET_NAME", "Error getting socket name."};
"IPC_ERROR_READING_MESSAGE_FORMAT", "Error reading message format from IPC
message header. Expected to read {0} bytes, but only read {1} bytes."};
"IPC_ERROR_READING_MESSAGE_LENGTH", "Error reading message length from IPC
message header. Expected to read {0} bytes, but only read {1} bytes."};
"IPC_ERROR_SENDING_DATA", "Error sending data to remote system."};
"IPC_ERROR_SENDING_MESSAGE", "Error sending message to remote system."};
"IPC_ERROR_SETTING_SOCKET_OPTION", "Error setting socket option."};
"IPC_INVALID_MESSAGE_FORMAT", "Invalid message format found in IPC message header.
Invalid message format value = {0}."};
"IPC_LISTEN_ERROR", "Error listening on network socket."};
"IPC_MESSAGE_LENGTH_MISMATCH", "Error reading IPC message. Message length did not
match number of bytes read. Message length = {0}. Number bytes read = {1}."};
"IPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL", "Unable to receive IPC message because message
length is larger than receive buffer. IPC message length = {0}. Receive buffer size = {1}."};
"IPC_REMOTE_CLIENT_DISCONNECTED", "Closing socket because remote Client
disconnected."};
"IPC_SOCKET_ACCEPT_ERROR", "Error accepting new network socket connection."};
"IPC_SOCKET_ERROR", "Socket error occurred. Closing socket."};
"IPC_SOCKET_SELECT_ERROR", "Error returned from socket select()."};

4.9 Gateway Troubleshooting

When doing detailed troubleshooting, the ProSoft Technology Engineering and
Technical Support group uses MMS Wireshark. You can use Wireshark to
analyze the stream of data, from both the IEC 61850 and EtherNet/IP ports of
view. It is important when using Wireshark to capture IEC-61850 traffic that you
first start the Wireshark capture utility, and then reboot the module. This allows
the protocol dissectors built into Wireshark to properly configure for IEC-61850
MMS messages.

ISO 9506-1:2003 and ISO 9506-2:2003, along with RFC 1006, make up the
protocols used for MMS (IEC-61850-8-1).

Example screen snapshot:

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This is an IED responding to a MMS request with an object-non-existent error
(code = 10).

These are the possible Data Access Errors, from ISO 9506-2:
DataAccessError ::= INTEGER {

object-invalidated (0),
hardware-fault (1),
temporarily-unavailable (2),
object-access-denied (3),
object-undefined (4),
invalid-address (5),
type-unsupported (6),
type-inconsistent (7),
object-attribute-inconsistent (8),
object-access-unsupported (9),
object-non-existent (10),
object-value-invalid (11)
} (0..11)

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In This Chapter

 Functional Specifications ....................................................................... 79

 Hardware Specifications PLX8x-EIP-61850 .......................................... 83

 LEDs...................................................................................................... 83

 Gateway ................................................................................................ 84

 IEC 61850 Detailed Specifications ........................................................ 87

 IEC 61850 Standard Introduction ........................................................ 107

 Usage Examples ................................................................................. 120

Hardware

 One (1) Ethernet port for EtherNet/IP and

IEC 61850 communication

Software

 ProSoft ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager for

configuration and diagnostic viewing

 ProSoft EIP-61850 Tag Monitor for viewing live tag data
 ProSoft Discovery Service for setting a temporary IP address

Configuration Storage

 Configuration settings saved on a removable 1GB Industrial SD Card
 ProSoft ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager saves

configuration information to an offline file.

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5 Reference

5.1 Functional Specifications

5.1.1 Specifications

The PLX8x-EIP-61850 gateway is enclosed in a sturdy extruded aluminum case

with DIN-rail-mounting.

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5.1.2 Specifications - EtherNet/IP

The EtherNet/IP driver allows multiple concurrent Class 1 Implicit I/O connections
for transferring data to a Logix based PAC. The module additionally allows for up
to 2 other Class 3 server connections for messaging to other devices.

Class 1 Implicit I/O server

The Class 1 Implicit connections to the PLC exchanges Input and Output data on
the time interval set by the connection RPI. The connection RPIs are set in the
processor program. Database tags mapped to the Class 1 Input and Output tabs
are exchanged with the processor on each RPI. The connection:

 Utilizes "Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge" profile in RSLogix 5000 for

configuration as an I/O device with selectable RPI time.

 Supports up to 10 connections (PLX81) and 20 connections (PLX82) with a

maximum of 500 bytes of Input data and 496 bytes of output data per I/O
connection.

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EtherNet/IP server
functions supported

 Class 1 Implicit I/O connection
 Class 3 Explicit messaging

Class 1 server
support

 Up to 10 Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge connections (PLX81)
 Up to 20 Generic EtherNet/IP CIP Bridge connections (PLX82)
 500 Bytes Input data/ 496 Bytes Output data per connection
 RPI time selectable on each connection

Class 3 server
support

 Two Class 3 servers supported
 Up to 500 Data Attributes can be mapped to Class 3 connections
 Status data for EtherNet/IP network, IEC 61850 network, and

module are mapped to a Class 3 attribute

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Class 3 Explicit Server

The database tags mapped to the Class 3 tab can be accessed by using MSG

instructions in the PLC. Mapping the tags into the Class 3 tab makes the tags

accessible by Class-Instance-Attribute and by tag name. The connection:

 Accepts incoming messages from two additional EtherNet/IP clients.

 Supports up to 500 individually mapped tags on Class 3 connections

.

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ASCI Basic Conformance

SCSMs supported

 SCSM: IEC 61850 8.1(MMS) used

Generic substation event model (GSE)

 Subscriber

ASCI Model Conformance

Reporting

 Buffered Report Control Block (BRCB)
 Unbuffered Report Control Block (URCB)

GOOSE

 entryID, DataReflnc

Control

 Direct-with-Normal-Security
 SBO-with-Normal-Security
 Direct-with-Enhanced-Security
 SBO-with-Enhanced-Security

Logical Nodes

 IEC 61850 Logical Nodes, including Logical Nodes

for Hydro Power Plants and Logical Nodes for
Wind Power Plants

Configurable Parameters

 MMS Command Delay

Status Data

 Status available per node
 Report and GOOSE status available
 High-level status data available from Modbus

TCP/IP Client through the MNET server (for
example PLC or PAC)

Configurable Parameters

 SNTP/NTP server synchronization rate

(in minutes)

 SNTP/NTP server Address

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 Supports up to 20 IEDs
 Send commands from the PAC to the IED using Control Types

o Direct-with-Normal-Security
o Select Before Operate (SBO)-with-Normal-Security
o Direct-with-Normal-Security
o Select Before Operate (SBO)-with-Normal-Security

5.1.4 Specifications - SNTP/NTP Client

The gateway supports a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP/NTP) client
service that can synchronize the gateway’s time by periodic update requests to a
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) system. You can configure the SNTP/NTP
server details in ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager. The resolution of the time
is in milliseconds (ms).

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Specification

Description

Power Supply

24 VDC nominal
10 to 32 VDC power input allowed
Positive, Negative, GND Terminals

2.5 mm screwdriver blade

Current Load

200 mA maximum @ 24 VDC
150 mA maximum @ 32 VDC
450 mA maximum @ 10 VDC

Operating Temperature

32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)

Storage Temperature

-40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)

Relative Humidity

5% to 95% RH, with no condensation

Dimensions

Standard: Height x Width x Depth

4.72 inches x 1.90 inches x 4.18 inches

Ethernet Port (E1)

10/100 Base-T half duplex RJ45 Connector
Link and Activity LED indicators
Electrical Isolation 1500 V rms at 50 Hz to 60 Hz for 60 s, applied as
specified in section 5.3.2 of IEC 60950: 1991
Ethernet Broadcast Storm Resiliency = less than or equal to 5000 [ARP]
frames-per-second and less than or equal to 5 minutes duration

LED Indicators

ERR, CFG, FLT, PWR

Shock and Vibration

Shock and Vibration tested to EN 60068 Standard

Shipped with Each Unit

One - Ethernet straight-through cable
One - J180 screw terminal plug
One - ProSoft Solutions DVD
One - HRD250 screwdriver
One - 1GB Industrial SD Card

LED

State

Description

Pwr

Off

Power is not connected to the power terminals or source is
insufficient to properly power the gateway (800mA at 24 VDC
minimum required)

Pwr

Green Solid

Power is connected to the power terminals. Verify that the other
LEDs for operational and functional status come on briefly after
power-up (check for burned-out LEDs).

Flt

Off

Normal operation

Flt

Red Solid

A critical error has occurred. Program executable has failed or has
been user-terminated and is no longer running. Press Reset p/b or
cycle power to clear error.

Cfg

Off

Normal operation

Cfg

Amber Solid

The unit is in configuration mode. The configuration file is currently
being downloaded or, after power-up, is being read, the unit is
implementing the configuration values, and initializing the hardware.
This occurs during power cycle, or after pressing the reset button. It
also occurs after a cold/warm boot command is received.

Err

Off

Normal operation

Err

Flashing

An error condition has been detected and is occurring on one of the
application ports. Check configuration and troubleshoot for
communication errors.

Err

Solid Amber

This error flag is cleared at the start of each command attempt

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5.3 LEDs

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LED

State

Description

(Client) or on each receipt of data (server); so, if this condition exists,
it indicates a large number of errors are occurring in the application
(due to bad configuration) or on one or more ports (network
communication failures).

LED

State

Description

Data

Off

No activity on the Ethernet port.

Data

Green Flash

The Ethernet port is actively transmitting or receiving data.

Link

Off

No physical network connection is detected. No Ethernet
communication is possible. Check wiring and cables.

Link

Green Solid

Physical network connection detected. This LED must be on solid for
Ethernet communication to be possible.

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5.4 Gateway

5.4.1 Asynchronous Processes

The gateway has a number of processes and drivers running in it in a
multitasking firmware environment. An IEC 61850 Client driver and an
EtherNet/IP driver operate asynchronously within this multitasking environment,
along with other firmware processes. The drivers are independently processing
the commands and messages in their queues as quickly as possible, giving
priority to GOOSE messages.

The EtherNet/IP driver processes data exchanges on the connections that have
been enabled at the configured RPI.

Meanwhile, the IEC 61850 Client may be receiving large amounts of data from
the configured IEDs. If so, the IEC 61850 Client updates the Tag Database with
data coming from the IEDs asynchronously from what’s happening with the EIP
driver.

Since the different drivers run asynchronously from each other and depending
upon how fast or how often IEDs send data, it is possible that a tag in the tag
database may be updated more than one time by the IEC 61850 Client driver
before the EtherNet/IP driver sees the update and can send the data to a PLC.

IED data changes are not buffered, so, the EtherNet/IP driver may not be able to
transfer every data change that happens in the IEC 61850 Client tag database.
Only the data most recently stored in the tag database by the IEC 61850 Client
driver is available for the EIP driver to transfer to EtherNet/IP device. So, it is
possible that some changes in data values on some IEDs may be lost in the
process, especially during times of high volume IED data traffic.

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Name

Definition

Bits

BOOL

Boolean

1

BYTE

Byte

8

UBYTE

Unsigned Byte

8

INT

Integer

16

UINT

Unsigned Integer

16

DINT

Double Integer

32

UDINT

Unsigned Double Integer

32

REAL

IEEE 754 Single Precision Floating-Point

32

DREAL

IEEE 754 Double Precision Floating-Point

64

STRING

ASCII Character Array

32 + 8* Length

DATETIME

UTC microsecond precision date and time

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5.4.2 Tag Database

The Tag Database is a key part of the internal workings of the gateway. Upon

restart, the Tag Database reads the configuration file, and process the tags. Data

is stored in the gateway’s memory, and referenced through tag names. The

number of tags is limited to the memory capability of the hardware and the

process memory required by gateway.

The data of varying data types are stored in the gateway. This impacts that

maximum number of tags the gateway can hold.

Some data types are considered Native data types to the gateway, and some are

considered Complex. Complex data types are for the creation of the user-defined

data types, which are necessary for many IEC 61850 data types.

Native data types

Native data types are the data types used internal to the gateway. When the data

is transferred from IEC 61850 to EtherNet/IP, it is first stored in the tag database,

using the following data types:

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5.4.3 SNTP/NTP

This section covers the gateway’s implementation of IEC 61850-7-2 Clause 18:
Time and time-synchronization model (SNTP/NTP).

The IEC 61850 driver in the gateway is dependent upon the gateway’s
SNTP/NTP server. The gateway can set it’s time by making periodic requests for
the current time to a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) system. You can define
a NTP server in ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager. It must be synchronized
to some known level of accuracy, and the elapsed seconds received by the NTP
server are since a defined Epoch, and the time server shall indicate
LeapSecondsKnown (true or false).

There are two configuration parameters:

 SNTP/NTP server Address
 SNTP/NTP server Update Time (in minutes)

The ProLinx hardware is 17 seconds off per day for a Linux clock. If better time
sync is required, you must perform the setup for the SNTP/NTP time server
either from the internet or local clock that can sync up every one (1) minute as
configured on the gateway.

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5.5 IEC 61850 Detailed Specifications

The IEC 61850 Client driver supports MMS (ISO 9506-1 and ISO 9506-2)

communication profile.

Part 7-2 of the IEC 61850 protocol specification lists the basic communication

structure and abstract communication service interface (ACSI). This IEC 61850

Client driver supports the following 7-2 models:

 Association

 Data Set

 Report Control Block (Data is updated based upon various trigger options)

 GOOSE (Data is updated based upon data change only. GOOSE message is

subscribed to.)

 Control

 Time and time-synchronization

 Naming conventions

Part 8.1: MMS later in this document lists the data types supported by IEC

61850. This is important for understanding how data mapping in the gateway

works. Other protocols do not all support the many data types that IEC 61850

does, so the IEC 61850 data is converted to an appropriate data type in the other

protocol.

5.5.1 Application Association Model

This section describes the gateway’s implementation of IEC 61850-72- Clause 7:

Application association model. This clause describes how the association

between two devices is achieved: TWO-PARTY-APPLICATION-ASSOCIATION

and/or MULTICAST-APPLICATION-ASSOCIATION. Both types are used.

Two Party Messaging

Two Party messaging is the most common type of messaging our IEC 61850

driver performs. The following diagrams show the execution of two-party

messages, and their associated abort sequence. In the diagrams, the IEC 61850

Client driver is the Client. This information has been taken directly from the IEC

61850 standard.

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Two party messages use these services: Associate, Abort, and Release.

{These diagrams have been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard.}

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Multicast

Multicast information exchange is performed between a source (publisher) and

one or more destinations (subscribers). For the IEC 61850 protocol, this is known

as GOOSE and GSSE messages. See the ACSI Service Conformance

Statement later in this document, with the AA (Application Association) column

marked with MC (Multicast).

{This diagram has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standards document.}

5.5.2 DATA-SET

The DATA-SETs are important for Buffered Report Control Blocks (BRCBs),

Unbuffered Report Control Blocks (URCBs), and GOOSE Control Blocks. These

Report Control Blocks (RCBs) reference a DATA-SET to know what data to send

to the IEC 61850 Client. For some IEDs, the DATA-SET may be:

 Static

 Dynamic

 Optionally not reported in its entirety

This variability is based on features of specific IEDs. ProSoft ProSoft 61850

Configuration Manager does not allow you to dynamically create a DATA-SET on

the IED.

The definition of a DATA-SET is the group of Data Attributes that make up the

DATA-SET. DATA-SETs (if they exist) are defined as part of the IED’s

configuration, as provided by the IED manufacturer.

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The assignment of the DATA-SET to a BRCB, URCB, or GOOSE Control Block
is set on the IED. These DATA-SET definitions are currently outside the scope of
the gateway. See the BRCB, URCB, and GOOSE sections of this document to
understand how DATA-SETs are used by the gateway, and for examples.

{This diagram has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standards document.}

5.5.3 Report Control Block

This section describes the gateway’s implementation of IEC 61850-7-2 Clause
14: REPORT-CONTROL-BLOCK.

Log and logging is not supported at this time.
The Report Control Block (RCB) is made available to you through ProSoft 61850

Configuration Manager. The parsing of the CID/SCD file discovers the
ReportControl element, which is unique within the Logical Node (LN). ProSoft
61850 Configuration Manager presents the ReportControl items to you, for you to
map to the other protocol in the gateway, if required or desired.

Supported Report Control Block Features

 RptEnabled
 TrgOps

When the gateway is configured to use an IED’s report, after the gateway

establishes a connection with the IED, it turns on RptEnabled. The gateway then
receives the reports its configured to receive.

TrgOps tells the gateway which internal event produces the inclusion of a DATA­SET member onto a report. TrgOps options are:

 Data change (dchg)
 Quality change (qchg)
 Data update (dupd)
 General Interrogation

The reason for inclusion of a piece of data in the report is because the IED is
dependent upon the TrgOps (Trigger Options) in the CID/SCD file.

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Report Control Block Services

There are three typical RCB services:

 Report

 GetBRCBValues

 SetBRCBValues

The process starts with the Client issuing a RptEna (report enable), as follows:

{This diagram has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

The Report service is used by the BRCB to send reports from the server to the

Client. Transmission is unconfirmed, meaning there is no validation check at the

Client or acknowledement from the Client back to the server.

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{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

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RptID is derived.

The entire contents of Table 24 is NOT created as tags and therefore not brought

over to the other protocol. Only the Tag Names (mapped Data Attributes) are

available to the other protocol. Although the IED buffers data changes, only the

most recent data values sent by the IED are processed by the gateway.

There are two types of Report Control Blocks (RCBs):

1. Buffered Report Control Blocks (BRCB)

2. Unbuffered Report Control Blocks (UCRB)

Buffered Report Control Block

The BRCB report controls are used by a Client implementing a well-defined

functionality, for example, a SCADA master. If the IEC 61850 Client cannot

access the report, it’s probably due to access control. When one BRCB for the

IED is in use, no other Clients may access it.

The configuration file gives the IEC 61850 Client driver the following:

 Domain Name

 Data Path

 Report ID

 Enable Flag

 Intpd

 Confrev

 Trgopdchg

 Tag Names

The Tag Names are a list of the Data Attributes as defined by the DATA-SET for

the report. ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager parses through the

DATA-SET definition to determine the lowest level of the Data Attributes

contained in it and creates those tags in the configuration file with the proper data

type. You can choose which elements of the DATA-SET are mapped to Modbus.

For those DATA-SET Data Attributes that are not mapped, ProSoft ProSoft

61850 Configuration Manager creates dummy tags as place holders for those

Data Attributes. The dummy tags take up space in the tag database, even if they

are not mapped to the Modbus driver.

The IEC 61850 driver processes report data from the IED by offsets, not by

actual Data Attribute name. If the DATA-SET on the IED changes, you must re-

import the CID/SCD file into the ProSoft ProSoft 61850 Configuration Manager to

reconfigure the gateway, so that the gateway’s internal processing of the report is

done correctly.

If the BRCB is mapped in the gateway’s configuration, then the IEC 61850 driver

automatically turns on the Report Enable (RptEna) for the IED’s BRCB.

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Unbuffered Report Control Block

URCB data is sent immediately to the connected IEC 61850 Client. If the
transport data flow is not fast enough to support the movement of this data, some
may be lost. The IED can have multiple instances of the URCB data, and in this
case, the IED server manages the separation of the instances transmitted to the
IEC 61850 Clients.

If a URCB is mapped in the gateway’s configuration, then the IEC 61850 driver

automatically turns on the Report Enable (RptEna) for the IED’s URCB.
The unbuffered reports is sent automatically from the IED to the gateway while

Report Enable is on.
The IEC 61850 driver and configuration software implements URBCs the same

as BRCBs.

Unsupported Report Control Block Features
OptFlds are the optional fields that the IED can include in the report:

 Sequence number
 Report time stamp
 Reason for inclusion
 Data set name
 Data reference
 Buffer overflow
 entryID

The gateway only updates the value of the tags (Data Attributes) in the tag
database. The optional fields from the reports are not stored in the tag database,
and unsupported.

5.5.4 GOOSE Control Block

GOOSE control block class definition:

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{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

The only TrgOp (trigger options) is dchg (data change). So GSE data is being

passed from the publisher to the subscriber only:

a) when the IED first enters the network
b) when the data changes on the publisher

You can set up GOOSE messages in the IEDs for only that data needs to be

sent to the gateway. That way, GOOSE messages contains only needed data.

GOOSE message format:

{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

Although this entire GOOSE message is received, the gateway only stores

GOOSEData [1..n] in the tag database.

GOOSE Messages

The gateway implements GSE messages according to IEC 61850-7-2 Clause 15.

The IEC 61850 driver acts as a Client, subscribing to the messages. The IEDs

act as a servers, publishing the messages.

GSE messages can help activate equipment safety interlocks (the IED prevents

harming the operator or itself).

GOOSE Priority

The gateway gives GOOSE messages processing priority over other IEC data

messages. If a GOOSE message is received, the GOOSE message is processed

ahead of all other data transfer (MMS, Reporting) in the gateway at that moment.

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GOOSE Subscription Status

The gateway’s GOOSE subscription verifies match of confRev in a manner

identical to the verification performed when enabling a report.
If the confRev does not match (unavailable, wrong type, different value), then the

GOOSE is not subscribed and an Event is logged in the Event Logger describing
the reason.

If the data type of confRev fetched from the IEC device is not RT_UNSIGNED,
then no event is logged.

The command, confRev must match what is running in the IED when the
gateway comes on-line with the current configuration, or the gateway does not
successfully subscribe to the GOOSE message.

The gateway does not check for a match of the GOOSE appid from the CID file
to the actual running IED when performing a GOOSE subscription.

IED Disconnect/Reconnect

If for any reason an IED disconnects from the network, the gateway continually
polls for the device and attempt to reconnect.

5.5.5 Control

Operate
Used by Direct control with normal security, SBO control with normal security,

Direct control with enhanced security, and SBO control with enhanced security to

write data to IED devices.
In the case where the logical node has (for example) Pos data that has SBOw,

Oper, and Cancel, you need to map the Oper structure only when wanting to
control that data. SBOw, Oper, and Cancel all refer to controlling the same Data
Attributes on the IED. The gateway automatically handles the select with value.
So although the SBOw and Cancel can be seen in the configuration software,
they should not be mapped. Only the Oper should be mapped.

The IEC 61850 Oper Structure has Data Attributes as defined by the standard.
When you make MMS Writes from the Modbus device to the IED, if you do not
populate all data elements of Oper, the gateway by default populates the other
data elements with 0 (zero). The exception to this is T which is always set to the
current time in the gateway.

The IEC 61850 Client driver needs to provide the following information to the
IED. These Data Attributes are available for you to select and set.

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{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

ctlVal

This must be set for:

 SPC (Single Point Control)

 DPC (Double Point Control)

 INC (Controllable Integer Status)

 BSC (Binary Controlled Step Position Information)

 ISC (Integer Controlled Step Position Information

 CDCs (Common Data Classes)

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orCat is not supported

bay-control

Control operation issued from an operator using a Client located at bay level

station-control

Control operation issued from an operator using a Client located at station
level

remote-control

Control operation from a remote operater outside the substation (for example
network control center)

automatic-bay

Control operation issued from an automatic function at bay level

automatic-station

Control operation issued from an automatic function at station level

automatic-remote

Control operation issued from a automatic function outside of the substation

maintenance

Control operation issued from a maintenance/service tool

process

Status change occurred without control action (for example external trip of a
circuit breaker or failure inside the breaker)

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{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

setMag

 You must set this for APC (Controllable Analogue Set Point Information)

CDC.

operTm

 The PLC user sends a command with operate time to the gateway, and the

gateway uses time activated control, e.g. it sends the time of operation to the
IED. The IED needs to support the time activated control.

origin.orCat

 The orCat could have these values. The value depends upon the role of the

PLC. E.g. if the PLC is a station control, then this value never changes.

origin.orIdent

 This is the address of the originator. The value you want depends upon the

role of the PLC.

ctlNum

 This is of no consequence to the IED and only appears in reports. This is an

optional parameter. The ctlNum may be of interest to you when the Client
uses the same control number for a complete control sequence: select,
operate, …

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T

 This is the time the IEC 61850 Client sent the control request. The IEC 61850

Client driver writes this value using the current gateway time.

{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

Test

 Test issues are still early in IEC 61850 use. This is only required if the

customer really wants to issue a control command which should be
interpreted by the IED as a command that should not cause a real operation.

Check

 Your specific application determines if or how this parameter is used. This

parameter determines whether control actions are done immediately without
interlock or synchrocheck, or if an interlock or synchrocheck is performed
before the operation is done. Some other part of your application may do
these checks anyway, even if checks are not used here. You can set the PLC
to always use or always not use checks, or it can enable or disable checks for
each control action when the control message is sent.

{This table has been taken directly from the IEC 61850 Standard document.}

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IEC 61850 MMS Write

This covers the gateway’s implementation of IEC 61850-7-2 Clause 17:
CONTROL Class model (Writable Data).

The IEC 61850 driver is able to write to some IED Data Attributes. The writable
Data Attributes are those that are identified in the ICD file with control classes of:

 Direct with normal security
 Select Before Operate (SBO) with normal security
 Direct with enhanced security
 Select Before Operate (SBO) with enhanced security

Control with normal security is for Data Attributes in which the Client does not
receive failure information. This implies that there would not need to be any
action taken by a supervisory control on the system if the value of the Data
Attribute did not change to the value the IEC 61850 driver was trying to write to it.
The gateway receives an acknowledgment (ack) indicating if it worked or not.

The control function may optionally include a Select step, used to check that the
control may be valid and to eventually lock a resource. SBO-with-normal-security
and SBO-with-enhanced-security include the Select step. This is handled
automatically by the gateway.

IEDs have certain filters in them that check that there is no damage if the control
is issued. These functions are listed under "System control functions".

 Control unity (on the controlled item, in the bay, in the voltage level, in the

substation).

 Interlock validity: Interlocking is a parallel function that delivers a status to

enable or disable a control (if interlock is set to on). The control message may
contain an interlock violation status to bypass it.

 Synchrocheck validity: When closing a breaker, the synchrocheck verifies

some electrotechnical conditions and enable or disable the control.

 Time validity: The control contains a time attribute that specifies the time limit

for issuing the control. This avoids issuing an old control that would have
been stacked into the network.

 Locked status: A controlled item may be under lock status when the

substation is partly in maintenance mode. This prohibits any control, for
example, on a breaker if an operator is performing some repair on the line.
Note that locking an item is an example of control.

 Control privilege: This is needed if an operator expects to control an item to

check his privileges.

 Substation and bay mode status: The substation should be in remote mode to

enable remote control (i.e. from SCADA) and in local mode to enable control
issued inside the substation. The bay mode should be in remote mode to
enable control from the station level or remote control level (SCADA).

 State of the controlled item: The control should lead the controlled item into

an authorized state (for example, it is impossible to open an open
disconnecter). When the controlled item is in an unknown state (for example,
double point status have the same value), this filter is optionally suppressed.

Control is canceled if one of these filters is not verified or if a cancel order is
received from the control point.

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