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RP570 protocol

Introduction
RP570 = ABB S.P.I.D.E.R. RTU Protocol 570 RP570 is a protocol used between an RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) in a substation and the FE (Front End), which is usually the SCADA software in the Control Centre. RP570 was developed by ABB in beginning of 1990. It was based on IEC 57 part 5-1, presently known as IEC 60870. Known variations are RP571, ADLP80 and ADLP180. ISO/OSI layer 7. Application layer 6. Presentation layer Application layer 5. Session layer 4. Transport layer 3. Network layer 2. Data link layer 1. Physical layer Physical layer Link layer RP570 layer

Physical layer
Usually a RS232 (V.24) serial connection.

Link layer
Usually:

1 start bit 8 data bits 1 parity bit (even) stop bit

Fixed length frame


Byte pos Length Value Description 0 1 0x10 Start character 1 1 Address 2 1 Function 3 1 Checksum 4 1 0x16 Stop character

Variable length frame


Byte pos Length Value Description 0 1 0x68 Start character 1 1 N Length (2-255 bytes) 2 1 N Length (2-255 bytes) 3 1 0x68 Start character 4 1 Address 5 1 Function 6 N-2 Data 5+N 1 Checksum 6+N 1 0x16 Stop character

Application layer
To be done...

SerialMon support

Fixed and variable length frames. Partial decoding of IDS, IDM, AVS, AVM, FCOM and TEV packets. Tracking of binary and analog blocks (addresses).

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