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Configuration Manual

RsS EWS
(Engineering Work
Station)

RBH Solutions Private Limited


Research and Development Center
SCO# 20, Walia Enclave,
Behind Mehta Petrol Pump,
Opposite Punjabi University,
Patiala - 147002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1 REQUIREMENTS TO START CONFIGURATION OF EWS

1.2 DATABASE
1.2.1 FILE EXPORT
1.2.2 FILE IMPORT
1.2.3 CREATE VERSION
1.2.3 LOAD VERSION
1.2.4 DATABASE VALIDATION
1.2.5 DATABASE MANAGEMENT

1.3 FILE UPLOAD


1.3.1 SOUND UPLOAD
1.3.2 IMAGE UPLOAD

1.4 CONFIGURATION
1.4.1 GENERAL CONFIGURATION
1.4.2 OBJECT
1.4.3 ALARM TYPE
1.4.4 DIGITAL TYPE
1.4.5 FLAGS
1.4.6 PLANT PARTITIONING

1.5 HMI DESIGN


1.5.1 MAIN MENU DESIGN
1.5.2 SIDE MENU DESIGN
1.5.3 VIEW MANAGEMENT
1.5.4 MENU ACTION
1.5.5 ALARM VIEW GUI
1.5.6 CUSTOM SHAPES
1.5.7 ELEMENTS
1.5.8 ELEMENT PROPERTY
1.5.9 ELEMENT PROPERTY LINKING
1.5.10 OBJECT TEXT
1.5.11 PROGRESS BAR
1.5.12 DESIGN VIEW GUI
1.5.13 SELECTION MENU
1.5.14 DESIGN SELECTION MENU
1.5.15 EVENT VIEW GUI
1.5.16 HISTORY VIEW GUI
1.5.17 DEVICE STATUS VIEW GUI

1.6 OBJECT
1.6.2 DIGITAL TEXT
1.6.3 ANALOG TEXT

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1.6.4 ALARM STANDARD
1.6.5 DIGITAL OUTPUT COMMAND STANDARD

1.6.6 DIGITAL OUTPUT REPLY STANDARD


1.6.7 INTERLOCKING
1.6.8 PHYSICAL ANALOG INPUT
1.6.9 PHYSICAL ANALOG OUTPUT
1.6.10 PHYSICAL DIGITAL INPUT
1.6.11 PHYSICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT
1.6.12 SOFTWARE ANALOG INPUT
1.6.13 SOFTWARE DIGITAL INPUT
1.6.14 SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS
1.6.15 SOFTWARE FUNCTION MANAGEMENT
1.6.16 SOFTWARE OBJECT FUNCTION LINKING
1.6.17 ANALOG OUTPUT LINKING
1.6.18 DIGITAL OUTPUT LINKING

1.7 SYSTEM
1.7.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.7.2 USER MANAGEMENT
1.7.3 USER CONFIGURATION
1.7.4 USER RIGHT

1.8 PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION


1.8.1 PROTOCOL SELECTION
1.8.2 PROTOCOL SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION

1.9 SUPERVISIORY SETTINGS


1.9.1 MAINTENANCE

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1. Introduction

1.1. Document Description


This document details the key information for crating and managing RSS System
configuration. This document is to be used by authorized person responsible for RSS
System Configuration / Database Management for RSS system configuration.

1.2. Key Abbreviations


 EWS Application: Configurator application designed for RSS System
Configuration and Management.
 EWS: Engineering Work Station (PC) @ which EWS Application /
Configurator is installed.
 Designer: User authorized for RSS Configuration
 Current Work File (EWS): Current version file is the file created by
Configurator and all the modifications / customization is managed in
current work file only.
 System Panel: Panel at the bottom of HMI views global for all the views
containing button to navigate user define views / options.

1.3. Key Requirements


 Understanding of RSS System Architecture
 Understanding of RSS Database Connectivity
 Configuration Details
o I/O List
o Interlock Conditions
o HMI Views

1.4. Menu MAP


1.4.1. Database Menu Item
RSS File and Database management and is performed through this Menu Item.
Menu Options within this Item are listed below.
 Save: Save the EWS File.
 Export File: Save the EWS File as the user defined path and user defined
name in “.ews” format.
 Import File: Import “.ews” file into Configurator and update the EWS File
as per the imported file. This allows user to continue modification,
customization and Database management with imported file as starting
point.
 Create Version: Create Database version for the EWS File. Database
version must be created before to be uploaded in RSS System.
 Load Version: update the EWS file from the previous created Database
Version.
 Validate Version: Validate the EWS File for errors and linking problems.

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 Database Management: Single view for Database management allowing
“Database Creation”, “Load Database”, “Validate Database” and
“Download Database”. Download Database update the RSS System
Database in MS SQL Server as per user defined settings in “Supervisory
Settings” Menu Option.

1.4.2. File Upload


Any external files to be integrated in Configurator are though this Menu Option.
 Sound Upload: Upload sound files.
 Image Upload: Upload image files.

1.4.3. Configuration
Manages the General configuration settings for the system. The configuration setting
defined under this Menu Item are global and is applicable to the entire Project.
 General Configuration: Configures the TOP Banner as to be displayed in
HMI.
 Objects: Define the Global setting for the system objects:
o Alarms Types
o Digital Types
o Flags
o Plant Partitioning

1.4.4. HMI Design


Under this Menu Item user defines all the information for designing and configuration
of HMI Views. HMI Views comprises of various shapes / Elements / Menu Options /
Control Command Popup etc.
 Menu Details: Configure the Main Menu to be displayed at the top of the
HMI.
 Side menu design: Configure the buttons to be displayed in station list to
be displayed at the Side Panel.
 View Management: Set the configuration for the views to be displayed
and its association to the main menu and side panel buttons
 Menu Action: Set the action to be associated Manu Options
 Side Menu Action: Set the action to be associated side menu buttons
 Alarm View Configuration: Define the alarm view association and configure
the number of alarms to be displayed per page.
 Alarm View GUI: Define the alarm view association and configure the
number of alarms to be displayed per page
 Design View: Option to design the views (GUIs) and association with
Database tags. Following options are provided:
o Custom Shapes: Design the basic shapes for the configuration
o Elements: Design intelligent components with combination of custom
shapes for HMI animations.
o Element Property: Define the templates stating the rules for the
association of Elements with various field conditions
o Element Property Linking: Associate the Elements with Element
Property templates and the required physical input tags.

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o Object Text: Define the animation of text values based on the associate
TAG Status
o Progress Bar: Create progress bars
o Design View GUI: Interface for designing the HMI views with all the
required options and settings
o Selection Menu: Design the popup for User actions and control
capabilities as per requirements’
o Select the items from the
 Event View GUI: Define the events view association and configure the
number of events to be displayed per page.
 History View GUI: Define the history view association and configure the
number of History elements to be displayed per page.
 Device Status View GUI: Define the device status view association and
configure the number of type of objects to be associated with the view.

1.4.5. Object
Under this Menu Item user defines all the information for configuration of the SCADA
Tags (both physical and software tags). All system information in the form of I/O
Tags (Digital / Analog) and its association with Alarm / Events / History can be
configured in this section.
 Digital Text: Define the template for the Alarm text for Digital Input points
according the Tag value and quality.
 Analog Text: Define the template for the Alarm text for Analog Input points
according the Tag value and quality.
 Alarm Standard: Define the Alarm condition association with Tag and
association with History / Event Log.
 Digital Output Command Standard: Define the template for handling of the
digital output tags and the relationship between the raw and engineering
values.
 Digital Output Reply Standard: Define the template for handling of the
digital output command and association is Digital Input response.
 Define the interlock conditions and its association / logics with I/O Tags
 Physical Analog Input: Define the Analog Input Tags which are to be
acquired through communication channels.
 Physical Analog Output: Define the Analog Output Tags which are used to
for control through communication channels.
 Physical Digital Input: Define the Digital Input Tags which are to be
acquired through communication channels.
 Physical Digital Output: Define the Digital Output Tags which are used to
for control through communication channels.
 Functional Software Analog Input: Define the Analog Input Tags which are
to be managed internally by SCADA software logical implementations or
by user actions.
 Functional Software Digital Input: Define the Digital Input Tags which are
to be managed internally by SCADA software logical implementations or
by user actions.

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 Software DI For the System: Software DI tags are created by the system
for the management of the software TAGs associated with the defined
System Devices (Servers / HMIs / Front End Computers / RTUs)
 Software Functions: Define the templates of user defines functions with
multiple arguments, expressions and parameters to meet any user defined
arithmetic and logical calculation demands.
o Function Management: Define the templates for user defined functions
o Software Object function Linking: Associate the functions with physical
and software tags
 Analog Output Linking: Define the linking of Physical Analog Outputs with
required Physical Analog Inputs, define the time for operator actions and
the control popup, and define the attributes of Select before Operate for
the system.

1.1 REQUIREMENTS TO START CONFIGURATION OF EWS

1) I/O List
2) Interlock Conditions
3) HMI Views

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1.2 FILE EXPORT:

This option is used to export the file of EWS. The exported file is saved with the
extension (.ews)
Click Browse button .
Enter the name of the file to be saved.
Click on save option and than click on OK.

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1.3 FILE IMPORT: File import option import any file with extension (.ews)
to EWS software. This is shown in above view.

File import option import any file with extension (.ews) to EWS software. This
is shown in above view.

Click Browse button .


Enter the name of the file to be opened.
Click on open option and than click on OK.

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CREATE VERSION:

Version is created when any modifications are made.

Select version: Select the minor or major option.


Press OK to create version.

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LOAD VERSION:

Select Version: Select the version created before.


Press OK to load the version.

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DATABASE VALIDATION:

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In this dialog validation is done i.e. the errors are listed which occurred during
linking, view management, configuration and designing.

DATA BASE MANAGEMENT

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In this dialog the whole data is loaded into the server.
Select: Select the version to be loaded.
Click on the Load Database option.

SOUND UPLOAD: The following menu item is used to upload required sound
in the SCADA configuration. Followings are the steps to upload the sound file:-

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Click Browse button to browse sound file

Select the sound file and click open button. Sound id must be provided to
upload sound file.
Press upload button to add sound file in the list.
In order to update the added file, select the file from the list.
Use Update Selected button to update the selected file.
Use Delete Selected button to delete the added file

IMAGE UPLOAD: The following menu item is used to upload required image
in the SCADA configuration. Followings are the steps to upload the image file:-

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Click Browse button to browse sound file

Select the image file and click open button. Image id must be provided to
upload image. Press upload button to add image in the list.

In order to update the added file, select the file from the list.
Use Update Selected button to update the selected file.
Use Delete Selected button to delete the added file.

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GENERAL CONFIGURATION:

 In general configuration buttons for local mode and remote mode are
designed.
 If user wants to send command from control room then plant should be
set in remote mode by pressing remote mode button and if user wants to
change manually from plant then local mode is set.
 When local mode is set then command can’t be sent from the control
room. To send the command from the control room it has to set in remote
mode.

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ALARM TYPES: This menu option displays the dialog which helps us to
configure various types of alarms.

Following attributes are to be set with respect to alarm type:

Name: Name of the alarm type.


State color: Sets font color and background color for alarm condition.
State color for acknowledge: Sets font color and background color for alarms
after being acknowledged.
Select sound: Associates a sound file with the alarm. This sound file will be
played automatically when respective alarm occurs.
Add: Press add button to add alarm type in the list of alarms.
Update: Press update button to update configuration attributes of selected
alarm.
Delete: Press delete button to delete selected alarm.

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Normal state color: Sets font color and background color for normal alarm
condition.
Normal State color for acknowledge: Sets font color and background color for
normal after being acknowledged.

DIGITAL TYPES: Digital type describes numbers of states for Digital Input or
Digital Output.
 Single DI can have two states i.e. 0-1
 Double DI can have four states i.e. 0-3

Following attributes are to be provided to configure digital type:-

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Name: Name of Digital type.
Number of States: Sets number of states.
Add: Press add button to enter digital type in the list.
Update: Press update button to update the already added digital type.
Delete: Press delete button to delete selected type.

FLAGS:

Following attributes are to be provided to configure digital type:-

Text: Enter the name of flag.

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User-define: The status of the flag is defined by the user such as overflow,
reserved, unknown.
Update: Press update button to update the flag list.

PLANT PARTITION: Plant partition defines various divisions of plant.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure digital type:-

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Name: Enter the name of the partition part.
Add: Press add button to add Plant Partition in the list.
Update: Press update button to update the already added Plant Partition.
Delete: Press delete button to delete selected Partition.

MAIN MENU DESIGN: In main menu design we design our main menu
display.

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Following attributes are to be provided to configure digital type:-

Menu ID: The name of button is entered.


Display Text: The text to be displayed on the button is entered.
Image: Image can be uploaded for display of the button.
Button Length: The length of button required can be configured here.
Main Menu Preview: Here preview of button made can be seen at the bottom.
By pressing these buttons we can move to our required view.

SIDE MENU DESIGN:

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This option is used to make buttons that are to be displayed at one corner in the
HMI view. The software view of this option is shown above.

Menu ID: The name of button is entered.


Display Text: The text to be displayed on the button is entered.
Image: Image can be uploaded for display of the button.

Click on add button.

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VIEW MANAGEMENT:

In view management we design side menu buttons that are to be displayed in the
HMI view.

The button which is selected from the view list is to be focused in the side menu
list.

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MENU ACTION:

Up till now we have made buttons for our HMI view but which button is linked
to which view (as partition list is made) that is decided in menu action.

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ALARM VIEW GUI:

It is used to see all the previous alarm in a single view or page by page. Pages
are displayed on the basis of Time, Date and Year.

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DESIGN VIEW: Design view is used to design the HMI views. It contains
menu to design plant specific templates and dynamic elements. The user can
easily and quickly create complex process screens.

CUSTOM SHAPES: Custom shapes menu is used to design the templates.

Custom view dialog can be designed using the nine general shapes . Step to
design a custom shape are as the following:

1. Click on the text (Aa) on the right corner of custom shape menu. Rectangle
shape box for writing text will appear in designing window.
2. Text property windows will appear below designing window. Set different
properties as per the design requirement.
3. Set coordinates and Press update button to save the changes.

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4. For the rectangle box click on the right corner of custom shape menu.
5. Set coordinates and Press update button to save the changes.
6. The custom shape has been created successfully.
Give the name of the custom shape as Add it to the list appears on the left side
of the window

CUSTOM SHAPE PROPERTY:

For the user to define the custom shape property option is given.

A custom shape property is a collection of properties of shapes used to design


the custom shape. Following example shows the ways to design “Fill color”
property.
Click on Edit custom shape properties button to design Custom shape
property. Following dialog will appears.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure Custom shape property:-

Name: - Name of the custom shape property.


Type: - Type of the designed property like color, integer, border color etc

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Value: - Value is as per the property type.

ELEMENTS:

The option element is used to design the different states of custom shapes like
as shown in the above view.
Name: Enter the view element name.
Custom Shapes: Select the shape from the list.
ID: Enter the ID number for the selected custom shape.
Click on the add button.

Queue all the similar custom shapes with different ID no. under the same
Element name.

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Click on update button.

ELEMENT PROPERTY:

In element property we define the conditions for the states of elements.


Name: Enter the view element name.
Default Element State: The text to be displayed for the user when valid data is
not received.
Conditions: Specify as required by the user.

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Click on the add button to be listed.

ELEMENT PROPERTY LINKING:

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In element property linking we link element to its corresponding digital type
object as shown in the figure given above:

Element Property list: Select the element property from the list.
Object type: Select the digital type (Physical/Software/All digital)
Plant Partition List: Select the plant name linked to that specific element
property.
Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to both element
property and plant partition.

After selecting all the options click on update button.

OBJECT TEXT:

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It is used to map field AI value with AI object Text in HMI view.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure the object Text.

Name: Enter the name of the object.


Object Type: Select the analog type (Physical/Software/All analog)
Circuit title List: Select the plant name linked to object name.
Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to both object
type and plant partition.

Enter the values for the width and height required for the HMI views.

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PROGRESS BAR:

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DESIGN VIEW GUI:

HMI view which is visible to user is designed in Design View GUI. Using
various shapes given in right side and by using custom shapes or elements made
before is used for making views.

Various steps to design views are as:

1. Select shape form the right hand side menu for e.g. select rectangle.
2. Set X and Y parameters to place rectangle on the screen.
3. Press update button.

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4. Similarly text can also be selected and by setting value of X and Y axis
text can placed at the required location.

SELECTION MENU:

It is used to design controls for the AO and DO command. It is also used to


show the current values of AI and DI. In the case of AO user can send value by
putting required AO value and then click on the send command. The value will
be reflected and shown if the command will be successfully executed.

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In the case of DO only value can be send either 0 or 1 and the status of
command will be reflected after the successful execution of the command. All
designing is done here like wise the text user want to show the size and text of
the button, coordinates of buttons and linking between AO and DO.

DESIGN SELECTION MENU:

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The controls designed in the selection menu are linked with their corresponding
element in the selection menu list in Design View Selection.

EVENT VIEW GUI:

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Event view GUI displays the event log of respective plant partition.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure Event View GUI:-

Circuit Title: - Choose the circuit title or plant partition from the list and
associate it with its view id. All the inputs belong to this partition would be
displayed in this view.
Rows per page: Number of Rows that are to be displayed in the event view.
The user can set maximum of 500 rows per page.

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HISTORY VIEW GUI:

History view GUI displays the history log of respective plant partition.

Rows per page: Number of Rows that are to be displayed in the history view
dialog. The user can set maximum of 500 rows per page.

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DEVICE STATUS VIEW GUI:

Device status GUI graphically displays list of filtered inputs with their current
status with respect to plant partition. The dialog is providing with list of part
partition and for options to filter inputs accordingly.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure for Device status:-

Circuit title: Choose the circuit title from the list and associate it with its view
id.

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Object selection: Type of inputs that are to be occured in the device status
view.

DIGITAL TEXTS:

Digital text represents the current status of digital Input (Physical or Software)

Following attributes are to be provided to configure for digital text:

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Name: Enter the name for the digital type.
Default text: Text to be displayed for the user when the valid data is not
received.
Conditions: Select the condition of the flag and enter the value for condition
and calculated text.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

ANALOG TEXTS:

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Analog text represents the current status of Analog Input (Physical or Software).

Following attributes are to be provided to configure for analog text:

Name: Enter the name for the analog type.


Default text: Text to be displayed for the user when the valid data is not
received.
Conditions: Select the condition of the flag and enter the value for condition
and calculated text.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

ALARM STANDARDS:

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Conditions for the alarms are designed in this dialog box. As the value digital
type changes alarm condition is set here.

Following attributes are to be provided to configure for alarm standard:

Name: Enter the view name.


Conditions: Select the condition of the flag and enter the value for condition
and calculated text.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

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DIGITAL OUTPUT COMMAND STANDARD:

Name: Enter the name of digital type.


Conditions: In digital output command standard the condition value and
calculated value for the digital output is set i.e. for which sent value, what will
be output.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed

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DIGITAL OUTPUT REPLY STANDARD:

Name: Enter the name of digital type.


Conditions: In digital output reply standard the condition value and calculated
value for the digital output is set i.e. for which received value, what will be
output.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

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INTERLOCKING STANDARDS:

When the control of one object is dependant on the other interlocking conditions
are set.

Interlock Standard Name: Enter the view standard name.

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Interlock Condition:
Condition Type: Select the type of condition required by the user.
Calculated value: Enter the value.
Interlock Sum Operand: Click on the add option to sum the products
Operands.
Interlock Product Operand: Select the condition type and enter the no. of
product operands required.
Select the object type and the plant from the list.
Select the object corresponds to object type and plant.

PHYSICAL ANALOG INPUTS:

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Physical analog input comes from field to HMI.

Name: Enter the view object name for the physical input.
Max & Min value: Enter correspond minimum value and maximum value for
analog input.
Recordable: Values coming from the site are visible to user and stored in the
database if ‘Yes’ option is selected.
Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

PHYSICAL ANALOG OUTPUT:

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Physical analog output is sent from control room to field.

Name: Enter the view object name for the physical output.
Max & Min value: Enter correspond minimum value and maximum value for
analog output.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

PHYSICAL DIGITAL INPUT:

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Physical digital input is digital input that comes from field in the form of 0 and
1.

Name: Enter the view object name for the physical digital input.
Circuit Title List: Select the name of the plant from the list.
Digital text: Select the digital text from the list.
Alarm Standard: Select the alarm corresponds to digital text.
Digital type: Select the digital type from the list.

Click on the add button so that it can be listed.

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PHYSICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT:

Physical digital output is the output sent to field by the user through HMI.

Name: Enter the view object name for the physical digital output.
Interlock Standard: Select the corresponding interlock standard from the list.

Click on the add button to be listed.

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SOFTWARE ANALOG INPUT:

Software analog input is manipulated input by software at the HMI side.

Name: Enter the view object name for the software analog input.
Recordable: Values coming from the site are visible to user and stored in the
database if ‘Yes’ option is selected.
Max & Min value: Enter correspond minimum value and maximum value for
software analog input.
Action: Select the option to set value or the flag.

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Click on the add button to be listed.

SOFTWARE DIGITAL INPUT:

Software digital input is manipulated input by software at the HMI side.

Name: Enter the view object name for the software analog input.
Partition Plant: Select the plant from the list.
Action: Select the option to set value or the flag.
Alarm Standard: Select the corresponding alarm standard.

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Digital Text: Select the corresponding digital text from the list.

FUNCTION MANAGEMENT: It is used to convert the actual value to


calculated value for the GUI purposes. Here various conditions are described to
convert the field value by the software in the displayable form

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Name: Enter view function name.
No. of parameters:

SOFTWARE OBJECT LISTS:

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After creating the software objects we have to link the proper specified object to
function list and the input parameters within the specified circuit title.

Parameters List: Select the name of the parameter from the list as made in
function list.
Object Type: Select the object type from the list.
Circuit Title List: Select the plant from the list.
Object List: Select with object correspond to object type and the plant.

Click on the update button and than on the Select/update function linking.

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ANALOG OUTPUT LINKING:

After creating the software objects we have to link the proper specified object to
function list and the input parameters within the specified circuit title.

Circuit Title: Select the plant from the list.


Enter the values for response time, execute response time and input response
time.
Object Type: Select the object type.
Circuit Title: Select the plant from the list.
Analog Input: Select the analog input from the list which corresponds to plant
partition.
Click on the update button.

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DIGITAL OUTPUT LINKING:

It is used to link the digital output object to digital output standard for the
purpose of acknowledgement of the digital output.

Circuit Title: Select the plant from the list.


Enter the values for response time, execute response time and input response
time.
Object Type: Select the object type.
Digital output standard: Is used to send the DO command

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Digital output (reply) command: Is used to acknowledge the command.

Click on the update button.

SYSTEM OVERVIEW: This gives the overview of the whole system.

System Components can be divided into following attributes:-


a) Server
Name: Enter the name of the server.
Server Software DI Object: Server name is mapped with software DI
object.
Redundancy option is used if two severs are connected.

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Shift Over Time: Time taken by the server to switch over the next server
if pervious stops working.
b) HMI Names
HMI Names List: Enter the name for the HMI view and give password.
Mapping of HMI name is done with DI object.
Click on the add button to be added on the list.
c) Device Names
Name: Enter the name of the device connected with server and HMI too.
Mapping of device name is done with DI object.
Click on the add button to be listed.

USER MANAGEMENT: In this dialog rights are to the user for accessing the
HMI view.

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A) USER CONFIGURATION:
In this dialog name of the user and password is mentioned.
Access over the HMI view can be controlled by guest or group by listing
them.

B) USER RIGHTS:

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In this dialog rights are given to user over which part of the plant to be accessed.

PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION:

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PROTOCOL SELECTION:

In protocol selection communication protocol is selected whether it is modbus


protocol, 101 protocol etc.

PROTOCOL SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION: In protocol specific


configuration a specific protocol is configured. Here in the view inter message

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delay and wait time for the next message is set. Here IP address and port
number of the remote device is given for the communication with that remote
device.

a) SERIAL PORTS

Name: Enter the view name of the port.


COM Port: Select the COM port required.
Baud Rate: Select the Baud Rate.
Stop Bits: Select the 1 or 2 bit.
Parity: Select the even or odd option.
Inter Message Delay: Enter the value.

Click on the add button to be listed.

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b) REMOTE DEVICE CONFIGURATION

Serial port: Select the port from the list.


Redundant Serial Port: Select the port from the list.
Protocol Parameters: Enter the values for Data link address, Common ASDU
address and originator address.
Time Out: Enter the values for Response time and Inter Message Delay.
Link Layer:
Data Link Address: Select the option of one or two byte.
Acknowledge: Select the option of long or short.
No. of Retries: Enter the value as required by user.
Application Layer: Select the option for Common ASDU address size,
Information Object Size and Cause for TransmRsSion Size.

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c) DI ACQUISITION

Name: Enter the view Digital type name.


ASDU Address: Select the option of Single/Double point information.
Action: Select the option for setting flag or value.
Value: Set the value by clicking on the flag options.
Time: Enter the time in milliseconds.

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Click on the add button to be listed.

d) AI ACQUISITION

Name: Enter the view analog name.


ASDU Type: Select the option from the list.
Delta: Enter the value for delta.
Input range: Enter the maximum and minimum input range.
Output range: Enter the maximum and minimum input range.

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Action: Select the option for setting flag or value.
Value: Set the value by clicking on the flag options.
Time: Enter the time in milliseconds.

Click on the add button to be listed

f) DI CONFIGURATION:

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Remote Device: Select the device used.
IEC Address: Enter the IEC address.
Acquisition type: Select the DI/DI to AI acquisition.
Acquisition Standard: Select the Single/Double Standard.
Circuit Title List: Select the plant from the list.
Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to the plant.

Click on the add button to be listed.

g) AI CONFIGURATION:

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Remote Device: Select the device used.
IEC Address: Enter the IEC address.
Acquisition Standard: Select the standard from the list.
Circuit Title List: Select the plant from the list.
Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to the plant.

Click on the add button to be listed.

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h) DO COMMAND:

Name: Enter the view digital name.


ASDU Address: select the option.
Enter the values for ON and SEND.

Click on add button to be listed.

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i) AO COMMAND:

Name: Enter the view analog name.


ASDU Address: select the option.
Input range: Enter the maximum and minimum input range.
Output range: Enter the maximum and minimum input range.

Click on add button to be listed.

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j) DO CONFIGURATION:

IEC Address: Enter the IEC address.


Remote Device: Select the device used.
Command Standard: Select the Single/Double standard from the list.
Circuit Title List: Select the plant from the list.

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Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to the plant.

Click on the add button to be listed.

k) AO CONFIGURATION:

Remote Device: Select the device used.

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IEC Address: Enter the IEC address.
Command Standard: Select the Single/Double standard from the list.
Circuit Title List: Select the plant from the list.
Object List: Select the object from the list which corresponds to the plant.

Click on the add button to be listed.

SUPERVISORY SETTINGS:

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This option is kept for the maintenance purpose. For the authentication purpose
user name and password is provided here.

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