STCE/RTU

Architecture and Field Interfaces

 INTRODUCTION:
STCE – Applications

„ Mostly used by Power Utilities for supervisory and

control of:
„ Electric substations
„ Power plants
„ Power or Distribution network
„ And moreover:
„ Oil and gas pipelines
„ Water distribution
„ Waste water treatment
„ …

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 System (1)
Remote Remote
Centre Centre

IEC 104 IEC 101

WAN PSTN

IEC 104
LAN IEC 104 IEC 101

IEC 104 IEC 104

STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
Direct Serial
I/O I/O
Direct Serial Direct
I/O I/O Serial I/O
I/O
Protections
PLC
Metering Plant
Plant Plant

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 System (2) Remote
Centre

IEC 104
WAN

IEC 104

Gateway /
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU Proxy

Serial I/O
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
IEC 101
IEC 101
IEC 101

STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU Direct
I/O
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
Direct Serial
I/O I/O

Serial
I/O
PLC Direct Plant
I/O

Plant Metering Plant

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 System (3)
Centre B
Centre A
Centre C

IEC 104
IEC 104
IEC 104

WAN

IEC 104
IEC 104 IEC 104

STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU STCE/RTU
STCE/RTU
I/O I/O I/O

Plant Plant Plant

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 STCE – Basic Features

„ Parallel interface to I/O field and digital

command
„ Serial interface to external IED device
(protections devices, network analyzer, etc.)
„ Information transfer to management center
„ Automation and local control
„ File transfer function
„ User-friendly maintenance and configuration
tools

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 STCE – Basic Characteristics

„ Power supply 24-48 Vdc or 110 Vdc or 220 Vdc/230

Vac
„ Redundancy of basic parts
„ Hot back-up of main processor unit CPU2000
„ Redundancy of power supply unit
„ High scalability
„ Up to 4 subracks
„ Up to 49 I/O units

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 STCE – Basic Characteristics

„ High density for every type of I/O unit

„ Two levels of CPU based processing
„ Main processor (CPU2000)
„ Peripheral units (I/O units)
„ Serial communication unit (4SC and 2SC+ETH)
„ Communication towards Master Stations by means of:
„ Two RS232 standard serial channels using IEC870-5-101 protocol
„ One 10 BaseT Ethernet interface (standard IEEE 802.3) using
IEC870-5-104 standard protocol
„ Dedicated RS232 interface for a local printer

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 STCE – Basic Characteristics

TWO LEVELS OF CPU BASED PROCESSING

CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTED

CENTRAL UNIT (UC/CPU2000) DIRECT I/O (I/O P)

SERVICE UNIT (US/SU PLUS) SERIAL I/O (I/O S)

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 STCE – Architecture

Base Part

SERIAL
CPU CHANNEL
PS PS CPU SU (SC or SC+ETH)

BUS CAN

ANALOG COMMAND DIGITAL ANALOG DIGITAL

OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT INPUT
(OAO) (DCO or DCC) (ODO) (OAI) (ODI)

Direct (Parallel) and Serial I/O units

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 STCE – Basic Characteristics

„ Synchronization by means of:

„ GPS signal provided by an external GPS receiver
(Service Unit SU2000 is to be used for the connection
to the receiver)
„ GPS signal in IRIG-B Unmodulated format (Service
Unit SUPlus on fiber optic ports)
„ Server SNTP connected to the Ethernet network used
by CPU2000
„ Synchronization provided by message from the Center
as provided by IEC line protocol
„ PLC programming functionalities (Automatic
sequences) may be provided using standard
interface IEC 1131-3

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 STCE – Basic Characteristics

„ Maintenance application software tools

„ Configuration program
„ Equipment monitoring program
„ Integrated Web Server
„ Automatic sequence programming software tool according
with IEC 1131-3 interface

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 STCE
Mechanical Characteristics
TWO MECHANICAL SOLUTION

Extended STCE/RTU Small STCE/RTU-S

„ Subracks dimensions „ Subracks dimensions (hxwxd):
(hxwxd): „ 300x277x206 mm
„ Standard 19“ „ Subracks type & :
400x483x280 mm „ Only one: base part + 3 slot for I/O
„ Standard ETSI: units
400x533x280 mm
„ Capacity :
„ Subracks type: „ maximum 3 slots for I/O units
„ Base: base part + 7
slot for I/O units STCE/RTU-S
„ Extension: 14 slot mechanical version
for I/O units doesn’t provide
REDUNDANCY
„ Capacity: for Power Supply
„ 1 base + 3 Extention unit and for
Æ maximum 49 CPU2000 unit
slots for I/O units

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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics

„ The equipment STCE/RTU is „ The equipment STCE/RTU-S is

usually housed in the following usually housed in the
cabinet: following cabinet:
„ Dimensions: „ Dimensions:
600(w)x800(d)x2200(h) mm 600(w)x350(d)x760(h) mm
„ Plant cables from the top or from „ Plant cables from the bottom
the bottom „ Front door with double key
„ Front and rear doors „ DIN standard rail for
„ Vertical bars for mounting of 19” mounting of terminal blocks
standard subracks „ Plant cables are connected to
„ Plant cables are connected to the the front of I/O units by
front of I/O units by means of means of V.35 standard
V.35 standard connectors connectors
„ Subracks are arranged in such a „ Ground bolt
way that a space of 150 mm is „ DIN standard rail for
available for plant cables coming mounting of MCBs for power
out from the I/O units. supply, wetting voltage, EMI
„ Bars for cable fixing filter and so on.
„ Ground bar
„ DIN standard rail for mounting of
MCBs for power supply, wetting
voltage, EMI filter and so on.

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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics
STCE/RTU
533 mm (ETSI")

483 mm (19 ")

RS232

RS232
A A ALARMS

RS232

RS232
B B GPS

RS232

RS232
C
P P
300 mm

MOD.

MATR.

ETH ETH DATE

TIME

PC PC

IND IND
RUN RUN VOUT VOUT
WD WD VIN VIN

UNITA' I/O PARALLELE O SERIALI PARTE BASE

I/O PARALLEL/SERIAL UNITS BASE PART

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

STCE/RTU Basic subrack – Front

view
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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics
STCE/RTU
Base subrack – Rear view

24 Vdc
Subrack
insulated
address
VB – volatge
configurati
VA – VB + on
VA +
V1, V2, V3, PPS and
PGND
V4 CAN bus
termination
s

Power supply extention

Bus CAN extention to the
to the other subracks
other subracks

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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics
STCE/RTU
533 mm (ETSI")

483 mm (19 ")

300 mm

MOD.

MATR.

Connector

UNITA' I/O PARALLELE O SERIALI

I/O PARALLEL/SERIAL UNITS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

STCE/RTU Extention subrack – Front view

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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics
STCE/RTU
Extention subrack – Rear
view

Subrack
PGND V1,V2,V3,V address
4 configuration

CAN1,CAN2,PPS
termination

Power supply
extention BUS CAN
extention

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STCE – Hardware Interfaces STCE/RTU
Connections among Subracks

Basic subrack Extention subrack Extention subrack

Subrack CAN address: 0 Subrack CAN address: 1 Subrack CAN address: 2

CAN BUS

VA
VB

Power supply connections

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 STCE – Mechanical Characteristics
STCE/RTU-S

A
Made in Italy

STCE-SN

C
A A A

Bus CAN
Extension
(not used)

B B B

ATTENZIONE
POSSIBILI TENSIONI PERICOLOSE PRESENTI SUI CONNETTOR I DI C AMPO

Primary
E DI ALIM ENTAZIONE - CONSULTARE IL MANUALE DI INSTALLAZIONE
PRIMA DI OPERARE SULL'APPARECCHIATURA

W ARNING
POSSIBLE DANGERO US VOLTAGE PRESENT ON PO WER

Power Supply
AN D FIELD CONNECTORS - READ THE INSTALLATION MANUAL
BEFORE USING THE EQUIPMENT

VA+ VA-

STCE/RTU-S subrack – Front STCE/RTU-S subrack – Lateral

view view

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 STCE – Redundancy

„ Only for STCE/RTU mechanical version

„ Redundancy may be provided for all parts whose failure

compromises the right operation of the equipment:
• Main processor CPU 2000
• Power supply unit
„ In order to get redundancy, software configuration and fitting of
redundant units in the proper positions are requested
„ Redundancy of equipment bus CAN is provided in any case
„ Redundancy of I/O units is provided only for serial units

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 STCE – Power Supply Section
„ 6 power supply units are available:
„ 24-48 Vdc ± 20% 170 W
„ 24-48 Vdc ± 20% 40 W
„ 110 Vdc -10% +15% 170 W
„ 110 Vdc -10% +15% 40 W
„ 200 Vdc -10% +15% 100 W
„ 230 Vac -10% +15% 100 W
„ Various operating modes are available:
positive to ground, negative to ground,
floating input
„ One additional 24 Vdc floating voltage
is available for the supply of the field
contacts and command relays
„ Diagnostic information are available
either locally or remotely

POWER SUPPLY REDUNDANCY PROVIDES HIGH RELIABILITY

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 STCE – Central Unit CPU2000

„ Gathering of plant information:

„ by spontaneous messages sent by I/O units
„ by low priority polling
„ Standardization of information acquired from all I/O
units
„ Control of BUS CAN (communication among all I/O
units)
„ Data transfer to Centre
„ SNTP synchronization management (optional)
„ Automation logics (optional)
„ COMTRADE file management (formatting and
transfer)
„ Local print managment
„ Craft terminal management

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 STCE – CPU2000 Central Unit
Ethernet Interface

A and B (RS232) communication ports

toward Centers using 101 protocol

C (RS232) communication ports toward

printer

Ethernet communication port toward

Centers using 104 protocol
Memory Expansion

Remote maintenance port

Local maintenance port

Yellow led IND: out of synchronism (fixed light)

Green led RUN: regime master (fast blinking)

regime slave (slow blinking)
Red led WD: equipment generic alarm (blinking light)
CPU fault (fixed light)

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 STCE - CPU2000

„ Management of database:
„ dynamic (plant information)
„ diagnostic (I/O units, printer, communication channels, GPS ecc.)
„ semistatic (plant and diagnostic events log)
„ static (equipment configuration)

„ Management of communication channels

CPU2000 REDUNDANCY PROVIDES HIGH RELIABILITY

(HOT-BACKUP)

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STCE - CPU2000 communication channels

„ External connections:
„ up to 3 Centers
„ local printer
„ maintenance craft terminal
„ web browser
„ LAN/WAN

„ Internal connections:
„ dual CPU2000 (optional)
„ equipment Bus CAN
„ service unit (optional)

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STCE – Service Unit SU2000 and SUPlus
Alarms

„ Management of relays for local

signalling of diagnostic alarms GPS

„ Management of GPS connection

for equipment synchronization

„ Date and time display

Display

„ Modulation/demodulation of
IRIG-B
GPS signal in IRIG-B format on
fiber optic (only SUPlus)

SU20 SUPlu
00 s

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 STCE – Synchronization

„ 4 ways:
„ from GPS receiver connected to Service Unit;
„ from GPS signal in IRIG-B Unmodulated format (Service
Unit SUPlus on fiber optic ports)
„ Server SNTP connected to the Ethernet network used
by CPU2000
„ Synchronization provided by message from the Center
as provided by IEC line protocol (60870-5-101/104)

„ Time information is distributed from CPU to all I/O unit

each second. This allows to I/O units to sent information
with time tag. The synchronism distribution allows time
correlation of all information coming from I/O units.

EVENTS TIME TAG RESOLUTION IS 1 MILLISECOND

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 STCE – Inputs from plant

„ Optoinsulated Digital Input (ODI)

„ Status, Alarms (device status)
• Simple information: 1 bit (alarms)
• Double information: 2 bit (switches, bipolar devices)
• Devices: 3 ÷ 16 bit
„ Measurements, Tap Changer (digitally acquired)
• BCD, GRAY, BINARY: 4, 8, 16 bit
• Step Position: BCD, 1/N, BINARY
„ Energy counters (time integration)
• Impulses
„ Optoinsulated Analog Input (OAI)
„ Measurements, Tap Changer (analogically acquired)
• 4 ÷ 20 mA, 0 ÷ 20 mA and intermediate range
(Bipolar/Unipolar)
• 0 ÷ 10 Vcc and intermediate range (Bipolar/Unipolar)

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 STCE – Output to plant

„ Optoinsulated Analog Output (OAO)

„ 4 ÷ 20 mA, 0 ÷ 20 mA and intermediate range

„ 0 ÷ 10 Vcc and intermediate range

„ Optoinsulated Digital Output (ODO)

„ Status (without 1/N check)
„ Regulations (BCD, Binary)
„ Digital Command Output (DCO)
„ Impulses
„ 1/N check
„ Pasted contact check
„ Digital Continuous Command (DCC)
„ Impulses
„ Continuous (persistent output)
„ Contemporaries (without 1/N check)

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 STCE – Parallel I/O units

„ Parallel Input/Output available units:

„ 64 Optoinsulated Digital Input – 64ODI
„ 32 Optoinsulated Analog Input – 32OAI
„ 64 Optoinsulated Digital Output – 64ODO
„ 2x32 Digital Command Output – 2x32DCO
„ 2x16 Digital Continuous Command – 2x16DCC
„ 8 Optoinsulated Analog Output – 8OAO
„ 32 Optoinsulated Digital Input 4 Optoinsulated Analog Input 10
Digital Command Output - 32ODI/4OAI/10DCO

All I/O units are galvanically insulated from field

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs

„ Each input is optoinsulated

„ Status of inputs is acquired
every 1 ms
„ Bumpless sw filter
„ Oscillation suppression sw filter
„ Transition status sw filter
(double indications)
„ Moving device criterion
„ Alarm is set if the unit fails

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs:
digital input filters
„ Bumpless filter

Bounce Time

Timeout

Time tag assignement New status storage

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
digital input filters
„ Oscillation suppression filter needs the following
parameters:
„ Timeout: stable state duration
„ Maximum number of variations Reset Blocked Flag
Set Blocked Flag Max. Timer Duration

Set Timer
Set Timer
Set Timer

DI

Events
transmitted
t
In this example the Maximum number of variations n = 5

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 STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
double digital inputs

„ 2 digital inputs
„ Transition state suppression filter
„ Contacts diagnostic:
„ 00 indeterminate or intermediate (transient) state
„ 01 valid state
„ 10 valid state
„ 11 indeterminate state Æ contact anomaly

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
double digital inputs
„ Transition state suppression filter: correct transition
Spontaneous
transmission
Max. Timer duration

Set Timer

1
DI 1 0

DI 2 1
0

10 state

01 state Temporary
indeterminate state

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
double digital inputs
„ Transition state suppression filter: incorrect transition (alarm)
Timer duration

Spontaneous
Set Timer
transmission

1
DI 1 0

DI 2 1
0

Stable
01 state indeterminate
Temporary state
indeterminate
state

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 STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
multiple digital inputs

„ 8, 16, 24, 32 digital inputs

„ Moving device criterion:
„ Status
„ Impulsive
„ Timer

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
multiple digital inputs

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs :
digital measurements
„ Digital Telemeasurement
Input coding:
„ BCD from 1 to 4 digits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion”
„ Binary from 8 to 16 bits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion”
„ Gray from 7 to 14 bits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion”

„ Digital Step Position Information

Input coding:
„ BCD from 1 to 2 digits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion” or
“error criterion”
„ 1 / N from 6 to 30 bits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion” or
“error criterion”
„ Binary from 8 to 16 bits + 1 bit for “moving device criterion”
or “error criterion”

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Inputs –
Counters (energy measurements)

„ Up to 8 countings
for each 64 ODI unit
„ Freezing of the
counter (with or
without erazing of
counter) via:
„ External command
„ Automatically on
cyclic basis
„ Freezing generates
an event (time tag
can be also
assigned)
„ Counter is coded
using 31 bit
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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs

Current analog inputs Voltage analog inputs

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 STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs

„ Inputs are optoinsulated

„ Analog/digital conversion 16 bit plus sign
„ Full range setting via configuration Sw (up to 20 mA or 10 Vdc)
„ Measurement can be transmitted:
„ Due to threshold exceeding
„ Due to “delta” value (percentage of the full range) exceeding
„ Cyclic transmission
„ ADC converter is checked by RTU diagnistic tasks
„ Alarms are set if the unit fails

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements
„ Analog Telemeasurement
„ Bipolar/Unipolar
„ Normalized/Scaled
„ Events transmission, with or without time tag, caused by:
• defined thresholds exceeding(LL, L, H, HH)
• back to normal status from an alarm state caused by threshold exceeding
(alarm canceling)
• maximum variation (delta) exceeding (insensitive range)
„ Cyclic transmission configurable for each input
„ Zero forcing
V

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements
V

Event of alarm canceling (back to

normal) from HH threshold
Event of alarm issuing for
HH threshold overpassing
Hysteresis

HH

Event of alarm canceling (back

to normal) from H threshold
H

Event of alarm issuing for Event of alarm issuing for

H threshold overpassing L threshold overpassing

LL
Event of alarm canceling
(back to normal) from L
threshold
t

Event of alarm canceling (back Event of alarm issuing

to normal) from LL threshold for LL threshold
overpassing

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements

Normalized Bipolar/Unipolar Measurements (symmetric range)

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements
Normalized
value

Normalized Bipolar/Unipolar Measurements (4÷20 mA)

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements

Scaled Bipolar/Unipolar Measurements (symmetric range)

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
telemeasurements

Normalized Bipolar/Unipolar Measurements (4÷20 mA)

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STCE – 32 Optoinsulated Analog Inputs:
analog step position
„ Analog Step Position Information
„ current or voltage electrical inputs Zero Suppression

„ configurable range
„ zero suppression
Step 0

Step - 3 Step 3

Dead Band

Step - 2 Step 4
Step Band

Step - 5 Step 5
- 5 mA 5 mA

Invalid & Overflow

Example – Configuration Parameters: Current Range = +/- 5 mA Max Count Range

Dead Band = 10 % of (Range/ 2 Max Count Range) = 0,05 mA
Step Band = 40 % of (Range/ 2 Max Count Range) = 0,2 mA

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STCE – 64 Optoinsulated Digital Outputs

„ Each input is
optoinsulated
„ Driving of output circuit
as requested by central
unit (values received
from the Center)
„ Multiple, double and
single output
„ Enable/disable use of
“Valid data criterion”:
„ Status
„ Impulsive
„ Alarms are set if the unit
fails

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

Only one relay

Only one contact for each device

„ Command execution
„ Direct procedure
„ Select Before Execute
procedure
„ Command can be:
„ Impulsive Single Command
„ Impulsive Double Command
External
supply „ Wiring can be
„ 1 pole (contact)
„ 1,5 poles (contacts)
„ 2 poles (contacts)
„ External or internal supply
for field load

Single commands (max 64) – 1 pole with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

Two relays for

„ Single / Double command: it each device
Only one contact
indicates the number of loads
(relays) involved in the controlled
device
„ 1 / 1,5 / 2 poles (contacts): it
indicates the number of contacts
used by the unit to drive the
single each load (relay) of the
controlled device
External
„ For 1 pole or 1,5 poles double supply
command the correspondence is
as following:
„ TCn a Æ ON
„ TCn b Æ OFF
„ For 2 poles double command the
correspondence is as following :
„ TCn a / TCn b Æ ON
„ TCn+1 a / TCn+1 b Æ OFF Double commands (max 32) – 1 pole with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs
Only one relay Only one relay
for each device for each device

One contact …and “half” One contact …and “half”

External
supply

Internal
supply

Single commands (max 64) – 1,5 poles with internal supply Single commands (max 64) – 1,5 poles with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

Two relays for

Two relays for each device
each device

One contact …and “half”

One contact …and “half”

External
supply

Internal
supply

Double commands (max 32) – 1,5 poles with internal supply Double commands (max 32) – 1,5 poles with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

Only one relay

Only one relay
for each device
for each device

Two contacts
Two contacts

External
supply

Internal
supply

Single commands (max 32) – 2 poles with internal supplySingle commands (max 32) – 2 poles with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs
Two relays for
Two relays for
each device
each device

Two contacts Two contacts

External
supply
Internal
supply

Double commands (max 16) – 2 poles with internal supplyDouble commands (max 16) – 2 poles with external supply

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 STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs
„ “Pasted contact” check with alarm signaling
„ External short-circuit detection by mean of measurements of
driven device impedance
„ 1/N check (only one command at a time) both in selection and
execution phase; alarm signaling if check fails
„ Execution of double security hw checks (only one fault does not
cause an untimely execution of the command)
„ If checks fail, the unit is declared out of order
„ Command execution: impulsive closure of output contacts; two
execution timers are configurable for each output: Short Pulse,
Long Pulse
„ Termination of command execution according to acquired inputs
status (Ending command)
„ Commands with time tag (configurable “lifetime”)

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STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

„ Direct procedure: correct execution

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STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

„ Direct procedure: error detection

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STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs

„ Select Before Execute procedure: correct execution

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STCE – 2x32 Digital Command Outputs
„ Select Before Execute procedure: error detection

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 STCE – 2x16DCC Digital Continuous
Command
Only one relay
for each device
Only one contact
„ Command execution
„ Direct procedure
„ Select Before Execute
procedure
„ Command can be:
„ Impulsive Single Command
„ Impulsive Double Command
„ Continuous Single Command
(persistent output)
„ Up/Down Set-point
„ Wiring can be only
„ 1 pole (contact)
„ Only external supply for field
load
Single commands (max 24) – 1 pole with external supply

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 STCE – 2x16DCC Digital Continuous
Command
Two relays for
Only one contact each device

Only one contact

Double commands (max 16) – 1 pole with external supply Up/Down Set-point (max 16) – 1 pole with external supply

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 STCE – 2x16DCC Digital Continuous
Command

„ Allowing of contemporary commands;

„ Command check by mean of sw reading of output; if checks fail,
the command is not executed and the unit is declared out of
order;
„ Execution of double security sw checks (only one fault does not
cause an untimely execution of the command)
„ Management of digital signals (with or without time tag)
towards the Center, regarding to:
„ persistent output status
„ set point in execution
„ set-point error

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 STCE – 2x16DCC Digital Continuous
Command

„ Commands execution:
„ Impulsive closure of output contacts; two execution timers are
configurable for each output: Short Pulse, Long Pulse
„ Continuous: contact closure and opening depends on value of
command message (on Æ closure; off Æ opening);
„ Up/Down Set-point : execution timer depends on value of set-point
message as percentage of configured range.
The command coding is as following:
• 00 Æ rest state
• 01 Æ down
• 10 Æ up
• 11 Æ not executed

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STCE – 8 Optoinsulated Analog Outputs
„ Output circuits protection
against high disturbance that
can arrive from field circuits
„ Analog output in voltage and
current (hardware settings)
„ Congruence check between
requested value and output
value by mean of output
recoding
„ Management of 8
optoinsulated digital output
used as local alarm or
“moving device criterion”
„ Alarms are set if the unit
fails

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 STCE – Serial I/O units

„ The serial units available are:

„ 4 Serial Channels (4SC) on which can be configured one of following
communication protocols:
• IEC 60870-5-101 Master
• IEC 60870-5-103 Master
• MODBUS STD Master
• IEC 61107 Master
following electrical interfaces is available:
• EIA RS232 optoinsulated
• EIA RS422/RS485 optoinsulated
„ 2 Serial Channels + 1 Ethernet interface (2SC+ETH) on which are
configured both following communication protocols:
• IEC 60870-5-101 Master
• IEC 60870-5-104 Master
following electrical interfaces is available:
• EIA RS232 optoinsulated
• EIA RS422/RS485 optoinsulated
• Ethernet (integrated)

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 STCE – Serial I/O units

Electrical interfaces
(RS232 o RS422/RS485)

COM1 and COM2 Ports (RS232)

protocol 101 Master

COM1/2/3/4 Ports
(RS232)
protocols: Ethernet port
• 101 Master protocol 104 Master
or

Green led TX/RX: COM port is active in

• 103 Master
transmission/reception
or
(blinking)
• 107 Master
or Green led LINK: link active (blinking)
• Modbus Master
Green led ACTIVE: port active (blinking)

Yellow led INC: mismatch (blinking)

ex. different protocol in FW and configuration

Red led WD: fault alarm (fixed light)

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 STCE – Serial I/O units

„ Managed point type:

„ Input
• Single point „ Output
• Double point • Single Command
• Measurements • Double Command
• Step position • Step position
• Bitstring • Set point
• Counters • Bitstring

„ Maximum capacity:
„ STCE/RTU can equip up to 4 serial units, 4SC or 2SC+ETH,
(point-to-point and/or point-multipoint connections); it
means a global maximum of 8000 serial points.

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STCE – System architecture: example
Center B

Center A

Direct WAN
I/O units
Unit 4SC Center C
Unit
ETHERNET
2SC+ETH
10 BASET

}
Direct I/O

STCE/RTU

IEC 104 IEC 104

PLC Master LAN
Counters IEC 104 IEC 104 IEC 104

Protection

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STCE – System architecture: example
SubRTU 101/104
Centro A Centro B Centro C
(opt) (opt)

IEC 104 IEC 104

IEC 104 IEC 104

WAN
CPU2000
2SC+ETH Porta ETH
IEC 104 COM Port

2SC+ETH
ETH Port

STCE/RTU

STCE/RTU IEC 101

IEC 104

I/O Station LAN

IEC 101
IEC 104 IEC 104

Impianto

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STCE – System architecture: example
SubRTU Modbus (point-multipoint connection)
Centre B Centre C
(opt) (opt)
Centre A

IEC 104
IEC 104 IEC 104

WAN
A+ A+
IED1
A- A- CPU2000
Modbus Dir + Dir + ETH Port
Slave Dir - Dir -
4SC
COM Port
IED2 A+
A-
Modbus
Dir +
Slave
Dir -
STCE/RTU

. Modbus
Master
.
.

A+
IEDn A-
Modbus Dir +
Slave Dir -

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STCE – System architecture: example
SubRTU Modbus (ring connection)
Centre B Centre C
(opt) (opt)
Centre A

IEC 104
IEC 104 IEC 104

WAN
Modbus
IED1 A+ Master A+ CPU2000
Modbus A - A- ETH Port
Slave
4SC
A+ COM Port
IED2 A-
A+
Modbus A - Modbus
Slave Master STCE/RTU

.
.
.

IEDn A+
A-
Modbus
Slave

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STCE – System architecture: example
SubRTU Modbus (ring fault detection)
Modbus
IED1 A+ Master A+
Modbus A- A-
Slave
4SC
A+ COM Port
IED2 A-
A+
Modbus A- Modbus
Slave Master STCE/RTU
Broken Ring
(single fault)
IED2 IED5
A+ A+
Modbus A- A- Modbus
Slave Slave all nodes are
reachable!!
reachable!!

IED4 A+
Modbus A-
Slave

Modbus
IED1 A+ Master A+
Modbus A- A-
Slave
4SC
A+ COM Port
IED2 A-
A+
Modbus A- Modbus
Slave Master STCE/RTU Corrupted Ring
(double fault)
IED2
A+ A+
IED5 at least 1 node is
Modbus A- Modbus
Slave
A-
Slave not reachable

IED32 A+
A-
Modbus
Slave

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