UNDERSTANDING CAP540 User Name Password

systemadministrator a10
ABB3 ABB3

Select the correct relay with correct

version. Here relay is REB551 ver 1.1 to
select REL561 ver 2.3 select REL561 V2.3

Slave number must match the slave

number set on the terminal via HMI
Configuration-Term Com-SPA-Front

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Use Terminal
Configuration option

Select Terminal Configuration

Select Terminal Configuration by

Right click on relay type

Password is NEW

First via HMI do Configuration-IO

Modules-Reconfigure. After this do
Upload options for fresh terminal Else
do Upload Configuration for a
configured terminal.

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Check the IO positioning via

HMI Service report-IO
Modules & set them over here.
After each selection click on
set. At the end, click on Save &
then exit by clicking on the ‘X’
button on top RHS corner.

Get the IO blocks by using this procedure.

Alternately, we can add then manually this way

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Insert Worksheets either by

pressing “ins” key on
keyboard or via the edit
option

In this manner insert all the work sheets or

make a single worksheet. It is advisable to
make separate work sheets as this help us during trouble shooting.

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After addition of work sheets the structure will look like this.

Double click on any work sheet where you want to insert the function blocks. Click
on the open WS
Click here or
press “F” key

Define the variables for different inputs (Left side) & various outputs (Right side). If
an input is not used then use a variable “FALSE”.

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If you wish to see the names of the

signals in the service report, then write
the names here, by selecting the I/P or
O/P signal & pressing the key “P”

In this way, insert all the I/Os as well as all the function blocks. Interconnect the
various functional blocks with the help of the Technical reference manual & the
Application manual. Use the standard connection diagrams to understand how the
various function blocks are interconnected.

Once this is complete, then we have to compile the program & do a version update.

Click here

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Error list will look like this. Double click on any error to find out what type of error is
present.

After this do update version, click yes to proceed.

After this download the configuration to the relay.

If the CAP 531 program is terminated abruptly, & if one tries to enter into terminal
configuration once again, the following message will be displayed.

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With Windows Explorer go to the mentioned directory & delete the mentioned *.pwt
file.

To add new users :

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Add new user along with the Authority

level, 10 means super user

Click here

Type new password

then click OK

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Click here

Parameter Settings

To view the characteristics of the relay based on the settings done

Click here

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Click here to
generate RIO file

Select the Zone impedances & click OK.

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Disturbance Report :

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To Compress a project :

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The project name will

appear as default

If there exists a compressed

project, this message will appear.
Click NO to STOP, & YES to
proceed.

This compressed project is available in the CAP 540/Project dir.

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To decompress a project :

Define any name

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Select the compressed file *.PRJ or

*.ZIP. *.ZIP is made in previous
versions of CAP 540. *.PRJ is made
with ver. 2.3 of CAP 540

This message will appear if a

project already exists. Click
NO to STOP & YES to
continue

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The new project is ready for use.

One can Compress a terminal also. This is done in the following way

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Note that the file extension now is *.tml & not *.prj

In a similar manner, one can decompress a Terminal.

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If the range of settings is less (i.e. suitable for rating of 5A, then do the following)

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Select 5 & then 1 again then click ok.

Now the range will be for 1A (i.e. the maximum range).

You can clear the led from HMI or you have option through CAP 540:
- Right click at relay type.
- Disturbance handling.
- Clear led.

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You can see the led indications through CAP 540:

- Right click at relay type.

- LED indication.
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- Press start.

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