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Ethernet Interface Module with IEC 61850 User Guide EXPERION PKS RELEASE 516 Ethernet Interface Module with IEC 61850 User Guide EPDOC-X462-en516A August 2020 Disclaimer This document contains Honeywell proprietary information. Information contained herein is to be used solely for the purpose submitted, and no part of this document or its contents shall be reproduced, published, or disclosed to a third party without the express permission of Honeywell International Sàrl. While this information is presented in good faith and believed to be accurate, Honeywell disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a purpose and makes no express warranties except as may be stated in its written agreement with and for its customer. In no event is Honeywell liable to anyone for any direct, special, or consequential damages. The information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2020 - Honeywell International Sàrl - 2 - Contents 3 Chapter 1 - About this document 6 1.1 Intended audience 6 1.2 Prerequisite skills 6 1.3 Related documents 6 Chapter 2 - Introduction 8 Chapter 3 - About IEC 61850 9 3.1 About IEC 61850 protocol 9 3.2 IEC 61850 features 9 Chapter 4 - EIM terms and definitions 10 Chapter 5 - IEC 61850 network device and IED support policy 13 Chapter 6 - IEC 61850 control integration topologies 16 6.1 Network recommendations for creating IEC 61850 control integration topologies 16 6.2 HSR topology model 16 6.3 PRP topology model 18 Chapter 7 - Dual home configurations for SCADA server 20 Chapter 8 - IEC 61850 SCADA server acting as alarm and events server 21 Chapter 9 - Series CEIM with IEC 61850 Configuration 22 9.1 EIM Configuration rules-with IEC61850 23 9.1.1 EIM with IEC61850 Capacity 23 9.2 Initial load order guidelines 24 9.3 Configuring and Loading IEC61850 PROTOCOL Block 24 9.3.1 Prerequisites 24 9.3.2 To configure PROTOCOL Block (“PB_61850”) values 25 9.3.3 Load IEC 61850 Protocol Block 27 9.3.4 Delete IEC 61850 Protocol Block 27 9.4 Creating templates for logical devices and logical nodes 27 9.4.1 Prerequisites 28 9.4.2 To create a template 29 9.4.3 To recreate a missing logical device template 33 9.5 Creating and configuring an IED 37 9.5.1 To create an IED instance 38 - 3 - 9.6 Editing IED block parameters 41 9.6.1 Prerequisites 41 9.6.2 To edit IED block parameters 42 9.7 Adding or associating MMS Report Control blocks to an IED 44 9.7.1 Prerequisites 44 9.7.2 Steps to create MMS Report instance 44 9.7.3 Assign MMS Report instance to IED 47 9.7.4 Report definition for an MMS Report instance 47 9.7.5 Load MMS Report Instance 49 9.7.6 Delete MMS Subscriber block from Monitor tree 50 9.8 Adding or associating logical devices to an IED 51 9.8.1 Prerequisites 51 9.8.2 To use drag and drop method to add/associate logical devices to an IED 51 9.8.3 To use the File menu method to add/associate logical devices to an IED 51 9.9 Assigning logical devices 53 9.9.1 Prerequisites 54 9.9.2 To assign logical devices to an IED instance 54 9.10 To instantiate logical nodes associated with a logical device 54 9.11 Checking IED configuration 55 9.11.1 Prerequisites 56 9.11.2 To check IED configuration 56 9.12 Reloading EIM instance 56 Chapter 10 - Configure control strategies 57 10.1 Prerequisites 57 10.2 To configure Control Strategy which reads parameters from IED using the parameter connector 58 10.3 Control writes 60 10.3.1 Prerequisites 61 10.3.2 To perform a control write 61 10.4 Configuring MMS Subscriber block reports with DSMAP Block 62 10.4.1 Prerequisites 62 10.4.2 To configure DSMAP values 63 Chapter 11 - Communication Failures and fixing common problems in EIM- 61850 65 11.1 EIM cannot communicate with a single IED 65 - 4 - 11.2 How to determine the number of IEDs loaded on the EIM 66 11.3 Read and write failures in EIM with IEC 61850 (EIM to IED) 66 11.4 Fixing other Common Problems 66 Chapter 12 - Viewing EIM with IEC 61850 operation status in Control Builder 67 12.1 Statistics tab –Protocol block 67 12.2 Memory tab –Protocol block 68 12.3 Statistics tab – IED block 70 Chapter 13 - EIM with IEC 61850 operation 72 Chapter 14 - Control Builder block icon descriptions for EIM with IEC 61850 73 Chapter 15 - Control Builder block icon descriptions for EIM with IEC 61850 PROTOCOL block 76 Chapter 16 - Control Builder block icon descriptions for EIM with IEC 61850 MMS Subscriber block 77 Chapter 17 - Control Builder block icon descriptions for EIM with IEC 61850 DSMAP block 79 - 5 - CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT Revision Date Description A August 2020 Initial release of the document. This document provides information about planning, installing, configuring and operating the hardware and software components associated with the EIM with IEC 61850 Interface Module. 1.1 Intendedaudience This guide is intended for engineers who configure the following: l Integration of EIM with IEC 61850 into the Experion system using the EIM Interface Module. l Intelligent Electronic Device(IED) communication with C300 Controller. 1.2 Prerequisite skills l Familiar with working in a Microsoft Windows operating environment. l Familiar with Experion system topology and using Experion applications. l Familiar with using Control Builder. l Familiar with basic principles of IEC 61850 technology and standards. 1.3 Related documents You may also refer to the following related Experion documents. - 6 - Chapter 1 - About this document Document Description Overview Provides a comprehensive overview of Experion, including basic concepts and terminology. Control Building Describes how to perform tasks within the Control User's Guide Builder application such as configuring hardware devices, continuous control strategies, and sequential control strategies. C300 Controller Provides information for planning, designing, User’s Guide installing, operating and troubleshooting C300 process controllers in an Experion system. Control Hardware Provides an overview of things you should consider Planning Guide when planning for the installation of your Series C cabinet. Ethernet Interface Provides information about the Series C EIM module Module Hardware and and its operation irrespective of a specific protocol. Common Platform User’s Guide - 7 - CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION This section provides information about IEC 61850 control integration you must know before introducing it in an Experion network. For more information about the Ethernet Interface Module and its general operations, irrespective of a specific protocol, please see the Ethernet Interface Module Hardware and Common Platform User’s Guide. - 8 - CHAPTER 3 ABOUT IEC 61850 This section gives an overview of the IEC 61850 protocol. It also lists the available IEC 61850 standards. 3.1 AboutIEC61850protocol IEC 61850 is a global standard for the design of electrical substation automation. IEC 61850 is a part of the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) technical committee reference architecture for electric power systems. It enables the integration of protection, metering, monitoring and control functions with one common protocol. It supports a comprehensive set of substation functions. This protocol runs over TCP/IP networks or substation LAN using high speed switched Ethernet to obtain the necessary response times for protective relaying. The IEC 61850 standards specification document is available in the IEC website (http://www.iec.ch). 3.2 IEC61850features Some of the features of IEC 61850 include: l Enables use of multi-vendor electrical devices on a common bus network facilitating integration, device engineering and fast response. l Ensures easy introduction of newer devices into the electrical network without the need for removing the older devices. l Supports large number of diagnostic parameters. l Reduces costs of installation, commissioning and maintenance. - 9 - CHAPTER 4 EIM TERMS AND DEFINITIONS This section provides information about the terms and definitions associated with EIM used in this document. Term Definition CDA Control Data Access The application layer protocol used for native communication within Experion. It supports both parameter access response messaging and notification messaging. CIP Common Industrial Protocol The Common Industrial Protocol is used for industrial automation applications. CIP provides a comprehensive suite of data communication services for manufacturing automation applications. Client That node or device in a communication relationship which initiates requests to another node or device, called the Server. Client – Server relationships exist in several contexts that apply to EIM operation. This is true of uplink communications as well as downlink communications. Dual home Dual-home/ dual homing is a network topology where a network device is built with more than one network interface. EIM Ethernet Interface Module EtherNet/IP™ Ethernet Industrial Protocol EtherNet/IP is an industrial network protocol that adapts the Common Industrial Protocol to standard Ethernet. It is widely used in a range of industries including factory, hybrid and process. The EtherNet/IP and CIP technologies are managed by ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Association). Firmware An HMI tool, newly introduced into Experion R501, which Manager supports the download of firmware images to the EIM as well Tool as the upload of diagnostic information from the EIM. The Firmware Manager Tools is compatible with the EIM’s communication technology whereas the Series C “CTools” tool is not. FTE Fault Tolerant Ethernet - 10 - Chapter 4 - EIM terms and definitions Term Definition FTE is the Ethernet-based, redundant control network of Experion. HSR High Availability Seamless Redundancy High Availability Seamless Redundancy protocol is a refinement of PRP standardized in IEC 62439-3 clause 5 which is specific to ring topologies and provides zero switch-over time.
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