IED Templates List
IED Templates shows the configured template IEDs on the system and allows them to be maintained and then enabled/disabled. Only IED templates in the enabled state can be used as a master to create other IEDs from.
The IED Templates list columns are as follows.
• IED ID: The unique ID of the IED (normally a hidden column).
• Control: Whether the template is active or not - disabled templates can not be used.
• Name: The unique name for the template IED.
• Protocol: The protocol used to communicate with the IED.
• Description: An optional description for the template.
• Device Class: The device class number this IED template was created for (normally a hidden column)
• Device Class Name: The name of the device class this IED template was created for
• Minimum Digital Input: The lowest protocol specific address of digital input in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Maximum Digital Input: The highest protocol specific address of digital input in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Minimum Analog Input: The lowest protocol specific address of analog input in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Maximum Analog Input: The highest protocol specific address of analog input in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Minimum Digital Output: The lowest protocol specific address of digital output in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Maximum Digital Output: The highest protocol specific address of digital output in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Minimum Analog Output: The lowest protocol specific address of analog output in the template (normally a hidden column).
• Maximum Analog Output: The highest protocol specific address of analog output in the template (normally a hidden column).
Select Template Dialog Box
The Select template dialog box allows the user to create an IED configuration as a copy of a previously prepared IED Template and optionally to automatically link the new IED to an NMS device.
The select template dialog can be displayed as part of several different workflows.
• From the SCADA Status display to simply create a new IED.
• From the SCADA status to extend an existing IED by adding more I/O points.
• From the Viewer or Control tool to create a new IED from the template and automatically link the IED I/O points to the selected device.
• From the Viewer or Control tool to select an existing IED and add extra I/O points to it and then automatically link the new IED I/O points to the selected device.
The dialog box consists of three sections:
• Template List
• IED and Device Selection
• Buttons
Template List
This section lists the available templates that can be selected. This list is automatically filtered depending on how the dialog is called. When creating a new IED from the SCADA status display then all enabled templates are listed. When creating a new IED and linking it to a specified device then only those templates which are defined for that device class will be listed (see the IED templates display to check which NMS device classes are supported by each template). When extending an IED only templates with the same protocol as the existing IED are displayed. When extending an existing IED and also linking it to a device then only templates with matching protocol and device class are displayed.
The template list columns are as follows
• Name: The unique name for the FEP.
• Protocol Name: The protocol that the IED is configured for.
• Description: The user entered description for the template.
IED and Device Selection
The IED name field allows the user to define the IED name when creating a new IED. This new name must be unique and will be checked when the OK button is selected and display an error if an existing IED has the same name. When extending an existing IED an IED selector window may be displayed first to allow selection of which IED to extend. The list of IEDs shown will be filtered to only those defined as being in the same substation or any IEDs that have no substation defined.
When automatically linking to a device the name of the selected device will be displayed here also.
Select Template Buttons
• OK: Selecting OK closes the dialog and creates the new IED. This is only enabled when a template has been selected.
• Cancel: Selecting cancel closes the dialog and cancels the operation.
• Help: Selecting help invokes the online help.
IED Inputs
IED Inputs shows a protocol specific list of the input points on the IED. Context sensitive menu options allow creation, deletion, and editing of input points. For analog values the scaling calculation can also be configured.
Menus and Toolbars
File Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
Toggle Dockable Window
Changes a standalone window to a pane that may be moved or docked in another window or frame. See Understanding Docked Panes and Standalone Window Tools on page 2-13 for more information on dockable and standalone windows.
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Exit
Closes the window.
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Tools Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
View...
Shows the associated device in the Viewer.
 
Show Device Links...
Displays the device links window for the IED allowing you to maintain the link between an IED input and a SCADA measurement.
 
 
Actions Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
Create Inputs
Invokes the Create Input dialog box allowing you to create new inputs.
 
Add to Point Monitor
Displays the selected points in the Point Monitor.
 
Update Analog Inputs
Invokes the Update Input dialog box to allow the selected analogs to be updated.
 
Update Digital Inputs
Invokes the Update Input dialog box to allow the selected digitals to be updated.
 
Delete Inputs
Deletes the selected inputs. A confirmation dialog box is invoked to confirm.
 
Enable Input
Enables the selected inputs. The enabled inputs values are now updated from the field device.
 
Disable Input
Disables the selected inputs. The disabled inputs values are no longer updated and the quality of any linked measurement in NMS is set to suspect.
 
Analog Scaling
Invokes the Analog Scaling dialog box for the selected analog points to allow the analog scaling parameters to be configured.
 
 
Sort Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
Sort Dialog...
Invokes the sort dialog window to allow custom sorts of the input list.
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Default
Sort the input list by the default sort. The default sort is based on the protocol of the IED.
• DNP3: Sort on the Information Object Address.
• IEC104: Sort on the address
• ICCP: Sort by Transfer Set
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Type
Sort by the type of the input (analog and digital).
 
RTI Alias
Sort by the RTI Alias of the linked NMS device.
 
 
Help Menu
Menu Option
Description
Toolbar Icon
IED Details Help
Launches online help for IED Inputs.
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The IED Input columns list includes the following items, some of which are only populated if the input is linked to a device measurement:-
• Input type: Analog or Digital.
• Control: Whether the input is enabled or disabled Protocol Specific Address fields.
• Point Name: Unique (on the IED) name for the point.
• RTI Alias: Unique measurement identifier (if linked).
• Attribute: What type of device measurement the input is for (if linked).
• Phase: Indicates if the input is for a specific phase, only valid for status inputs.
• Link State: Indicates whether the input is linked to a device measurement.
• Commissioned: The commission state of the input - only commissioned input points update values into the core NMS system.
• Raw Value: The current value received from external IED or SCADA system
• Value: Converted value to be passed to NMS system.
• Interpretation: Optional lookup table used to standardize raw digital input values to a common standard value before passing to NMS.
• Quality: Indicates the quality of the scan point - Disabled, Enabled, Failed or No Scan (no value received since enabled).
• Timestamp: The timestamp of the latest update received from the external SCADA source.
• Jitter State: An indication whether the input is malfunctioning; see Understanding Jitter State.
• Absolute Change: Default required absolute difference before being reporting.
• Percent Change: Default required percentage difference before being reporting.
• Offset Before Multiply: Default add value before multiply operation - use negative value for subtraction.
• Offset After Multiply: Default add value after multiply operation - use negative value for subtraction.
• Scale Multiplier: Default multiplier for analog values.