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REVISION HISTORY
ISSUE 13
Section 7.1
Measurands with relative time added to Argus section. Numbers all are Function Type (FUN) 164, Information
(INF) numbers 240-248.
New General commands added to Argus section, FUN = 164 and INF = 129, 130.
New event 'CT Failure' added to Argus section. FUN = 164, INF = 97.
Updated Argus measurand numbers FUN=160, INF = 144, 148.
Updated Argus event 'CB on by auto-reclose' to make it double point.
Updated Argus table of Actual Channel (ACC) numbers for the disturbance recorder.
Section 7.5
The tables for Duobias-M containing event and command numbers have been updated. A table of Actual Channel
numbers has been added.
ISSUE 14
Section 7.9
Events numbers 128, 73 and 130, 73-74 used by Ohmega corrected the type to 4.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................8

2 CONNECTION SPECIFICATION AND RELAY SETTINGS...................................................................................9

2.1 ARGUS TYPE RELAYS ...............................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Recommended fibre optic cable ........................................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Communication Settings...................................................................................................................................9
2.2 MODULAR II TYPE RELAYS ......................................................................................................................................9
2.2.1 Recommended fibre optic cable ........................................................................................................................9
2.2.2 Communication Settings...................................................................................................................................9
2.3 MODEMS................................................................................................................................................................10
3 LINK LAYER .............................................................................................................................................................11
3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................11
3.2 FIXED LENGTH MESSAGE FRAME ............................................................................................................................11
3.3 VARIABLE LENGTH MESSAGE FRAME .....................................................................................................................11
3.4 CONTROL OCTET ....................................................................................................................................................11
3.4.1 Control Codes................................................................................................................................................12
3.4.2 Function Codes..............................................................................................................................................12
3.5 ADDRESS OCTET ....................................................................................................................................................13
3.6 FRAMES IN THE CONTROL DIRECTION ( CONTROL SYSTEM TO RELAY ) ....................................................................13
3.6.1 Request for Communication Unit Reset...........................................................................................................13
3.6.2 Request for Frame Count Bit Reset.................................................................................................................13
3.6.3 Request for Link Status...................................................................................................................................13
3.6.4 Request for Data Class 1................................................................................................................................13
3.6.5 Request for Data Class 2................................................................................................................................13
3.6.6 Time Synchronisation - ASDU Type 6.............................................................................................................14
3.6.7 General Interrogation Initialisation - ASDU Type 7........................................................................................15
3.6.8 General Command - ASDU Type 20 ...............................................................................................................16
3.6.9 Order for disturbance data transmission - Frame Type 24 ..............................................................................17
3.6.10 Acknowledgement for disturbance data transmission - Frame Type 25............................................................18
3.6.11 Send Private Data to Relay Frame Types 254 and 255....................................................................................19
3.7 FRAMES IN THE MONITORING DIRECTION (RELAY TO CONTROL SYSTEM) ................................................................19
3.7.1 Positive acknowledgement (confirm) of data received by relay........................................................................19
3.7.2 Negative acknowledgement (confirm) of data received by relay.......................................................................20
3.7.3 Positive acknowledgement (confirm) of request received by relay, requested data available ............................20
3.7.4 Negative acknowledgement (confirm) of request received by relay, requested data not available .....................20
3.7.5 Link Status Acknowledge................................................................................................................................20
3.7.6 Response for unknown function code ..............................................................................................................20
3.7.7 Time Tagged Message, Frame Type 1.............................................................................................................21
3.7.8 Time Tagged Message with Relative Time, Frame Type 2 ...............................................................................22
3.7.9 Measurands 1- Frame Type 3.........................................................................................................................23
3.7.10 Time-tagged measurands with relative time - Frame Type 4............................................................................25
3.7.11 Identification Message - Frame Type 5...........................................................................................................26
3.7.12 Time Synchronise Confirmation - Frame Type 6 .............................................................................................27
3.7.13 General Interrogation Termination - Frame Type 8 ........................................................................................27
3.7.14 Measurands 2- Frame Type 9.........................................................................................................................28
3.7.15 List of Recorded Disturbances - Frame Type 23..............................................................................................29
3.7.16 Ready For Transmission of Disturbance Data - Frame Type 26 ......................................................................30
3.7.17 Ready for Transmission of a Channel - Frame Type 27...................................................................................31
3.7.18 Ready For Transmission of Tags - Frame Type 28..........................................................................................32
3.7.19 Transmission of Tags - Frame Type 29 ...........................................................................................................33
3.7.20 Transmission of Disturbance Values - Frame Type 30 ....................................................................................34
3.7.21 End of Transmission - Frame Type 31 ............................................................................................................35
3.7.22 Response With Private Data From Relay Frame Types 254 and 255 ...............................................................35
3.7.23 Termination of Private Data Response Frame Type 253..................................................................................36
3.8 PRIORITIES .............................................................................................................................................................36
3.9 PHILOSOPHY ..........................................................................................................................................................36
4 PRIVATE COMMAND DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................38
4.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................38

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4.2 INFORMATION COMMANDS .....................................................................................................................................38

4.2.1 Help Command ..............................................................................................................................................38
4.2.2 System Information Command........................................................................................................................38
4.3 SECURITY COMMANDS ...........................................................................................................................................38
4.3.1 Password (Login) Command ..........................................................................................................................38
4.3.2 Logout Command...........................................................................................................................................39
4.4 SETTINGS COMMANDS ............................................................................................................................................39
4.4.1 Information About Settings Command ............................................................................................................39
4.4.2 Send Settings Command .................................................................................................................................39
4.4.3 Upload Settings Command .............................................................................................................................39
4.4.4 Print Settings Group Command......................................................................................................................40
4.4.5 Send Active Setting Group Command .............................................................................................................40
4.4.6 Change Active Setting Group Command.........................................................................................................40
4.5 EVENT COMMANDS ................................................................................................................................................40
4.5.1 Information about Events Command...............................................................................................................40
4.5.2 Send Events Command ...................................................................................................................................41
4.5.3 Reset Event Store Command...........................................................................................................................41
4.5.4 Extended Information about Events Command................................................................................................41
4.5.5 Extended Send Events Command....................................................................................................................42
4.6 DATA STORAGE COMMANDS ..................................................................................................................................43
4.6.1 Trigger Storage Command .............................................................................................................................43
4.6.2 Reset Storage Command.................................................................................................................................43
4.6.3 Data Directory Command ..............................................................................................................................43
4.6.4 Send Waveform Data Command .....................................................................................................................43
4.7 MEASURAND COMMANDS.......................................................................................................................................45
4.7.1 Information About Measurands Command......................................................................................................45
4.7.2 Send Measurand Command............................................................................................................................45
4.8 OUTPUT RELAY COMMANDS...................................................................................................................................45
4.8.1 Select Output Relay Command .......................................................................................................................45
4.8.2 Close Output Relay Command........................................................................................................................46
4.9 TIME COMMANDS...................................................................................................................................................46
4.9.1 Send Relay Time Command............................................................................................................................46
4.9.2 Adjust Relay Time Command..........................................................................................................................46
4.10 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS.................................................................................................................................46
4.10.1 Send Fault Information Command..................................................................................................................46
4.10.2 Reset Flags Command....................................................................................................................................47
4.10.3 Information About General Commands...........................................................................................................47
5 SETTINGS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE ................................................................................................................48
5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................48
5.2 SETTINGS STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................48
5.2.1 Setting Text Display .......................................................................................................................................48
5.2.2 Setting Value Description...............................................................................................................................48
5.2.3 Setting Display Condition...............................................................................................................................50
6 APPENDIX A - IEC60870 CODE DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................................52

7 APPENDIX B- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CODES ....................................................................................................53

7.1 ARGUS 1 - 6 .........................................................................................................................................................53
7.2 ARGUS 7 ..............................................................................................................................................................53
7.3 ARGUS 8 ..............................................................................................................................................................53
7.4 DELTA .................................................................................................................................................................53
7.5 DUOBIAS-M ...........................................................................................................................................................53
7.6 IOTA ......................................................................................................................................................................53
7.7 MICROTAPP..........................................................................................................................................................53
7.8 MSCDN ................................................................................................................................................................53
7.9 OHMEGA .............................................................................................................................................................53
7.10 RHO 3 ....................................................................................................................................................................53
7.11 SOLKOR-N ..........................................................................................................................................................53
7.12 TAU......................................................................................................................................................................53
8 APPENDIX C - DIALOGUE TYPE INFORMATION EXCHANGE .......................................................................53

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9 APPENDIX D - EXAMPLES OF SETTING VALUE DESCRIPTIONS ..................................................................53

10 APPENDIX E- REVERSE POLISH NOTATION EXPLAINED ..........................................................................53

11 APPENDIX F - BNF FOR REVERSE POLISH SETTING VALUE DESCRIPTION..........................................53

12 APPENDIX G - BNF FOR REVERSE POLISH SETTING DISPLAY CONDITION..........................................53

13 DIAGRAMS ............................................................................................................................................................53

14 FIBRE-OPTIC DATA.............................................................................................................................................53
14.1 LAUNCH POWER (DBM) .....................................................................................................................................53
14.2 RECEIVER SENSITIVITY (DBM) ........................................................................................................................53
14.3 DISTANCE CALCULATION ...............................................................................................................................53
14.4 DISTANCES.........................................................................................................................................................53
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 - HANDSHAKING FOR DIALOGUE TYPE INFORMATION EXCHANGE ............................................................................53
FIGURE 2 - BASIC COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................................53
FIGURE 3 - BASIC COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATION (REMOTE)...........................................................................................53
FIGURE 4 - COMMUNICATIONS USING REYROLLE SIGMA 1 IN STAR CONFIGURATION................................................................53
FIGURE 5 - COMMUNICATION USING REYROLLE SIGMA 3 IN OPTICAL RING CONFIGURATION ...................................................53

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REFERENCES
[1] IEC60870-5-103 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5-103: Transmission protocols. Companion
standard for the informative interface of protection equipment.
[2] IEC60870-5-1 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5: Transmission protocols. Section One -
Transmission frame formats, First edition, Feb. 1990.
[3] IEC60870-5-2 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5: Transmission protocols. Section 2 - Link
transmission procedures, First edition, Apr. 1992.
[4] IEC60870-5-3 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5: Transmission protocols. Section 3 - General
structure of application data, First edition, Sep. 1992.
[5] IEC60870-5-4 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5: Transmission protocols. Section 4 - Definition
and coding of application information elements, First edition, Aug. 1993.
[6] IEC60870-5-5 - Telecontrol equipment and systems, Part 5: Transmission protocols. Section 5 - Basic
application functions, First edition, June 1995.
[7] Reyrolle Technical Information Report - 434tir007 Remote Communication to Argus Relays

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GLOSSARY
ASDU Application Service Data Unit
Baud Rate See bits per second.
Bit The smallest measure of computer data.
Bits Per Second (BPS) Measurement of data transmission speed.
Byte Series of bits, usually eight.

‘C’ High Level Computer Programming Language.

Checksum Used for error detection. Value calculated over a range of data by the transmitter and sent
with the data. The receiver calculates the same value and compares the two.
Class 1 Data High Priority Data.
Class 2 Data Low Priority Data.

Data Bits A number of bits containing the data. Sent after the start bit.

Frame A block of information to be transmitted. Includes the destination address and error correction
information.

Half-Duplex Asynchronous Communications in two directions, but only one at a time.

Communications
Hayes ‘AT’ Modem command set developed by Hayes Microcomputer products, Inc.

Least Significant Bit (LSB) In a Byte, octet etc. the bit of least numerical value.

Master Station See primary station.

Modem MOdulator / DEModulator device for connecting computer equipment to a telephone line.
Most Significant Bit (MSB) In a byte, octet etc. the bit of most numerical value.

Octet Series of bits, exactly eight. In most cases, identical to a byte.

Parity Method of error checking by counting the value of the bits in a sequence, and adding a parity
bit to make the outcome, for example, even.
Parity Bit Bit used for implementing parity checking. Sent after the data bits.
Primary Station The device controlling the communication.

RS232C Serial Communications Standard. Electronic Industries Association Recommended Standard

Number 232, Revision C.

Secondary Station The device being communicated with.

Slave Station See secondary station.
Start Bit Bit (logical 0) sent to signify the start of a byte during data transmission.
Stop Bit Bit (logical 1) sent to signify the end of a byte during data transmission.

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1 INTRODUCTION
This document describes the informative communication interface, its features, how it is accessed and provides
guidance for writing software to utilise it. The interface complies with [1] IEC60870-5-103.
The features are in two distinct types. Firstly standard features, for example, Events, Metering and General
Interrogation as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103. Secondly private commands to access additional features, for
example, waveform data records and altering the settings database.
The document is split into the following sections. Section 2 describes how the relay is physically connected to the
control system. Section 3 describes the protocol requirements of the link layer as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103
Section 4 describes the private commands and the data they return. Section 5 describes the Reyrolle Protection
Settings Description Language. The appendices contain information referenced throughout the document, including
codes defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103.

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2 CONNECTION SPECIFICATION AND RELAY SETTINGS

This section defines the connection medium as defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103.
2.1 Argus Type Relays
2.1.1 Recommended fibre optic cable
Selection of fibre optic cable is critical. Fibres should be terminated with 9mm SMA connectors, or ST connectors
depending on the type fitted to the Relay.
Fibre-optic transmission distances vary with transmitter, receiver and type of fibre. The tables in section 14 show
the achievable distances between Reyrolle devices with different types of fibre cable.
2.1.2 Communication Settings
COMMS INTERFACE MENU.

Setting Range Default Description

Comms Baud Rate 75, 110, 150, 300, 19200 Communications speed defined in bits per second (BPS). Only 19200
600, 1200, 2400, and 9600 BPS are defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103, the additional rates
4800, 9600, 19200 are provided for local or modem communications.

Comms Parity None, Even Even [1] IEC60870-5-103 defines the method of transmission as using Even
Parity. However, in some configurations the parity needs to be None.

Relay Address 0 … 254 0 The address of the relay must be set to a value between 1 and 254
before communication. Setting the address to zero disables
communications to the relay. All relays on a network, for example, as
illustrated in section 13, must have a unique address. Address 255 is
reserved as a global broadcast address.

Line Idle Light Off Light Off [1] IEC60870-5-103 defines the line idle state as Light On. This setting
allows an alternative of Light Off to be selected.
Light On
The line idle setting must be set to be compatible with the hardware
Device Setting connected to the relay. The Sigma range of products for connecting to
the fibre-optic ports on the relays support either Light ON or OFF. All
HFM5500-AAM, HFM5500-AAF Light Off sigma units are supplied Light Off. Sigma 1 has internal switches to set
the condition for each fibre optic channel, Sigma 3 and 4 have an internal
HFM5500-BAM, HFM5500-BAF Light On
jumper to set the state of their fibre optic channel. Refer to section 13
Sigma 1, 3, 4 Settable DIAGRAMS. The table to the left shows the line-idle settings for use with
the Honeywell type HFM5500 fibre-optic to RS232 converters.

Data Echo Off Off Communication networks can be connected in star or ring format. Ring
connections require data to be passed from relay to relay. When using
On this configuration all relays in the ring must have Data Echo set to ON.
Otherwise this setting should OFF. Figure 2 to Figure 5 illustrate a
number of network arrangements

2.2 Modular II Type Relays

2.2.1 Recommended fibre optic cable
Selection of fibre optic cable is critical. Fibres should be terminated with 9mm SMA connectors, or ST connectors
depending on the type fitted to the relay.
Modular II relays are based on a common platform; these include Ohmega Distance Pprotection, MicroTAPP
Transformer Voltage Control, Delta Feeder Manager, Duobias-M Transformer Protection, TAU Autoreclose and
Iota I/O unit.
The Modular II relay is optimised to use either a 50/125 µm or 62.5/125 µm glass fibre optic cable. Fibre-optic
transmission distances vary with transmitter, receiver and type of fibre. The tables in section 14 show the
achievable distances between Reyrolle devices.
2.2.2 Communication Settings

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COMMUNICATIONS MENU

Setting Range Default Description

Station Address 0 … 254 0 The address of the relay must be set to a value between 1 and 254
before communication. Setting the address to zero disables
communications to the relay. All relays on a network, for example, as
illustrated in section 13, must have a unique address. Address 255 is
reserved as a global broadcast address.

IEC870 on port Com1, Com2, Auto, Com1 The port to which the IEC60870 protocol is directed. The Auto option
None enables detection of the active port. This option can be used if
redundancy is required and both channels are connected to the same
source. The option None switches all communications off.

Line Switch Time 1 … 60 seconds 30 If the Auto option is set in the IEC870 on port setting (see above) this is
the amount of time the device waits after communications has ceased on
a channel before switching channels.

Com1 Baud Rate 75, 110, 150, 300, 19200 Communications speed defined in bits per second (BPS) for each port.
600, 1200, 2400, Only 19200 and 9600 BPS are defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103, the
Com2 Baud Rate 4800, 9600, 19200, 19200 additional rates are provided for local or modem communications.
38400, 57600,
115200

Com1 Parity None, Even, Odd Even Parity setting for each port. [1] IEC60870-5-103 defines the method of
transmission as using Even Parity. However, in some configurations the
Com2 Parity None parity needs to be None.

Com1 Line Idle Light Off, Light Off Idle state setting for each port. [1] IEC60870-5-103 defines the line idle
state as Light On. This setting allows an alternative of Light Off to be
Com2 Line Idle Light On Light Off selected.
Device Setting The line idle setting must be set to be compatible with the hardware
connected to the relay. The Sigma range of products for connecting to
HFM5500-AAM, HFM5500-AAF Light Off the fibre-optic ports on the relays support either Light ON or OFF. All
HFM5500-BAM, HFM5500-BAF Light On sigma units are supplied Light Off. Sigma 1 has internal switches to set
the condition for each fibre optic channel, Sigma 3 and 4 have an internal
Sigma 1, 3, 4 Settable jumper to set the state of their fibre optic channel. Refer to section 13
DIAGRAMS. The table to the left shows the line-idle settings for use with
the Honeywell type HFM5500 fibre-optic to RS232 converters.

Com1 Data Echo Off, On Off Echo mode setting for each port. Communication networks can be
connected in star or optical ring format. The Optical Ring architecture
Com2 Data Echo Off requires data to be passed from relay to relay. When using this
configuration all relays in the ring must have Data Echo set to ON.
Otherwise this setting should OFF. Figure 2 to Figure 5 illustrate a
number of network arrangements

Com2 Direction Auto-Detect Auto- A Modular II relay has two Com2 ports, a pair of fibre optic connectors on
Detect the rear; and a 25 way female D-Type socket on the front fascia. This
Front Port setting specifies which Com2 port will be active. Choosing front or rear
Rear Port forces that port active. Choose Auto-Detect and the rear port will be
active until a device is connected to the front port, which then becomes
active. When the device is removed the Rear port will again activate.

2.3 Modems
The communications interface has been designed to allow data transfer over a telephone system via modems.
Information concerning using and installing modems in detailed in the document [7] Reyrolle Technical Information
Report - 434tir007.

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3 LINK LAYER
3.1 Introduction
This protocol uses Frame Type FT1.2 as defined by [2] IEC60870-5-1. These frames consist of octets (8 bits)
transmitted least significant bit first, without any idle time between bits. Unbalanced transmission is used i.e.
communication can only be initiated from the Primary (Master) Station, for example, a Control System or Remote
Access Point communication program, never from the Secondary (Slave i.e. the relay). Sections 5.2 "Unbalanced
transmission services" and 5.3 "Unbalanced transmission procedures" of [3] IEC60870-5-2 fully apply. The
Application Service Data Units (ASDU) are taken from [1] IEC60870-5-103. Two types of frame are used; one of
fixed length 5 octets and a variable length frame of up to 256 octets, both are described below. Note the following
description will use hexadecimal notation to denote some constants, for example 10h (equal to decimal 16).
Numbers without the ‘h’ suffix are decimal.
3.2 Fixed Length Message Frame
Start Information Field Checksum End
Control Address

10h c A x 16h

A fixed length frame contains 5 octets. It begins with a Start octet of 10h and is terminated by an End octet of 16h.
The octet immediately preceding the End is the Checksum. The Information Field comprising two octets, Control,
as defined in [3] IEC60870-5-2 section 5.12 and section 3.4, and Address, is located between the Start Flag and
the Checksum field. The Checksum is calculated by performing modulo 256 addition of the octets in the Information
Field. A modulo 256 addition involves adding all the octets and then taking the remainder after dividing by 256.
3.3 Variable Length Message Frame
Start Length Length Start Information Field Checksum End

68h LL LL 68h x 16h

A variable length frame begins with a Start octet of 68h and is terminated by an End octet of 16h. The Start octet is
followed by an octet indicating the number of octets in the Information Field, which is then repeated in the following
octet. The frame header is completed by a second Start octet. The octet immediately preceding the End octet is a
Checksum, again calculated by performing modulo 256 addition of the octets in the Information Field. The
Information Field is located between the second Start octet and the Checksum, and has a maximum length of 250
octets, which corresponds to a maximum frame length of 256 octets.
Information Field

Control Address Data Unit Identifier Object Identifier Data Field

c a Type Var. ID COT ASDU Type Address

The information field of a variable length frame starts with a Control Octet followed by an Address Octet. These
serve the same purpose as those in the fixed length frame. Then there are 4 octets that constitute the Data Unit
Identifier, as defined in [4] IEC60870-5-3. These octets are Type Identification, Variable Structure Identifier, Cause
of Transmission, and Common Address of ASDU. Two octets comprising the Information Object Identifier, whose
octets are respectively Information Object Type (Function Type) and Information Object Address (Information
Number) follow the Data Unit Identifier. The contents of the Data Field are dependent on the type of frame. The
octets of the Data Unit Identifier, Object Identifier and Data Field constitute the ASDU. They are selected from a set
of Application Information Elements as defined in [5] IEC60870-5-4 . The types used are defined below. The Data
Field is totally transparent and the information can have any form and contain any binary bit combination.
3.4 Control Octet
MSB Bit Number LSB

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Control Code Function Code

For either type of frame the most significant 4 bits of this octet contain the control code and the least significant 4
bits the function code. They are defined in [3] IEC60870-5-2, section 5.1.2 and [1] IEC60870-5-103, section 6.3,
and described below.

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3.4.1 Control Codes

MSB Bit Number LSB

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Reserved Primary Frame Count Frame Count Function Code

Direction =1 Bit Bit Valid

In the primary direction i.e. from the primary to the secondary, the Control codes shown above apply.
MSB Bit Number LSB

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Reserved Primary Access Data Flow Function Code
Direction =0 Demand Control

In the secondary direction i.e. from the secondary to the primary, the Control codes shown above apply.
Control Bit Definitions Description

Reserved Not used.

Primary Direction(PRM) Signifies which station generated the frame. If generated by the Primary station this bit is set
(=1), if the secondary it is clear (=0).

Frame Count Bit (FCB) The purpose of the Frame Count Bit (FCB) is to allow the secondary station to detect when a
frame is being retransmitted. For the majority of data exchanges the Master station alternates
the value of the FCB in the Control Octets of the frames. In the case of a missing or
corrupted response from the Secondary the Master sends the same frame with the same
value of FCB. When the Relay sees a frame with the same value of FCB as the previous
frame it assumes that the previous response frame it sent has been corrupted or lost and will
transmit the previous frame again even if there is already a new message in the output
buffer. After a predefined maximum number of attempts (usually 5) have failed the Master
indicates a communication link failure and ceases transmission. The secondary station only
tests this bit if the Frame Count Valid (FCV) bit is set. Refer below. Initially, or after a reset,
the secondary station expects the first frame sent by the Master to have the FCB set.

Frame Count Valid (FCV) Set by the primary station if the value of Frame Count Bit is to be tested.

Access Demand Bit (ACD) Set by the secondary station if it has a Data Class 1 frame available for downloading.

Data Flow Control (DFC) Set by the secondary station when it is processing a command. It cannot process any further
commands, and will ignore any sent while it is set.

3.4.2 Function Codes

The function code occupies the lower 4 bits of the control octet. It should be treated as a 4-bit integer. These
function codes and the responses to them are defined in [3] IEC60870-5-2. Note that all codes will generate a
response, either a confirmation or data, from the secondary station except for code 4. Code 4 would usually be
used with global broadcast commands.
Primary Function Codes (PRM=1) Value Type Description

Reset Communications Unit 0 Send Resets the communications unit, Frame Count Bit and all buffers.
Relay expects next frame’s FCB bit to be set

Send / Confirm Expected 3 Send Send data, secondary station to confirm receipt.

Send / NO Confirm Expected 4 Send Send data, no confirmation from secondary station

Reset Frame Count Bit 7 Send Only Resets the Frame Count Bit. Relay expects next frame’s
FCB bit to be set

Link Status Request 9 Request Request of Link Status

Data Class 1 Request 10 Request Request application data Class 1

Data Class 2 Request 11 Request Request application data Class 2

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Secondary Function Code (PRM=0) Value Type Description

Positive Confirm To Send 0 Confirm Positive acknowledgement

Negative Confirm To Send 1 Confirm Negative acknowledgement (data could not be processed -
interface busy)

Positive Confirm To Request 8 Confirm Application data

Negative Confirm To Request 9 Confirm Requested data not available

Response for link status 11 Respond Link Status OK

Link service not functioning 14 Respond Malfunction, cannot process primary function code

Link service not implemented 15 Respond Unknown primary function code received

Possible Function Codes sent by the secondary station in response to a request from the primary
Function Code From Primary 0 3 4 7 9 10 11

Possible Function Codes in Response From Secondary 0 0,1 0 11 8,9 8,9

3.5 Address Octet

The address octet contains the address that the relay was set in its active setting table. See section 2.1.2 or 2.2.2.
3.6 Frames in the Control Direction ( Control System to Relay )
The following section describes the link layer frames to transmit to the secondary station for the instructions
described above. Beside each frame is a description of which bit fields and function codes are in the control octet.
The descriptions 3.6.1 to 3.6.5 use the short frame as described in section 3.2, the remainder the variable length
frame from section 3.3 the control codes are from section 3.4. Some of the variable length frames are of predefined
types that carry out specific tasks, for example, time synchronisation; they are defined in detail. APPENDIX A -
IEC60870 CODE DEFINITIONS defines the IEC60870 control codes that are used in these frames.
3.6.1 Request for Communication Unit Reset
10h 40h 1h 41h 16h Control = PRM = 40h

The first access of the relay after start/restart or hardware/software reset must be with a Request for
Communication Unit reset or Request for Frame Count Bit reset. The relay will not respond to any message even if
correctly addressed unless either has been successfully executed. On successful reception of this command the
relay will acknowledge it, see 3.7.1, and prepare an initialisation response, see 3.7.11.
3.6.2 Request for Frame Count Bit Reset
10h 47h 1h 48h 16h Control = PRM + Reset Frame Count Bit = 47h

The relay will acknowledge this request, see 3.7.1, and prepare an initialisation response, see 3.7.11.
3.6.3 Request for Link Status
10h 49h 1h 4Ah 16h Control = PRM + Link Status Request = 49h

The relay will respond with a Link Status Acknowledge message, see section 3.7.5.
3.6.4 Request for Data Class 1
10h 7Ah 1h 7Bh 16h Control = PRM + FCB + FCV + Data Class 1 Request = 7Ah

10h 5Ah 1h 5Bh 16h Control = PRM + FCV + Data Class 1 Request = 5Ah

The relay will respond with the next class 1 message if available, or a Data Not Available message, see 3.7.4.
3.6.5 Request for Data Class 2
10h 7Bh 1h 7Ch 16h Control = PRM + FCB + FCV + Data Class 2 Request = 7Bh

10h 5Bh 1h 5Ch 16h Control = PRM + FCV + Data Class 2 Request = 5Bh

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The relay will respond with the next class 2 message if available, or a Data Not Available message, see 3.7.4.
3.6.6 Time Synchronisation - ASDU Type 6
Octet No. Value Global Value Individual Description

1 68h 68h Start flag

2 15 15 Length of Information field

3 15 15 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h 68h Start flag

5 44h 73h Control field

6 255 a Station address

7 6 6 Frame Type identification

8 81h 81h Variable structure identifier

9 8 8 Cause of transmission

10 255 a Common address of ASDU

11 255 255 Function Type

12 0 0 Information number

13 30h 30h Milliseconds - low octet

14 75h 75h Milliseconds - high octet

15 1Bh 1Bh Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

16 8Ah 8Ah Hours + MSB = SU Summer time Flag

17 4 4 Days
18 6 6 Months

19 97 97 Years
20 Checksum

21 16h 16h End flag

The time synchronise command sent by the primary station to the secondary complies with that defined [1]
IEC60870-5-103 section 7.4.2 Time Synchronisation. It comprises the information shown in the above table within
a variable length frame of type 6.
Usually, the time synchronise command is used to synchronise all secondary devices on a network. To achieve this
we set the destination address to be Global (255), and the control field to PRM + Send / NO Confirm Expected =
44h signifying we do not want replies from the secondary stations.
You can also use the time synchronise command to set the time of an individual secondary station. In this case the
address of the secondary station (e.g. 1) is used and the control field typically set to PRM + FCB (alternating) +
FCV + Send / Confirm Expected = 73h or 53h. An acknowledgement, see 3.7.1, from the secondary is followed
by a time synchronise confirmation message, see 3.7.12.
Some typical values for the fields are shown in the above table in respectively the value global and value individual
columns. The example time in the above table is 10:27:30.000 and the date the 4th June 1997, it is encoded as
follows. The seconds are stored as a number of milliseconds, 0 to 59,999, in a 16-bit word. This is split into a low
octet and a high octet, for example, in this case milliseconds = 30,000 = 7530h, therefore low = 30h and high 75h.
The minutes, 0 to 59, are set in a single octet. In this example minutes = 27 = 1Bh. Note, the Most Significant Bit
(MSB) of the minutes octet is used to signify the status of the invalid flag, however in this instance as we are
sending a time it is irrelevant.
The invalid flag, 0 represents valid, 1 invalid, is used to signify whether the time has been set within the last
23 hours. Frames from the secondary device that have a time stamp include the invalid flag. After 23 hours
have elapsed since the last setting of the time, the secondary station sets the invalid flag to signify the time
may be invalid. When the time is synchronised this flag is cleared allowing an invalid time to be detected.
The hours, 0 to 23, are set in a single octet. Note, the Most Significant Bit (MSB) is used to hold the summer time
flag. In this example with the summer time flag cleared hours = 10 = 0Ah, with it set the octet would be set to 80h +
0Ah = 8Ah. The table shows the summer time flag set.

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The summertime flag, 0 represents normal time and 1 that daylight saving time is in operation. When the
time is synchronised this flag is set or cleared depending on the value of this bit. Frames from the secondary
device that have a time stamp include the summer time flag.
The octets containing the date are simply set to the numeric value of the content, i.e. day = 1 to 31. Month 1
(January) to 12 (December) and years without the century, therefore, for the above example Day = 4, Month = 6
and year = 97.
The following shows the values in a typical global time synchronise frame, note the summer time flag is set.
Example Frame

68h Fh Fh 68h 44h FFh 6h 81h 8h FFh FFh 0h 30h 75h 1Bh 8Ah 4h 6h 61h 85h 16h

3.6.7 General Interrogation Initialisation - ASDU Type 7

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 9 Length of Information field

3 9 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 73h or 53h Control field

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 7 Frame Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier
9 9 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254)

11 255 Function Type

12 0 Information number

13 Scan Number (0 - 255)

14 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 13 modulo 256)

15 16h End flag

The General Interrogation procedure complies with that defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103, Section 7.4.3 - General
Interrogation. General Interrogation is used to retrieve the state of certain events at the time of the interrogation. A
General Interrogation Cycle is initiated by sending an Initialisation of General Interrogation ASDU of type 7, shown
above, to the address of the station to interrogate. The scan number, octet 13 above, is an arbitrary number (0 to
255) sent by the control system, which is copied to the response message by the relay and thus used to tie a
response to the request.
Each event is in the form of type 1 or 2 ASDU, see 3.7.7 or 3.7.8. The completion of a general interrogation cycle
will be signified by a General Interrogation Termination message, frame type 8, see 3.7.13. These frames are
retrieved in response to a request for class 1 data; therefore after initialisation of general interrogation the relay
should be polled for class 1 data, see 3.6.4.
If you sent a General Interrogation Initialisation during a General Interrogation cycle, the present cycle will be
aborted, without the termination message and a new one started.
A General Interrogation will typically be sent after a system reset to obtain the present state of the events.
The following shows the values in a typical General Interrogation Initialisation Frame.
Example Frame

68h 9h 9h 68h 73h 1h 7h 81h 9h 1h FFh 0h C8h CDh 16h

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3.6.8 General Command - ASDU Type 20

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 10 Length of Information field

3 10 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 73h or 53h Control field

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 20 Frame Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 20 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254)

11 Function type

12 Command number

13 Double Command Information

14 Return Information Identifier (0 - 255)

15 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)

16 16h End flag (16h)

A General Command comprises the information shown in the above table within a variable length frame containing
an ASDU type 20. The command number is defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5 Table 17 and by Reyrolle.
A command is either double (turns an item on or off, for example an auto-recloser), or single (turns an item on, for
example, a characteristic) action. The Double Command Information used with certain commands is either OFF (1)
or ON (2), for single action commands this should be set to ON (2).
Double Command Information Description (Refer to [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.4)

0 Not Used

1 OFF

2 ON

3 Not Used

Table Showing permitted Double Command Information Numbers

Return Information Identifier, octet 14 above, is an arbitrary number sent by the control system. It is copied to the
response message and thus used to tie responses to commands.
The response is with a Command Acknowledge Message in a Type 1 Frame, see 3.7.7.
Information about general commands can be obtained via the “IG” command, see section 4.10.3.
The following shows the values in a typical General Command.
Example Frame

68h Ah Ah 68h 73h 1h 14h 81h 14h 1h FFh 13h 2h 2Ah 5Ch 16h

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3.6.9 Order for disturbance data transmission - Frame Type 24

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 13 Length of Information field

3 13 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 73h or 53h Control field

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 24 Frame Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254)

11 Function type

12 Not Used

13 Type of Order (TOO)

14 Type of Disturbance Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number (FAN) - low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Actual Channel (ACC)

18 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)

19 16h End flag (16h)

An order for disturbance data transmission comprises the information shown in the above table within a variable
length frame of type 24. The disturbance data is transmitted in several parts. Each part is requested in this type of
frame. The Type of order number for each part is defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.26, The subset of
TOO codes used in a type 24 frame are shown below.
Type of Order Code Description

1 Selection of fault

2 Request for disturbance data

3 Abortion of disturbance data

4…7 Reserved

8 Request for channel

9 Abortion of channel
10…15 Reserved
16 Request for tags

17 Abortion of tags

18…23 Reserved

24 Request for list of recorded disturbances

25…31 Reserved

The type of value parameter is defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.27 and shown below.
Type of Order Code Description

0 Not Used
1 Instantaneous Values

2…255 Not Used

The fault number is supplied by the relay in a List of Recorded Disturbances - Frame Type 23, see 3.7.15. Frame
type 23 is generated by the relay when a fault is stored, or after an order for disturbance data request with TOO =
24.

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The actual channel numbers are defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103, section 7.2.6.1 and Reyrolle and are shown in
APPENDIX B- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CODES.
The following shows the values in an order for disturbance data request with TOO = 24.
Example Frame

68h dh dh 68h 73h 1h 18h 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 18h 1h 0h 0h 0h 50h 16h

3.6.10 Acknowledgement for disturbance data transmission - Frame Type 25

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 13 Length of Information field

3 13 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 73h or 53h Control field

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 25 Frame Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 31 Cause of transmission
10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254)

11 Function type

12 Not Used

13 Type of Order (TOO)

14 Type of Disturbance Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number (FAN) - low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Actual Channel (ACC)

18 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)

19 16h End flag (16h)

An acknowledgement of disturbance data transmission comprises the information shown in the above table within a
variable length frame of type 25. The disturbance data is transmitted in several parts. Each part is acknowledged in
this type of frame. The type of order number for each part is defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.26, The
subset of TOO codes used in a type 25 frame are shown below.
Type of Order Code Description

32 End of disturbance data transmission without abortion

33 End of disturbance data transmission with abortion by control system

34 End of disturbance data transmission with abortion by protection equipment

35 End of channel transmission without abortion

36 End of channel transmission with abortion by control system

37 End of channel transmission with abortion by protection equipment

38 End of tag transmission without abortion

39 End of tag transmission with abortion by control system

40 End of tag transmission with abortion by protection equipment

41…63 Reserved

The type of value, fault number and actual channel parameters are copied from the frames being acknowledged.
The following shows the values in an acknowledgement of disturbance data request with TOO = 32.
Example Frame

68h dh dh 68h 73h 1h 19h 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 20h 1h 40h 5h 0h 34h 16h

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3.6.11 Send Private Data to Relay Frame Types 254 and 255
Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 n+3 Length of Information field

3 n+3 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 73h or 53h Control field

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 254 or 255 Frame Type identification

n (Max 247) octets of User Data

8+n Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)

9+n 16h End flag (16h)

This section describes how private data is sent, using variable length frames, to the relay. Typically this data will be
one of the Reyrolle private commands described in section 4. Unlike the other variable length frames defined,
these frames do not have the 4 byte Data Unit Identifier or the Object Identifier described in section 3.3. Instead
they have a single Type Identifier octet defined as either 255 (FFh) or 254 (FEh), respectively the last segment of
data and not the last segment of data. This allows data to be sent to the relay that will occupy multiple frames i.e.
more than the maximum 247 octets per frame of data. All the frames excluding the last one are marked as type
254, with the last, signifying the data is now complete as type 255.
Each frame sent to the relay is acknowledged, see section 3.7.1. After the acknowledgement is received the next
data frame can be transmitted. After sending the last data frame, the relay should be polled for class 1 data to
retrieve any response messages.
The following show examples of a single data frame being sent. The data sent is the string HELP, ASCII characters
48h, 45h, 4Ch and 50h. As it is the only frame it is marked last frame ffh.
Example Frame with Control Octet = PRM + FCB + FCV + Send / Confirm Expected

68h 7h 7h 68h 73h 1h ffh 48h 45h 4Ch 50h 9Ch 16h

Example Frame with Control Octet = PRM + FCV + Send / Confirm Expected

68h 7h 7h 68h 53h 1h ffh 48h 45h 4Ch 50h 7Ch 16h

3.7 Frames in the Monitoring Direction (Relay to Control System)

These responses are only sent when the relay has received a frame that it can process, or as the data in response
to a request for data. For this to happen the integrity of the frame must be correct, i.e. tests on the checksum,
length, predefined fields etc. must have been passed. If the integrity of the frame is incorrect the relay will not
respond. The primary station must time how long it is before the response arrives, the relay should respond within
50 milliseconds, if it is significantly outside this the primary station can assume an error and retransmit the frame.
The control code in the response frame from the relay is dependent on the state of the ACD and DFC bits at the
time of transmission. Refer also section 3.4.1. The following codes are possible.
Code Value Description

0 Neither DFC nor ACD is set.

1 Only DFC is set.

2 Only ACD is set.

3 Both DFC and ACD are set.

3.7.1 Positive acknowledgement (confirm) of data received by relay

Sent by the relay in response to a data frame to signify the data has been processed, it is a short frame with the
function Code of 0. As an alternative to this message the Negative Acknowledgement frame, see section3.7.2, may
be sent. Examples of a positive acknowledgement are shown below.

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No ACD or DFC ACD ACD and DFC

10h 0h 1h 1h 16h 10h 20h 1h 21h 16h 10h 30h 1h 31h 16h

3.7.2 Negative acknowledgement (confirm) of data received by relay

Sent by the relay in response to a data frame to signify the data has not been processed, it is a short frame with the
function Code of 1.This will be either because the frame type is not recognised, or the relay presently has the DFC
bit set. An example of a negative acknowledgement is shown below.
10h 01h 1h 02h 16h

3.7.3 Positive acknowledgement (confirm) of request received by relay, requested data available
The function code 8 is sent by the relay in the data frame containing the requested data. The data frame will be one
of the types listed below in section 3.7.7 onwards. Note if the ACD bit is set to accompany this response there is
more class 1 data ready in the relay for which you can poll immediately.
3.7.4 Negative acknowledgement (confirm) of request received by relay, requested data not available
The function code 9 is sent in a short frame to signify that the requested class 1 or 2 data is not available. If you are
expecting this data to be available, for example, as the response to a command, then the relay may not have had
time to produce it yet and you should continue polling. An example is shown below.
10h 09h 1h 0Ah 16h

3.7.5 Link Status Acknowledge

Sent by the relay in response to a link status request. A short frame with the function Code of 11. An example of a
link status acknowledgement is shown below.
10h 0Bh 1h 0Ch 16h

3.7.6 Response for unknown function code

Sent by the relay in response to an unknown link layer function code, see section 3.4.2, it is a short frame with the
function code of 15. An example of an unknown function code acknowledgement is shown below.
10h 0Fh 1h 10h 16h

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3.7.7 Time Tagged Message, Frame Type 1

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 14 Length of Information field

3 14 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 1 Frame Type Identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 Function type

12 Information number

13 Double Point Information - IEV371-02-08 (1 - OFF or 2 - ON)

14 Milliseconds - low octet

15 Milliseconds - high octet

16 Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

17 Hours + MSB = Summer Time Flag

18 Supplementary Information
19 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 18 modulo 256)

20 16h End Flag

Time tagged frame used to return Events, General Interrogation and General Command Responses, as defined in
[1] IEC60870-5-103, section 7.3.1.1. They are extracted as the response to a request for class 1 data, see section
3.6.4. The type of information being returned can be determined by checking the cause of transmission (COT)
octet, the supplementary information octet is dependent on the COT octet, see table below.
Description COT Supplementary Information

Spontaneous Events 1 0

General Interrogation 9 GI Scan Number from GI Initialisation Message

Command Acknowledgement Positive 20 Return Information Identifier from Command Message

Command Acknowledgement Negative 21 Return Information Identifier from Command Message

Table Showing Cause of Transmission and Supplementary Information value for various events

Double Point Information Description (Refer to [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.5)

0 Travelling (Transitional)
1 OFF

2 ON
3 Invalid

Table Showing permitted Double Point Information values

For Spontaneous Events and General Interrogation messages the function type and information number are from
the Function Type and Event Codes shown in APPENDIX A - IEC60870 CODE DEFINITIONS and APPENDIX B-
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CODES. The Double Point Information (DPI) octet is set to the actual state of the
corresponding event; it is not relevant for command acknowledgements. For the command acknowledgements the
function type and information number (command code) are defined in APPENDIX B- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
CODES.
An example of a spontaneous event frame is shown below; the function type is 160, event LED Reset information
number is 19 and time 9:34:27.950 with the summer time flag set.

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Example Frame

68h Eh Eh 68h 08h 1h 1h 81h 1h 1h A0h 13h 2h 2Eh 6Dh 22h 89h 0h 88h 16h

3.7.8 Time Tagged Message with Relative Time, Frame Type 2

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 18 Length of Information field

3 18 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 2 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 Cause of transmission
10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)
11 Function type

12 Information number

13 Double Point Information - IEV371-02-08 (1 - OFF or 2 - ON)

14 Relative Time - Low Octet

15 Relative Time - High Octet

16 Fault Number - Low Octet

17 Fault Number - High Octet

18 Milliseconds - low octet

19 Milliseconds - high octet

20 Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

21 Hours + MSB = Summer Time Flag

22 Supplementary Information

23 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 22 modulo 256)

24 16h End Flag

Time tagged frame with relative time, extracted as the response to a request for class 1 data, see section 3.6.4.
The structure and meaning are basically the same as for Type 1 frames except for additional 4 octets between the
DPI information and the milliseconds low octets. The relative time is relative to the start/pickup of the protection
equipment and is given in milliseconds. The fault number is used to tag events giving a relationship between
events and faults. The fault number will be incremented each time a new fault occurs. Relative time and the Fault
Number are not relevant for general interrogation. Any general interrogation responses that are returned in this
type of frame will have these values set to zero. No Command responses will be returned in this type of frame. An
example of a spontaneous event type 2 frame is shown below, the function code is 160, event A-Starter 64, the
Relative Time Stamp is 5 milliseconds, the fault number is 3 and time 9:34:27.950 with the summer time flag set.
Example Frame

68h 12h 12h 68h 08h 1h 2h 81h 1h 1h A0h 40h 2h 5h 0h 3h 0h 2Eh 6Dh 22h 89h 0h BEh 16h

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3.7.9 Measurands 1- Frame Type 3

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 8 + (2 * m) Length of Information field

3 8 + (2 * m) Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 3 Type identification

8 n Variable structure identifier

9 2 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 inf Information number

13 + ((m - 1) * 2) Measurand - low octet

14 + ((m - 1) * 2) Measurand - high octet

15 + ((m - 1) * 2) Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

16 + ((m - 1) * 2) 16h End flag (16h)

Type 3 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.3, provide groups of measured values. The
Function Type and the Information Number (INF) define the type of measurand. The number of values in a
measurand is given by the Variable Structure Identifier (VSI) octet. The public measurands returned in this type of
frame are defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2 table 14, and are duplicated below.
Information Number (inf) Variable Structure Identifier (VSI) Description

144 1 Measurand I

145 2 Measurands I, V

146 4 Measurands I, V, P, Q

147 2 Measurands IN, VEN

Octet Value Description

13 Measurand I low octet

14 Measurand I high octet

15 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)

16 16h End flag (16h)

The table above shows the measurand octets and the end of a frame when the INF is 144 and the VSI 1.
Octet Value Description

13 Measurand I low octet

14 Measurand I high octet

15 Measurand V low octet

16 Measurand V high octet

17 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 modulo 256)
18 16h End flag (16h)

The table above shows the measurand octets at the end of a frame when the INF 145 and the VSI 2.
If available, a type 3 measurand is extracted from the relay by means of the Request Data Class 2 command, see
section 3.6.5. The Measurands Returned depend on the type of the relay. APPENDIX B- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
CODES shows the measurands returned for the specific types of relays.

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High Octet Low Octet

Sign V12 V11 V10 V9 V8 V7 V6 V5 V4 V3 V2 V1 RES ERR OV

Each measurand is returned as two octets, low then high, that are combined to form the 16 bit word as shown
above. It is defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.8. Bits V1 to V12 comprise the 12 bit normalised value,
which uses 2’s complement format, RES is a reserved bit, ERR is an error bit and OV is the overflow bit. The
definition also states the maximum normalised value as being 1.2x or 2.4x the rated value of the relay. If the value
exceeds this maximum the overflow bit will be set and the value will be the maximum that can be represented, i.e.
for positive values bits V1 to V12 are set, for negative values the sign bit is set and bits V1 to V12 cleared. Whether
the relay uses 1.2x or 2.4x must either be settable, or declared for a particular relay. By default Reyrolle relays use
1.2x.
The relay calculates the Normalised value as follows

MeasuredValue * 212
Normalised Value =
RatedValue *1.2
The example below shows a frame containing a single measurand, information number 150 (96h), and Variable
structure identifier 1. The value of the measurand is 3413 (hex = d55) placed in positions V1 to V12. The flags
Sign, RES, ERR, OV are cleared as follows:
High Octet Low Octet

Sign V12 V11 V10 V9 V8 V7 V6 V5 V4 V3 V2 V1 RES ERR OV

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

0 d 5 5 0 0 0

6 A A 8

The following frame shows this example, note the measurand octets reversed for transmission.
Example Frame

68h Ah Ah 68h 08h 1h 3h 1h 2h 1h A0h 96h A8h 6Ah 58h 16h

The next example shows the same measurand with a value of -3413.

The 2's complement of 3413 for 12 bits is 2

12
− 3413 = 683(2 ABh)
Placing this in position and setting the sign bit, with the other bits cleared as follows:
High Octet Low Octet
Sign V12 V11 V10 V9 V8 V7 V6 V5 V4 V3 V2 V1 RES ERR OV

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1 2 A B 0 0 0

9 5 5 8

The following frame shows this example, note the measurand octets reversed for transmission.
Example Frame

68h Ah Ah 68h 08h 1h 3h 1h 2h 1h A0h 96h 58h 95h 2Dh 16h

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3.7.10 Time-tagged measurands with relative time - Frame Type 4

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 20 Length of Information field

3 20 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 4 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 Inf Information number

13 Measurand – least significant octet

14

15
16 Measurand – most significant octet

17 Relative Time - Low Octet

18 Relative Time - High Octet

19 Fault Number - Low Octet

20 Fault Number - High Octet

21 Milliseconds - low octet

22 Milliseconds - high octet

23 Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

24 Hours + MSB = Summer Time Flag

25 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)
26 16h End flag (16h)

Type 4 data frames provide measurands as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.4. The Function Type and
the Information Number define the type of measurand. There is only 1 measurand per frame. The public
measurands returned in this type of frame are defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2 table 12, and are
duplicated below.
Information Number Description

73 Fault location X in ohms

This ASDU is also used to send events with a real value. For example, the description shown below is taken from
the Solkor-N events list in section 7.11; it shows two Trip count alarm events. The TYP column shows the type of
ASDU used to send the event. ASDU 1 is used to send the event when the alarm is raised or cleared; this would be
after a threshold has been reached. ASDU 4 is used to send the count each time it changes. In this example, both
are also sent during a GI sequence.
FUN INF Description GI / TYP COT DIR
COM
196 70 Trip count alarm x 1 1, 9 RC
196 70 Trip count alarm x 4 1, 9 M

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3.7.11 Identification Message - Frame Type 5

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 21 Length of Information field

3 21 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 5 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 Inf Information number

13 2 Compatibility Level

14 82 'R'

15 69 'E'
16 89 'Y'

17 82 'R'

18 79 'O'

19 76 'L'

20 76 'L'

21 69 'E'
22 id Manufacturers Internal Software Identifier 1

23 id Manufacturers Internal Software Identifier 2

24 id Manufacturers Internal Software Identifier 3

25 id Manufacturers Internal Software Identifier 4

26 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 25 modulo 256)

27 16h End flag

Type 5 data frames provide identification messages as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.5. These
messages are returned in response to the events Reset Communications Unit refer section 3.6.1, and Reset Frame
Count Bit refer section 3.6.2 and a Start Restart of the relay. They are extracted as the response to a request for
class 1 data, see section 3.6.4.
FUN INF Description GI / TYP COT
COM
? 2 Reset Frame Count Bit - 5 3
? 3 Reset Communication Unit - 5 4
? 4 Start / Restart - 5 5
? 5 Power On - 5 6

Table Showing Cause of Transmission and Information Number values for the events described above.

Compatibility Level Description (Refer to [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.3)

2 Generic Services Not Supported

3 Generic Services Supported

Table Showing Compatibility Levels.

After the initial reset command to the relay it will prepare two events in type 5 frames, which will be the initial class
1 responses. The first will have COT = 4, INF = 3 if the command was a Reset Communications Unit, otherwise

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COT = 3, INF = 2 if a Reset Frame Check Bit. The second frame will always have COT = 5, INF = 4, signifying a
restart. This procedure complies with [1] IEC60870-5-103 Section 7.4.1 - Initialisation Procedure.
When the user or control system requests Reset Communications Unit or Reset Frame Count a single type 5
response frame will be generated with COT and INF as described above for the respective commands. Again these
have to be extracted with a request for class 1 data, see section 3.6.4
The following frame shows an example of a type 5 frame with cause of transmission Reset Frame Count Bit.
Example Frame

68h 15h 15h 68h 08h 1h 5h 81h 3h 1h A0h 2h 2h 52h 45h 59h 52h 4Fh 4Ch 4Ch 45h 0h 0h 0h 0h A5h 16h

3.7.12 Time Synchronise Confirmation - Frame Type 6

This is the response frame generated by the relay when it receives a time synchronisation message which it is
asked to confirm, i.e. it is addressed individually rather than globally, see section 3.6.6. This procedure complies
with [1] IEC60870-5-103 Section 7.4.2 - Time Synchronisation. The frame is identical to that described in section
3.6.6 except that the Control field will signify it is being sent by the secondary station, i.e. its value is 08h optionally
ACD + DFC and the Invalid flag of the minutes octet is now relevant. This type of frame is extracted as the
response to a request for class 1 data, see section 3.6.4.
3.7.13 General Interrogation Termination - Frame Type 8
Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 9 Length of Information field

3 9 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 8 Type identification
8 81h Variable structure identifier

9 10 Cause of transmission
10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 255 Function type

12 0 Information number

13 Scan Number (0 - 255)

14 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 13 modulo 256)

15 16h End flag

The last frame sent from the relay in one general interrogation scan. This frame has a Data Unit Type Identification
of 8 and a Cause of Transmission of 10. The Scan Number is copied from the GI initialisation frame, refer section
3.6.7, and is the only data added to the standard application header in this frame. Again this type of frame is
extracted as the response to a request for class 1 data, see section 3.6.4.
An example of a type 8 frame is shown below, the scan number is F5h.
Example Frame

68h 09h 09h 68h 08h 01h 08h 81h 0Ah 01h FFh 00h F5h 91h 16h

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3.7.14 Measurands 2- Frame Type 9

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 8 + (2 * m) Length of Information field

3 8 + (2 * m) Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 9 Type identification

8 n Variable structure identifier

9 2 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 inf Information number

13 + ((m - 1) * 2) Measurand - low octet

14 + ((m - 1) * 2) Measurand - high octet

15 + ((m - 1) * 2) Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

16 + ((m - 1) * 2) 16h End flag (16h)

Type 9 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.8, provide groups of measured values. The
Function Type and the Information Number define the type of measurand. The number of values in a measurand is
given by the Variable Structure Identifier (VSI) octet. The public measurands returned in this type of frame are
defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2 table 14, and are duplicated below.
Information Number Var. Structure ID Description

148 9 Measurand IL1,2,3,VL1,2,3,P,Q,f

Type 9 data frames are very similar to type 3, see section 3.7.9, except that not all the measurands need be sent.
By specifying the exact number of measurands being sent in the variable structure identifier octet and always
starting at IL1 the measurands can be truncated, for example, 4 would mean we are sending IL1,2,3, VL1. The length
of frame byte would be correspondingly shortened, in this case to 16. See example below.
Example Frame

68h 10h 10h 68h 8h 1h 9h 4h 2h 1h 80h 94h 10h 0h 10h 0h 10h 0h 20h 0h 7Dh 16h

The values of the measurands are encoded as for a type 3 frame, see section 3.7.9, and like that frame, if available
type 9 frames are extracted from the relay by means of the Request Data Class 2, refer section 3.6.5.

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3.7.15 List of Recorded Disturbances - Frame Type 23

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 8 + (2 * m) Length of Information field

3 8 + (2 * m) Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 23 Type identification

8 R Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

Fault Number - low octet

Fault Number - high octet

Status of Fault (SOF)

30h Milliseconds - low octet

75h Milliseconds - high octet

1Bh Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

8Ah Hours + MSB = SU Summer time Flag

4 Days

6 Months
97 Years

13 + (r * 10) Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

14 + (r * 10) 16h End flag (16h)

Type 23 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.11, list the disturbance records held in the
device. These frames are prepared either automatically when a new record is stored, or after a request by the
controller using an ASDU 24 frame (section 3.6.9), with TOO = 24. They are extracted using class 1 data requests
(section 3.6.4). The Variable Structure Identifier octet states how many records are stored in the device. This can
be up to 8 and can also be zero. If there are records available, their details are listed from octet 13. Each record’s
details occupy 10 octets, and consist of a 2 octet fault number, a status of fault octet and a standard seven octet
time stamp. The fault number corresponds to that sent by the events in type 2 frames, refer section 3.7.8. The
status of fault uses bit notation as follows.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Reserved OTEV TEST TM TP

Mnemonic Value Description

TP 0 Recorded fault without trip

1 Recorded fault with trip
TM 0 Disturbance data waiting for transmission
1 Disturbance data currently being transmitted
TEST 0 Disturbance data recorded during normal operation
1 Disturbance data recorded during test mode
OTEV 0 Disturbance data recording initiated by start / pickup
1 Disturbance data recording initiated by other events

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Example Frame

68h 12h 12h 68h 8h 1h 17h 1h 1Fh 1h A0h 0h 27h 01h 9h 30h 75h 1bh 8ah 4h 6h 61h adh 16h

3.7.16 Ready For Transmission of Disturbance Data - Frame Type 26

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 23 Length of Information field

3 23 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 26 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 0 Not Used

14 1 Type of Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number – low octet

16 Fault Number – high octet

17 Number of grid faults (NOF) – low octet

18 Number of grid faults (NOF) – high octet

19 Number of Channels (NOC)

20 Number of information elements per channel (NOE) – low octet

21 Number of information elements per channel (NOE) – high octet

22 Interval between information elements (INT) – low octet

23 Interval between information elements (INT) – high octet

24 30h Milliseconds – low octet

25 75h Milliseconds – high octet

26 1Bh Minutes + MSB = Invalid Flag

27 8Ah Hours + MSB = SU Summer time Flag

28 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

29 16h End flag (16h)

Type 26 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.12, announce that a disturbance record file is
ready for requesting. These are prepared in response to a request for data in an ASDU 24 message (section 3.6.9)
with TOO = 1, and are extracted using class 1 data requests (section 3.6.4). Information in this frame states
constants that apply to the whole data record. The interval between information elements (INT) states the time
between samples in microseconds. The number of information elements per channel (NOE) and the number of
analogue channels (NOC). The number of grid faults (NOF) is used to indicate when a grid fault causes several
faults to occur. For each fault the fault number will increase the grid fault would remain constant.
Example Frame

68h 17h 17h 68h 8h 1h 1ah 81h 1Fh 1h A0h 0h 0h 1h 9h 30h 10h 31h 4h 20h 3h 9ch 4h 30h 75h 1bh 8ah f0h 16h

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3.7.17 Ready for Transmission of a Channel - Frame Type 27

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 25 Length of Information field

3 25 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 27 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 0 Not Used

14 1 Type of Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number (FAN) – low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Actual Channel (ACC)

18 Rated Primary Value (RPV) – least significant octet

nd
19 Rated Primary Value (RPV) – 2 octet
rd
20 Rated Primary Value (RPV) – 3 octet

21 Rated Primary Value (RPV) – most significant octet

22 Rated Secondary Value (RSV) – least significant octet
nd
23 Rated Secondary Value (RSV) – 2 octet
rd
24 Rated Secondary Value (RSV) – 3 octet

25 Rated Secondary Value (RSV) – most significant octet

26 Reference Factor (RFA) – least significant octet

nd
27 Reference Factor (RFA) – 2 octet
rd
28 Reference Factor (RFA) – 3 octet
29 Reference Factor (RFA) – most significant octet

30 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

31 16h End flag (16h)

A Type 27 data frame, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.13, announces a disturbance record
analogue channel is available. This is initially prepared after the tags have been acknowledged (ASDU 25,
TOO=68) or aborted (ASDU 25, TOO=69). After each analogue channel has been acknowledged (ASDU 25,
TOO=66) or aborted (ASDU 25, 67) further ASDU 27’s are prepared to announce any remaining channels. Again
they are extracted using class 1 data requests (section 3.6.4).
Information in this frame states constants that apply to the channel. The Rated Primary Value (RPV), Rated
Secondary Value (RSV) and Reference Factor (RFA) are all sent as 32 bit (4 octet) floating point values,
conforming to the standard 23 bit mantissa, 8 bit exponent and 1 bit sign format. The relationship between these
values and the sample point x is shown below.
x RPV
SecondaryValue = PrimaryVal ue = SecondaryValue ×
RFA RSV
The following example frame shows a type 27 ASDU when the RPV = 300.0, RSV = 1.0 and the RFA = 600.0
Example Frame

68h 19h 19h 68h 8h 1h 1bh 81h 1fh 1h a8h 0h 0h 1h 0h 0h 1h 0h 0h 96h 43h 0h 0h 80h 3fh 0h 0h 16h 44h 25h 16h

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3.7.18 Ready For Transmission of Tags - Frame Type 28

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 12 Length of Information field

3 12 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 28 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 0 Not Used

14 0 Not Used

15 Fault Number (FAN) – low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

18 16h End flag (16h)

Type 28 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.14, announce that tags are ready for
requesting. These are sent in response to a request for data in an ASDU 24 message, refer section 3.6.9, and are
extracted using class 1 data requests (section 3.6.4).
Example Frame

68h ch ch 68h 8h 1h 1ch 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 0h 0h 27h 6h 93h 16h

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3.7.19 Transmission of Tags - Frame Type 29

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 13 + (t * 3) Length of Information field

3 13 + (t * 3) Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 29 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 Fault Number (FAN) – low octet

14 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

15 t Number of Tags (NOT)

16 Tag At Position (TAP) – low octet

17 Tag At Position (TAP) – high octet

Tag 1 Function Type

Tag 1 Information Number

Tag 1 Double Point Information

18 + (t * 3) Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

19 + (t * 3) 16h End flag (16h)

Type 29 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.15, indicate the status of the tags. These are
sent in response to a request for data in an ASDU 24 message, refer section 3.6.9, and are extracted using class 1
data requests (section 3.6.4). Each Tag consists of three octets, a Function Type, Information Number and DPI
State. The number of tags (NOT) octet specifies the number of tags in the ASDU, up to a maximum of 25 per
ASDU. The Tag at Position (TAP) value gives the position of the tags in the disturbance record. An ASDU only
holds tags at one position. Initially the state of all tags at TAP position zero is transmitted. Subsequently only tags
that change state in the disturbance record are transmitted. The following example shows a frame with three tags
at position 96.
Example Frame

68h 16h 16h 68h 8h 1h 1dh 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 27h 1h 3h 60h 0h a4h 33h 1h a4h 35h 2h a4 3bh 2h 86h 16h

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3.7.20 Transmission of Disturbance Values - Frame Type 30

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 16 + (n * 2) Length of Information field

3 16 + (n * 2) Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 30 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 0 Not Used

14 1 Type of Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number (FAN) – low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Actual Channel (ACC)

18 n Number of Disturbance Values (NDV)

19 Number of First Element (NFE) – low octet

20 Number of First Element (NFE) – high octet

Value 1 – low octet

Value 1 – High octet

…
Value n – low octet
Value n – High octet

21 + (n * 2) Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

22 + (n * 2) 16h End flag (16h)

Type 30 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.16, provide the raw disturbance values.
These are sent in response to a request for data in an ASDU 24 message, refer section 3.6.9, and are extracted
using class 1 data requests (section 3.6.4).
Each data value is a 16 bit fixed point number, transmitted as low octet followed by high octet. The number of
disturbance values (NDV) octet specifies the number of values in the ASDU, up to a maximum of 25 per ASDU.
Each channel is transmitted in several ASDU 30’s. The Number of First Element (NFE) value gives the index of the
first data value in the channel of the disturbance record. The following example shows a frame with four values with
a starting position of 500 (1f4).
Example Frame

68h 18h 18h 68h 8h 1h 1eh 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 0h 1h 27h 1h 2h 4h f4h 1h 0h 0h 9h 0h 1bh 0h 2ah 0h 71h 16h

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3.7.21 End of Transmission - Frame Type 31

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 13 Length of Information field

3 13 Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 31 Type identification

8 81h Variable structure identifier (0…8)

9 31 Cause of transmission

10 Common address of ASDU (1 - 254 - identical to octet 6)

11 ft Function type

12 0 Not Used

13 Type of Order (TOO)

14 1 Type of Values (TOV)

15 Fault Number (FAN) – low octet

16 Fault Number (FAN) – high octet

17 Actual Channel (ACC)

18 Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 14 + ((m - 1) * 2) modulo 256)

19 16h End flag (16h)

Type 31 data frames, as defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.3.1.17, signify the end of a transmission stage,
whether it was successful or unsuccessful. These are sent in response to a request for data in an ASDU 24
message, refer section 3.6.9, and are extracted using class 1 data requests (section 3.6.4). The Type of order
number for each stage is defined by [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.6.26. The subset of TOO codes used in a type
31 message are shown below.
Type of Order Code Description

64 Disturbance data transmitted successfully (positive)

65 Disturbance data transmitted not successfully (negative)

66 Channel transmitted successfully (positive)

67 Channel transmitted not successfully (negative)

68 Tags transmitted successfully (positive)
69 Tags transmitted not successfully (negative)

70…255 Reserved

The following example shows a frame with a TOO code of 64 (40h).

Example Frame

68h dh dh 68h 8h 1h 1fh 81h 1fh 1h a0h 0h 40h 1h 27h 1h 4h d6h 16h

3.7.22 Response With Private Data From Relay Frame Types 254 and 255
These frames are identical to those to send private data described in section 3.6.11, except that the Control field
will signify it is being sent by the secondary station, i.e. its value is 08h optionally ACD + DFC. The Frames are
extracted as the response to a request for class 1 data, see section 3.6.4. The resultant data may occupy several
frames i.e. multiple frames of type 254 then one of 255. You must concatenate this user data together until you
receive the final frame. Single frame responses are type 255. Section 4 describes the data received. The frames
might not be contiguous they may be interrupted by frames of a higher priority, see section 3.8.

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3.7.23 Termination of Private Data Response Frame Type 253

Octet Value Description

1 68h Start flag

2 3+n Length of Information field

3 3+n Repeated length of Information field

4 68h Start flag

5 Control field (08h optionally ACD + DFC)

6 Station address (1 - 254)

7 253 Type identification
n User data. Maximum 247 octets of optional Response Message.

8+n Checksum (sum of fields 5 to 10 + n modulo 256)

9+n 16h End flag (16h)

This frame is sent by the relay when data transmission has been terminated before completion. It is an addition to
the private data frames of 254 and 255. An example of when it would be sent is if the data being downloaded
becomes unavailable due to a new record being stored. If this frame is sent the download is complete, i.e. there will
be no more 254 or 255 frames. Any user data already received in 254 type frames should be discarded, as it will be
incomplete. Only the user data sent in this frame should be returned.
Example Frame

68h 3h 3h 68h 8h 1h FDh 06h 16h

3.8 Priorities
As there are several forms of class 1 data, for example, events, general interrogation and private data, there may
be several types waiting to be downloaded, therefore they have been prioritised, see table below.
Priority Description Frame Type Refer To Section

Highest Initialisation Response 5 3.7.11

Event 1, 2 3.7.7, 3.7.8

General Interrogation Response 1, 2, 8 3.7.7, 3.7.8, 3.7.13

General Command Response 1 3.7.7

Time Synchronise Response 6 3.7.12

Lowest Private Data 253, 254, 255 3.7.22, 3.7.23

Thus if there is an event and a general interrogation response waiting to be downloaded when you request class 1
data you will get the event. The next time you request class 1 data you will get the general interrogation response.
However, if an event occurs between the first and second polls, that event will be returned as the response to the
second poll.
3.9 Philosophy
The informative interface complying with [1] IEC60870-5-103 is designed for automatic interrogation by a control
system, or manually with user intervention. With a control system the standard format frames, all except types 253,
254 and 255, will be used. For a control system to use the private commands (see section 4) issued and received
in frames 253, 254 and 255, requires software in addition to that for the standard [1] IEC60870-5-103 usage.
Manual interrogation involves a user driving a communications application, for example, Reydisp Evolution, which
has the ability to download and process the information produced by the private commands.
All communication is initiated by the primary station i.e. the control system or user, never the secondary i.e. the
relay. In either case, before a conversation can take place the defined communication protocol initialisation
procedure, [1] IEC60870-5-103 Section 7.4.1 has to be completed. This requires sending either Reset
Communication Unit (see section 3.6.1) or Reset Frame Count Bit (see section 3.6.2). Once this is complete the
relay can be polled for data.
The two types of data which can be polled by the primary station are class 1 (see section 3.6.4) and class 2 (see
section 3.6.5). Class 2 is the measurands, frame type 3 (see section 3.7.9) and 9 (see section 3.7.14), all the
others are class 1. Polling is performed cyclically at time intervals of for example, 50 milliseconds. This interval

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should be as short as is practicable as you should download events in as close to real time as is possible. There
are two ways you can poll. Firstly you can poll for class 1 data (see section 3.6.4) if any is available it will be
returned as described above, if not the negative acknowledgement (data not available) will be returned (see section
3.7.4). Alternately, you can poll for class 2 data (see section 3.6.5) and test if the ACD bit of the control code in the
returned frame is set. If it is you should now poll for any class 1 data before returning to poll for class 2. If the ACD
bit is set in a class 1 response frame, you can immediately poll again for class 1 without waiting for the cyclical
polling period. This will speed up the response time of your communications.
Note, if the relay is connected to a control system and you wish to access the data manually there must be a
method of excluding the relay (s) from being polled by the control system, for example, a passive substation switch.
It is beyond the scope of this document to discuss this further.

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4 PRIVATE COMMAND DESCRIPTION

4.1 Introduction
This section describes the private commands and the responses from them. The commands are sent and received
via the private data ASDU’s as described in sections 3.6.11 and 3.7.22 respectively and terminated via that
described in 3.7.23. If an unknown command is received or if there is an attempt to use password protected
commands without the correct password, then the text string “ERROR” is transmitted as response to the command.
If a command is being used incorrectly, for example, incorrect parameters, or there is no data stored then the text
string beginning “NAK” is transmitted. An optional message giving details of the problem may be appended to the
“NAK” string, for example, “NAKInvalid Settings Group Number”. The “NAKxxxx” string is also returned as the
user data of the Termination of Private Data Response Frame, see 3.7.23. If the command is processed correctly
then either the data requested or the text string “OK” is returned if the command is not associated with any data.
The following notation is used in the description:-
<CR, LF> End of line (ASCII characters 0Ah and 0Dh).
<FF> Form Feed (ASCII character 0Ch).
<EOF> End Of File Marker (ASCII 1Ah).
<Relay Type> Specifies the type of the relay. E.g. DCD3P+E(D)
<User Defined Identifier> User programmable name (16 characters).
<Time Stamp – name> Time stamp of name with format of dd/mm/yy hh:mi:ss.ssss
n Digit (0-9)
X Character

4.2 Information Commands

4.2.1 Help Command
Command HELP[xx]

Description HELP.
This command provides help about all user commands within the relay. For a summary of the
commands use HELP on its own. To get extra help about a specific command use HELPxx
where xx is the name of the command. E.g. to get help on the Adjust Time function use
HELPAT.

See Also

Security NONE

Response Using HELP

A list of all commands with a short explanation of each. Commands prefixed by * are
password protected.
Using HELPxx
A more detailed explanation of how to use the command xx.
Example

4.2.2 System Information Command

Command SI
Description Send relay Identifier.
This command returns information about the relay type, software article number, boot block
article number, and also the number of waveforms, settings groups, status inputs and output
relays the relay has. It also contains a user programmable name for the relay.

See Also

Security NONE

Response <Relay Type> SnnnnHnnnnnRn BnnnnHnnnnnRn nW nG nI nO <User Defined Identifier>

Example DCD3P+E(D) S2434H80018R1 B2434H80017R1 5W 8G 7I 11O HEBBURN 1 FEEDER

4.3 Security Commands

4.3.1 Password (Login) Command
Command PWxxxx

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Description PassWord.
This command enables the user to log in to the relay so all protected commands can be used.
Xxxx is the password to use. E.g. PWTEST - log in using TEST as the password.

See Also LO

Security NONE

Response OK
Example OK

4.3.2 Logout Command

Command LO
Description LogOut.
This command logs the user out of the relay and disables access to all protected commands.
See Also PWxxxx

Security NONE

Response OK

Example OK

4.4 Settings Commands

4.4.1 Information About Settings Command
Command IS

Description Information about Settings.

This command returns information about each setting in the form of the Reyrolle Protection
Settings Description Language (RPSDL), see section 5, which contains the setting text strings,
information on how the setting is edited, and the storage format of the setting. These
descriptors enable internal setting values to be converted to real setting values. Using this
information it is possible to build a database of internal setting values that can be then sent to
the relay by means of command USn<data>.

See Also PSn, SSn, USn

Security NONE

Response For each setting:

<FF><Setting Text><Setting Descriptor><Setting Dependency (Optional)>

Example

4.4.2 Send Settings Command

Command SSn

Description Send Settings for group n.

This command returns the internal setting values for all the settings of group n. The relay
sends a number of octets for each setting. Usually a setting is stored as a 16-bit word that is
sent as 2 octets (Low Octet, High Octet). Exceptions to this are the Password setting (sent as
4 octets), Relay Identifier String (16 octets), and the Status Group Select setting (1 octet per
status input fitted). The exact order and data lengths of the all the settings are obtained in
response to the Information about Settings command (IS).

See Also PSn, IS, Usn

Security NONE
Response <Low Set. 1><Hign Set. 1><Low Set. 2><Hign Set. 2>…<Low Set. Last><Hign Set Last>

Example <01h><00h><07h><03h>...<05h><01h>

4.4.3 Upload Settings Command

Command USn<Setting Number><Setting Value>[….<Setting Number><Setting Value>]
Description Upload Settings to group n, where n = 1 to 8.
This command allows one or more settings to be uploaded into the relay.
The <Setting Number> and <Setting Value> fields are in binary format.

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<Setting Number> The setting number to change (2 octets – low octet, high octet)
<Setting Value> The new value for the setting. The number of octets this field occupies is
dependent on the setting type (usually 2). See SSn for information on the
number of octets per setting.

See Also PSn, IS, USn, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected.

Response OK

Example OK

4.4.4 Print Settings Group Command

Command PSn

Description Print Settings group n.

This command returns all relay settings and values for group n in ASCII format.

See Also IS, SSn, USn

Security NONE
Response For each relay setting:
<Text String For The Setting><CR, LF>

Example

4.4.5 Send Active Setting Group Command

Command SG

Description Send active setting Group.

This command returns the currently active setting group.
See Also CG

Security NONE
Response ACTIVE SETTINGS GROUP = n
where n = 1 to maximum .number settings groups

Example ACTIVE SETTINGS GROUP = 3

4.4.6 Change Active Setting Group Command

Command CGn

Description Change active setting Group.

This command sets the active setting group of the relay to n.

See Also SG, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.5 Event Commands

4.5.1 Information about Events Command
Command IE

Description Information about Events.

This command returns information about all events, which are used within the relay. It consists
of the event name, event number, type of event, and the direction the event can happen in. On
the basis of this information the controlling device can recognise event codes received as part
of spontaneous event data packets and/or as the response data for the SE command, and
display appropriate text strings.

Superseded This command has been superseded by the “XIE” command. Applications should check that
“XIE” command is implemented in the relay and if so use it.

See Also SE, RE, XSE, XIE

Security NONE

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Response For each event:

<Event Name>,<Event Number>,<Type>[,<Direction>]<CR, LF>
where
<Type> Specifies if the event is an IEC event (0) or a private event (1).
<Direction> 1 if the event can be raised and cleared. If this optional field is missing then
the event can only be raised.

Example Phase A Starter,64,0,1<CR><LF>

Waveform Stored,80,1<CR><LF>

4.5.2 Send Events Command

Command SE
Description Send Events.
This command returns all currently stored events.
Superseded This command has been superseded by the “XSE” command. Applications should check that
“XSE” command is implemented in the relay and if so use it.

See Also IE, RE, XSE, XIE

Security NONE

Response For each evaluation period the octet format of the events are:
Octet Description
1 Number of events in this evaluation period - n (1 octet)
2e Number of the e-th event - e = 1 ... n (1 octet)
2e+1 Attribute of the e-th event (bit 0 = CLEARED, bit 1 = RAISED, bit 7 =
PRIVATE_CODE) (1 octet)
2e+2 Lower octet of ms absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+3 Higher octet of ms absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+4 Minutes of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+5 Hours of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+6 Days of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+7 Months of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+8 Years of absolute time tag (1 octet)
Note: See Appendices C & D for meanings of individual event codes.

Example The following hex dump shows a response

<02><33><82><FD><82><05><00><00><00><01><01><50>
<01><59><82><23><00><00><00><01><01><50>
<01><59><81><B9><0F><00><00><01><01><50>

4.5.3 Reset Event Store Command

Command RE

Description Reset Event storage.

This command erases all stored events in the relay.

See Also IE, SE, XSE, XIE, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected.

Response OK

Example OK

4.5.4 Extended Information about Events Command

Command XIE

Description Extended Information about Events.

This command returns information about all events, which are used within the relay. It returns
the same information as the “IE” command and some additions. First there are descriptions of

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the function types used, in the form #number, description. Then there are descriptions of the
events, consisting of the function type, event number, the direction and the event name. On
the basis of this information the controlling device can recognise event codes received as part
of spontaneous event data packets and / or as the response data for the SE or XSE
commands, and display appropriate text strings.

See Also IE, SE, RE, XSE

Security NONE

Response If this command does not exist the response will be “ERROR”, otherwise,
The descriptions of the function types:
#<Function Type>,<Description><CR, LF>
where
<Function Type> Specifies the type of relay the event is from, in the range 0-255.
< Description > Text string describing the function type.
Then for each event:
<Function Type>,<Event Number>,<Direction>,<Event Name><CR, LF>
where
<Function Type> Specifies the type of relay the event is from, in the range 0-255.
<Event Number> Specifies the number of the event, in the range 0 –255.
<Direction> 1 if the event can be raised and cleared. 0 if it can only be raised.
<Event Name> Text string describing the event.

Example #160,Overcurrent<CR><LF>
#164,Reyrolle Overcurrent<CR><LF>
#166,Reyrolle GCB Synchronising<CR><LF>
160,68,0,General Trip<CR><LF>
164,80,1,Waveform Stored<CR><LF>

4.5.5 Extended Send Events Command

Command XSE

Description Extended Send Events.

This command returns all currently stored events.

See Also IE, SE, RE, XIE

Security NONE

Response If this command does not exist the response will be “ERROR”, otherwise,
For each evaluation period the octet format of the events are:
Octet Description
1 Number of events in this evaluation period - n (1 octet)
2e Function Type of the event
2e+1 Number of the e-th event - e = 1 ... n (1 octet)
2e+2 Attribute of the e-th event, 0 = Travelling, 1 = Cleared, 2 = Raised, 3 = Error Detected
2e+3 Lower octet of ms absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+4 Higher octet of ms absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+5 Minutes of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+6 Hours of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+7 Days of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+8 Months of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+9 Lower octet of Years of absolute time tag (1 octet)
2e+10 Higher octet of Years of absolute time tag (1 octet)
Note: See Appendices C & D for meanings of individual event codes.

Example The following hex dump shows a response

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<02><A8><33><02><A8><FD><02><05><00><00><00><01><01><BC><07>
<01><A8><59><02><23><00><00><00><01><01><BC><07>
<01><A8><59><01><B9><0F><00><00><01><01><BC><07>

4.6 Data Storage Commands

4.6.1 Trigger Storage Command
Command TS

Description Trigger Storage.

This command causes a waveform record to be stored.

See Also DD, SDn, RS, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.6.2 Reset Storage Command

Command RS

Description Reset waveform Storage.

This command erases all waveform records.
See Also DD, SDn, TS, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.6.3 Data Directory Command

Command DD
Description Data Directory.
This command returns information about all currently stored waveform records. Each record is
numbered and has an associated time and date stamp.

See Also SDn, RS, TS

Security NONE

Response For each waveform record stored.

<Number Of Waveform>. <Time Stamp - Trigger Point><CR,LF>

Example 5. 11/01/96 10:08:02.1800

4. 24/06/96 23:18:13.1450
3. 03/12/96 04:34:45.1550
2. 01/02/97 00:01:03.2050
1. 12/03/97 22:59:38.5400

4.6.4 Send Waveform Data Command

Command SDn

Description Send waveform Data record n where n = 1 to last data record. Record 1 is always the newest.
See Also DD, RS, TS

Security NONE
Response Relay sends the requested waveform record in the format below.
<Relay Type> <User Defined Identifier>,<Station Address><CR, LF>
<Total Channels>,<Analogue Channels>A,<Digital Channels>D<CR, LF>
For each analogue channel:
<Channel Number>,,<Channel Name>,,<Units>,<Multiplication Factor>,,,,<CR, LF>
For each digital channel:

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<Channel Number>,<Channel Name>,<Normal State><CR, LF>

<Line Frequency><CR, LF>
<Number Of Sample Rates In Record><CR, LF>
For each sample rate:
<Sample Rate>,<Number Of Samples At Rate><CR, LF>
<Time Stamp - First Sample><CR, LF>
<Time Stamp - Trigger Point><CR, LF>
BINARY - PHASE BY PHASE<CR, LF><EOF>
For each analogue channel:
<Analogue Channel Data>
For each group of 16 digital channels:
<Packed Digital Data>
where :
<Total Channels> Number of channels stored in record.
<Analogue Channels> Number of analogue channels stored.
<Digital Channels> Number of digital channels stored.
<Multiplication Factor> Multiplication factor for the analogue channel. This
converts the stored data into real data of type <Units>.
i.e. Real data = Stored Data * <Multiplication Factor>
<Normal State> Normal state of the digital channel (0 or 1).
<Analogue Channel Data> Data for one analogue channel. Each sample consists
of two octets in low octet, high octet format.
<Packed Digital Data> Compressed digital data for 16 channels at a time. Bit 0
= digital channel 1, Bit 15 = digital channel 16. Unused
digital channels are set to 0. Sent Low octet, High octet.

Example DCD2P+E Hebburn1 ,6

19,3A,16D
1,,A,,A,1.10193,,,,
2,,C,,A,1.12340,,,,
3,,E,,A,1.11115,,,,
4,INPUT1,0
5,INPUT2,0
6,INPUT3,0
7,INPUT4,0
8,INPUT5,0
9,OUTPUT1,1
10,OUTPUT2,1
11,OUTPUT3,1
12,OUTPUT4,1
13,OUTPUT5,1
14,OUTPUT6,0
15,OUTPUT7,0
16,OUTPUT8,0
17,OUTPUT9,0
18,OUTPUT10,0
19,OUTPUT11,0
50
1
800,800

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11/18/95,07:45:32.672500
11/18/95,07:45:32.685000
BINARY - PHASE BY PHASE
<Analogue Channel 1>
<Analogue Channel 2>
<Analogue Channel 3>
<Packed Digital 1>
<Packed Digital 2>

4.7 Measurand Commands

4.7.1 Information About Measurands Command
Command IM

Description Information about Measurands.

This command returns information about all measurands that are present in the relay. Each
measurand is described by one line of text consisting of the measurand number, name, units
and the type.

See Also SMn

Security NONE

Response For each measurand:

<Measurand Number>,<Measurand Name>,<Units>,<Type Of Measurand><CR, LF>
where <Type Of Measurand> consists of:
Bit 0 : measurand is reserved.
Bit 1 : analogue measurand (e.g current).
Bit 2 : digital measurand (e.g. status inputs).
Bit 3 : integer measurand (e.g trip counter).
Bit 4 : complex string measurand (e.g. time or date).

Example 0,IA (PRIMARY),A,2

5,Ia (SECONDARY),A,2
10,Ia (xIn),xIn,2
27,Time,,16
28,Date,,16

4.7.2 Send Measurand Command

Command SMn

Description Send Measurand n; where n is the number of the measurand to send.

This command returns the measurand requested. To find the numbers of a particular
measurand use the IM command.

See Also IM
Security NONE

Response Relay sends the requested measurand in ASCII format as a text string.
Example The response for the time measurand will be in the form

08:15:26

4.8 Output Relay Commands

4.8.1 Select Output Relay Command
Command SOn

Description Select Output relay n.

This command causes selection of output relay n for subsequent energisation by the COn

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command.

See Also COn, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.8.2 Close Output Relay Command

Command COn

Description Close Output relay n.

This command causes output relay n to be closed for 100ms provided the output relay was
selected by SOn less than 20 seconds previously.

See Also SOn, PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.9 Time Commands

4.9.1 Send Relay Time Command
Command ST

Description Send relay Time.

This command returns the relay’s time and date.

See Also ATddmmyyhhmi

Security NONE
Response DATE dd/mm/yy, TIMEhh:mm:ss

Example DATE 27/03/97, TIME 08:15:26

4.9.2 Adjust Relay Time Command

Command ATddmmyyhhmi

Description Adjust relay Time.

This command sets the relay clock to the time and date specified. This command will reset the
seconds to zero. If the command AT has been applied the invalid flag will be set (see 3.6.6).

See Also ST, PWxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.10 Miscellaneous Commands

4.10.1 Send Fault Information Command
Command SF

Description Send Fault information.

This command returns all currently stored fault records in ASCII format.
See Also

Security NONE
Response For each fault record.
<Fault Number> <Time Stamp> <Fault Information><CR,LF>

Example FAULT 2 04/01/94 23:29:20.8200 PHASE A LS IDMTL HS1 IA=22.85xIn PHASE B LS IDMTL
HS1 IB=44.19xIn PHASE C LS IDMTL HS1 IC=43.46xIn
FAULT 1 04/01/94 23:29:21.0300 PHASE A LS IDMTL HS1 IA=31.45xIn PHASE B LS IDMTL
HS1 IB=60.96xIn PHASE C LS IDMTL HS1 IC=59.58xIn

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4.10.2 Reset Flags Command

Command RF
Description Reset Flags.
This command resets the fascia LEDs and any latched output relays.
See Also PWxxxx

Security Password Protected

Response OK

Example OK

4.10.3 Information About General Commands

Command IG

Description Information about General commands

This command returns all currently available general commands, see appendix E.

See Also

Security NONE

Response First Line

<First Protection Code>[, <Second Protection Code>]…[,<Last Protection Code]<CR,LF>
then for each command.
<Description>, <Protection Code>, <Command Number>, <Action (1= single, 2=
double)><CR,LF>

Example 160,164
Reset Flag & Outputs,160,19,1
Trigger waveform Storage,164,80,1

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5 SETTINGS DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE

5.1 Introduction
The Reyrolle Protection Settings Description Language enables machine readable relay settings to be converted
into human readable settings. This chapter defines:
• Settings which are read only
• Settings which can be displayed and edited
• Settings which are hidden
5.2 Settings Structure
The information downloaded from the relay, in response to the “IS” command, consists of three parts, Setting Text
Display, Setting Value Description and Setting Display Condition, as follows:
Setting Text Display Setting Value Description Setting Display Condition

Setting 1 Text Display Setting 1 Value Description Setting 1 Display Condition.

Setting 2 Text Display Setting 2 Value Description Setting 2 Display Condition.

.
Setting n Text Display Setting n Value Description Setting n Display Condition.

5.2.1 Setting Text Display

This part of the setting descriptor contains the textual information equivalent to the corresponding lines on the LCD
display and includes all control characters. There can be any number of lines. The text display for the setting
consists of the following basic format. A start code of character 12 (0Ch) is followed by the first line of the text.
Each subsequent (optional) line is then preceded by a line feed character 10 (0Ah) followed by the text for that line,
thus
|0Ch|<first line of text>[|0Ah|<second line of text>] … [|0Ah|<last line of text>]

Each text line can consist of a combination of text and field codes. These field codes specify where the editable
fields for the setting are to be displayed, i.e. if the line is <Description><Field><Unit> the field specifies the setting
is to be displayed between the description and the unit. The format for the field code is as follows; a start character
7 followed by a character denoting the field number. Then the text presently displayed in the field followed by a
terminating character again 7, thus
|07h|01h|<field text 1>|07h|<Displayable Text>|07h|02h|<field text 2>|07h|<Displayable Text>

Examples of Setting Text Display

Setting Will be sent as

Active Settings |0Ch|A|c|t|i|v|e| |S|e|t|t|i|n|g|s| |0Ah|G|r|o|u|p| | | | | | | | |=| |07h|01h|1|07h|

Group =1

Set Identifier |0Ch|S|e|t| |I|d|e|n|t|i|f|i|e|r| | |OAh|07h|01h|D|C|D| | | | | | | | | | | | | |07h|

DCD

Calendar - Set |0Ch|C|a|l|e|n|d|a|r| |-| |S|e|t| | |0Ah|D|a|t|e| | |=| |07h|01h|0|3|07h|/|07h|02h|0|7|07h|/|07h|03h|9|6|07h|

Date = 03/07/96
Gn P/F Charact. |0Ch|G|n| |P|/|F| |C|h|a|r|a|c|t|.| |0Ah|S|e|t|t|i|n|g|=|07h|01h| |0|.|1|5|07h|x|I|n|
Setting= 0.15xIn

The end of a setting text display is determined by the start of the setting value description, which is always an
opening square bracket '['.
5.2.2 Setting Value Description
The Setting Value Description is used for converting machine-readable settings into human readable settings. It
consists of a set of square braces containing information about one or more editable fields, each of which are also
enclosed in square braces. An optional '@' before the first field indicating that the setting is read-only - i.e. it can
be interpreted and displayed but not modified
[<@>[Field 1]<[Field 2]...[Field n]>]

A field consists of the following format

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Field Format Description

- An optional minus sign ‘-’ which, if present, signifies that the units information should be
suppressed for this field.
[ww] An optional field width, enclosed within square brackets “[ ]”, representing the number of bits
used to store the field value. This is only required on multiple field settings, otherwise a default
value of 16 applies.
Setting Type The format of the rest of the field depends on the type of setting, see next table.

and therefore can appear as follows,

[-[ww]<Setting Type>]
Setting Type Description
String A dollar sign ‘$’ followed by a number representing the maximum length of the string. A
double-quoted string within a set of braces follows the number “{}”. The quoted string
contains all allowable characters in the string. Example, showing a string of 8 upper case
characters A-Z.
$8{"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"}
Examples 2, a string of 16 characters consisting of A-Z, 0-9, minus, plus, slash and space.
$16{"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-+/ "}

Bit mask A hash sign ‘#’ followed by a value representing the number of bit fields within the mask.
These bits are continuous starting with the least significant bit. A hexadecimal number
enclosed within square brackets, which is a mask representing the bit positions that can be
modified follows this value. Labels for all bit positions follow it. The labels are double-
quoted strings within a set of braces, similar to those of a string setting value description.
The first label corresponds to the least significant bit. For example, a bit mask setting
consisting of 5 bit fields labelled Status1 to Status5. The mask of 1C (11100 in binary)
means that the value of the last two bit fields (Status4 and Status5) should not be modified.
#5[1C]{"Status1"}{"Status2"}{"Status3"}{"Status4"}{"Status5"}
Sub-menu title [MENU]
Calendar date [DATE]
Clock time [TIME]
Password [PASSWORD]
Non-editable The body of the field is empty, i.e. [ ]
All other One or more range descriptions. A range description consists of a number followed by
either a label (in the same format as a bit-field label) or a reverse-polish setting value
description contained within a set of braces. The number represents the maximum internal
value of the setting for which this range description is applicable. See Appendix H for a
description of the reverse polish notation.

Examples of Setting Value Descriptors:

[[]] The simplest description: the setting cannot be modified or displayed.
[@[DATE]] The setting is a calendar date. The ‘@’ symbol means the setting is read only, i.e. the
date cannot be changed.
[[0{"E/F"}1{"P/F"}]] All internal values up to and including zero (i.e. just the value zero), represent the label
“E/F”, and all values greater than zero but less than or equal to one (i.e. just the value 1)
represent the label “P/F”. All other values are invalid.

Internal value of setting 0 1 >1

Value Displayed E/F P/F invalid

[[0{"OFF"}10{?10*}]] All internal values up to and including zero (i.e. just the value zero), represent the label
“OFF” and all values greater than zero but less than or equal to 10 (i.e. the values 1 to
10) are converted using the reverse polish formula ?10* - which would simply multiply the
internal value by 10. All internal values greater than 10 are invalid, see below :

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > 10

Value Displayed OFF 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 invalid

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[[48{?2+20/}]] One field and one range. An internal value from 0 to 48 is translated using the formula
'?2+20/'. Values greater than 48 are invalid. The formula simply adds 2 to the internal
value then divides the result by 20, i.e.

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 3 … 46 47 48 > 48

Value Displayed 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 … 2.4 2.45 2.5 invalid

[[-0{"INST"}60{?}]] One field and two ranges. An internal value of 0 represents 'INST'. Internal values from
1 to 60 inclusive represent actual values of 1-60. Internal values greater than 60 are
invalid. This setting is actually used for the relay reset delay, where values can range
from 'INST' then '1 sec' to '60 sec'. The minus sign in front of the first range is used to
ensure that 'INST' would be displayed and not 'INST sec'.

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 .. 59 60 > 60

Value Displayed INST 1 2 .. 59 60 invalid

[@[0{75}1{110}9{2?2-^150*}]] One field and three ranges. An internal value of zero represents 75. An internal
value of 1 represents 110. Internal values from 2 to 9 are converted using the
formula '2?2-^150*', or in standard infix notation: 2 n− 2 × 150 where n
represents the internal setting value, giving :

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 >9

Value Displayed 75 110 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 invalid

[[#3[7]{"STA"}{"P/F"}{"E/F"}]] One bit mask field consisting of 3 bit fields named “STA”, “P/F” and “E/F”. The
mask of 7 (111 in binary) means that all bit fields can be edited.

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >7

Value Displayed STA P/F STA+P/F E/F STA+E/F P/F+E/F STA+P/F+E/F invalid

[[[15]1999{?1+5*}][[1]1{?4*1+}]] Two fields each with only one range. The first field occupies the highest 15 bits
of the word and the second field occupies the final (i.e. the least significant) bit.
In the first field, all values from zero to 1999 are converted by adding one to the
internal value then multiplying the result by five. In the second field, the values
zero and one are converted by multiplying the internal value by four then
adding one to the result. This would give :

Internal value of setting 0 1 2 3 … 3997 3998 3999 > 3999

Values Displayed (f1 f2) 5 1 5 5 10 1 10 5 … 9995 5 10000 1 10000 5 invalid

Further examples are shown in appendix G and the complete reverse polish described in appendix H.
5.2.3 Setting Display Condition
The Setting Display Condition is a logical expression that determines whether the setting should be displayed for
the present configuration of the relay. For example, a Highset Time Delay setting should not be displayed if the
Highset Setting is turned off
The Setting Display Condition consists of a set of square brackets containing a reverse polish logical expression
that is evaluated to give TRUE or FALSE, respectively display or do not display the setting. See appendix J.
The logical expression is able to compare settings with other settings or with constant values. The letter S
immediately followed by the index of the setting represents the setting. The letter V immediately followed by the
constant number represents a value.
The following ANSI ‘C’ logical operators are supported

&& And || Or
== Equals != Not Equal To

>= Greater Than Or Equal To <= Less Than Or Equal To

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> Greater Than < Less Than

Examples of Setting Display Condition

[S20 V0 ==] Display setting if setting number 20 equals 0.

[S20 S21 ==] Display setting if setting number 20 equals setting number 21.

[S20 S21 == S27 V50 >= S27 V60 <= && ||] Display setting if setting number 20 equals setting number 21 or
setting number 27 is between 50 and 60 inclusive.
[] Always display this setting.

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6 APPENDIX A - IEC60870 CODE DEFINITIONS

Function Type Description (Refer to [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.1)

60 Reyrolle Modular II

70 Reyrolle Status Inputs

80 Reyrolle Plant Controls

90 Reyrolle LED Codes

128 IEC Distance Protection

130 Reyrolle Distance Protection

132 Reyrolle Distance Protection

160 IEC Overcurrent Protection

164 Reyrolle Overcurrent Protection

165 Reyrolle FHA Motor Protection Relay (Rho)

166 Reyrolle GCB Synchronising Relay (Argus 7)

167 Reyrolle DBB Voltage Relay (Argus 8)

168 Reyrolle DGA Feeder Manager (Delta)

176 IEC Transformer Differential Protection

178 Reyrolle Transformer Protection (Delta)

179 Reyrolle Voltage Control (MicroTAPP)

192 IEC Line Differential Protection

196 Reyrolle FDF Line Differential (Solkor-N)

197 Reyrolle FDD Line Differential (Microphase-PCM)

200 Reyrolle Control Commands

210 Reyrolle GAE Autoreclose (Tau)

211 Reyrolle IOTA

254 IEC Generic

255 IEC Global

Table Showing Function Type Numbers Used

Cause of Transmission (COT) Description (Refer to [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.3)

1 Spontaneous Events

2 Cyclic

3 Reset Frame Count Bit (FCB)

4 Reset Communication Unit (CU)

5 Start Restart
6 Power On

7 Test Mode
8 Time Synchronisation
9 General Interrogation

10 Termination of General Interrogation

11 Local Operation

12 Remote Operation

20 Positive Command Acknowledge

21 Negative Command Acknowledge

31 Transmission of Disturbance Data

Table Showing Permitted Cause of Transmission Numbers

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7 APPENDIX B- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CODES

This section contains the event, measurand and command codes defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2 and by Reyrolle in appendix B.
The commands are listed in a separate table after the events. Please note all codes do not apply to all models.

FUN INF Description TYP GI / COT DIR

COM

Event Codes
Measurand Codes

KEY

FUN Function Type (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.1) and by Reyrolle in appendix A
INF Information Number (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2) and by Reyrolle for each relay in appendix B
TYP ASDU Type (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 sections 7.3.1 and 7.3.2)
GI Event supports General Interrogation x = supported (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2) and by Reyrolle in appendix B
COM Type of command single (ON only) or double (ON/OFF) (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.5.2) and by Reyrolle in appendix B
COT Cause of Transmission (defined in [1] IEC60870-5-103 section 7.2.3, table 5)
DIR Direction of event Raised Only (RO), Raised / Cleared (RC) or Double Point Travelling, Cleared, Raised or Unknown (DP)
x Supported, - Not supported.
7.1 ARGUS 1 - 6
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
160 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x x x
160 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x x x
160 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x x x
160 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x x x

160 16 ARC in progress x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC - - x

160 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21 RO x x x

160 21 Trip Test x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

160 22 Settings changed x 1 1, 9, 11, 12 RC x x x

160 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

160 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

160 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

160 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

160 27 Input 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
160 28 Input 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
160 29 Input 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

160 30 Input 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

160 36 Trip circuit fail x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

160 46 Group Warning x 1 1, 9 RC x

160 47 Alarm x 1 1, 9 RO x

160 64 A-starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
160 65 B-starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
160 66 C-starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
160 67 E-starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
160 68 General trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 69 A-general trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 70 B-general trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 71 C-general trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 84 General starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x

160 85 Circuit breaker fail 1 - 2 1 RO x x x

160 91 P/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 92 E/F-general trip - 2 1 RO x x x
160 93 E/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x x x

160 128 CB on by auto reclose - 1 1 DP x

160 130 Reclose blocked x 1 1, 9 RC x

i
160 144 Measurand I - 3.1 2,7 - x x x
160 148 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, P, Q, F - 9 2,7 - x x x

164 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x x x

164 1 A-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 2 B-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 3 C-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 4 E-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 5 A-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 6 B-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 7 C-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 8 E-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 9 A-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 10 B-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 11 C-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 12 E-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 13 A-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 14 B-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 15 C-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 16 E-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 17 A-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x x x

i
One of Ia, Ib, Ie, Isef depending on relay type

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
164 18 B-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 19 C-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 20 E-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x x x
164 21 SEF/REF starter x 2 1, 9 RC x x x

164 23 SEF/REF lowset trip - 2 1 RC x x x

164 24 SEF/REF stage 1 trip - 2 1 RC x x x

164 25 SEF/REF stage 2 trip - 2 1 RC x x x
164 26 A-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 27 B-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 28 C-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 29 E-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 30 A-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 31 B-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 32 C-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x x x

164 33 E-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x x x
164 34 Circuit breaker open x 1 1, 9 RO x
164 35 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

164 36 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

164 37 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 38 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 39 Circuit breaker fail 2 - 2 1 RO x x x
164 41 CB close fail x 1 1, 9 RO x

164 43 CB DBI state x 1 1, 9 RO x

164 44 External Trip - 2 1 RO x x x

164 45 Input 5 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 46 Input 6 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 47 Input 7 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 48 Input 8 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 49 Input 9 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 51 Output 1 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x

164 52 Output 2 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 53 Output 3 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 54 Output 4 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 55 Output 5 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 56 Output 6 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 57 Output 7 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x x
164 58 Output 8 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x
164 59 Output 9 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
164 60 Output 10 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x
164 61 Output 11 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x x
164 62 Forward A x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 63 Reverse A x 2 1, 9 RC x x x

164 64 Forward B x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 65 Reverse B x 2 1, 9 RC x x x

164 66 Forward C x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 67 Reverse C x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 68 Forward E x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 69 Reverse E x 2 1, 9 RC x x x
164 70 Trip count alarm x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 70 Trip count alarm x 4 1, 9 - x

164 71 CB maintenance alarm x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 71 CB maintenance alarm x 4 1, 9 - x

164 72 Frequent operations exceeded x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 73 Delta Trip Counter Alarm x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 79 Voltage Block x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 80 Waveform stored - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x x x

164 81 Remote control interrupted - 1 1 RO x x x
164 82 Trip and Lockout - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO - - x
164 83 Close and Reclaim - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x
164 84 Trip And Reclose - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x
164 85 Circuit breaker closed x 1 1, 9 RO x
164 86 Close And Lockin - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x
164 87 Reclose delay x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 88 Reclaim x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 89 Lockout x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 90 Forward SEF x 2 1, 9 RC x x
164 91 Reverse SEF x 2 1, 9 RC x x
164 92 Power On Counter Alarm x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 97 CT Failure x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 100 Cold load pickup x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 101 Cold load trip - 2 1 RO x
164 102 Line check trip - 2 1 RO x
164 103 ARC start A x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 104 A backup time - 1 1 RC x
164 105 A backup trip - 1 1 RC x
164 106 External trip block x 1 1, 9 RC x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
164 110 SEF off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
164 111 All ARC off x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 112 P/F ARC off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 113 E/F ARC off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 114 SEF ARC off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 115 All inst off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 116 P/F inst off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
164 117 E/F inst off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
164 118 SEF inst off x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
164 119 Hot line working x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

164 120 Scada Control x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 121 General alarm 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 122 General alarm 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 123 General alarm 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 124 General alarm 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x
164 125 General alarm 5 x 1 1, 9 RC x x x

164 131 Va/Vab starter x 2 1, 9 RC x

164 132 Vb/Vbc starter x 2 1, 9 RC x
164 133 Vc/Vca starter x 2 1, 9 RC x
164 170 V starter x 2 1, 9 RC x
164 182 V trip - 2 1 RO x
164 190 Voltage Memory A x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 191 Voltage Memory B x 1 1, 9 RC x
164 192 Voltage Memory C x 1 1, 9 RC x

164 240 Ia Fault Current x 4 1, 9 - x x x

164 241 Ib Fault Current x 4 1, 9 - x x x
164 242 Ic Fault Current x 4 1, 9 - x x x
164 243 Ie Fault Current x 4 1, 9 - x x x
164 244 Isef Fault Current x 4 1, 9 - x x x
164 245 Va Fault Voltage x 4 1, 9 - x
164 246 Vb Fault Voltage x 4 1, 9 - x
164 247 Vc Fault Voltage x 4 1, 9 - x
164 248 Vn Fault Voltage x 4 1, 9 - x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x x x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 - x x x
255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x x x
Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

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FUN INF Description COM TYP COT

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
160 16 Auto-recloser ON/OFF ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

160 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x x x

160 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x x x

160 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x x x

160 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x x x

160 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x x x

164 35 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 x x x

164 36 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 x x x

164 37 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 x x x

164 38 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 x x x

164 51 Energise Output 1 ON 20 20 x x x

164 52 Energise Output 2 ON 20 20 x x x
164 53 Energise Output 3 ON 20 20 x x x
164 54 Energise Output 4 ON 20 20 x x x

164 55 Energise Output 5 ON 20 20 x x x

164 56 Energise Output 6 ON 20 20 x x x
164 57 Energise Output 7 ON 20 20 x x x
164 58 Energise Output 8 ON 20 20 x x
164 59 Energise Output 9 ON 20 20 x x
164 60 Energise Output 10 ON 20 20 x x
164 61 Energise Output 11 ON 20 20 x x

164 80 Trigger Waveform Storage ON 20 20 x x x

164 82 Trip and Lockout ON 20 20 - - x

164 83 Close and Reclaim ON 20 20 - - x
164 84 Trip And Reclose ON 20 20 - - x
164 86 Close And Lockin ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

164 100 Cold load pickup ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

164 110 SEF ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

164 112 P/F ARC Inhibit ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

164 113 E/F ARC Inhibit ON/OFF 20 20 - - x
164 114 SEF ARC Inhibit ON/OFF 20 20 - - x
164 115 Instantaneous ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

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FUN INF Description COM TYP COT

Argus 2 - 500
Argus 1 & 2

Argus 3 - 6
164 116 P/F Instantaneous ON/OFF 20 20 - - x
164 117 E/F Instantaneous ON/OFF 20 20 - - x
164 118 SEF Instantaneous ON/OFF 20 20 - - x
164 119 Hot line working ON/OFF 20 20 - - x

164 129 Reset Energy Meters ON/OFF 20 20 x

164 130 Reset Maximum Demand ON/OFF 20 20 x x x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x x x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

The following table shows the Actual Channel Numbers used for each configuration of relay. The abbreviated used are nP number of
standard poles, E earth fault pole, SEF sensitive earth fault pole. For example, a 4 pole relay may be a 2P + E + SEF.

Argus 1 - 6 (Except AG2-5xx) AG2-5xx

FUN ACC 1P 1E 3P 2P+E 2P+SEF 2P+E+SEF 3P+E 3P+SEF 3P+E 3P+SEF 2P+E+SEF

164 1 I I Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia

164 2 Ib Ie Ib Ie Ib Ib Ib Ib Ic
164 3 Ic Ic Ise Ic Ic Ic Ic Ic Ie
164 4 Ise Ie Ise Ie Isef Isef
164 5 Va Va Va
164 6 Vb Vb Vb

164 7 Vc Vc Vc
164 8 Vn Vn Vn

164 9 Vab Vab Vab

164 10 Vbc Vbc Vbc
164 11 Vca Vca Vca

Table Showing Disturbance Recorder Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.2 ARGUS 7
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Argus 7

166 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

166 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

166 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x
166 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x
166 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x

166 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21 RO x

166 21 Trip Test - 1 0 RC x

166 22 Settings changed - 1 1, 11, 12 RC x
166 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 9,11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
166 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 9,11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
166 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 9,11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 9,11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 27 Input 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 28 Input 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 29 Input 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 30 Input 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 35 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 36 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 37 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
166 38 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 51 Output 1 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 52 Output 2 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 53 Output 3 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
166 54 Output 4 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 55 Output 5 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 56 Output 6 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 57 Output 7 x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

166 80 Waveform stored - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x

166 81 Remote control interrupted - 1 1 RO x

166 83 Lockout - 1 1 RC x
166 84 Reset Lockout Mode - 1 1 RO x

166 90 Check Sync Start x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 91 System Sync Start x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
166 92 Check Sync Inhibit x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 93 System Sync Inhibit x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 94 Sync Bypass x 1 1, 9 RC x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Argus 7

166 96 Check Sync Close x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 97 System Sync Close x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 98 Bypass Close x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 99 Slip In Sync x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 100 Phase In Sync x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 101 Live Line x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 102 Live Bus x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 103 Bus U/V Detector x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 104 Line U/V Detector x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 105 Volts Differential x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 106 System Split x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 121 Alarm 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 122 Alarm 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x
166 123 Alarm 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x

166 124 Alarm 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x

ii
166 148 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, P, Q, F - 9 2,7 - x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Argus 7

166 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x

166 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x

166 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x

166 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x

166 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x

166 35 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 x

166 36 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 x
166 37 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 x
166 38 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 x

166 51 Energise Output 1 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x

166 52 Energise Output 2 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x
166 53 Energise Output 3 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x
166 54 Energise Output 4 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x
166 55 Energise Output 5 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x
166 56 Energise Output 6 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x

ii
Only VL1, VL2, and F are valid, all other fields returned as zero.

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FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Argus 7

166 57 Energise Output 7 for 100 ms ON 20 20 x

166 80 Trigger Waveform Storage ON 20 20 x

166 91 Start System Sync ON/OFF 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x
255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x
Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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7.3 ARGUS 8
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Argus 8

167 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

167 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

167 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x
167 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x
167 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x

167 18 External Trip - 2 1 RO x

167 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21 RO x

167 20 Trip circuit fail x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 21 Trip Test - 1 1 RC x
167 22 Settings changed - 1 1, 11, 12 RC x
167 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 27 Input 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 28 Input 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 29 Input 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 30 Input 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 33 Trip count alarm x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 33 Trip count alarm x 4 1, 9 - x

167 35 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 36 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 37 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 38 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 9, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 45 Input 5 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 46 Input 6 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 47 Input 7 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 48 Input 8 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 49 Input 9 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 51 Output 1 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 52 Output 2 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 53 Output 3 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 54 Output 4 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 55 Output 5 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 56 Output 6 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 57 Output 7 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x
167 58 Output 8 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 59 Output 9 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

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167 60 Output 10 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 61 Output 11 x 1 1, 9, 12, 20, 21 RC x

167 79 Voltage Block x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 80 Waveform stored - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x

167 81 Remote control interrupted - 1 1 RO x

167 92 Power On Counter Alarm x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 121 General Alarm 1 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 122 General Alarm 2 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 123 General Alarm 3 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 124 General Alarm 4 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 125 General Alarm 5 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 126 General Alarm 6 x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 127 General Alarm 7 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 128 General Alarm 8 x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 129 General Alarm 9 x 1 1, 9 RC x

iii
167 148 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, P, Q, F - 9 2,7 - x

167 170 V Element 1 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 171 V Element 2 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 172 V Element 3 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 173 V Element 4 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 174 F Element 1 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 175 F Element 2 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 176 F Element 3 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 177 F Element 4 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x

167 178 3Vo Element 1 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 179 3Vo Element 2 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 180 V2 Element 1 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 181 V2 Element 2 starter x 1 1, 9 RC x
167 182 V Element 1 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 183 V Element 2 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 184 V Element 3 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 185 V Element 4 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 186 F Element 1 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 187 F Element 2 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 188 F Element 3 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 189 F Element 4 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 190 3Vo Element 1 trip - 1 1 RO x
167 191 3Vo Element 2 trip - 1 1 RO x

iii
Only VL1, VL2, VL3 and F are valid, all other fields returned as zero.

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Argus 8

167 192 V2 Element 1 trip - 1 1 RO x

167 193 V2 Element 2 trip - 1 1 RO x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT DIR Argus 8

167 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 - x

167 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 - x

167 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 - x
167 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 - x
167 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 - x

167 33 Trip counter reset ON 20 20 - x

167 35 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 - x

167 36 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 - x
167 37 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 - x

167 38 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 - x

167 51 Energise Output 1 ON 20 20 - x

167 52 Energise Output 2 ON 20 20 - x
167 53 Energise Output 3 ON 20 20 - x

167 54 Energise Output 4 ON 20 20 - x

167 55 Energise Output 5 ON 20 20 - x
167 56 Energise Output 6 ON 20 20 - x
167 57 Energise Output 7 ON 20 20 - x
167 58 Energise Output 8 ON 20 20 - x

167 59 Energise Output 9 ON 20 20 - x

167 60 Energise Output 10 ON 20 20 - x
167 61 Energise Output 11 ON 20 20 - x

167 80 Trigger Waveform Storage ON 20 20 - x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x
255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 - x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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Variant ( AG8 x01 - x03 )

FUN ACC 2 Phase - Phase Phase-Neutral + NVD Phase-Phase + NVD 2 Systems A / B

167 1 Vab Va Vab Va

167 2 Vbc V0 V0 Vb
167 3 Vca

Variant ( AG8 x04 - x12 )

FUN ACC 3 Phase - Phase 2 Phase-Phase + NVD 3 Phase-Neutral + NVD

167 1 Vab Vab Va

167 2 Vbc Vbc Vb

167 3 Vca V0 Vc

Tables Showing Disturbance Recorder Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.4 DELTA
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Delta

60 1 IEC870 Active Com 1 x 1 1 RC x

60 2 IEC870 Active Com 2 x 1 1 RC x

60 3 Front Port OverRide x 1 1 RC x

60 8 Real Time Clock Set - 1 1 RO x

60 9 Real Time Clock Drift Corrected - 1 1 RO x
60 10 Real Time Clock Not Synchronised - 1 1 RO x
60 11 Real Time Clock Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 128 Cold Start - 1 0 RO x

60 129 Warm Start - 1 0 RO x
60 130 Re-Start - 1 0 RO x

60 135 Trigger Storage - 1 0 RO x

60 136 Clear Waveform Records - 1 0 RO x

60 137 Clear Fault Records - 1 0 RO x

60 138 Clear Event Records - 1 0 RO x

70 5 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x
70 6 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
70 7 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x

70 8 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
70 9 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
70 10 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x

70 11 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
70 12 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x

70 13 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x
70 14 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
70 15 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x

70 16 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
70 17 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x

70 18 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x
70 19 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
70 20 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x
70 21 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
70 22 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x
70 23 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x
70 24 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x
70 25 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x
70 26 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x
70 27 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x
70 28 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x
70 29 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x

70 30 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x

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70 31 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x
70 32 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x

80 1 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

80 2 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x

80 3 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x
80 4 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x
80 5 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x
80 6 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x

80 7 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x

80 8 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x
80 9 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x
80 10 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x
80 11 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x
80 12 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x
80 13 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x

80 14 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x

80 15 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x
80 16 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x

80 17 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x

80 18 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x

80 19 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x

80 20 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x

80 21 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x

80 22 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x
80 23 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x

80 24 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x

80 25 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x

80 26 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x

80 27 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x
80 28 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x
80 29 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x
80 30 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x
80 31 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x
80 32 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

160 2 Reset FCB - 2 3 RO x

160 3 Reset CU - 2 4 RO x
160 4 Start/Restart - 2 5 RO x

160 16 Auto-reclose active x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

160 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

160 21 Trip Test x 1 1 RC x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Delta

160 22 Settings changed - 1 1 RC x

160 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
160 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
160 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

160 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

160 27 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x
160 28 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x
160 29 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x
160 30 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x

160 36 Trip circuit fail x 1 1 RC x

160 64 A-Delayed Starter x 2 1 RC x

160 65 B-Delayed Starter x 2 1 RC x
160 66 C-Delayed Starter x 2 1 RC x
160 67 E-Delayed Starter x 2 1 RC x

160 68 General Trip - 2 1 RO x

160 69 A-general trip - 2 1 RO x
160 70 B-general trip - 2 1 RO x

160 71 C-general trip - 2 1 RO x

160 84 General Starter x 2 1 RC x

160 85 Circuit breaker fail 1 - 2 1 RO x

160 91 P/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x

160 92 E/F-general trip - 2 1 RO x

160 93 E/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x

160 128 CB on by auto reclose - 1 1 RO x

160 130 Reclose blocked x 1 1 RC x

iv
160 148 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, P, Q, F - 9 2,7 - x

168 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

168 1 A-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
168 2 B-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
168 3 C-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
168 4 E-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
168 5 A-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
168 6 B-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
168 7 C-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
168 8 E-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x

iv
The voltages returned are phase to neutral.

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168 9 A-Delayed Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 10 B-Delayed Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 11 C-Delayed Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 12 E-Delayed Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 13 A-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x

168 14 B-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 15 C-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 16 E-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 17 A-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

168 18 B-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

168 19 C-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 20 E-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 21 SEF/REF starter1 - 2 1 RC x
168 22 SEF/REF starter2 - 2 1 RC x

168 24 SEF/REF trip1 - 2 1 RO x

168 25 SEF/REF trip2 - 2 1 RO x

168 26 A-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x
168 27 B-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 28 C-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 29 E-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 30 A-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 31 B-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 32 C-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 33 E-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x
168 34 CB Opened x 1 1 RO x

168 39 Circuit breaker fail 2 - 2 1 RO x

168 40 MeasE/F-general trip - 2 1 RO x

168 41 CB Close Fail x 1 1 RO x

168 43 CB DBI state x 1 1 RC x

168 44 A-Forward x 2 1 RC x
168 45 A-Reverse x 2 1 RC x
168 46 B-Forward x 2 1 RC x
168 47 B-Reverse x 2 1 RC x
168 48 C-Forward x 2 1 RC x
168 49 C-Reverse x 2 1 RC x
168 50 E/F-Forward x 2 1 RC x
168 51 E/F-Reverse x 2 1 RC x
168 52 V Element 1 Starter x 2 1 RC x
168 53 V Element 2 Starter x 2 1 RC x
168 54 V Element 3 Starter x 2 1 RC x
168 55 V Element 4 Starter x 2 1 RC x
168 56 V Element 1 Trip - 2 1 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Delta

168 57 V Element 2 Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 58 V Element 3 Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 59 V Element 4 Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 60 SEF-Forward x 2 1 RC x

168 61 SEF-Reverse x 2 1 RC x
168 62 NPS-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
168 63 NPS-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
168 64 NPS-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x
168 65 NPS-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

168 66 NPS-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x

168 67 NPS-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x
168 68 NPS-general trip - 2 1 RO x
168 69 Group Switched - External x 1 1 RC x
168 70 Trip count alarm x 1 1 RC x
168 71 CB maintenance alarm x 1 1 RC x

168 73 Delta Trip count alarm x 1 1 RC x

168 74 Trip count overflowed - 1 1 RO x
168 75 Delta count overflowed - 1 1 RO x

168 76 A Broken Conductor - 1 1 RC x

168 77 B Broken Conductor - 1 1 RC x

168 78 C Broken Conductor - 1 1 RC x

168 79 Broken Conductor - 1 1 RO x

168 80 Waveform stored - 1 1 RO x

168 82 Trip And Lockout - 1 1 RO x

168 84 Trip And Reclose - 1 1 RO x

168 85 Circuit breaker closed x 1 1 RO x

168 88 Reclaim x 1 1 RC x
168 89 Lockout x 1 1 RC x
168 90 Thermal Overload Trip - 1 1 RO x
168 91 Thermal Capacity Alarm - 1 1 RC x
168 92 Load Increase Alarm - 1 1 RC x
168 93 Thermal Overload Alarm - 1 1 RC x
168 94 Phase A CT Failed - 1 1 RC x
168 95 Phase B CT Failed - 1 1 RC x
168 96 Phase C CT Failed - 1 1 RC x
168 97 CT Failed - 1 1 RC x
168 98 Successful Close x 1 1 RO x

168 100 Cold Load Pickup x 2 1 RC x

168 101 Cold Load Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 102 Line check trip - 2 1 RO x

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168 103 Live Line x 2 1 RC x

168 104 Live Bus x 2 1 RC x
168 105 In Sync x 2 1 RC x
168 106 External trip block x 1 1 RC x

168 107 System Split x 2 1 RC x

168 135 VT Failed x 2 1 RC x

168 171 LS Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 172 Delayed Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 173 HS1 Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 174 HS2 Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 175 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 176 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 177 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 178 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 179 Trip count reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

168 180 Delta trip count reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
168 181 I^2t count reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

168 182 Remote Mode x 1 1 RC x

168 183 Service Mode x 1 1 RC x

168 184 Local Mode x 1 1 RC x

168 185 3Vo Element 1 Starter x 2 1 RC x

168 186 3Vo Element 2 Starter x 2 1 RC x

168 187 3Vo Element 1 Trip - 2 1 RO x
168 188 3Vo Element 2 Trip - 2 1 RO x

168 200 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, VL1-2,L2-3,L3-1, - 9 2,7 - x

P, Q, F, Sync Angle
168 201 3PAvEnergy - 1 2 RO x
168 202 3PReacEnergy - 1 2 RO x

168 238 P/F Idmtl on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 239 E/F Idmtl on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 240 P/F Lowset on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 241 P/F Highset 1 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 242 P/F Highset 2 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 243 E/F Lowset on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 244 E/F Highset 1 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 245 E/F Highset 2 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 246 SEF1 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 247 SEF2 on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 248 Thermal O/L on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 249 Broken Conductor on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 250 Cold Load on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Delta

168 251 CT Supervision on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

168 252 Trip Cct Supervision on/off - 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
168 253 Cold Start - 1 1 RO x
168 254 Warm Start - 1 1 RO x

168 255 Re-Start - 1 1 RO x

200 1 CB 1 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x
200 2 CB 2 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x
200 3 CB 3 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 4 CB 4 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x
200 5 CB 5 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 21 Iso 1 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 22 Iso 2 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x
200 23 Iso 3 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x
200 24 Iso 4 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 25 Iso 5 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 41 Earth Switch 1 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 42 Earth Switch 2 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 43 Earth Switch 3 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 44 Earth Switch 4 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 45 Earth Switch 5 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 101 Control Item 1 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 102 Control Item 2 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 103 Control Item 3 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 104 Control Item 4 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 105 Control Item 5 x 1 1, 20, 21 DP x

200 121 CB 1 Service Position x 1 1 DP x

200 122 CB 2 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 123 CB 3 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 124 CB 4 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 125 CB 5 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 255 Blocked By Interlocking - 1 1 RO x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

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160 16 Auto-recloser ON/OFF 20 20 x

160 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x

160 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x

160 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x
160 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x
160 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x

168 175 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 x

168 176 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 x

168 177 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 x
168 178 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 x
168 179 Reset Trip Count ON 20 20 x
168 180 Reset Delta Trip Count ON 20 20 x

168 181 Reset I^2t count ON 20 20 x

168 238 P/F Idmtl on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

168 239 E/F Idmtl on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 240 P/F Lowset on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 241 P/F Highset 1 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 242 P/F Highset 2 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 243 E/F Lowset on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 244 E/F Highset 1 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 245 E/F Highset 2 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 246 SEF1 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 247 SEF2 on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

168 248 Thermal O/L on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

168 249 Broken Condutor on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x
168 250 Cold Load on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

168 251 CT Supervision on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

168 252 Trip Cct Supervision on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 1 CB 1 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 2 CB 2 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 3 CB 3 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 4 CB 4 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 5 CB 5 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 21 Iso 1 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 22 Iso 2 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 23 Iso 3 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 24 Iso 4 ON/OFF 20 20 x

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200 25 Iso 5 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 41 Earth Switch 1 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 42 Earth Switch 2 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 43 Earth Switch 3 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 44 Earth Switch 4 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 45 Earth Switch 5 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 101 Control Item 1 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 102 Control Item 2 ON/OFF 20 20 x
200 103 Control Item 3 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 104 Control Item 4 ON/OFF 20 20 x

200 105 Control Item 5 ON/OFF 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

FUN ACC Description Delta

168 0 Global
168 1 Ia
168 2 Ib
168 3 Ic
168 4 Ie
168 5 Ix
168 6 Va
168 7 Vb
168 8 Vc
168 9 Vx

Table Showing Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.5 Duobias-M
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Duobias-M

60 1 IEC870 Active Com1 x 1 1 RC x

60 2 IEC870 Active Com2 x 1 1 RC x

60 3 Front Port OverRide x 1 1 RC x

60 4 Remote Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 5 Service Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 6 Local Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 7 Local & Remote x 1 1 RC x
60 8 Real Time Clock Set - 1 1 RO x
60 9 Real Time Clock Drift Corrected - 1 1 RO x

60 10 Real Time Clock Not Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 11 Real Time Clock Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

176 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

176 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x

176 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x
176 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x

160 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

176 22 Settings changed - 1 1 RO x

176 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1 RC x

176 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1 RC x

176 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1 RC x
176 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1 RC x

176 27 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x

176 28 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x

176 29 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x

176 30 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x

176 36 Trip Circuit Fail x 1 1 RC x

176 64 Start/Pick-up L1 x 2 1 RC x
176 65 Start/Pick-up L2 x 2 1 RC x
176 66 Start/Pick-up L3 x 2 1 RC x
176 67 Start/Pick-up N x 2 1 RC x
176 68 General Trip - 2 1 RO x
176 69 Trip L1 - 2 1 RO x
176 70 Trip L2 - 2 1 RO x
176 71 Trip L3 - 2 1 RO x

176 84 General Start/Pick-up x 2 1 RC x

176 90 Trip I > - 2 1 RO x

176 91 Trip I >> - 2 1 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Duobias-M

176 92 Trip In > - 2 1 RO x

176 93 Trip In >> - 2 1 RO x

178 1 Biased Differential A - 2 1 RO x

178 2 Biased Differential B - 2 1 RO x

178 3 Biased Differential C - 2 1 RO x
178 4 Differential Highset A - 2 1 RO x
178 5 Differential Highset B - 2 1 RO x
178 6 Differential Highset C - 2 1 RO x

178 7 Biased Differential - 2 1 RO x

178 8 Differential Highset - 2 1 RO x
178 9 W1 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 10 W2 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 11 W2 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 12 W3 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 13 W4 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 14 W1 Phase Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 15 W1 Phase Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 16 W2 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 17 W2 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 18 W3 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 19 W4 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 20 W1 Phase Fault Inhibit x 2 1 RC x

178 21 W1 Phase Fault Starter A x 2 1 RC x

178 22 W1 Phase Fault Starter B x 2 1 RC x
178 23 W1 Phase Fault Starter C x 2 1 RC x

178 24 W1 Phase Fault Stage 1 A - 2 1 RO x

178 25 W1 Phase Fault Stage 1 B - 2 1 RO x

178 26 W1 Phase Fault Stage 1 C - 2 1 RO x

178 27 W1 Phase Fault Stage 2 A - 2 1 RO x
178 28 W1 Phase Fault Stage 2 B - 2 1 RO x
178 29 W1 Phase Fault Stage 2 C - 2 1 RO x
178 30 W1 Earth Fault Inhibit x 2 1 RC x
178 31 W1 Earth Fault Starter x 2 1 RC x
178 32 W1 Earth Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 33 W1 Earth Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 34 W1 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 35 W1 Residual Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 36 W1 Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 37 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 38 Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 39 W34 Restricted Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 40 W2 Phase Fault Inhibit x 2 1 RC x
178 41 W2 Phase Fault Starter A x 2 1 RC x
178 42 W2 Phase Fault Starter B x 2 1 RC x

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178 43 W2 Phase Fault Starter C x 2 1 RC x

178 44 W2 Phase Fault A - 2 1 RO x
178 45 W2 Phase Fault B - 2 1 RO x
178 46 W2 Phase Fault C - 2 1 RO x

178 48 W2 Residual Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 49 W2 Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 50 W2 Phase Fault Inhibit x 2 1 RC x
178 51 W2 Phase Fault Starter A x 2 1 RC x

178 52 W2 Phase Fault Starter B x 2 1 RC x

178 53 W2 Phase Fault Starter C x 2 1 RC x
178 54 W2 Phase Fault A - 2 1 RO x
178 55 W2 Phase Fault B - 2 1 RO x
178 56 W2 Phase Fault C - 2 1 RO x
178 57 W2 Phase Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 58 W2 Phase Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 59 W3 Phase Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 60 W3 Phase Fault Inhibit x 2 1 RC x
178 61 W3 Phase Fault Starter A x 2 1 RC x

178 62 W3 Phase Fault Starter B x 2 1 RC x

178 63 W3 Phase Fault Starter C x 2 1 RC x

178 64 W3 Phase Fault A - 2 1 RO x

178 65 W3 Phase Fault B - 2 1 RO x

178 66 W3 Phase Fault C - 2 1 RO x

178 67 W34 Phase Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 68 W34 Residual Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x

178 69 W3 Phase Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 70 Voltage Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 71 Voltage Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 72 Voltage Stage 3 - 2 1 RO x
178 73 Voltage Stage 4 - 2 1 RO x
178 74 Overfluxing Dtl Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 75 Overfluxing Dtl Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 76 Overfluxing Idmtl - 2 1 RO x
178 77 W1 Breaker Fail ReTrip - 2 1 RO x
178 78 W1 Breaker Fail BackTrip - 2 1 RO x
178 79 W3 Residual Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 80 Thermal Alarm - 2 1 RO x
178 81 Thermal Trip - 2 1 RO x
178 82 W2 Breaker Fail ReTrip - 2 1 RO x
178 83 W2 Breaker Fail BackTrip - 2 1 RO x

178 85 Standby E/F Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 86 Standby E/F Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 87 W3 Breaker Fail ReTrip - 2 1 RO x

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178 88 W3 Breaker Fail BackTrip - 2 1 RO x

178 89 W3 Earth Fault - 2 1 RO x
178 90 Frequency Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 91 Frequency Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 92 Frequency Stage 3 - 2 1 RO x

178 93 Frequency Stage 4 - 2 1 RO x
178 94 W1 Standby E/F Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 95 W1 Standby E/F Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 96 W2 Standby E/F Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 97 W2 Standby E/F Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 100 W2 Earth Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x

178 101 W2 Earth Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x
178 102 W3 Earth Fault Stage 1 - 2 1 RO x
178 103 W3 Earth Fault Stage 2 - 2 1 RO x

178 110 Setting G5 selected x 1 1 RC x

178 111 Setting G6 selected x 1 1 RC x
178 112 Setting G7 selected x 1 1 RC x

178 113 Setting G8 selected x 1 1 RC x

178 128 Cold Start - 1 1 RO x

178 129 Warm Start - 1 1 RO x

178 130 Re-Start - 1 1 RO x

178 135 Trigger Storage - 1 1 RO x

178 145 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x

178 146 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x

178 147 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x
178 148 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
178 149 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
178 150 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x
178 151 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
178 152 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x
178 153 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x
178 154 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
178 155 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x
178 156 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
178 157 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x
178 158 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x
178 159 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
178 160 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x
178 161 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
178 162 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x

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178 163 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x

178 164 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x
178 165 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x
178 166 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x

178 167 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x

178 168 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x
178 169 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x
178 170 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x
178 171 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x

178 172 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x

178 181 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

178 182 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x
178 183 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x
178 184 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x
178 185 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x

178 186 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x

178 187 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x
178 188 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x

178 189 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x

178 190 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x

178 191 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x

178 192 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x

178 193 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x

178 194 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x
178 195 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x

178 196 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x

178 197 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x

178 198 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x

178 199 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x
178 200 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x
178 201 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x
178 202 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x
178 203 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x
178 204 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x
178 205 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x
178 206 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x
178 207 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x
178 208 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x
178 209 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x
178 210 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x
178 211 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x
178 212 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

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255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Duobias-M

176 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x

176 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x

176 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x

176 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x

176 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x
178 110 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 x
178 111 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 x
178 112 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 x
178 113 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

FUN ACC Description Duobias-M

178 0 Global
178 1 W1 Ia
178 2 W1 Ib
178 3 W1 Ic
178 4 W1 EF
178 5 W2 Ia
178 6 W2 Ib
178 7 W2 Ic
178 8 W2 EF

178 9 W3 Ia
178 10 W3 Ib
178 11 W3 Ic
178 12 W3 EF
178 13 W4 Ia

178 14 W4 Ib
178 15 W4 Ic

178 16 W4 EF

Table Showing Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.6 Iota
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Iota

60 1 IEC870 Active Com1 x 1 1 RC x

60 2 IEC870 Active Com2 x 1 1 RC x

60 3 Front Port OverRide x 1 1 RC x

60 4 Remote Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 5 Service Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 6 Local Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 7 Local & Remote x 1 1 RC x
60 8 Real Time Clock Set - 1 1 RO x
60 9 Real Time Clock Drift Corrected - 1 1 RO x

60 10 Real Time Clock Not Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 11 Real Time Clock Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 128 Cold Start - 1 0 RO x

60 129 Warm Start - 1 0 RO x

60 130 Re-Start - 1 0 RO x

60 135 Trigger Storage - 1 0 RO x

60 136 Clear Waveform Records - 1 0 RO x
60 137 Clear Fault Records - 1 0 RO x
60 138 Clear Event Records - 1 0 RO x

70 1 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x
70 2 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x
70 3 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x

70 4 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x
70 5 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x

70 6 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
70 7 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x
70 8 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x

70 9 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
70 10 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x

70 11 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
70 12 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x
70 13 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x
70 14 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
70 15 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x
70 16 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
70 17 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x
70 18 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x
70 19 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
70 20 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x
70 21 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
70 22 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x

70 23 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x

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70 24 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x
70 25 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x
70 26 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x
70 27 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x

70 28 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x
70 29 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x
70 30 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x
70 31 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x
70 32 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x

70 33 Status Input 33 x 1 1 RC x
70 34 Status Input 34 x 1 1 RC x
70 35 Status Input 35 x 1 1 RC x
70 36 Status Input 36 x 1 1 RC x
70 37 Status Input 37 x 1 1 RC x
70 38 Status Input 38 x 1 1 RC x
70 39 Status Input 39 x 1 1 RC x

70 40 Status Input 40 x 1 1 RC x
70 41 Status Input 41 x 1 1 RC x
70 42 Status Input 42 x 1 1 RC x

70 43 Status Input 43 x 1 1 RC x
70 44 Status Input 44 x 1 1 RC x

70 45 Status Input 45 x 1 1 RC x
70 46 Status Input 46 x 1 1 RC x

70 47 Status Input 47 x 1 1 RC x
70 48 Status Input 48 x 1 1 RC x
70 49 Status Input 49 x 1 1 RC x

70 50 Status Input 50 x 1 1 RC x
70 51 Status Input 51 x 1 1 RC x

70 52 Status Input 52 x 1 1 RC x
70 53 Status Input 53 x 1 1 RC x
70 54 Status Input 54 x 1 1 RC x
70 55 Status Input 55 x 1 1 RC x
70 56 Status Input 56 x 1 1 RC x
70 57 Status Input 57 x 1 1 RC x
70 58 Status Input 58 x 1 1 RC x
70 59 Status Input 59 x 1 1 RC x
70 60 Status Input 60 x 1 1 RC x
70 61 Status Input 61 x 1 1 RC x
70 62 Status Input 62 x 1 1 RC x
70 63 Status Input 63 x 1 1 RC x
70 64 Status Input 64 x 1 1 RC x

80 1 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

80 2 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x
80 3 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x

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80 4 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x

80 5 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x
80 6 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x
80 7 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x

80 8 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x

80 9 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x
80 10 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x
80 11 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x
80 12 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x

80 13 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x

80 14 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x
80 15 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x
80 16 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x
80 17 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x
80 18 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x
80 19 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x

80 20 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x

80 21 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x
80 22 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x

80 23 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x

80 24 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x

80 25 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x

80 26 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x

80 27 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x

80 28 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x
80 29 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x

80 30 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x

80 31 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x

80 32 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

80 33 Plant Control Relay 33 x 1 1 RC x
80 34 Plant Control Relay 34 x 1 1 RC x
80 35 Plant Control Relay 35 x 1 1 RC x
80 36 Plant Control Relay 36 x 1 1 RC x
80 37 Plant Control Relay 37 x 1 1 RC x
80 38 Plant Control Relay 38 x 1 1 RC x
80 39 Plant Control Relay 39 x 1 1 RC x
80 40 Plant Control Relay 40 x 1 1 RC x
80 41 Plant Control Relay 41 x 1 1 RC x
80 42 Plant Control Relay 42 x 1 1 RC x
80 43 Plant Control Relay 43 x 1 1 RC x
80 44 Plant Control Relay 44 x 1 1 RC x
80 45 Plant Control Relay 45 x 1 1 RC x
80 46 Plant Control Relay 46 x 1 1 RC x
80 47 Plant Control Relay 47 x 1 1 RC x
80 48 Plant Control Relay 48 x 1 1 RC x

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80 49 Plant Control Relay 49 x 1 1 RC x

80 50 Plant Control Relay 50 x 1 1 RC x
80 51 Plant Control Relay 51 x 1 1 RC x
80 52 Plant Control Relay 52 x 1 1 RC x

80 53 Plant Control Relay 53 x 1 1 RC x

80 54 Plant Control Relay 54 x 1 1 RC x
80 55 Plant Control Relay 55 x 1 1 RC x
80 56 Plant Control Relay 56 x 1 1 RC x
80 57 Plant Control Relay 57 x 1 1 RC x

80 58 Plant Control Relay 58 x 1 1 RC x

80 59 Plant Control Relay 59 x 1 1 RC x
80 60 Plant Control Relay 60 x 1 1 RC x
80 61 Plant Control Relay 61 x 1 1 RC x
80 62 Plant Control Relay 62 x 1 1 RC x
80 63 Plant Control Relay 63 x 1 1 RC x
80 64 Plant Control Relay 64 x 1 1 RC x

200 1 CB 1 x 1 1 DP x
200 2 CB 2 x 1 1 DP x

200 3 CB 3 x 1 1 DP x
200 4 CB 4 x 1 1 DP x

200 5 CB 5 x 1 1 DP x

200 21 Iso 1 x 1 1 DP x
200 22 Iso 2 x 1 1 DP x
200 23 Iso 3 x 1 1 DP x

200 24 Iso 4 x 1 1 DP x
200 25 Iso 5 x 1 1 DP x

200 41 Earth Switch 1 x 1 1 DP x

200 42 Earth Switch 2 x 1 1 DP x
200 43 Earth Switch 3 x 1 1 DP x
200 44 Earth Switch 4 x 1 1 DP x
200 45 Earth Switch 5 x 1 1 DP x

200 101 Control Item 1 x 1 1 DP x

200 102 Control Item 2 x 1 1 DP x
200 103 Control Item 3 x 1 1 DP x
200 104 Control Item 4 x 1 1 DP x
200 105 Control Item 5 x 1 1 DP x

200 121 CB 1 Service Position x 1 1 DP x

200 122 CB 2 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 123 CB 3 Service Position x 1 1 DP x
200 124 CB 4 Service Position x 1 1 DP x

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200 125 CB 5 Service Position x 1 1 DP x

200 255 Blocked By Interlocking x 1 1 RO x

211 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

211 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x
211 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x
211 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x

211 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x
Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Iota

211 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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7.7 MicroTAPP
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR MicroTAPP

60 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

60 8 Real Time Clock Set - 1 1 RO x

60 9 Real Time Clock Drift Corrected - 1 1 RO x
60 10 Real Time Clock Not Synchronised - 1 1 RO x
60 11 Real Time Clock Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 128 Cold Start - 1 0 RO x

60 129 Warm Start - 1 0 RO x

60 130 Re-Start - 1 0 RO x

60 135 Trigger Storage - 1 0 RO x

70 5 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x

70 6 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
70 7 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x

70 8 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
70 9 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
70 10 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x
70 11 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
70 12 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x

70 13 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x
70 14 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
70 15 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x

70 16 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
70 17 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x

70 18 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x
70 19 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
70 20 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x

70 21 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
70 22 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x

70 23 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x
70 24 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x
70 25 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x
70 26 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x
70 27 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x
70 28 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x
70 29 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x
70 30 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x
70 31 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x
70 32 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x

80 1 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

80 2 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x

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80 3 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x

80 4 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x
80 5 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x
80 6 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x

80 7 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x

80 8 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x
80 9 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x
80 10 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x
80 11 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x

80 12 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x

80 13 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x
80 14 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x
80 15 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x
80 16 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x
80 17 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x
80 18 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x

80 19 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x

80 20 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x
80 21 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x

80 22 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x

80 23 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x

80 24 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x

80 25 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x

80 26 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x

80 27 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x
80 28 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x

80 29 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x

80 30 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x

80 31 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x

80 32 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

179 2 Reset FCB - 2 3 RO x

179 3 Reset CU - 2 4 RO x
179 4 Start/restart - 2 5 RO x
179 5 Power on - 5 6 RO x

179 19 LED Reset - 1 1 RO x

179 21 Test Mode - 1 1 RO x

179 22 Settings changed - 1 1 RO x
179 23 Target 1 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
179 24 Target 2 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
179 25 Target 3 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
179 26 Target 4 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

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179 31 Setting G1 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 32 Setting G2 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
179 33 Setting G3 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
179 34 Setting G4 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 35 Setting G5 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 36 Setting G6 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
179 37 Setting G7 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
179 38 Setting G8 selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 65 Auto raise - 1 1 RO x

179 66 Auto lower - 1 1 RO x

179 72 Man raise - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 75 Man lower - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 81 Voltage control automatic x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

179 82 Remote Control x 1 1 RC x
179 83 MicroTAPP enabled x 1 1 RC x

179 91 Switchout Selected - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

179 92 Switchout Ready x 1 1 RC x

179 93 Switchout Cancel - 1 1 RO x

179 94 Tap-stagger Selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

179 101 Tap control signal in progress x 1 1 RC x

179 102 Tap change in progress x 1 1 RC x

179 103 Target not achievable - 1 1 RO x

179 104 Tap-change incomplete - 1 1 RO x

179 105 Tap-changer runaway - 1 1 RO x
179 106 Relay has locked out x 1 1 RC x
179 107 Tap-changer reset - 1 1 RO x
179 108 Delta tap-change count alarm - 1 1 RO x
179 108 Delta tap-change count alarm - 4 1 - x
179 109 Today's tap count - 4 1 - x
179 110 Total tap count - 4 1 - x
179 111 Delta sum of I^2 alarm - 1 1 RO x
179 111 Delta sum of I^2 alarm - 4 1 - x

179 121 Voltage out of limits alarm - 1 1 RO x

179 122 VT fuse failure alarm - 1 1 RO x

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179 201 Measurand VLine, F, Transformer - 9 2,7 - x

Load, Group Load, Group Load
v
Angle, Tap Position

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

255 27 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x

255 28 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x
255 29 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x
255 30 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x
Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT MicroTAPP

179 23 Select target 1 ON 20 20 x

179 24 Select target 2 ON 20 20 x

179 25 Select target 3 ON 20 20 x

179 26 Select target 4 ON 20 20 x

179 31 Select group 1 ON 20 20 x

179 32 Select group 2 ON 20 20 x
179 33 Select group 3 ON 20 20 x
179 34 Select group 4 ON 20 20 x

179 35 Select group 5 ON 20 20 x

179 36 Select group 6 ON 20 20 x

179 37 Select group 7 ON 20 20 x

179 38 Select group 8 ON 20 20 x

179 72 Manual tap raise ON 20 20 x

179 75 Manual tap Lower ON 20 20 x

179 81 Automatic voltage control ON/OFF 20 20 x

179 91 Prepare for switchout ON/OFF 20 20 x

179 94 Tap stagger ON/OFF 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

v
These are per unit values and sent as fractions of the system rating. Please note that frequency rating is always 60 Hz, therefore the value will
be approximately 0.83 on a 50 Hz system. The transformer and group load use the System group capacity, and the angle is sent as a fraction of
360 degrees. The tap position is sent as a fraction of the total tap range.

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7.8 MSCDN
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR MSCDN

60 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x
60 1 IEC870 Active Com1 x 1 1 RC x

60 2 IEC870 Active Com2 x 1 1 RC x

60 3 Front Port OverRide x 1 1 RC x
60 4 Remote Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 5 Service Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 6 Local Mode x 1 1 RC x
60 7 Local & Remote x 1 1 RC x
60 8 Real Time Clock Set - 1 1 RO x

60 9 Real Time Clock Drift Corrected - 1 1 RO x

60 10 Real Time Clock Not Synchronised - 1 1 RO x
60 11 Real Time Clock Synchronised - 1 1 RO x

60 128 Cold Start - 1 1 RO x

60 129 Warm Start - 1 1 RO x

60 130 Re-Start - 1 1 RO x

60 135 Trigger Storage - 1 1 RO x

70 1 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x
70 2 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x

70 3 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x
70 4 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x
70 5 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x

70 6 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
70 7 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x

70 8 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
70 9 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
70 10 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x

70 11 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
70 12 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x

70 13 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x
70 14 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
70 15 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x
70 16 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
70 17 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x
70 18 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x
70 19 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
70 20 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x
70 21 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
70 22 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x
70 23 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x
70 24 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x

70 25 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x

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70 26 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x
70 27 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x
70 28 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x
70 29 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x

70 30 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x
70 31 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x
70 32 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x

80 1 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

80 2 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x

80 3 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x
80 4 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x
80 5 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x
80 6 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x
80 7 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x
80 8 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x

80 9 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x

80 10 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x
80 11 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x

80 12 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x

80 13 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x

80 14 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x

80 15 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x

80 16 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x

80 17 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x
80 18 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x

80 19 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x

80 20 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x

80 21 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x

80 22 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x
80 23 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x
80 24 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x
80 25 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x
80 26 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x
80 27 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x
80 28 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x
80 29 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x
80 30 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x
80 31 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x
80 32 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

180 2 Reset FCB - 2 3 RO x

180 3 Reset CU - 2 4 RO x
180 4 Start/Restart - 2 5 RO x
180 5 Power On - 2 6 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR MSCDN

180 19 LED Reset - 1 20, 21 RO x

180 22 Settings changed - 1 1 RO x

180 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1 RC x

180 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1 RC x
180 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1 RC x
180 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1 RC x
180 32 Measurand Supervision I x 1 1 RC x

180 33 Measurand Supervision V x 1 1 RC x

180 36 Trip Circuit Fail x 1 1 RC x
180 64 Start/Pick-up L1 x 2 1 RC x
180 65 Start/Pick-up L2 x 2 1 RC x
180 66 Start/Pick-up L3 x 2 1 RC x
180 67 Start/Pick-up N x 2 1 RC x
180 68 General Trip - 2 1 RO x

180 69 Trip L1 - 2 1 RO x
180 70 Trip L2 - 2 1 RO x
180 71 Trip L3 - 2 1 RO x

180 84 General Start/Pick-up x 2 1 RC x

180 90 Trip I > - 2 1 RO x

180 91 Trip I >> - 2 1 RO x

180 92 Trip In > - 2 1 RO x

180 93 Trip In >> - 2 1 RO x

180 94 Thermal Alarm - 2 1 RO x
180 95 Thermal Trip - 2 1 RO x

180 96 Resistor Open Circuit - 2 1 RO x

180 97 Overall Differential - 2 1 RO x

180 98 Capacitor Unbalance - 2 1 RO x

180 99 Phase Unbalance - 2 1 RO x
180 100 Under Voltage - 2 1 RO x
180 101 Over Voltage - 2 1 RO x
180 102 Resistor R1 Open Circuit - 2 1 RO x
180 103 Resistor R2 Open Circuit - 2 1 RO x
180 104 Resistor R1 Thermal Alarm - 2 1 RO x
180 105 Resistor R1 Thermal Trip - 2 1 RO x
180 106 Resistor R2 Thermal Alarm - 2 1 RO x
180 107 Resistor R2 Thermal Trip - 2 1 RO x
180 108 Over Voltage 1 - 2 1 RO x
180 109 Over Voltage 2 - 2 1 RO x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x
255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 - x
255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

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FUN INF Description COM TYP COT MSCDN

180 19 LED reset ON 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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7.9 OHMEGA
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Ohmega Ohmega
3xx 4xx

60 3 Front Port Override x 1 1 RC x x

128 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x x

128 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x x

128 19 LED's reset - 1 20, 21 RO x x

128 22 Setting Change x 1 1 RO x x

128 27 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x x

128 28 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x x
128 29 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x x
128 30 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x x

128 36 TCS Alarm x 1 1 RC x x

128 38 VTS Alarm x 1 1 RC x x

128 39 Signal Channel Error x 1 1 RC x x

128 48 Earth Fault L1 - 2 1 RO x x

128 49 Earth Fault L2 - 2 1 RO x x
128 50 Earth Fault L3 - 2 1 RO x x

128 64 Start/Pick-up L1 x 2 1 RC x

128 65 Start/Pick-up L2 x 2 1 RC x
128 66 Start/Pick-up L3 x 2 1 RC x

128 67 Start/Pick-up N x 2 1 RC x
128 68 General Trip - 2 1 RO x x
128 69 Trip L1 - 2 1 RO x x

128 70 Trip L2 - 2 1 RO x x
128 71 Trip L3 - 2 1 RO x x

128 72 High Set Trip - 2 1 RO x x

128 73 Fault Location (X) - 4 1 RO x

128 76 Signal Sent 1 - 2 1 RO x x

128 77 Signal Received 1 - 2 1 RO x x
128 78 Zone 1 - 2 1 RO x x
128 79 Zone 2 - 2 1 RO x x
128 80 Zone 3 - 2 1 RO x x
128 81 Zone 4 - 2 1 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Ohmega Ohmega

3xx 4xx

128 84 General Start/Pick-up x 2 1 RC x x

128 128 CB Close by ARC - 2 1 RO x

128 130 ARC Blocked x 1 1 RC x

130 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x x

130 1 Switch on to Fault - 2 1 RO x x
130 2 Aided Trip - 2 1 RO x x
130 3 Storage Triggered - 2 1 RO x x

130 38 3Ph V Chk Alarm - 1 1 RC x

130 41 TCS Alarm 1 - 1 1 RC x

130 42 TCS Alarm 2 - 1 1 RC x
130 43 TCS Alarm 3 - 1 1 RC x

130 48 Phase Fault L12 - 2 1 RO x

130 49 Phase Fault L23 - 2 1 RO x
130 50 Phase Fault L31 - 2 1 RO x

130 71 SOTF Trip - 2 1 RO x

130 72 Aided Distance Trip - 2 1 RO x x
130 73 Fault Impedance (%Z1) - 4 1 RO x
130 74 Distance To Fault - 4 1 RO x

130 84 Power Swing Blocking - 1 1 RC x

130 85 Zone 1 Start - 2 1 RC x

130 86 Zone 2 Start - 2 1 RC x

130 87 Zone 3 Start - 2 1 RC x
130 88 Zone 4 Start - 2 1 RC x

130 90 Thermal Overload Trip - 1 1 RO x

130 91 Thermal Capacity Alarm - 1 1 RC x
130 92 Load Increase Alarm - 1 1 RC x
130 93 Thermal Overload Alarm - 1 1 RC x

130 100 Z1 AE - 2 1 RO x x
130 101 Z1 BE - 2 1 RO x x
130 102 Z1 CE - 2 1 RO x x

130 103 Z1 AB - 2 1 RO x x
130 104 Z1 BC - 2 1 RO x x
130 105 Z1 CA - 2 1 RO x x
130 106 Z2 AE - 2 1 RO x x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Ohmega Ohmega

3xx 4xx

130 107 Z2 BE - 2 1 RO x x
130 108 Z2 CE - 2 1 RO x x
130 109 Z2 AB - 2 1 RO x x
130 110 Z2 BC - 2 1 RO x x
130 111 Z2 CA - 2 1 RO x x
130 112 Z3 AE - 2 1 RO x x

130 113 Z3 BE - 2 1 RO x x
130 114 Z3 CE - 2 1 RO x x
130 115 Z3 AB - 2 1 RO x x
130 116 Z3 BC - 2 1 RO x x
130 117 Z3 CA - 2 1 RO x x

130 151 Cold Start - 1 0 RO x x

130 152 Warm Start - 1 0 RO x x
130 153 Re-Start - 1 0 RO x x

130 175 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x x

130 176 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x x
130 177 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x x
130 178 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x x
130 179 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x x

130 180 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x x

130 181 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x x
130 182 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x x
130 183 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x x

130 184 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x x

130 185 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x x
130 186 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x x

130 187 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x x

130 188 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x x
130 189 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x x
130 190 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x x
130 191 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x x
130 192 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x x
130 193 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x x
130 194 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x x
130 195 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x x
130 196 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x x
130 197 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x x

130 201 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x x

130 202 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x x
130 203 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x x
130 204 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Ohmega Ohmega

3xx 4xx

130 205 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x x

130 206 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x x
130 207 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x x
130 208 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x x
130 209 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x x
130 210 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x x

130 211 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x x

130 212 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x x
130 213 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x x
130 214 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x x
130 215 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x x

130 216 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x x

130 217 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x x
130 218 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x x
130 219 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x x
130 220 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x x
130 221 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x x
130 222 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x x
130 223 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x x
130 224 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x x
130 225 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x x

130 226 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x x

130 227 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x x
130 228 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x x
130 229 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Ohmega Ohmega

3xx 4xx

128 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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FUN ACC Description Ohmega 4xx

130 1 Ia x
130 2 Ib x
130 3 Ic x
130 4 Ires x
130 5 Iaux x
130 6 Va x
130 7 Vb x
130 8 Vc x
130 9 Vres x
130 10 Vaux x

Table Showing Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.10 Rho 3
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Rho 3

165 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

165 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

165 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x
165 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x
165 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x
165 6 A U/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 7 B U/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 8 C U/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x

165 9 A U/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x

165 10 B U/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x
165 11 C U/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x
165 12 A U/C Starter - 2 1 RC x
165 13 B U/C Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 14 C U/C Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 15 A U/C Trip - 2 1 RO x

165 16 B U/C Trip - 2 1 RO x

165 17 C U/C Trip - 2 1 RO x
165 18 External Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21 RO x
165 20 Trip circuit fail x 1 1 RC x

165 21 Trip Test - 1 1 RC x

165 22 Settings changed - 1 1, 11, 12 RC x
165 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 27 Input 1 x 1 1 RC x
165 28 Input 2 x 1 1 RC x

165 29 Input 3 x 1 1 RC x
165 30 Input 4 x 1 1 RC x

165 31 Phase Unbalance Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 32 Phase Unbalance Trip - 2 1 RO x
165 33 Trip count alarm x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 33 Trip count alarm x 4 1, 9 - x
165 34 CB maintenance alarm x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 34 CB maintenance alarm x 4 1, 9 - x
165 35 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 36 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 37 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 38 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 39 Circuit breaker fail 2 - 2 1 RO x
165 40 Thermal Overload Alarm x 1 1 RC x

165 41 Thermal Capacity Alarm x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Rho 3

165 42 Thermal Overload Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 43 Load Increase Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 44 Thermal Restart Inhibit x 1 1 RC x
165 45 Input 5 x 1 1 RC x

165 46 Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
165 47 Input 7 x 1 1 RC x
165 48 Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
165 49 Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
165 50 E/F Inhibit x 1 1 RC x

165 51 Output 1 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 52 Output 2 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 53 Output 3 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 54 Output 4 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 55 Output 5 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 56 Output 6 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 57 Output 7 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

165 58 A O/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x

165 59 B O/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 60 C O/C Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x

165 61 A O/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x

165 62 B O/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x

165 63 C O/C Alarm x 1 1 RO x

165 64 A O/C Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 65 B O/C Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 66 C O/C Starter - 2 1 RC x
165 67 E/F Starter - 2 1 RC x

165 68 General trip - 2 1 RO x

165 69 A O/C Trip - 2 1 RO x

165 70 B O/C Trip - 2 1 RO x

165 71 C O/C Trip - 2 1 RO x
165 72 E/F Trip - 2 1 RO x
165 73 E/F Alarm Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 74 E/F Alarm x 1 1 RO x
165 75 Stall Delay 1 Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 76 Stall Delay 1 Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 77 Stall Delay 2 Starter - 1 1 RC x
165 78 Stall Delay 2 Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 79 Maximum Starts Exceeded x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 80 Waveform stored - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x
165 81 Remote control interrupted - 1 1 RO x
165 82 Start Counter Alarm x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 82 Start Counter Alarm x 4 1, 9 - x
165 83 Run Time Hours Alarm x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
165 84 General starter x 2 1 RC x
165 84 Power On Counter Alarm x 1 1 RC x

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165 85 Circuit breaker fail 1 - 2 1 RO x

165 86 Motor Stopped x 1 1 RC x
165 87 Motor Running x 1 1 RC x
165 88 Motor Starting x 1 1 RC x

165 89 Motor Start Inhibit x 1 1 RC x

165 90 Temperature Input 1 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 91 Temperature Input 2 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 92 Temperature Input 3 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 93 Temperature Input 4 Alarm x 1 1 RC x

165 94 Temperature Input 5 Alarm x 1 1 RC x

165 95 Temperature Input 6 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 96 Temperature Input 7 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 97 Temperature Input 8 Alarm x 1 1 RC x
165 98 Temperature Input 1 Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 99 Temperature Input 2 Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 100 Temperature Input 3 Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 101 Temperature Input 4 Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 102 Temperature Input 5 Trip - 1 1 RO x
165 103 Temperature Input 6 Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 104 Temperature Input 7 Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 105 Temperature Input 8 Trip - 1 1 RO x

165 106 Temperature Input 1 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 107 Temperature Input 2 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 108 Temperature Input 3 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 109 Temperature Input 4 Fail x 1 1 RC x
165 110 Temperature Input 5 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 111 Temperature Input 6 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 112 Temperature Input 7 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 113 Temperature Input 8 Fail x 1 1 RC x

165 121 General Alarm 1 x 1 1 RC x
165 122 General Alarm 2 x 1 1 RC x
165 123 General Alarm 3 x 1 1 RC x
165 124 General Alarm 4 x 1 1 RC x
165 125 General Alarm 5 x 1 1 RC x
165 126 General Alarm 6 x 1 1 RC x
165 127 General Alarm 7 x 1 1 RC x
165 128 General Alarm 8 x 1 1 RC x
165 129 General Alarm 9 x 1 1 RC x
165 130 Maximum Demand Reset - 1 20, 21 RO x
165 131 Last Start Info Reset - 1 20, 21 RO x
165 132 Motor Run-Time Reset - 1 20, 21 RO x

vi
165 148 Measurand IL1,2,3, VL1,2,3, P, Q, F - 9 2,7 - x

vi
Only IL1, IL2, IL3 and F are valid, all other fields returned as zero.

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Rho 3

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x
Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description COM TYP COT Rho 3

165 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 x

165 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x

165 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x

165 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x

165 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x

165 33 Trip counter reset ON 20 20 x

2
165 34 Sum I Reset ON 20 20 x

165 35 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 x

165 36 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 x
165 37 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 x

165 38 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 x

165 41 Thermal Capacity Reset ON 20 20 x

165 51 Energise Output 1 ON 20 20 x

165 52 Energise Output 2 ON 20 20 x
165 53 Energise Output 3 ON 20 20 x

165 54 Energise Output 4 ON 20 20 x

165 55 Energise Output 5 ON 20 20 x
165 56 Energise Output 6 ON 20 20 x
165 57 Energise Output 7 ON 20 20 x

165 79 Reset Maximum Starts ON 20 20 x

165 80 Trigger Waveform Storage ON 20 20 x

165 82 Reset Start Counter ON 20 20 x

165 83 Reset Run Time Hours ON 20 20 x

165 130 Maximum Demand Reset ON 20 20 x

165 131 Last Start Info Reset ON 20 20 x
165 132 Motor Run-Time Reset ON 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

FUN ACC Description Rho 3

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FUN ACC Description Rho 3

165 1 IA x
165 2 IB x
165 3 IC x

165 4 IE x

Table Showing Disturbance Recorder Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.11 SOLKOR-N
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Solkor N

160 64 A-O/C starter x 2 1 RC x

160 65 B-O/C starter x 2 1 RC x

160 66 C-O/C starter x 2 1 RC x

160 67 E-O/C starter x 2 1 RC x

160 85 Circuit breaker fail 1 - 2 1 RO x

160 91 P/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x

160 93 E/F-general HS trip - 2 1 RO x

164 1 A-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x

164 2 B-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x
164 3 C-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x

164 4 E-lowset starter - 2 1 RC x

164 5 A-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x

164 6 B-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x

164 7 C-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
164 8 E-lowset trip - 2 1 RO x
164 9 A-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x
164 10 B-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x

164 11 C-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x

164 12 E-delayed trip - 2 1 RO x
164 13 A-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 14 B-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 15 C-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 16 E-HS1 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 17 A-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x
164 18 B-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 19 C-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 20 E-HS2 trip - 2 1 RO x

164 26 A-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x

164 27 B-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 28 C-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 29 E-HS1 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 30 A-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 31 B-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 32 C-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x
164 33 E-HS2 starter - 2 1 RC x

164 39 Circuit breaker fail 2 - 2 1 RO x

192 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

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192 2 Reset FCB - 5 3 RO x

192 3 Reset CU - 5 4 RO x
192 4 Start/Restart - 5 5 RO x

192 5 Power On - 5 6 RO x

192 19 LEDs reset - 1 1, 7, 11, 12, 20, 21 RO x

192 21 Test Mode x 1 7 RC x

192 22 Settings changed x 1 1, 11, 12 RC x

192 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
192 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
192 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
192 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
192 27 Input 1 x 1 1 RC x
192 28 Input 2 x 1 1 RC x

192 29 Input 3 x 1 1 RC x
192 30 Input 4 x 1 1 RC x

192 36 Trip circuit fail x 1 1 RC x

192 39 Signalling Disturbed x 1 1 RC x

192 47 Alarm x 1 1 RO x

192 64 A-Diff Starter x 2 1 RC x

192 65 B-Diff Starter x 2 1 RC x

192 66 C-Diff Starter x 2 1 RC x

192 67 E-Diff Starter x 2 1 RC x

192 68 General trip - 2 1 RO x
192 69 A-general trip - 2 1 RO x
192 70 B-general trip - 2 1 RO x
192 71 C-general trip - 2 1 RO x

192 84 General Starter x 2 1 RC x

192 128 CB Status x 1 1 DP x

196 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

196 1 E-Diff Trip - 2 1 RO x
196 2 Internal Intertrip Sent - 2 1, 20, 21 RC x
196 3 Internal Intertrip Received - 2 1 RC x
196 4 External Intertrip 1 Sent - 2 1, 20, 21 RC x
196 5 External Intertrip 1 Received - 2 1, 20, 21 RC x
196 6 External Intertrip 2 ON 20 20 - x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR Solkor N

196 7 External Intertrip 2 Received - 2 1 RC x

196 8 External Trip - 2 1 RO x
196 9 A-Diff Trip - 2 1 RO x
196 10 B-Diff Trip - 2 1 RO x

196 11 C-Diff Trip - 2 1 RO x

196 21 Remote Test Mode x 1 7 RC x

196 35 Setting G5 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 36 Setting G6 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 37 Setting G7 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x
196 38 Setting G8 selected x 1 1, 11, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 45 Input 5 x 1 1 RC x
196 46 Input 6 x 1 1 RC x
196 47 Input 7 x 1 1 RC x

196 48 Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
196 49 Input 9 x 1 1 RC x

196 51 Output 1 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 52 Output 2 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 53 Output 3 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 54 Output 4 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 55 Output 5 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 56 Output 6 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x
196 57 Output 7 x 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RC x

196 70 Trip count alarm x 1 1 RC x

196 70 Trip count alarm - 4 1, 9 - x

196 71 CB maintenance alarm x 1 1 RC x
196 71 CB maintenance alarm x 4 1, 9 - x

196 80 Waveform stored - 1 1, 12, 20, 21 RO x

196 81 Remote control interrupted - 1 11 RO x

196 92 E/F-general trip - 2 1 RO x

196 92 Power On Counter Alarm x 1 1 RC x

196 121 General alarm 1 x 1 1 RC x

196 122 General alarm 2 x 1 1 RC x
196 123 General alarm 3 x 1 1 RC x
196 124 General alarm 4 x 1 1 RC x
196 125 General alarm 5 x 1 1 RC x
196 126 General alarm 6 x 1 1 RC x
196 127 General alarm 7 x 1 1 RC x

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196 128 General alarm 8 x 1 1 RC x

196 129 General alarm 9 x 1 1 RC x
196 130 Ends In Synch x 1 1 RC x
196 131 P/F Guard x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

196 132 A Guard x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

196 133 B Guard x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
196 134 C Guard x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
196 135 E/F Guard x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

196 250 Measurand Local IL1,2,3,EF, - 9 2,7 - x

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Remote IL1,2,3,EF

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description GI / TYP COT DIR Solkor N

COM

192 19 Reset Flag & Outputs ON 20 20 - x

192 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 - x

192 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 - x
192 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 - x
192 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 - x

196 2 Internal Intertrip ON 20 20 - x

196 4 External Intertrip 1 ON 20 20 - x

196 6 External Intertrip 2 Sent - 2 1 RC x

196 35 Settings Group 5 Select ON 20 20 - x

196 36 Settings Group 6 Select ON 20 20 - x
196 37 Settings Group 7 Select ON 20 20 - x
196 38 Settings Group 8 Select ON 20 20 - x

196 51 Energise Output 1 ON 20 20 - x

196 52 Energise Output 2 ON 20 20 - x
196 53 Energise Output 3 ON 20 20 - x
196 54 Energise Output 4 ON 20 20 - x
196 55 Energise Output 5 ON 20 20 - x

196 56 Energise Output 6 ON 20 20 - x

196 57 Energise Output 7 ON 20 20 - x

196 80 Trigger Waveform Storage ON 20 20 - x

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FUN INF Description GI / TYP COT DIR Solkor N

COM

196 131 Energise P/F Guard Relay ON 20 20 - x

196 132 Energise A Guard Relay ON 20 20 - x
196 133 Energise B Guard Relay ON 20 20 - x
196 134 Energise C Guard Relay ON 20 20 - x
196 135 Energise E/F Guard Relay ON 20 20 - x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 - x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

FUN ACC Description Solkor - N

196 1 A
196 2 B
196 3 C
196 4 E

196 5 A Local Mag

196 6 A Remote Mag
196 7 A Threshold Mag
196 8 A Differential Mag
196 9 A Counts To Trip Mag

196 10 A Local Angle

196 11 A Remote Angle
196 12 A Threshold Angle
196 13 A Differential Angle

196 14 A Counts To Trip Angle

196 15 B Local Mag
196 16 B Remote Mag
196 17 B Threshold Mag
196 18 B Differential Mag
196 19 B Counts To Trip Mag
196 20 B Local Angle
196 21 B Remote Angle
196 22 B Threshold Angle
196 23 B Differential Angle
196 24 B Counts To Trip Angle
196 25 C Local Mag
196 26 C Remote Mag
196 27 C Threshold Mag
196 28 C Differential Mag
196 29 C Counts To Trip Mag
196 30 C Local Angle
196 31 C Remote Angle
196 32 C Threshold Angle
196 33 C Differential Angle

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FUN ACC Description Solkor - N

196 34 C Counts To Trip Angle

196 35 Internal Intertrip Counts To Trip
196 36 External Intertrip 1 Counts To Trip

196 37 External Intertrip 2 Counts To Trip

Table Showing Disturbance Recorder Actual Channel (ACC) Numbers

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7.12 TAU
FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR TAU

70 5 Status Input 5 x 1 1 RC x
70 6 Status Input 6 x 1 1 RC x

70 7 Status Input 7 x 1 1 RC x
70 8 Status Input 8 x 1 1 RC x
70 9 Status Input 9 x 1 1 RC x
70 10 Status Input 10 x 1 1 RC x
70 11 Status Input 11 x 1 1 RC x
70 12 Status Input 12 x 1 1 RC x
70 13 Status Input 13 x 1 1 RC x

70 14 Status Input 14 x 1 1 RC x
70 15 Status Input 15 x 1 1 RC x
70 16 Status Input 16 x 1 1 RC x
70 17 Status Input 17 x 1 1 RC x
70 18 Status Input 18 x 1 1 RC x

70 19 Status Input 19 x 1 1 RC x
70 20 Status Input 20 x 1 1 RC x

70 21 Status Input 21 x 1 1 RC x
70 22 Status Input 22 x 1 1 RC x
70 23 Status Input 23 x 1 1 RC x
70 24 Status Input 24 x 1 1 RC x
70 25 Status Input 25 x 1 1 RC x

70 26 Status Input 26 x 1 1 RC x
70 27 Status Input 27 x 1 1 RC x
70 28 Status Input 28 x 1 1 RC x

70 29 Status Input 29 x 1 1 RC x
70 30 Status Input 30 x 1 1 RC x

70 31 Status Input 31 x 1 1 RC x
70 32 Status Input 32 x 1 1 RC x
70 33 Status Input 33 x 1 1 RC x

70 34 Status Input 34 x 1 1 RC x
70 35 Status Input 35 x 1 1 RC x

70 36 Status Input 36 x 1 1 RC x
70 37 Status Input 37 x 1 1 RC x
70 38 Status Input 38 x 1 1 RC x
70 39 Status Input 39 x 1 1 RC x
70 40 Status Input 40 x 1 1 RC x
70 41 Status Input 41 x 1 1 RC x
70 42 Status Input 42 x 1 1 RC x
70 43 Status Input 43 x 1 1 RC x

80 1 Plant Control Relay 1 x 1 1 RC x

80 2 Plant Control Relay 2 x 1 1 RC x
80 3 Plant Control Relay 3 x 1 1 RC x

80 4 Plant Control Relay 4 x 1 1 RC x

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80 5 Plant Control Relay 5 x 1 1 RC x

80 6 Plant Control Relay 6 x 1 1 RC x
80 7 Plant Control Relay 7 x 1 1 RC x
80 8 Plant Control Relay 8 x 1 1 RC x

80 9 Plant Control Relay 9 x 1 1 RC x

80 10 Plant Control Relay 10 x 1 1 RC x
80 11 Plant Control Relay 11 x 1 1 RC x
80 12 Plant Control Relay 12 x 1 1 RC x
80 13 Plant Control Relay 13 x 1 1 RC x

80 14 Plant Control Relay 14 x 1 1 RC x

80 15 Plant Control Relay 15 x 1 1 RC x
80 16 Plant Control Relay 16 x 1 1 RC x
80 17 Plant Control Relay 17 x 1 1 RC x
80 18 Plant Control Relay 18 x 1 1 RC x
80 19 Plant Control Relay 19 x 1 1 RC x
80 20 Plant Control Relay 20 x 1 1 RC x

80 21 Plant Control Relay 21 x 1 1 RC x

80 22 Plant Control Relay 22 x 1 1 RC x
80 23 Plant Control Relay 23 x 1 1 RC x

80 24 Plant Control Relay 24 x 1 1 RC x

80 25 Plant Control Relay 25 x 1 1 RC x

80 26 Plant Control Relay 26 x 1 1 RC x

80 27 Plant Control Relay 27 x 1 1 RC x

80 28 Plant Control Relay 28 x 1 1 RC x

80 29 Plant Control Relay 29 x 1 1 RC x
80 30 Plant Control Relay 30 x 1 1 RC x

80 31 Plant Control Relay 31 x 1 1 RC x

80 32 Plant Control Relay 32 x 1 1 RC x

80 33 Plant Control Relay 33 x 1 1 RC x

80 34 Plant Control Relay 34 x 1 1 RC x
80 35 Plant Control Relay 35 x 1 1 RC x
80 36 Plant Control Relay 36 x 1 1 RC x
80 37 Plant Control Relay 37 x 1 1 RC x
80 38 Plant Control Relay 38 x 1 1 RC x
80 39 Plant Control Relay 39 x 1 1 RC x
80 40 Plant Control Relay 40 x 1 1 RC x
80 41 Plant Control Relay 41 x 1 1 RC x
80 42 Plant Control Relay 42 x 1 1 RC x
80 43 Plant Control Relay 43 x 1 1 RC x
80 44 Plant Control Relay 44 x 1 1 RC x
80 45 Plant Control Relay 45 x 1 1 RC x

210 0 Data lost - 1 1 RO x

210 2 Reset FCB - 2 3 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR TAU

210 3 Reset CU - 2 4 RO x
210 4 Start/Restart - 2 5 RO x
210 5 Power On - 5 6 RO
210 6 Fx One In Service - 1 1 RO x

210 7 Fx Two In Service - 1 1 RO x

210 8 Tx One In Service - 1 1 RO x
210 9 Tx Two In Service - 1 1 RO x
210 10 Fx One OutOfService - 1 1 RO x
210 11 Fx Two OutOfService - 1 1 RO x

210 12 Tx One OutOfService - 1 1 RO x

210 13 Tx Two OutOfService - 1 1 RO x

210 16 Auto-Recloser Active x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

210 17 teleprotection active - 1 1 RO x

210 23 Setting G1 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

210 24 Setting G2 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

210 25 Setting G3 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x
210 26 Setting G4 selected x 1 1, 20, 21 RC x

210 27 Status Input 1 x 1 1 RC x

210 28 Status Input 2 x 1 1 RC x

210 29 Status Input 3 x 1 1 RC x

210 30 Status Input 4 x 1 1 RC x

210 68 General Trip - 2 1 RO x

210 69 Trip L1 - 2 1 RO x

210 70 Trip L2 - 2 1 RO x
210 71 Trip L3 - 2 1 RO x

210 84 General Start/Pick-up x 2 1 RC x

210 128 CB 'on' by AR - 1 1 RO x

210 130 AR blocked x 1 1 RC x
210 131 Lockout x 1 1 RC x
210 132 CB Failed To Close - 1 1 RO x
210 133 CB Failed To Open - 1 1 RO x
210 134 Close Onto Fault - 1 1 RO x
210 135 VT Failure Alarm - 1 1 RO x
210 136 Total CB Close Count Alarm - 1 1 RO x
210 137 Synch In Progress x 1 1 RC x
210 138 Sync Override - 1 1 RO x
210 139 Dead Line Close - 1 1 RO x
210 140 Dead Bus Close - 1 1 RO x
210 141 System Split Output - 1 1 RO x
210 142 Check Sync Start - 1 1 RO x

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210 161 Cold Start - 1 1 RO x

210 162 Warm Start - 1 1 RO x
210 163 Re-Start - 1 1 RO x

210 164 Trigger Storage - 1 1 RO x

210 165 Open Feeder Isolator One - 1 1 RO x
210 166 Open Feeder Isolator Two - 1 1 RO x
210 167 Feeder Isolator One Open x 1 1 RO x
210 168 Feeder Isolator Two Open x 1 1 RO x

210 169 Tx Isolator One Open x 1 1 RO x

210 170 Tx Isolator Two Open x 1 1 RO x
210 171 Tx Isolator One Closed x 1 1 RO x
210 172 Tx Isolator Two Closed x 1 1 RO x
210 173 Open Tx Isolator One - 1 1 RO x
210 174 Open Tx Isolator Two - 1 1 RO x
210 175 Close Tx Isolator One - 1 1 RO x

210 176 Close Tx Isolator Two - 1 1 RO x

210 177 Transformer One Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 178 Transformer Two Trip - 1 1 RO x

210 179 Ferroresonance Alarm Tx One - 1 1 RO x

210 180 Ferroresonance Alarm Tx Two - 1 1 RO x

210 182 F3 Tx One In Progress x 1 1 RC x

210 183 F3 Tx Two In Progress x 1 1 RC x

210 184 Tx Isolation Fail - 1 1 RO x
210 185 Feeder One Intertrip Receive - 1 1 RO x

210 186 Feeder Two Intertrip Receive - 1 1 RO x

210 187 Feeder One Trip - 1 1 RO x

210 188 Feeder Two Trip - 1 1 RO x

210 189 Mesh Corner One Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 190 Mesh Corner Two Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 191 A Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 192 B Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 193 C Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 194 3 Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 195 ES One Open - 1 1 RO x
210 196 ES One Closed - 1 1 RO x
210 197 F4 One Out Of Service - 1 1 RO x
210 198 F4 One In Service - 1 1 RO x
210 199 Close ES One - 1 1 RO x
210 200 Open ES One - 1 1 RO x
210 201 ES One Fail To Close - 1 1 RO x
210 202 ES One Fail To Open - 1 1 RO x
210 203 ES One DBI - 1 1 RO x
210 204 F4 One Ferrores Fail - 1 1 RO x

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FUN INF Description GI TYP COT DIR TAU

210 205 F4 One In Progress x 1 1 RC x

210 206 F4 One Inhibit Plant Isolation x 1 1 RC x
210 207 ES Two Open - 1 1 RO x
210 208 ES Two Closed - 1 1 RO x

210 209 F4 Two Out Of Service - 1 1 RO x

210 210 F4 Two In Service - 1 1 RO x
210 211 Close ES Two - 1 1 RO x
210 212 Open ES Two - 1 1 RO x
210 213 ES Two Fail To Close - 1 1 RO x

210 214 ES Two Fail To Open - 1 1 RO x

210 215 ES Two DBI - 1 1 RO x
210 216 F4 Two Ferrores Fail - 1 1 RO x
210 217 F4 Two In Progress x 1 1 RC x
210 218 F4 Two Inhibit Plant Isolation x 1 1 RC x
210 219 F3 One Out Of Service - 1 1 RO x
210 220 F3 One In Service - 1 1 RO x

210 221 F3 Two Out Of Service - 1 1 RO x

210 222 F3 Two In Service - 1 1 RO x
210 223 F4 One Interlock x 1 1 RC x

210 225 Successful Close - 1 1 RO x

210 226 External A/R Start - 1 1 RO x

210 227 Manual Close - 1 1 RO x

210 228 Reset Lockout - 1 1 RO x

210 229 A/R Out - 1 1 RO x
210 230 A/R In - 1 1 RO x

210 231 In Sync Output x 1 1 RC x

210 232 Live Bus x 1 1 RC x

210 233 Live Line x 1 1 RC x

210 234 Trip - 1 1 RO x
210 235 Starter - 1 1 RO x
210 236 Reclose Lockout - 1 1 RO x
210 237 Trip And Reclose Input - 1 1 RO x
210 238 CB Pole Discrepancy - 1 1 RO x
210 239 Reclaim - 1 1 RO x
210 240 Ext Group Change - 1 1 RO x
210 241 Ext Group Back - 1 1 RO x
210 242 Manual Sync Override - 1 1 RO x
210 243 Intertrip Receive - 1 1 RO x
210 244 AutoIsolation Complete I/P - 1 1 RO x
210 245 Inhibit Seq Isolation - 1 1 RO x
210 246 Persistent Intertrip - 1 1 RO x
210 247 AutoIsolation Fail - 1 1 RO x

210 250 CB 'on' by MC - 1 1 RO x

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210 251 A/R In Progress x 1 1 RC x

210 252 Total CB Count Reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x
210 253 Delta CB Count Reset - 1 1, 20, 21 RO x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 - x

255 0 End of General Interrogation - 8 10 - x

Table Showing Information (INF) Numbers

FUN INF Description GI TYP COT TAU

210 16 Auto-reclose on/off ON/OFF 20 20 x

210 23 Settings Group 1 Select ON 20 20 x

210 24 Settings Group 2 Select ON 20 20 x
210 25 Settings Group 3 Select ON 20 20 x
210 26 Settings Group 4 Select ON 20 20 x

210 252 Reset Total CB Count ON 20 20 x

210 253 Reset Delta CB Count ON 20 20 x

255 0 Time Synchronisation - 6 8 x

255 0 Initiate General Interrogation - 7 9 x

Table Showing Command Information (INF) Numbers

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8 APPENDIX C - DIALOGUE TYPE INFORMATION EXCHANGE

Primary Station Secondary Station

Private ASCII First Frame
(Type 254)

Positive Acknowledgement

Private ASCII Last Frame

(Type 255)

Positive Acknowledgement

Request Data Class 1

Data Not Available

Request Data Class 1

Private First Packet

(Type 254)

Request Data Class 1

Type 1 or 2 Event

Request Data Class 1

Private Second Packet

(Type 254)

Request Data Class 1

Private Last Packet

(Type 255)

Request Data Class 1

Figure 1 - Handshaking for Dialogue Type Information Exchange

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9 APPENDIX D - EXAMPLES OF SETTING VALUE DESCRIPTIONS

[[]]
[[1{?5+10*}]]
[[-0{"INST"}60{?}]]
[[48{?2+20/}]]
[[0{"DTL"}1{"NI"}2{"VI"}3{"EI"}4{"LTI"}]]
[[63{?1+40/}]]
[[2000{?100/}]]
[[-0{"OFF"}49{?1+20/}149{?44-2/}]]
[[191{?1+200/}]]
[@[MENU]]
[[$16{"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789-+/ "}]]
[[$1{"_12345678"}]]
[[$5{"_12345678"}]]
[@[DATE]]
[@[TIME]]
[[1{?4*1+}]]
[[[15]1999{?1+5*}][[1]1{?4*1+}]]
[[0{"xIn"}1{"PRIMARY"}2{"SECONDARY"}]]
[[0{"E/F"}1{"P/F"}]]
[[0{"SEF"}1{"REF"}]]
[[#7[7F]{"R1"}{"R2"}{"R3"}{"R4"}{"R5"}{"R6"}{"R7"}]]
[[#11[7FF]{"R1"}{"R2"}{"R3"}{"R4"}{"R5"}{"R6"}{"R7"}{"R8"}{"R9"}{"R10"}{"R11"}]]
[[#1[1]{"S1"}]]
[[#5[1F]{"S1"}{"S2"}{"S3"}{"S4"}{"S5"}]]
[[0{75}1{110}9{2?2-^150*}]]
[[254{?}]]
[[#4[F]{"STA"}{"P/F"}{"E/F"}{"SEF"}]]
[[-0{"OFF"}10{?10*}]]
[[0{"OFF"}999{?}]]
[[-0{"OFF"}100{?100/}200{?100-10*}300{?200-10000*}]]
[[0{"OFF"}1{"ON"}]]
[[0{"LIGHT OFF"}1{"LIGHT ON"}]]
[[PASSWORD]]
[[7{1?+}]]
[[[8]7{1?+}][[8]7{1?+}]]
[[0{"NO"}1{"YES"}]]
[[0{30}1{45}]]
[[0{?}1{?15-}2{?45-}3{?65-}]]
[[0{"NONE"}1{"EVEN"}]]
[[-0{"OFF"}2001{?1-100/}]]
[[0{"OFF"}1{"FWD"}2{"REV"}3{"TRI"}]]

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10 APPENDIX E- REVERSE POLISH NOTATION EXPLAINED

In normal (infix) notation, the sum of 'a' and 'b' would be expressed as:
a+b
In reverse polish (post-fix) notation, the operators are bunched together before the operand, i.e.
ab+
Below is a more complex example:
a*b+c
In order to convert complicated expressions it is sometimes easier fully parenthesise the infix notion, i.e.
((a * b) + c)
Now to convert to reverse polish, start from the inner most level of parenthesis and work out:
(a b *) Inner-most level
((a b *) c +) Next level
ab*c+ Finally, remove all braces:
In contrast, compare the above example to the following:
a * (b + c)
(a * (b + c)) First fully parenthesise:
(b c +) Convert inner-most level
(a (b c +) *) Next level
abc+* Remove the braces
In the relay, the variables are all replaced by either positive integers or a question mark '?'. The question mark
represents the internal value of the setting. For example, if the internal value is 5 and the equation is :
?2+
this would equate to:
52+
which in infix notation is:
5+2
i.e. seven.
Now use the formula for baud rate generation:

2 n− 2 × 150
((2^(n-2)) * 150) written in fully parenthesised infix form
(n 2 -) convert inner-most level
(2 (n 2 -) ^) next level
((2 (n 2 -) ^) 150 *) final level
remove braces and replace the 'n' with a '?' and the reverse polish form is:
2 ? 2 - ^ 150 *
The following operators can currently be processed by the settings parser

+ addition d integer division

- subtraction m modulus

* multiplication ^ raise to the power

/ floating-point division

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<DESCRIPTION> ::= [<ITEMS>
<ITEMS> ::= @[<FIELD>|[<FIELD>
<FIELD> ::= Digit<NORMAL>|-Digit<NORMAL>
|$Digit<STRING>|#Digit<BITWISE>
|[Digit<NUM BITS>|PASSWORD]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>
|MENU]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>|DATE]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>
|TIME]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>|]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>
<NUM BITS> ::= Digit<NUM BITS>|]Digit<NORMAL>
<NORMAL> ::= Digit<NORMAL>|{<FIRST RANGE>
<FIRST RANGE> ::= ?<RANGE>|Digit<RANGE>|"Printable<LABEL>|}<NEXT VAL>
<RANGE> ::= ?<RANGE>|Digit<RANGE>
|ArithmeticOperator<RANGE>|Space<RANGE>|}<NEXT VAL>
<NEXT VAL> ::= Digit<NORMAL>|-Digit<NORMAL>|]<NEXT FIELD>
<LABEL> ::= "} <NEXT VAL>|Printable<LABEL>
<NEXT FIELD> ::= [<NEXT NUM>|]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>
<NEXT NUM> ::= [Digit<NUM BITS>|Digit<NORMAL>
<BITWISE> ::= Digit<BITWISE>|[HexDigit<BITMASK>
<BITMASK> ::= HexDigit<BITMASK>|]{"Printable<BIT LABEL>
<BIT LABEL> ::= "}<NEXT BIT>|Printable<BIT LABEL>
<NEXT BIT> ::= {Printable<BIT LABEL>|]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>
<STRING> ::= Digit<STRING>|{"Printable<STRING BODY>
<STRING BODY> ::= "}]]<DISPLAY_CONDITION>|Printable<STRING BODY>
Digit ::= any digit 0-9
HexDigit ::= any hex digit 0-9,a-f,A-F
Printable ::= any printable character (ASCII 32 - 126)
Space ::= the space character (ASCII 32)
ArithmeticOperator ::= +, -, *, /, d, m, ^

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12 APPENDIX G - BNF FOR REVERSE POLISH SETTING DISPLAY CONDITION

<DISPLAY_CONDITION> ::= [<EXPRESSION>
<EXPRESSION> ::= S<FIRST_DIGIT>|V<FIRST_DIGIT>
|LogicalOperator|]
<FIRST_DIGIT> ::= Digit<NEXT_DIGIT>
<NEXT_DIGIT> ::= Digit<NEXT_DIGIT>|Space<EXPRESSION>
Digit ::= any digit 0-9
HexDigit ::= any hex digit 0-9,a-f,A-F
Space ::= the space character (ASCII 32)
LogicalOperator ::= &&,||,==,!=,>=,>,<=,<

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13 DIAGRAMS

Rx Tx

Local
Sigma 4 Tx
(SG4-10x) Rx

Laptop computer

Figure 2 - Basic Communications Configuration

Rx Tx

Local
Telephone Sigma 4 Tx
Network (SG4-10x) Rx
Modem Modem

Laptop computer

Figure 3 - Basic Communications Configuration (Remote)

Control System
or Master Serial Optical Link
Sigma 1
Sigma 3 Up to 29 Serial Optical Links to relays
(SG1-10x)
or
Sigma 4

Note, each Serial Optical Link consists of two fibres, a transmit and a receive

Figure 4 - Communications using Reyrolle Sigma 1 in Star Configuration

Control System

Rx Tx Rx Tx
Sigma 3
System

Optical link
(SG3-10x)
Local

Tx
Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx

Laptop computer

Note that in the case of the optical ring configuration, the Data Echo feature must be switched ON in
the communication settings menu of the relay. In all other cases this setting should be OFF

Figure 5 - Communication using Reyrolle Sigma 3 in Optical Ring Configuration

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14 FIBRE-OPTIC DATA
Note. This data refers to the fibre optic data communications port only. It does not refer to the protection
signalling of the Solkor-N relay. Refer to the Solkor-N manual for further information. All products are
optimised for use with glass fibre cable, except where polymer (p) is stated.
14.1 LAUNCH POWER (dBm)
The amount of light that can be focussed into the fibre.

SOURCE
CABLE TYPE
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
1 mm polymer -10.5 -7 -10 -7 -7 14.8 -14.6 10.6 -14.6
200 µm PCS -14.4 -6.2 -11.7 -6.2 -6.2 21.8 -13.4 21.7 -13.4
62.5 / 125 µm glass -29 -16 -20 -16 -16 -22.7 -22.7
50 / 125 µm glass -32.6 -19.8 -22.8 -19.8 -19.8 -26.2 -26.2

14.2 RECEIVER SENSITIVITY (dBm)

The minimum amount of light required for operation.

DESTINATION
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
Sensitivity (dBm) -20 -24 -24 -24 -24 -20 -25.4 -25.4 -25.4

14.3 DISTANCE CALCULATION

Taking the launch power and receiver sensitivity from the above two tables, and allowing for a safety
margin, losses due to joints in the cables and the loss per kilometre in the cables as specified by the
cable manufacturer, the distance can be calculated as follows:
LaunchPowe r − ReceiverSensitivity − SafetyMargin − JointLoss
Distance(km) =
LossPerKil oMetre
Example

Sigma 1 transmits to an Argus (g) using 62.5µm glass fibre cable (loss 2.8 dB / km) and a safety margin
of 3dB.

(−16) − (−24) − 3 − 0
d (km) =
2.8
5
d (km) =
2.8
d (km) = 1.7857

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14.4 DISTANCES
These figures are based on manufacturers’ data and may be subject to change without notice. No account is taken
of minimum distances. With certain fibres, it is possible to overload the receivers thus causing errors. All distances
are in metres, and are maximum figures, allowing for LED degradation. All products are optimised for use with
glass fibre cable, except where polymer (p) is stated.
1mm polymer
SOURCE DESTINATION
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
Argus (p) 40 70 0 70 70 40 80 80 80
Argus 4.5 6.5 0 6.5 6.5 4.5 6.0 7.0 6.0
Modular I 0 0 5.5 0 0 3.5 6.0 6.0 6.0
Modular II 4.5 6.5 0 6.5 6.5 4.5 6.0 7.0 6.0
Sigma 1 4.5 6.5 0 6.5 6.5 4.5 7.0 7.0 7.0
Sigma 3 (p) 10.0 35 35 35 35 10.0 45 45 45
Sigma 3 2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 5.0
Sigma 4 (p) 38 65 65 65 65 35 75 75 75
Sigma 4 2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 5.0
200µm PCS
SOURCE DESTINATION
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
Argus (p) 100 260 0 260 260 100 320 320 320
Argus 1540 2110 0 2110 2110 1540 2310 2310 2310
Modular I 0 0 1320 0 0 750 1520 1520 1520
Modular II 1540 2110 0 2110 2110 1540 2310 2310 2310
Sigma 1 1540 2110 0 2110 2110 1540 2310 2310 2310
Sigma 3 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 3 370 940 940 940 940 370 1140 1140 1140
Sigma 4 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 4 370 940 940 940 940 370 1140 1140 1140
62.5/125 µm glass
SOURCE DESTINATION
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
Argus (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argus 350 1780 0 1780 1780 350 2280 2280 2280
Modular I 0 0 350 0 0 0 850 850 850
Modular II 350 1780 0 1780 1780 350 2280 2280 2280
Sigma 1 350 1780 0 1780 1780 350 2280 2280 2280
Sigma 3 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 4 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50/125 µm glass
SOURCE DESTINATION
Argus (p) Argus Modular I Modular II Sigma 1 Sigma 3 (p) Sigma 3 Sigma 4 (p) Sigma 4
Argus (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argus 0 420 0 420 420 0 920 920 920
Modular I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Modular II 0 420 0 420 420 0 920 920 920
Sigma 1 0 420 0 420 420 0 920 920 920
Sigma 3 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 4 (p) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sigma 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Example:
A ring of relays with a Sigma 4p is required to communicate with a PC. The ring consists of an Argus relay and a
MicroTAPP. From the Transmitter of the Sigma 4p to the Receiver of the Argus, using 1mm polymer fibre, the
maximum distance is 38m. From the Transmitter of the Argus to the Receiver of the MicroTAPP (Modular II) using
1mm polymer fibre, the maximum distance is 70m. From the Transmitter of the MicroTAPP to the Receiver of the
Sigma 4p, the maximum distance is only 7m with 1mm polymer fibre. However, using 200PCS, the maximum
distance is extended to 2.3km! (There is a minimum distance associated with this configuration, however, of around
1.5km).

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