Chapter 12: Software - Rpv Tools; Rpv Tools Description; Rpv Tools Installation - GE RPV311 Technical Manual

RPV311
Distributed Multifunction Fault Recorder
Chapter 12: Software – RPV Tools
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RPV Tools Description

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RPV Tools Installation

1.1.1 Installing
This chapter provides detailed information about the features, configuration and
usage of the RPV Manager software.
The RPV Tools are a suite of applications to be installed on the PC and allow the
communication and the transfer of records between several pieces of equipment
and a PC. It also allows user to receive, manage, edit, and transmit configurations of
different pieces of equipment.
The suite consists of: Scanner, Configuration Tool, Fault Locator and GOOSE
Configurator.
The Scanner is a tool that makes a sequential scanning of the records. It searches,
transfers and saves the records on the PC according to the user configuration.
The Configuration Tool allows user to receive, manage, save, and transmit the
configuration between the equipment and a PC.
The Fault Locator application allows user to define where an event has happened,
based on traveling wave records (two ends of the transmission line).
The GOOSE Configurator allows the user to configure the RPV in order for it to receive
and filter GOOSE messages Ethernet.
The installation of the RPV Tools applications on the PC is performed with a special
tool called Installer, which is part of the software.
The minimum hardware requirements for the installation and execution of the RPV
Tools are:
Supported operational systems
Windows XP operational system Service Pack 2.
Applications
Mozilla Firefox version 17.0 or higher;
Adobe Flash Player version 12 or higher.
Minimum requirements