Abbreviations - ABB COM600 series User Manual

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COM600 series, Version 4.1
SNMP OPC Server User's Manual
Term
Intelligent Electronic Device
Logical Device; LD
Logical Node; LN
LON
LON Application Guideline for
substation automation; LAG
OPC
OPC item
Property
Report Control Block
SPA
SPA device
Substation Configuration Lan-
guage; SCL

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
AE Alarms and Events
ASDU Application Service Data Unit
BRCB Buffered Report Control Block
DA Data Access
DMCD Data Message Code Definition
DO Data Object
GW Gateway, component connecting two communication networks together
HMI Human Machine Interface
Description
A physical IEC 61850 device that behaves as its own commu-
nication node in the IEC 61850 protocol.
Representation of a group of functions. Each function is defined
as a logical node. A physical device consists of one or several
LDs.
The smallest part of a function that exchanges data. An LN is
an object defined by its data and methods.
A communication protocol developed by Echelon.
A proprietary method of ABB on top of the standard LON pro-
tocol.
Series of standards specifications aiming at open connectivity
in industrial automation and the enterprise systems that support
industry.
Representation of a connection to the data source within the
OPC server. An OPC item is identified by a string <object
path>:<property name>. Associated with each OPC item are
Value, Quality, and Time Stamp.
Named data item.
The report control block controls the reporting processes for
event data as they occur. The reporting process continues as
long as the communication is available.
ABB proprietary communication protocol used in substation
automation.
Protection and/or Control Product supporting the SPA protocol
version 2.5 or earlier.
XML-based description language for configurations of electrical
substation IEDs. Defined in IEC 61850 standard.
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