Compatibility; Etl600 Releases, Release Numbers, Version Numbers, Type Codes - ABB ETL600 Instruction Manual

ETL600
specified by the user, the equipment automatically performs a reset
operation, so that the system is rebooted, thereby undoing all changes
caused by the download operation by fetching the complete system
configuration data saved in EPROM previously. Should faulty settings
have been downloaded, resulting in loss of a PLC link, this feature
brings back the link into life automatically after the specified timeout.
4.8.

Compatibility

The ETL600 system consists of
1. Hardware, consisting of a number of modules;
2. Firmware, residing on some of the modules and making the
processors on these modules execute various functions such as
modulation, digital filtering etc.;
PC based software HMI600, implementing the user interface for
3.
configuration and testing of the equipment.
The compatibility aspects explained in this section are coupled to
exchange of data between two items such as modules, terminals,
links, configuration files or HMI600 programs. Compatibility regarding
the exchange of operational information like speech, teleoperation
signals, teleprotection signals, ... is not addressed here.
The compatibility rules and relations for the present and all previous
ETL600 releases are summarized in the document 'Compatibility
requirements for ETL600'.
4.8.1.

ETL600 releases, release numbers, version numbers, type codes

To understand the explanations in the following sections, the terms
'ETL600 release', 'release number', 'version number', 'type code' need
to be explained.
An ETL600 system release, identified by a release number, is a
product of defined functionality comprising hardware modules,
firmware and software. Firmware and software are identified with
version numbers of the form NN.nn., e.g. 5.08 (leading zeros may be
omitted). Releases are identified by release numbers of the form
RR.r, e.g. 3.1 (leading zeros may be omitted). Hardware modules are
identified with type codes consisting of 4 characters like P7LC, G4AI
or P4LT. Sometimes, a fifth character – the revision index - is
appended to identify an upgraded version of a module. Example:
P4LTA would be an upgraded version of P4LT; P4LTB would be an
upgraded version of P4LTA and so on.
User Interface Program
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