Frequently Asked Questions; Communications - GE F650 User Manual

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F650 Digital Bay Controller
Chapter 7: Frequently asked questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

7.1 Communications

Q1. Does the F650 support DNP and ModBus over the Ethernet port?
A1. F650 units support both protocols over both the asynchronous serial ports and the Ethernet LAN synchronous port
using TCP/IP and UDP/IP layers over the Ethernet.
Q2. Does this equipment support dual IP access?
A2. Yes, it supports two independent IP addresses in aliasing mode. Those address go in the communications settings
Network0 and Network1.
Q3. Is the protocol IEC 870-103 supported by the F650?
A3. Yes, IEC 870-103 is supported by the F650 in firmware version 5.00 and higher.
Q4. Can the F650 be used as a DNP master station?
A4. Not at this moment. It works as a slave IED station for all protocols.
Q5. How many communication ports are included in the F650?
A5. The equipment has 2 different boards, one for asynchronous serial ports and another for a high-speed synchronous
Ethernet port. The first board has 2 comm ports, COM1 and COM2. COM2 is multiplexed with the front serial RS232 port,
whereas the COM1 port is completely independent from COM2.
The synchronous LAN port is ETH_1/ETH2 or ETH_E/ETH_A/ETH_B (Depending on model.
Q6. Are there one or two Ethernet ports?
A6. The equipment has only 1 Ethernet port. For redundant fiber optic versions, redundancy is done at the physical level (fiber
optic) but there is just one port.
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