GE 869 Communications Manual page 77

CHAPTER 8: IEC 61850
869 MOTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM – COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
– Multicast MAC: 6 pairs of letters (from A to F, upper case or lower case) or
numbers separated by colons.
– VLAN priority: A number from 0 to 7.
– VLAN identifier: The maximum number of characters allowed is 3. IEC61850
Configurator allows characters limited to 0 to 9, A to F and it saves in the CID file
the hexadecimal value (max FFF).
• Dataset sources: Each GOOSE control block can be appended with dataset items in
this screen using a drag and drop operation.
– DataSet Name: The first character in the value of this attribute must be a letter
(upper or lower case). The rest of the characters must be a number, a letter (upper
or lower case) or a "_". The maximum number of characters allowed is 32.
– Description: The maximum number of characters allowed is 32.
Figure 8-14: Goose TX Control Blocks and DataSet Sources Screen
The following buttons are available in the Goose Transmission window:
• "Add GOOSE Control Block" button and "Remove GOOSE Control Block" button: Both
buttons are in the lower side of the screen.
• Note that a GOOSE Control block can also be added by right clicking on "869 " which is
under the GEDevice "tree".
The "Remove Goose Control Block" button deletes a configured existing Goose control
block.
THE IEC 61850 CONFIGURATOR
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