Vendors compete based upon their computing equipment’s features, Readers should not assume this document contains formal rules, which are only provided by the DNP3 Specification volumes. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
(toward the outstation) and the direction of the responses (toward the master). Later, we will discuss sys- tems whereby the outstations transmit responses without being asked. Figure 1. Master and Outstation Relationship. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Outstations may or may not be able to hear each other. architectures where DNP3 is used. Figure 2. Common System Architectures. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Figure 1. lects information from local intelligent devices for transmis- sion to the master station. Figure 3. Master and Outstation Relationship – Layering. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
DNP3 devices. One address is a universal environments if the fragment size is significantly reduced. address, the details of which are not given here, and twelve addresses are reserved for special needs in the future. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
A 64-bit floating point value with flag. are the encoded representation of the data from a point, or other structure, and the object format depends upon which group and variation number are chosen. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
DNP3 leaves specification of algorithms to the system implementer. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
Received : 2048 Maximum Data Link Re-tries: Maximum Application Layer Re-tries: None None Fixed at ____ Configurable Configurable from 0 to 15 PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Analog Change Event Scan Period, fixed at 1 sec Counter Change Event Scan Period, fixed at 1 sec Frozen Counter Change Event Scan Period, fixed at 1 sec PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Never Never Configurable When Device Restarts Only certain objects When Status Flags Change Sometimes ENABLE/DISABLE UNSOLICITED No other options are permitted. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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File Events Assigned to Class : Yes No File Events Send Immediately : Yes No Multiple Blocks in a Fragment: Yes No Max Number of Files Open PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
06 (no range, or all) 07, 08 (limited qty) 17, 28 (index) 7 (freeze) 00, 01 (start-stop) 8 (freeze no ack) 06 (no range, or all) 07, 08 (limited qty) PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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17, 28 (index) 07, 08 (limited qty) 16-Bit Counter Change Event with Time 1 (read) 06 (no range, or all) 129 (response) 17, 28 (index) 07, 08 (limited qty) PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Event without Time 07, 08 (limited qty) Short floating point Analog Change 1 (read) 06 (no range, or all) 129 (response) 17, 28 (index) Event with Time 07, 08 (limited qty) PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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00, 01, 06, 07, or 08, will be responded with qualifiers 00 or 01. (For change-event objects, qualifiers 17 or 28 are always responded.) Note 3: Writes of Internal Indications are only supported for index 4 or 7 (Need Time IIN1-4 or Restart IIN1-7) PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
IP address of meter in a web browser. No separate software installation is required to configure DNP3 stack. Below sections explain each steps of DNP3 configuration in detail. Figure 5. DNP3 Setup Page. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
“Edit” option and “Authenticate” self to avoid unauthorized access. After Authentication, the param- eters shall be editable as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7. DNP3 Setup Edit Page. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
It is possible to configure object wise default variation for the PXM meter on web page. The User can select the default variation from the drop down list given against each object. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
Figure 8. DNP3 Global Settings Setup Edit Page. 5.3 Communication The User can set the DNP3 stack communication related parameter in this web page. There are layer wise sections for easy parameter settings. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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DNP master, this parameter is con- Application Layer Multiple Fragment Responses figurable in the PXM meter. The range provided is from Allowed 50 to 2,048 bytes. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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DNP master. If the data link frame contains static information, then the PXM meter shall not expect a data link con- firmation from the DNP master. Figure 10. Link Layer Confirmation Choices. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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DNP master and PXM meter. The PXM meter shall never set the time sync flag in IIN bytes. Figure 11. Time Synchronization Type Page PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
User should refer to the MODBUS section. Figure 12. Steps to Prepare the DNP Slave Database in the PXM Meter. Figure 13. DNP3 Input/Output Page. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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The User needs to press the Edit button and enter credentials to access these options. Figure 14. Load & Save Buttons on the DNP Input/Output Page. Figure 15. Configuration File Selected to Load. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
The User may choose to reboot immediately or must reboot meter manual- ly later so that the modified DNP database becomes effective. Figure 16. Adding a New Parameter to the DNP3 Database. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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For example, if the Delete button is pressed on Binary Counter tab, then a particular select- ed parameter (i.e. binary counter) in the selection list is deleted. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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5. DNP3 Ethernet Communication Setup Configuration Utility Figure 18. Delete Button. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
This is because the counter value cannot decrement. When an event is triggered, the value which caused the event becomes reference for the next event comparison. PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
Phase C VA Analog Input 32 Bit Phase A PFd [Displacement Power Factor] Analog Input 32 Bit Phase B PFd Analog Input 32 Bit Phase C PFd Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Vlnavg 200 [200ms rms voltage] Volts Analog Input 32 Bit Vng 200 Volts Analog Input 32 Bit VllavgAUX 200 Volts Analog Input 32 Bit VabAUX 200 Volts Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Apparent Energy (kVAh) Rate A Roll Over Counter kVAh Counter 16 Bit Apparent Energy (kVAh) RTP kVAh Counter 32 Bit Apparent Energy (kVAh) RTP Roll Over Counter kVAh Counter 16 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Analog Input 32 Bit Flicker Perceptibility Phase CN Analog Input 32 Bit Flicker Perceptibility Phase CA Analog Input 32 Bit Short Term Flicker Perceptibility Phase AN Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Interharmonic Distortion Magnitude AUX VCA Volts Analog Input 32 Bit Interharmonic Distortion Magnitude Phase A Current Amps Analog Input 32 Bit Interharmonic Distortion Magnitude VAB Volts Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Degrees Analog Input 32 Bit Phase Angle IB Degrees Analog Input 32 Bit Phase Angle IC Degrees Analog Input 32 Bit Phase Angle VAN Degrees Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Symmetric AUX Component Zero Seq Vxmr Quadrature Volts Analog Input 32 Bit Symmetric Component Pos Seq V Direct Volts Analog Input 32 Bit Symmetric Component Pos Seq V Quadrature Volts Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Watts Analog Input 32 Bit Demand P Sum Rate RTP Watts Analog Input 32 Bit Last Peak Delivered Reactive Demand Power Peak Dmd Rate A Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Last Reset Sum Real Demand Power Peak Dmd Rate A Watts Analog Input 32 Bit Last Reset Sum Real Demand Power Peak Dmd Rate RTP Watts Analog Input 32 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Sag/Swell Count Sag Level 2 Counter 16 Bit Sag/Swell Count Sag Level 4 Counter 16 Bit Sag/Swell Count Sag Level 8 Counter 16 Bit Sag/Swell Count Swell Level 1 Counter 16 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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PQ Index Pst Score Analog Input 32 Bit Discrete Input 1 Status Digital Input 16 Bit Discrete Input 2 Status Digital Input 16 Bit Discrete Input 3 Status Digital Input 16 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Solid State Relay 2 Count Counter 16 Bit Form C Relay 1 Count Counter 16 Bit Form C Relay 2 Count Counter 16 Bit Form C Relay 3 Count Counter 16 Bit PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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Appendix A Points List Notes PXM 4/6/8K DNP3 Ethernet Communications User Manual MN150005EN January 2017 www.eaton.com...
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