Communication Between Pcm600 And The Ied - ABB Relion 615 Series Engineering Manual

Section 3
PCM600 tool
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With PCM600, it is possible to do various tasks.
• Open existing projects
• Import projects
• Create new projects
• Export projects
• Delete projects
• Rename projects
• Copy and paste projects
The extension of the exported project file is .pcmp. The files are only used for
exporting and importing projects between PCM600s.

Communication between PCM600 and the IED

The communication between the IED and PCM600 is independent of the used
communication protocol within the substation or to the NCC.
The communication media is always Ethernet and the used protocol is IEC 61850.
Each IED has an Ethernet interface connector on the front and optionally on the rear
side as well. The Ethernet connector can be used for communication with PCM600.
When an Ethernet-based station protocol is used, the same Ethernet port and IP address
can be used for PCM600 communication.
Two basic variants have to be considered for the connection between PCM600 and the
IED.
• Direct point-to-point link between PCM600 and the IED front port
• Indirect link via station LAN or from remote via network
1. If needed, the IP address for the IEDs is set.
2. A PC or workstation is set up for a direct link (point-to-point), or the PC or
workstation is connected to the LAN/WAN network.
3. The IED IP addresses in the PCM600 project are configured for each IED to
match the IP addresses of the physical IEDs.
For successful IED engineering and usage, check the workstation firewall TCP and
UDP port configurations, especially for IEC 61850 and FTP. Other protocols are not
used for engineerging and/or they are optional.
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