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  • Page 1 AQtivate 200 Configuration tool Instruction manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7 Commands menu 7 Commands menu................................................55 7.1 Time settings ........................55 7.2 Uploading language files...................... 57 7.3 Set timers ..........................58 7.4 User levels and their passwords................... 58 7.5 Clearing Event buffer ......................61 © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 3 13 Adding an op dding an option c tion car ard d ............................................176 14 Contact and r 14 Contact and re e f f er erence inf ence informa ormation tion....................................177 © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 4: Document Inf

    2.04 Date 3 May 2023 • Updated the Arcteq logo on the cover and the whole manual visually. • Added the safety information chapter and updated all notes within the document accordingly. Changes • Added internal hyperlinks throughout the document.

  • Page 5: Version 1 Revision Notes

    • Added the configuration change log. Revision 1.06 Date 12 August 2015 • Updated the following topics: Tools menu, Commands menu, Logic editor, Mimic editor. Changes • Added the following topics: Write to relay, Trafo Wizard, Update manager. Revision 1.07 © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Revision 1.09 Date 12 January 2018 • Added the AQ 250 series mimic, logic and carousel designer descriptions. Changes • Updated the hyperlinks to fit the new Arcteq website. Revision 1.10 Date 24 May 2018 Changes • AQ-250 logic editor description revised.
  • Page 7 Please note that although these warnings relate to direct damage to personnel and/or equipment, it should be understood that operating damaged equipment may also lead to further, indirect damage to personnel and/or equipment. Therefore, we expect any user to fully comply with these special messages. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 8: Introd Oduction Uction

    Configuration can be done both online and offline. The AQ 200 series devices store all settings and disturbance recordings in a permanent flash memory. AQtivate 200 can be run by any Windows 7/8/10/11 version. It can be downloaded free of charge from the Arcteq website (http://arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/).

  • Page 9: Ge Ting Start T Ed

    Figure. 3.2 - 1. Finding a newer version of AQtivate. Clicking "Yes" will take you to the Arcteq website where you will be able to download the latest version. Logging in is required to download the software. If you do not have an account, you can create one at arcteq.fi...

  • Page 10: Connecting To Device With Aqtivate

    3.3 Connecting to device with AQtivate In order to connect to a device with the AQtivate 200 setting tool, the following ports in the firewall must be open: 20, 21 and 1551. If the connection to the device fails, please check the settings of your...

  • Page 11: Setting The Ethernet Ports Ip Address For Communication Through The Back Port

    Figure. 3.3.2 - 5. Location of the settings defining the back panel IP address. To check your IP address range, navigate to the network settings of your programming PC. In Microsoft Windows 7 and 10 it can be found through the path pictured below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 12: Connecting Through The Back Port

    E E nt nter er key or click "Connect". When you are connected to a device, the red "Offline" text at the top left corner will turn into a green "Online" text. When you are connected to a device through AQtivate, the Arcteq logo will blink on the device to indicate an active connection. NOTICE!

  • Page 13: Device List

    "Connect" button) to make the new devices appear on the list. NOTICE! TICE! Some switches and firewalls may prevent AQtivate 200 from showing up on this list. NOTICE! TICE! If you have multiple instances of the AQtivate setting tool running at the same time, the device list will not be able to list the devices in the network.

  • Page 14: General

    In the image below this feature is enabled, and the user can scroll through all the options of the "Timesync. source" parameter. This feature is disabled by default. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 15: Appearance

    You can get more space by activating the Compressed mode: this changes the list of submenus into tabs (see the image below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 16 Figure. 3.4.2 - 13. Normal tabs vs. horizontal tabs. You can also change AQtivates's color scheme. You can select change the various color one by one, or you can select one of the three pre-made color schemes (Arcteq, Arcteq Dark, and Cool Grey). NOTICE! TICE! Please note that changing the appearance settings requires that you reopen the .aqs file for...
  • Page 17 To select one of the pre-made color themes, click "Load colors" and select the scheme from the AQtivate 200 install folder (by default the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arcteq\AQtivate\ color_themes). The images below show what these pre-made color schemes look like.
  • Page 18 Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 3.4.2 - 15. The three pre-made color schemes (top: Arcteq; middle: Arcteq Dark; bottom: Cool Gray). In Show the required user level you can change how the required user level is shown by selecting from the three display options: "Don't show", "Show on mouse hover", and "Show".

  • Page 19: Shortcuts

    (see the image below). Figure. 3.4.2 - 17. “Use system colors” setting ON/OFF. 3.4.3 Shortcuts In the Shortcuts tab, you can can edit the various menu shortcuts. The default shortcuts are presented in the image below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 20 A A Qtiv Qtiva a t t e 200 e 200 3 Getting started Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 3.4.3 - 18. Default shortcuts. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 21: Managing .Aqs Files

    To download a device's settings to the AQtivate setting tool, connect to the device and go to Commands → Get aqs-file (or press Ctrl Ctrl+G G ). Wait for the program to load the file. Figure. 4.1 - 20. Downloading an .aqs file. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 22: Opening And Saving .Aqs Files

    You can upload an .aqs file that is currently open to the relay. First make sure that the connection to the device has been established, and then use the menu command Commands → Write to relay and select all components you want to upload. Then wait for the program to finish processing the command. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 23: Uploading Config

    • Se Set t tings tings: : Includes all parameter values. Parameter values include e.g. protection pick-up levels, trip delay times, LED/DI/DO namings, IP settings, etc. Figure. 5.1 - 24. Contents of the "Settings" option. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 24: Write Changes

    Write changes tool does not recognize the changes and does not alert the user of the differences. In such a case, please use Commands → Write changes instead. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 25: Live Edit

    (see the figure below). Figure. 5.3 - 29. An unsynced setting highlighted. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 26: Reconfiguring Communication Settings

    AQtivate ( Commands → Reconf communication settings) and clicked "Yes". If the unit is rebooted before the reconfiguration is done, the unit will revert back to the original IP address. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 27: Introduction And Navigation

    These settings can be uploaded to a device with Commands → Write to relay or Commands → Write changes . However, if the Live Edit mode is active, any changes to these settings are uploaded to the device automatically. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 28 "Cancel" keeps the old settings. The logic must be uploaded to the device ( Commands → Write to relay or Commands → Write changes ) for the changes made to the control blocks to take effect. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 29 "Connect" or "Latched", and their color can be either green or yellow (selected from Control → Device IO → LED Settings → LED Color Settings ). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 30 Figure. 6.1 - 36. Example of connecting signals in AQ 250 series devices. The logic must be uploaded to the device ( Commands → Write to relay or Commands → Write changes ) for the changes made to the matrix to take effect. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 31: General Menu

    • C C lear e lear ev v ents ents: Clears events recorded into device. • L L CD contra CD contrast: st: Adjusts the contrast of the liquid-crystal display (LCD). Available in the AQ-210 series devices. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 32 (Normal, Start, Trip, Blocked, etc.) in the Info tab of any protection function. The figure below shows an example of stage forcing with the I> function. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 33: Protection Menu

    For example, you can write notes when you parameters were last changed (see the figure above). You can also write comments in the functions' own Settings menu. 6.3 Protection menu Figure. 6.3 - 41. Protection menu. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 34 X meas • Mea Measur sured ma ed magnit gnitude ude: Some functions give you the option of choosing the measured magnitude (usually this is a choice between RMS values, TRMS values and peak-to-peak values). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 35 NOTICE! TICE! You can find the instructions for setting up each individual protection function from the device's manual, under the section describing the protection function in question. The latest manuals can be downloaded at arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 36 You can find a more detailed explanation of what each of the register columns records in the device's manual (under the selected protection function's chapter, in the section titled "Events and registers"). The manuals can be downloaded from arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/. When you open an .aqs configuration that has been downloaded from the device, AQtivate displays the registers recorded to the .aqs at the moment of downloading.
  • Page 37 Events tab. These events can be also viewed at Tools → Events and logs → Event history . I/O tab Figure. 6.3 - 47. Direct output controls in the "IO" tab. The I/O tab is divided between the Direct output control tab and the Blocking input control tab. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 38 I0> stage is blocked. The logic must be uploaded to the device ( Commands → Write to relay ) for the changes to take effect. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 39: Control Menu

    The Controls enabled tab is the main view of the Control menu, and it is used to activate and disable control functions, controllable objects and indicators. Once the functions are activated they can be adjusted in the Control functions tab. Objects and indicators can be adjusted in the Objects tab. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 40: Setting Groups

    "SG1". When a new setting group has been added for the first time, it appears with the default settings. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 41 In the figure below, "Force SG change" has been enabled and the desired setting group ("Force SG") has been set to "SG2". Figure. 6.4.2 - 54. Example of forced setting group change. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 42: Objects

    The Objects tab is used for setting up circuit breakers and disconnectors as well as their status information and control. An object can be applied to the HMI mimic view after it has been set up. Figure. 6.4.3 - 56. Example of indicators. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 43: Control Functions

    In AQ 250 series units the color of the LED is chosen when you connect signals to the LEDs in the matrix. The color priority defines which color is lit up if two or three colors are activated for the same LED. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 44 Whenever changes are made to the Device I/O matrix , the logic in the device is no longer up to date. The logic needs to be updated into the device so that the changes take effect ( Commands → Write to relay ). The available output signals vary depending on the device type. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 45: Communication Menu

    All Ethernet-based protocol servers listen for client connections on the IP addresses of both the physical Ethernet and the Virtual Ethernet. You can enable the Virtual Ethernet connection in the Virtual Ethernet section. You can also edit its IP address, netmask, and gateway there. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 46: Protocols

    (i.e. this tab). Both IEC 101 and IEC 104 share the measurement deadband settings and the scaling coefficients. All further settings can be done via Tools in the AQtivate main toolbar ( Tools → Communication → IEC101/IEC104 Map ). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 47: General I/O

    The following lists all possible measurement options; the device type in use determines which of them are available: • Transformers (CT & VT) • Frequency • RTD and mA inputs • RTD • AI (mA, DI volt) scaling © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 48 "Object In p.u." option for "Scale meas. to In" and then giving a current value to "Nominal current In". A more detailed description of current measurement can be found in the device manual. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 49 50 Hz. If the sampling mode is set to "Tracking", the frequency will be tracked by referencing the chosen channels in "f. Refx" (that is, the frequency reference x). A more detailed frequency measurement description can be found in the device manual. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 50: Monitoring Menu

    The Monitors enabled tab lists the monitoring functions that the device in question has and with the drop-down menu you can activate them at will. In the Monitor functions tab you can select a monitoring function and view its information and edit its settings. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 51 Samples per cycle Analog channels Digital channels Record duration 10 s 60 s Total number of recordings NOTICE! TICE! When setting the "Recording length", its value should not exceed the value of "Max. length of recording". © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 52 "Launch AQviewer" from the drop-down menu. When uploading disturbance recorder parameters and logic changes to the device, you also need to write the "Disturbance recorder" settings ( Commands → Write to relay ). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 53 Displays the serial number of the baseboard card. serial number Displays the serial number of the device's CPU. You CPU serial 0×0...0×FFFFFFFF 0×1 can have up to four (4) CPUs; the serial number of number each is displayed on its own row. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 54 6: Not configured 7: Firmware upgrade done 8: Slot supervision error 9: Software inconsistency error 10: Safe setting mode active 0: - Clear fault status 0: - Clears the (internal relay fault status. 1: Clear © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 55 Indicates the status of logic. 2: Running 3: Error Displays the amount of available logic gates used in Gates usage 0.0...100.0 percentage value. Displays the amount of logic wires used in Wires usage 0.0...100.0 percentage value. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 56: Commands Menu

    Time synchronization with certain communication protocols require that the time zone of the device is defined. You can select the time zone for the device: click Commands in the tooldbar and then select "Set time zone" from the drop-down menu (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 57 If there is no time synchronization source, you can synchronize the device time with the PC time: click Commands in the tooldbar, and then select "Sync time" from the drop-down menu (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 58: Uploading Language Files

    Commands on the toolbar and select "Load language" from the drop-down menu (see the figure below). This opens a file dialog which allows you to upload the desired language file to the device. Figure. 7.2 - 71. Uploading a language file. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 59: Set Timers

    • Configurator = has access to all settings. • Operator = has access to limited settings and control. • User = can only view. Each user level is represented by a specific lock icon in the HMI (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 60 E E nt nter er key while the lock is selected. If you need to change the password, select the key icon again and give the new password. If you want to disable the password requirement for a specific user level, set the password to "0". © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 61 This makes The Access levels pop-up window appear (see the figure below). Each level requires its own password to open it. When a user level is opened, an event is recorded to the device's event history. Figure. 7.4 - 74. Access level window. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 62: Clearing Event Buffer

    7.7 Safe Settings mode You can toggle the Safe Settings mode: connect to a device, click Commands on the AQtivate main toolbar, and select "Toggle Safe Settings mode" from the drop-down menu (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 63 When this mode is active, the HMI display of the device displays a skull at the top of the display and of the IRF output contact; the device's ERROR LED is activated. You can disable the Safe Settings mode by clicking Commands → Toggle Safe Settings mode again. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 64: Running Scripts

    Figure. 8 - 79. Tools menu on the main toolbar. 8.1 Running scripts Occasionally Arcteq scripts need to be run to the devices. For example, you may need to run a script when you have changed the hardware configurations after installing a new card. You can do this by clicking Tools on the AQtivate main toolbar and selecting "Run script"...
  • Page 65 "Select item" drop-down menu. In the figure below, the symbol within the frame on the right shows what the item looks like. Figure. 8.2 - 81. Example of object selection in the mimic. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 66 You can change which measurement is given in which row by selecting the measurement from the drop-down boxes to the right of the "Position (X,Y)" text. Changing the number of rows also changes how many measurements can be shown in the mimic. However, each row can only fit two measurements. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 67 After you are finished creating the mimic, clicking the "Export" button makes it a part of the .aqs configuration file you are working on. Please note that the export command is executed automatically after certain functions, while it is not executed automatically after other functions (such as editing the measurements text field). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 68: Mimic Editor (Aq 250 Series)

    The figure below presents the functions available to you in the Mimic editor's main toolbar, and the table below the figure explains the function of each icon in detail. Figure. 8.3 - 87. Mimic's main toolbar. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 69 Tools → Events and Logs → "Set alarm events". alarms 12. Alarm Moves the alarm box in the X and Y axes. location Background Opens a window for selecting the mimic's background color. color © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 70 You can also remove items from the mimic: right-click on an item on the mimic and select "Remove item" from the menu that appears next to the cursor. Alternatively, you can select the to-be-deleted item from the list at the top-right window, right-click it and select "Delete" from the menu. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 71 ON (1) and OFF (0) with the selected item. "Control object" lists the available objects that can be controlled with the item. "Step" controls the functions related to Generator commander. "Write object (I/O)" controls objects such as the voltage regulator with up and down commands. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 72 (and other images) by changing the resolution number located next to the "Resize all" button; if that button is active, you resize all the images in the item at the same time. Rotation (deg) rotates the images in the item. Changing this setting rotates every image in the item. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 73 C) Move the cursor to any point on the screen and click to use that specific color. D) From the collection of saved custom colors. E) Edit the red, green and blue integers as well as the hue, saturarion and brightness individually. F) Enter the color's HTML code. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 74 Figure. 8.3 - 94. Six ways to set a color. The same item can have both images and texts. For example, you can have the component's abbreviation (e.g. "Q0") next to the image as in the figure below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 75 (e.g. "IL1,1" to get only one decimal). Additionally, you can change the font size, the text color, and the text's background color in the same way as in text settings. Measurement text is a user defined prefix for the measurement. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 76 Changes the color of a user-defined prefix text and measurement value text. Uses the same tools as color the items in text (described previously). Changes the color of text behind a prefix text and measurement value text. Uses the same tools as BG color the items in text (described previously). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 77: Logic Editor

    Please note that logic must be designed from left to right. The logic gate operation that must be done first must be furthest to the left on the canvas. If the order is important, make sure one is not placed right below another. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 78 • Expor Export scrip t script t Saves only the script of the logic. Mostly used by Arcteq personnel for troubleshooting purposes. Adding and removing logic gates, inputs and outputs Figure. 8.4.1 - 101. Adding logic gates. © Arcteq Relays Ltd...
  • Page 79 'trip'. The editor does not differentiate between upper and lower case, so "trip", "Trip" and "TRIP" all result in the same signal list (see the figure below). Figure. 8.4.1 - 103. Searching signals. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 80 When you hover the mouse over an input or output pin, an blue box appears. Click the box, move the mouse to the destination and click on the box that appears (see the figure below). Figure. 8.4.1 - 105. Drawing lines in the logic editor. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 81: Logic Editor (Aq 250 Series)

    Export scrip t script t Saves only the script of the logic. Mostly used by Arcteq personnel for troubleshooting purposes. AQ 250 series logics can be divided into multiple logic sheets. To add a new sheet, click on the "Plus"...
  • Page 82 Another pop-up window appears (see the figure below) and you can choose the signal from the list. Figure. 8.4.2 - 109. Selecting a specific signal for a gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 83 (see the figure below). When multiple items have been painted, you can move the selected items, delete them (with the Dele Delet t e e key), or copy and paste them (with Ctrl+C Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V Ctrl+V, respectively). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 84 (see the sequence in the figure below). Figure. 8.4.2 - 112. Connecting signals in the logic editor. You can also connect signals to multiple destinations by repeating the previous steps (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 85 You can remove connections by clicking on the line and pressing the Dele Delet t e e key (see the figure below). If you want to exit the wiring mode before connecting two pins, press E E sc sc. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 86 (see the figure below). You can add up to ten inputs to a single gate. Figure. 8.4.2 - 115. Example of an AND gate with ten inputs. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 87: Logic Gates

    Input gates are used for bringing user-selected binary signals into the logic sheet. An input can be connected to multiple logic gates. It is possible to set multiple inputs with the same binary signal. Output gate Figure. 8.4.3 - 117. OUTPUT gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 88 (see the figure below). Figure. 8.4.3 - 120. Faulty way to connect a signal to two outputs in AQ 210 series devices. The figure below shows the correct way to connect two outputs to a logic gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 89 Figure. 8.4.3 - 123. Connecting a signal to one output in AQ 210 series devices. Figure. 8.4.3 - 124. The truth table of the CONNECT gate. NOT gate Figure. 8.4.3 - 125. NOT gate. The NOT gate is a basic logic gate which inverts the input status. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 90 Figure. 8.4.3 - 129. OR gate. The OR gate is a basic logic gate which activates its output when at least one of the inputs is active. Figure. 8.4.3 - 130. The truth table of the OR gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 91 The SR LATCH gate sets the output value to 1, when the S value is 1. The output value remains at 1 (even if the S value goes back to 0) until the R value is set to 1. If both S and R input are 1, the output value is set to 1. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 92 The D FLIP-FLOP gate captures the D input value every time the clock input ">" rises and then forwards the D input value to the output (Q). Figure. 8.4.3 - 140. The truth table of the D FLIP-FLOP gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 93 0.5 seconds before its sent to the output. When the input signal drops, the output signal is held for one second. Figure. 8.4.3 - 143. Example of using the DELAY gate. EDGE gate Figure. 8.4.3 - 144. EDGE gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 94 If the gate is only going to be used in the rising or falling edge mode, the easiest method to define that mode is to connect an "Always true" or an "Always false" signal to the R/F input. Figure. 8.4.3 - 148. The truth table of the EDGE gate. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 95 "10" and the operator mode is "<". This means that the analog comparator output gate is active whenever the three-phase active power is under 10 MW. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 96: Carousel Designer (Aq 210 Series)

    Mimic to the device at Commands → Write to relay . If you have an previously saved carousel menu, the "Import" button imports it to the currently open .aqs file. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 97 NOTICE! TICE! Fault register Please note that this type is not available in all AQ 210 series devices! Displays the activated alarms. NOTICE! TICE! Alarms Please note that this type is only available in AQ-S214! © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 98: Carousel Designer (Aq 250 Series)

    Mimic (1-5) to five (5) mimics are supported. Displays the alarm view. NOTICE! TICE! Alarms Available only in AQ-S254! Please see the AQ-S254 instruction manual for more details. LEDs Displays the user-defined descriptions of the LEDs. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 99: Project Editor

    (such as CT specifications and wiring) as the basis for building suitable setting parameters to the device. A complete Wizard manual (titled "Transformer Wizard – Instruction booklet") is available for downloading at the Arcteq website (arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/ → "AQ 200 series" →...

  • Page 100: Generator Wizard

    The Generator Wizard tool uses a selection of generator-related information and other settings (such as application and CT data) as the basis for building suitable setting parameters to the device. A complete Wizard manual (titled "Generator Wizard – Instruction booklet") is available for downloading at the Arcteq website (arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/ → "AQ 200 series" →...
  • Page 101 "TRIP ON" are displayed. Please note that the tool does not differentiate between lower and upper case: writing "trip on", "Trip on" or "tRiP oN" all bring up the same events in the example. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 102: Configuration Change Log

    8.9.2 Configuration change log The configuration change log can be used to observe parameter changes made to the device. The configuration change log records the parameter, the new value, and the time when the change occurred. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 103: Event List

    SPA event channel. This list can also be saved as a text file by clicking the "Save" button (the floppy disk icon). Figure. 8.9.3 - 161. Full list of all possible events. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 104: Set Alarm Events

    If the auto-recloser is in use, checking the "AR Timer" box enables a timer that displays the remaining dead time or reset time! NOTICE! TICE! The event that is to be recorded has to be activated also in the event mask of the function in question! © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 105: Communication

    61850 communication protocol. All AQ 250 series units support both Edition 1 and Edition 2 of the IEC 61850 protocol. The following services are supported by IEC 61850 in Arcteq devices: • Up to six (6) data sets (pre-defined data sets can be edited with the IEC 61850 tool in AQtivate), •...
  • Page 106 Figure. 8.10.1 - 165. Opening the "Configurations" window. The main configurations dialog window is opened by pressing the seventh button ("Configurations") in the main toolbar (see the figure above). The most important parameters here are the "IED name" and the "IP" settings. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 107 The logical node editor is used for selecting which logical nodes are available in the data set editor. If a logical node is selected in the "Edit logical nodes" tool, it is possible to add that logical node to a data set in the "Data set editor". © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 108 200 8 Tools menu Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 8.10.1 - 168. "Edit logical nodes" window. Logical node list can be filtered by right clicking any of the funnel symbols (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 109 Figure. 8.10.1 - 169. Filtering logical nodes. Data sets Figure. 8.10.1 - 170. Opening the "Data set editing" window. The data set editing window is opened by pressing the eighth button on the main toolbar (see the figure above). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 110 The integrity period can be used to force the data set to refresh the data set even when there has not been any changes. The table below lists all the RCB settings and their functions. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 111 Defines the trigger report periodically (please refer to the "Integrity period (ms)" parameter in this period table). qchg Defines the trigger report on a quality change event. Figure. 8.10.1 - 173. "Data set editing" window. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 112 Settings The general setting parameters for the IEC 61850 protocol are visible both in AQtivate and in the local HMI ( Communication → Protocols → IEC61850 ). The settings are described in the table below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 113 Determines the data reporting deadband settings Power factor deadband 0.01…0.99 0.01 0.05 for this measurement. 0.01 Determines the data reporting deadband settings Frequency deadband 0.01…1.00 Hz 0.1 Hz for this measurement. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 114 For more information on the IEC 61850 communication protocol support, please refer to the conformance statement documents (MICS, PICS, PIXIT, & TICS) for both AQ 210 series and AQ 250 series on Arcteq's website (www.arcteq.fi/documents-and-software/→ AQ 200 series → Resources ). GOOSE publisher There are two (2) GOOSE data sets available.
  • Page 115 Define the name and the unique ID for the GSE control. • Config r Config re e vision vision Stands for "Configuration revision", and can be considered to be the version number of the GOOSE dataset. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 116 The status ("stVal") and quality ("q") of the three first digital inputs are added to the data set. Each signal then has a data index starting from zero and counting up. NOTICE! TICE! Both GOOSE data sets can hold up to sixteen (16) signals each! © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 117 If the Live Edit mode is not active, the parameters take effect when the parameters are loaded into the device with the Write to relay command. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 118: Modbus Map

    You can access Modbus-related information by opening the "Modbus map" dialog (see the figure below) from Tools → Communication . The Modbus map can be saved as a text file (.txt) by clicking the "Save" button (the floppy disk icon). Figure. 8.10.2 - 178. "Modbus map" window. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 119: Modbus Configurator

    8.10.3 Modbus configurator This tool is used to make changes to the register map when communicating using a Modbus protocol. Available buttons Button Description Load old configuration Preview Export to .txt Save to .aqs Send to .aqs © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 120 The default map is unconfigurable while the configurable map is there for the user to change. If no configuration has been made, it will be a copy of the default map. Figure. 8.10.3 - 180. Editing the configurable map, based on the default map. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 121 HR. Before the HR is changed, if there is other data at that destination, the user is notified of the conflict and given two choices: • Delete the current data at the destination ("Yes"). • Cancel the change ("No"). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 122 Version: 2.04 Figure. 8.10.3 - 182. Changing an HR in the Modbus configutator. Filling a holding register This function can be used to change all HRs of multiple consecutive parameters starting from the selected HR. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 123 Dele Delet t e e key on the keyboard. NOTICE! TICE! Please note that the deletion applies only to rows! If the row order is HR5-HR10-HR7, deleting HR5-HR10 will not delete HR7. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 124 Sorting by holding registers The configurable map can be sorted by HRs using the "Sort by HR" icon on the toolbar (see the figure below). If the map is already sorted, no log entry is created. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 125 Figure. 8.10.3 - 186. Sorting by HRs in the Modbus configurator. Previewing the map A preview of the map can be seen by clicking the "Preview" icon on the toolbar (see the figure below). Figure. 8.10.3 - 187. Previewing the configurable map. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 126 You can send the configuration to the device by clicking the "Send to relay" icon on the toolbar. The configuration can also be sent from the AQtivate menu bar: choose Commands → Write To Relay , check the "Modbus cfg" box in the pop-up window's list and then click the "Write" button. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 127: Spa Map

    SPA map can be saved as a text file with the "Save" button (the floppy disk icon). Figure. 8.10.4 - 189. "SPA map" window. All SPA events can be found in Tools → Events and registers → Event list . © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 128: Iec 103

    8.10.5 IEC 103 Figure. 8.10.5 - 190. IEC 103 map editor. The IEC 103 map editor lists the addresses of the various signals. The user can set the General interrogation (GI) to 0 or 1. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 129: Iec 101/104

    When the DNP map is ready, it can be saved as a text file by clicking the "DNP map" button (the earth flag icon) and then the "Save" button (the floppy disk icon). See the figure below for further explanations of the DNP map's various icons. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 130: Modbus Gateway

    "TCP slaves", respectively. The data acquired from the slaves is called "virtual inputs". Configure Modbus Gateway The configuration dialog for the gateway can be opened from AQtivate’s main toolbar under Tools → Communication . Figure. 8.10.8 - 193. Opening Modbus Gateway. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 131 A slave can be added by pressing the green plus sign ("+") at the bottom of the slave list and can be deleted using the red minus sign ("-") next to the slave’s name. The maximum number of slaves is sixteen (16). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 132 Data bits Data8 Defines the data bits for the RTU. Data7 NoParity Parity EvenParity NoParity Defines the parity bit(s) for the RTU. OddParity OneStop Stop bits OneStop Defines the stop bit(s) for the RTU. TwoStop © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 133 Start data 1 … 65 535 Defines the first Modbus register to be read. address Counter Integer Imported value Measurement Counter Defines the type of the virtual input. type Measurement (converted) Single bit Double bit © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 134 Configuring the virtual input types "Counter" and "Integer" The configurations for the virtual counter and the virtual integer input types are shown in the figures below. Figure. 8.10.8 - 196. Configuring a virtual counter input. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 135 • When the register swap is disabled (and the checkbox is empty), the first register is the high register. • When the register swap is enabled (and the checkbox has been ticked), the first register is the low register. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 136 If the value is stored using the 32-bit floating point value, the input type should be configured to “Measurement”. Otherwise, the input type should be configured to “Measurement (converted)”. The configurations for both of these inputs are shown in the figures below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 137 • When the register swap is disabled (and the checkbox is empty), the first register is the high register. • When the register swap is enabled (and the checkbox has been ticked), the first register is the low register. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 138 Table. 8.10.8 - 20. Example where the register swap is enabled and the first register is therefore the low register. Floating point value 2.875 Hexadecimal value 0x4038 0000 0x0000 Modbus register 0x4038 Modbus register Figure. 8.10.8 - 199. Configuring a virtual measurement (converted) input. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 139 112 – 111 – 114 – 113 Configuring the virtual input types "Single bit" and "Double bit" The configurations for the virtual single bit and the virtual double bit input types are shown in the figures below. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 140 A A Qtiv Qtiva a t t e 200 e 200 8 Tools menu Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 8.10.8 - 200. Configuring a virtual single bit input. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 141 0 … 14 (Double (Double bit bit into account. only!) Running Modbus Gateway After saving the configuration file and sending it to the device, the gateway can be enabled at Communication → Modbus Gateway → General settings . © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 142 (6) virtual input types. Table. 8.10.8 - 24. Logical node data categorized according to the virtual input types. Virtual input type Logical node prefix Logical node class Logical node instance Virtual counter GWCNT GGIO Virtual integer GWINT GGIO © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 143: Miscellaneous Tools

    NOTICE! TICE! Please note that activating the measurement recorder requires that there is a connection to a device and that the Live Edit mode is enabled (see the Live Edit chapter for more information) © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 144: Clear Matrix

    (includes the name for the .aqs package), and the exact device type. See the figure below for an example of generating an .aqs file for an AQ-G215 device. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 145: Find Signal Usage

    ("Used in logic:"), matrix ("Used in matrix:"), and the disturbance recorder ("Used in Drec:"). Pressing the "Clear usage" button erases all of the listed connections. Please note that the new logic must be written into the device to use any changes made to the listed connections! © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 146: Compare Files

    The figure below presents an example of what the tool's dialog window would show for an .aqs file made for an AQ-x215 device. It has three additional option cards (2 × DI8 + 1 × DO5) as well as the default cards CPU, voltage measurement, and current measurement. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 147: Calibrations

    Please note that all AQ 200 devices are always delivered with the frequency measurements calibrated! Any calibration of the frequency measurement should onl only y be done by a qualified person who has been instructed how to do this! © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 148: Configurator

    Calibrated device temperature in Celsius Calibrated SKIIP temperature in Celsius PMW rate DCC_ADD scaling component DCV_ADD scaling component DCV_DIV scaling component GOOSE application ID GOOSE conf rev GOOSE publ. VLAN_PRIO GOOSE publ. VLAN_ID Mac hi Mac lo Firmware hash © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 149: Di Configurator

    You can adjust multiple or all inputs at once, which lets you avoid typing the same setting to each input individually. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 150: Hmi View

    When connected to an AQ 250 series device, you can use the HMI vie HMI view w tool to navigate the device interface. All the physical push buttons on the device can be controlled from this view. Figure. 8.11.11 - 213. HMI view. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 151: Ftp

    "Connect" button. If new devices were connected to the network while viewing the device list, press the "Refresh" button (the green arrows icon) to make the new devices appear on the list. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 152 NOTICE! TICE! Establishing a connection closes the dialog window. NOTICE! TICE! The device list is not able to list the available devices, if more than one instance of AQtivate is open at the same time. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 153: Expor

    (Internal Only Trip) Inrush Harmonic Blocking 24042 NOC1_HARMBLK_2 (Internal Only Trip) Inrush Harmonic Blocking 24043 NOC1_HARMBLK_3 (Internal Only Trip) Inrush Harmonic Blocking 24044 NOC1_HARMBLK_4 (Internal Only Trip) Inrush Harmonic Blocking 24045 NOC1_HARMBLK_5 (Internal Only Trip) © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 154 The table below presents an example snippet of an exported setting file parameters with logic details. Table. 9 - 28. Example snippet of exported settings for logic details. #Logic de ogic details tails #Gat t e pos x e pos x Gat t e pos y e pos y © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 155 A A Qtiv Qtiva a t t e 200 e 200 9 Exporting and importing settings in a .txt file Instruction manual Version: 2.04 © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 156 I> (overcurrent) function's first stage. Figure. 10 - 218. Example print for I>. The figure below shows what that the previous example of the I> function's first stage print looks like in its PDF form. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 157 A A Qtiv Qtiva a t t e 200 e 200 10 Print menu Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 10 - 219. Example PDF print for I>. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 158: Updating Firmw Ting Firmwar Are E

    "SW version". If you are updating multiple devices in the network, please note that the "Device list" will display all the devices in the same list, both those that have already been updated and those that have not! Figure. 11 - 220. AQtivate 200 listing all the devices in the network. NOTICE! TICE! You can only update the firmware when when you have no .aqs configuration file open! If an...
  • Page 159 During the firmware update the window's info tags are filled with the information from the device being updated (see the figure below). Figure. 11 - 223. Information tags during the firmware upgrade process. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 160: Troubleshooting Firmware Upgrade

    11.1 Troubleshooting firmware upgrade Under some conditions the firmware is not able to get through. Most of the time the issue is firewall or anti-virus related. The following chapters describe some methods to get through these issues. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 161: How To Allow Inbound Ping

    In the third step you need to make sure that your new rule applies to all connections you make with your PC as long as they match other rule properties. Select the "All programs" option and press Next t (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 162 The fourth step is to specify the protocols and ports to which your new rule applies. Select the "ICMPv4" option from the "Protocol type" drop-down list and then press the Cust Customi omize ze button (see the figure below). Figure. 11.2 - 229. Specifying the protocols and ports. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 163 IP addresses does this rule Apply to?" sections. If you select the "These IP addresses" option, you will need to specify the IP addresses you want to allow. Once all the necessary settings are done, press the Nex Next t button (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 164 Select the "Allow the Connection" option so that the rule includes all connections regardless of whether they are protected with IPsec or not. Finish the step by pressing Nex Next t (see the figure below). Figure. 11.2 - 232. Specifying actions. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 165: Allow Aqtivate Through Firewall

    "Allow and app through Windows Firewall" with Windows Search. Press the A A llo llow ano w another app ther app button and then select "AQtivate.exe" (see the figure below). AQtivate is installed by default to C:\Program Files (x86)\Arcteq\Aqtivate\AQtivate.exe. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 166: Add Tftp Rule To Firewall

    You can also add a trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) rule to your firewall software. Begin the process by search for "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security" with Windows Search. Add new rule by selecting "New Rule..." in the "Actions" pane (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 167 Figure. 11.4 - 236. Adding a new TFTP rule. The second step in the process is to select the type of firewall rule you want to create. Select the "Port" option and press Nex Next t (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 168 In the third step you need to specify the protocols and ports to which your new rule applies. Select the "UDP" option and set the "Specific local ports" to "69". Press Nex Next t (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 169 In the fourth step you need to specify the action that will be taken when a connection matches the conditions you have set for your new TFTP rule. Select the "Allow the connection" option and press Next t (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 170 The fifth step is to specify the profiles to which your new TFTP rule applies. Select the profile(s) you want your rule to apply to: "Domain", "Private" and/or "Public". Then, press Nex Next t (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 171 "Name" text field. You can also optionally give it a description in the "Description (optional)" text box. When you are done, press F F inish inish to complete the "New Inbound Rule Wizard" (see the figure below). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 172 A A Qtiv Qtiva a t t e 200 e 200 11 Updating firmware Instruction manual Version: 2.04 Figure. 11.4 - 241. Giving the new TFTP rule a name and a description. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 173 Show FFT Shows the FFT angles. When this tool is enabled you can choose the channel with a Angles drop-down box. Primary/ Choose which values are shown in the plotter(s): secondary, primary, or per-unit values. Secondary © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 174 OK button. The name of the plotter can be changed by double-clicking on the plotter name. You can also remove a plotter by clicking the red minus icon (to the right of the blue plus icon mentioned before). © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 175 You can also zoom the time by holding down the Ctrl Ctrl button and scrolling the mouse wheel. Cursors and vectors Figure. 12 - 245. Cursors in AQviewer. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...
  • Page 176 If a cursor has been set to a plotter, you can check the vectors at that point in time. The "Reference" drop-down box defines which channel is set as the reference angle. Click the plus and minus icons on the main toolbar to add and remove vector diagrams. © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

  • Page 177: Adding An Op Dding An Option C Tion Car Ard D

    Figure. 13 - 247. Accessing all the relevant device information in the device HMI. Once Arcteq's technical support has received all the necessary information, they will send you a firmware package that matches the software version as well as a script in a compressed (.zip) folder.

  • Page 178: Contact And R Ence Informa Ormation Tion

    Arcteq Relays Ltd. Visiting and postal address Kvartsikatu 2 A 1 65300 Vaasa, Finland Contacts Phone: +358 10 3221 370 Website: arcteq.fi Technical support: support.arcteq.fi +358 10 3221 388 (EET 9:00 – 17.00) E-mail (sales): sales@arcteq.fi © Arcteq Relays Ltd IM00037...

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