GE 869 Communications Manual page 71

CHAPTER 8: IEC 61850
869 MOTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM – COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
Figure 8-2: Reports Screen
The screen helps the user to create, modify and delete Report Control Blocks (RCBs) and
Datasets. Each Report Control Block must have a maximum of 4 different clients up to a
maximum of 4 Report Control Blocks linked to their Datasets. Each dataset must have a
maximum of 64 elements in total.
There are two screens available in the Report tab window:
• Report control block: The user can add the required report control block.
– RBC 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 in IEC61850
Configurator is 30 and IEC61850 MMS Library adds 2 more characters indicating
the number of the instance of the RCB depending on the number of IEC61850
clients configured.
– Description: The maximum number of characters allowed is 32.
• Dataset sources: Each report control block can be appended with dataset items in the
screen using a drag and drop operation.
THE IEC 61850 CONFIGURATOR
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