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  • Page 1 — Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Getting Started Guide...
  • Page 3 Document ID: 1MRS757866 Issued: 2018-04-18 Revision: C Product version: 2.9 © Copyright 2018 ABB. All rights reserved...
  • Page 4 Copyright This document and parts thereof must not be reproduced or copied without written permission from ABB, and the contents thereof must not be imparted to a third party, nor used for any unauthorized purpose. The software or hardware described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used, copied, or disclosed only in accordance with the terms of such license.
  • Page 5 In case any errors are detected, the reader is kindly requested to notify the manufacturer. Other than under explicit contractual commitments, in no event shall ABB be responsible or liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this manual or the application of the equipment.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600........9 User interface................9 Tool components................. 11 Connectivity packages..............12 Tool components in connectivity packages......... 12 PCM600 and IED connectivity package compatibility...... 12 Section 3 Getting started..............13 Installing PCM600................13 Using Update Manager..............13 Installing connectivity packages............13 Activating connectivity packages............14...
  • Page 8 Copying and pasting IEDs............37 Importing IEDs................37 Importing preconfigured IEDs............38 Exporting IEDs................38 Using graphical Application Configuration........38 Inserting main applications............39 Copying main applications............39 Deleting main applications............40 Inserting pages................40 Inserting variables............... 40 Inserting function blocks.............. 40 PCM600 Getting Started Guide...
  • Page 9 Using Graphical Display Editor............52 Creating single-line diagrams ............. 52 Exporting a template..............53 Importing a template..............53 Using IEC 61850 Configuration............54 Sending and receiving data............54 Creating new objects..............55 Editing data set entries..............55 Section 6 Glossary................. 59 PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 11: Section 1 Introduction

    This manual addresses new users as well as not frequent users of PCM600, providing an easy start or refresh on using the tool. By presenting the typical PCM600 use cases, this manual offers quick assistance to operators and field personnel as well as engineering and commissioning personnel.

  • Page 12: Document Revision History

    1.3.3 Related documentation Name of the document Document ID PCM600 Online Help Available as online help in PCM600 1.3.4 Symbols and conventions 1.3.4.1 Symbols The caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the concept discussed in the text. It might indicate the presence of a hazard which could result in corruption of software or damage to equipment or property.
  • Page 13 A page can also be added pressing the shortcut keys CTRL+SHIFT+P. • Command prompt commands are shown in Courier font. Type ping <devices_IP_address>/t and wait for at least one minute to see if there are any communication breaks. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 15: Section 2 Overview

    Section 2 1MRS757866 C Overview Section 2 Overview Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 PCM600 provides versatile functionalities for the entire life cycle of the protection and control IEDs in transmission and distribution applications. • Planning • Engineering • Commissioning •...
  • Page 16 IED type and the related connectivity package. Before the objects are shown on the list, the objects must be imported from the connectivity package to PCM600 by using Upload Manager. The Project Explorer window is used to navigate to the used IEDs within a project/ substation and to different functions within an IED.

  • Page 17: Tool Components

    Section 2 1MRS757866 C Overview The Output window shows log information about the PCM600 events. 2.1.2 Tool components The availability of the tool components depends on the selected IED and the installed connectivity packages. Table 1: Tool components in PCM600...

  • Page 18: Connectivity Packages

    PCM600 and IED connectivity package compatibility It is recommended to use the latest version of PCM600 and the latest version of the connectivity package available in Update Manager. More information on the compatibility between the versions of the IED, connectivity package and PCM600 is found in the IED documentation.

  • Page 19: Section 3 Getting Started

    On the taskbar, click the Start button, and point to All Programs, point to ABB, and then click Update Manager. From the list in the upper left corner, select the content to be shown in the Update Manager window.

  • Page 20: Activating Connectivity Packages

    The latest PCM600 and connectivity packages are backward compatible with older IED versions. On the taskbar, click the Start button, and point to All Programs, point to ABB, and then click Update Manager.

  • Page 21: Installing Language Add-On Packages

    1MRS757866 C Getting started Installing language add-on packages Install both the language add-ons for PCM600 and the language add-ons for the IED connectivity packages. On the taskbar, click the Start button, and point to All Programs, point to ABB, and then click Update Manager.

  • Page 22: Customizing Pcm600 Menus

    2.3. Select Software Updates or Get Connectivity Packages, and click Install available packages. Customizing PCM600 menus The Tools menu, the Project Explorer shortcut menu and the Options dialog box can be customized by defining which tools and tool functions are visible. Tools and functionality that are not needed can be hidden.

  • Page 23: Managing Users

    The authentication method can be defined to be PCM600 authentication or Windows authentication. The Windows authentication uses the current user's Windows account to determine if the user is allowed to log in to PCM600. The PCM600 authentication uses user name and password specified in the user management of PCM600.

  • Page 24: Managing Ied Users

    Enabling communication to the IED For some IEDs, when remote authentication is enabled, some changes are required in PCM600 to get the communication between the IED and PCM600 to work. In Plant Structure, click the IED. In the Object Properties window, change the values.

  • Page 25: Reporting

    For information on resolving communication problems, see Troubleshooting communication problems. 3.11 Reporting The contents of each tool component can be viewed and printed. • On the menu bar, click File, and then click either Print or Print Review. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 27: Section 4 Use Cases For Operation And Field

    Right-click Projects on my computer. On the shortcut menu, click Import to open the Import project dialog. Browse the location and type the name for the imported file. A new project is created containing all data from the imported file. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 28: Setting Up Communication To Ieds

    In Plant Structure, click an IED to see the settings in the Object Properties window. In Object Properties, set the communication properties. The IED IP Address in the PCM600 project has to match the IP address of the physical IED. 4.2.1 Setting the technical key Right-click an IED in Plant Structure.
  • Page 29 Is the SCL technical key correct? If the technical key is not correct, a message is displayed in the PCM600 Output window. • Select the IED from the PCM600 tree structure and run Set Technical Key.
  • Page 30 Disturbance Handling tool. The recordings are then uploaded. in IED" shown? Does secure communication sometimes fail PCM600 opens an SSL connection to the device using the .NET SslStream implementation. with the 650/670 series IEDs? In certain cases the SslStream.AuthenticateAsClient call takes a long time to authenticate, for example, if the latest root certificates are not updated on the computer.

  • Page 31: Using Read From Ied And Write To Ied

    Select Write to IED from the shortcut menu. Click Yes to confirm. Clicking No cancels the operation. The whole configuration is written to the IED. The common writing from PCM600 to IED overwrites any parameter changes made locally using the LHMI. Using Parameter Setting Parameter Setting is used for parameterizing the IED units.

  • Page 32: Setting Parameters

    • MultiChoice Parameter Setting checks that the given value is valid. The old value is shown as a tool tip in the status bar. If the new value is valid, it is shown in bold font. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 33: Writing Parameters To An Ied

    In Parameter Setting, parameter values can be copied from one or several parameters to other/s. The copied parameter or parameter group has to be of the same type as the target parameter or group. Select the parameter value or values. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 34: Copying Setting Group Values

    Search parameters in Parameter Setting with the Find parameter function. On the Edit menu, click Find parameter. In the Find Parameter dialog box, enter the find string and column where to find from. Click Find Next to find the parameter. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 35: Exporting Parameters

    Click OK. If a revision mismatch occurs between the source function in the import file and the target function in the PCM600 tool, the function is displayed in red font and it is not selected. The function can be selected and imported but all parameters may not be updated in the target function.

  • Page 36: Using Ied Compare

    IED Compare is used to compare the configurations of two IEDs of the same type. The configurations to be compared can be stored in PCM600, IED or pcmi file. The result of the comparison is a report listing the differences in the IED configurations.

  • Page 37: Reading Recordings

    If no recordings are selected, all the recordings are read. • On the PCM600 menu bar, select IED/IED Recordings/Read Recordings from IED. • Click the Read Recordings from IED toolbar button.

  • Page 38: Printing Events

    Event Viewer display, or if the default printer is not defined. 4.7.3 Exporting events to Excel file Filtered events can be exported to an Excel file. Exporting to Excel file can be useful, for example, when the events of two IEDs need to be compared. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 39: Using Signal Monitoring

    Click Toggle Continuous Reading again to turn it off and click Forcing Session to test the function of the IED. To close Signal Monitoring, right-click the Signal Monitoring tab on top of the tool window, and then click Close. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 41: Section 5 Use Cases For Engineering And Commissioning

    2.2. Rename the voltage level by right-clicking the level and selecting Rename. Create bay level objects. 3.1. In Plant Structure, right-click a voltage level and select New/ General/ Bay. 3.2. Rename the bay object by right-clicking the object and selecting Rename. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 42: Moving Objects In The Project Tree

    Select Online configuration when the IED is already connected to PCM600. • Select Offline Configuration when the IED is not available or is not connected to PCM600. Set up the IED following the steps in the Configuration Wizard. The available steps and settings depend on the IED. •...

  • Page 43: Copying And Pasting Ieds

    In Plant Structure, right-click the bay and then click Import. Select the IED file to be imported and click Open. After importing, the IED object is created in the plant structure. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 44: Importing Preconfigured Ieds

    5.1.8 Importing preconfigured IEDs A preconfigured IED includes all information related to the IED object in PCM600. Preconfigurations are bound to a specific hardware configuration. The License Update tool is needed to ensure that the configuration is compatible with the ordered device.

  • Page 45: Inserting Main Applications

    Right-click the tab after which the main application has to be inserted and select Paste from the shortcut menu. Function blocks, channels and other graphical symbols in the main application are pasted on a new MainApp tab. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 46: Deleting Main Applications

    A function block can be inserted only in the configuration mode of Application Configuration. On the Insert menu, click FunctionBlock. Click in the Application Configuration window. The Insert Function Block dialog opens. Select the function block and click Insert. Enter the function block data and click Assign. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 47: Renaming Main Applications And Objects

    Section 5 1MRS757866 C Use cases for engineering and commissioning If the automatic mode is selected for the execution order from the PCM600 toolbar, the cycle time, execution order and instance number are automatically assigned. Otherwise, set them manually before assigning.

  • Page 48: Connecting Signals

    • To delete the unconnected variables from the configuration, select the Delete all unconnected variables from the configuration check box. Click Delete. To confirm the deletion, click Yes. The selected items are deleted from the configuration. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 49: Grouping Symbols

    5.2.13 Locking and unlocking applications, pages, variables and function blocks Application Configuration enables locking and unlocking applications, pages, variables and function blocks. Locking an application prevents creating or deleting PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 50: Monitoring Signal And Channel Values

    When the IED does not support online monitoring, the button is disabled. Only when the application configuration in the IED and PCM600 are the same, the online monitoring starts. On the toolbar, click the Watch window button. Use the watch window to monitor certain signals in a separate window. A signal...

  • Page 51: Validating Application Configuration

    5.2.16 Comparing application configuration The existing application configuration in PCM600 and the configuration in the IED can be compared. On the IED menu, click Compare Configuration. The function blocks can be compared based on their execution order and cycle time.

  • Page 52: Inserting Main Applications From Templates

    Insert a hardware channel CTRL+P Print worksheets or pages CTRL+Z Undo operation CTRL+Y Redo operation DELETE Delete the selected objects CTRL+C Copy the selected objects CTRL+V Paste the copied objects CTRL+A Select all objects Table continues on next page PCM600 Getting Started Guide...
  • Page 53 Use cases for engineering and commissioning Shortcut key Function CTRL+X Cut the selected objects CTRL+S Save the application configuration Open the PCM600 online help CTRL+SHIFT+L Lock a page CTRL+SHIFT+U Unlock a page Application key Open the shortcut menu of the page...

  • Page 54: Goose Engineering

    GOOSE signal inputs. After the connections are made, the matrix can be exported to an Excel sheet for easier verification. In Plant Structure, select an IED. On the Tools menu, click Signal Matrix. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 55: Connecting Binary Inputs

    The Binary Inputs grid supports glue logic. This means that several optocoupler input channels can be connected to the same binary input signal. Click the Save button on the toolbar to save the connection changes. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 56: Connecting Binary Outputs

    Double-click a cell with a symbol X to delete a connection. Several analog output signals can be connected to the same physical analog output channel. But once an analog output signal is connected to a physical PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 57: Connecting Goose Receive Signals

    In Plant Structure, select an IED. Select Ethernet Configuration in one of the alternative ways. • Right-click any IED in the PCM600 object tree and select Ethernet Configuration from the shortcut menu list. • On the Tools menu, select Ethernet Configuration.

  • Page 58: Using Graphical Display Editor

    Add primary equipment to the display page by dragging from the Symbol Library. • Rotate the symbols with the Rotate left and Rotate right buttons on the toolbar. • Select the size in the Symbol Size box. Add junction symbols for connections. Connect the symbols where necessary. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 59: Exporting A Template

    The File save dialog box appears. Browse the location to export the template and provide the file name. By default, single-line diagram templates are saved in the drive where PCM600 is installed <Drive:> \PCMDataBases\GDE\Templates \<IED type folder>. 5.5.3 Importing a template In Graphical Display Editor, an exported single-line diagram template can be imported to another IED.

  • Page 60: Using Iec 61850 Configuration

    To receive all data, right-click a receiver and select Receive All. • To receive the same data as another IED, right-click a receiver, select Receive Same Data As and select an access point from the pop-up menu. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 61: Creating New Objects

    Open the dialog box for creating a new object in one of the alternative ways. • On the Edit menu, click New. • Click the New button on the PCM600 toolbar. • Press CTRL+ALT+N. Create a new object. 2.1. In the tree on the left, select the logical node where to create the new object.
  • Page 62 Use cases for engineering and commissioning • Select the data set, and on the Edit menu, click Details. • Click the Details button on the PCM600 toolbar. • Right-click the data set and select Details. • Select the data set and click the Browse button of the Entries property in the Object Properties window.
  • Page 63 Section 5 1MRS757866 C Use cases for engineering and commissioning data means only one entry and the current number of entries is increased by one. PCM600 Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 65: Section 6 Glossary

    Intelligent electronic device Logical device LHMI Local human-machine interface Logical node Media access control 1. Personal computer 2. Polycarbonate PCM600 Protection and Control IED Manager XML-based substation description configuration language defined by IEC 61850 User Account Control WHMI Web human-machine interface PCM600...
  • Page 68 FI-65101 VAASA, Finland Phone +358 10 22 11 ABB AB Grid Automation Products SE-721 59 Västerås, Sweden Phone +46 (0) 21 32 50 00 +46 (0) 21 14 69 18 www.abb.com/mediumvoltage www.abb.com/substationautomation www.abb.com/protection-control © Copyright 2018 ABB. All rights reserved.

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