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Sentinel-21

ConfigWiz-Plus Configuration Software

PLCC Programmable Logic Communication & Control

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ConfigWiz-Plus Configuration Software PLCC Programmable Logic Communication & Control

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS: WINDOWS CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE ..................................... 2 1.2 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS DATABASE AUTOMATION & IMPORT FEATURES........................................... 3 1.3 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS OPERATION AND FEATURES ............................................................... 4

Field Device Configuration (Clients)................................................................................................... 4 Master Station Configuration (Servers) ............................................................................................... 4 Communication Port Configuration..................................................................................................... 4 Configuration File Manipulation ......................................................................................................... 4

2 PLCC PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC COMMUNICATION & CONTROL................................. 5 2.1 PLCC CLIENT, SERVER, & POINT KEY LIST ....................................................................... 6 2.2 PLCC CALCULATION EDITING............................................................................................. 6


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1 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS QEI’s ConfigWiz-Plus program provides an interactive, Windows based, drag & drop interface to configure all of QEI’s Family of Substation & Feeder Automation Products. All QEI’s Sentinel-21 processors use a common microprocessor, software operating system, and set of software applications. All Sentinel-21 processors have the ability to concentrate data from multiple Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED’s) and discreet I/O points (status, accumulators, analog, controls) into a secure programmable RTU & IED gateway communicating with one or more Master Stations.

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Windows, Point & Click, configuration and management ofyour RTU and IED Gateway Database

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ConfigWiz tools and drag & drop menus prompt the technician through configuration of the Sentinel-21 processors many powerful features: communication ports, IED communication Clients, Master Station communication Servers, and intelligent routing of data points between the IED Client databases and Master Station Server databases.

• A selectable library of Master Station (Server) and IED (Client) protocols • Configurable routing of data between multiple server and client communication ports • Communication with multiple Masters or one Master over redundant communication links. • Embedded Real-Time Operating System with high data throughput and minimal latency • Onboard expansion to 8 serial communication ports • Ethernet LAN interface (AUI, 10baseT, 100baseTX, 100baseFX)

Master Station Server Protocol Licenses: DNP3, MODBUS, IEC 61850 and many legacy, public domain bit and byte oriented protocols: QUICS, L&G 8979, Harris 5000, Conitel C300/C-2020/C-2100, TRW 9550, CDC-44-500 & 44-550, REDAC 70-H

IED Client Protocol Licenses: DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61850, 2179, SEL FastMeter, TransData, QDIP, and a host of legacy and native protocols.


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1.1 CONFIGWIZ-PLUS: WINDOWS CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE ConfigWiz-Plus editors configure communication protocols and point lists for each Master Station (Server) and each IED (Client). And ConfigWiz-Plus tools selectively map these Client and Server data points to each other, through the communication switching fabric that is the core of the Sentinel-21 processors.

Configure communication portswith drop down menus.

View all database components in astandard file window with drill-down tree lists.

Auto-Import ConfigWiz-Plusfiles directly into a QEI

TDMS-Plus MasterStation database

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Automatically generated point list for each IEDMaster Station Server Point Lists

Add Master Stationservers by clicking

on a protocolin the pick list Add IED Clients by

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Add IEDs from a libraryof pre-configured clients

ConfigWiz-Plus tools facilitate configuration and maintenance of a Sentinel-21 processor database:

• configure communication port parameters • select IED Client and Master Station Server communication protocols • map data points between IED Client and Master Station Server databases • Defaults Parameters sufficient for the initial operation of most systems • Online Tool Tips appear when the cursor is placed over buttons or data entry points

• A View Components window to examine configuration data and print the results


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1.2 ConfigWiz-Plus Database Automation & Import Features ConfigWiz-Plus tools allow the user to automate much of the configuration and database maintenance process saving time and reducing human error.

• Import & Export point files maintained in Excel spreadsheet

• Install IED client files from a library of pre-configured IED templates

• Upload configuration data and point descriptions directly from SEL Relays using FastMeter

• Import ConfigWiz files directly into a QEI TDMS-Plus Master Station database

Add IED from a library ofpre-configured clients

Creates logical names for datain tables in the SEL Relays

Import IED point lists andpoint descriptions maintainedin Excel spreadsheet files.

Upload point descriptions directlyfrom SEL Relays with FastMeter.

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Save Time and Reduce ErrorsAutomating Configuration

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TDMS-Plus MasterImport ConfigWiz-Plus files

directly into a QEI TDMS-PlusMaster Station database

IED point lists and point descriptions can be maintained in Excel spread sheets, which can be created from data downloaded from IED vendor websites, and ConfigWiz-Plus utilities allow you to import these Excel files directly in to the Sentinel-21 database.

Any IED client created in ConfigWiz-Plus can be saved to an IED library on your laptop computer. These pre-configured IED clients are then available for installation in any other Sentinel-21 processor, saving time and reducing errors.

QEI’s Auto-Client Configurator uploads configuration data and point descriptions directly from SEL Relays that support SEL’s FastMeter protocol. Auto-Client even creates logical names for data that is contained in tables in the SEL Relays.

ConfigWiz-Plus files from Sentinel-21 processors can be directly imported into a QEI TDMS-Plus Master Station database, cutting database configuration time, eliminating human error, and significantly easing the task of adding new substations and IEDs to your SCADA system.


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1.3 CONFIGWIZ-Plus OPERATION AND FEATURES Field Device Configuration (Clients) Each Client IED device supplies data to the Sentinel-21 central processor upon request. Using the ConfigWiz-Plus editors the technician selects the quantity, type, and protocol for each IED client. ConfigWiz-Plus editors allow the technician to filter which data points are retrieved from each IED Client to optimize use of the communication channel, and the Sentinel-21 central processor memory and processor time.

Master Station Configuration (Servers) Each Master Station periodically queries a Server database in the Sentinel-21 central processor for the values of specific data points. Using ConfigWiz-Plus editors, the technician selects the type, quantity, and protocol of Master Station Server databases that the Sentinel-21 central processor will maintain. ConfigWiz-Plus Mapping editors allow the technician to specify which data points will be passed from each IED Client database to each Master Station Server database in the Sentinel-21 central processor. Data points in each Server can come from any Client database, and can be placed in any order.

The combination of filtering IED data points picked up by each IED Client and selectively mapping data points between the IED Clients and Master Station Servers provides the user with complete control over the Sentinel-21’s highly flexible data concentrator gateway function.

Communication Port Configuration ConfigWiz-Plus Communication port editors provide configuration of the baud rate, handshaking and signal timing parameters for each Server and Client RS232 or RS485 communication port on the Sentinel-21 central processor. Each Client communication port can be configured to communicate with multiple IED Client devices, which use the same protocol.

Configuration File Manipulation Familiar Windows format commands initiate “Open” and “Close” of Sentinel-21 central processor Configuration Files. A “View Components” command provides the user with a tabular view of the Sentinel-21 central processor Configuration File, including all communication parameters and all filtered and mapped data points. A “Read File from Platform” command uploads the Configuration File currently running in a Sentinel-21 central processor without disrupting operation. After the Configuration File has been edited (or initially created) a “Write File to Platform” command downloads the file to the Sentinel-21 central processor.


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2 PLCC PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC COMMUNICATION & CONTROL QEI’s Programmable Logic Communication & Control (PLCC) software provides a utility engineer with a powerful tool to efficiently manage the large and growing amount of data now available at SCADA remote sites. QEI’s PLCC software allows utility engineers to enhance the SCADA system’s performance through intelligent processing of data within the QEI Central Processor:

• Local calculations eliminate communication delays making realtime data calculation possible.

• The limited communication bandwidth between the Master Station and the Substations can be preserved by intelligent filtering of data that is required at the Master Station and data that can remain local to the Substation.

• Locally executed control algorithms respond more quickly and will execute automatic local control of field equipment even during a failure of the Master to Substation communication link.

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ProgrammableLogic Control &Communication

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12 to 16 bit Analog Conversions

Client to Client Data Transfer

PID Control Loops

SCADA Master Stations

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Local calculations andscaling to engineering values

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The QEI Central Processor Client/Server structured software provides a manageable communication structure between the remote field equipment and multiple Master Stations. Data from local I/O panels and from Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED’s), comprise the Client database. Multiple Server databases comprise the data points that have been mapped for transfer to and from a Master Station served by the central processor through a selected network or serial communication port and protocol.

PLCC consists of three user-defined elements: • A PLCC Client that contains points from all previously defined points from IED’s, Local I/O, and

points specifically for PLCC.

• A PLCC Server, which contains all the points in the PLCC Client, which can be selectively mapped to RTU/Gateway Server(s).

• A PLCC program, which uses the PLCC Client & Server points to perform calculations and control algorithms.

The PLCC database is created and managed on a Laptop PC using a set of Windows menus, and an Excel spreadsheet editor that reads, views, and edits the calculation and control logic. The ConfigWiz software compiles the completed PLCC program into executable code that is downloaded onto the Central Processor Panel.


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2.1 PLCC CLIENT, SERVER, & POINT KEY LIST The PLCC program has access to all data points in all IED Clients and the local I/O Client in the Central Processor database. These data points are made available to the PLCC user in the form of a Point Key List. The Point Key List lists all Client data points and allows the user to define custom IED Names and Point Names to each data point.

Each Sentinel-21 central processor contains only one PLCC Client, which the user sizes to accommodate all additional points that will be created for PLCC calculations for use as constants, calculated data points, or intermediary values. A PLCC Server is automatically created with the PLCC Client and all points in the PLCC Client are mapped to the PLCC Server. Editors allow the user to selectively map points in the PLCC Server to the Server point list. Because PLCC interacts only with other Clients or Servers, it is not directly associated with serial data ports connected to the Central Processor.

2.2 PLCC CALCULATION EDITING PLCC editing sessions utilize Excel spread sheets as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to define, view, edit, and debug the calculation and control algorithms defined to execute in the Sentinel-21 central processors.

PLCC provides three types of spread sheet views for this interface:

• The Calculation Spread Sheet displays the user-defined calculations and provides an editing tool for defining the calculations that will be executed sequentially by the Sentinel-21Central Processor at a frequency specified by the user. Reading the calculations is facilitated by a View Names viewing mode which inserts user-defined names for each point in place of the point numbers. And A Verify sheet provides error information for common errors in the Calculations sheet.

• Point Key List Spread Sheets display all of the Analog, Status, Accumulator, Set Point, and Control data points from a Sentinel-21 central processor’s IED and local I/O panel Clients that are available for use in PLCC calculations. These lists provide for entry of user-defined names for each data point.

• A Functions Spread Sheet displays the calculation functions (with descriptive information) that are available for use in defining PLCC calculations. And a Functions by Category sheet, displays all of the functions separated into categories.

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