IEC 60870-5-101 Master RTU Protocol Parameters
Original instructions
Introduction
Select IEC101-104 as Protocol, Master as Mode, and Raw Serial as Network Type.
Channel Parameters
Click Setup → Channel → IEC-101 Master → Parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
DL Address Length
0/1/2
1
indicates the octets used for data link address
Use Balanced Mode
check box
unchecked
indicates the usage of balanced or unbalanced mode
Session Count
1...32
1
indicates the maximum number of sessions on the channel
Configure the module’s advanced parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
First Char Wait (ms)
0...65535
0
indicates the minimum time between reception and transmission
Rx Buffer Size
0...256
256
indicates the receive buffer size of serial port (bytes)
One Char Ack Allowed
check box
unchecked
allows transmission of one character E5 instead of the fixed-length ACK message
One Char Nack Allowed
check box
unchecked
allows transmission of one-character response instead of the fixed-length NACK message, when no response data is available
Rx Frame Timeout (ms)
0...4294967295
15000
indicates the maximum waiting time for a complete frame after receiving frame sync.
Confirm Mode
NEVER
SOMETIMES
ALWAYS
NEVER
specifies when to request the link layer confirmation for variable sized frames that contain user data, which is not transmitted to the broadcast address
Confirm Timeout (ms)
0...4294967295
2000
indicates the maximum waiting time for link level confirmation, if requested
Max Retries
0...255
2
indicates the retry count of the link layer confirmation timeouts
Test Frame Period (ms)
0...4294967295
0
specifies the period for transmitting the verification message, to prove that the remote device is still online in the balance mode
Offline Poll Period (ms)
0...4294967295
10000
specifies the period to re-establish transfer of an offline session
Incremental Timeout (ms)
0...4294967295
30000
indicates the incremental application layer timeout
Max Queue Size
0...65535
0
indicates the maximum request message number with a specific Application Specific Data Unit type and destination matching an outstanding request that will be queued on a master.
0: disabled queue
65535: unlimited queue
Session Parameters
Click Setup → Channel → IEC-101 Master → Session → Parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
Sector Count
1...5
1
indicates the sectors for this session
Data Link Address
0...65535
3
specifies octets for data link address
CAA Size
1...2
2
specifies octets for common address of Application Specific Data Unit
IOA Size
1...3
2
specifies octets of IOA
COT Size
1...2
1
specifies octets of COT
Configure the module’s advanced parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
Originator address for COT
0...255
1
specifies the originator address for COT if COT length = 2
Default Response Timeout (ms)
0...4294967295
60000
indicates the default timeout for the confirmation of request
C1/C2 Pending Count
0...65535
10
indicates Class 1 and 2 polls when an application layer response is pending before next slave tried
Class 1 Polls Count
0...65535
10
indicates the maximum Class 1 polls to this session before next slave tried
Class 1 Pending Delay (ms)
0...65535
0
For an unbalanced master, the minimum delay before a Class request will be sent if an application layer response is pending for this session. These parameters may be used to limit the bandwidth used.
Class 1 Poll Delay (ms)
0...4294967295
0
For an unbalanced master, the minimum delay before a Class request will be sent. These parameters may be used to limit the bandwidth used.
Class 2 Pending Delay (ms)
0...4294967295
500
For an unbalanced master, the minimum delay before a Class request will be sent if an application layer response is pending for this session. These parameters may be used to limit the bandwidth used.
Class 2 Poll Delay (ms)
0...4294967295
500
For an unbalanced master, the minimum delay before a Class request will be sent. These parameters may be used to limit the bandwidth used.
Sector Parameters
Click Setup → Channelx → IEC-101 Master → Sessionx → Sectorx → Parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
Common ASDU Address
1...65535
3
indicates the common address of ASDU, 65535 is broadcast address.
Configure the module with advanced parameters:
Parameter
Value scope
Default value
Description
Clock Sync Mode
ACQUISITE
LOAD
SYNC ONLY
sync only
indicates the clock synchronization mode, this parameter only applies to actions performed automatically.
ACQUISITE: Delay acquisition followed by load delay followed by clock sync
LOAD: Load delay followed by clock sync
SYNC ONLY: Clock sync only
Propagation Delay (ms)
0...65535
0
indicates the propagation delay if Clock Sync Mode is set to LOAD
M_EI_NA GI
check box
checked
specifies if general interrogation is performed after reception of M_EI_NA EOI message
M_EI_NA Time sync
check box
checked
specifies if Clock Sync is performed after reception of M_EI_NA EOI message
M_EI_NA CI
check box
unchecked
specifies if counter interrogation is performed after reception of M_EI_NA EOI message
Online GI
check box
checked
specifies if general interrogation is performed whenever determines that a remote device has come online, available for devices that do not generate M_EI_NA EOImessage
Online Time Sync
check box
checked
specifies if Clock Sync is performed whenever determines that a remote device has come online, available for devices that do not generate M_EI_NA EOI message
Online CI
check box
unchecked
specifies if counter interrogation is performed whenever determines that a remote device has come online, available for devices that do not generate M_EI_NA EOI message
ACTTERM with CSE Setpoint
check box
unchecked
specifies whether to expect ACTTERM from slave upon completion of set point commands CSENA, CSENB and CSENC
ACTTERM with Command
check box
unchecked
specifies whether to expect ACTTERM from slave upon completion of commands other than set point commands