SCADAPack DNP Driver

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Table of Contents

1 USING THIS MANUAL .................................................................................. 7

2 DNP3 PROTOCOL OVERVIEW .................................................................... 8

2.1 DNP Architecture ...................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Object Library ...................................................................................... 9
2.1.1.1 Internal Indication (IIN) Flags ......................................................... 9
2.1.2 Application Layer ............................................................................... 10
2.1.3 Pseudo-Transport Layer .................................................................... 11
2.1.4 Data Link Layer ................................................................................. 11
2.1.5 Physical Layer ................................................................................... 11
2.2 Modbus Database Mapping .................................................................... 11
2.3 SCADAPack DNP Operation Modes....................................................... 12

3 SCADAPACK DNP OUTSTATION.............................................................. 13

3.1 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Outstation ..................................... 13
3.1.1 Tasks to Complete............................................................................. 14
3.1.2 Enable DNP on Communication Interface ......................................... 14
3.1.3 Configure DNP Outstation ................................................................. 14
3.1.4 Confirm Successful Configuration ..................................................... 18

4 SCADAPACK DNP MASTER ...................................................................... 20

4.1 SCADAPack DNP Master Concepts ....................................................... 20
4.1.1 SCADAPack DNP Mimic Master ....................................................... 21
4.1.2 SCADAPack DNP Address Mapping ................................................. 23
4.2 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Master .......................................... 24
4.2.1 Tasks to Complete............................................................................. 24
4.2.2 Configuration Steps ........................................................................... 24
4.2.3 Confirm Successful DNP Master Configuration ................................. 27
4.3 How to Configure SCADAPack Address Mapping .................................. 28
4.4 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Mimic Master ................................ 29

5 SCADAPACK DNP ROUTER ...................................................................... 30

5.1 How to Configure a SCADAPack DNP Router ........................................ 31
5.1.1 Tasks to Complete............................................................................. 31
5.1.2 Configuration Steps ........................................................................... 31
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6 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................................... 35
6.1 Considerations of DNP3 Protocol and SCADAPack DNP Driver ............ 35
6.1.1 Unsolicited Messages always request for a Confirmation ................. 35
6.1.2 Master shall never request for Application Layer Confirmation ......... 35
6.1.3 DNP Write Messages always request for a Confirmation .................. 35
6.1.4 Only one DNP3 transaction can be pending at a time ....................... 35
6.1.5 SCADAPack controllers buffer 3 DNP messages .............................. 36
6.1.6 Output points in DNP Address Mapping issue DNP Write ................. 36
6.2 Typical Configuration Malpractices and Recommendations ................... 36
6.2.1 Multiple High Priority Unsolicited Messages ...................................... 37
6.2.2 Master not polling frequently causing event buffer overflows ............ 38
6.2.3 Outstation reports to Multiple Masters with Poor Comms .................. 38
6.2.4 Insufficient Use of Input Deadband or Debounce .............................. 38
6.2.5 Master Confirmation and Retries ....................................................... 38
6.2.6 Outstation Confirmations and Retries ................................................ 39
6.2.7 Setting relatively large Application Layer timeouts ............................ 40
6.2.8 DNP Address mapping contains multiple output points ..................... 40
6.3 Configuration FAQ .................................................................................. 41

7 DNP CONFIGURATION MENU REFERENCE ............................................ 44

7.1 Application Layer Configuration .............................................................. 45
7.2 Data Link Layer Configuration ................................................................ 50
7.3 Master ..................................................................................................... 53
7.4 Master Poll .............................................................................................. 54
7.4.1 Add/Edit Master Poll Dialog ............................................................... 55
7.4.2 Poll Offset Example ........................................................................... 59
7.5 Address Mapping .................................................................................... 60
7.5.1 Add/Edit Address Mapping Dialog ..................................................... 62
7.6 Routing ................................................................................................... 63
7.6.1 Add/Edit DNP Route Dialog ............................................................... 65
7.6.2 Dynamic Routing ............................................................................... 66
7.7 Binary Inputs Configuration..................................................................... 66
7.7.1 Adding Binary Inputs ......................................................................... 68
7.8 Binary Outputs Configuration .................................................................. 69
7.8.1 Adding Binary Outputs....................................................................... 70
7.9 16Bit Analog Inputs Configuration......................................................... 72

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7.9.1 Adding 16-Bit Analog Inputs .............................................................. 73
7.10 32-Bit Analog Inputs Configuration ......................................................... 75
7.10.1 Adding 32-Bit Analog Inputs .............................................................. 76
7.11 Short Floating Point Analog Inputs ......................................................... 78
7.11.1 Adding Short Floating Point Analog Inputs ........................................ 80
7.12 16-Bit Analog Outputs Configuration....................................................... 82
7.12.1 Adding 16-Bit Analog Outputs ........................................................... 83
7.13 32-Bit Analog Outputs Configuration....................................................... 84
7.13.1 Adding 32-Bit Analog Outputs ........................................................... 85
7.14 Short Floating Point Analog Outputs ....................................................... 87
7.14.1 Adding Short Floating Point Analog Outputs ..................................... 88
7.15 16Bit Counter Inputs Configuration ....................................................... 89
7.15.1 Adding 16-Bit Counter Inputs ............................................................ 91
7.16 32-Bit Counter Inputs Configuration ........................................................ 93
7.16.1 Adding 32-Bit Counter Inputs ............................................................ 94

8 DNP DIAGNOSTICS .................................................................................... 97

8.1 DNP Status ............................................................................................. 97
8.1.1 Overview Tab .................................................................................... 98
8.1.2 Point Status Tabs .............................................................................. 99
8.2 DNP Master Status ............................................................................... 100
8.2.1 All Stations Tab ............................................................................... 101
8.2.2 Remote Overview Tab ..................................................................... 102
8.2.3 Remote Point Status Tabs ............................................................... 104

9 DNP MASTER DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT ....................................... 105

10 DNP SLAVE DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT .......................................... 115

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Document Revision
Revision Date Modification Author
1.10 12 July 2007 Added Configuration Steps for KN
major DNP Operation modes.
Added chapter on best design
practices.
1.20 December 17, 2007 Added Unsolicited Back Off Time DG
documentation.

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1 Using This Manual
The manual details implementation of the Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) driver on
SCADAPack controllers. While we continuously improve upon the contents of this manual to
simply the driver configuration tasks, we also assume that users attempting to configure the DNP
protocol on a SCADAPack controller have some preliminary understanding of the DNP3
communication protocol.
The manual is arranges as follows:
Section 2 describes typical DNP3 networks that can be architected using SCADAPack
controllers.
Section 3 discusses the concept and configuration of a SCADAPack DNP Outstation.
Section 4 discusses the concept and configuration of a SCADAPack DNP Master.
Section 5 discusses the concept and configuration of a SCADAPack DNP Router.
Section 6 proposes some considerations and best practices to consider when setting up a DNP
network using SCADAPack controllers.
Section 7 provides a complete reference for the DNP Configuration panel.
Section 8 provides a complete reference for the DNP diagnostic tools.
Sections 9 and 10 contain device profiles for a SCADAPack DNP master and slave station. All
objects and function codes supported by the DNP master are listed in this document.

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2 DNP3 Protocol Overview
DNP, the Distributed Network Protocol, is a standards-based communications protocol developed
to achieve interoperability among systems in the electric utility, oil & gas, water/waste water and
security industries. This robust, flexible non-proprietary protocol is based on existing open
standards to work within a variety of networks.
DNP offers flexibility and functionality that go far beyond conventional communications
protocols. Among its robust and flexible features DNP 3.0 includes:
Multiple data types (Data Objects) may be included in both request and response messages.
Multiple master stations are supported for outstations.
Unsolicited responses1 may be initiated from outstations to master stations.
Data types (Objects) may be assigned priorities (Class) and be requested based on the
priority.
Addressing for over 65,000 devices on a single link.
Time synchronization and time-stamped events.
Broadcast messages.
Data link and application layer confirmation
Internal indications that report the health of a device and results of last request.
Select-Before-Operate which is the ability to choose extra reliability when operating outputs.

2.1 DNP Architecture

DNP is a layered protocol that is based on the Open System Connection (OSI) 7-layer protocol.
DNP supports the physical, data link and application layers only and terms this the Enhanced
Performance Architecture (EPA). In addition to these three layers an additional layer, the pseudo-
transport layer, is added to allow for larger application layer messages to be broken down into
smaller frames for the data link layer to transmit.
Object Library The data objects (Binary Inputs, Binary Outputs, and Analog
Inputs etc.) that reside in the master or outstation.
Application Layer Application tasks for sending of solicited requests (master
messages) to outstations or sending of unsolicited responses
from outstations. These request and response messages are
referred to as fragments in DNP.
Pseudo-Transport Layer Breaks the application layer messages into smaller packets that
can be handled by the data link layer. These packets are referred
to as frames in DNP.
Data Link Layer Handles the transmission and reception of data frames across the
physical layer.
Physical Layer This is the physical media, such as serial or Ethernet, which DNP
communicates.
These layers are described in the following sections of this manual.

1
Unsolicited responses are also known as unsolicited messages

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2.1.1 Object Library
The data types that are used in DNP are broadly grouped together into Object Groups such as
Binary Input Objects and Analog Input Objects etc. Individual data points, or objects within each
group, are further defined using Object Variations such as Binary Input Change with Time and
16-Bit Analog Inputs for example. The data objects and variations supported by the SCADAPack
series controllers are found in sections 9 and 10 .
In general there are two categories of data within each data type, static objects and event objects.
Static objects contain the current value of the field point or software point. Event objects are
generated as a result of the data changing.
In addition to the object group and variation data objects can be assigned to classes. In DNP there
are four object classes, Class 0, Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. Class 0 contains all static data.
Classes 1, 2 and 3 provide a method to assign priority to event objects. While there is no fixed
rule for assigning classes to data objects typically class 1 is assigned to the highest priority data
and class 3 is assigned to the lowest priority data.
This object library structure enables the efficient transfer of data between master stations and
outstations. The master station can poll for high priority data (class 1) more often than it polls for
low priority data (class 3). As the data objects assigned to classes is event data when the master
polls for a class only the changed, or event data, is returned by the outstation. For data in an
outstation that is not assigned a class the master uses a class 0 poll to retrieve all static data from
the outstation.
DNP allows outstations to report data to one or more master stations using unsolicited responses
(report by exception) for event data objects. The outstation reports data based on the assigned
class of the data. For example the outstation can be configured to only report high priority class 1
data.

2.1.1.1 Internal Indication (IIN) Flags

An important data object is the Internal Indications (IIN) object. The Internal Indication (IIN)
flags are set by a slave station to indicate internal states and diagnostic results. The following
tables show the IIN flags supported by SCADAPack controllers. All bits except Device Restarted
and Time Synchronization required are cleared when the slave station receives any poll or read
data command.
The IIN is set as a 16 bit word divided into two octets of 8 bits. The order of the two octets is:

First Octet Second Octet

2.1.1.1.1 IIN First Octet

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit Number

First Description
Octet
Bit
0 last received message was a broadcast message
1 Class 1 data available

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 First Description
Octet
Bit
2 Class 2 data available
3 Class 3 data available
4 Time Synchronization required
5 not used (returns 0)
6 Device trouble
Indicates memory allocation error in the slave, or
For master in mimic mode indicates communication failure with the
slave device.
7 Device restarted (set on a power cycle)

2.1.1.1.2 IIN Second Octet

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit Number

Second Description
Octet
Bit
0 Function Code not implemented
1 Requested object unknown or there were errors in the application data
2 Parameters out of range
3 Event buffer overflowed
Indicates event buffer overflow in the slave or master. The slave will set
this bit if the event buffer in the slave is overflowed. The master will set
this bit if the event buffer in the master has overflowed with events read
from the slave. Ensure the event buffer size, in the master and slave, is
set to a value that will ensure the buffer does not overflow and events are
lost.
4 not used (returns 0)
5 not used (returns 0)
6 not used (returns 0)
7 not used (returns 0)

2.1.2 Application Layer

The application layer in DNP is responsible for the processing of complete messages for
requesting, or responding to requests, for data.
The following shows the sequence of Application Layer messages between one master and one
outstation.
Master Outstation
Send Request --------------------> Accept request and
process
<-------------------- Optional Application
Confirmation
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Accept response <-------------------- Send Response
Optional Application
Confirmation -------------------->

Important change detected

Accept response <--------------------- Send Unsolicited
Response
Optional Application
Confirmation -------------------->

The complete messages are received from and passed to the pseudo-transport layer. Application
layer messages are broken into fragments with each fragment size usually a maximum of 2048
bytes. An application layer message may be one or more fragments in size and it is the
responsibility of the application layer to ensure the fragments are properly sequenced.
Application layer fragments are sent with or without a confirmation request. When a confirmation
is requested the receiving device replies with a confirmation indicating the message was received
and parsed without any errors.

2.1.3 Pseudo-Transport Layer

The pseudo-transport layer formats the larger application layer messages into smaller packets that
can be handled by the data link layer. These packets are referred to as frames in DNP. The
pseudo-transport layer inserts a single byte of information in the message header of each frame.
This byte contains information such as whether the frame is the first or last frame of a message as
well as a sequence number for the frame.

2.1.4 Data Link Layer

The data link layer handles the transmission and reception of data frames across the physical
layer. Each data link frame contains a source and destination address to ensure the receiving
device knows where to send the response. To ensure data integrity data link layer frames contain
two CRC bytes every 16 bytes.
Data link layer frames are sent with or without a confirmation request. When a confirmation is
requested the receiving device replies with a confirmation indicating the message was received
and the CRC checks passed.

2.1.5 Physical Layer

The physical layer handles the physical media, such as serial or Ethernet, which DNP
communicates.

2.2 Modbus Database Mapping

In SCADAPack controllers static DNP objects such as binary input, analog input, binary counter
and analog output are associated with Modbus registers. Whenever a DNP object is created an
associated Modbus register(s) is also assigned. Application programs executing in the
SCADAPack controller, C or logic, are able to assign physical I/O to Modbus registers using the
TelePACE Register Assignment or the ISaGRAF I/O Connection and these physical I/O points
can then be assigned to DNP objects. User application data such as runtimes, flow totals etc. may
be also be assigned to DNP objects.

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This architecture enables DNP master stations and outstations to pass not only physical data
points between them but also to monitor and control user applications executing in the
SCADAPack controller. For example a master station can monitor a level in an outstation and
then, based on the application program, send a setpoint value to another outstation to control the
level.

2.3 SCADAPack DNP Operation Modes

Within a DNP network, a SCADAPack controller can operate as a:
DNP Outstation (Slave)
DNP Master or Mimic Master or
DNP Router
DNP Master Mimic and DNP Router are incompatible and mutually-exclusive modes of
operation.
A DNP outstation forms the basic class of any DNP node in a network. All other operational
modes derive from a DNP Outstation. A DNP outstation responds to requests from one or more
DNP master stations on a network. Also, a DNP Outstation is able to initiate unsolicited
responses (messages) based on event data to a master station.
A DNP Master is capable of polling for data, accepting and processing unsolicited messages, and
sending control commands to an outstation. Note that a DNP Master can also act perform all the
duties of a DNP Outstation.
A SCADAPack controller acting as a DNP Router is simply acting a pass through, basically
redirecting messages from one DNP node to another. Similarly to a DNP Master, a DNP Router
can also perform all the duties of a DNP Outstation.
DNP Network topologies comprise several combinations of DNP Masters, DNP Routers, and
DNP Outstations. Typical configurations possible with SCADAPack controllers are:
DNP Master and single DNP Outstation
DNP Master and multi-dropped DNP Outstations
DNP SCADA Host, Data Concentrator (Mimic Master) and multi-dropped DNP Outstations
DNP SCADA Host, DNP Router and multi-dropped DNP Outstations
Major SCADAPack DNP operation modes are covered in the next chapters.

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3 SCADAPack DNP Outstation
A DNP3 Outstation can be considered the base class of all terminal nodes on a DNP network. All
other DNP3 configuration modes, such as Master, Mimic Master or Router, as implemented by
the Control Microsystems DNP driver, inherit their properties from the outstation base class. In
other words, a SCADAPack controller can simultaneously take on any other operation mode, in
addition to being a DNP outstation.
When configured as a DNP outstation a SCADAPack controller is able to:
Map physical I/O data to DNP points.
Define DNP points as Class 0 (Static or None), Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 data types.
Respond to requests from one or more master stations such as a SCADA hosts or other
SCADAPack controllers capable of operating as DNP Masters.
Initiate unsolicited responses to one or more master stations.
Note: Unsolicited responses are also known as unsolicited messages. Unsolicited
messages will be used predominantly in this document.

One distinguishing feature of a DNP outstation is this ability to trigger unsolicited messages to a
master, upon event accumulation. Events are accumulated when the state of a DNP point changes
or an analog values exceeds a threshold. Dead bands can be used to filter out noise from being
reported as event data.
After accumulating a certain number of DNP events, or if a certain time period has expired, a
DNP outstation will trigger an unsolicited message all its configured master DNP stations,
reporting event data. As defined by the DNP specification, an outstation that triggers an
unsolicited message expects a confirmation from all the targeted masters (or peers). If an
acknowledgement is not received with a configured Application Layer timeout, the outstation
will retransmit the initial unsolicited message. If no response is received within the Application
Layer timeout, the outstation will retransmit again. This process continues until the outstation
has retransmitted the message a number of times as configured by its Application Layer Retries
parameter.
If all retry attempts fail, this message is discarded from the transmit buffer. As of this writing, re-
transmission of the failed message will only resume after a new event occurs within the
appropriate buffer. Future releases of the SCADAPack DNP driver will re-attempt a failed DNP
transaction after a random period of time has expired. Retransmissions will be attempted until the
messages are eventually received by the master.
Application Layer messages that are larger than 249 bytes are broken down into Data Link
frames. The DNP protocol allows one to configure acknowledgements of individual Data Link
frames, this enhancing network robustness, especially under noisy environments. When the
underlying network structure is noise free (wired or networks for instance), enabling Application
and Data Link confirmations are not necessary. See Section 6 of the manual for design
considerations.

3.1 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Outstation

In this exercise, we will configure a DNP outstation with address 10. We will also configure the
station with digital input points associated with Class 1 and Class 2 events. The station will be
configured to trigger unsolicited messages to Master station 200, when Class 1 and Class 2 events
occur on these digital inputs.
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After this exercise, you should be able to:
Enable the DNP protocol on a serial port.
Configure the DNP Application and Data Link Layers
Configure Class Events Generation and Transmission
Configure a DNP Routing table
Configure DNP points.
We will map two digital inputs mapped to Modbus registers 10001 and 10002 to DNP Addresses
1 and 2.

3.1.1 Tasks to Complete

1. Enable DNP Protocol on communication interface.
2. Configure a DNP Outstation with station address.
3. Configure DNP points and assign them to Class objects.
4. Configure outstation to be able to trigger unsolicited messages.

3.1.2 Enable DNP on Communication Interface

The first step recommended in configuration the DNP driver on a SCADAPack controller is to
enable DNP on the communication interface. To enable the DNP protocol on com2,
1. From the Controller menu in either TelePACE or ISaGRAF, select Serial Ports.
2. Select COM2 from the Port drop down list.
3. Set the Protocol type to DNP.
4. Click on OK.
5. If using an Ethernet equipped controller, enable DNP in TCP or DNP in UDP from the
Controller IP configuration dialog.

3.1.3 Configure DNP Outstation

1. From the Controller Menu in either TelePACE or ISaGRAF, select DNP Configuration to
launch the DNP Configuration dialog.
2. The Application Layer configuration panel is displayed by default.
a. Under the Communication group box, change the Retries parameter to 2.
b. Leave all other parameters under the Communication group box at default values.
TIP: It is not necessary to enable the Application Layer confirmation as unsolicited events, by
their nature, request for an Application Layer confirmation.
c. Set Time Synchronization to None.
TIP: It is recommended that a DNP3 master initiate time synchronization.

d. Enable Unsolicited Class 1 events.

e. For Class 1 Events, set a Hold Time of 5 seconds and a Hold Count of 100.

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TIP: On systems with multiple outstations that could potentially transmit unsolicited messages to
a master at the same time, it is recommended to use a combination of the Hold Time and Hold
Count parameters to avoid multiple stations from transmitting at the same time.
f. Enable Unsolicited Class 2 events.
g. For Class 2 Events, set a Hold Time of 3600 seconds and a Hold Count of 10.
TIP: Class 2 events are typically of less importance than Class 1 events and may not need to be
reported immediately to the master
h. All other parameters can be left at their default values. The completed Application
Layer Configuration panel should look like this:

Note: Clicking on OK closes the DNP Configuration dialog. Click on OK only after you have
completed the DNP configuration.

3. From the DNP Configuration panel, select the Data Link Layer tree node.
a. Click on the Edit button and change the Master Station Address to 200.
b. Change the RTU Station Address to 10.
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 c. Leave all other parameters at their default values. The completed dialog should look like
this:

TIP: It may be necessary to enable the Data Link confirmation on noisy networks. However, if
the Maximum Application Fragment Length is reduced to 249 bytes, it is not necessary to enable
the Data Link confirmation, as each data link packet is in essence an Application Layer fragment.
4. From the DNP Configuration panel, select the Routing tree node.
a. Click on the Add button to begin a new routing table entry.
b. From the Add/Edit Route dialog,
i. Enter 200 for the destination Station.
ii. Set the Port to COM2.
iii. Leave default values for all other parameters.
iv. The completed dialog should look like this:

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Note: The Data Link Timeout in this dialog takes precedence over the Data Link Timeout in the
Data Link Layer configuration panel.

TIP: Even though a SCADAPack outstation will respond successfully to master request, without
is routing entry to the master, it is a good practice to always define such a routing entry from an
outstation to its master. Moreover, without a routing entry defined to the master, the outstation
will not know which port to send out unsolicited messages, if configured, to the master.
v. Click on OK to add this entry to the routing table and return to the Routing dialog.
The completed routing table should look like this:

This next step assumes you have digital inputs mapped to Modbus registers 10001 and 10002.
5. From the DNP Configuration Panel, click on the Binary Inputs tree node.
a. Set the Starting DNP Address to 1.
b. Set the Event Report Method to Log All Events.
Note: If you want to log all events and not only the most recent, you must set the Event
Reporting Method to Log all Events.

c. Set the Event Buffer Size to 100. The completed panel should look like this:

d. Click on Add to create a new DNP3 binary input point. Observe that a new binary
input point is now visible under the Binary Input tree node with DNP Address 1
(Starting Address)
e. Leave the default associating Modbus Address as 10001.
f. Leave the default Event Object as Class 1.
g. Set the Debounce property to 10.

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TIP: It is a good idea to set a non- zero Debounce on unfiltered inputs, to avoid noise being
collected as Class events. The same applies for analog inputs. A non-zero Deadband will
prevent noise from being collected as Class events.
i. Set the Debounce property to 10.
j. Click on Add to submit this point to the database and start configuration for the next
point. Note that a new point has been added under the Binary Inputs tree node in the
DNP Configuration panel.
k. Change the associating Modbus Address to 10002.
l. Change the Event Object to Class 2.
m. Set the Debounce appropriately.
n. Click on Add to submit this point to the database and start configuration for the next
point.
o. Repeat the previous two steps to add more points if desired.
p. Follow a similar procedure to configure other types of DNP3 objects.

3.1.4 Confirm Successful Configuration

To confirm that the DNP driver has been properly configured,
1. From the Controller menu, select DNP Status. You will be presented with the following
dialog.

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2. Ensure that the DNP Status field within this dialog displays 07: enabled, configured,
running
3. You can also monitor the current state of the defined DNP binary input points from the
Binary-In tab.
4. Toggle the state of digital input 1 configured earlier in this exercise and observe the event
buffer for Binary Inputs increment on each change of state. After 5 seconds has elapsed,
notice that an unsolicited DNP message is triggered to master station 200. Given that DNP
master station 200 is not yet configured and connected, a response to the unsolicited message
will not be received and the 5000ms Application layer timeout period will expire. The
unsolicited message transmission will subsequently retransmitted and will be aborted after 3
retry attempts have been made. This confirms that your outstation is properly setup and
unsolicited messages are being generated and sent. At the time of this implementation, the
events will be re-attempted only after a new event occurs.
5. Also observe the Internal Indications show that Class 1 events are available as indicated in
the figure below.

For additional information on the any of the dialogs referenced in the above exercise, refer to the
DNP Configuration Menu Reference towards the end this booklet.

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4 SCADAPack DNP Master
DNP master modes currently apply only to the SCADAPack 32, SCADAPack 350 and
SCADASense 4203 controllers.
As a master, a SCADAPack controller can be a regular Master or Mimic master.

4.1 SCADAPack DNP Master Concepts

A DNP Master station inherits all the characteristics of a DNP Outstation. In addition, a DNP
Master station is able to:
Poll DNP outstations for static (Class 0) data and Class 1, 2 and 3 event data.
Accept and process unsolicited response messages from polled outstations.
This configuration of a DNP Master (Client) and DNP Outstation (Server) forms the basis of a
DNP3 Network. The SCADAPack DNP Master may be configured to periodically poll a
SCADAPack DNP Outstation for Class 0, 1, 2, and 3 data objects and receive unsolicited
responses from the outstation. The outstation may be configured to report change event data to
the master station using unsolicited responses.
The arrowed line between the master and outstation in the diagram below represents a
communication path connecting the two stations. This communication medium may be any type
that is supported by both controllers, such as direct serial, leased line modem, dial-up modem and
radio for example.
SCADAPack SCADAPack
DNP Master DNP Outstation

Figure 4-1: Simple SCADAPack Master-Outstation DNP Network

An extension of a simple DNP Master and single outstation network, involves a SCADAPack
DNP Master connected to a number of outstations over a multi-drop communication channel. The
DNP Master may be configured to periodically poll each SCADAPack DNP Outstation for Class
0, 1, 2, and 3 data objects and receive unsolicited responses from the outstations. The outstations
may be configured to report change event data to the master station using unsolicited responses.
The arrowed line between the master and outstations, in the diagram below, represents the
communication path connecting the stations. This communication path may be any multi-dropped
type that is supported by the controllers, such as leased line modem, dial-up modem and radio for
example.
SCADAPack SCADAPack SCADAPack SCADAPack
DNP Master DNP Outstation A DNP Outstation A DNP Outstation A

Figure 4-2: SCADAPack DNP Master and multi-dropped DNP Outstations

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Note: The DNP Master feature is limited to a SCADAPack32, SCADAPack 350 and
SCADASense 4203

4.1.1 SCADAPack DNP Mimic Master

In a typical DNP network a SCADA Host master communicates with a number of outstations.
The SCADA Host will poll each outstation for data and may receive change event data in the
form of unsolicited responses from the outstations. This type of DNP network is shown in the
following diagram.

DNP SCADA Host SCADAPack SCADAPack

DNP Outstation A DNP Outstation B

Figure 4-3: DNP SCADA Host and multi-dropped DNP Outstations

In the above configuration the SCADA Host manages the communication path with each
outstation. When the communication path is slow, such as with dial-up communication, or subject
to high error rates, such as with some radio communication, the data update rate at the SCADA
host can become very slow.
Adding a SCADAPack controller configured for Master Mimic Mode, allows for the SCADA
Host to poll the SCADAPack (Mimic Master) for all outstation data instead. In essence, the
SCADAPack Mimic Master is acting as a Data Concentrator, reporting on behalf of all the
outstations currently configured in its routing table. The following diagram shows the addition of
the SCADAPack Mimic Master.

SCADAPack Mimic

DNP SCADA Host SCADAPack SCADAPack

Slave Master DNP Outstation A DNP Outstation B

Figure 4-4: SCADAPack Mimic Master and multi-dropped DNP Outstations

In this configuration the outstation side of the network has been decoupled from the host side of
the network, as the SCADAPack mimic master now manages all the communication with the
outstations.
The SCADA Host and all outstations will typically be connected to different communication
ports of the SCADAPack Mimic Master. The mimic will respond to the following DNP
messages on behalf of the targeted station:
Read messages (this includes class polls as well as individual point reads) from SCADA Host
Write messages from SCADA Host
Unsolicited messages from an outstation

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 Direct operate messages from SCADA Host
The following DNP messages cannot be mimicked (Mimic does not respond on behalf of target
DNP station), and are routed directly to the target outstation by the Mimic:
Select and Operate messages
Data Link Layer messages (e.g. get link status, reset link status, etc)
Enable/Disable Unsolicited Message commands (FC 20 and 21)
Other control messages
Routing for those messages that cannot be mimicked is subjected to the following rule:
if (a message is received which needs to be retransmitted to someone
else)
if (the message target is configured in our routing table)
if (the destination port is different from the incoming port)
or (routing is enabled on the incoming port)
then retransmit the message
In order to provide current outstation data to the SCADA Host, the SCADAPack mimicking
master independently communicates with each outstation to update a local copy of its database
with data from the outstations. This communication may be initiated by the SCADAPack
mimicking master, either by polling each outstation in turn using solicited messages; or the
outstations could initiate unsolicited messages back to the mimicking master. There could also be
a combination of solicited and unsolicited messages between the mimicking master and the
outstations.
In the Mimic mode diagram above the SCADAPack mimic master polls each outstation, A and B,
for data and holds images of this data in its memory. When the SCADA Host poll outstations A
and B for data, the mimic master replies from its own images of the outstations. The SCADA
Host can also poll the SCADAPack master for its own local data.
Typically the messaging strategy chosen will depend on the relative importance of the data, and
the required maximum end-to-end delays for data being transferred through the network. If the
requirement is for a reasonably short end-to-end delay for all data points, a round-robin polling
scheme is best, without any unsolicited messages. If there are some data points, which are higher
priority and must be transferred as fast as possible, unsolicited messages should be used.
The advantage of having the SCADA system communicating with the SCADAPack 32 mimic,
instead of direct communication to the outstations is that communication delays and high error
rates are effectively removed. The physical connection between the SCADA system and mimic
master SCADAPack is typically a direct high-speed reliable connection and all message
transactions are fast. Outstations may often be connected via slow PSTN or radio links, and
therefore message transactions are subject to substantial delays. They may also be unreliable
communication links subject to high error rates.
By having a multiple-level network the communication between the SCADAPack master and
outstations is separated from communication between SCADA system and the SCADAPack
master. The delays and error rates, which may be inherent in the outstation communication paths,
can be isolated from communications with the SCADA system, thereby increasing overall system
performance.
One particular advantage of Mimic Mode is that the master SCADAPack does not need to
know, or be configured with, any details of the DNP points configured in the outstations.
This makes it relatively simple to insert such a SCADAPack master into any existing DNP
network. The SCADAPack master in Mimic Mode behaves transparently to the higher-level
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SCADA system, and can easily be configured with communication paths and polling instructions
for each connected outstation.
Note: This feature is limited to the SCADAPack 32, 350 and SCADASense 4203 controllers.

4.1.2 SCADAPack DNP Address Mapping

Address mapping provides a direct link between an outstations DNP points and local Modbus
registers within the SCADAPack DNP master. These remote DNP points are now mapped into
specific regions of the DNP masters Modbus database.

DNP Master Address Mapping DNP Outstation

Local Modbus Register DNP Point

11001 1

11002 2

When DNP data points are received from an outstation, a cross reference to the address mapping
table is made, and if a match is found, the DNP data will be written to the corresponding local
Modbus register. 'Input' DNP object types from the outstation are mapped to the masters local
input Modbus register space 1xxxx or 3xxxx. These local Modbus registers are updated after the
corresponding DNP point gets updated; usually by a class poll to the outstation, or if the
outstation issues an unsolicited response based on a change of value or state on these points.
Output' DNP object types from the outstation are mapped to the masters local output Modbus
register space 0xxxx or 4xxxx. Changes made to the local Modbus register will trigger a DNP
Write message, with the current point value, to the outstation. DNP Write implemented in
SCADAPack controllers requires an Application Layer confirmation from the target outstation.
By configuring the Address Mapping table, outstation DNP points are therefore mapped to local
Modbus registers. As mapped local Modbus points, the data is available for use in application
programs such as TelePACE and ISaGRAF. In addition a Modbus SCADA Host can poll the
SCADAPack master for these points.
The following diagram shows a simple DNP Address Mapping network.

SCADAPack 32
SCADA Host Modbus DNP3 SCADAPack SCADAPack
Modbus Master Slave Master Outstation A Outstation B

Figure 4-5: SCADAPack Address Mapping

In this network the SCADAPack master updates is local database with mapped outstation data.
The manner and frequency with which the SCADAPack master updates the local Modbus
registers, depends on the number and type of I/O object types the registers are mapped to.
This feature is limited to the SCADAPack 32, 350 and SCADASense 4203 controllers.

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Note: Mapping numerous local Modbus output registers (0xxxx and 4xxxx), to a remote DNP
device may cause frequent communications between the master and the slave, if the
associated registers are being changed frequently in the master. On limited bandwidth or
radio networks, care must be taken to ensure that your network capacity can handle all
the traffic that will be generated from these local changes.

4.2 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Master

In this exercise, we will configure a SCADAPack DNP Master to poll a DNP outstation with
address 10. The DNP master will be communicating to the outstation by requesting for Class
event data and acknowledging receipt of unsolicited responses through com1.
After this exercise, you should be able to:
Configure a DNP Master to poll for Static (Class 0) and Class 1 event data.
Configure a DNP Master to accept and respond to unsolicited messages

4.2.1 Tasks to Complete

1. Enable DNP communication on com1 of the SCADAPack controller.
2. Configure a DNP Master with station address of 200, for example.
3. Configure the DNP master to issue class polls to the outstation created in the previous
exercise.
4. Map outstation DNP points to local DNP points.

4.2.2 Configuration Steps

1. Use the same procedure of the previous exercise to enable the DNP protocol on com1.
5. From the Controller menu, launch the DNP Configuration panel.
6. From the Application Layer configuration panel,
a. Ensure that the Application Layer Confirmation is Disabled.
TIP: A master should not have to request for an Application Layer Confirmation, as an
Application Layer response is implied in all master requests.
b. Set the Application Timeout to 3000 seconds.
c. Set Time Synchronization to none.
TIP: Master time synchronization to an outstation is configured in the Add/Edit Master Poll
dialog.
d. All other parameters can be left at their default values. The completed Application Layer
Configuration panel should look like this:

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7. From the DNP Configuration dialog, click on the Data Link Layer tree node.
a. Leave the Master Station Address at the default value of 100.
b. Change the RTU Station Address to 200.

8. Click on the Master tree node from the DNP Settings dialog.
a. Set the Base Poll Interval to 1s.
b. Ensure Mimic Mode is Disabled.

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TIP: A small Base Poll interval provides better granularity.
9. Click on the Master Poll tree node from the DNP Configuration panel.
a. Set the Base Poll Interval to 1s.
b. Ensure Mimic Mode is Disabled.
c. Click on the Add button within the Master Poll panel to create a new master poll
schedule.
d. In the Add/Edit Master Poll dialog, do the following:
i. Set Station to 10
ii. Under Class 0 Polling group box, set the Interval to 3600 base poll intervals (1
hour).
iii. Leave the Poll Offset at the default of 0 base poll intervals.
TIP: Static (Class 0) comprise current values of all DNP3 points in the I/O database. Due to the
shear size of this data, it is recommended to reduce the frequency of static polls. Urgent data will
be updated at the master via Class polls or unsolicited messages.
iv. Under Class 1 Polling group box, set the Interval to 10 base poll intervals (10
seconds).
v. Set the Poll Offset to 1 base poll intervals.
vi. Leave the Limit Maximum Events checkbox unchecked.
vii. Under Class 2 Polling group box, set the Interval to 600 base poll intervals (10
minutes).
viii. Set the Poll Offset to 2 base poll intervals.
ix. Leave the Limit Maximum Events checkbox unchecked.
x. Under the Time Synchronization group box, set the Interval to 21600 base poll
intervals (6 hours).
xi. Set the Poll Offset to 3 base poll intervals.
TIP: Polling intervals on Master request for time synchronization are configured in this dialog.
If possible, set this to a daily frequency.
A small base poll interval limits that maximum poll interval to 32767 seconds. Daily polls (every
86400 seconds) are, therefore, not possible when the base poll interval is set for 1 second. .
xii. Under Unsolicited Response group box, leave all fields at default. The completed
dialog should look like this:

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10. From the DNP Configuration panel, select the Routing tree node.
c. Click on the Add button to begin a new routing table entry.
d. From the Add/Edit Route dialog,
i. Enter 10 for the destination Station.
ii. Set the Port to COM1.
iii. Leave default values for all other parameters.

4.2.3 Confirm Successful DNP Master Configuration

With this configuration and a valid communication link between com1 of the DNP Master and
com2 of the DNP outstation, you can use the DNP Master Status dialog to see communication
activity between the two devices.
Confirm that you have communication activity between the master and outstation as indicated in
the screen capture below.

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If the All Stations tab indicates successful message transmission between the Master and
Outstation, congratulate yourself on completing the exercise.
For additional information on the aforementioned configuration parameters, referenced in the
previous two exercises, refer to Chapter 7 in this manual.

4.3 How to Configure SCADAPack Address Mapping

At this stage in your configuration, the DNP master is able to poll for all outstation points. After
a successful poll, you can verify the status of current value of outstation DNP points from the
various data point type tabs available across the DNP Status Window.
The figure below shows the status of DNP digital input points 0, 1 and 2 on outstation 10.

The Modbus Address column is blank as these remote DNP points have not been mapped to any
local Modbus registers.
While this data is available in the DNP Address space of the master, it is not available for use
within a local program. To render DNP data available to a local program, you would have to
perform an Address Map. To map DNP binary input data from outstation 10 to this masters local
DNP database, do the following:
From the Controller menu, select DNP Configuration
1. Click on the Address Map tree node.
2. From the Address Mapping configuration panel
a. Click on the Add button to launch the Add/Edit Address Mapping dialog.
b. Enter 10 for Station.
c. Select Binary Input for Object Type.
d. Enter a value of 1 for First Point. This is the DNP Address of the first Binary Input
point in Station 10.
e. Enter 3 for Number of points to map.
f. Enter 11001 for First Register (First Modbus Register) address. Note that Modbus
address 11000 must exist the in your controller database.
CAUTION: In a practical setting, a DNP Master may have local I/O mapped also mapped to
points within its DNP database. Ensure that you are not mapping outstation DNP points to local
address being used by local I/O.

The completed dialog should look like this:

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 g. Click on OK to add this entry to the Address Mapping table.
h. Use the DNP Master Status dialog, to confirm that remote points are being mapped to
local Modbus registers as shown below:

You can also confirm that remote points are being mapped to Modbus registers by monitoring the
status of Modbus registers 11001, 11002 and 11003.

4.4 How to Configure SCADAPack DNP Mimic Master

In addition to all the configuration procedures for a DNP Master, following the steps below to
enable the DNP Mimic master.
From the Controller menu, select DNP Configuration
1. Follow all steps in the Section 4.2.2 to configure the DNP master.
2. Click on the Master tree node.
3. Enable Mimic Mode.

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5 SCADAPack DNP Router
All SCADAPack controllers can be configured as a DNP Router. A unique characteristic of a
SCADAPack DNP router is the ability to:
Route (or forward) DNP messages not destined to this station, using rules defined within a
routing table.
Otherwise, a SCADAPack controller not configured for DNP routing will simply discard a
message whose DNP destination address does not match that of the controller.
A DNP router is typically used when a direct communication link between the DNP master and
outstation cannot be established, typically due to different physical layers on the two network
segments. For instance, the physical network between the DNP SCADA Host and the router
could be an Ethernet connection, while the physical layer between the router and all outstations
could be a multi-drop serial RS-485 or even an RS-232 radio connection. Given that messages
are routed directly from the DNP SCADA Host to the outstations, bandwidth limitations are
dictated by the speed of the serial multi-drop connection. On the contrary, there is no bandwidth
limitation within a DNP Mimic architecture, as the Mimic Master immediately responds to the
DNP SCADA Host on behalf of the targeted outstation. Of course, the side effect of the DNP
Mimic architecture is that polled data obtained by the DNP SCADA Host may not be very
current. In either case, careful design considerations based on these tradeoffs should be
exercised. See Chapter 6, for some ideas on design considerations.
As mentioned above, the SCADA Host has only one connection to a SCADAPack DNP Router.
All target outstations of the SCADA Host are connected down stream of the DNP Router as
illustrated in the figure below.

DNP SCADA Host SCADAPack SCADAPack SCADAPack

DNP Router DNP Outstation B DNP Outstation C

Ethernet Multi-drop Serial RS-485

or RS-232 data radio

Figure 5-1: SCADAPack DNP Router and multi-dropped DNP Outstations

In the above configuration the SCADAPack DNP Router (Outstation A above) manages all the
communication with the outstations. The SCADAPack DNP router receives messages from the
SCADA Host for each outstation and route or forwards the messages to the outstations, based on
routing rules established with the DNP Routing table.
DNP Messages are routed based on the following logic:
if (a message is received which needs to be retransmitted to someone
else)
if (the message target is configured in our routing table)
if (the destination port is different from the incoming port)
or (routing is enabled on the incoming port)
then retransmit the message

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Change event data in the form of unsolicited responses from the outstations are routed directly to
the DNP SCADA Host, by the SCADAPack DNP router.
A DNP Router is different from a Mimic in that a router forwards all messages are directly to the
outstations, whereas the mimic responds to some messages on behalf of the outstations.
Therefore, both operation modes have the advantage of delegating the task of DNP Routing of
multiple outstations to this intermediate unit. The SCADAPack DNP router handles all
communications paths to outstations, including such tasks as dial-up radio communication. In
contrast to Mimic mode, however, the SCADA Host system still has to handle the long delays
and high error rates that may be present on the communications links to the outstations.
Note: Mimic Master and Routing are incompatible modes that should never be used together.

5.1 How to Configure a SCADAPack DNP Router

In this exercise, we will configure a SCADAPack 32 controller to route DNP messages received
from DNP Master 32001 on its Ethernet port, out through com2. This message is destined for
outstation 20. .This exercise assumes a valid Ethernet connection between your PC or laptop and
the SCADAPack 32.
After this exercise, you should be able to:
Configure DNP/TCP on an Ethernet port
Configure a SCADAPack DNP Router to route messages from a SCADA DNP Host to an
outstation.

5.1.1 Tasks to Complete

1. Enable the DNP protocol communication on the communication interfaces involved in
routing.
2. Enable routing on the communication interface.
3. Setup the forward and return entries in the DNP routing table.

5.1.2 Configuration Steps

1. From the Controller menu, click on Serial Ports.
2. In the Controller Serial Ports dialog, set the Protocol on COM2 to DNP.
3. In the Controller Serial Ports dialog, Enable Routing.
4. The completed dialog should look like this:

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5. Click on OK to close this dialog and save your settings.
6. From the Controller menu, click on IP Configuration.
7. Select the DNP/TCP tree node from the Controller IP Configuration dialog.
8. Enable the protocol and leave all other settings at default values.
Note: This exercise assumes that you have a valid IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default
Gateway properly configured.

9. The completed dialog would look like this:

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TIP: In this configuration, the SCADAPack DNP Router is acting as a DNP Server on the
Ethernet port. The Server Idle Timeout parameter will be used to determine how long this
connection will be kept open from time of last communication activity. For a Server Idle
Timeout default value of 4 minutes, and an Application Layer Timeout default value of 5
minutes, there is the possibility that the IP port will be closed, if the router is experiencing
communication problems with the outstations. In this case, it is a good idea to increase the Server
Idle Timeout to at least 2x the DNP configuration Application Layer Timeout. Or, simply reduce
the Application Layer timeout to a value less than 2x the Server Idle Timeout.
10. From the DNP Configuration panel, select the Routing tree node.
e. Click on the Add button to begin a new routing table entry.
f. From the Add/Edit Route dialog,
Add the route to Station 20:
i. Enter 20 for the Station.
ii. Set the Port to COM2.
iii. Leave default values for all other parameters.
iv. Click on OK to add this entry to the routing table and return to the Routing dialog.
Add the Return route from Station 20:
i. Enter 32001 for the Station.
ii. Set the Port to DNP in TCP.
iii. Enter the IP Address of your DNP Master. In this case, the IP Address of my PC
running a DNP SCADA Host software is 10.10.10.141.
iv. Leave default values for all other parameters.
v. The completed dialog should look like this:

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 vi. Click on OK to add this entry to the routing table and return to the Routing dialog.
vii. The completed routing table should look like this:

Note: For proper operation of the router, there must be two routing entries in the routing table
for each outstation; An entry specifying how the communication path from this router to
the outstation and another communication path from the router to the SCADA DNP
Master.

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6 Design Considerations
The strength of DNP lies in its ability to offer time-stamped data, scheduled polling of data from
multiple outstations and time synchronization, event data buffering and reporting by exception.
DNP was originally design to be used over a serial point-to-point (RS-232) link. As such, the
protocol implements certain measures against data corruption and data loss in its Application and
Data Link layers. Such measures include timeouts, retries, and checksums.
These data recovery mechanisms provided by the protocol, can be counter productive when not
properly configured over an underlying communication medium, such as Ethernet, that already
provides robust measures. In almost all of such cases, the recovery mechanisms offered by DNP
need to be turned off. Such considerations together with good engineering judgment, therefore,
must be practiced before one embarks on the design of a large DNP network.
This chapter outlines special considerations of the DNP protocol and implications within the
SCADAPack DNP driver that should be considered when designing large networks. We also list
common malpractices and a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that arise during the
course of network design.

6.1 Considerations of DNP3 Protocol and SCADAPack DNP Driver

To ensure consistent network performance, even under worse case scenarios, the following DNP
specification rules should be considered when designing a DNP network using SCADAPack as
the main nodes.

6.1.1 Unsolicited Messages always request for a Confirmation

An outstation will always request for an Application Layer confirmation when it sends an
unsolicited message, even if the Application Layer confirmation field is not enabled. If no
response is received within an Application Layer timeout, the outstation will retry the message a
number of times as determined by the Application Layer Retry parameter.

6.1.2 Master shall never request for Application Layer Confirmation

A Master request is always accompanied by a response message from an outstation. Hence, the
Application Layer confirmation on the master RTU should never be enabled.

6.1.3 DNP Write Messages always request for a Confirmation

As implemented in the SCADAPack DNP driver, a DNP Write request (FC 02) requires an
Application Layer response from the outstation. If an acknowledgement is not received within
the configured Application Layer timeout interval, the message is retried a number of times as
determined by the Application Layer retry parameter.

6.1.4 Only one DNP3 transaction can be pending at a time

A SCADAPack DNP station will not initiate or process another DNP transaction, as long as one
is outstanding. Thus, once a SCADAPack has initiated a DNP transaction, all subsequent DNP3
messages received but not related to the original transaction are buffered.

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6.1.5 SCADAPack controllers buffer 3 DNP messages
A SCADAPack serial port receive buffer can hold a maximum of 3 DNP messages or Data Link
frames. If an additional DNP message is received when the buffer is full, the oldest message in
the buffer is replaced with the newest one.

6.1.6 Output points in DNP Address Mapping issue DNP Write

Digital and analog output points contained within the DNP Address Mapping of a SCADAPack
controller automatically issue DNP Write messages when their value or state changes.

6.2 Typical Configuration Malpractices and Recommendations

DNP is a capable protocol that effectively transfers some of the system engineering effort from
designing a sophisticated logic program, to configuring and tuning the system using parameters.
However, DNP does not eliminate the need to properly evaluate and engineer the communication
media to support the performance expectations of the system, especially under worse case
scenarios.
DNP networks can be designed around polling or report-by-exception. In a polling environment,
each master request can be viewed as an invitation for an outstation device to transmit data on the
shared communications medium. The master controls which device can transmit, thereby
preventing collisions from occurring, as the timing of responses is predictable under all situations.
In addition, masters can ask again if a response is not received, thus providing an opportunity for
the outstation to re-send lost data. Using this strategy, a master effectively manages media
access thereby preventing contention with those outstations unexpectedly transmitting on their
own.
DNP networks can also be designed around unsolicited communications. In this case, the
outstations transmit events to the master as they occur. When using this strategy, the
communications media must be evaluated carefully in regards to the need for collision detection
and prevention, if consistent network performance is to be expected.
Given that typical systems are designed using a combination of both strategies, is a good idea to
start by configuring the network for poll mode, as it can be easily tuned to cater for unsolicited
messaging, when system characteristics under worst case conditions become known. As with any
communications system, the designer should pay careful attention to bandwidth allocation and
management for a successful system implementation.
Below are several requirements of DNP system architecture that require careful engineering
judgment.
1. Multiple high priority unsolicited messages configured in outstation.
2. System with multiple outstations, each containing numerous Class 1 events, configured with
a Class 1 Hold Count of 1.
3. Relying on unsolicited messaging to get event data to master. System not designed around
master polling for events.
4. Multiple masters with poor communication link.
5. Insufficient use of Deadband and debounce to curb event generation.
6. Master RTU has Application Layer confirmation enabled.
7. Enabling both the Application and Data Link Layer confirmations.
8. Setting very high Application Layer timeout values over high speed networks.
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9. DNP Address mapping contains multiple analog and digital output points that change rapidly.
The aforementioned statements and recommendations are provided below. Note that these
recommendations are to ensure, consistent performance under worse case situations, and are
based on the special considerations provided in the previous section.

6.2.1 Multiple High Priority Unsolicited Messages

A common configuration malpractice is to enable numerous high priority events objects within an
outstation, and configure the outstation to trigger an unsolicited message to the master each time a
new event occurs. In a SCADAPack controller, this is accomplished by configuring numerous
Class 1 event objects, and enabling Class 1 Unsolicited Responses (Messaging) with a Hold
Count or Hold Time of 1.
A Hold Count of 1 and Hold Time of 60 seconds specified for Class 1 events, imply that the
controller will immediately trigger an unsolicited event as one occurs. If this outstation and
others have a multitude of Class 1 event objects, visualize worse case scenario as a burst of
messages being transmitted to the master at the same time. Given that a SCADAPack serial port
buffer can only handle three DNP Data Link frames at any given time, some messages might get
lost, especially if the master is required to immediately retransmit this message to some other
node in return.
Such a system is designed around unsolicited messaging and is, therefore, far more susceptible to
network collisions if proper management of bandwidth it not exercised. Given that a
SCADAPack controller can only process one DNP transaction at a time, there is also a good
chance that the serial port receive buffer will overflow, adding to the cost of lost messages.
Recommendations:
In general, bandwidth is used more efficiently in a large DNP system if the master is designed to
poll for event data more frequently and static data less regularly.
Recommended practice is also to reserve unsolicited messaging for a small number of critical
data. If possible, it may be best to ensure that no more than 3 messages are sent to the master at
exactly the same time, under worse case scenario, as some event data may be lost if the master is
currently busy processing another transaction, unless random retry intervals are put in place.
If unsolicited messaging is the predominant data transfer method, an approach to manage network
usage, could be to configure a group of three or less outstations with a Hold Time that is unique
within the group.
The table below shows an example configuration for Hold Time and Hold Counts for Class 1
events across six outstations.

Table 6-1: Hold Time and Hold Count Setup in for Six DNP Outstations
DNP Outstation Hold Time Hold Count
Address (seconds)
11 1 100
12 1 100
13 1 100
14 2 100
15 2 100

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 DNP Outstation Hold Time Hold Count
Address (seconds)
16 2 100

6.2.2 Master not polling frequently causing event buffer overflows

An outstation does not discard the events within its buffer until all its configured masters have
acknowledged receipt of these events. This means that an outstation event buffer may eventually
fill up and overflow leading to loss of events. Buffer overflows typically indicate a poorly
configured system.
When the system is designed around unsolicited messaging, there is a good likelihood of media
contention causing buffer overflows. On the contrary, if the system is designed around frequent
master poll for event data, there will be fewer chances of buffers overflowing causing loss of
event data.
As stated earlier, immediate reporting of events using unsolicited messaging should be reserved
for those critical, yet absolutely rare occurring events. This is because unsoliciting these
messages back to the master will be reliable only if there is a substantial amount of unused
bandwidth on the communication media. A good rule of thumb is to have 50% or more of unused
bandwidth available, evenly distributed over a time frame.
Recommendation: Design the system around frequent master poll of class events and less
regular integrity polls. Reserve unsolicited messaging for infrequent high priority events. If
network traffic is predominated by unsolicited messaging, allocate 50% or more unused
bandwidth as quiet time.

6.2.3 Outstation reports to Multiple Masters with Poor Comms

A poor communication link to one of an outstations multiple masters will prevent the
outstations event buffer to be emptied, as events cannot be reported to the master. This could
lead to buffer overflow situations and loss of event data.
Recommendation: Ensure that the communication path to all masters of an outstation is
robust.

6.2.4 Insufficient Use of Input Deadband or Debounce

Event generation on a DNP analog input is controlled by a Deadband parameter. On a digital
input, event generation is controlled by a debounce parameter. Default settings of zero for these
parameters are typically overly aggressive and may lead to events being generated due to noise.
Recommendation: Set the analog Deadband and debounce parameters appropriately to non-zero
values.

6.2.5 Master Confirmation and Retries

Application or Data Link Layer confirmations should never be enabled on a master as:

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1. Master requests typically will fit within a single Application Layer fragment hence there is
need for Data Link Layer confirmations.
2. Master request typically require a response, hence no need for Application Layer
confirmations.
Thus, enabling the Application Layer Confirmation on a DNP master is obsolete practice and
may instead degrade system performance.
Recommendation: Disable the Application Layer Confirmation in a master SCADAPack
controller. Typical retry values for Application Layer retries lie between 1 and 3. Lengthy retries
may instead burden the communication medium

6.2.6 Outstation Confirmations and Retries

Confirmations on an outstation serve two useful purposes:
1. Ensure that a master received unsolicited responses from the outstation.
2. To ensure that a master correctly received responses to its request
Unsolicited messages will always request for an Application Layer confirmation, whether or not
the Application Layer Confirmation is enabled on the outstation. If network traffic is
predominantly unsolicited messaging, the Application Layer confirmation does not need to be
enabled.
When the master is configured, as recommended, to frequently poll the outstation for event data
using read request, while imposing a limit on the number of events the outstation should include
in its response, the outstation still needs to know if the master received its replies so that it can:
Remove these events from its buffer
Know what to transmit next.
To cater for confirmations to read responses, Application Layer Confirmation in the outstation
typically needs to be enabled.
The Data Link Layer breaks down Application Layer fragments into smaller frames. Smaller
packet sizes reduce bit error in noisy environments. While it is better to accept the overhead of
confirming each Data Link Layer frame of a multi-frame message, and re-transmit corrupted
frames, than to re-send an entire Application Layer fragment, a viable alternative is to reduce the
Application Layer fragment size and use only Application Layer confirmations. When fragments
are reduced to the size of a Data Link Layer frame, the overhead of Application Layer
confirmations, and the probability of noise corrupting those confirmation messages, is nearly the
same as for Data Link Layer confirmations.
Enabling the Data Link layer confirmation on the outstation, therefore, is not required when the
communication medium is not reliable. For example, certain data radios, e.g. FreeWave 9000
MHz spread spectrum radios, implement a robust mechanism to ensure that a data packet make it
to their desired destination; TCP/IP incorporates robust mechanisms to prevent data loss; a local
serial link between stations is also very reliable. In these cases, it is not necessary to enable the
Data Link Layer confirmations.
If, however, physical medium quality if below par, such as in the case of noisy radio networks, or
a shaky PSTN connections, then one should enable the Data Link Layer confirmation only, or as
mentioned earlier, reduce the Application Layer maximum fragment length below 249 bytes.

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If either the Application or Data Link Layer Confirmation is enabled, retries should be configured
to a low non-zero value. Typical retry values lie between 1 and 3. Lengthy retries may instead
burden the communication medium
Recommendation:
Application and Data Link Layer confirmations in an outstation can be set according to the
following table:
Communication Medium Reliability
High Low

Data Acquisition master polls outstation Enable Application Layer Disable Application
Configuration frequently for event data Confirmation Layer Confirmation
(also limits number of
Disable Data Link Layer Enable Data Link
events in read response)
Confirmation Layer Confirmation
master does not poll Enable Application Layer Disable Application
frequently enough and Confirmation Layer Confirmation
outstation generates lot of
Disable Data Link Layer Enable Data Link
unsolicited messages
Confirmation Layer Confirmation
Regardless of the data Enable Application Layer Enable Application
acquisition strategy, if the Confirmation Layer Confirmation
Max Application Layer
Disable Data Link Layer Disable Data Link
fragment is set to a values
Confirmation Layer Confirmation
less than 249

Note: It is never required to enable BOTH the Application and Data Link Layer Confirmations.

6.2.7 Setting relatively large Application Layer timeouts

On a high speed link, such as Ethernet, configuring a high Application Layer timeout does not
increase network reliability. Instead this reduces system performance, as there will be a
significant portion of time within the timeout period, after which the IP transaction may have
been terminated.
Typically, an Ethernet transaction is completed in the order of a millisecond and a DNP master
SCADAPack controller, by default, closes its DNP TCP port within 10 seconds of no activity. A
DNP SCADAPack controller acting as an outstation closes its port by default in about 4 minutes.
Under these default conditions, if the application layer timeout on a SCADAPack DNP master is
set for 15 seconds, for instance, the port may have closed 10 seconds after last activity, but the
application may still be waiting for a timeout.
If a message is somehow lost, and the timeout is set for 5 seconds, for instance, the application
will still be waiting for a response even though the IP transaction has terminated. This results to
wasted bandwidth.
Recommendation: When operating over high speed links, make Application Layer timeouts as
small as possible.
6.2.8 DNP Address mapping contains multiple output points

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The DNP Address Mapping table allows local Modbus registers in the SCADAPack DNP master
to be mapped to DNP points in an outstation. Each time an output register defined within the
DNP Address Mapping table changes, a DNP Write message (FC 2) is immediately issued to
update the corresponding DNP point in the outstation.
If numerous output registers that change frequently, are listed in the Address Mapping table, the
network will be overburdened with a multitude of DNP Write messages.
Recommendation: Reserve Address Mapping only for mapping of outstation DNP data that
needs to be used by the master Modbus database, or to segregate points from different outstations
in the master. If numerous points are being mapped from the outstation to the master, the system
is not designed properly. In this case, it may be worthwhile to consider transferring application
logic from the master to the outstation.

6.3 Configuration FAQ

Complimentary commonly asked questions and answers are given below.
When configuring a routing entry in the DNP Routing table of a SCADAPack, one has to specify
the Data Link Layer Timeout and Retries. Do these fields take precedence over the same fields
found under the Data Link Layer configuration panel?
Yes.
In a master-outstation architecture, how do you recommend we setup time synchronization?
Recommended practice is to configure the master to initiate time synchronization to the
outstations.
DNP3 provides 4 data classes; Class 0 (Static or None), Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3. How does I
decide which class to assign any given I/O point?
In a SCADAPack controller, all configured DNP points by nature, are members of the Class 0
type. Class 0 data is the current value or state of a DNP point. So, when a master does a Class 0
poll to an outstation, the most current value or state of all DNP points within the database are
returned.
Value or state changes on a point are captured as Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 event data.
Typically, highest priority events are assigned to Class 1 and the lowest priority event to Class 3.
What does Class of None mean?
Class None is Class 0 or Static.
Why does this setting do: Enable Unsolicited Responses On Startup?
This setting enables unsolicited response (or unsolicited message) transmission, when power to
an RTU is cycled or when its configuration is changed. In this case, the RTU does not have to
wait for Function Code 20 or 0x14 (Enable Unsolicited Responses) from the master before is
starts sending any collected events.
This field should be set to No, to allow a master control when an outstation is able to send
unsolicited messages. Recommended practice is to allow a master to enable unsolicited message
transmission on all outstations.

Why would I ever need to change the Application Layer Maximum Fragment Length?

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The Application Layer Maximum Fragment Length determines the maximum amount of memory
that is reserved for each application layer fragment. The default is 2048 bytes on SCADAPack
controllers although outstations must be prepared to receive fragments sizes of at least 249 bytes.
When communicating with those devices with insufficient memory it is necessary to limit the
maximum application layer fragment length to what the outstation can handle. In addition,
limiting the application layer fragment size beyond 249 also reduces the maximum Data Link
layer frame length.
Certain data radios may give better efficiency when transmitting data packets less than the
maximum data link fragment size of 249 bytes. With these radios, it is necessary to reduce the
application layers maximum fragment size below 249 bytes as required by the radio.
Other types of data radios, such as FreeWaves 900 MHz Spread Spectrum radios, provide
configuration options to optimize efficiency by changing the maximum packet size. In this case,
it is not necessary to reduce the application layer maximum fragment size.
In addition, when the communication medium is noisy, it is typically more efficient to transmit
smaller packets than larger packets. In this case, setting small Application Layer fragments
would force smaller data link frames, which is a better strategy in a noisy environment.

Caution: Limiting the application layer fragment size reduces the rate at which event data is
retrieved from the buffers, thus increasing the possibility of event buffer overflows, if the event
data is not being retrieved in a timely fashion. Reducing the maximum application layer fragment
size, increases network traffic and also reduced data throughput as an Application Layer
Confirmation is required for each fragment of a multi-fragment message.
Why would I ever want to Limit that maximum number of events in a read response?
This is another strategy that can be used to limit the Application Layer fragment of an
outstations response message. This strategy could be used under noisy environments.
Also, this could be used to prevent an outstation with a large collection of event data to hold the
communication media captive while transmitting all its events.
What behavior should we expect from a SCADAPack when the event logs are full?
When a new event is collected and the SCADAPack DNP event buffer is full, the oldest event is
deleted and the newest event added into the buffer.
What is the main difference between SCADAPack DNP driver configuration modes?
DNP Master DNP Mimic Master Address Router Outstation
Mapping
Define DNP I/O Not necessary Not necessary Not necessary Not Yes
points necessary
Enable Application No No No No. Not
Layer Confirmation necessary.
Should I Initiate Yes No. No. No. No.
Time
synchronization?
Poll for Class DNP Yes Yes Yes No. No
static and Class
data?
Initiates No No No No Yes

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Unsolicited
messages?
Router Messages No Some No Yes No
not destined to this
station?
When best to use Master in a Point Data Concentrator When remote Strictly Forms basic
to Multipoint with many outstations DNP data is Repeater node in DNP
network that will take a while needed by local network.
to configure. When program
outstation data does
not need to be
available to logic in
this node.

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7 DNP Configuration Menu Reference
This section of the manual details the SCADAPack DNP3 driver configuration parameters. The
DNP Configuration panel is accessed from the Controller | DNP Configuration menu from
either TelePACE or ISaGRAF. Browse through this chapter to familiarize yourself with some
key DNP3 concepts and their implementation in a SCADAPack controller.
When selected the DNP Settings window is opened, as shown below.

The DNP Settings window has a tree control on the left side of the window. The tree control
appears differently depending on the controller type selected. The SCADAPack 350,
SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers support DNP master and include the bolded
items in the following list. Other SCADAPack controllers do not support DNP master and do not
include the bolded items. This tree control contains headings for:
Application Layer
Data Link Layer
Master
Master Poll

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 Address Mapping
Routing
Binary Inputs
Binary Outputs
16-Bit Analog Inputs
32-Bit Analog Inputs
Short Floating Point Analog Inputs
16-Bit Analog Outputs
32-Bit Analog Outputs
Short Floating Point Analog Outputs
16-Bit Counter Inputs
32-Bit Counter Inputs
When a tree control is selected by clicking the mouse on a heading a property page is opened for
the header selected. From the property page the DNP configuration parameters for the selected
header is displayed.
As DNP objects are defined they are added as leaves to the object branch of the tree control.
When an object is defined the object branch will display a collapse / expand control to the left of
the branch.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox (in the bottom left corner) determines if the
Modbus I/O database addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box
if you want to allow more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Uncheck the box if you want to be warned about duplicate addresses. If an attempt is made to use
a Modbus address that has already been used for another DNP point the following warning is
displayed.

7.1 Application Layer Configuration

The Application Layer property page is selected for editing by clicking Application Layer in the
tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the Application Link Layer
property page is active.

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Application Layer parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Communication section of the dialog contains the configurable application layer
communication parameters.
When the Application Confirmation feature is enabled, the SCADAPack controller requests a
confirmation from the master station for any data transmitted. When it is disabled, the controller
does not request a confirmation from the master station and assumes that the master receives the
data it sends successfully. However if the data includes event data (including unsolicited
messages), the controller requests a confirmation from the master regardless of whether this
feature is enabled or disabled. Valid selections for this parameter are:
Enabled
Disabled
The Maximum Fragment Length is maximum size of a single response fragment that the RTU
will send. If the complete response message is too large to fit within a single fragment, then the
SCADAPack controller will send the response in multiple fragments. Valid values are between
100 and 2048 bytes.

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This parameter is adjustable to allow for interoperability with simple DNP3 devices that require
smaller application layer fragments. Devices with limited memory may restrict the application
layer fragment size to as low as 249 bytes.
Note: The Maximum Fragment Length parameter applies to responses from read commands
only. It does not affect unsolicited responses.

The Retries entry maximum number of times the application layer will retry sending a response
or an unsolicited response to the master station. This does not include any retries performed by
the data link layer. Valid values are between 0 and 255.
Note: Using application layer Confirmation and Retries is inherently more efficient than using
data link layer Confirmation and Retries. Each fragment sent by the Application layer
may require as many as 10 data link layer frames to be sent, each with its own
confirmation message. The application layer is typically preferred for message
confirmation for this reason.

The Application Timeout is the expected time duration (in milliseconds) that the master station's
application layer requires to process and respond to a response from the SCADAPack controller.
This SCADAPack controller uses this value in setting its time-out interval for master station
responses. This value should be large enough to prevent response time-outs. The value must be
kept small enough so as not to degrade system throughput. The value of this element is dependent
on the master station. Valid values are between 100 and 60000 milliseconds.
The Time Synchronization section of the dialog defines when and how often the SCADAPack
outstation prompts the master station to synchronize the SCADAPack controller time. Messages
must be sent between the Master and Remote stations for Time Synchronization to work. Valid
selections for this parameter are:
The None selection will cause the SCADAPack controller to never request Time
Synchronization.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause the SCADAPack controller to request Time
Synchronization at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the SCADAPack controller to request Time
Synchronization at startup and then every Interval minutes after receiving a time
synchronization from the master. Valid entries for Interval are between 1 and 32767 minutes.
The default value is 60 minutes.
Note: Time Synchronization may instead be initiated by the Master for each Outstation. This
may be selected in the Add/Edit Master Poll dialog. It is not required to enable Time
Synchronization at both the Master and the Outstation.

The Unsolicited Response section of the dialog defines which class objects are enabled or
disabled from generating report by exception responses. Unsolicited responses are individually
configured for Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 data.
The Enable Unsolicited controls enables or disables the generation of unsolicited events for
Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 data. If unsolicited responses are disabled for a Class the controller
never generates unsolicited events for that Class. If unsolicited responses are enabled the
controller generates unsolicited events for that Class if its value or state exceeds a defined
threshold. Valid selections are:
Enabled

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 Disabled
Note that the controller does not transmit collected unsolicited messages (or responses) to a
master, even after the Hold Time or Hold Count conditions have been met, unless its 'Enable
Unsolicited Responses on Start Up' field is set to 'Yes' or the master triggers this transmission.
To configure a master to control unsolicited message transmission from a remote, see the Master
Poll configuration panel.
The Hold Time parameter is used only when unsolicited responses are enabled for a Class. This
parameter defines the maximum period (in seconds) the RTU will be allowed to hold its events
before reporting them to the DNP master station. When the hold time has elapsed since the first
event occurred, the RTU will report to the DNP master station all events accumulated up to then.
This parameter is used in conjunction with the Hold Count parameter in customizing the
unsolicited event reporting characteristics. The value used for the Hold Time depends on the
frequency of event generation, topology and performance characteristics of the system. The valid
values for this parameter are 0 - 65535. The default value is 60 seconds.
The Hold Count parameter is used only when unsolicited responses are enabled for a Class. This
parameter defines the maximum number of events the RTU will be allowed to hold before
reporting them to the DNP master station. When the hold count threshold is reached, the RTU
will report to the master, all events accumulated up to that point. This parameter is used in
conjunction with the Hold Time in customizing the unsolicited event reporting characteristics. To
guarantee an unsolicited response is sent as soon as an event occurs, set the Hold Count
parameter to 1. The valid values for this parameter are 1 - 65535. The default value is 10.
The Enable Unsolicited Responses on Start Up parameter enables or disables unsolicited
responses on startup. This affects the default controller behaviour after a start-up or restart. Some
hosts require devices to start up with unsolicited responses enabled. It should be noted this is non-
conforming behaviour according to the DNP standard. Valid selections are:
Yes
No
The default selection is Yes.
The Send Initial Unsolicited Response on Startup parameter enables or disables Send Initial
unsolicited responses on startup. This parameter controls whether an initial unsolicited response
with null data is sent after a start-up or restart. Valid selections are:
Yes
No
The default selection is No.
The Resend unreported events after parameter enables or disables the retransmission of events
after all attempts to report the events have failed.
Many communications networks experience occasional communications failures. In such
networks, even when message retries are used, there is a chance that some messages will fail
meaning there is a chance some unsolicited messages will fail and change events will not be
reported to the master station. The events remain in the outstation buffers until polled or
additional events are generated.

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To address this issue, and ensure guaranteed delivery of high priority events, the Resend
unreported events after parameter is added to the DNP configuration. This parameter controls a
timer for retrying the transmission of unsolicited messages.
Whenever a DNP unsolicited message fails, including all its retries, then instead of just retiring
the message and reporting it as a failed message, an unsolicited resend timer is initiated. After the
configured time delay has passed, the unsolicited message will be sent again, including the
configured retries. This process will be repeated continuously until the unsolicited message is
successfully sent and acknowledged. In the case of multiple masters the unsolicited resend
timer is uninitiated after the retries are expired for the last master in the polling list.
Note: SCADAPack firmware 2.44 (and later), SCADAPack 32 Firmware 1.92 (and later),
SCADAPack 350/SCADASense firmware 1.25 (and later) and SOLARPack 410
firmware 1.32 (and Later) support this feature.
Valid values are 1 to 65535 seconds. The default value is 0 seconds. The control is unselected by
default.
If Resend unreported events is not selected, the controller will not resend unreported events
after all attempts fail, until polled or until additional events are generated and their reporting
threshold is reached.
The Resend unreported events control can be selected even when no classes are enabled.
This allows the feature to be used in a mimic controller that is being used to pass
outstations events to a host.
The Dial Up section of the dialog defines modem parameters used when a dial up modem is used
to communicate with stations that use dial up communication. The phone numbers for the stations
are defined in the Routing table.
The Modem Initialization is the string that will be sent to the modem prior to each call. This is
an ASCII null-terminated string. The maximum length of the string is 64 characters, including the
null terminator.
The Attempts controls the maximum number of dial attempts that will be made to establish a
Dial Up connection. The valid values for this parameter are 1 10. The default value is 2.
The Dial Type parameter controls whether tone or pulse dialing will be used for the call. Valid
values are Tone dialing or Pulse dialing. The default value is Tone dialing.
The Connect Timeout controls the maximum time (in seconds) after initiating a dial sequence
that the firmware will wait for a carrier signal before hanging up. The valid values for this
parameter are 1 65535. The default value is 45.
The Inactivity Timeout controls the maximum time after message activity that a connection will
be left open before hanging up. The valid values for this parameter are 1 65535 seconds. The
default value is 45 seconds.
The Pause Time controls the delay time (in seconds) between dial events, to allow time for
incoming calls. The valid values for this parameter are 1 65535. The default value is 10.
The Operate Timeout parameter specifies the timeout interval between a Select and Operate
request from the Master. If after receiving a valid Select control output request from the master,
the RTU does not receive the corresponding Operate request within this time-out interval, the
control output request fails. The value of this parameter, expressed in seconds, is dependent on
the master station, the data link and physical layer. Valid values are 1 to 6500 seconds. The

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default value is 15 seconds. The Master must have the Select/Operate functionally in order to use
this feature.
The Report only Level 2 Compliant Objects in Class Polls parameter affects how Short Float
Analog Input, Short Float Analog Output, and 32-bit Analog Output objects are reported. These
objects are converted to 32-bit Analog Input and 16-bit Analog Output objects when this
parameter is selected. Valid selections are:
Yes
No
The default selection is No.
The Limit Maximum Events in Read Response parameter allows limiting the number of events
in a read response. Select the checkbox to enable the limit. Valid values are 1 to 65535. The
default value is disabled.
Note: The Maximum Events parameter applies to responses from read commands only. It does
not affect unsolicited responses.

The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the configuration changes and close the DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.

7.2 Data Link Layer Configuration

The Data Link Layer property page is selected for editing by clicking Data Link Layer in the tree
control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the Data Link Layer property page is
active.

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Data Link Layer parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Master Station Addresses list box contains a list of Master station addresses that the
SCADAPack controller will respond to. The default list contains one master address of 100. This
address may be edited, or changed, and up to 8 master stations may be added to the list. Valid
entries for Master Station Addresses are 0 to 65519.
When a master station polls for event data, the controller will respond with any events that
have not yet been reported to that master station.
When an unsolicited response becomes due, it will be sent to each configured master station
in turn. A complete unsolicited response message transaction, including retries, will be sent to
the first configured master station. When this transaction has finished, a complete unsolicited
response message transaction including retries will be sent to the next configured master
station, and so on for all the configured master stations.
Change events will be retained in the event buffer until they have been successfully reported
to all configured master stations.
Select the Add button to enter a new address to the Master Station Address list. Selecting the Add
button opens the Add Master Station Address dialog. Up to 8 entries can be added to the table.
An error message is displayed if the table is full.

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Select the Edit button to edit address in the Master Station Address list. Selecting the Edit button
opens the Edit Master Station Address dialog. The button is disabled if there are no entries in
the list.

The Master Station Address edit box specifies the Master Station Address. Enter any valid
Station address from 0 to 65519.
The OK button adds the Master Station Address to the list and closes the dialog. An error is
displayed if the Master Station Address is invalid, if the address is already in the list, or if the
address conflicts with the RTU station address.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without making any changes.
The RTU Station Address parameter specifies the address of this RTU. It is the source address
used by this DNP driver when communicating with a master station. Each DNP station in a
network must have a unique address, including the Master station. Valid entries for RTU Station
Address are 0 to 65519.
The Data Link Confirmation parameter specifies whether or not the RTU requests the
underlying data link transmitting its response to use a high quality service, which generally means
that the data link requires the receiving data link to confirm receipt of all messages.
The Retries parameter specifies the maximum number of times the data link layer will retry
sending a message to the master station. This parameter is only used when responding to a
request from a Master station, when there is no corresponding entry in the Routing dialog for that
station. This is independent of the application layer retries. The valid values for this parameter
are 0 - 255. Setting the value to 0 disables sending retries.
Note: Using data link layer Confirmation and Retries is inherently less efficient than application
layer Confirmation and Retries. Each fragment sent by the Application layer may require
as many as 10 data link layer frames to be sent, each with its own confirmation message.
The data link layer is typically not used for message confirmation for this reason.

The Data Link Timeout parameter specifies the expected time duration that the master station's
data link layer requires to process and respond to a message from the RTUs data link layer. It is
used by the RTU in setting its time-out interval for master station responses. This value should be
large enough to prevent response time-outs. The value must be kept small enough so as not to
degrade system throughput. The value of this element is dependent on the master station. It is
expressed in milliseconds. Valid values are 10 to 60000 milliseconds. The default value is 500
milliseconds.
Click the OK button to accept the configuration changes and close the DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Delete button to remove the selected rows from the list. This button is disabled if
there are no entries in the list.

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The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.3 Master
The Master property page is selected for editing by clicking Master in the tree control section of
the DNP Settings window. This selection is only visible if the controller type is SCADAPack
350, SCADAPack 32 or SCADAPack 32P. These controllers support DNP Master. When
selected the Master Application Link Layer property page is active.

Master parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the following
paragraphs.
The Mimic Mode parameter specifies the DNP Mimic Mode. The valid selections are Enable or
Disable. When DNP Mimic Mode is enabled the controller will intercept DNP messages destined
for a remote DNP station address, and will respond directly, as though the controller were the
designated target. For read commands, the controller will respond with data from its Remote DNP
Objects corresponding with the intended target address. For write commands, the controller will
write data into its Remote DNP Objects, and issue a direct response to acknowledge the
command. It will then issue a new command to write the data to the designated target. See
Section 4.1.1-SCADAPack DNP Mimic Master section for an explanation of the concept around
Mimic Mode. The default selection is Disabled.

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The Base Poll Interval parameter is the base interval (in seconds) for polling slave devices. The
poll rates and issuing time synchronisation will be configured in multiples of the base poll
interval. The slave devices with the same poll rates will be polled in the order they appear in the
poll table. The valid values for this parameter are 1 to 65535. The default value is 10 seconds.

7.4 Master Poll

The Master Poll property page is selected for editing by clicking Master Poll in the tree control
section of the DNP Settings window. This selection is only visible if the controller type is a
SCADAPack 350, SCADAPack 32 or SCADAPack 32P. These controllers support DNP Master.
When selected the Master Poll property page is active and button Copy is renamed to Edit.

The Master Poll displays slave devices to be polled by this master station as a row, with column
headings, in the table. The table may have up to 1000 entries. A vertical scroll bar is used if the
list exceeds the window size.
Note: All slave devices in the Master Poll table need to be added to the Routing table.

The Station column displays the address of the DNP slave device to be polled. Each entry in the
table should have unique DNP Station Address.
The Class 0 Rate column displays the rate of polling for Class 0 data, as a multiple of the base
poll interval.
The Class 1 Rate column displays the rate of polling for Class 1 data, as a multiple of the base
poll interval.

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The Class 2 Rate column displays the rate of polling for Class 2 data, as a multiple of the base
poll interval.
The Class 3 Rate column displays the rate of polling for Class 3 data, as a multiple of the base
poll interval.
The OK button saves the table data and closes the DNP Settings dialog.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.
Select the Add button to enter a new row in the Master Poll. Selecting the Add button opens the
Add/Edit Master Poll dialog.
Select the Edit button to modify the selected row in the Master Poll. Selecting the Edit button
opens the Add/Edit Master Poll dialog containing the data from the selected row. This button is
disabled if more than one row is selected or if there are no entries in the table.
The Delete button removes the selected rows from the table. This button is disabled if there are
no entries in the table.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click on the column headings to sort the data. Clicking once sorts the data in ascending order.
Clicking again sorts the data in descending order.

7.4.1 Add/Edit Master Poll Dialog

This dialog is used to edit an entry or add a new entry in the Master Poll.

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The Station edit control displays the address of the DNP slave device to be polled. Valid values
are 0 to 65519.
The Class 0 Polling section of the dialog specifies the type and rate of polling for Class 0 data.
The None selection disables class 0 polling for the slave station. This is the default selection.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup and then every
Interval of the base poll interval. For example if the base poll interval is 60 seconds and the
Interval parameter is set to 60 then the master will poll the slave station every hour. Valid
values are 1 to 32767. The default value is 60.
The Poll Offset parameter is used to distribute the load on the communication network. The
Poll Offset is entered in multiples of the base poll interval. Valid values for this parameter are
0 to the Poll Interval value minus 1. Any non-zero value delays the start of polling for the
specified objects by that amount. The default value is 0. This control is disabled when None
is selected, and enabled otherwise. For an example of using the Poll Offset parameter see the
Poll Offset Example at the end of this section.
The Class 1 Polling section of the dialog specifies the type and rate of polling for Class 1 data.
The None selection disables class 1 polling for the slave station. This is the default selection.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup and then every
Interval of the base poll interval. For example if the base poll interval is 60 seconds and the
Interval parameter is set to 60 then the master will poll the slave station every hour. Valid
values are 1 to 32767. The default value is 60.

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 The Poll Offset parameter is used to distribute the load on the communication network. The
Poll Offset is entered in multiples of the base poll interval. Valid values for this parameter are
0 to the Poll Interval value minus 1. Any non-zero value delays the start of polling for the
specified objects by that amount. The default value is 0. This control is disabled when None
is selected, and enabled otherwise. For an example of using the Poll Offset parameter see the
Poll Offset Example at the end of this section.
Limit Maximum Events allows limiting the number of events in poll responses for Class
1/2/3 data. The checkbox is not checked by default, meaning there is no limit on the number
of events. Select the checkbox to specify a limit. The valid values for this parameter are 1 to
65535. The default value is 65535. This control is disabled when None is selected, and
enabled otherwise.
The Maximum Events parameter can be used to manage communication load on a system.
Consider the example of a master polling some data logging remotes, and the case where one
of the remotes has been offline for a long time. The remote will have built up a large number
of buffered events. If the master polled it for all events, the reply might take a long time, and
cause an unwanted delay in the master's polling cycle. However if the master limits the
number of events returned, the reply message duration will be more deterministic and the
master can ensure its poll loop timing is maintained. In this case, the event retrieval from the
data logger will be distributed over a number of poll cycles.
The Class 2 Polling section of the dialog specifies the type and rate of polling for Class 2 data.
The None selection disables class 1 polling for the slave station. This is the default selection.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup and then every
Interval of the base poll interval. For example if the base poll interval is 60 seconds and the
Interval parameter is set to 60 then the master will poll the slave station every hour. Valid
values are 1 to 32767. The default value is 60.
The Poll Offset parameter is used to distribute the load on the communication network. The
Poll Offset is entered in multiples of the base poll interval. Valid values for this parameter are
0 to the Poll Interval value minus 1. Any non-zero value delays the start of polling for the
specified objects by that amount. The default value is 0. This control is disabled when None
is selected, and enabled otherwise. For an example of using the Poll Offset parameter see the
Poll Offset Example at the end of this section.
Limit Maximum Events allows limiting the number of events in poll responses for Class
1/2/3 data. The checkbox is not checked by default, meaning there is no limit on the number
of events. Select the checkbox to specify a limit. The valid values for this parameter are 1 to
65535. The default value is 65535. This control is disabled when None is selected, and
enabled otherwise.
The Maximum Events parameter can be used to manage communication load on a system.
Consider the example of a master polling some data logging remotes, and the case where one
of the remotes has been offline for a long time. The remote will have built up a large number
of buffered events. If the master polled it for all events, the reply might take a long time, and
cause an unwanted delay in the master's polling cycle. However if the master limits the
number of events returned, the reply message duration will be more deterministic and the
master can ensure its poll loop timing is maintained. In this case, the event retrieval from the
data logger will be distributed over a number of poll cycles.
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 The None selection disables class 1 polling for the slave station. This is the default selection.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the master to poll the slave station at startup and then every
Interval of the base poll interval. For example if the base poll interval is 60 seconds and the
Interval parameter is set to 60 then the master will poll the slave station every hour. Valid
values are 1 to 32767. The default value is 60.
The Poll Offset parameter is used to distribute the load on the communication network. The
Poll Offset is entered in multiples of the base poll interval. Valid values for this parameter are
0 to the Poll Interval value minus 1. Any non-zero value delays the start of polling for the
specified objects by that amount. The default value is 0. This control is disabled when None
is selected, and enabled otherwise. For an example of using the Poll Offset parameter see the
Poll Offset Example at the end of this section.
Limit Maximum Events allows limiting the number of events in poll responses for Class
1/2/3 data. The checkbox is not checked by default, meaning there is no limit on the number
of events. Select the checkbox to specify a limit. The valid values for this parameter are 1 to
65535. The default value is 65535. This control is disabled when None is selected, and
enabled otherwise.

The Maximum Events parameter can be used to manage communication load on a system.
Consider the example of a master polling some data logging remotes, and the case where one
of the remotes has been offline for a long time. The remote will have built up a large number
of buffered events. If the master polled it for all events, the reply might take a long time, and
cause an unwanted delay in the master's polling cycle. However if the master limits the
number of events returned, the reply message duration will be more deterministic and the
master can ensure its poll loop timing is maintained. In this case, the event retrieval from the
data logger will be distributed over a number of poll cycles.
The Time Synchronization Rate section of the dialog specifies the rate of issuing a time
synchronization to this device, as a multiple of the base poll interval. Valid selections for this
parameter are:
The None selection will disable issuing a time sync to this device. This is the default
selection.
The At Start Up Only selection will cause issuing a time synchronization at startup only.
The Interval selection will cause the RTU to issue a time synchronization at startup and then
every Interval of the base poll interval seconds. Valid entries for Interval are between 1 and
32767 the base poll interval seconds. The default value is 60.
The Unsolicited Responses section is used in conjunction with the Enable Unsolicited Responses
on Start Up parameter on the Application Layer page. Certain non-SCADAPack slave devices are
designed to start with their Enable Unsolicited Responses on Start Up parameter set to No.
Selecting Enabled for any class causes the master to (after it detects the slave come online) send a
command allowing the slave to begin sending Unsolicited Responses of that class.
With SCADAPack slaves the Enable Unsolicited Responses on Start Up parameter may be set to
Yes, and the Accept Class parameters may be left at Disabled.
The Accept Class 1 selection displays the enable/disable status of unsolicited responses from
the slave device for Class 1 events. The default selection is disabled.

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 The Accept Class 2 selection displays the enable/disable status of unsolicited responses from
the slave device for Class 1 events. The default selection is disabled.
The Accept Class 3 selection displays the enable/disable status of unsolicited responses from
the slave device for Class 1 events. The default selection is disabled.
The Save IIN Flags checkbox enables storing the IIN (Internal Indications) flags from the slave
station in a Modbus database register. When this parameter is checked the IIN flags are saved to
the entered Modbus register address. Valid entries are Modbus register addresses 30001 to 39999
and 40001 to 49999. The default value is 0.
The IIN flags are set by the slave to indicate the events in the following table. The events are bit
mapped to the Modbus register. All bits except Device Restarted and Time Synchronization
required are cleared when the slave station receives any poll or read data command. The master
will write to bits 5 and 11 depending on the local conditions in the master.

Bit Description
0 last received message was a broadcast message
1 Class 1 data available
2 Class 2 data available
3 Class 3 data available
4 Time Synchronization required
5 not used (returns 0)
6 Device trouble
Indicates memory allocation error in the slave, or
For master in mimic mode indicates communication failure with the slave
device.
7 Device restarted (set on a power cycle)
8 Function Code not implemented
9 Requested object unknown or there were errors in the application data
10 Parameters out of range
11 Event buffer overflowed
Indicates event buffer overflow in the slave or master. The slave will set this
bit if the event buffer in the slave is overflowed. The master will set this bit if
the event buffer in the master has overflowed with events read from the
slave. Ensure the event buffer size, in the master and slave, is set to a value
that will ensure the buffer does not overflow and events are lost.
12 not used (returns 0)
13 not used (returns 0)
14 not used (returns 0)
15 not used (returns 0)
The OK button checks the data for this table entry. If the data is valid the dialog is closed. If the
table data entered is invalid, an error message is displayed and the dialog remains open. The table
entry is invalid if any of the fields is out of range. The data is also invalid if it conflicts with
another entry in the table. Such conflict occurs when the station number is not unique. The
ordering of items in this table is important.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.

7.4.2 Poll Offset Example

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The Poll Offset parameter enhances the control over timing of master poll messages, by allowing
master poll messages to be staggered.
For example, a master station may have 10 slaves to poll, and must poll them every hour. If these
are included in the poll table without any poll offset, they will all be polled in quick succession
on the hour resulting in a large burst of communication activity once per hour. On some types
of communications networks (particularly radio) it is desirable to distribute communication load
more evenly, to minimize the chance of collisions and to avoid the possibility of consuming
bandwidth continuously for an extended period of time.
The poll offset parameter enables you to distribute the communication load evenly. In the above
example, it is possible to stagger the master polls so slave stations are polled at 6-minute
intervals. To do this, set the base poll interval to 10 seconds, and for each slave station set the poll
rate and poll offset parameters as follows:
Base Poll (seconds) Poll Rate (seconds) Poll Offset (seconds)
10 360 0
10 360 36
10 360 72
10 360 108
10 360 144
10 360 180
10 360 216
10 360 252
10 360 288
10 360 324

7.5 Address Mapping

The Address Mapping property page is selected for editing by clicking Address Mapping in the
tree control section of the DNP Settings window. This selection is only visible if the controller
type is a SCADAPack 350, SCADAPack 32 or SCADAPack 32P. These controllers support DNP
Master.

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The Address Mapping contains a set of mapping rules, which will allow the Remote DNP Objects
to be mapped into local Modbus registers. This makes the data accessible locally, to be read
and/or written locally in logic. It is also possible to perform data concentration to map the
remote DNP Objects into the local DNP address space by defining local DNP objects and then
mapping the remote DNP objects to the same Modbus registers. Change events can also be
mapped in the same way - there is a configuration option to allow mapping of change events from
a remote DNP slave into the local DNP change event buffer. The table may have up to 1000
entries. A vertical scroll bar is used if the list exceeds the window size.
The Station column displays the address of the remote DNP station.
The Object Type column displays the DNP data object type.
The First Point column displays the starting address of the remote DNP data points.
The Number column displays the number of remote points to be mapped.
The First Register column displays the starting address of local Modbus register where the
remote data points are to be mapped.
The Map Change Events combo box enables or disables mapping of change events from a
remote DNP slave into the local DNP change event buffer. Mapped change events may trigger an
Unsolicited message to be sent, after the Hold Count or Hold Time is reached. It may be desired
instead to map only static (live) values into local Modbus registers. The default selection is
Disabled.
The default selection is Disabled.
The OK button saves the table data. No error checking is done on the table data.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.

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Select the Add button to enter a new row in the Address Mapping. Selecting the Add button
opens the Add/Edit Address Mapping dialog.
Select the Edit button to modify the selected row in the Address Mapping. Selecting the Edit
button opens the Add/Edit Address Mapping dialog containing the data from the selected row.
This button is disabled if more than one row is selected. This button is disabled if there are no
entries in the table.
The Delete button removes the selected rows from the table. This button is disabled if there are
no entries in the table.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click on the column headings to sort the data. Clicking once sorts the data in ascending order.
Clicking again sorts the data in descending order.

7.5.1 Add/Edit Address Mapping Dialog

This dialog is used to edit an entry or add a new entry in the Address Mapping.

The Station edit control displays the address of the remote DNP station. Valid values for this
field are from 0 to 65519.
The Object Type combo box displays the DNP data Object Type. The list of available types
includes: Binary Input, Binary Output, 16-bit Analog Input, 32-bit Analog Input, Short Floating
Point Analog Input, 16-bit Analog Output, 32-bit Analog Output, Short Floating Point Analog
Output, 16-bit Counter Input, 32-bit Counter Input. The Default selection is Binary Input.
The First Point edit control displays the starting address of the remote DNP data points. Valid
values are from 0 to 65519.
The Number edit control displays the number of remote points to be mapped. Valid values for
this field are from 1 to 9999.
The First Register edit control displays the starting address of local Modbus register where the
remote data points are to be mapped. Valid values depend on the selection of DNP Object Type
and are as follows:
For Binary Inputs valid range is from 10001 to 14096.
For Binary Outputs valid range is from 00001 to 04096.
For Analog Inputs and Counter Inputs valid range is from 30001 to 39999.
For Analog Outputs valid range is from 40001 to 49999.

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The OK button checks the data for this table entry. If the data is valid the dialog is closed. If the
table data entered is invalid, an error message is displayed and the dialog remains open. The table
entry is invalid if any of the fields is out of range. The data is also invalid if it conflicts with
another entry in the table. Such conflict occurs when the combination of station number, object
type, and object address is not unique. The ordering of items in this table is not important.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.

7.6 Routing
In a typical application the SCADAPack controller, configured for DNP, will act as a DNP slave
station in a network. The SCADA system will communicate directly with all the DNP slave
stations in the SCADA system.
DNP routing is a method for routing, or forwarding, of messages received from the SCADA
system, through the SCADAPack controller, to a remote DNP slave station. The SCADAPack
DNP slave station will respond to all messages sent to it from the SCADA system, as well as
broadcast messages. When it receives a message that is not sent to it the message is sent on the
serial port defined in the routing table. See Chapter 4 for an explanation of using and configuring
DNP Routing.
The advantage of this routing ability is that the SCADA system can communicate directly with
the SCADAPack controller and the SCADAPack controller can handle the communication to
remote DNP slave stations.
The DNP Routing table displays each routing translation as a row, with column headings, in the
table. Entries may be added, edited or deleted using the button selections on the table. The table
will hold a maximum of 128 entries.
The DNP Routing property page is selected for editing by clicking DNP Routing in the tree
control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the DNP Routing property page is
displayed.
Notes:
Routing must be enabled for the controller serial port in order to enable DNP routing.
TelePACE version 2.63 cannot open files created with version 2.64, unless the Routing table
is empty.
TelePACE version 2.64 cannot open files created with version 2.65, unless the Routing table
is empty.

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The Station column displays the address of the remote DNP station.
The Port column displays the serial communications port, which should be used to communicate
with this DNP station.
The Retries column displays the maximum number of Data Link retries, which should be used
for this DNP station in the case of communication errors.
The Timeout column displays the maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait for a Data Link
response before retrying or failing the message.
The IP Address column displays the IP address of the remote DNP station.
The OK button saves the table data. No error checking is done on the table data.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.
Select the Add button to enter a new row in the DNP Routing table. Selecting the Add button
opens the Add/Edit DNP Route dialog.
Select the Edit button to modify the selected row in the DNP Routing table. Selecting the Edit
button opens the Add/Edit DNP Route dialog containing the data from the selected row. This
button is disabled if more than one row is selected. This button is disabled if there are no entries
in the table.
The Delete button removes the selected rows from the table. This button is disabled if there are
no entries in the table.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

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Click on the column headings to sort the data. Clicking once sorts the data in ascending order.
Clicking again sorts the data in descending order.

7.6.1 Add/Edit DNP Route Dialog

This dialog is used to edit an entry or add a new entry in the DNP Routing table.

The Station edit control displays the address of the remote DNP station. Valid values for this
field are from 0 to 65519.
The Port combo box displays the communications port, which should be used to communicate
with the remote DNP station. This combo box contains list of the valid communications ports,
which will depend on the type of controller. For SCADAPack 350, SCADAPack 32 and
SCADAPack 32P controllers the list will contain DNP in TCP and DNP in UDP in addition to the
serial port designations, COM1, COM2 etc.
The IP Address edit control is only enabled if the controller type is a SCADAPack 350,
SCADAPack 32 or SCADAPack 32P. Enter the IP address of the remote DNP station.
The Data Link Retries edit control displays the maximum number of Data Link retries which
should be used for this DNP station in the case of communication errors. This field overrides the
Data Link Retries field in the global DNP parameters set in the Data Link Layer configuration.
Valid values for this field are 0 to 255.
The Data Link Timeout edit control displays the maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait for a
Data Link response before retrying or failing the message. This field overrides the Data Link
Timeout field in the global DNP parameters in the Data Link Layer configuration. Valid values
for this field are 100 to 60000, in multiples of 100.
The phone number parameters allow automatic dialing for stations that use dial-up ports. The
Phone Number parameters are enabled only when the Port selected is a serial port.
The Primary Phone Number is the dialing string that will be used for the primary connection to
the station. The controller will make 1 or more attempts, as configured in the Application layer, to
connect using this number. If this connection fails then the Secondary Phone Number will be
dialed, if it is entered.
Valid values are any ASCII string. The maximum length is 32 characters. Leave this blank if you
are not using a dial-up connection. The default value is blank. The serial port type must be set to
RS-232 Modem for dial-up operation.

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The Secondary Phone Number is the dialing string that will be used for the secondary
connection to the station. The controller will make 1 or more attempts, as configured in the
Application layer, to connect using this number. This number is used after the primary connection
fails on all attempts.
Valid values are any ASCII string. The maximum length is 32 characters. Leave this blank if you
are not using a dial-up connection. The default value is blank. The serial port type must be set to
RS-232 Modem for dial-up operation.
The OK button checks the data for this table entry. If the data is valid the dialog is closed. If the
table data entered is invalid, an error message is displayed and the dialog remains open. The table
entry is invalid if any of the fields is out of range. The data is also invalid if it conflicts with
another entry in the table.
The Cancel button closes the dialog without saving changes.

7.6.2 Dynamic Routing

In addition to the configured routing table, there is an internal dynamic routing entry. This entry
is not shown in the routing table. The dynamic routing entry listens to incoming messages and
learns the address of the remote station and the communication port used for communicating with
it.
If there is no entry in the routing table, the RTU will use the dynamic routing entry to respond to
a message on the same communication port as the incoming message.
The dynamic routing entry is not cleared on initialization. This is deliberate, and is important for
controllers that need to be remotely reconfigured. In this case the host can initialize the controller
without losing the communications link.
Note: Dynamic routing should not be used in a master station. Configure all slave stations in
the routing table.

7.7 Binary Inputs Configuration

The Binary Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking Binary Inputs in the tree
control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the Binary Inputs property page is
active.

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Binary Inputs parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays number of binary inputs reported by this RTU. This value will
increment with the addition of each configured Binary Input point. The maximum number of
points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the memory available in
the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the starting DNP address of the first Binary Input
point.
The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how binary input events are reported. A
Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the point changes
state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event occurs for a
point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode is to allow a
master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events is event object with absolute
time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained. The main
purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data log. The
selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of binary input change events
buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all binary input change events, regardless of the class to
which they are assigned. If the buffer is completely full the RTU will lose the oldest events and
retain the newest; the Event Buffer Overflowed IIN flag will also be set to indicate that the
buffer has overflowed. The Event Buffer size should be at least equivalent to the number of
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simultaneously without losing any events. The value of this parameter depends on how often
binary input change events occur and the rate at which the events are reported to the master
station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535. Default value is 16.

The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.7.1 Adding Binary Inputs

Binary Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the Binary Input property page. To add a
Binary Input:
Select Binary Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the Binary Inputs property page.
The Binary Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the Binary Input parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As Binary Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the Binary Inputs branch of the tree
control. When Binary Inputs are defined the Binary Inputs branch will display a collapse / expand
control to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all defined Binary Inputs.

The Binary Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.

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The DNP Address window displays the DNP Binary Input address of the point. Each Binary
Input is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address starts at the value
defined in the Binary Inputs configuration dialog and increments by one with each defined Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus address of the Binary Input assigned to
the DNP Address. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing for all
digital inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference and User Manual for complete information on digital input addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
00001 through 09999
10001 through 19999
The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class the Binary Input is
assigned. The selections are:
None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Debounce parameter limits the frequency of change events. The input must remain in the
same state for the debounce time for a change of state to be detected. Note that the input is
sampled every 0.1s. Changes shorter than the sample time cannot be detected. Valid values are 0
to 65535 tenths of seconds. The value 0 means no debounce. The default value is 0.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the Binary Input parameters and close the DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current Binary Input to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current Binary Input parameters to the next DNP Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current Binary Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current Binary Input up one position in the tree control
branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current Binary Input down one position in the tree
control branch.

7.8 Binary Outputs Configuration

The Binary Outputs property page is selected for editing by clicking Binary Outputs in the tree
control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the Binary Outputs property page is
active.

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Binary Outputs parameters are viewed in this property page.
The Number of Points displays the number of binary outputs reported by this RTU. This value
will increment with the addition of each configured Binary Output point. The maximum number
of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the memory available in
the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the starting DNP address of the first Binary Output
point.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.8.1 Adding Binary Outputs

Binary Outputs are added to the DNP configuration using the Binary Output property page. To
add a Binary Output:
Select Binary Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the Binary Outputs property page.
The Binary Output property page is now displayed.
Edit the Binary Output parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As Binary Outputs are defined they are added as leaves to the Binary Outputs branch of the tree
control. When Binary Outputs are defined the Binary Outputs branch will display a collapse /
expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all defined Binary Outputs.

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The Binary Output parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP Binary Output address of the point. Each Binary
Output is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address starts at the value
defined in the Binary Outputs dialog and increments by one with each defined Output.
The Modbus Address 1 parameter specifies the Modbus address of the Binary Output assigned
to the DNP Address. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing for all
digital outputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference Manual for complete information on digital output addressing in the SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
00001 through 09999
The Modbus Address 2 parameter specifies the second Modbus address of the second Binary
Output assigned to the DNP Address when the Paired control type is selected. This selection is
not active when the control type is Not Paired. Valid Modbus addresses are:
00001 through 09999
The Control Type parameter specifies whether the Binary Output is a paired control or not. If it
is a paired control, i.e. trip/close output type, this means that the DNP address is associated to two
physical control outputs and requires two Modbus addresses per DNP address. Control type
selections are:
Paired
Not Paired
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O
database addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if
you want to allow more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

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Click the OK button to accept the Binary Output parameters and close the DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current Binary Output to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current Binary Output parameters to the next DNP Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current Binary Output.
Click the Move Up button to move the current Binary Output up one position in the tree control
branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current Binary Output down one position in the tree
control branch.

7.9 16Bit Analog Inputs Configuration

The 16-Bit Analog Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 16-Bit Analog Inputs
in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 16-Bit Analog Inputs
property page is active.

16-Bit Analog Inputs parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays the number of 16 bit analog inputs reported by the RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 16-Bit Analog Input point. The
maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 16-bit Analog Input point.

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The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how 16-bit Analog Input events are reported. A
Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the point changes
state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event occurs for a
point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode is to allow a
master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events event object with absolute
time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained. The main
purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data log. The
selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of 16-Bit Analog Input change
events buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all 16-Bit Analog Input events, regardless of the
class to which they are assigned. If the buffer is completely full the RTU will lose the oldest
events and retain the newest; the Event Buffer Overflowed IIN flag will also be set to indicate
that the buffer has overflowed. The Event Buffer size should be at least equivalent to the number
of 16-Bit Analog Inputs defined as Change of State type. That will allow all 16-Bit Analog Inputs
to exceed the deadband simultaneously without losing any events. The value of this parameter is
dependent on how often 16-Bit Analog Input events occur and the rate at which the events are
reported to the master station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535. Default value is
16.
For SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers analog input events are processed by the
DNP driver at a rate of 100 events every 100 ms. If more than 100 analog input events need to be
processed they are processed sequentially in blocks of 100 until all events are processed. This
allows the processing of 1000 analog input events per second.
For SCADASense Series of controllers, SCADAPack 100, SCADAPack LP, SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers analog input events are processed by the DNP driver at a rate of 20 events
every 100 ms. If more than 20 analog input events need to be processed they are processed
sequentially in blocks of 20 until all events are processed. This allows the processing of 200
analog input events per second.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.9.1 Adding 16-Bit Analog Inputs

16-Bit Analog Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Analog Input property
page. To add a 16-Bit Analog Input:
Select 16-Bit Analog Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 16-Bit Analog Inputs property page.
The 16-Bit Analog Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the 16-Bit Analog Input parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As 16-Bit Analog Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the 16-Bit Analog Inputs branch
of the tree control. When 16-Bit Analog Inputs are defined the 16-Bit Analog Inputs branch will
display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all
defined 16-Bit Analog Inputs.

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The 16-Bit Analog Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP 16-Bit Analog Input address of the point. Each 16-
Bit Analog Input is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address starts at
the value set in the 16-bit Analog Input configuration dialog and increments by one with each
defined 16-Bit Analog Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus address of the 16-Bit Analog Input
assigned to the DNP Address. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing
for all analog inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39999
40001 through 49999
The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class assigned to the 16-Bit
Analog Input is assigned. If Unsolicited reporting is not required for a point, it is recommended
to set its Class to None. All data points automatically become members of Class 0 or None (static
data). The selections are:
None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Deadband parameter specifies the minimum number of counts that the 16-Bit Analog Input
must change since it was last reported in order to generate an event. Valid deadband values are 0
to 65535. A deadband of zero will cause any change to create an event.

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The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 16-Bit Analog Input parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current 16-Bit Analog Input to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 16-Bit Analog Input parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 16-Bit Analog Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Input up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Input down one position in the
tree control branch.

7.10 32-Bit Analog Inputs Configuration

The 32-Bit Analog Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 32-Bit Analog Inputs
in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 32-Bit Analog Inputs
property page is active.

32-Bit Analog Inputs parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays the number of 32- bit analog inputs reported by the RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 32-Bit Analog Input point. The

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maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 32-bit Analog Input point.
The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how 32-bit Analog Input events are reported. A
Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the point changes
state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event occurs for a
point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode is to allow a
master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events is event object with absolute
time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained. The main
purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data log. The
selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of 32-Bit Analog Input change
events buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all 32-Bit Analog Input events, regardless of the
class to which they are assigned. If the buffer is completely full the RTU will lose the oldest
events and retain the newest; the Event Buffer Overflowed IIN flag will also be set to indicate
that the buffer has overflowed. The Event Buffer size should be at least equivalent to the number
of 32-Bit Analog Inputs defined as Change of State type. That will allow all 32-Bit Analog Inputs
to exceed the deadband simultaneously without losing any events. The value of this parameter is
dependent on how often 32-Bit Analog Input events occur and the rate at which the events are
reported to the master station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535. Default value is
16.
For SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers analog input events are processed by the
DNP driver at a rate of 100 events every 100 ms. If more than 100 analog input events need to be
processed they are processed sequentially in blocks of 100 until all events are processed. This
allows the processing of 1000 analog input events per second.
For SCADASense Series of controllers, SCADAPack 100, SCADAPack LP, SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers analog input events are processed by the DNP driver at a rate of 20 events
every 100 ms. If more than 20 analog input events need to be processed they are processed
sequentially in blocks of 20 until all events are processed. This allows the processing of 200
analog input events per second.
The Word Order selection specifies the word order of the 32-bit value. The selections are:
TelePACE Least Significant Word in first register.
ISaGRAF Most Significant Word in first register.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.10.1 Adding 32-Bit Analog Inputs

32-Bit Analog Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Analog Input property
page. To add a 32-Bit Analog Input:
Select 32-Bit Analog Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 32-Bit Analog Inputs property page.

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 The 32-Bit Analog Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the 32-Bit Analog Input parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As 32-Bit Analog Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the 32-Bit Analog Inputs branch
of the tree control. When 32-Bit Analog Inputs are defined the 32-Bit Analog Inputs branch will
display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all
defined 32-Bit Analog Inputs.

The 32-Bit Analog Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP 32-Bit Analog Input address of the point. Each 32-
Bit Analog Input is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address starts at
the value set in the 32-bit Analog Input configuration dialog and increments by one with each
defined 32-Bit Analog Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus addresses of the 32-Bit Analog Input
assigned to the DNP Address. 32-Bit Analog Inputs use two consecutive Modbus registers for
each assigned DNP Address, the address that is entered in this box and the next consecutive
Modbus register. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing for all
analog inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39998
40001 through 49998
The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class the 32-Bit Analog Input is
assigned. If Unsolicited reporting is not required for a DNP point, it is recommended to set its
Class 0 or None. All data points automatically become members of Class 0 or None (static
data).The selections are:

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 None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Deadband parameter specifies whether the RTU generates events. The value entered is the
minimum number of counts that the 32-Bit Analog Input must change since it was last reported.
Valid deadband values are 0 to 4,294,967,295. A deadband of zero will cause any change to
create an event.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 32-Bit Analog Input parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current 32-Bit Analog Input to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 32-Bit Analog Input parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 32-Bit Analog Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 32-Bit Analog Input up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 32-Bit Analog Input down one position in the
tree control branch.

7.11 Short Floating Point Analog Inputs

The Short Floating Point Analog Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking Short
Floating Point Analog Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When
selected the Short Floating Point Analog Inputs property page is active.

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Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is
described in the following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays the number of Short Floating Point Analog Inputs reported by
the RTU. This value will increment with the addition of each configured Short Floating Point
Analog Input point. The maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual
points will depend on the memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first Short Floating Point
Analog Input point.
The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how Short Floating Point Analog Input events
are reported. A Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the
point changes state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event
occurs for a point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode
is to allow a master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events is event object
with absolute time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained.
The main purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data
log. The selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of Short Floating Point Analog
Input change events buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all Short Floating Point analog input
events, regardless of the class to which they are assigned. If the buffer is completely full the RTU
will lose the oldest events and retain the newest; the Event Buffer Overflowed IIN flag will also
be set to indicate that the buffer has overflowed. The Event Buffer size should be at least
equivalent to the number of Short Floating point analog inputs defined as Change of State type.
That will allow all Short Floating Analog Point Inputs to exceed the deadband simultaneously

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without losing any events. The value of this parameter is dependent on how often Short Floating
Point Analog Input events occur and the rate at which the events are reported to the master
station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535. Default value is 16.
For SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers analog input events are processed by the
DNP driver at a rate of 100 events every 100 ms. If more than 100 analog input events need to be
processed they are processed sequentially in blocks of 100 until all events are processed. This
allows the processing of 1000 analog input events per second.
For SCADASense Series of controllers, SCADAPack 100, SCADAPack LP, SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers analog input events are processed by the DNP driver at a rate of 20 events
every 100 ms. If more than 20 analog input events need to be processed they are processed
sequentially in blocks of 20 until all events are processed. This allows the processing of 200
analog input events per second.
The Word Order selection specifies the word order of the 32-bit value. The selections are:
TelePACE / ISaGRAF (MSW First) Most Significant Word in first register.
Reverse (LSW First) Least Significant Word in first register.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.11.1 Adding Short Floating Point Analog Inputs

Short Floating Point Analog Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Analog
Input property page. To add a Short Floating Point Analog Input:
Select Short Floating Point Analog Input in the tree control section of the DNP Settings
window.
Click the Add button in the Short Floating Point Analog Inputs property page.
The Short Floating Point Analog Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters as required and then click the Add
button.
As Short Floating Point Analog Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the Short Floating
Point Analog Inputs branch of the tree control. When Short Floating Point Analog Inputs are
defined the Short Floating Point Analog Inputs branch will display a collapse / expand control to
the left of the branch. Click this control to display all defined Short Floating Point Analog Inputs.

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The Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP Short Floating Point Analog Input address of the
point. Each Short Floating Point Analog Input is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The
DNP point address starts at the value set in the Short Floating Point Analog Input configuration
dialog and increments by one with each defined Short Floating Point Analog Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus addresses of the Short Floating Point
Analog Input assigned to the DNP Address. Short Floating Point Analog Inputs use two
consecutive Modbus registers for each assigned DNP Address, the address that is entered in this
box and the next consecutive Modbus register. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use
Modbus addressing for all analog inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the
TelePACE Ladder Logic Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input
addressing in the SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39998
40001 through 49998
The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class the Short Floating Point
Analog Input is assigned. If Unsolicited reporting is not required for a DNP point, it is
recommended to set its Class 0 or None. The selections are:
None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Deadband parameter specifies whether the RTU generates events. The value entered is the
minimum number of counts that the Short Floating Point Analog Input must change since it was

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last reported. Setting this value to zero disables generating events for the Short Floating Point
Analog Inputs.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters and close the
DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current Short Floating Point Analog Input to the DNP
configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters to the
next DNP Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current Short Floating Point Analog Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current Short Floating Point Analog Input up one position
in the tree control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current Short Floating Point Analog Input down one
position in the tree control branch.

7.12 16-Bit Analog Outputs Configuration

The 16-Bit Analog Outputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 16-Bit Analog
Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 16-Bit Analog
Outputs property page is active.

16-Bit Analog Outputs parameters are viewed in this property page.

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The Number of Points displays the number of 16-Bit Analog Outputs reported by this RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 16-Bit Analog Input point. The
maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 16-bit Analog Output
point.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.12.1 Adding 16-Bit Analog Outputs

16-Bit Analog Outputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Analog Outputs
property page. To add a 16-Bit Analog Output:
Select 16-Bit Analog Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 16-Bit Analog Outputs property page.
The 16-Bit Analog Output property page is now displayed.
Edit the 16-Bit Analog Outputs parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As 16-Bit Analog Outputs are defined they are added as leaves to the 16-Bit Analog Output
branch of the tree control. When 16-Bit Analog Outputs are defined the 16-Bit Analog Outputs
branch will display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to
display all defined 16-Bit Analog Outputs.

The 16-Bit Analog Outputs parameters are described in the following paragraphs.

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The DNP Address window displays the DNP 16-Bit Analog Output address of the point. Each
16-Bit Analog Output is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address
starts at the value set in the 16-bit Analog Output configuration dialog and increments by one
with each defined 16-Bit Analog Output.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus address of the 16-Bit Analog Output
assigned to the DNP Address. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing
for all analog outputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder
Logic Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog output addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
40001 through 49999
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 16-Bit Analog Output parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current 16-Bit Analog Output to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 16-Bit Analog Output parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 16-Bit Analog Output.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Output up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Output down one position in the
tree control branch.

7.13 32-Bit Analog Outputs Configuration

The 32-Bit Analog Outputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 32-Bit Analog
Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 32-Bit Analog
Outputs property page is active.

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32-Bit Analog Outputs parameters are viewed in this property page.
The Number of Points displays the number of 32-Bit Analog Outputs reported by this RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 32-Bit Analog Output point. The
maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 16-bit Analog Output
point.
The Word Order selection specifies the word order of the 32-bit value. The selections are:
TelePACE Least Significant Word in first register.
ISaGRAF Most Significant Word in first register.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.13.1 Adding 32-Bit Analog Outputs

32-Bit Analog Outputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 32-Bit Analog Outputs
property page. To add a 32-Bit Analog Output:
Select 32-Bit Analog Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 16-Bit Analog Outputs property page.
The 32-Bit Analog Output property page is now displayed.
Edit the 32-Bit Analog Outputs parameters as required and then click the Add button.

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As 32-Bit Analog Outputs are defined they are added as leaves to the Binary Inputs branch of the
tree control. When 32-Bit Analog Outputs are defined the 32-Bit Analog Outputs branch will
display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all
defined 32-Bit Analog Outputs.

The 32-Bit Analog Outputs parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP 32-Bit Analog Output address of the point. Each
16-Bit Analog Output is assigned a DNP address s they are defined. The DNP point address starts
at the value set in the 32-bit Analog Output configuration dialog and increments by one with each
defined 32-Bit Analog Output.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus address of the 32-Bit Analog Output
assigned to the DNP Address. 32-Bit Analog Outputs use two consecutive Modbus registers for
each assigned DNP Address, the address that is entered in this box and the next consecutive
Modbus register. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing for all
analog outputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog output addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
40001 through 49998
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 16-Bit Analog Output parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.

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Click the Add button to add the current 32-Bit Analog Output to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 32-Bit Analog Output parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 32-Bit Analog Output.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 32-Bit Analog Output up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 32-Bit Analog Output down one position in the
tree control branch.

7.14 Short Floating Point Analog Outputs

The Short Floating Point Analog Outputs property page is selected for editing by clicking Short
Floating Point Analog Outputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When
selected the Short Floating Point Analog Outputs property page is active.

Short Floating Point Analog Output parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is
described in the following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays the number of Short Floating Point Analog Outputs reported by
the RTU. This value will increment with the addition of each configured Short Floating Point
Analog Input point. The maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual
points will depend on the memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first Short Floating Point
Analog Output point.
The Word Order selection specifies the word order of the 32-bit value. The selections are:

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 TelePACE / ISaGRAF (MSW First) Most Significant Word in first register.
Reverse (LSW First) Least Significant Word in first register.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.14.1 Adding Short Floating Point Analog Outputs

Short Floating Point Analog Outputs are added to the DNP configuration using the Short Floating
Point Analog Output property page. To add a Short Floating Point Analog Output:
Select Short Floating Point Analog Output in the tree control section of the DNP Settings
window.
Click the Add button in the Short Floating Point Analog Inputs property page.
The Short Floating Point Analog Output property page is now displayed.
Edit the Short Floating Point Analog Output parameters as required and then click the Add
button.
As Short Floating Point Analog Outputs are defined they are added as leaves to the Short Floating
Point Analog Outputs branch of the tree control. When Short Floating Point Analog Outputs are
defined the Short Floating Point Analog Outputs branch will display a collapse / expand control
to the left of the branch. Click this control to display all defined Short Floating Point Analog
Outputs.

The Short Floating Point Analog Output parameters are described in the following paragraphs.

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The DNP Address window displays the DNP Short Floating Point Analog Output address of the
point. Each Short Floating Point Analog Output is assigned a DNP address as they are defined.
The DNP point address starts at the value set in the Short Floating Point Analog Output
configuration dialog and increments by one with each defined Short Floating Point Analog
Output.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus addresses of the Short Floating Point
Analog Output assigned to the DNP Address. Short Floating Point Analog Outputs use two
consecutive Modbus registers for each assigned DNP Address, the address that is entered in this
box and the next consecutive Modbus register. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use
Modbus addressing for all analog inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the
TelePACE Ladder Logic Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input
addressing in the SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39998
40001 through 49998
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters and close the
DNP Settings dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current Short Floating Point Analog Input to the DNP
configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current Short Floating Point Analog Input parameters to the
next DNP Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current Short Floating Point Analog Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current Short Floating Point Analog Input up one position
in the tree control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current Short Floating Point Analog Input down one
position in the tree control branch.

7.15 16Bit Counter Inputs Configuration

The 16-Bit Counter Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 16-Bit Counter Inputs
in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 16-Bit Counter Inputs
property page is active.

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16-Bit Counter Inputs parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.
The Number of Points displays the number of 16-Bit Counter Inputs reported by the RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 16-Bit Counter Inputs point. The
maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 16-Bit Counter Input
point.
The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how 16-Bit Counter Input events are reported.
A Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the point
changes state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event occurs
for a point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode is to
allow a master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events is event object with
absolute time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained. The
main purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data log.
The selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of 16-Bit Counter Input change
without time events buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all 16-Bit Counter Input events,
regardless of the class to which they are assigned. If the buffer fills to 90 percent the RTU will
send a buffer overflow event to the master station. If the buffer is completely full the RTU will
lose the oldest events and retain the newest. The Event Buffer size should be at least equivalent to
the number of 16-Bit Analog Inputs defined as Change of State type. That will allow all 16-Bit
Counter Inputs to exceed the threshold simultaneously without losing any events. The value of
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the events are reported to the master station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535.
Default value is 16.
For SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers counter input events are processed by the
DNP driver at a rate of 100 events every 100 ms. If more than 100 counter input events need to be
processed they are processed sequentially in blocks of 100 until all events are processed. This
allows the processing of 1000 counter input events per second.
For SCADASense Series of controllers, SCADAPack 100, SCADAPack LP, SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers counter input events are processed by the DNP driver at a rate of 20 events
every 100 ms. If more than 20 counter input events need to be processed they are processed
sequentially in blocks of 20 until all events are processed. This allows the processing of 200
counter input events per second.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.15.1 Adding 16-Bit Counter Inputs

16-Bit Counter Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Counter Inputs
property page. To add a 16-Bit Counter Input:
Select 16-Bit Counter Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 16-Bit Counter Inputs property page.
The 16-Bit Counter Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the 16-Bit Counter Inputs parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As 16-Bit Counter Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the 16-Bit Counter Inputs
branch of the tree control. When 16-Bit Counter Inputs are defined the 16-Bit Counter Inputs
branch will display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to
display all defined 16-Bit Counter Inputs.

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The 16-Bit Counter Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP 16-Bit Counter Input address of the point. Each 16-
Bit Counter Input is assigned a DNP address s they are defined. The DNP point address starts at
the value set in the 16-Bit Counter Input configuration dialog and increments by one with each
defined 16-Bit Counter Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus address of the 16-Bit Counter Input
assigned to the DNP Address. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing
for all counter inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder
Logic Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39999
40001 through 49999
The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class the 16-Bit Counter Input is
assigned. If Unsolicited reporting is not required for a DNP point, it is recommended to set its
Class 0 or None. The selections are:
None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Threshold parameter specifies whether the RTU generates events. The value entered is the
minimum number of counts that the 16-Bit Counter Input must change since it was last reported.

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Setting this value to zero disables generating events for the 16-Bit Counter Input point. Valid
deadband values are 0 to 65535.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 16-Bit Analog Counter parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current 16-Bit Analog Input to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 16-Bit Analog Input parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 16-Bit Analog Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Input up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 16-Bit Analog Input down one position in the
tree control branch.

7.16 32-Bit Counter Inputs Configuration

The 32-Bit Counter Inputs property page is selected for editing by clicking 32-Bit Counter Inputs
in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window. When selected the 32-Bit Counter Inputs
property page is active.

32-Bit Counter Inputs parameters are set in this property page. Each parameter is described in the
following paragraphs.

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The Number of Points displays the number of 32-Bit Counter Inputs reported by the RTU. This
value will increment with the addition of each configured 32-Bit Counter Inputs point. The
maximum number of points is 9999. The maximum number of actual points will depend on the
memory available in the controller.
The Starting Address parameter specifies the DNP address of the first 32-Bit Counter Input
point.
The Event Reporting Method selection specifies how 32-Bit Counter Input events are reported.
A Change Of State event is an event object, without time, that is generated when the point
changes state. Only one event is retained in the buffer for each point. If a subsequent event occurs
for a point, the previous event object will be overwritten. The main purpose of this mode is to
allow a master station to efficiently poll for changed data. A Log All Events is event object with
absolute time will be generated when the point changes state. All events will be retained. The
main purpose of this mode is to allow a master station to obtain a complete historical data log.
The selections are:
Change of State
Log All Events
The Event Buffer Size parameter specifies the maximum number of 32-Bit Counter Input change
events buffered by the RTU. The buffer holds all 32-Bt Counter Input events, regardless of the
class to which they are assigned. If the buffer is completely full the RTU will lose the oldest
events and retain the newest; the Event Buffer Overflowed IIN flag will also be set to indicate
that the buffer has overflowed. The Event Buffer size should be at least equivalent to the number
of 32-Bit Counter Inputs defined as Change of State type. That will allow all 32-Bit Counter
Inputs to exceed the deadband simultaneously without losing any events. The value of this
parameter is dependent on how often 32-Bit Counter Input events occur and the rate at which the
events are reported to the master station. The valid values for this parameter are 0 - 65535.
Default value is 16.
For SCADAPack 32 and SCADAPack 32P controllers counter input events are processed by the
DNP driver at a rate of 100 events every 100 ms. If more than 100 counter input events need to be
processed they are processed sequentially in blocks of 100 until all events are processed. This
allows the processing of 1000 counter input events per second.
For SCADASense Series of controllers, SCADAPack 100, SCADAPack LP, SCADAPack and
Micro16 controllers counter input events are processed by the DNP driver at a rate of 20 events
every 100 ms. If more than 20 counter input events need to be processed they are processed
sequentially in blocks of 20 until all events are processed. This allows the processing of 200
counter input events per second.
The Word Order selection specifies the word order of the 32-bit value. The selections are:
TelePACE Least Significant Word in first register.
ISaGRAF Most Significant Word in first register.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.

7.16.1 Adding 32-Bit Counter Inputs

32-Bit Counter Inputs are added to the DNP configuration using the 16-Bit Counter Input
property page. To add a 32-Bit Analog Input:

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 Select 32-Bit Counter Inputs in the tree control section of the DNP Settings window.
Click the Add button in the 32-Bit Counter Inputs property page.
The 32-Bit Counter Input property page is now displayed.
Edit the 32-Bit Counter Input parameters as required and then click the Add button.
As 32-Bit Counter Inputs are defined they are added as leaves to the 32-Bit Counter Inputs
branch of the tree control. When 32-Bit Counter Inputs are defined the 32-Bit Counter Inputs
branch will display a collapse / expand control to the left of the branch. Click this control to
display all defined 32-Bit Counter Inputs.

The 32-Bit Counter Input parameters are described in the following paragraphs.
The DNP Address window displays the DNP 32-Bit Counter Input address of the point. Each 32-
Bit Counter Input is assigned a DNP address as they are defined. The DNP point address starts at
the value set in the 32-Bit Counter Input configuration dialog and increments by one with each
defined 32-Bit Counter Input.
The Modbus Address parameter specifies the Modbus addresses of the 32-Bit Counter Input
assigned to the DNP Address. 32-Bit Counter Inputs use two consecutive Modbus registers for
each assigned DNP Address, the address that is entered in this box and the next consecutive
Modbus register. The SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers use Modbus addressing for all
counter inputs. Refer to the I/O Database Registers section of the TelePACE Ladder Logic
Reference and User Manual for complete information on analog input addressing in the
SCADAPack and Micro16 controllers. Valid Modbus addresses are:
30001 through 39998
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The Class of Event Object parameter specifies the event object class the 32-Bit Counter Input is
assigned. If Unsolicited reporting is not required for a DNP point, it is recommended to set its
Class 0 or None. The selections are:
None
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
The Threshold parameter specifies whether the RTU generates events. The value entered is the
minimum number of counts that the 32-Bit Counter Input must change since it was last reported.
Setting this value to zero disables generating events for the 32-Bit Counter Input point. Valid
threshold values are 0 to 4,294,967,295.
The Allow Duplicate Modbus Addresses checkbox determines if the Modbus I/O database
addresses assigned to the DNP data points must be unique. Check this box if you want to allow
more than one point to use the same Modbus address.
Click the OK button to accept the 32-Bit Counter Input parameters and close the DNP Settings
dialog.
Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without saving any changes.
Click the Add button to add the current 32-Bit Counter Input to the DNP configuration.
Click the Copy button to copy the current 32-Bit Counter Input parameters to the next DNP
Address.
Click the Delete button to delete the current 32-Bit Counter Input.
Click the Move Up button to move the current 32-Bit Counter Input up one position in the tree
control branch.
Click the Move Down button to move the current 32-Bit Counter Input down one position in the
tree control branch.

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8 DNP Diagnostics
DNP Diagnostics provide Master station and Outstation DNP diagnostics. The diagnostics
provide detailed information on the status of DNP communication and DNP data points. This
information is useful when debugging DNP station and network problems that may arise.
DNP diagnostics are available for local DNP information using the DNP Status command.
For TelePACE applications select Controller >> DNP Status from the menu bar. See
Chapter 8 for information on DNP Status diagnostics.
For ISaGRAF applications select Tools >> Controller >> DNP Status from the program
window menu bar.
SCADAPack 32 controllers support DNP master operations. DNP diagnostics are available for
master stations using the DNP Master Status command.
For TelePACE applications select Controller >> DNP Master Status from the menu bar.
See section 8.2 for information on DNP Master Status diagnostics.
For ISaGRAF applications select Tools >> Controller >> DNP Master Status from the
program window menu bar.
DNP Diagnostics require firmware version 2.20 or newer for SCADAPack controllers and
firmware version 1.50 or newer for SCADAPack 32 controllers. When an attempt is made to
select the DNP Status or DNP Master Status command for controllers with firmware that does not
support the commands an error message is displayed. An example of the error message is shown
below.

To enable the use of DNP diagnostics you will need to upgrade the firmware in the controller to
the newer version.

8.1 DNP Status

When the DNP Status command is selected the DNP Status dialog is displayed. This dialog
shows the run-time DNP diagnostics and current data values for the local DNP points.
The DNP Status dialog has a number of selectable tabs and opens with the Overview tab selected.
The following tabs are displayed.
Overview
Binary In (binary inputs information)
Binary Out (binary outputs information)
AIN-16 (16-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-32 (32-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-Float (short float analog inputs information)

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 AOUT-16 (16-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-32 (32-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-Float (short float analog outputs information)
Counter-16 (16-bit counter inputs information)
Counter-32 (32-bit counter inputs information)
Clicking on any tab opens the tab and displays the selected information.

8.1.1 Overview Tab

The Overview Tab displays the run-time diagnostics for the local DNP station. The Overview
display is divided into five areas of diagnostic information: DNP Status, Internal Indications,
Communication Statistics, Last Message and Event Buffer. Each of these is explained in the
following paragraphs.

The DNP Status window provides information on the status of the DNP protocol running in the
controller. Depending on the status the window may contain the following text.
Enabled or Disabled indicates whether the controller firmware supports DNP protocol.
Configured or Not Configured indicates whether the controller has been configured with
DNP protocol on at least one communications port.
Running or Not Running indicates whether the DNP tasks are running in the controller.
The Internal Indications window displays the current state of the DNP internal indications (IIN)
flags in the controller. For a detailed description of the IIN flags see the section 2.1.1.1 of this

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manual. Note that bits 0 7 (the first octet) are displayed on the left, then bits 8 - 15 (second
octet) on the right.

The Communication Statistics window displays the message statistics for each DNP
communication port. The statistics include the total number of messages transmitted and received
and the total number of successes, failures, and failures since last success (which will only be
updated for messages sent by this controller) for each communication port. The counters
increment whenever a new DNP message is sent or received on the port, and roll over after 65535
messages.
Click the Reset button to reset the counters to zero.
The Last Message window displays information about the most recent DNP message. The
information is updated each time a new message is received or transmitted. The Last Message
window contains the following information.
Direction displays whether the message was received or transmitted.
Time displays the time at which the message was received or sent.
Port displays which communication port was used for the message.
Source displays the source DNP station address for the message.
Dest displays the destination DNP station address for the message.
Length displays the message length in bytes.
Link Func displays the Link Layer function code.
Appl Func displays the Application Layer function code.
IIN displays the Internal indications received with the last message
The Event Buffers window displays the number of events in each type of event buffer and the
allocated buffer size. The event buffers displayed are:
Binary In (binary inputs)
AIN-16 (16-bit analog inputs)
AIN-32 (32-bit analog inputs)
AIN-Float (floating point analog inputs)
Counter-16 (16-bit counter inputs)
Counter-32 (32-bit counter inputs)
Class 1 (class 1 events)
Class 2 (class 2 events)
Class 3 (class 3 events)

8.1.2 Point Status Tabs

The point status tabs display the state of each point of the selected type in the controller. The
following tabs are displayed.
Binary In (binary inputs information)

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 Binary Out (binary outputs information)
AIN-16 (16-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-32 (32-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-Float (short float analog inputs information)
AOUT-16 (16-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-32 (32-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-Float (short float analog outputs information)
Counter-16 (16-bit counter inputs information)
Counter-32 (32-bit counter inputs information)
Each of the tabs displays information in the same format. The example below shows the
appearance of the binary input page.

The DNP Address column shows the DNP address of the point.
The Modbus Address column shows the Modbus register address of the point.
The Value column shows the value of the point. Binary points are shown as OFF or ON. Numeric
points show the numeric value of the point.

8.2 DNP Master Status

When the DNP Master Status command is selected the DNP Master Status dialog is displayed.
This dialog shows the run-time DNP diagnostics and status of the DNP outstations and current
data values for the DNP points in these outstations.

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The DNP Master Status dialog has a number of selectable tabs and opens with the All Stations tab
selected. The following tabs are displayed.
All Stations
Remote Overview
Binary In (binary inputs information)
Binary Out (binary outputs information)
AIN-16 (16-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-32 (32-bit analog inputs information)
AIN-Float (short float analog inputs information)
AOUT-16 (16-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-32 (32-bit analog outputs information)
AOUT-Float (short float analog outputs information)
Counter-16 (16-bit counter inputs information)
Counter-32 (32-bit counter inputs information)

8.2.1 All Stations Tab

The All Stations tab displays the run-time communications diagnostics for all outstations polled
by the master or outstations reporting unsolicited data to the master.

The Communication Statistics window displays a list of all outstations and the communication
statistics for each station in the list. The statistics counters increment whenever a new DNP
message is sent or received, and roll over after 65535 messages. The following statistics are
displayed.
DNP Address displays the DNP address of the outstation.

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 Successes display the number of successful message transactions between this master and the
corresponding remote station. This number includes master polls to the remote station and
unsolicited responses from the outstation.
Fails displays the number of failed message transactions between this master and the
corresponding remote station. This counter increments by 1 for a failed message transaction
irrespective of the number of application layer retries.
FailsNew displays the number failed message transactions between this master and the
corresponding remote station since the last successful poll.
Msgs Rx displays the number of DNP packets (frames) received from the outstation station.
This number includes frames containing unsolicited responses from the outstation.
Last Rx Msg Time displays the time the last DNP packet (frame) was received from the
outstation.
Msgs Tx displays the number of DNP packets (frames) sent to the outstation.
Last Tx Msg Time displays the time the last DNP packet (frame) was sent to the outstation.
Note: The Msgs Tx and Msgs Rx counters could be greater than or equal to the Successes and
Fails counters.

8.2.2 Remote Overview Tab

The Remote Overview tab displays the run-time diagnostics and current data values for a selected
remote station. The data shown is from the image of the data in the master station.

The Remote Station window is where the DNP address of the remote station is entered. When
the Remote station field is changed all data fields on this tab and the following I/O tabs are
updated with the values for the newly selected Remote Station.

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The Internal Indications window displays the current state of the DNP internal indications (IIN)
flags for the selected remote station. For a detailed description of the IIN flags see the section
2.1.1.1 of this manual.
The Communication Statistics window displays communication statistics for the remote station
selected. The statistics counters increment whenever a new DNP message is sent or received, and
roll over after 65535 messages. The following statistics are displayed.
Successes displays the number of successful messages received in response to master polls
sent to the station. This number includes unsolicited responses from the outstation.
Fails displays the number of failed or no responses to master polls sent to the outstation.
FailsNew displays the number failed or no responses to master polls sent to the outstation
since the last successful poll.
Msgs Rx displays the number of messages received from the outstation station. This number
includes unsolicited responses from the outstation.
Last Rx Msg Time displays the time the last message was received from the outstation.
Msgs Tx displays the number of messages sent to the outstation station.
Last Tx Msg Time displays the time the last message was sent to the outstation.
Click Reset to reset the counters to zero.
Event Buffers shows the number of events in each type of event buffer and the allocated buffer
size. The buffers shown are for binary inputs, 16-bit analog inputs, 32-bit analog inputs, Floating
point analog inputs, 16-bit counter inputs, and 32-bit counter inputs, and Class 1, 2, and 3 events.
The Event Buffers window displays the number of events in each type of event buffer and the
allocated buffer size for the selected remote station. The event buffers displayed are:
Binary In (binary inputs)
AIN-16 (16-bit analog inputs)
AIN-32 (32-bit analog inputs)
AIN-Float (floating point analog inputs)
Counter-16 (16-bit counter inputs)
Counter-32 (32-bit counter inputs)
Class 1 (class 1 events)
Class 2 (class 2 events)
Class 3 (class 3 events)
Note: Due to a limitation of the DNP3 protocol, an Unsolicited message from an outstation is
not capable of including information stating which data class generated the message. As a
result, all Unsolicited events when received by the master will be counted as Class 1
events. Events which are polled by the master, however, do contain class information and
will be counted in the Event Buffer for the appropriate class.

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8.2.3 Remote Point Status Tabs
The point status tabs show the state of each point of the selected type in the remote station
selected on the Remote Overview tab. The values shown are from the image of the remote station
in the master station.
Note: Class 0 polling of an outstation must be enabled in the master in order to allow that
outstations DNP points to be listed on these tabs. This is the only way for the master to
retrieve a complete list of all points in an outstation.

The example below shows the appearance of the Binary In tab.

The DNP Address column shows the DNP address of the point.
The Modbus Address column shows the Modbus register address of the point. This is only
relevant for points that have an address mapping in the master station. For points that have an
address mapping, this will show the Modbus register address of the point. For points which do
not have an address mapping, this will show ---.
The Value column shows the value of the point. Binary points are shows as OFF or ON. Numeric
points show the numeric value of the point.

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 9 DNP Master Device Profile Document

DNP v3.00
DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT

Vendor Name: Control Microsystems Inc.

Device Name: SCADAPack controllers

Highest DNP Level Supported: Device Function:

For Requests 2 Master Slave

For Responses 2

Notable objects, functions, and/or qualifiers supported in addition to the Highest DNP Levels
Supported (the complete list is described in the attached table):

Function code 14 (warm restart)

Function code 20 (Enable Unsolicited Messages) for class 1, 2, 3 objects only.
Function code 21 (Disable Unsolicited Messages) for class 1, 2, 3 objects only.
Object 41, variation 1 (32-bit analog output block)

Maximum Data Link Frame Size (octets): Maximum Application Fragment Size (octets):

Transmitted 292 Transmitted 2048

Received (must be 292) Received 2048

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Maximum Data Link Re-tries: Maximum Application Layer Re-tries:

None None
Fixed at Configurable, range 0 to 255
Configurable, range 0 to 255

Requires Data Link Layer Confirmation:

Never
Always
Sometimes If 'Sometimes', when?

Configurable for Always or Never

Requires Application Layer Confirmation:

Never
Always (not recommended)
When reporting Event Data (Slave devices only)
When sending multi-fragment responses (Slave devices only)

Sometimes If 'Sometimes', when?

______________________________________________

Configurable for always or only when Reporting Event Data and Unsolicited Messages

Timeouts while waiting for:

Data Link Confirm None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable

Complete Appl. Fragment None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable
Application Confirm None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable
Complete Appl. Response None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable

Others __________________________________________________________________________

Sends/Executes Control Operations:

WRITE Binary Outputs Never Always Sometimes Configurable

SELECT/OPERATE Never Always Sometimes Configurable
DIRECT OPERATE Never Always Sometimes Configurable
DIRECT OPERATE - NO ACK Never Always Sometimes Configurable

Count > 1 Never Always Sometimes Configurable

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Pulse On Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Pulse Off Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Latch On Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Latch Off Never Always Sometimes Configurable

Queue Never Always Sometimes Configurable

Clear Queue Never Always Sometimes Configurable

FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEM FOR MASTER DEVICES ONLY:

Expects Binary Input Change Events:

Either time-tagged or non-time-tagged for a single event

Both time-tagged and non-time-tagged for a single event
Configurable (attach explanation)

FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR SLAVE DEVICES ONLY:

Reports Binary Input Change Events when no Reports time-tagged Binary Input Change Events
specific variation requested: when no specific variation requested:

Never Never
Only time-tagged Binary Input Change With Time
Only non-time-tagged Binary Input Change With Relative Time
Configurable to send both, one or the Configurable (attach explanation)
other (attach explanation)

Sends Unsolicited Responses: Sends Static Data in Unsolicited Responses:

Never Never
Configurable by class When Device Restarts
Only certain objects When Status Flags Change
Sometimes (attach explanation)
No other options are permitted.
ENABLE/DISABLE UNSOLICITED

Default Counter Object/Variation: Counters Roll Over at:

No Counters Reported No Counters Reported

Configurable (attach explanation) Configurable (attach explanation)
Default Object 20 16 Bits
Default Variation 05 32 Bits

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 Point-by-point list attached 16 Bits for 16-bit counters
32 Bits for 32-bit counters
Point-by-point list attached

Sends Multi-Fragment Responses: Yes No

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DNP V3.00
DEVICE PROFILE DOCUMENT

IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

1 0 Binary Input - All Variations 1 06

1 1 Binary Input 129, 130 00, 01

1 2 Binary Input with Status 129, 130 00, 01

2 0 Binary Input Change - All Variations 1 06,07,08

2 1 Binary Input Change without Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

2 2 Binary Input Change with Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

2 3 Binary Input Change with Relative Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

10 0 Binary Output - All Variations 1 06

10 1 Binary Output

10 2 Binary Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

12 0 Control Block - All Variations

12 1 Control Relay Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

request
6

12 2 Pattern Control Block

12 3 Pattern Mask

20 0 Binary Counter - All Variations 1, 7, 8, 06

9, 10

20 1 32-Bit Binary Counter 129, 130 00, 01

20 2 16-Bit Binary Counter 129, 130 00, 01

20 3 32-Bit Delta Counter

20 4 16-Bit Delta Counter

20 5 32-Bit Binary Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

20 6 16-Bit Binary Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

20 7 32-Bit Delta Counter without Flag

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

20 8 16-Bit Delta Counter without Flag

21 0 Frozen Counter - All Variations 1 06

21 1 32-Bit Frozen Counter 129, 130 00, 01

21 2 16-Bit Frozen Counter 129, 130 00, 01

21 3 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter

21 4 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter

21 5 32-Bit Frozen Counter with Time of Freeze

21 6 16-Bit Frozen Counter with Time of Freeze

21 7 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter with Time of

Freeze

21 8 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter with Time of

Freeze

21 9 32-Bit Frozen Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

21 10 16-Bit Frozen Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

21 11 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter without Flag

21 12 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter without Flag

22 0 Counter Change Event - All Variations 1 06,07,08

22 1 32-Bit Counter Change Event without Time 129, 130 17, 28

22 2 16-Bit Counter Change Event without Time 129, 130 17, 28

22 3 32-Bit Delta Counter Change Event without

Time

22 4 16-Bit Delta Counter Change Event without

Time

22 5 32-Bit Counter Change Event with Time

22 6 16-Bit Counter Change Event with Time

22 7 32-Bit Delta Counter Change Event with Time

22 8 16-Bit Delta Counter Change Event with Time

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

23 0 Frozen Counter Event - All Variations

23 1 32-Bit Frozen Counter Event without Time

23 2 16-Bit Frozen Counter Event without Time

23 3 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event without Time

23 4 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event without Time

23 5 32-Bit Frozen Counter Event with Time

23 6 16-Bit Frozen Counter Event with Time

23 7 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event with Time

23 8 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event with Time

30 0 Analog Input - All Variations 1 06

30 1 32-Bit Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

30 2 16-Bit Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

30 3 32-Bit Analog Input without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

30 4 16-Bit Analog Input without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

30 5 Short Floating Point Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

31 0 Frozen Analog Input - All Variations

31 1 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input

31 2 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input

31 3 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input with Time of Freeze

31 4 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input with Time of Freeze

31 5 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input without Flag

31 6 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input without Flag

32 0 Analog Change Event - All Variations 1 06,07,08

32 1 32-Bit Analog Change Event without Time 129,130 17,28

32 2 16-Bit Analog Change Event without Time 129,130 17,28

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

32 3 32-Bit Analog Change Event with Time 129,130 17,28

32 4 16-Bit Analog Change Event with Time 129,130 17,28

32 5 Short Floating Point Analog Change Event 129,130 17,28

without Time

33 0 Frozen Analog Event - All Variations

33 1 32-Bit Frozen Analog Event without Time

33 2 16-Bit Frozen Analog Event without Time

33 3 32-Bit Frozen Analog Event with Time

33 4 16-Bit Frozen Analog Event with Time

40 0 Analog Output Status - All Variations 1 06

40 1 32-Bit Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

40 2 16-Bit Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

40 3 Short Floating Point Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

41 0 Analog Output Block - All Variations

41 1 32-Bit Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

41 2 16-Bit Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

41 3 Short Floating Point Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

50 0 Time and Date - All Variations

50 1 Time and Date 2 (see 07 where

4.14) quantity = 1

50 2 Time and Date with Interval

51 0 Time and Date CTO - All Variations

51 1 Time and Date CTO 129, 130 07,

quantity=1

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This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

51 2 Unsynchronized Time and Date CTO 129, 130 07,

quantity=1

52 0 Time Delay - All Variations

52 1 Time Delay Coarse 129 07,

quantity=1

52 2 Time Delay Fine 129 07,

quantity=1

60 0

60 1 Class 0 Data 1 06

60 2 Class 1 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

60 3 Class 2 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

60 4 Class 3 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

70 1 File Identifier

80 1 Internal Indications 2 00
index=7

81 1 Storage Object

82 1 Device Profile

83 1 Private Registration Object

83 2 Private Registration Object Descriptor

90 1 Application Identifier

100 1 Short Floating Point

100 2 Long Floating Point

100 3 Extended Floating Point

101 1 Small Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

101 2 Medium Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

101 3 Large Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

No Object 13

No Object 14

No Object 23
(see
4.14)

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TIME SYNCHRONISATION PARAMETERS
This table describes the worst-case time parameters relating to time synchronisation,
as required by DNP Level 2 Certification Procedure section 8.7

PARAMETER VALUE

Time base drift +/- 1 minute/month at 25C

+1 / -3 minutes/month 0 to 50C

Time base drift over a 10-minute interval +/- 14 milliseconds at 25C

+14 / -42 milliseconds 0 to 50C

Maximum delay measurement error +/- 100 milliseconds

Maximum internal time reference error when set +/- 100 milliseconds
from the protocol

Maximum response time 100 milliseconds

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Vendor Name: Control Microsystems Inc.

Device Name: SCADAPack controllers

Highest DNP Level Supported: Device Function:

For Requests 2 Master Slave

For Responses 2

Notable objects, functions, and/or qualifiers supported in addition to the Highest DNP Levels
Supported (the complete list is described in the attached table):

Function code 14 (warm restart)

Function code 20 (Enable Unsolicited Messages) for class 1, 2, 3 objects only.
Function code 21 (Disable Unsolicited Messages) for class 1, 2, 3 objects only.
Object 41, variation 1 (32-bit analog output block)

Maximum Data Link Frame Size (octets): Maximum Application Fragment Size (octets):

Transmitted 292 Transmitted 2048

Received (must be 292) Received 2048

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Maximum Data Link Re-tries: Maximum Application Layer Re-tries:

None None
Fixed at Configurable, range 0 to 255
Configurable, range 0 to 255

Requires Data Link Layer Confirmation:

Never
Always
Sometimes If 'Sometimes', when?

Configurable for Always or Never

Requires Application Layer Confirmation:

Never
Always (not recommended)
When reporting Event Data (Slave devices only)
When sending multi-fragment responses (Slave devices only)

Sometimes If 'Sometimes', when?

______________________________________________

Configurable for always or only when Reporting Event Data and Unsolicited Messages

Timeouts while waiting for:

Data Link Confirm None Fixed at _________ Variable

Configurable
Complete Appl. Fragment None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable
Application Confirm None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable
Complete Appl. Response None Fixed at _________ Variable Configurable

Others __________________________________________________________________________

Sends/Executes Control Operations:

WRITE Binary Outputs Never Always Sometimes Configurable

SELECT/OPERATE Never Always Sometimes Configurable
DIRECT OPERATE Never Always Sometimes Configurable
DIRECT OPERATE - NO ACK Never Always Sometimes Configurable

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Count > 1 Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Pulse On Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Pulse Off Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Latch On Never Always Sometimes Configurable
Latch Off Never Always Sometimes Configurable

Queue Never Always Sometimes Configurable

Clear Queue Never Always Sometimes Configurable

FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEM FOR MASTER DEVICES ONLY:

Expects Binary Input Change Events:

Either time-tagged or non-time-tagged for a single event

Both time-tagged and non-time-tagged for a single event
Configurable (attach explanation)

FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR SLAVE DEVICES ONLY:

Reports Binary Input Change Events when no Reports time-tagged Binary Input Change Events
specific variation requested: when no specific variation requested:

Never Never
Only time-tagged Binary Input Change With Time
Only non-time-tagged Binary Input Change With Relative Time
Configurable to send both, one or the Configurable (attach explanation)
other (attach explanation)

Sends Unsolicited Responses: Sends Static Data in Unsolicited Responses:

Never Never
Configurable by class When Device Restarts
Only certain objects When Status Flags Change
Sometimes (attach explanation)
No other options are permitted.
ENABLE/DISABLE UNSOLICITED

Default Counter Object/Variation: Counters Roll Over at:

No Counters Reported No Counters Reported

Configurable (attach explanation) Configurable (attach explanation)
Default Object 20 16 Bits

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 Default Variation 05 32 Bits
Point-by-point list attached 16 Bits for 16-bit counters
32 Bits for 32-bit counters
Point-by-point list attached

Sends Multi-Fragment Responses: Yes No

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

1 0 Binary Input - All Variations 1 06

1 1 Binary Input 129, 130 00, 01

1 2 Binary Input with Status 129, 130 00, 01

2 0 Binary Input Change - All Variations 1 06,07,08

2 1 Binary Input Change without Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

2 2 Binary Input Change with Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

2 3 Binary Input Change with Relative Time 1 06,07,08 129, 130 17, 28

10 0 Binary Output - All Variations 1 06

10 1 Binary Output

10 2 Binary Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

12 0 Control Block - All Variations

12 1 Control Relay Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

request
6

12 2 Pattern Control Block

12 3 Pattern Mask

20 0 Binary Counter - All Variations 1, 7, 8, 06

9, 10

20 1 32-Bit Binary Counter 129, 130 00, 01

20 2 16-Bit Binary Counter 129, 130 00, 01

20 3 32-Bit Delta Counter

20 4 16-Bit Delta Counter

20 5 32-Bit Binary Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

20 6 16-Bit Binary Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

20 7 32-Bit Delta Counter without Flag

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

20 8 16-Bit Delta Counter without Flag

21 0 Frozen Counter - All Variations 1 06

21 1 32-Bit Frozen Counter 129, 130 00, 01

21 2 16-Bit Frozen Counter 129, 130 00, 01

21 3 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter

21 4 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter

21 5 32-Bit Frozen Counter with Time of Freeze

21 6 16-Bit Frozen Counter with Time of Freeze

21 7 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter with Time of

Freeze

21 8 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter with Time of

Freeze

21 9 32-Bit Frozen Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

21 10 16-Bit Frozen Counter without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

21 11 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter without Flag

21 12 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter without Flag

22 0 Counter Change Event - All Variations 1 06,07,08

22 1 32-Bit Counter Change Event without Time 129, 130 17, 28

22 2 16-Bit Counter Change Event without Time 129, 130 17, 28

22 3 32-Bit Delta Counter Change Event without

Time

22 4 16-Bit Delta Counter Change Event without

Time

22 5 32-Bit Counter Change Event with Time

22 6 16-Bit Counter Change Event with Time

22 7 32-Bit Delta Counter Change Event with Time

22 8 16-Bit Delta Counter Change Event with Time

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

23 0 Frozen Counter Event - All Variations

23 1 32-Bit Frozen Counter Event without Time

23 2 16-Bit Frozen Counter Event without Time

23 3 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event without Time

23 4 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event without Time

23 5 32-Bit Frozen Counter Event with Time

23 6 16-Bit Frozen Counter Event with Time

23 7 32-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event with Time

23 8 16-Bit Frozen Delta Counter Event with Time

30 0 Analog Input - All Variations 1 06

30 1 32-Bit Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

30 2 16-Bit Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

30 3 32-Bit Analog Input without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

30 4 16-Bit Analog Input without Flag 129, 130 00, 01

30 5 Short Floating Point Analog Input 129, 130 00, 01

31 0 Frozen Analog Input - All Variations

31 1 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input

31 2 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input

31 3 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input with Time of Freeze

31 4 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input with Time of Freeze

31 5 32-Bit Frozen Analog Input without Flag

31 6 16-Bit Frozen Analog Input without Flag

32 0 Analog Change Event - All Variations 1 06,07,08

32 1 32-Bit Analog Change Event without Time 129,130 17,28

32 2 16-Bit Analog Change Event without Time 129,130 17,28

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

32 3 32-Bit Analog Change Event with Time 129,130 17,28

32 4 16-Bit Analog Change Event with Time 129,130 17,28

32 5 Short Floating Point Analog Change Event 129,130 17,28

without Time

33 0 Frozen Analog Event - All Variations

33 1 32-Bit Frozen Analog Event without Time

33 2 16-Bit Frozen Analog Event without Time

33 3 32-Bit Frozen Analog Event with Time

33 4 16-Bit Frozen Analog Event with Time

40 0 Analog Output Status - All Variations 1 06

40 1 32-Bit Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

40 2 16-Bit Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

40 3 Short Floating Point Analog Output Status 129, 130 00, 01

41 0 Analog Output Block - All Variations

41 1 32-Bit Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

41 2 16-Bit Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

41 3 Short Floating Point Analog Output Block 3, 4, 5, 17, 28 129 echo of

6 request

50 0 Time and Date - All Variations

50 1 Time and Date 2 (see 07 where

4.14) quantity = 1

50 2 Time and Date with Interval

51 0 Time and Date CTO - All Variations

51 1 Time and Date CTO 129, 130 07,

quantity=1

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

51 2 Unsynchronized Time and Date CTO 129, 130 07,

quantity=1

52 0 Time Delay - All Variations

52 1 Time Delay Coarse 129 07,

quantity=1

52 2 Time Delay Fine 129 07,

quantity=1

60 0

60 1 Class 0 Data 1 06

60 2 Class 1 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

60 3 Class 2 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

60 4 Class 3 Data 1 06,07,08

20,21 06

70 1 File Identifier

80 1 Internal Indications 2 00
index=7

81 1 Storage Object

82 1 Device Profile

83 1 Private Registration Object

83 2 Private Registration Object Descriptor

90 1 Application Identifier

100 1 Short Floating Point

100 2 Long Floating Point

100 3 Extended Floating Point

101 1 Small Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

101 2 Medium Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

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IMPLEMENTATION OBJECT
This table describes the objects, function codes and qualifiers used in the device:

OBJECT REQUEST RESPONSE

(slave must parse) (master must parse)

Obj Var Description Func Qual Func Qual

Codes Codes Codes Codes
(dec) (hex) (hex)

101 3 Large Packed Binary-Coded Decimal

No Object 13

No Object 14

No Object 23
(see
4.14)

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TIME SYNCHRONISATION PARAMETERS
This table describes the worst-case time parameters relating to time synchronization,
as required by DNP Level 2 Certification Procedure section 8.7

PARAMETER VALUE

Time base drift +/- 1 minute/month at 25C

+1 / -3 minutes/month 0 to 50C

Time base drift over a 10-minute interval +/- 14 milliseconds at 25C

+14 / -42 milliseconds 0 to 50C

Maximum delay measurement error +/- 100 milliseconds

Maximum internal time reference error when set +/- 100 milliseconds
from the protocol

Maximum response time 100 milliseconds

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