PowerSCADA Expert v. 8.

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System Integrators Manual

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Safety information

Important information

Read these instructions carefully and look at the equipment to become familiar with
the device before trying to install, operate, service or maintain it. The following spe-
cial messages may appear throughout this bulletin or on the equipment to warn of
potential hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies a pro-
cedure.

The addition of either symbol to a "Danger" or "Warning" safety label indicates

that an electrical hazard exists which will result in personal injury if the instruc-
tions are not followed.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury
hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death.

DANGER
DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate injury.

NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury. The
safety alert symbol shall not be used with this signal word.

Please note
Electrical equipment should be installed, operated, serviced and maintained only by qualified personnel.
No responsibility is assumed by Schneider Electric for any consequences arising out of the use of this
material.

A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction, installation, and oper-
ation of electrical equipment and has received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.
Safety precautions
During installation or use of this software, pay attention to all safety messages
that occur in the software and that are included in the documentation. The
following safety messages apply to this software in its entirety.

WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
• Do not use the software for critical control or protection applications
where human or equipment safety relies on the operation of the control
action.
• Do not use the software to control time-critical functions because com-
munication delays can occur between the time a control is initiated and
when that action is applied.
• Do not use the software to control remote equipment without securing it
with an authorized access level, and without including a status object to
provide feedback about the status of the control operation.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

WARNING
INACCURATE DATA RESULTS
• Do not incorrectly configure the software, as this can lead to inaccurate
reports and/or data results.
• Do not base your maintenance or service actions solely on messages
and information displayed by the software.
• Do not rely solely on software messages and reports to determine if the
system is functioning correctly or meeting all applicable standards and
requirements.
• Consider the implications of unanticipated transmission delays or fail-
ures of communications links.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury,
equipment damage, or permanent loss of data.
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Contents
Safety information 1
Important information 1
Please note 1
Safety precautions 1
Contents i
Introduction 1
PowerSCADA Expert—A Complete Solution 1
Assumptions 1
What is SCADA? 1
What is PowerSCADA Expert? 2
Prepare for PowerSCADA Expert 2
Components of a Project 2
Configuration Tools 2
Runtime Environment 3
Supported Device Types and Protocols 3
How Do Drivers Work? 3
Two Subscription Types 3
Subscription Expirations 4
Edit Driver Parameters 4
Problems with Duplicate Devices using PowerLogic Drivers 4
System Requirements and Installation Instructions 5
Uninstall and Reinstall PowerSCADA Expert 5
Quick Start: Typical Workflow 5
IEC 61850 System Setup Workflow 8
Get More Information 9
Manuals 9
Help files 9
Customer support 9
Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers 10
When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster 11
Port Names 12
Enter Copy for Translation 13
Use the Migration Utility 14
The Profile Editor 16
Overview of the Profile Editor 17
Typical Workflow Illustration 17
Workflow Overview 18
Create/Edit Device Type 19
Create/Edit Device Profile 20
Create/Edit Unit Templates 21
Launch the Profile Editor 21
Locked and Custom Icons 21
Set the Screen Resolution 22
Profile Editor Main Menu Options 22
Add Engineering Unit Templates, Units, and Conversions 23
Set Up Engineering Templates and Select Conversions 23
Apply Conversions 25
Delete a Template 25
Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion 26
Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion 27
Delete a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion 27
Define Device Types and Tags 27
Device Type Screens and Workflow 27

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Use the Define Device Type Tags Tab 28

Add, Edit, or Delete a Device Type 30
Edit a Device Type 31
Delete a Device Type 32
Assign Tags to Generic I/O Points 32
Print the .CSV File 33
Set Up Device Type Categories 33
Add a Category or Subcategory 34
Edit a Category/Subcategory Name 34
Delete a Category or Subcategory 34
Edit Functional Addresses 35
Add Custom Tags and Tag Addresses 35
Set Up Custom Tags 36
Edit a Custom Tag 38
Delete a Custom Tag 38
Edit Tag Addresses 38
Real-Time Tag Addresses 38
Onboard Alarm Tag Addresses 40
Reset Tag Addresses 40
Control Tag Addresses 41
Edit Address Information 42
Add a New Tag Address 42
Edit Generic Tag Addresses 43
Create Device Profiles 43
Enable Waveforms 43
View Device Profiles 43
Add Edit or Delete Device Profile 45
Add a Profile 45
Edit a Profile 46
Delete a Profile 47
Select Trend Intervals 47
Set Up Trend Intervals 47
To add a trend interval: 47
To edit a trend interval: 47
To delete a trend interval: 48
Edit IEC 61850 Datasets 48
Create a New DataSet 48
Create a DataSet from an Existing DataSet 48
Copy a DataSet to a Device Type 49
Edit and Delete DataSets 49
Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks 49
Create a New Report Control Block 49
Create a Report Control Block from an Existing Report Control Block 50
Copy a Report Control Block to a Device Type 50
Edit and Delete Report Control Blocks 50
Create Third Party Modbus Device Type 50
Create a Composite Device Type 51
Create Data Concentrator Device 53
G3200 Device Setup 53
For use with multiple devices 53
In the Profile Editor 53
In CET850 54
In PowerSCADA Expert 54
For use with a single device 54
In the Profile Editor 54
In CET850 54
In PowerSCADA Expert 54

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DNP3 Protocol Support 54

Set Up Projects in the Profile Editor 55
Project Screens and Workflow 55
Typical Workflow 55
The Set Up Projects Tab 56
Add, Edit, or Delete a Project 57
Adding a Project 57
Edit a Project 58
Delete a Project 58
Edit and Delete Information in a Project 58
Customize Tag Names 58
Add Project Parameters 58
Import and Export Project Files 59
Export a Project 59
Before you export 59
To export a Profile Editor project to the PowerSCADA Expert project: 60
To Move Files if the Profile Editor is not with the Server (Reuse of a Project) 60
Profile Editor Export 61
SCL Export 61
Exporting the File 62
Import Files into the Profile Editor 62
Import SCL Files 63
Import Filter Screen 64
Functional Constraints 64
Report Control Blocks 64
Import Reconciliation Screen 65
Left-hand pane: 66
Middle pane: 66
Right-hand pane: 67
Complete the Import 67
Using Import Templates 68
Creating a New Template During Import 68
Applying a Template During Import 68
Deleting a Template 69
Tag Types 69
IEC 61850 Tag Construction 69
Define an Enumeration 71
Use Special Tags to Control Circuit Breaker Status 71
Format Code Definitions 71
Real-Time Format Code Definitions 71
Alarm Format Code Definitions 73
Control Format Code Definitions Rules of Operation 73
Predefined Control Format Codes 73
Predefined Reset Format Codes 73
Custom Control and Reset Format Codes 73
Logic Codes 74
Block Writes 90
Manage I/O Devices in the Project 91
Before You Use the I/O Device Manager 91
Define One I/O Device in a Project 91
Add a TCP Device to a Project 92
Add the TCP Device 92
Add a Serial Device to a Project 94
Adding the Serial Device 94
Add a DNP3_TCP Device 96
Add the DNP3_TCP Device 96
Add an IEC 61850 Device to a Project 98

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Add the IEC 61850 Device 98

LDName 99
BRCBs and URCBs 99
Remove One I/O Device From a Project 100
Use a CSV File to Define Multiple Devices 100
Create a CSV File to Add Devices 101
Use a CSV File to Define Multiple Devices 102
Update One or All Devices in Project 103
Update a Profile and Add it Back to the Project 103
Edit a Device in PowerSCADA Expert Only 104
Add Device Data in PowerSCADA Expert Only 104
CSV File Samples 104
The Design Time Environment 106
Typical Workflow 106
The PowerSCADA Expert Pages 107
Create a Project 107
Reuse Projects Created in the Profile Editor 108
Before You Begin 108
Add a New Graphics Page 108
Change the Background Color of Pages 109
Change the Genie Color in Project Pages 109
Set a New Page as the Project Startup Page 109
Create a One-Line on a Graphics Page 109
Enable Lockout/Tagout 111
Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page Appearance) 112
Create New Genies 113
To create a copy of a genie: 114
To create a custom symbol for a custom genie: 114
Set Up IEC 61850 Advanced Control 114
Enable the Advanced Control 115
Delete Information from PowerSCADA Expert 115
Use PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines 115
One-Line Flowchart 115
What Are PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines? 117
Where are the files located? 117
One-Line Device (zOL) 117
One-Line Colors 118
Assigning Colors 118
Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini 118
AdvOneLine.ini Settings 118
Citect.ini Settings 120
Start and Stop One-Lines 120
Work with Genies 120
Genie Type Descriptions 121
Configure an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) 121
Transfer Switch Information: Left/Right/Bottom 121
Display Information 121
Configure a Busbar 122
Configure a Circuit Breaker or Switch 122
Configure a Meter 123
Configure a Source 123
Configure a Transformer 124
GenieDefinitions.xml File 124
SupportedGenies.xml File 124
Work in the Configuration Utility 125
One-Line Configuration Utility 125
Modify AdvOneLine.csv 125

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Review Genie Configurations 125

One-Line Errors and Warnings 127
Communication Errors 127
Error Logging 127
Perform Repairs for One-Lines 128
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Information 130
ATS Information 130
ATS Errors 130
Busbar Information 130
Busbar Errors 131
Breaker and Switch Information 131
Breaker and Switch Errors 131
Meter Information 132
Meter Errors and Warnings 132
Source Information 133
Source Errors and Warnings 133
Transformer Information 134
Transformer Errors 134
Work with Alarms 135
Alarms Overview 135
PC-Based Alarms 135
Onboard Alarms 135
Set Up Alarm Pages 136
Add Setpoints and Delays 136
Set Up an Alarm Based on an Enumeration 136
Change an Alarm Severity 137
Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms 137
Set Parameters for Event Log Length and Historical Logging of Events 137
Event Storage: [Alarm]SummaryLength Parameter 137
Add an Onboard Alarm Tag 138
Set Up Audible Alarms 138
Set Up Tag Viewer 138
Restore and Back Up Projects 139
Restore a Project 139
PowerSCADA Expert Backup 139
Use Cicode to Customize a Project 139
Use Cicode in PLS_Include 140
PLSProviderEngine.ci Module 140
Module Construction 140
CallProvider 140
GetProviderStatus 141
GetProviderResult 141
Clear Cache and Refresh Platform 142
PLS_CLearCache 142
PLS_PlatformRefresh 143
Customize Default Behaviours 143
Time Zone Settings 143
Time Synchronization 144
Trend Tag Scan Intervals 144
Disk Storage Calculation for Trends 145
Deadbands and Ignored Devices and Topics 145

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Waveform Management 147

Waveform Storage 147
Waveform Database and Special Waveform Tags 147
The Runtime Environment 149
Open Firewall Ports for PowerSCADA Expert Runtime 150
Launch and Close the Runtime Environment 150
View the Graphics Page in the Runtime Environment 151
Log On to the Runtime Environment 151
View the Interface 151
Lockout/Tagout Icon 152
Communications Loss 153
View the Alarms/Events Page 153
Equipment Column 153
Filter Information 154
Remove/Insert/Move Columns 154
Sort by Column 155
The Event Log 155
The Alarm Log 155
Unacknowledged Alarms and Disabled Alarms 156
Acknowledge, Silence and Print 156
When Alarms do not Display Correctly 156
Event/Alarm Log Columns Table 157
Alarm/Event Filter Form 158
Use Security Viewer 160
Security Viewer Filter 160
Use the Analysis Page 161
Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page 162
Perform IEC61850 Advanced Control 164
View Waveforms 164
Enter Setpoints for Alarms 164
View Real-Time Trends 164
View Lists of Real-Time Information for the Genie 165
Override Tag Status 165
View the Tag Viewer 166
Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control 167
EcoStruxure WebServices (EWS) 168
Use Basic Reports 169
Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports 169
Create the Menu Items for Report Page 169
Add the Following INI Parameters 170
Set Up a Display Client for Basic Report Viewing 170
Tasks in the Basic Reporting Application 170
Create and View Basic Reports 171
Run a New Basic Report 171
Run a Basic Report and Save its Configuration 171
View a Basic Report Using a Saved Configuration 172
Modify and View a Basic Report Using a Saved Configuration 172
Remove a Saved Configuration 173
Configure Email Settings to Send Basic Reports 173
Send Basic Reports via Email 174
Scheduling Basic Reports 176
Read, Export, Print, and Edit Basic Reports 176
Toolbar Options 176
Export a Basic Report 177
Edit the Basic Report Appearance 177
PowerSCADA Expert Basic Reports 177
Single Device Usage Reports 178

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Multi Device Usage Reports 179

Tabular Reports 179
Trend Reports 180
Enable Windows Authentication for Basic Reporting 181
URL Routing for Basic Reports 181
Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 182
Windows XP 182
Localization for Basic Reports 182
Template Editor 182
Use LiveView 182
LiveView Tables 183
LiveView Basic Readings Summary 184
LiveView Power Flow Summary 184
LiveView Energy Summary 184
LiveView Energy Readings 185
LiveView Fundamental Phasor Readings 185
LiveView THD Current Summary 185
LiveView THD Voltage Summary 185
LiveView Uptime Summary 186
LiveView Incremental Reactive Energy Summary 186
LiveView Incremental Real Energy Summary 186
LiveView Harmonic Apparent Power Flows 187
LiveView Harmonic Reactive Power Flows 187
LiveView Harmonic Real Power Flows 188
LiveView Demand Current Summary 188
Live View Demand Voltage Summary 189
LiveView Viewer 189
Open LiveView from a URL Link 189
LiveView Viewer Display 189
Where's My Device? 191
Missing Topics 191
Clear Cache and Platform Refresh 191
Set Up LiveView 191
Create Menu Item for LiveView Page 193
Create a LiveView Template 193
LiveView Formatting 194
LiveView Placeholders 195
LiveView Formulas 195
LiveView Thresholds 196
Modify LiveView Template 197
Duplicate LiveView Template 198
LiveView Delete 198
LiveView Template Localization 198
Enable Windows Authentication for LiveView 199
Rapid Access Labels 200
Before You Begin 200
Create the Sticker 200
Read the Sticker 201
Troubleshooting 201
Multi-Monitor Support 201
The Demo Mode 202
Application Configuration Utility 202
Application Services 203
Diagnostics 204
EcoStruxure Web Services Setup 204
Avoiding EWS Provider Timeouts 205
Event Notification Service 205

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Application Services Host—Citect Data Platform 205

Applications 206
One-Line Engine 206
Basic Reports 207
Diagnostics page 208
Security 209
One-Time Password (Two-Factor Authentication) 209
Add the Citect Parameter 211
Autoconfigure the YubiKey 211
Program the YubiKey 212
Import and Export One-Time Password Settings 216
Disabling YubiKeys 217
Log in with a Programmed YubiKey and One-Time Password 217
Single Sign On 218
Single Sign-On (SSO) Calls from a Web Client 218
Assign and Control User Privileges 219
Default User Access Settings (Privileges) 219
Add and Modify User Accounts 220
Use Windows Integrated Users 221
Change Access Rights 221
Appendix 1: Default Genie Library 222
PLS_ALARM 222
PLS_ANSI_BASE_1 / PLS_ANSI_BASE_2 222
PLS_ANSI_CB_1 / PLS_ANSI_CB_2 224
PLS_ANSI_SW_1 / PLS_ANSI_SW_2 225
PLS_DISPLAY 225
PLS_GEN_BASE_1 / PLS_GEN_BASE_2 226
PLS_GEN_CMD_1 / PLS_GEN_CMD_2 227
PLS_GEN_EQ_1 / PLS_GEN_EQ_2 227
PLS_IEC_BASE_1 / PLS_IEC_BASE_2 228
PLS_IEC_CB_1 / PLS_IEC_CB_2 228
PLS_IEC_SW_1 / PLS_IEC_SW_2 229
PLS_METER 229
ITEM1 230
Appendix 2: Citect INI Parameters 231
Parameters Database 231
General PowerSCADA Expert Parameters 232
watchtime 232
kernelStatisticUpdateRate 232
UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly 232
timeout 233
retry 233
RetryTimeout 233
RetryException 234
standbyRefreshRate 234
standbyCheckTime 234
statusUnitCheckTime 235
initUnitCheckTime 235
initCacheTimeout 235
cacheRefreshTime 236
TimeSync 236
StatusRegister 236
StatusRegistersCount 237
StatusRegisterType 237
ModbusBase 237
RegMode 238
timeZone 238

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Alarm Parameters 239

UsePLSFilter 239
Security Parameters 239
EnterPasswordForControl 239
Performance Tuning Parameters 239
Bandwidth Allocation Parameters 239
BandwidthAllocation 240
Packet Blocking Optimisation Parameters 240
enableScatteredReads 240
percentBlockFill 240
maxBlockSize 241
minBlockSize 241
Tag Scan Rate Parameters 242
HighScanRate 242
LowScanRate 242
Advanced Tag Block Capabilities (Invalid Memory Access Blocks defined) 242
Invalid Block Tag Definition Syntax 243
Configuration Notes 244
Write-only Memory 245
Tag Blocking Notes 246
Write-only Tags 246
Waveform Parameters 247
WaveformsDisable 247
WaveformMatchMargin 248
WaveformCheckTime (PM, CM, and Sepam) 248
WaveformZone (Sepam) 248
Sepam Event Reading Parameters 248
EventTable 248
EventIdle 249
Sepam Device Driver INI Configuration Settings 249
MicroLogic Modules Configuration Parameters 249
CCM 250
Module-Specific Packet Blocking Optimisation Settings 250
MicrologicV INI Settings 250
Data Replication Parameters 251
Database root folder path 251
Database root UNC path 251
Replication destination configuration 251
Graphics Library Parameters 251
Maximum number of entries that can be held in Event Log 251
Parameters for Alarm and Event States 252

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Integration Parameters 253

Appendix 3: Additional INI Parameters 254
Quantum PLC Time-Stamped Events 254
Appendix 4: Glossary 255
Appendix 5: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 264
If I don't use PowerLogic drivers, how do I create device profiles? 264
How should we manage categories and subcategories? 264
When should I create a device type rather than device profile? 264
How do we synchronize a new PC with the master Profile Editor PC? 264
What do I do before I add or remove devices in the I/O Device Manager? 264
What are the requirements for device names? 265
How do I troubleshoot device communications issues? 265
How do I use MODBUS communications methods? 266
How can I add more than one device at a time? 266
What are the naming conventions for servers and clusters? 266
How and when do I create users for the Runtime environment? 266
How do I manage projects in the Citect Explorer environment of PowerSCADA Expert? 267
On the Graphics page, what do I need to know about creating genies? 268
How do we customize existing templates? 268
How do I change the default pickup/dropout text for alarms? 269
What can I modify during runtime? 270
Why do the browser navigation buttons not work? 270
What can I set up in logging and archiving? 270
How do I create and configure busbars? 270
What INI parameters should I use for debugging? 271
How do I tune my system for best performance? 272
If a tag is configured, how is it polled in the device? 273
Device popup from a one-line: Why do the fields overlap? 274
Can I change the %CLUSTER% name in the I/O Device Manager? 274
A device can prevent writes to its registers: how do I ensure that writes are successful? 274
How do I prevent PowerSCADA Expert from accidentally making invalid areas in memory available to
reads and writes? 274
How do I create an audit in the Event Log for user logins and logouts? 274
Why am I seeing #COM for circuit breaker status in the genie status page? 275
Why can't I acquire waveforms in the waveform viewer? 275
Why won't the Excel DBF Add-In toolbar install? 276
What causes the "First dbf record" error message? How do I keep it from happening? 276
Why is my device in comms loss? 276
How do I set up select before operate? 276
Index 277

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Introduction
Welcome to the help file for PowerSCADA Expert, v8.1. To navigate through the file,
you can use the search options on the left. Additionally, you can access other related
PowerSCADA Expert help files.

In this section, you will find these topics:

PowerSCADA Expert—A Complete Solution on page 1
Assumptions on page 1
What is SCADA? on page 1
What is PowerSCADA Expert? on page 2
Prepare for PowerSCADA Expert on page 2
Components of a Project on page 2
Configuration Tools on page 2
Runtime Environment on page 3
Supported Device Types and Protocols on page 3
System Requirements and Installation Instructions on page 5
Uninstall and Reinstall PowerSCADA Expert on page 5
Quick Start: Typical Workflow on page 5
IEC 61850 System Setup Workflow on page 8
Get More Information on page 9
Manuals on page 9
Help files on page 9
Customer support on page 9

PowerSCADA Expert—A Complete Solution

The PowerSCADA Expert system provides a complete solution for the monitoring and
control of any electrical distribution network. Using PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting as the engine, this product includes additional tools that
users will use to acquire data from various devices, and then to apply the data for HMI
viewing, alarming, trending, and reporting.

In this section, you will find these topics:

Assumptions on page 1
What is SCADA? on page 1
What is PowerSCADA Expert? on page 2

Assumptions
The person who installs the product will have received training in the entire
PowerSCADA Expert product and will understand the application’s basic functions.

What is SCADA?
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) is a system that collects data from
various points, both local and remote, and then stores the data at a central location.
The system also can control equipment at an installation.

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What is PowerSCADA Expert?

This product includes several tools that use the PowerSCADA Expert engine to collect
information from all PowerLogic devices:
• In the Profile Editor, you create, configure, and modify profiles for device types that
use the same tags (for example, to set up alarms and trends).
• In the I/O Device Manager, you add and modify devices in the PowerSCADA Expert
system.
• In the One-Line Configuration utility, you can review genie configurations, and then
make necessary repairs before you compile your project.
• In the CitectSCADA Graphics Builder (design time mode), you create one-line
drawings, into which you can incorporate objects (genies). Genies are versatile
objects that include variables or other expressions that are specified when you
view the drawing.
• In the CitectSCADA Graphics Builder (runtime mode), users can view the final one-
line drawings, including alarms, events, and history data. With the appropriate
degree of password-controlled authority, users can also perform advanced tasks,
such as changing alarm setpoints and racking devices in and out.

Prepare for PowerSCADA Expert

For a full discussion about preparation for a project, see Plan a Project in the
CitectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert
> v8.1 > bin). This section of the help discusses physical layout, requirements such as
architecture and security, and project design.

Components of a Project
For detailed information about the components that make up a project, see
Components of a project in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files>
Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin). The project components
include graphic components, tags, alarms, system components, communications
components, I/O Server components and Cicode/CitectVBA.

Configuration Tools
Configuration tools consist of:

Profile Editor: Use this tool to select tags to be used by device types (tags must be
consistent with IEC 61850 naming conventions), create device profiles for individual
devices, and create projects that include the device profiles to be used in a single
installation. You can specify real-time tags, PC-based alarm tags, onboard alarm tags,
trend tags, and reset tags to be generated for this device.

I/O Device Manager: Using this tool, you will import device profile information from the
Profile Editor into a project. This tool is simply a means of moving device profile
information into the project and converting it into formats that PowerSCADA Expert can
use.

Citect Explorer: Use Citect Explorer for basic navigation. From here, you also choose
the active project.

Citect Project Editor: Use the Project Editor for entering database-type information,
such as adding clusters and servers, creating new users, and editing tags within
projects.

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Graphics Builder, Design-Time environment: Use the Citect Graphics Builder to

create one-line drawings that users can view in the runtime environment. These
drawings are populated with interactive objects that are generated by genies. You can
also use the graphics tool to set up system alarms and trends.

Runtime Environment
The runtime environment is where the end user views system information. This
environment includes (from the information added in the design-time page) one-line
pages with interactive objects, alarm and event pages, and analysis pages (trends and
waveforms).

Supported Device Types and Protocols

When you install the product, you are prompted to choose the drivers that you will use.
A certain number of generic drivers are installed by default (including PowerLogic
device types), and you are not prompted for them. Device types and protocols
supported in PowerSCADA Expert are:
• Generic MODBUS (includes BCPM and any device, such as a PLC or UPS, that
communicates via MODBUS). When adding a controllable device in the Profile
Editor, such as a circuit breaker, use the “Controllable Device” driver; otherwise,
use the “Generic Power Device” driver. For JBus devices, select Generic JBus
Device.
• Sepam 20, 40, and 80 Range, 2000
• Masterpact MicroLogic 5P and 6P, A, H
• Compact NSX (MicrologicV)
• CM2000
• CM4000 series
• PM650
• PM800 series
• PM5000 series
• PM700 series
• ION protocol devices
• IEC 61850 protocol devices
• IEC 870-5-104
• DNP3
• BCPMA (branch circuit power meter, full feature support)
• CSI SER (Cyber Sciences SER)
• ProTime 100 SER (Monaghan Engineering)

How Do Drivers Work?

The following paragraphs describe driver subscriptions. For each unique tag request
made, the I/O server adds one point to the point count. Tag subscriptions are limited
based on the point count in the license. Exceeding the subscribed point count will
ultimately cause the I/O server to shut down.

Two Subscription Types
There are two different types, one used between the graphics level and I/O server, and
one for polling devices and cache refreshing. The subscription between drivers and
polling devices does not increase point count. Only the subscription that begins at a

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client system and ends up in the I/O server will increase point count. Via this
subscription, requests are sent to the drivers with value changes propagating all the
way back to the client system. The client system could be the display client, alarm
server, trend server and so on. What a driver then chooses to do with the requests—in
terms of coupling this to a physical request to a field device—can differ, depending on
the protocol. Some simple protocols propagate the request straight through to the field
device; others have their own polling scheme to the field device and merely service the
driver requests from a cache.

Subscription Expirations
If a tag is no longer being read, the cache refreshes in this manner: Graphics client
subscriptions are immediately unsubscribed when the graphics page is closed.
Although most drivers release subscriptions if no client is requesting them, the
IOServer is capable of background polling (configurable on a per-device basis). These
tag subscriptions are not released, and the driver still polls them. However, they are not
counted anywhere, because nothing is consuming the data for those tags on the
IOServer. On the other hand, once a subscription goes against the point count, it
remains in the count as long as the project is running.

Expiration is immediate if no clients are subscribed to the tag. An "expiration time-out

value" is not configurable.

Edit Driver Parameters

Certain IEC 61850 devices may have driver parameters associated with them. You can
edit the datasets and report control blocks that will then be exported to PowerSCADA
Expert.

To begin editing driver parameters: from the Create Device Profiles tab, click the
Parameters sub-tab.

To begin editing datasets, click Edit in the DataSets line. Follow instructions in Edit IEC
61850 Datasets on page 48 for help.

To begin editing report control blocks, click Edit in the Report Control Blocks line.
Follow instructions in Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks on page 49 for help.

Problems with Duplicate Devices using PowerLogic Drivers

If you have duplicate devices that use PowerLogic drivers, you will have system
problems. The PowerLogic drivers that are affected are:
• Generic Power Device
• MicroLogic
• MicroLogic A
• CM4000
• PM800
• SEPAM20
• SEPAM40
• SEPAM80

A duplicate device is created when two or more I/O devices in a system communicate
with a single physical device. For this to be true, the I/O devices would have the same
IPaddress, same TCP port, and same MODBUS device address.

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System performance would be affected, and there would be problems with onboard
alarms. More seriously, it could result in a system crash.

System Requirements and Installation Instructions

See the Vijeo Citect Installation and Configuration Guide for a complete discussion of
system requirements and installation instructions. A PDF copy is on the installation
disk.

Uninstall and Reinstall PowerSCADA Expert

Use Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel to uninstall these programs:
• PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting (if you uninstall this, you
also uninstall the Profile Editor)
• PowerSCADA Expert Profile Editor
• Any additional PowerSCADA Expert programs, such as the WebServer, that you
installed

If you uninstall programs after you have already created projects, the project data will
not be deleted. It is in [Project Drive]\Documents and Settings\ All Users\Application
Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting. The
first time you launch the application after you re-install it, it will locate the project data
and re-link it.

Quick Start: Typical Workflow

The following is a brief description of the steps you will take when you create a
(Modbus or non-61850) system. Also, see Typical Workflow Illustration on page 17 for
a flow chart that illustrates the Profile Editor workflow.

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous version, you should run the Migration
Utility. See Use the Migration Utility on page 14.
1. Identify the equipment and devices to be used in the system: List all of the
device types that you will need.
2. Create a system architecture drawing: Indicate how all devices will interrelate.
3. Prepare the network addressing scheme: Define the Ethernet IP address for each
gateway/PLC/CM4000 and the MODBUS slave address devices.
4. Install the hardware: Install the devices and equipment for the system. Create all of
the communications connections that are necessary. Make sure that devices are
set up for the onboard alarms and waveform captures that you want to view from
graphics pages.
5. Set up device type categories and units/conversions in the Profile Editor: Use
the Setup Device Type Categories screen to add categories (an optional feature
that will make it easier to sort device types in the I/O Device Manager). Also use the
Profile Editor to add unit conversions (e.g., watts/megawatts) that are used in
individual installations. Most typical conversions have already been added to the
product. For individual tag conversions, you can also add "exceptions" (mostly used
in WAGES topics).
6. Add/edit device types in the Profile Editor: The device type includes all of the
details that define a device: real-time tags, alarm tags, trend tags, resets, and
controls. Use the Define Device Type Tags tab to add and edit device types, create
custom tags, and to assign tags to device types. Although the device type includes
all of the information we know about a device, the device profile (see step 8)

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includes only the specific tags that are needed for that device in a customer’s
installation.
7. (optional) Edit tag addresses in the Profile Editor: As needed, add or edit the
address attributes of individual tags for a single device type. This includes such
items as the number of registers used by the tag, bitmasking, and logic code.
8. Create device profiles in the Profile Editor: The profile is a subset of the device
type’s functionality. Use the Create Device Profile tab to create a device profile;
select only the tags required for a customer. On this tab and the related Add/Edit
Device Profile screen, you also specify tags to be used for onboard waveform
captures, PC-based alarms, and trends.
9. Create and configure a project in Citect Explorer: From Citect Explorer, add a
new project. From the Project Editor page, add at least one cluster and network
address, and the servers that will be used (alarm, report, I/O, and trend). Set
'Publish Alarm properties' to TRUE when setting up the alarm server (expand the
screen by pressing F2). This must be set; otherwise you will not be able to edit
while in the setpoints page.
10. Create a corresponding project in the Profile Editor: In the Set Up Projects tab,
select the device profiles for the devices that are included in the project created in
the previous step. Add the project to the Profile Editor, using the same name you
created in the previous step. To view the list of projects that have already been
created, click the Display Projects button (on the Add/Edit Project screen):

Each profile will include all of the device attributes that you have set up in earlier
steps.
11. Export devices from the Profile Editor: From the Set Up Projects tab, choose a
single project and click Export Project to convert device tags into a format usable
within PowerSCADA Expert, and to move them to the location where they can be
imported into PowerSCADA Expert.
12. Use the I/O Device Manager to add devices to PowerSCADA Expert.
NOTE: To use the one-line graphics, you must add a memory device called zOL to
the project. See One-Line Device (zOL) on page 117. This device is included by
default in the Default_Starter project, which you should use when creating your first
project.
Use the I/O Device Manager wizard to add the exported devices one at a time; or
use a .CSV file to add multiple devices. You will need device networking
information for this step.
13. Compile and correct errors in PowerSCADA Expert: Note: It is always a good
idea to pack before you compile (Project Editor > File > Pack). To compile the
project, click Compile, located at the top of the Project Editor:

Then correct any errors and note any warnings.

14. Create graphics in the Citect Graphics Builder: Use the Graphics Builder (the
design time environment) to create one-line diagrams that incorporate icons and
objects for the user to read information from the system. You will use this feature to
add genies that, when launched from the runtime environment, provide real-time
system information.
15. Use the Menu Configuration tool to set up the appearance of the runtime
environment. The Menu Configuration tool creates/edits the pagemenu.dbf file,
which controls the appearance of tabs and menus for a specific project in the

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runtime environment. Access it via the Citect Project Editor (System > Menu
Configuration). You can copy and paste the pagemenu.dbf file from the PLS_
Example project to your own project; or you can configure your own template from
scratch.
16. Add at least one user in the Citect Project Editor. From the Users window
(System > Users), add at least one user to the project.
17. To configure : Click Tools > One-Line Configuration to launch. Use the
configuration utility to validate the project one-line, and to configure the project for
animation.
NOTE: Each time you make a change to the one-line, after the system is set up, you
need to run the configuration utility again to update the one-line. See One-Line
Flowchart on page 115.
18. Compile (File > Compile), then run the project: Compile the project:

Then correct any errors and note any warnings. Run the project:

Each time you add genies to a project, you need to associate them with devices,
and then compile and run again.
19. Run the Computer Setup Wizard. This wizard, located in Project Editor > Tools >
Computer Setup Wizard, customizes your computer for use with PowerSCADA
Expert. To run the wizard, click:

Ensure that a startup function is defined. You must call PLS_StartAdvOneLine () on

all machines where the zOL device is running. (See One-Line Device (zOL) on
page 117 for information about the zOL device).
NOTE: When running the Computer Setup Wizard, do not change the startup page
(leave the ini settings as <default>) Changing the startup page at this point will
result in navigation problems.
NOTE: If you choose Multi-Process (Server and Control Client), you must also
choose Networked (connect to other SCADA computers) at the
following screen. Otherwise, reporting functionality may be affected.
20. Set up reporting, Live View tables, and Rapid Access Labels: Add any
reports and report configurations that you want (see Use Basic Reports on page
169). Add any Live View views that you want (see Use LiveView on page 182). If
desired, set up rapid access labels (see Rapid Access Labels on page 200).
21. Test the system: Verify that the runtime environment objects all operate correctly,
that the system is recording data and that all alarms and waveforms function.
Ensure that all commands are tested and verified.

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WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
• Ensure that all commands are being correctly interpreted by each device.
• Verify that the device is physically locked out/tagged out before performing
work on it or any downstream equipment.
• Also consider the possibility of communications loss that could yield false read-
ings.
• Ensure that all safety regulations and procedures have been followed before
you work on the equipment.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

IEC 61850 System Setup Workflow

These are the basic steps you need to follow to set up an IEC 61850 device in your
project.
1. List all of the SCL files (ICD, CID) for the IEC 61850 devices in your installation. ICD
files are preferred. Pay special attention to data concentrated devices (for example,
the G3200 with multiple devices communicating through it; see G3200 Device
Setup on page 53).
2. Import the first ICD file into the Profile Editor (see Import Filter Screen on page 64).
a. Create the device type.
b. Match or verify tags for PowerSCADA Expert.
c. Complete the import.
3. Create a device profile for the IEC 61850 device type (see Add an IEC 61850
Device to a Project on page 98).
a. If needed, add/edit datasets and report control blocks (see Edit IEC 61850
Datasets on page 48 and Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks on page 49).
b. Select the appropriate tags for PowerSCADA Expert to monitor for this device.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for additional ICD files.
5. Create a Profile Editor project, adding the device profiles. Configure as needed.
6. Export to PowerSCADA Expert, and to SCL.
— PowerSCADA Expert creates the equipment.profiles file for the I/O Device
Manager.
— SCL will create an IID file for the profile. If newly added datasets and/or report
control blocks are to be used, this IID file is required for step 7. Otherwise, you
can use the original ICD file.
7. Use the appropriate IEC 61850 configuration tool for the device to configure a CID
file from the ICD/IID file. Then download it to the device.
8. Create the project.
a. From within PowerSCADA Expert, add a new project.
b. Add the appropriate clusters, networks, and servers.
9. Using the I/O Device Manager, add your devices to PowerSCADA Expert.
When you are prompted for the SCL file, use the CID file you created in step 7.
For more information, see Add an IEC 61850 Device to a Project on page 98.
10. Compile and run the project.

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Get More Information

For additional information, use one of these options:
Manuals on page 9
Help files on page 9
Customer support on page 9

Manuals
In addition to this System Integrator’s Guide, there are these additional documents that
may provide helpful information:
• Vijeo Citect Installation Guide: a PDF copy is on the installation disk
• Release Notes: located on the installation disk, this file includes information
specific to this release of the product
• Readme file: located on the installation disk, this file also includes late-breaking
information about this release

Help files
In addition to the help file released with this product, there are several related help
files. They are located in the PowerSCADA Expert Bin folder: \Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting\Bin).

Customer support
The following is the contact information for customer support:

Schneider Electric

35, rue Joseph Monier

CS 30323

F - 92506 Rueil Malmaison Cedex

www.schneider-electric.com

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Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers

Follow these steps to add the network address, which consists of at least one cluster,
servers, and the related IP address. Each project must have at least one cluster, a
network address, and one of each type of server that will be used. Clusters are used to
logically and/or physically separate the servers in a system. Having multiple clusters
on a large project (called scalability) helps maintain system performance.
1. From the Citect Explorer screen, display the project: In the upper left corner of the
screen, choose the project from the drop-down menu.
2. From the Project Editor screen, click Servers > Clusters.
3. At the Cluster screen, type the cluster name.
To be able to communicate with system devices, its name must be between two
and 16 characters, no spaces. It must be unique to the project.
If there is only one cluster, the system automatically chooses it for a project. If there
are multiple clusters, you have to select the one you want.
4. If desired, type a description in the Comment field.
This field can be used for translation purposes. See Enter Copy for Translation on
page 13 for more information.
5. Click Add.
The new cluster name displays in the window.
6. Close the Cluster window.
If a cluster already exists, you can add a new one: with the existing name
displayed, click Replace to create a duplicate of the existing one; overwrite the
name of the one you just added and click Add to save the new name. Both clusters
will be in the system. To view all of the clusters added to this project, use the scroll
bar on the right side of the window.
7. Still on the Citect Explorer screen, click Servers > Network Addresses.
Adding network servers enables you to handle data from large installations, and to
use multiple servers.
8. At the Network Addresses screen, type a name for the network server; then enter
the IP address for this server. This is the address that all of the servers in this
project will use. If the servers are on the local machine, you can use the loopback
address (127.0.0.1).
The Comment field can be used for translation purposes. See Enter Copy for
Translation on page 13 for more information.
9. Click Add, then exit the screen to save the server name.
10. Note the name so that you can re-use it for the remaining servers.
11. To add an alarm server, click Servers > Alarm Servers.
12. At the Alarm Servers screen:
— At the Cluster Name screen, choose the cluster you will use for this server.
— At the Network Addresses field, choose the network name that you added for
this system.
— In the Mode field, specify whether this server is primary or standby. The standby
server acts as a backup, providing redundancy in case the primary server goes
down.
— In the Port field, enter the port number to which this server will listen. If you are
running only one alarm server, leave the field blank (the default port number will
be used).

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— In the Extended Memory drop-down box, choose whether the alarm server
operates in extended memory mode (64 bit).
An additional set of prompts displays when you “expand” the screen. To
expand, click F2 when the Alarm Servers screen is active. You can used these
fields to determine how often alarm data will be archived. See the
citectscada.chm file for more information.
— Click Add to save the new alarm server. Exit the window.
13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 for other server types that you need to add.
NOTE: When you delete a cluster, you must also click File > Pack to completely
delete it from the system.
14. Click File > Compile.
15. If there are errors and/or warnings after the page is compiled:
a. At each error, click GoTo, which opens the location where the error has
occurred.
b. Using the information in the error message, correct the error.
c. After all errors are addressed, re-compile to verify that the errors are removed.
For additional information, click Help at the error screen.

When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster
If you need to add more than two I/O servers to a cluster, you need to define a
redundant I/O device called NetworkTagsDev for each of the servers. If you do not do
this, you can lose device status information during runtime.

If the cluster includes only one or two I/O servers, the I/O devices are automatically
added when you add the cluster during I/O Device Manager configuration (see Add the
Cluster, Network Address, and Servers on page 10). If a system has more than two I/O
servers in a cluster, you must manually add the NetworkTagsDev I/O device for the
remaining servers (after the first pair).

To create the board, port, and NetworkTagsDev I/O device, ensure the following:
• all redundant NetworkTagsDev I/O devices have the same number
• the Startup Mode field is set to Standby; do this for all standby NetworkTagsDev I/O
devices, including the one created by the I/O Device Manager
• the Equipment field is set to <Cluster>_NetworkTagsDev

The field values for the forms in each of the I/O servers should be:

Boards Form
Board Name: <any unique name> (suggestion: BOARDy_SVRz)
Board Type: DISKXML
Address: 0
Leave everything else blank.

Ports Form
Port Name: <any unique name> (suggestion: PORTx_BOARDy_SVRz)
Port Number: <any unique number within the I/O server> (suggestion: x)
Board Name: <use the board name defined above>
Leave everything else blank.

I/O Devices Form
Name: NetworkTagsDev

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Number: <same number as the one defined in the corresponding device>

Address: NetworkTagsDev
Protocol: DISKXML
Port Name: <use the port name defined above>
Startup Mode: Standby
Equipment: <Cluster> _NetworkTagsDev
Leave everything else blank.

Notes:
• Startup Mode is only visible when in extended form mode (press F2 to toggle
between simple form mode and extended form mode, while in the I/O device form).
• The Equipment field is hidden by default. To change it to visible, open units.dbf (in
the project folder) in Excel.
• If the system has one or two I/O servers per cluster, the startup mode of the standby
NetworkTagsDev I/O device could be set to StandbyWrite in the I/O Device
Manager. If the system has more than two I/O servers per cluster, the startup mode
of all standby NetworkTagsDev I/O devices must be set to Standby.
One side effect of this is that, when the system switches to a redundant I/O server,
affected devices will momentarily lose communication as the system transitions to
the redundant server.
• If the primary and redundant alarms servers are synchronizing, data will be slow to
display in the Alarm Log and Events Log.

Port Names
The I/O Device Manager does not take into account that multiple projects might be
'linked together' via a global include project. For instance, it does not allow you to
specify a unique port name and port number, such that they will not conflict with other
projects.

There are three possibilities:

• Protocols that support port name changes: includes Generic TCP and MODBUS
TCP
• Protocols that support re-use of ports only: see the table below for protocols and
settings that need to match
• Protocols that do not support port name changes: all protocols not mentioned
above

The table below shows the settings that must match between the protocols for that
column. For example, if you combine two generic serial protocols or a generic serial
with a DNP3 via serial, all of the checked items need to match between them.

DNP3 via TCP/IP,

IEC 60870-5-104
Generic Serial, MODBUS RTU
via TCP/IP,
DNP3 via Serial via Serial
MODBUS RTU via
Gateway

Board Type X X X
I/O Server Name X X X
Port Number X X
Baud Rate X X

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DNP3 via TCP/IP,

IEC 60870-5-104
Generic Serial, MODBUS RTU
via TCP/IP,
DNP3 via Serial via Serial
MODBUS RTU via
Gateway

Data Bits X X
Stop Bits X X
Parity X X
IP Address X
Network Port Number X
All attached I/O devices must use the
X X
same protocol.

Using the Port Settings page in the wizard, you can name ports. See Define One I/O
Device in a Project on page 91 for more information.

Enter Copy for Translation

There are several “description” or “comment” fields throughout this tool. These fields
can be used to create copy for translation purposes. If you type a Comment in this
format:

@(XXX), where XXX = the copy that is to be translated,

the copy you typed in the comment field is added to the default language, named
English.DBF. After the project is compiled, this file is located in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting\User\[your project]. English.dbf contains terms that will be
translated from English.

To create another language file for translation, set the Citect.ini parameter [Language]
LocalLanguage to the specified language, then re-compile. So, for example, if you set
this parameter to French, a French.dbf file is created in the project folder when you
compile. You can then enter the translated text in the LOCAL field of the file. Repeat
this same step for each additional language file you want in this project.

After translation, there will be an additional .dbf file for each translated language. At
runtime, the user will be able to choose the .dbf file that is to be used in the display,
thus changing the language used in the display.

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Use the Migration Utility

The migration utility allows you to migrate previous versions of PowerSCADA Expert to
the current version. You only need to run this utility one time. The table below
describes the changes that will be made.
1. Before you run the migration utility, back up your system.
2. If necessary, restore the project that you want to migrate (use the Restore function
from the Tools menu in Citect Explorer).
3. Launch the Migration Tool in Citect (Citect Explorer > Tools > Migration Tool).
4. From the Citect Migration 7.40 window, select the options shown below:

5. Click Migrate.
When the migration is complete, an information window displays information about
what was converted or upgraded, and where the resulting log file is stored.
6. Launch the PowerSCADA Migration Utility (Citect Project Editor > Tools >
PowerSCADA Migration Tool).

7. From the Master.dbf Location drop down list, choose the location for the Master.dbf.
8. From the Select Project drop down list, choose the project that you are migrating.
9. In the bottom section. check the boxes for the elements you want to update in the
runtime database (see table below for descriptions).

NOTE: The items with asterisks will be updated in the Equipment.profiles file at
every migration. When you check an item with an asterisk, it will also update the
Profile so that future information added to it will be in sync with the current version.
So, for example, if you run the migration and check "Update Variable Tag Names,"
future variable tags will be correctly formatted for the current version.

10. Click Migrate.

11. Verify that you have backed up the project, then click Yes.
12. If there is already a PageMenu.dbf file that is creating a menu for your graphics
pages, you see a message telling you that the PageMenu.dbf is not empty. Click
Yes to override this file, which overwrites the menu, leaving it blank.Click No to
retain the menu for version 8.1.

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Element Description Changes

v7.30 and earlier:

This causes digital tags in PowerSCADA Expert

Update Digital Tag This option will update all DIGITAL
to display without decimals ("1" or "0," but not
Format tags in Variable.dbf to FORMAT "##."
"1.000."

Previously, some device-specific

Update Alarm and tags were renamed to fit a generic Check this box to rename all new convention
Variable Tag naming convention for version 7.40. names. For example, the old "Sepam Not Reset"
Names This option renames all existing tags is now "Generic Not Reset."
to the new convention names.

v7.20 and earlier:

TagPrefix field added. It is now used to build

tags.
Equipment Name, which was used to
Populate Tag build tag names, is now the If the TagPrefix field is empty, IODevice name is
Prefix-Equip.dbf equipment hierarchy name (can no used to populate Tag Prefix. If IODevice name is
longer be used to build tag names) also empty (in a composite device),
EquipmentName is used IF there are no periods
in the name.

The Parent field (previously used to

Populate The Composite field replaces the Parent field.
determine the parent piece of
Composite Field - The Composite field will display the Parent field
equipment) has been removed from
Equip.dbf information, if applicable.
the .dbf file.

The Cicode function StrToLocal no

longer allows partially translated text.
For example, in @(Protection),2, All custom fields in alarm tags will remove the ID
Fix Metadata "Protection" must be translated. part (1-8) of the field, IF the translation identifier
ID Compiler
Also, "2" is the metadata ID; in all is present. Thus, in @(Protection), 2 the "2" is
Warnings
custom fields (1-8) of all alarm tags, removed; it will be changed to @(Protection).
the ID part of the field must be
removed.

When migration is complete, a summary screen lists the results of the

migration, including updates and errors. The following is an example:

13. Before you begin to use the migrated project, pack the Citect databases and
compile the project (from the Citect Project Editor, click File > Pack; then click File
> Compile).

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The Profile Editor

This section describes how to use the Profile Editor to create device type tags, and
then to use these tags as building blocks for device types. Secondly, there are
instructions for creating device profiles for unique devices. Finally, there are
instructions for creating projects for each installation or customer.

In this section, you will find these topics:

Overview of the Profile Editor on page 17
Typical Workflow Illustration on page 17
Launch the Profile Editor on page 21
Add Engineering Unit Templates, Units, and Conversions on page 23
Define Device Types and Tags on page 27
Device Type Screens and Workflow on page 27
Print the .CSV File on page 33
Add Custom Tags and Tag Addresses on page 35
Add, Edit, or Delete a Device Type on page 30
Edit Tag Addresses on page 38
Edit Generic Tag Addresses on page 43
Edit Functional Addresses on page 35
Create Device Profiles on page 43
Enable Waveforms on page 43
View Device Profiles on page 43
Add Edit or Delete Device Profile on page 45
Edit IEC 61850 Datasets on page 48
Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks on page 49
IEC 61850 System Setup Workflow on page 8
Create Data Concentrator Device
G3200 Device Setup on page 53
Set Up Projects in the Profile Editor on page 55
Project Screens and Workflow on page 55
The Set Up Projects Tab on page 56
Add, Edit, or Delete a Project on page 57
Create a Composite Device Type
Edit and Delete Information in a Project on page 58
Customize Tag Names on page 58
Import and Export Project Files on page 59
Tag Types on page 69
Customize Tag Names on page 58
IEC 61850 Tag Construction on page 69
Define an Enumeration on page 71
Format Code Definitions on page 71
Logic Codes on page 74

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Overview of the Profile Editor

The Profile Editor is a multiple-screen application that allows you to perform four basic
tasks: create device types, create device profiles, and set up projects.

Use the Define Device Type Tags tab and its screens to add and edit information for
real-time, onboard alarm, control and reset tags and to create and edit device types.
See Define Device Types and Tags on page 27 for complete instructions.

Use the Create Device Profiles tab and its screens to add and edit individual profiles
for specific devices. A device profile is a subset of the possible variable tags, alarm
tags, and trend tags for a particular device type. See Create Device Profiles on page
43 for complete instructions.

Use the Set Up Project tab and its screens to bring together all of the system attributes
for a single customer or installation. For example, the customer installation will include
a certain combination of device profiles (depending on the devices installed at the
site). The project allows a specific unit template to be applied, converting units (such as
watts) into units used by the customer (such as megawatts). This causes tags to display
in the converted format. Projects also allow you to rename tags to suit a customer’s
needs (for example, Current A could be renamed to Current Phase A). See Set Up
Projects in the Profile Editor on page 55 for complete instructions.

This product uses the IEC61850 tag-naming convention to create tags that measure
device quantities. Although most of the tags you will use are already entered into the
system, you can add custom tags. For more information, see Tag Types on page 69.

Typical Workflow Illustration

The following four flow charts illustrate the use of the Profile Editor. The first illustration
provides an overview, and the following illustrations show:
• creating/editing a device type
• creating/editing a device profile
• creating/editing unit templates

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Create/Edit Device Type

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Create/Edit Device Profile

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Create/Edit Unit Templates

Launch the Profile Editor

To launch the Profile Editor, click Start > Programs > Schneider Electric >
PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting > Config Tools > Profile Editor.
The Profile Editor screen displays with the Define Device Tags tab selected. There are
two other tabs, used to create device type profiles and projects.

Locked and Custom Icons

Two icons may appear to the right of the Add/Edit button on some screens: the locked
icon and the custom icon.

The Locked Icon :

This icon indicates that the selected file (e.g., device type, profile, or project) cannot be
edited. All standard device types (for example, Circuit Monitor 4000, MicroLogic Type
P, Power Meter 800) are automatically locked; they cannot be unlocked.

To lock a device type that you create, follow these steps:

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1. From the Define Device Type Tags screen, click Add/Edit.

2. On the Add/Edit Device Type screen, you can choose Create New, Create From, or
Edit Existing.
3. Enter the new device information, or select the device to be edited.
4. To lock the device, check the box named Lock This Device Type.
5. Click Save & Exit to save the “lock” and exit the screen.

After you lock a device type, you cannot unlock it. However, you can restore it in this
manner: Copy the locked device type (Create From on the Add/Edit Device Type
screen), then save the copy with a new name.

The Custom Icon :

This icon indicates that a device type or profile is user-created. It may have been
created new, created from an existing device type or profile, or created by editing an
unlocked custom device type or profile.

Set the Screen Resolution

Depending on the screen resolution you use, some of the Profile Editor screens may
take up the entire viewing area. We recommend that you use at least 1024 x 768
resolution.

Options are:

Setting Resolution (height x width)

VGA 640 x 480

SVGA 800 x 600

XGA 1024 x 768

SXGA 1280 x 1024

WUXGA 1920 x 1200

User user-defined height and width

You can also auto-hide the taskbar to provide more room.

Profile Editor Main Menu Options

The main menu options (File and Settings) on each of the major tabs of the Profile
Editor are described below.

Field Name/Valid Entries Comments

File > Save Saves any current changes.

Creates .CSV file of basic tag data. Store the file in a folder you
File > Create CSV file
designate. Can be viewed in Excel.

Displays a print preview of all of the tags for this device type. You can
File > Print Tag Selections
then print the spreadsheet.

You can import projects from other instances of the Profile Editor. These
must be PLS or ICD files.
File > Import
To begin importing, click File > Import. For ,more information, see Import
and Export Project Files on page 59.

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You can export a PLS or ICD file to be used in another instance of the
Profile Editor, or to be used as a backup.
File > Export
To begin exporting, click File > Import. For ,more information, see Import
and Export Project Files on page 59

Settings > Display Advanced

Causes additional “advanced information” columns to display.
Properties

Settings > Remove Import You can delete any import template that has been added to the project. To
Templates add import templates, see Using Import Templates on page 68.

Displays the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen. See Set Up Custom Tags on
Settings > Set Up Custom Tags
page 36 for a description of this screen.

Settings > Set Up Device Type Displays the Set Up Device Type Categories. See Set Up Device Type
Categories Categories on page 33 for a description of this screen.

Displays the Set Up Engineering Unit Templates screen. Click Set Up

Settings > Set Up Engineering Unit
Engineering Templates and Select Conversions on page 23 for a
Templates
description of this screen.

Displays the Set Up Trend Definitions screen. Click Set Up Trend

Settings > Set Up Trend Definitions
Intervals on page 47 for more information.

Add Engineering Unit Templates, Units, and Conversions

An engineering unit is a part of a tag. Use engineering unit templates to simplify the
conversion between base units and their conversions (such as inches to centimetres)
and to provide consistency in recording data in reports and on-screen viewing. For
example, in one project you might want to see amperes reported as kiloamps. In
another, you might want to see amperes as milliamps. You will use the Units screens to
determine the conversion for standard units and custom units (tied to custom tags) that
you create.

You can also create templates to organize user-created unit/conversion pairs. Each
template will include all of the predefined engineering units and conversions, as well
as the ones you assign to it. These templates can then be used in system projects (see
the Set Up Project tab for creating projects).

In this section, you can learn about:

Set Up Engineering Templates and Select Conversions on page 23
Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26

Set Up Engineering Templates and Select Conversions

Use the Set Up Engineering Unit Templates screen when you want to add, edit, or
delete an engineering unit template, or to make changes to how the unit is reported.

To view the Set Up Engineering Units screen, click Settings > Set Up Engineering Unit
Templates. The following table describes the parts of the Set Up Engineering Unit
Templates screen (it assumes that Display ‘Advanced’ Fields is checked). When you
have finished making change, click Save & Exit.

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Field
Valid Entries Comments
Name

Create New Click to begin creating a new engineering unit template.

Click to create an engineering units template that is based on an

Create From
existing template.

Template Only available if you have added a template.

Options box Edit Existing
Click to edit an engineering unit or its conversion.

Only available if you have added a template.

Delete Click to begin deleting an engineering unit and its conversion. You
cannot delete a locked template.

From the drop-down menu, This field is live only when Create From is chosen as the option.
Unit
select the template you The new template will initially include all of the units/conversions of
Template to
wish to copy, in order to the original; but you can add units and change the conversion
Create From
create a new template. settings.

This field is blank if you

selected Create New or
Create From; type the
name of the new template.
A name displays if you When creating a new template or creating from an existing
Unit have selected a template template, type the name of the new template.
Template to edit; you can change the
Name name. To change the name of an existing template, choose it from the
A name displays, but it is Unit Template to Delete menu, then change the name here.
greyed out if you selected a
template to delete.
Click Save to save the
changes you make.

Click to prevent the

Lock this The only way to “edit” a locked template is to delete it, and add
template from being edited
Template back a new one with the edits entered.
in the future.

You only need this if you want to delete a template that is

Display Live only when in “Edit”
associated with a project. Note the projects that display in the list,
Associated mode. Displays all projects
then go to the Set Up Project tab. For each project that you noted,
Projects that use this template.
change the unit template.

Check this box to display

Display
additional columns of Unchecked: displays the unit and its abbreviation only. Checked:
‘Advanced’
information about the displays also the conversion, and its abbreviation and multiplier.
Fields
template.

Default Units Subtab

Use this subtab to manage unit templates and to add global changes to a unit.

Many standard units are pre-defined; they cannot be edited or

Base Unit n/a deleted. To add a unit or edit a user-created unit, see Add or Edit a
Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26.

Added for the unit when the selected unit was created. To edit a
Abbreviation n/a user-created unit, see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or
Conversion on page 26.

Many conversions are pre-defined. To add or edit a conversion

Click the down arrow to unit, see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on
Selected display and select the page 26.
Unit preferred conversion for
the unit. Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversions must be handled
by editing Cicode (Citect.ini).

This is abbreviation for the selected unit. When the Selected Unit is
Abbreviation n/a
changed, this field changes accordingly.

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Field
Valid Entries Comments
Name

Added for the unit and for the conversion when the base unit was
created. Pre-defined units/conversions cannot be changed. To edit
Multiplier n/a
a user-created unit, see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or
Conversion on page 26.

Used for units that have more than one scale. For example, for
Offset n/a temperature, if the base is degree Celsius, and you want to offset
to Fahrenheit, you would type 32 here (and 1.8 in the multiplier).

Add/Edit Click to display the Use that screen to add units/conversions, or to edit user-created
Units button Add/Edit Units screen. units/conversions.

Unit Exceptions Subtab

Use this tab to apply "exceptions" for individual tags, changing the way the unit is reported for the tag(s). This is
most commonly used for WAGES tags.

Choose an individual tag or

Tags This tag will be reported with the new settings.
tag subgroup.

1. From the dropdown list,

1. If you choose Apply Unit Conversion, the tag will be reported
choose the unit you want to
according the unit you select. For example, if you want to report Air
use for this tag/tag group.
Volume in gallons, rather than cubic meters, choose "gallon" from
the Select Unit dropdown list.
2. Click the radio button for
Options the exception to be made.

3. Either double-click the

2. Click "Apply Unit Conversion" to convert and report the tag
tag, or click the right arrow
according to the unit you selected. Click "Apply Unit Name Only" to
to move it to the Exception
add the unit name to it, but not convert it, when it is reported.
list.

You can check or uncheck tags here, changing them from one
Exception conversion option to the other. When you uncheck a tag, you do
Review your changes.
List not remove it, you change it from being converted to simply being
reported according the unit you selected.

Apply Conversions
Use this screen to apply unit conversions to a template. To add a new conversion, see
Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26.

To apply a conversion:
1. From the main window of the Profile Editor, click Settings > Set Up Engineering Unit
Templates.
2. Click Edit Existing, then select the template for which you want to select unit
conversions.
3. In the Selected Unit column, click the down arrow and select the conversion you
want to use. Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversions are handled by offsets
(see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26).
4. Repeat step 3 for all units that you want to change.
5. Click Save to save the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Delete a Template
You cannot delete either the standard template or a locked template.

To delete a template:

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1. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, click Settings > Set Up Engineering Unit
Templates.
2. Click the Delete radio button, on the left, to delete a template.
3. Choose the template from the drop-down list.
4. Click Delete, on the right, to delete the selected template. At the Confirm Delete
prompt. click Yes.

Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion

Use the Add/Edit Units screen to add, edit, or delete base units and conversion units
for custom tags. You cannot make any changes to predefined units (those that are
greyed out).

Click Settings > Set Up Engineering Unit Templates. At the Set Up Engineering Units
screen, choose the template you want to edit, and click Add/Edit Units. The following
table describes the fields of the Add/Edit Units screen. Instructions for editing and
deleting units are after the table.

Field Name Valid Entries Comments

n/a for pre-defined All base engineering units and their conversions
units/conversions (greyed display. Greyed-out items are predefined; they
Unit Conversions out) cannot be edited or deleted. Note that predefined
Select user-created units to units can have custom conversions, which are
begin edits. editable.

Click to begin adding a new The Base Unit and Base Unit Abbreviation fields
Add Base
base unit. become live.

The Base Unit field displays the unit you highlighted;

Click to begin adding a
Add Conversion the Conversion Unit, Conversion Abbreviation, and
conversion to a base unit.
Multiplier fields become live.

Edit Unit/ Click to either edit a custom

These buttons are live when you select a custom
unit/conversion, or to delete
Delete Unit unlocked unit.
it.

When editing a
unit/conversion, select the
unit from this drop-down Used in the Profile Editor only; not passed to projects
Base Unit menu. for graphics viewing.
When adding a new base
unit, type the name.

Type the abbreviation for the If there is no conversion, this is passed to projects
Base Unit Abbreviation
selected base unit. for viewing graphics.

Type the name of the Becomes live only when you highlight a unit.
conversion unit, such as
Conversion Unit
milliamps, when amps is the Used in the Profile Editor only; not passed to projects
base unit. for graphics viewing.

Type the abbreviation for the

Conversion Abbreviation This is passed to projects for viewing graphics.
conversion unit.

Use this field to determine

the number of base units
that are in the conversion Example: There are 1,000 bytes in a kilobyte; so, the
unit. conversion unit multiplier is 1000, If you have 17.3
Multiplier
kB,
Type the multiplier “M,” 17.3 x 1,000 = 17300 bytes
where Conversion Unit x M =
Base Unit.

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Example: If degrees Celsius is the base unit, and

Use this field to determine a you are creating a conversion unit for Fahrenheit,
Offset
numeric offset. you would enter a multiplier of 1.8 and an offset of
32.

Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion

Changes are global, for all templates. You cannot change any predefined engineering
units/conversions (greyed out).

To edit a unit or conversion:

1. To edit the unit: With the base unit highlighted, click Edit Unit. You can edit the base
unit and base unit abbreviation. Click OK to save the changes.
2. To edit a conversion: With the conversion highlighted, click Edit Unit. You can edit
the conversion unit, abbreviation, and multiplier. Click Save to save the changes or
click Save & Exit to save the changes and close the screen.

Delete a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion

Deletions are global, for all templates. You cannot delete units any predefined
units/conversions (greyed out).

To delete a unit or conversion:

1. To delete a unit: With the base unit highlighted, click Delete Unit. At the Confirm
Delete prompt, click Yes. Click OK to close the screen.
2. To delete a conversion: With the conversion highlighted, click Delete Unit. At the
Confirm Delete prompt, click Yes. Click Save & Exit to save the changes and close
the screen.

Define Device Types and Tags

The Define Device Type Tags tab and its related screens are used to define device-
related data: custom tags, device types, and base units/conversions. You will use
several screens to add and manage this data.

To access these screens, click the Define Device Type Tags tab on the main Profile
Editor screen.

In this section, you can learn about:

Device Type Screens and Workflow on page 27
Use the Define Device Type Tags Tab on page 28
Add, Edit, or Delete a Device Type on page 30
Print the .CSV File on page 33
Set Up Device Type Categories on page 33
Edit Functional Addresses on page 35

Device Type Screens and Workflow

On the Define Device Type Tags tab, follow these general steps to add tags and
devices to your system:
1. To manage the units and unit conversions that you will use (such as amperes into
milliamperes), see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26.
2. To manage the tags you will use, see Define Device Types and Tags on page 27.

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3. To add and edit custom tags, see Add Custom Tags and Tag Addresses on page
35.
4. To add or edit device types, see Add, Edit, or Delete a Device Type on page 30.
5. To establish device type categories and subcategories, used in reporting, see Print
the .CSV File on page 33.
6. To edit tag addresses, see Edit Tag Addresses on page 38.

The PowerSCADA Expert system uses the IEC61850 tag naming convention. For
information about the types of IEC61850 tags and their configuration, see Tag Types
on page 69.

Use the Define Device Type Tags Tab

The Define Device Type Tags tab displays device types and the tags that may be
associated each device type. This includes real-time, onboard alarm, control, and reset
tags. Most of the fields on this tab are read only (they can be changed on other
screens). The following table describes this tab. The tags listed assume that Advanced
Properties has been checked. Not all elements appear on every sub-tab.

Field Name/Valid Entries Comments

Each device type includes a different number of tag categories, which

Device Type Name/Select the device also changes the list of tags that display.
type. The device list includes the default device types, as well as any that
have been created for this system.

Provides a means of adding new device types and editing custom

Add/Edit button/Click to open the device types (user-created device types that are not locked). Also
Add/Edit Device Type screen. provides a means of adding new custom tags and editing existing
tags.

Locked/Custom icons:
Locked icon indicates that the list of selected tags cannot be edited.
Custom icon indicates that the device type was created by a user.
See Locked and Custom Icons on page 21 for complete information.

Tag groups (left-hand pane)

Each tag belongs to a group. The group is determined when the
device is added to the system. For custom tags, this is on the
Add/Edit Custom Tags screen. Tags for standard device types are
pre-determined and cannot be changed.)

Select a tag group; the tags included in Note: If a tag group displays in red copy, there is at least one address
that group display on the right. that is not valid for the tag to which it is assigned. To correct this
issue, click the tag group, ensure that Display Advanced Properties is
selected, then scroll down through the tags in the right-hand column.
The tags that have invalid addresses will have the “Edit...” displayed
in red. Click this field to open the Edit Address page; correct the errors
in the address.

Tag tabs: Real Time, OnBoard Alarm, Control, and Reset

Click a tab to view the tags of that type that are included for the selected device type.
If the device type is not locked, you can use the Add/Edit Device Type screen to edit the list of tags.

This is the tag name, hard-coded for standard tags. For custom tags:
Tag Description (all tag types)/Display
The name is from the Tag Name field in the Add/Edit Custom Tags
only
screen.

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Lists the abbreviation, added when creating the engineering unit

Units/Display only
template.

Tag name that conforms to IEC61850 standard. See Tag Types on

IEC Tag Name/Display only
page 69 for more information.

Type (Real Time only)/Display only Displays the data type chosen when the tag was created.

Address (not Control tags)/ Displays the address information for this tag, including elements such
as type of register, number of registers, and scaling and bitmasking
To edit, click the Edit Address link.
data. Tag Types on page 69 for a detailed description of address
construction.

For a control with one command, writing a 1 to the tag will cause the
command to occur. (This option is greyed out.)

Normally Closed (Control tags only)/ For a control with two commands that is either static or normally
open, writing a 1 to the tag will cause the first command to occur;
Check the box to invert the functionality writing a 0 will cause the second to occur. (Checkbox not checked.)
of the control. See description.
For a control with two commands that is normally closed, writing a 1
to the tag will cause the second command to occur; writing a 0 will
cause the first command to occur. (Checkbox checked.)

Provides the means of changing the elements of an unlocked real-

Edit Addr/Click to display Edit Address time tag address (for example, the number of registers, their
screen. (Real Time and Onboard Alarm numbers, and whether they are consecutive).
only)
See Edit Tag Addresses on page 38. for detailed information.

This field contains first register used to store this tag. If there are
additional registers, they are indicated in the address. The total
number of registers is listed in the Num Registers column. This field
Register 1/Display only (Real Time tags allows you to verify and/or change the value of Register 1 without
only) having to open the Edit Address screen. Note: If you enter a number
that is not compatible with other address
settings, you are prompted to go to the Edit Address screen.

Num Registers/Display only (Real Time

Displays the number of registers used by this tag.
tags only)

After you change formatting for a tag and move the cursor to another
field, you are asked whether you want to open the Address Editor. If
Formatting/Select the format type from
you click No, the format is unchanged; if you click Yes, the Edit
the drop-down list (Real Time tags only)
Address screen opens for you to enter the appropriate changes for
this tag. See Edit Tag Addresses on page 38.

This is entered in the Edit Address screen, but it can be edited here. It
Scaling Register/View or enter the is the register used to read the value for scaling. Note: If you enter a
register number (Real Time tags only) number that is not compatible with other address settings, you are
prompted to go to the Edit Address screen.

If you have added a functional address for this tag, it displays here.
Functional Address/Display only (Real To add or edit this address, use the Edit Functional Address field.
Time, Onboard Alarm, Control, and
Reset tags) Note: Functional addressing is described in Appendix 4: Glossary on
page 255.

Typically used for data concentrators, the functional address is a

means of entering the individual data points needed to define multiple
addresses. Entered as a formula (must be in C#), it will contain the
variables the user must enter when the block is instantiated by the
Edit Functional Address/Add the code I/O Device Manager.
for the address A simple example:
Address =
"T:MV;m:" + (startingpoint + 1005).ToString() + ";L:P:22"

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Field Name/Valid Entries Comments

You would then define "startingpoint" when instantiatiing the profile in

the I/O Device Manager.

Assigned by the system when the tag was created. If this is a custom
Tag ID/Display only/Display only
tag, it will be a negative number.

Category Type (real-time only)

Utility Type (real-time only) Each of these types is a real-time filter, added when the tag was
Statistical Type (real-time only) created. See Set Up Custom Tags on page 36 for more information.

Quantity (real-time only)

Categorization (onboard alarm only)

Subcategorization (onboard alarm only)
Each of these is an onboard alarm folder, added when the tag was
Alarm Type (onboard alarm only)
created. See Set Up Custom Tags on page 36 for more information.
Alarm Group (onboard alarm only)
Alarm Level (onboard alarm only)

Add, Edit, or Delete a Device Type

Use the Add/Edit Device Type screen to begin adding, editing, or deleting a device
type from the system. To view this screen, click the Define Device Type Tags tab; then
click Add/Edit, to the right of the Device Type Name field.

The following table describes the parts of the Add/Edit Device Type screen.

For instructions on editing or deleting device types, see the steps below the table.

Field Name Valid Entries Comments

Click to add a device type that is not based on an existing

Create New
type.

Create From Click one of the Click to copy an existing device type.
radio buttons to
select the action
Edit Existing Click to edit an unlocked device type.
you want to
take. Click to delete an unlocked device type that is not associated
Delete Existing
with a profile.

Device Type (to Create Select the device type that you want to create from, edit, or
select type
From/to Edit/ to Delete) delete.

Active when you choose Create From. Check this box if to

copy the addressing of the “from” device. This gives each tag
Copy Addressing
in the new device type the same address string as the
matching tag in the “from” device.

Type or select
the name:
If creating a device type, type the name. If editing a device
maximum 32
Device Type Name type, the device type that was selected for editing displays
characters,
here. You can change the name here.
do not use \ / : *
?<>|

Check to lock This action cannot be undone.

device, so that it You cannot edit a locked device type. If it is a standard device
Lock this Device Type
cannot be type, you cannot edit or delete it. If you added the device
edited. type, you can delete it but not edit it.

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Field Name Valid Entries Comments

To create categories, see Print the .CSV File on page 33.

Choose the In addition to predefined categories, you can add custom

Device Category category for this categories. See Set Up Device Type Categories on page 33
device. for instructions. Categories are used in the Device Creation
wizard, and are a means of shortening the list of devices you
must view.

Default options are Monitoring Device, PLC, or Protection

Choose the Device. Depending on the device you select at the top of the
subcategory for page, this field is filled in for you.
Subcategory
this device, if
needed. As with categories, subcategories are created in the Print the
.CSV File screen.

Predefined drivers are created for all PowerLogic compatible

devices, though you may need to use these drivers for
Select the driver multiple device types. For example, you would use the
Driver for the device CM4000 driver for a CM3000.
type. Use the Generic Power Device driver for third-party devices.
The Controllable Device driver is currently not used. Use
Generic JBus Device driver for JBus devices.

This list is used when you want to delete a device type that is
(Active only in
associated with a profile. In Edit mode, select the device type
Edit mode)
you want to delete; then click this button. Note the profile(s)
Click to display associated with the device type.
Display Associated Profiles a list of profiles
Before you can delete the device type, go to the Add/Edit
that are
Device Profile screen, locate each profile in the list. You
associated with
cannot save an empty profile, so you must either select
the selected
another device type for it or delete the profile. Then you can
device type.
delete the device type.

This list includes all tags that have been added to the system,
standard tags as well as custom tags that you have added.
IEC Tags n/a
Tags are listed in their groups (such as 100ms, Onboard
Alarm, Power Factors).

Select tags from You can move single tags or entire tag groups. They must be
Tags; click the moved one at a time (cannot shift+click to select).
Selected Tags right arrow to
move them to Note: You cannot deselect tags for a device type if that
this box. device is associated with a device profile.

Live when creating or editing a tag. Opens the Add/Edit

Custom Tags screen. See Add Custom Tags and Tag
Click to begin Addresses on page 35 for instructions.
Add/Edit Custom Tags adding a custom
tag. If you add a custom tag here, you are prompted to save the
device type. After adding the tag, you have the option of
adding that tag to the device type.

Edit a Device Type

You cannot edit any locked device type. When a device type is locked, the locked icon
displays on the Define Device Type Tags tab:

If you want an edited version of a locked device type, you must create a new device
type from it and then delete the original device type. Certain “standard” device types
can be used to create new types, but they cannot be deleted. Examples: Circuit Monitor
4000, Power Meter 800, and Sepam S42.

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There are two ways to edit device types:

• From the Define Device Type Tags tab, select a device type; make these changes:
Edit the functional address (see Edit Functional Addresses on page 35).
Real Time Tags sub-tab: you can edit the address (see Edit Tag Addresses on
page 38) and choose a different format.
• From the Define Device Type Tags tab, select the device type you want to edit, then
click Add/Edit. Follow through the screens to edit additional information:
In the Device Type Options box, click Edit Existing.
Click the Device Type to Edit list to display the Select Device box. Select the device
type that you want to edit.
You can change the device type name, category, subcategory, and driver. You can
also lock the device.
Select tags and tag groups and move them into or out of the Selected Tags list.
If a device type is associated with a device profile, you cannot deselect tags.
After all of the appropriate changes are made, click Save to save your current
settings.
To create additional custom tags, click Add/Edit Custom Tags; otherwise, click Save
& Exit to save your settings and close the window.
If you add a tag to a group that is already included in a device type, you must then
individually add the tag to that device type.

Delete a Device Type

You cannot delete any standard device type or any custom device type that is
associated with a device profile; those device types do not display in this option.

To view a list of profiles associated with a device type, switch to the Edit Existing view,
then select the device type you want to delete. Click List Profiles associated with this
Device Type to display all associated profiles. Before you can delete the device type,
return to the Add/Edit Device Profile screen for each profile in the list; either select a
new device type for the profile or delete the profile entirely.

To delete a device type:

1. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, click Add/Edit.
2. In the Device Type Options box, click Delete.
3. From the drop-down list, select the device type you want to delete (the list includes
only unlocked or custom device types; you cannot delete any of the “standard”
device types or custom device types that are associated with a profile.
4. Click Delete. At the Confirm prompt, click Yes.

Assign Tags to Generic I/O Points

Device types have default tags that have the appropriate formatting and addressing
assigned for all the generic I/O points. It may be necessary to redefine a generic I/O
point by assigning it to a tag that has a specific meaning.

Example 1: The Branch Circuit Monitor 42 has been configured to read 42 current
channels. To assign channel 1 to Current A, follow these steps:
1. From the Branch Circuit Monitor 42 device type, choose the “Ch.01 Current tag.”
2. Note the addressing and formatting for the tag.

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3. Locate and add the standard tag that you want to assign to this channel. In the
example above, you would add “Current A.”
4. Edit the address of the Current A tag to match the address of Channel 1.

Example 2: If the Sepam I11 / I12 have been configured to represent circuit breaker
position, you may choose to redefine the tag name. Follow these steps:
1. From the Sepam 40 Series device type, choose tags “Input Status I11” / “Input
Status I12.”
2. Note the addressing and formatting for each tag.
3. Locate and add the standard tag that you want to assign to these I/’O points. In the
example above, you would add “Device Closed.”
4. Edit the address of the Device Closed tag. In order to create the “device closed”
functionality, you must combine inputs 11 and 12 into an enumerated status
(choose the Enumerated Status logic code for the indicated address for I11 and
I12),

Print the .CSV File

For each device type, device profile, or project, you can create a .CSV file that includes
the following data:

Type of File Data Included

Device Type tag descriptions, IEC tag names, type, and address

Device Profile tag descriptions, IEC tag names

Project data profiles and custom tag names included in the project

Follow these steps to create the CSV file:

1. Display the device type, profile, or project for which you want the file. For example,
to create a CSV file for the Sepam 42 Full device profile, select the Create Device
Profiles tab and choose Sepam S42 Full from the drop-down list.
2. Click File > Create CSV File.
3. From the Save As window, choose a location for the file and rename it, if you wish.
Click Save.
4. The file is created in the location you specified.
5. For viewing and printing, open the file in Microsoft Excel.

Set Up Device Type Categories

Use the Set Up Device Type Categories screen to add, edit, and delete categories.
These categories are used in the I/O Device Manager to logically group the list of
profiles that display, and to make them easier to locate.

When you add device types in the Add/Edit Device Type screen, you associate a
category and subcategory with each device.

To view the Set Up Device Type Categories screen, click Settings > Set Up Device
Type Categories.

The following table describes the parts of this screen. Detailed instructions are after the
table.

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Field Name Valid Entries Comments

Create New Click to begin adding a new device type that is not based on an
existing type.

Edit Existing Click to begin editing the category or subcategory name.

Click to begin deleting a category. You cannot delete a

Categories Delete Existing
category that is associated with a device type.
Options box
If new: Type the name.
If editing or deleting, select the name from the drop-down
Category Name menu.
Predefined categories do not display. Currently, there is one
predefined category: Schneider Electric.

If new: Type the name.

If editing or deleting, select the name from the drop-down
menu.
As with categories, you can
Subcategories You cannot delete a subcategory that is associated with a
create new, edit existing, or
Options box. device type.
delete.
Predefined subcategories do not display. Currently, the
predefined subcategories are: Protection Device, Monitoring
Device, and PLC.

Add a Category or Subcategory

To add a category/subcategory:
1. Click Create New in the appropriate box (Categories or Subcategories).
2. In the Name field, type the name of the new category or subcategory.
3. Click OK to save the new entry and close the screen.

Edit a Category/Subcategory Name

To change the name of a category or subcategory:
1. From the appropriate box, click Edit Existing.
2. From the dropdown menu, select the category or subcategory that you want to edit.
3. Type the new name for this category or subcategory.
4. Click Save to make the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Delete a Category or Subcategory

Predefined categories/subcategories, or those associated with a device type, do not
display for deletion. To delete a device type associated with a category/subcategory,
change to the “Edit” view, select the category or subcategory, then click the List Device
Types... button. Note the device types and go to the Add/Edit Device Types screen.
Change the category/subcategory on that page. Then you can return to the Set Up
Device Type Categories screen to delete the category/subcategory.

To delete a category or subcategory:

1. From the appropriate box, click Delete Existing.

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2. From the dropdown menu, select the category or subcategory that you want to
delete.
3. Click Delete.
4. At the Confirm prompt, click Yes.
5. Click Save to save the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Edit Functional Addresses

Use this feature to add variables to addressing. You can re-use a variable by
copying/pasting parts of it into other addresses, then making changes to the code for
use in other tags. You will be prompted for these variables in the I/O Device Manager.

To access the Edit Functional Address screen, click the Edit Functional Address button
for a real time tag, onboard alarm tag, control tag, or reset tag. The fields on this screen
are used in this way:
1. Tag Name and Original Address: These fields display from the tag you selected;
you cannot edit this information.
2. Device Variables: Click New to begin adding new variable properties. The
following fields become live:
a. Name: This name must be in format %NNN%, where NNN includes only letters
or underscores.
b. Description: This required field is free-form. It displays in the I/O Device
Manager and will help you ensure that you have the correct information
entered.
c. Regular Expression: You can use one of the pre-defined expressions, or you
can create your own
d. Test Value: This will become the default in Citect; use it here for testing the new
address.
e. Help: Use this optional field to add more definition to this address. It displays in
the I/O Device Manager.
3. Code Body: Enter the code in C# to define the action you want to take place.
4. Return: Type the return statement that you want from C# code. It might look like:
string.Format("SomeString{0}SomeOtherString", someVariable)
5. Result: Click Test in the lower right corner of the screen. If there is a compile error,
check your C# code. Otherwise, the result displays. Verify that it is what you
wanted.

Add Custom Tags and Tag Addresses

PowerSCADA Expert comes with most of the tags that are needed for each device
type. However, you can create custom tags to assign to device types and device
profiles. You can also edit address attributes for any tag.
NOTE: To avoid potential communication errors, you should use the Profile Editor to
create all custom tags that will communicate with equipment.

In this section, you can learn about:

Set Up Custom Tags
Edit Tag Addresses on page 38
Edit Tag Addresses

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Set Up Custom Tags

Use the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen to edit the information about a custom tag. To
view this screen, click Add/Edit Custom Tags at the bottom of the Add/Edit Device Type
screen; or, from the upper left of the Profile Editor screen, click Settings > Set Up
Custom Tags. The Add/Edit Custom Tags screen displays. The following table
describes the fields.

Instructions for editing or deleting a custom tag are after the table.

Field Name Valid Entries Comments

Create New Click to begin adding a new tag.

Click to begin adding a new tag that is based on an

Create From existing custom tag. For example, you might want to
change metadata for another custom tag.

Edit Existing Click to edit the attributes of an existing tag.

Click to delete a tag (tag cannot be associated with a

Delete Existing
Custom Tag Options device type).

Tag to Create From

From the drop-down menu, select the tag you want to
Tag to Edit
create from, edit or delete.
Tag to Delete

Live only when Delete Existing is selected. Click to

Delete button delete the tag. You can only delete custom tags not
associated with a device type.

Live only when in Edit mode. Click to list device types

that are associated with this custom tag. Note the
Click to display device device types so that you can delete the tag from them (in
Display Associated the Add/Edit Device Type screen) before you delete the
types that are
Device Types tag.
associated with this tag.
See Delete a Custom Tag on page 38 for instructions on
using this button.

Type the new tag name; Maximum 32 characters; can include any alpha or
or type the changed numeric character, as well underscore (_) and backslash
Tag Name
name for a tag you are (\). Must begin with either an alpha character of
editing. underscore.

Type the name that you You might use this field for additional information on the
want to display when Add/Edit Custom Tags screen. For example, you could
Display Name
selecting the tag and in describe the data that it logs. It does not display
other displays. anywhere else in the system.

Includes all of the real-time groups (such as 100ms,

Group Select the group. controls, currents) plus onboard alarms, resets, and
controls.

These are PowerSCADA Expert tag data types. They

affect the logic codes that are available for display in the
Data Type Select the data type.
Edit Address screen. See Logic Codes on page 74 for the
data type that matches each logic code.

These are the base engineering units for tags, from

Eng. Units Select the base unit.
Engineering Unit Setup.

Check to cause the

Causes reporting to be according to the base unit, rather
system to ignore any
Ignore Unit Conversion than the conversion that was chosen for this tag in the
conversions that were
template that is being used.
added for this tag.

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Field Name Valid Entries Comments

Click to open the

Add/Edit Units screen, Provides a quicker means of adding an engineering unit
Add Eng Unit
to add a new engineering that had been overlooked.
unit and/or conversion.

This is used for display purposes in PowerSCADA

Expert graphics pages. It determines where the decimal
displays.
Select the numerical
Citect Format
format.
Choose the reporting format, to be used in PowerSCADA
Expert, from ## to #0.#####. For example, if you select
#.##, the number 8.12579 would be displayed as 8.12.

Indicates the level of priority PowerSCADA Expert uses

when reading data from devices.
Polling Priority Low, Normal, or High Note: In the address field, a priority of 1 = High, 2 =
Medium,
3 = Low.

For onboard alarms only:

Alarm On Text enter the text for when This text displays on the Create Device Profiles tab for
the alarm is On. the onboard alarm tag, when it is selected for the device
type in the profile. It also displays in the Alarm Log.
For onboard alarms only:
Alarm Off Text enter the text for when
the alarm is Off.

Check to display
Displays several additional filter options on the two
Display ‘Advanced’ filter additional filter options in
“Filter” tabs. These options will be useful in the future for
selections the Real Time Filter and
reporting purposes.
Alarm Filter tabs

You can include additional filters for either real time filters or alarm filters. Though not currently used, these filters
will provide metadata for later reporting. Standard tags have some of these filters selected.

A typical usage for these filters might be: when creating a custom tag from an already existing standard tag, you
can create matching metadata by using the filters that have been built in to the standard tag.

Real Time Filters tab (dropdown lists are expanded when “Display ‘Advanced’ filter selections” is
checked)
Select a category for this This field provides metadata about the tag. It will be used
Category Type
tag. in future reports.

Utility Type Select a utility type. Metadata for future use in reporting.

Statistical Type Select a statistical type. Metadata for future use in statistical reporting.

Quantity Select a quantity. Metadata for future use in statistical reporting.

Alarm Filters tab (dropdown lists are expanded when “Display ‘Advanced’ filter selections” is
checked)
Select the alarm Used for filtering and sorting alarm data. Also metadata
Categorization
category for future use in statistical reporting.

Used for filtering and sorting alarm data. Also metadata

Alarm Type Select the alarm type.
for future use in statistical reporting.

Used for filtering and sorting alarm data. Also metadata

Alarm Group Select the group.
for future use in statistical reporting.

Used for filtering and sorting alarm data. Also metadata

Subcategorization Select a subcategory.
for future use in statistical reporting.

Select the severity level Used for filtering and sorting alarm data. Also metadata
Alarm Level
of the alarm. for future use in statistical reporting.

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Edit a Custom Tag

You can edit any custom tag. To edit a tag:
1. Open the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen (from the Add/Edit Device Type screen,
click Add/Edit Custom Tags).
2. In the Custom Tag Options box, click Edit Existing.
3. You can change any of the tag attributes. (This does not change the tag’s
assignment status; if it is selected for a device type, it does not move back to the
IEC Tags list.)
4. Click Save to save changes, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Delete a Custom Tag

You can delete any custom tag that is not associated with a device type.

If the tag is associated with a device type, you must first deselect the tag:
1. Change the option to Edit Existing and display the tag you want to delete.
2. Click Display Associated Device Types to display all device types that include this
tag. Make a note of the device types.
3. Return to the Add/Edit Device Type screen. For each device type listed, deselect
the tag that you want to delete.

Continue deleting the tag:

1. Open the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen.
2. In the Custom Tag Options box, click Delete Existing.
3. From the drop-down menu, choose the tag you want to delete.
4. Click Delete. At the Confirm prompt, click Yes.
5. Click Save to save the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Edit Tag Addresses

Use the Edit Address screen to edit the attributes of a single tag address. If a device
type is locked, you cannot edit any of its tag addresses; they will be greyed out. A
thorough discussion of IEC61850 tags and their construction is included in Tag Types
on page 69 and Logic Codes on page 74.

NOTE: Case and order are critical in the tag address. Be careful to observe the exact
address order. For address order, see Logic Codes on page 74. Also, be sure you use
the correct case. For example, use M for register numbers in hexadecimal, and use m
for register numbers in decimal.

To view the Edit Address screen, open the Define Device Type Tags tab, choose the
device type, then click the Edit... field for the tag that you want to change. The Edit
Address screen is different for real-time and alarm tags. Each type of tag (real-time,
onboard alarm, reset, and control) is described separately in the following tables.

Real-Time Tag Addresses

The following table describes the fields of the Edit Address screen for real-time tags.

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Field Name Entry Comments

You can edit this field in the Add/Edit Custom Tags

Data Type For display only
screen.

High, Normal, or Low You can edit this field either here or in the Add/Edit
Priority
Logic Code: Tag screen.

The logic code list depends on the Data Type for

Select the logic code
Logic Code this tag. For more information about logic codes,
for this tag.
see Logic Codes on page 74.

Display Click the radio button for the way you want to view
hexadecimal/decimal
Registers in: register information.

Choose the type of module in which the tag is used.

Module Select module
Used for Micrologic at this time.

Select the type of register that is to be written or

Register Type Select register type
read.

Select the total number

of registers for this
address (1-10).
Number of Is Consecutive, check Enables for editing the appropriate registers in the
Registers if the registers are to lines below.
be consecutive
(determined in the logic
code).

A fixed scale is the actual value of the scale. A

register scale is the register address where the
Fixed Click the radio button scale is held.
Scale/Register for the correct type of The value will be scaled in this manner: Value x 10x
Scale scale.
where X = the scale.
Scales can only be –10 to 10.

Conversion factors are used for straight

multiplication with the value. The conversion factor
could also be changed in the Add/Edit Units screen
Enter the multiplier to
(Settings > Select Units > Add/Edit Units.
Conversion convert the base units
Factor to the desired Conversion factors take this form:
conversion. ####E##. For example,
123E-2 becomes 123x10-2
which becomes 1.23.

y = the final value reported by PLSCADA

b = the offset
m = the conversion factor
Offset y = ,x + b x = the original value in the meter
b = rarely used, mainly in temperature conversion
The offset is added to the final value (after the
conversion factor is applied).

Enter the register Be aware of whether you chose hexadecimal or

Register 1-4
number. decimal. Use the same format here.

When all bits match exactly the pattern in the

register, the status is True. When any one bit does
For digital input/output
not match the pattern in the register, the status is
tags: Set the bits to 1
False.
Bitmask for or 0 to match the
Register 1-4 pattern for “True” in the Note: On PM8s and CM4s, there is a device-
device register. specific format, DIgIn and DigOut. In each case,
you must first specify the indicator register (which
becomes the first register). The second register will
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Field Name Entry Comments

Check this box to Will turn False to True or vice versa; typically used
Invert Result
invert. for Normally Open or Normally Closed.

Onboard Alarm Tag Addresses

The following table describes the fields of the Edit Address screen for onboard alarm
tags.

Field Name Entry Comments

This is the tag name, which cannot be

Tag Name For display only
changed.

This is the file number for the alarm file on the

File Number Select the number.
device.(Sepam has no file number; enter 0.)

Choose the type of module in which the tag is

Module Select the module.
used. Used for Micrologic at this time.

This unique identifier must be used to ensure

that alarms will annunciate correctly. For CM4,
PM8, PM5000, and Micrologic, the unique ID
Unique ID Choose the identifier.
must be decimal. For Sepam, the unique ID is
the coil bit address that indicates the alarm; it
must be in hexadecimal.

Check this box if you want to display the ID in

Hexadecimal check box
hexadecimal, rather than decimal.

Check if this tag has a unique sub-identifier

Has Unique
check box (Micrologic, CM4000, PM800, and PM5000
Sub ID
devices).

Enter the unique sub-identifier. Active only if

Unique Sub ID Enter the Sub ID.
Unique Sub ID box is checked.

Reset Tag Addresses

NOTE: Once the tag is set up, writing a 1 to the tag will cause the “write” to occur.

Standard device types include some pre-defined resets. These pre-defined commands
cause proprietary functions within the device. Do not edit these commands.

To add a custom reset that will operate by writing to a register, do the following:
1. From the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen, set the Group to Resets and the Data Type
as Digital. Save the tag.
2. Add the new tag(s) to the appropriate device type(s).
3. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, locate the tag and click Edit.

The following table describes the fields of the Edit Address screen for reset tags.

Box Name Field Name Comments

Tag Command Type The Command Type and Command to Edit are already
Information Command to Edit selected.

Data Type: for display only You can edit this field in the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen.
Data
Priority: High (default) Cannot be edited.
Information
box Logic Code: Select the logic Choose the appropriate logic code for this tag. See Logic
code for this tag. Codes on page 74.

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Box Name Field Name Comments

Display Registers in: Click the radio button for the way you want to view register
hexadecimal/decimal information.
Device
Information Choose the type of module in which the tag is used. Used for
Module
box Micrologic at this time.

Register Type Select the type of register that is to be written or read.

Number of There is only one register for

Enables for editing the appropriate registers in the lines below.
Registers this address.

Fixed
Scale/Register n/a Not used for digital logic codes.
Scale

Conversion
n/a Not used for digital logic codes.
Factor

Be aware of whether you chose hexadecimal or decimal. Use

Register 1 Enter the register number.
the same format here.

When all bits match exactly the pattern in the register, the
For digital input/output tags: status is True. When any one bit does not match the pattern in
Set the bits to 1 or 0 to match the register, the status is False.
Bitmask for the pattern for “True” in the
Register 1 Note: On PM8s and CM4s, there is a device-specific format,
device register. DIgIn and DigOut. In each case, you must first specific the
indicator register (which becomes the first register). The
second register will have the mask.

Invert Result n/a Not used for resets.

Control Tag Addresses

NOTE: For a control with one command, once the tag is set up, writing a 1 to the tag
will cause the “write” to occur. For a control with two commands that is either static or
normally open, writing a 1 to the tag will cause the first command (ON) to occur; writing
a 0 will cause the second (OFF) to occur. For a control with two commands that is
normally closed, writing a 1 to the tag will cause the second command (OFF) to occur;
writing a 0 will cause the first command (ON) to occur.

Standard device types include some pre-defined controls. For example, Operate
(ENERGIZE). These pre-defined commands cause proprietary functions within the
device. Do not edit these commands.

To add a custom control that will operate by writing to a register, do the following:
1. From the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen, set the Group to Controls and the Data
Type as Digital. Save the tag.
2. Add the new tag(s) to the appropriate device type(s).
3. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, locate the tag and click Edit.

The following table describes the fields of the Edit Address screen for control tags.

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Box Name Field Name Comments

For commands that have an opposite (such as On and Off),

choose Normally Open/Normally Closed or Static with Off
Command Type
Command. For commands with only one action, choose
Tag Static without Off Command.
Information
If you are editing a command with two parts, use the
Command to Edit Command to Edit drop-down menu to select the On
Command.

Data Data Type: for display only You can edit this field in the Add/Edit Custom Tags screen.
Information Logic Code: Select the logic Choose the appropriate logic code for this tag. See Logic
box code for this tag. Codes on page 74.

Display Registers in: Click the radio button for the way you want to view register
hexadecimal/decimal information.
Device
Information Choose the type of module in which the tag is used. Used for
Module
box Micrologic at this time.

Register Type Select the type of register that is to be written or read.

Number of
n/a Enables for editing the appropriate registers in the lines below.
Registers (1)

A fixed scale is the actual value of the scale. A register scale

is the register address where the scale is held.
Fixed
Click the radio button for the The value will be scaled in this manner: Value x 10x
Scale/Register
correct type of scale.
Scale where X = the scale.
Scales can only be –10 to 10.

Conversion
n/a Not used for digital controls.
Factor

Be aware of whether you chose hexadecimal or decimal. Use

Register 1 Enter the register number.
the same format here.

When all bits match exactly the pattern in the register, the
For digital input/output tags: status is True. When any one bit does not match the pattern in
Set the bits to 1 or 0 to match the register, the status is False.
Bitmask for the pattern for “True” in the
Register 1 Note: On PM8s and CM4s, there is a device-specific forma,
device register. DIgIn and DigOut. In each case, you must first specific the
indicator register (which becomes the first register). The
second register will have the mask.

Invert Result n/a Not used for digital controls.

Edit Address Information

To edit address information for a real-time tag:

1. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, choose a device type (cannot be locked).
From the Real Time Tags sub-tab, highlight the tag whose address you want to edit.
2. In the Edit Address column, click “Edit” for the address you want to edit.
The Edit Address screen displays.
3. You can change any of the tag address attributes. See the preceding table for
descriptions of each field.
4. Click OK to save changes and close the screen.

Add a New Tag Address

You can also add a tag address, when none exists. As with editing addresses, click the
Edit Address column for a tag; then follow instructions in the table above.

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Edit Generic Tag Addresses

This screen displays when you click Edit for an address of a non-PowerLogic
compatible device type, such IEC 61850 or DNP3.

The variable tag properties used in this screen are described in a topic in the Citect
help file. For detailed information, see Variable Tag Properties in the
citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert
> v8.1 > bin).

Create Device Profiles

Use the Create Device Profiles screens to view and edit profiles for individual devices.
Profiles are predefined for the standard devices; you will mostly use this feature to add
third-party device profiles. Before you create profiles, you need to be sure that all of the
tags and device types that you need are created (see Define Device Types and Tags
on page 27). Also make sure that you have added any new units/conversions and
device type categories/subcategories that are needed.

In this section, you can learn about:

Enable Waveforms on page 43
View Device Profiles on page 43
Add Edit or Delete Device Profile on page 45
Select Trend Intervals on page 47
Set Up Trend Intervals on page 47
Edit IEC 61850 Datasets on page 48
Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks on page 49
IEC 61850 System Setup Workflow on page 8
Create a Composite Device Type on page 51
Create Data Concentrator Device on page 53
G3200 Device Setup on page 53

DNP3 Protocol Support on page 54

Enable Waveforms
On the Create Device Profiles tab, in the Onboard Alarm Tags sub-tab, there is a
Waveform checkbox. Check the box for each alarm tag for which you want to be able to
view waveforms. On the device, the alarm must also be set up for the waveform to be
captured on event and stored in one of the device’s data logs.

To acquire waveforms for Sepam, use the CET manual. For PowerLogic devices,
reference the PMCU help file.

As device information is polled and received by PowerSCADA Expert, the waveform

becomes available for viewing. See The Alarm Log in View the Alarms/Events Page on
page 153 for information on viewing waveforms in the runtime environment.

View Device Profiles

The Create Device Profiles tab displays all of the tags that are included in each device
type profile. It is the starting point for creating/editing device profiles for individual
devices. Most of the data on this screen displays for information only; however, to

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enable waveforms, you need to check the Waveform box (see Enable Waveforms on
page 43 for more information). To begin making changes, click Add/Edit. The following
table describes the fields on this tab. The tags listed assume that Advanced Properties
has been checked. Not all elements appear on every sub-tab. Detailed instructions are
after the table.

Field Name Valid Entry Comments

Click a group to display the

To associate tags and tag groups with a
Tag Groups (left- groups of tags that have
device type (thus creating a device
hand pane) been selected for the chosen
profile), click Add/Edit.
device profile.

Choose the device for which Device Profiles are created on the
Device Profile you want to view profile Add/Edit Device Profile screen (click
details. Add/Edit).

Use that screen to add device profiles

Click to display the Add/Edit
Add/Edit button and to associate PC-based alarms and
Device Profile screen.
trends.

Click to display the selected

Tag type sub-tabs tags for each type of tag:
real-time, trend, PC-based Organized according to tag groups.
alarm, onboard alarm,
control, or reset.

This is the tag name used when adding

Tag Description n/a
the tag.

This is the IEC61850-compatible name

IEC Tag Name n/a
created when the tag was added.

You must also set up the alarm and

Waveform Check this box as part of the
waveform capture in the onboard files
process of enabling
(Onboard Alarm) of the device. Waveforms will then be
waveform viewing.
viewable in the runtime environment.

Category Type
n/a
(Real Time)

Utility Type
n/a
(Real Time) These are real-time filters. They
provide metadata to be used in future
Statistical Type reporting.
n/a
(Real Time)

Quantity
n/a
(Real Time)

Categorization
(PC Based and n/a
Onboard Alarm)

Subcategorization
(PC Based and n/a These are alarm filters. They can be
Onboard Alarm) used for filtering and sorting alarm data
in the runtime environment. They also
Alarm Type provide metadata to be used in future
(PC Based and n/a reporting.
Onboard Alarm)

Alarm Group
(PC Based and n/a
Onboard Alarm)

Alarm Level If PC-based and/or onboard alarms are

From the drop-down list, you
(PC Based and set for this profile, you can change their
can edit the alarm level.
Onboard Alarm) levels here.

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To view profile information, select the device profile from the drop-down menu. Use the
tag tabs (such as real-time, trend) to view the tag groups included in this device profile.

To begin adding, editing, or deleting a profile, click Add/Edit.

Add Edit or Delete Device Profile

Use the Add/Edit Device Profile screen to add device profiles to the system. To view
this screen, go to the Create Device Profiles tab.

Add a Profile
1. Open the Create Device Profiles tab (from the Create Device Profiles tab, click
Add/Edit).
2. In the Profile Options box, click Create New or Create From.
If you are creating from another device profile, choose it from the Device Profile to
Create From drop-down menu.
3. Click Next to make the name and description fields live.
4. Type a unique Device Profile Name, maximum 32 characters;
do not use \ / : * ? < > |
5. If you want to lock this profile, preventing anyone from editing it, check the Lock this
Device Profile box. This action cannot be undone. If you wish to edit a locked
profile, you must use the Create From option to add a new one, then delete the
locked one.
6. (optional) Type a device description. This will display as a tool tip in later screens.
7. Click Next again to make the remaining fields live.
8. From the Available Devices list, highlight the first device or device group
(Protection, Monitoring, Composite) to be included in this profile. Click the right
arrow button to move it to the Selected Devices box. You must select and move
devices or device groups one at a time (no shift+click to select multiples).
9. If you will want to import this project into another instance of the Profile Editor, see
Add Project Parameters on page 58.
10. When you have all of the devices you want, click Next. 
11. From the Device Type Tags list on the left, select the tags you want to include in this
profile. You can select entire tag groups or individual tags from a group; but you
must select them one at a time.
12. After each addition, the tag or tag group displays in the Selected tags box. You can
override any tag name (typically for generic I/O devices with multiple tags, such as
inputs, for which names alone would not be intuitive in runtime. To override a tag,
select it, then click Override Tag Name. Choose the tag you want. Click OK. The
new tag will correctly display the value of the original tag, but will take the
appearance of the override tag (such as description, metadata).
13. The final column, Is Device Tag, displays only for composite devices. Check this
box to tie a tag back to its actual physical device. For example, if the same tag is in
three devices, and you set PC-based alarms for each device, you need to be able
to determine which device has a problem in runtime. To prevent confusion, check Is
Device Tag to cause PowerSCADA Expert to report the tag for its physical device,
rather than the composite device.
14. When you have selected all tags, click Next.
NOTE: If you have duplicate tags from multiple devices, you need to resolve this by
using an override for one of the tags.

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15. On the next page, choose whether each tag will have a PC-based alarm and/or
trend associated with it. Click Finish.
When the project is added to the project, PC based alarms are added to the Analog
Alarms or Digital Alarms file. When the project is added to the project, historical
trends are added to the Trend Tags file. Logging will automatically begin when the
tag is added to the project.
By default, there are two different intervals for scanning trend tags. All selected tags
are scanned every 15 minutes with FIFO storage of 12 months. For the following
tags, there is an additional “short” scanning interval of 5-seconds, with FIFO storage
of two weeks:
Current A, Current B, Current C, Voltage A-B, Voltage B-C, Voltage C-A, Power
Factor Total, Apparent Power Total, Reactive Power Total, Real Power Total, and
Frequency.
For instructions on changing the “short” scan interval settings, see Trend Tag Scan
Intervals on page 144.
To change a trend interval for a tag, see Select Trend Intervals on page 47 To add
additional trend tags, see Set Up Trend Intervals on page 47.
16. The Driver Parameters box contains options that you can check for IEC61850
devices. If a device includes datasets and report control blocks, you can edit the
information on the Edit IEC 61850 Datasets on page 48 and Edit IEC 61850 Report
Control Blocks on page 49 screens.
17. Check the Close Wizard box, and click Finish to return to Create Device Profiles
tab/. Or, leave it unchecked, and click Finish to return to the Add/Edit Device Profile
screen.

Edit a Profile
Only unlocked profiles are available for editing.
1. Open the Create Device Profiles tab (from the Create Device Profiles tab, click
Add/Edit).
2. In the Profile Options box, click Edit Existing.
3. From the drop-down menu, choose the profile you want to edit.
4. You can change any of the attributes that have been selected for this profile.
5. Click Save to save the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

There are two ways to edit tags:

• From this first screen, you can select a profile and then:
— Trend Tags sub-tab: choose trend intervals (to create or edit intervals, see Set
Up Trend Intervals on page 47).
— PC Based Alarms or Onboard Alarms sub-tabs: change alarm levels (this will
override the default that is set in Set Up Custom Tags on page 36).
— Onboard Alarms sub-tab: enable waveform capture for on-board alarms (see
Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms on page 137 for complete instructions
on enabling these waveform captures).
— Onboard Alarms sub-tab: add Alarm On and Alarm Off text. What you enter here
will override the default setting that comes from the custom tag (see Set Up
Custom Tags on page 36 for more information).
— Parameters sub-tab: Edit parameters for IEC 61850 driver parameters (see Edit
Driver Parameters on page 4 for more information).
• Click Add/Edit to progress through several screens to edit all aspects of the profile.
See the tables below for detailed instructions.

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Delete a Profile
You cannot delete standard profiles or custom profiles that have been associated with
projects. To delete a custom profile that is associated with a project, you need to go to
the Set Up Project tab.
1. Open the Create Device Profiles tab (from the Create Device Profiles tab, click
Add/Edit).
2. In the Profile Options box, click the Delete Existing radio button.
3. From the drop-down menu, highlight the profile you want to delete.
4. Click Delete.
5. At the Confirm prompt, click Yes.
6. Exit the screen.

Select Trend Intervals

Use the Select Trend Intervals screen to edit settings for existing trends for specific
device profile/tag combinations. To create new trends, see Set Up Trend Intervals on
page 47.

To change a trend interval, follow these steps:

1. On the Create Device Profiles tab, choose the device profile, then click the Trend
Tags sub-tab.
2. Locate the tag for which you want to change the trend. Click Edit.
3. At the Select Trend Intervals screen, you can select one or all of the interval
options.
4. Click OK.

Set Up Trend Intervals

For any of the trend definitions that are in the system, you can add or edit trend
intervals.

To add a trend interval:

1. Access the screen: Click Settings > Set Up Trend Definitions.
2. From the Set Up Trend Definitions screen:
a. Click New to begin adding a new trend
b. Select a trend, then click Copy to create a new trend from an existing trend.
3. Type a name: must begin with either an alpha character (A-Z or a-z) or the
underscore character (_). Any following characters must be either alpha characters
(A-Z or a-z), digit characters (0 - 9), backslash characters (\), or underscore
characters (_).
4. Type the appropriate information in the following fields. For detailed information,
see Trend Tag Properties in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files>
Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).
5. Click OK to save the new trend definition, which displays in the left-hand box.

To edit a trend interval:

1. From the Set Up Trend Definitions screen, select the trend name, then click Edit.
2. You can edit any of the fields except the trend name.

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To delete a trend interval:

1. From the Set Up Trend Definitions screen, highlight the name of the trend to be
deleted.
2. Click Delete, then click Yes when you are asked to confirm.

Edit IEC 61850 Datasets

Use this screen to add and edit IEC 61850 tag datasets to a profile. To access this
screen, display the Create Device Profiles tab for a device that includes ICD files. Click
the Parameters sub-tab, then click Edit on the DataSets line.
NOTE: Not all ICD files allow you to add, edit, or delete datasets. If all fields are greyed
out, you will not be able to change the set.

In the upper left corner are the device profile name and device type names that come
from an imported ICD file. All of the entry fields are initially greyed out. The device type
datasets (upper box) are resident in the ICD. The device profile datasets (lower box)
have been created or copied from other datasets in the device type or device profile.

Create a New DataSet

1. To begin creating a dataset, click Create New beside the Device Profile DataSets
box.
The fields on the right side of the screen become live.
2. Type a name and description for the new dataset. These are free-form fields, but
they must comply with IEC 61850 standards.
3. Choose the appropriate logical device, then choose the logical node for that
device.
4. Choose the functional constraint for the content. This will filter the display of device
type objects/topics in the box below.
When you choose All, you must then choose an object that already has a functional
constraint in it. If you choose a specific constraint, the list of available objects is
filtered to display only those that include that constraint.
5. From the Device Type Objects, choose the appropriate objects for this profile.
6. Click OK.
The new dataset is added in the lower left, to the Device Profile list.

Create a DataSet from an Existing DataSet

You can create a new dataset either from one that resides in the ICD (from the device
type) or from the device profile.
1. To begin creating a dataset from another block, click the dataset (either device type
or device profile) to be used as the starting point for the new dataset. Click Create
From.
2. Make the appropriate changes. You must change the name. All datasets in a single
profile must have unique names.
3. Click OK.
The new name displays under the Device Profile List.

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Copy a DataSet to a Device Type

This feature will not typically be used. If, however, you delete a dataset from the device
type, but later decide you want to add it back, follow this procedure. (You cannot delete
datasets that are used by a report control block.)
1. From the Device Type DataSets box, highlight the dataset you want to add back.
2. Click Copy To.
The dataset displays under the Device Type list in the Device Profile DataSets.

Edit and Delete DataSets

You cannot edit or delete datasets that are being used by a report control block or
those that belong to the device type.

To edit a dataset, highlight its name, then click Edit. Make the desired changes, then
click OK.

To delete a dataset, highlight its name. Click Delete, then click OK.

Edit IEC 61850 Report Control Blocks

Use this screen to edit report control blocks for device type information that comes from
imported ICD files. To access this screen, display the Create Device Profiles tab for a
device that includes ICD files. Click the Parameters sub-tab, then click Edit on the
Report Control Blocks line.

NOTE: Not all ICD files allow you to add, edit, or delete report control blocks. If all
fields are greyed out, you will not be able to change the set.

In the upper left corner are the device profile name and device type names that come
from an imported ICD file. All of the entry fields are initially greyed out. The device type
report control blocks (upper box) are resident in the imported ICD file. The device
profile report control blocks (lower box) have been created or are copied from report
control blocks in the device type or device profile.

Create a New Report Control Block

1. To begin creating a new report control block, click Create New beside the Device
Profile Report Control Blocks box.
The fields on the right side of the screen become live.
2. Type a name and description for the new report control block, conforming to the IEC
61850 naming conventions.
3. Choose the appropriate dataset for this block. Datasets are added/edited in the
Add/Edit DataSets screen, accessed from the Parameters sub-tab on the Create
Device Profiles tab.
4. Type a report ID, again conforming to the IEC 61850 convention.
5. ConfRev determines the version number of the report control block. 
6. If this is a buffered block (BRCB), check Buffered and enter the time and integrity
period. (Indexing is currently unavailable in PowerSCADA Expert).
7. Check the appropriate boxes for trigger conditions and report content.
8. Click OK.
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Create a Report Control Block from an Existing Report Control Block

You can create a new report control block either from a block that resides in the ICD
(from the device type) or from the device profile.
1. To begin creating a block from another block, click the report control block (either
device type or device profile) to be used as the starting point for the new
block. Click Create From.
2. Make the appropriate changes. You must change the name. All report control
blocks in a single profile must have unique names.
3. Click OK.
The new name displays under the Device Profile List.

Copy a Report Control Block to a Device Type

This feature will not typically be used. If, however, you delete a report control block
from the device type, but later decide you want to add it back, follow this procedure.
1. From the Device Type Report Control Blocks box, highlight the block you want to
add back.
2. Click Copy To.
The report control block displays under the Device Type list in the Device Profile
Report Control Blocks.

Edit and Delete Report Control Blocks

You cannot edit or delete datasets that belong to the device type.

To edit a report control block, highlight its name, then click Edit. Make the desired
changes, then click OK.

To delete a report control block, highlight its name. Click Delete, then click OK.

Create Third Party Modbus Device Type

You can create a third party Modbus device and add it to your PowerSCADA Expert
project. Follow the steps below:
1. Find the Device Modbus Reference. This should be included in a document from
the manufacturer for the device you want to add.
2. Familiarize yourself with the manner that the Modbus device specification.
3. Verify the PowerSCADA Expert supports the device: The following table lists
allowed values for each data type:

Data Type Variable Size Allowed Values

String string 256 bytes (maximum) ASCII (null terminated)

Digital digital 1 bit or 1 byte 0 or 1

Long long integer 4 bytes –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647

Real floating point 4 bytes –3.4E38 to 3.4E38

4. Verify that the tags you want to use are compliant with PowerSCADA Expert. To
ensure that data is reported for reporting, LiveView tables, and breaker graphics.
Refer to the Common Data Model (CDM), which is located in C:\Program Files
(x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\Applications\AppServices\bin..

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a. Find the best fit tags: From the Profile Editor tag library, find the tag that comes
closest to the quantity you want to measure.
b. Verify the tag you have chosen by comparing it with the CDM. The
DisplayName
5. Create the device type in the Profile Editor: Use PwrModbus as the driver.
6. Select the appropriate tags (CDM)
7. Configure the Modbus tags: Continuing on the Define Device Type Tags tab, edit
the tag addresses to map them to the Modbus register of the device (these tags will
be red). You can locate instructions on editing addresses in the PowerSCADA
Experthelp file.
8. Create the device profile: Click Add/Edit to launch the Add/Edit Device Profile
window. Create the new profile and choose the device(s) that you want.
9. On the next screen, move the tags into the Selected Tags pane. Select Trend for all
tags that require it.
10. Continue with setting up the project and exporting as you do with other device
profiles.

Create a Composite Device Type

A composite device is a device profile that includes more than one device type. Each
device type can use its own protocol for communication.

With the composite device type, the user can use two devices for a single monitoring
point. For example, a circuit breaker and a monitoring device can provide data to this
single point. Because PowerSCADA Expert combines the functionality of the multiple
devices, end users only need to consider a single device when analysing a location in
their system.

Cyber Sciences Sequence of Events Recorders (SER)

For instructions on setting up and using Cyber Sciences SERs, refer to the system
technical note (STN) entitled How can I Use Cyber Sciences SERs with
PowerSCADA Expert?

Follow these steps to create the composite device type:

1. From the Create Device Profiles tab, click Add/Edit.
2. At the Add/Edit Device Profile screen, choose whether you are creating a new
device or creating from an existing device. If you are creating from a device type,
select it. Click Next.
3. Still on the Ad/Edit Device Profile screen, give the composite device type a name.
Optionally, add a description (which will become a tool tip display in later screens).
Click Next. 
4. Choose the device types to be in the composite. Click Next. 
The Add/Edit Device Profile displays with only device type tags available for
selection.
5. Add the tags you need for each device type listed on the left. To add all of the tags
for a device type, highlight the device type name and click the right green arrow.
You may find, especially when dealing with generic I/O, that the tag name is not
descriptive enough to determine what it is when reading data in runtime mode.
Thus, you may want to override the generic name with something more meaningful.
For example, a device may have ten inputs: Ind1, Ind2, Ind3, and so on. Using
those names, you have no idea what each input is reading. If you override the tag,

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the tag's value will still come from the original tag (it still keeps the addressing from
the device); however the tag's appearance (name, metadata, display name) will be
taken from the new tag.
6. To override a tag:
a. Highlight the tag, then click Override Tag Name.
b. From the Select Tag window, choose the tag you want. If necessary, enter a
search term, then click Search to display related tags.
c. Choose the tag, then click OK.
Only for composite devices, the Is Device Tag check box displays. Use this box to
tie a tag back to its actual physical device. For example, you might have the same
tag in each of three devices, and you want to set PC-based alarms for each one.
Normally, the composite device would generate a single alarm, but you would not
be able to specify which physical device has the problem. To prevent confusion,
you would check the Is Device Tag, which will cause PowerSCADA Expert to report
this tag for its physical device.
7. Check Is Device Tag to read this tag as specific to the physical device, not the
entire profile..
8. Click Next to begin selecting tags for PC-based alarms and trends.
9. For each tag in the profile, determine whether it should have a PC-based alarm
and/or trend associated with it. Check the boxes as appropriate.
When the profile is added to the project, PC based alarms are added to the Analog
Alarms or Digital Alarms file.
When the profile is added to the project, historical trends are added to the Trend
Tags file. Logging will automatically begin when the tag is added to the project.
There are two different intervals for scanning trend tags. All selected tags are
scanned every 15 minutes with FIFO storage of 12 months. For the following tags,
there is an additional “short” scanning interval of 5-seconds, with FIFO storage of
two weeks:
Current A, Current B, Current C, Voltage A-B, Voltage B-C, Voltage C-A, Power
Factor Total, Apparent Power Total, Reactive Power Total, Real Power Total, and
Frequency.
For instructions on changing the “short” scan interval settings, see Trend Tag Scan
Intervals on page 144.
10. The Driver Parameters box allows you to specify certain parameters to be attached
to device profiles. Currently used in IEC61850 devices, the available parameters
will automatically populate this box. See the illustration below for an example.

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In this example, Device 2 has two parameters, DataSets and Report Control Blocks.
11. Check the parameter(s) that you want to include in this profile.
To edit, this parameter, return to the Create Device Profiles tab, and click the
Parameters sub-tab. See Edit IEC 61850 Datasets on page 48 and Edit IEC 61850
Report Control Blocks on page 49 for information on editing these two parameters.
12. Check the Close Wizard box, and click Finish to return to Create Device Profiles
tab/ Or, leave it unchecked, and click Finish to return to the Add/Edit Device Profile
screen.

Create Data Concentrator Device

When you create a data concentrator and/or a data-concentrated devices in the Profile
Editor, all of the related devices must use the same protocol. Examples of data
concentrators are PLCs that use inputs from various devices or an RTU that
concentrates data from multiple devices.

To add a data concentrator to your project, follow these steps in the Profile Editor:
1. From the Define Device Type Tags tab, add a custom device type for the data
concentrator. Use the Generic Power Device driver.
2. Add the tags that are specific to the data concentrator (such as device date and
time).
3. Add addresses for any custom tags you created.
4. Add the data-concentrated device. Use the Generic Power Device driver, as you
did for the data concentrator.
5. Add the tags for the data-concentrated device (such as currents, voltages, and
breaker status).
6. Add addresses for these tags (or add functional addressing for them).
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for additional data-concentrated devices.
8. From the Create Device Profiles tab, add a device profile for each data-
concentrated device type you included.
9. From the Set Up Projects tab, add the profiles to a project.

G3200 Device Setup

Use these instructions to set up a G3200 gateway in PowerSCADA Expert.

For use with multiple devices

Before you begin, create the ICD files for each unique device type that will
communicate via the G3200.

In the Profile Editor

1. Import each unique ICD file.

2. Create the profiles for each device.
3. Modify existing profiles, as needed (adding/modifying tags, and so on).
4. Create the project that will include the GS3200 (mark profiles under the G3200 as
data concentrated devices).
a. Ensure that "Add As Default" is not checked for the project.
b. Add the first device profile.

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c. At the Select Profiles screen, enter the Configured Name, and check the "Data
Is Concentrated" box.
d. Continue with steps "b" and "c" for additional device profiles.
5. Run PowerSCADA Expert and SCL exports. 

In CET850

Create the CID file for the G3200 gateway.

In PowerSCADA Expert

1. Open the I/O Device Manager.

2. To the System Devices, add an IEC 61850 data concentrator for the G3200.
a. Enter instance information screen, select the BRCBs that you need.
b. Select the CID file you created in CET850.
c. Complete the remaining steps in the I/O Device Manager. 
3. Add a new device for each device under the G3200.
a. From the Enter instance information screen, change the logical device as
needed. Select the unit name of the G3200 device for the data concentrator.

For use with a single device

Although we recommend that you add individual G3200 devices as described in the
section above, you can also do it this way:

Before you begin, create the ICD files for the device type that will communicate via the
G3200.

In the Profile Editor

1. Import the ICD file.

2. Create the device profile.
3. Modify the profile as needed
4. Create the project, but do not mark it as Data Concentrated Devices.

In CET850

Create the CID file for the G3200 gateway.

In PowerSCADA Expert

1. Open the I/O Device Manager.

2. Add the device.
a. From the Enter instance information screen, select the BRCBs that you need.
b. Change the logical device as needed.
c. Select the CID file you created in CET850.
d. Complete the remaining steps in the I/O Device Manager. 

DNP3 Protocol Support

You can create device types and profiles that use the DNP3 protocol. See Add a
DNP3_TCP Device on page 96 or Add a Serial Device to a Project on page 94 for
more information.

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You will then be able to enter DNP3 addresses, although the Profile Editor will not
verify that the address has an allowed format.

The Profile Editor will include device types, and will include profiles for ION 7650,
which natively supports DNP3. The Profile Editor will include device types for Sepam
20, 40, and 80 that have the ACE969TP module (which supports DNP3).

Set Up Projects in the Profile Editor

The Set Up Projects tab and screen are used to create separate projects for each
customer or installation. This tab makes it easy to select only the devices that are used
at that site. Project data is exported to PowerSCADA Expert for use in the Device
Creation Wizard.

To access these screens, click the Set Up Projects tab on the main Profile Editor
screen.

In this section, you can learn about:

Project Screens and Workflow on page 55
The Set Up Projects Tab on page 56
Add, Edit, or Delete a Project on page 57
Create a Composite Device Type on page 51
Edit and Delete Information in a Project on page 58
Customize Tag Names on page 58

Project Screens and Workflow

This section contains two screens:

The Set Up Project tab has three sub-tabs:

• The Selected Device Profiles tab displays all of profiles that are included in the
Project that is displayed in the drop-down menu.
• The Customize Tag Names sub-tab provides a means of customizing individual tag
names.
• The Project Parameters sub-tab allows you to add optional lines of information
about this project. This information will be exported and can be used for verification
or identification when you want to import the project (for example, you might add a
version number or creator name).

You can click Export Project to create an .XML file that contains all of the project data
necessary for use in the I/O Device Manager. If PowerSCADA Expert is installed and
the corresponding PowerSCADA Expert project has been created, this also copies the
file that is used by the Device Creation Wizard to the PowerSCADA Expert project.

On the Add/Edit Project screen, you can add, edit, or delete projects.

Typical Workflow
To create a project file, you must first have established tags, device types, and device
profiles. Additionally, you need to set up at least one base unit/conversion template.
After these files are created, follow these steps:
1. Open the Add/Edit Project screen.
2. Add a new project, or copy and edit an existing project.

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3. Select the device profiles that you want to use for this installation.
4. If a device profile has multiple drivers, choose the driver, and determine whether
the individual device types will use functional addresses and act as data
concentrators.
5. Save the project and close the Add/Edit Project screen.
6. To customize tag names: From the Set Up Project tab, click the Customize Tag
Names sub-tab. Change the name of any tag. For example, the customer might
need “Current A” to read “Current Phase A.” The customized tag name will be used
in all device profiles in the project for which you have created the customized tag.
For this change to be in the PowerSCADA Expert project: you need to delete the
device profile from that project and then re-export it.
7. To add optional project information: From the Set Up Project tab, click the Project
Parameters sub-tab. You can add optional information that will help verify or
identify this project later. You could, for example, add the version or the creator's
name. This information will be available when you import this project at a later date.
8. To refresh tags: From the Set Up Project tab, click the Selected Device Profiles sub-
tab. Click the Refresh Tags button for any profile. You are prompted to confirm that
you want to update changes you have made to this tag for the selected profile. For
this change to be in the PowerSCADA Expert project: you need to remove the
device profile from that project and then re-add it.
9. Click Export Project to create an Equipment.Profiles file of all of the profiles
included in the project. To view Equipment.Profiles, click the folder button, to the
right of the Export button:

The Set Up Projects Tab

Use the Set Up Project tab to begin adding, editing, or deleting projects. A project
includes all of the tags that belong to the device profiles that you have created and
added to the project. From this screen you also export individual projects to the .XML
file format, which you can add via the I/O Device Manager.

This screen includes three tabs:

• Selected Device Profiles: (read only) You can view all of the profiles that are
included in each project in the system. Profiles are listed with their descriptions.
• Customize Tag Names: You can customize tag names (for example, instead of
Current A, you might need to use Current Phase A) within a single project. See
Customize Tag Names on page 58.
• Project Parameters: You can add optional information to be associated with the
export. This information can help you identify the correct project when you are
importing. See Add Project Parameters on page 58.

To add or edit project information, click Add/Edit. The Add/Edit Project screen displays.
See Add, Edit, or Delete a Project on page 57 for more information.

To export a project, select it from the Project drop-down menu, choose the export
option you want (File > Export), then click Export. See Export a Project on page 59 for
more information.

To specify a tag to be used for onboard waveform captures, click the Onboard Alarm
Tags sub-tab. Locate the tag and check the Waveform box.

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To view the most recently exported project, click the folder button to the right of the
Export button:

Add, Edit, or Delete a Project

Use the Add/Edit Project screen to begin adding, editing, or deleting projects. A project
includes all of the tags that belong to the device profiles that you have created and
added to the project. From this screen you also export individual projects to the format
that can be added to PowerSCADA Expert (using the I/O Device Manager).

Adding a Project
To add a project:
1. First ensure that you have set up the tags, device types, and device profiles that you
want to include. Also, add at least one unit template.
2. Click the Set Up Projects tab, and click Add/Edit.
3. In the Project Options box, click Create New or Create From.
If you are creating from another project, choose it from the Project to Create From
drop-down list.
4. Type a Project Name: maximum 32 characters; name must be alpha-numeric only,
must begin with an alpha character, no punctuation allowed. Do not use:
\/:*?<>|
5. To view a list of projects that have already been added to PowerSCADA Expert,
click the Display Projects button:

A list displays with the projects that have been added (greyed out if there are no
projects yet or if the Profile Editor is not on the same computer as the server). To
open a project for editing, select it and click OK.
6. If you want to lock the project, preventing anyone from editing it, check the Lock this
Project box. This action cannot be undone. If you wish to edit a locked project, you
must use the Create From feature to add a new one, then delete the locked one.
7. Type a Description for the project. This description displays as a tool tip when you
hover over the project name on the main Set Up Project tab.
8. Select a Unit Template from the drop-down list. Unit templates are created on the
Units screens. See Set Up Engineering Templates and Select Conversions on
page 23 for instructions on creating templates.
To add a new unit template, click Set Up Eng. Unit Templates. The Set Up
Engineering Unit Templates page displays. See Add or Edit a Base Engineering
Unit or Conversion on page 26 for help.
9. From the Device Profiles box, select the first profile you want to include in this
project.
If this device profile will NOT have functional addressing or data concentration,
check the "Add As Default" box at the bottom of the screen. (For a description of
functional addressing, see the Functional Addressing entry in Appendix 4: Glossary
on page 255.)

Click to move the device profile to the Selected Device Profiles box.

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If the Select Profile Drivers screen displays, one of the following is true.
— You did not check the "Add As Default" box for a device type, so the system
does not know how to use the functional address/data concentrator option.
Check the appropriate box to turn the related option "on."
— At least one of the device types in this profile includes multiple drivers. For each
multiple-driver device type listed, choose the driver that you want to use in this
project. Additionally, you can check either of the Functional Address or Data Is
Concentrated boxes to enable those features.
10. Give the device type a Configured Name. This name might indicate its status (which
driver it uses, whether it has a functional address, and so on) in future project
references.
11. When all profiles are added, click Save to save the changes, or click Save & Exit to
save changes and close the screen.

Edit a Project
You can only edit projects that are unlocked.

To edit a project:
1. Open the Add/Edit Project tab (from the Set Up Project tab, click Add/Edit).
2. In the Project Options box: Select the project to be edited from the drop-down list,
then click Edit Existing.
3. You can change any attribute of the project.
4. Click Save to save the change, or click Save & Exit to save changes and close the
screen.

Delete a Project
You can only delete unlocked projects.

To delete a project:
1. Open the Add/Edit Project tab (from the Set Up Project tab, click Add/Edit).
2. In the Project Options box: Select the project to be deleted from the drop-down list,
then click Delete Existing.
3. Click Delete.

Edit and Delete Information in a Project

After you have exported a project to a PowerSCADA Expert project, you still need to
use the Device Creation Wizard to add system information to the PowerSCADA Expert
project. See Before You Use the I/O Device Manager on page 91 for information about
this process.

Customize Tag Names

From the Set Up Project tab, click the Customize Tag Names sub-tab. You can add a
custom name for any tag in the system, predefined and custom tags. The customized
name will be used anywhere the original name would be used, but only for the project
that is selected in the drop-down menu. When you use the Export option, it will be used
by the I/O Device Manager.

Add Project Parameters

The Project Parameters sub-tab allows you to add optional lines of information about
this project. This information can be used for verification or identification when you

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want to import the project.

To add project parameters:

1. From the Set Up Projects tab, click the Project Parameters sub-tab.
2. On the first available line, type a name and value for this information. Example: If
you want to track versions, in the Name field, you might type "Version." Then, in the
Value field, type the appropriate version for this project.
The new parameter is added. It will help you identify the project when you want to
import it into another instance of the Profile Editor.

Import and Export Project Files

In the Profile Editor, you can import and export these files:
• Export all of the tags and devices from a Profile Editor project into a project; see
Export a Project on page 59.
• Export SCL files, which allows you to export IID files that have been previously
imported from an SCL file. The IID file can then be imported into other instances of
the Profile Editor. See SCL Export on page 61.
• Export a Profile Editor project. This makes a backup copy, which you can later
import into a different instance of the Profile Editor. This is useful when you want to
share custom tags and devices. See Profile Editor Export on page 61.
• Import a project from another instance of the Profile Editor or from an IEC61850 file.
• Import SCL files. You can import from the profile data of IEC61850-compliant
devices and create device types. These files can be exported as an IID profile or as
a PowerSCADA Expert profile.
• Import ICD files. You can import either functional constraints or report control
blocks.

The import process works the same for each type of import. The only exception is that
you cannot import profiles when you are importing SCL files. See Import Files into the
Profile Editor on page 62.

When importing data, you will need to reconcile the import information with the
information that exists in the Profile Editor.

You can also use templates, both in exporting and importing. See Using Import
Templates on page 68.

Export a Project
Use this feature to export a project from the Profile Editor into PowerSCADA Expert.

If the Profile Editor is on the same computer with PowerSCADA Expert, and if you have
created a matching project in the PowerSCADA Expert project, this process will copy
all project data—device tags, device types, and device profiles—into that project. If the
Profile Editor is not on a computer with PowerSCADA Expert, you need to manually
move the exported file to the PowerSCADA Expert server. See To Move Files if the
Profile Editor is not with the Server, below.

Before you export

If you are exporting a project for the first time to the PowerSCADA Expert project, you
need to create a matching project in PowerSCADA Expert. To do this:
1. Launch the instance of PowerSCADA Expert to which you will be exporting data:
Click Start > Programs > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with

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Advanced and Reporting > PowerSCADA Expert Explorer.

2. From the Citect Explorer window, click File > New Project.
3. In the New Project Window, add the project . Be sure that Template Resolution is
SXGA.
If you have questions about any of the fields, click Help.
4. Add your project to the Profile Editor, ensuring that the name matches exactly the
one that you added in PowerSCADA Expert (to ensure that it correctly exports to its
matching project).

To export a Profile Editor project to the PowerSCADA Expert project:

1. Open the Set Up Projects tab.
2. From the Project list, select the project to be exported.
3. Click File > Export; then check the PowerSCADA Expert option. (The selected
export(s) are indicated beneath the Export Project button.)
4. Click Export Project.
NOTE: If you have added custom tags to devices, but the tag addressing is
incomplete, a message displays with the name(s) of the device profile(s) that
contain the tag(s). Return to the Define Device Type Tags tab. Locate any tags for
which “Edit...” is red. Click Edit... to open the Edit Address screen. Make the
necessary changes. From the Set Up Project tab, refresh the tags for those profiles.
Then try exporting again.
A progress bar displays while the various profiles are saved. The resulting files are
exported to these locations in the Profile Editor (assuming that you accepted the
default locations during installation):
— Each Project file, used by the Profile Editor, is stored in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\Profile
Editor\v8.1\Projects.
— Each I/O Device Manager profile file is stored in Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\Profile Editor\v8.1\WizardProfiles\
[project name]. A single file for each included profile.
— The Equipment.Profiles file (contains all of the I/O Device Manager profile
information and the base profile information used by the I/O Device Manager) is
stored in Program Files\Schneider Electric\Profile Editor\v8.1\WizardProfiles\
[project name]\Profile Wizard.
In PowerSCADA Expert, files are located in the following folders:
— DeviceProfiles contains .XML files for every profile (these are used by the
Profile Editor).
— DeviceTypes contains .XML files for all device types (these are used by the
Profile Editor).
— Projects contains all .XML files for all projects (these are used by the Profile
Editor).
— DeviceWizardProfiles contains the exported device profiles and equipment
profiles files, organized by project (these are used by the I/O Device Manager).
5. On the Project Editor window, use the Profile Editor to add device information.

To Move Files if the Profile Editor is not with the Server (Reuse of a Pro-
ject)
When the Profile Editor is not on the same computer as the PowerSCADA Expert
server, you need to move the export file to the server computer. Follow these steps:
1. Export the project from the Profile Editor.

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2. Click the folder icon beside the Export link:

3. Copy the file (Equipment.profiles) that displays and move it to a portable drive.
4. On the PowerSCADA Expert server computer, paste Equipment.profiles in this
location:
[Drive Letter]:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting\User\[Project]
where:
[Drive Letter]: is the drive on which you installed the PowerSCADA Expert server
the Application Data and ProgramData folders cannot be hidden (set the folder
view for “view hidden folders”)
[Project] is the name of the project you are creating; you must have already added
this project to PowerSCADA Expert (see Before you export, above).
5. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager to begin adding
device information to the PowerSCADA Expert project.

Profile Editor Export

To back up a project file, see PowerSCADA Expert Backup on page 139.

Use this procedure when you want export (back up) a Profile Editor project for re-use in
another instance of the Profile Editor. This is useful when you have custom tags and
custom devices that you want to share in other projects. After you export the project,
you can use the Import feature to apply this project to another version 7.20 or later
Profile Editor project.
1. From within the Profile Editor, click the Set Up Projects tab.
2. From the Project drop down box, select the project you want to back up.
3. Click File > Export, then ensure that the Profile Editor Export option is checked.
4. See Customize Tag Names on page 58 and Add Project Parameters on page 58
for the information you need to make the changes that you want.
5. Click Export Project.

Exported projects will include, in addition to the project data:

• a unique project name, the date of the export
• the name of the computer to which it was saved
• the (optional) description added when the source project was created.

The project (which will be named YOUR PROJECT.pls) is exported to the following

location:

C:\Program Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\Applications\Profile

Editor\Projects\YourProjectName.pls.

SCL Export
Use this feature to export IID files (previously imported from an SCL file). The IID file
can then be imported into other instances of the Profile Editor.

This process does not correct any errors in the files. If the imported file was an IID file
from a different instance of the Profile Editor, it will contain the same configuration and

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communication information as the original. If the imported file was a Gateway SCL file
with multiple devices, you can export each device as a separate IID file (the
configuration and communication information is taken directly from the Gateway SCL
file).

The only ways you can edit these files are:

• You can delete data sets, and then add new ones.
• You can edit report control blocks (buffered or unbuffered).

Perform these edits in the device profile before you export, and they will be exported to
the IID file.

Exporting the File

Follow these steps to export IID files:
1. From the Set Up Projects tab, select the project from which you want to export. (The
project must have devices that include ICD files.)
2. Click File > Export; then check the SCL Export box.
NOTE: The export(s) that you select display beneath the Export Project button, on
the right side of the screen.
3. Click Export Project.

The Export Summary displays with the results of the export. When the export displays
under the Success topic, the listed files were exported. When the export displays under
the Warnings topic, the reason that the export did not succeed is listed for the device
types shown.

The exported files, listed according to their device types, will be saved in: 

[Project Drive]\Program Data\

SchneiderElectric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\Applications\Profile
Editor\WizardProfiles\<project name>\SCL Export\sclFileName.iid).

Import Files into the Profile Editor

Use this feature to import either an existing project or SCL files into the Profile Editor.
This is commonly used to share project information by importing custom tags and
devices from another instance of the Profile Editor; but you can also import SCL files
from an IEC 61850 device.

For Profile Editor projects, you can import tags, device types, and profiles. For SCL
imports, you cannot import profiles.
NOTE: You cannot complete the import until you match, merge, or reject every item.

Follow these steps to import data into the Profile Editor:

1. Before you begin, consider the source of the information you want to import. We
strongly recommend that you use a master PC from which you draw this
information. This will ensure that you are using a single source. Also, back up your
data folder before you start. This gives you data to revert to, in case you
accidentally lose data.
2. Note the location of the project file or other file (SCL, CID) that you want to import.
3. From the Profile Editor, click File > Import.
4. At the Import File Selection window, click browse (  ), then navigate to the

location of the file you want to import.

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The Import Properties box displays the _ProjectName, _Description, _DateTime,

and _ComputerName information. These lines were automatically generated for
this file. Any additional lines will be information that you added on the Project
Parameters sub-tab when you created or exported the project.
Use this information to verify that you are about to import the files that you want.
5. If desired, select an import template from the drop down list. (To create a template,
see Creating a New Template During Import in Using Import Templates on page
68.) If you select a template, the import will accept default properties from the
template. For example, if the template has alarm settings from a device, and you
are importing tags for that device, the import will use those alarm settings.
6. When you locate the desired file, click Open to choose it. Then click Start Import.
The system analyses the import and attempts to match imported items with existing
items on the local machine.
If you are importing a .pls file, skip to step 8.
If you are importing IEC 61850 data, the Import Filter screen displays. Use this
screen to perform an initial filter on functional constraints or on report control
blocks. SeeImport Reconciliation Screen on page 65 for more information.
7. Make your selections, then click Continue.
8. When the Import Reconciliation screen displays, you can begin the process of
matching or rejecting individual tags.See Import Reconciliation Screen on page 65
for a description of the parts of this screen.
9. On the Import Reconciliation screen, click an item in middle pane. Respond to the
item according to your preference for it. You must set the status first for units, then
tags, and finally the device type.
10. After you match or ignore all items in the import list, the Complete Import button
becomes live. Click Complete Import.
After the import is saved, the Save Import Template dialog displays. See Using
Import Templates on page 68 for instructions on creating, using, and deleting
import templates.

Import SCL Files

You can import SCL files from individual devices, provided the files conform to
IEC61850 specifications. You can also import an individual device from a Gateway
SCL file that contains multiple devices.
NOTE: You can only import SCL files that meet the schema requirements for Ed 1.4 of
IEC61850. If an SCL file does not meet these requirements, an error message will
display, telling you that the scheme must validate against the scheme of Ed. 1.4. The
Profile Editor will accept SCL files that use either Ed. 1 or Ed. 2 data structures; but it
will apply data structures only as defined in Ed. 2.

During this import, you need to reconcile mismatches; and data will be available for
creating device types, device profiles, and projects. If you import an SCL for a PM700,
note that all tags for date and time are excluded by default.

You can save the information in one of two ways:

• IID file: This IID file will maintain all of the configuration and communication
information that comes from its device. The only items you can change are:
— You can delete datasets and control blocks, and add new ones.
— You can edit buffered and unbuffered control blocks (provided you have created
them in the Profile Editor).

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• PowerSCADA Expert profile: The data will then follow the normal rules for the
profiles in this project.

Import Filter Screen

This screen displays after you choose an IEC 61850 file to import (.ICD, .CID, or .IID
extension) and click Start Import. Use this screen to begin filtering data for import. You
choose whether to filter on functional constraints or report control blocks.

Functional Constraints
1. Click the Functional Constraint button.
2. Choose the functional constraints that you want to include.
The filters the list of devices for which you will import data to those that contain one
or more of the selected functional constraints.
3. Check the device(s) that you want to include.

Report Control Blocks

1. Click the Report Control Block button.
The list of devices and their related report control blocks that are included in the
import file displays in the middle column.
2. Check the devices and/or related report control blocks that you want to include in
the import. If you check a device, all of the report control blocks under it are
included.
The right-hand column displays the IEDs/report control blocks that you have
selected.
NOTE: Use the filter above the middle pane to search. You can enter partial names
separated by dots to further shorten the list.
The figure below illustrates an example in which a search was done first on "bcu"
and then on "incomer" (note that entries are not case sensitive). The search string
would be:
bcu.incomer
The result would look something like this:

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When you have selected either the functional constraints or report control blocks, click
Continue. The data is filtered on the last filter option that you chose (you cannot
combine filters).

The Import Reconciliation screen displays. See Import Reconciliation Screen on page
65 for help finishing the import.

Import Reconciliation Screen

Use the Reconcile Import Screen to find matches for the items you are importing and to
filter import tags to determine whether items are matched or not matched. The first
figure below shows the screen before import is complete. The second one shows the
results after import has been completed.

The screen is divided into three panes:

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Left-hand pane:
The selections made in this pane provide an initial filter for what you view in the middle
pane (see below). The tree view at the top shows the imported file data categories:

For .pls files imported from the Profile Editor, the categories are: device
profiles, device types, tags, and units.

For IEC61850 files, the categories are: Data, Datasets, Unbuffered Reports,
Buffered Reports, and GOOSE.

Select a category to filter the list in the middle pane to only the items belonging to that
category.

To further filter the middle pane, click one of the matched status lines (matched,
partially matched, unmatched) to view only items of that status. The number of items in
that status also displays.

Middle pane:
This pane shows a tree view with data.

Filter: To filter on a specific item, type the name (such as phsA for phase A current).
The entry can be the exact name, or you can enter a partial name or even a wildcard
(*). The filter is not case sensitive.

The data in the middle pane is filtered to include only the items for the tag you specify.
To clear the filter so you can enter a new one, click the "x" beside the filter box.

Collapse All/Expand All: Click Collapse All to collapse all nodes on the screen.
Only the top-level nodes will display. Conversely, click Expand All to open all nodes,
displaying all of the information on all nodes.

The bottom section of the middle pane displays, in tree form, the data that you selected
in the left-hand pane:
• For files imported from the Profile Editor (.pls files), you can view: Show All, Device
Profiles, Device Types, Tags, and Units.
• For IEC 61850 files, you can view: Data, Datasets, Unbuffered Reports, Buffered
Reports, and GOOSE.

The bullets indicate:

: exact match; item is either a perfect match to a local item, or you accepted a

merge for it

: unverified match; item is a partial match to a local item

: no match; item does not match any local item

Items that have no icon beside them are ignored during the import.

Re-match Items within a Logical Node

Because IEC 61850 tags are often imported with prepended information (logical node:
LN) that prevents the import from matching them, you may find several unmatched
items. You can use the re-match feature to enable matching for them.

To do this, right-click the logical node where the unmatched items are found, and
choose Re-match.

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The import feature will then exclude the logical node, and use the remaining
information in the item name to find matches. In the screen shown above, it would
include functional constraint (FC) ST, data objects (DO) PhyHealth and Proxy, and
five data attributes below them:

ST.PhyHealth.q

ST.PhyHealth.t

ST.Proxy.q

ST.Proxy.stVal

ST.Proxy.t

Right-hand pane:
This pane illustrates the status of each of the tags. Click a tag and read the information
for it:
• Property: The property for which the other columns provide definitions.
• Imported: The value of the item in the import file.
• Local: The closest local match for the imported item.
• Result: The item as it will be added in this import; by default, this item is inherited
from the local status.

New: At the bottom of the list, click this button to add an item as a custom topic. The
Add/Edit Custom Tag screen displays for you to create the tag.

Force Edit: Check Force Edit to display a screen that lets you edit the item's
information. You can make changes to an item, even though it may be an exact match
with a local item. This new information will be applied to the item after you complete the
import.

Select: After importing, you can manually match an unmatched item. To do this,
highlight the tag in the middle pane, the type matching information in the Search field
in the upper right corner of the screen. Choose the matching item and click Select. This
yields an unverified match (yellow bullet). To confirm the match, click Match on the
right.

Complete the Import

1. Right click the first item that you want to review/change in the middle pane, then
select the option for how you want the import to handle this item. Each item's status
controls the options you will see:

Item Status Right-Click Options Description

The custom tag screen opens for you to add the

Ignored New
attributes for a new tag.

Ignore: Changes the status so that the import will

exclude this tag.
Unmatched Ignore, New
New: The custom tag screen opens for you to add the
attributes for a new tag.

Ignore: The import will exclude this tag.

Ignore, Set to Unmatched: The tag is no longer matched; but

Matched the import will not succeed. All unmatched tags must
Set to Unmatched
be matched or ignored before you complete the
import.

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Item Status Right-Click Options Description

Ignore: The import will exclude this tag.

Set to Unmatched: The tag is no longer matched; but
the import will not succeed. All unmatched tags must
Ignore,
Partial Match be matched or ignored before you complete the
Set to Unmatched, Match
import.
Match: The tag attributes will change to the
information you see in the Results column.

2. Continue through all of the items until you have set the match status for each one.
3. Click Complete Import.

Using Import Templates

You can create, edit, and apply templates when you import files. You can also delete
import templates. A template will include tags that you import into the Profile Editor from
a project in another instance of the Profile Editor, or it will contain ICD files from an IEC
61850 device.

You will want to create a template for custom situations, like when you are importing
SCL files or adding custom tags and devices.

Creating a New Template During Import

To create a new template:
1. From the either type of import (Profile Editor or SCL), choose the file (.pls or .icd)
that you want to import.
2. Complete the matching for the items.
3. Click Complete Import.
4. At the Save Import Template prompt, click Yes.
5. Click the New radio button, then type a name for the new template. The name must
begin with a letter. It can contain alpha-numeric characters, as well as dashes and
spaces. Click OK to save it.

In future imports, you will be able to apply this template. When you do, the system will
automatically match, where appropriate, the import items with the local items.

Applying a Template During Import

In this procedure, you will import files, and you will either create a new import template,
or you will edit an existing one.

NOTE: Be careful when applying a template: you will overwrite an existing template on
the local computer with the information that you choose during matching. Once
completed, you cannot undo this.

To apply an existing template:

1. From the Set Up Projects tab, select a project for which you want to import data.
2. Click File > Import, then choose the file (.pls or .icd) that you want to import.
3. From the Import Template drop down list, choose the template you want to use. This
is just a starting point for this import to make it quicker to match items. You will apply
the template in step 7.
4. Click Start Import.

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After the import completes, the Import Reconciliation screen displays. The list in the
left-hand pane should have some exact and partial matches.
5. As you work through the items, you must either designate that each a match or
ignored.
6. When all items are completed, click Complete Import.
7. At the Save Import Template dialog, click No to import without applying a template.
Or click Yes to either save a new template or edit the one you chose in step 3:
— To create a new template for this import, click New, then type an Import
Template Name.
— To edit a template, click Edit, then select the template from the drop down menu.
This will edit the template by adding the changes you made during matching.
This cannot be undone after you click OK.
8. Click OK.

The import is completed, and the new template is created, or the existing template is
edited to include the changes you made during matching.

Deleting a Template
You can delete any import template, even if it was applied during a previous import.

To do this:
1. Click Settings > Remove Import Templates.
2. At the Import Templates dialog, select the template you want to delete, then click
Delete.

The template is deleted.

Tag Types
This product includes a variety of tag types: real-time, alarm, and trend. Most of the tags
that you will need are already added. However, you can add custom tags to suit
special needs. This section describes how tags are constructed and provides further
specific information about the construction of format codes, logic codes, and
addresses.

In this section, you can learn about:

IEC 61850 Tag Construction on page 69
Define an Enumeration on page 71
Format Code Definitions on page 71
Logic Codes on page 74
Block Writes on page 90

IEC 61850 Tag Construction

IEC 61850 tags are flexible, which allows them to specify how functions are
implemented in devices. The IEC 61850 tag was developed for medium-voltage and
high-voltage applications, such as monitoring, control, and substation automation.

Some of our devices include data and functionality that are not yet covered by IEC
61850. For these devices, the general IEC61850 formatting was followed when
creating tags.

If you are writing Cicode (see Use Cicode to Customize a Project on page 139). You
will need to know the IEC 61850 tag name that you added to the device profile for that

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device. You can print the .csv file to view tag names (see Print the .CSV File on page
33). Apart from that, you would only need to add tags if you are installing a third-party
device that is not standard to PowerSCADA Expert. If you do need to add tags, create
any category you wish, and follow the format shown below.

Tags shall be no longer than 29 characters. Use a backslash as a separator between

tag parts. Tags are constructed in this manner:

EquipmentName\Logical_Node\Data Object\Data Attribute (may have more than one)

The following table lists the main categories for the common logical nodes. After the
table, the most commonly used category (Mxxx: metering and measurement) is
described.

Category
Description
Name

Axxx automatic control; e.g., ATCC (tap changer), AVCO (voltage control)

Cxxx supervisory control; e.g., CILO (interlocking), CSWI (switch control)

Gxxx generic functions; e.g., GGIO (generic I/O)

Ixxx interfacing/archiving; e.g., IARC (archive), IHMI (HMI)

Lxxx system logical nodes; e.g., LLNO (common), LPHD (physical device)

metering and measurement; e.g., MMXU (measurement), MMTR (metering), MSTA (metering
Mxxx
statistics), MSQI (sequence and imbalance), MHAI (harmonics and interharmonics)

protection; e.g., PDIF (differential), PIOC (instantaneous overcurrent or rate of rise.), PDIS
Pxxx
(distance), PTOV (time-overvoltage)

Rxxx protection related; e.g., RREC (auto reclosing), RDRE (disturbance)

Sxxx sensors, monitoring; e.g., SARC (arcs), SPDC (partial discharge)

Txxx instrument transformer; e.g., TCTR (current), TVTR (voltage)

Xxxx switchgear; e.g., XCBR (circuit breaker), XCSW (switch)

Zxxx other equipment; e.g., ZCAP (cap control), ZMOT (motor)

The following example illustrates the IEC 61850 tag for current A:

EquipmentName\MMXU1\A\PhsA

where:

M = the category

MXU = measurement of currents, voltages, power, and impedances

1 = the instance (there could be multiple MMXU tags)

A = the data object, current

PhsA = the attribute that further defines the data object, phase A

All of the tags that are currently used in the system can be viewed from the Profile
Editor, Define Device Type Tags tab. Click Settings > Display Advanced Properties to
display the full tag names.

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Define an Enumeration
An enumeration is a single value (0-15) that is used to define a condition that is
determined by multiple-bit input. You will add enumerations to handle scenarios that
are more complicated than simply true-false, to allow for dynamic contingencies. For
example, when you need to use multiple bits to describe the position of a circuit
breaker, you might do the following:

Bit y (closed) | Bit x (open). Note that the least significant bit is register 1.

Bit x | Bit Returned

Status Circuit Breaker Position
y Value

0|0 Indeterminate Circuit breaker is neither open nor closed 0

0|1 Open Circuit breaker is open. 1

1|0 Closed Circuit breaker is closed. 2

Circuit breaker is reporting both open and closed

1|1 Error condition. 3
Possible device/wiring error

Using the enumerated status, we place the register and bitmask for the open position
in register 1 (least significant) and the register and bitmask for the closed position in
register 2 (most significant).

Use Special Tags to Control Circuit Breaker Status

When you want to include a device that does not have a pre-defined device profile
(such as a third-party circuit breaker), you must identify the registers that the device
uses for the operations you want, then choose the correct tags and tag addresses to
write to these registers. Finally, when creating the one-line on the graphics page, you
will choose the appropriate genie:
1. Determine the device registers used for the open and close operations on the
circuit breaker.
2. In the Profile Editor, choose the tag needed for each operation.
3. Ensure that tag address references the correct action and register(s). See Edit Tag
Addresses on page 38 for instructions on editing the address,
4. When adding a genie for the circuit breaker on the graphics page, choose from the
default library (see Appendix 1: Default Genie Library on page 222), or create a
custom genie (see Create New Genies on page 113).

Format Code Definitions

The address field is part of the tag. It includes a variety of attributes, some of which are
required, and some optional. The following tables list the attributes, whether they are
required, and their possible modifiers. All parts of a tag are case sensitive. The order of
the fields is fixed; and all fields are separated by semi-colons. See Logic Codes on
page 74 for templates of constructed tags.

Real-Time Format Code Definitions

Attributes Modifiers Comments

T (type)
SS = single status
Required

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Attributes Modifiers Comments

DS = double status
enumeration
ST = string
UT = UTC time
MV = measured value
(float)
CM = complex Temporarily, this may return a string; when PowerSCADA
measured value (float) Expert is upgraded to handle large integers, this will change.
BC = binary counter
(integer)

B = BCM

D (module— P = PM
Micrologic devices) M = MM
C = CCM

M = holding registers in
hexadecimal
m = holding registers in
decimal
S = input coil (status
register) in hexadecimal
s = input coil (status
M/m/S/s/C/c/I/i register) in decimal
(register type) C = output coil (writable
only) in hexadecimal
c = output coil (writable
only) in decimal
I = input register (read
only) in hexadecimal
i = input register (read
only) in decimal

After the modifier, there may be a number indicating scaling

factor. See “V,” below in this table. Used for conversion to SI
units, this number will be:

u## = ## registers are RegisterValue x scale

Register Number unsigned, ## is a For SS and DS: there must be a 1U default; the modifier will
Modifiers (register decimal be a bitmask:
number from 1–4) s## = ## registers are - The mask must use hex only, 16 bits/register
signed; ## is a decimal - Attach the ones, then the zero mask, to the register; if
you only have ones masks, just attach them
- Only one register cases can be inverted. Add :I after the
masks for inversion.

numerical entries; N defines a constant scale; the logic code knows how to use
N (scale)
range is -10 to 10 it.

R (scale register) the register number in R defines the holding register where the scale is held; the
decimal logic code knows how to use it.

single digit: 1, 2, or 3;
default 2 is used if this
is not included Defines the priority PowerSCADA Expert uses in processing
E (priority)
data.
(1 = high, 2 = normal, 3
= low)

Use scientific notation

V (conversion factor) Examples: 354E-3 = 0.354
without the decimal.

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Attributes Modifiers Comments

354E1 = 3540
Will be multiplied before the value is returned.

L:P (logic code)

The number that is L:P is the logic code for PowerLogic. Other codes may
Required
used comes from the follow, such a L:I for ION.
Logic Codes table. For logic code descriptions, see Logic Codes on page 74

Alarm Format Code Definitions

Attributes Modifiers Comments

T (type)
ALM = alarm
Required

B = BCM

D (module—optional for P = PM BCM is straight addressing, and

Micrologic devices) M = MM therefore, optional.

C = CCM

F (file) File number will be in decimal, up

Required to 5 digits

Q (unique ID)
Unique ID will be in decimal. This number can be huge.
Required

Control Format Code Definitions Rules of Operation

These rules are true for predefined and custom codes:

Address structure Result

C:N;(action) If 1, perform action. If 0, undefined.

C:N;(action1);(action2)
If 1, perform action1. If 0, perform action 2.
C:NO;(action1);(action2)

C:NC;(action1);(action2) If 1, perform action2. If 0, perform action1

Predefined Control Format Codes

Attributes Modifiers Comments

NO = normally open
C (command)
NC = normally closed
Required
N = normal operation Normal operation does not have a closed/open status.

OPERATE (command word) n/a Two required for NO and NC.

Predefined Reset Format Codes

Attributes Modifiers Comments

Reset (command word) n/a Entering a one to this tag causes the reset to take place.

Custom Control and Reset Format Codes

Attributes Modifiers Comments

C (command) NO = normally open

Required NC = normal closed

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Attributes Modifiers Comments

Normal operation does not have a

N = normal operation
closed/open status.

Followed by one or two entire “write” addresses; used only for logic codes 101, 102, 103. For logic code
descriptions, see Logic Codes on page 74.
Write Address format: T:SS;m:##:#;L.:P:101
Example: C:NO;T:SS;m:1234:1;L:P101;T:SS;m:3456:1;L:P101

Logic Codes
Logic codes tell the PowerSCADA Expert program how to mathematically operate on
the values in device registers to give users the desired values. The following table lists
each logic code with its related information.

Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

READS

Defines invalid blocks

of memory in the
Up to 1,000
Invalid Generic device. The driver
IB LONG sequential No
Block only does not include
registers
these registers in
(L:P:0)
block reads.

Register N:
High byte = Month 1–
12
Low byte = Day 1–31
Register N+1:
Date / Time High byte = Year 0–
3 sequential Generic – if
(L:P:1) UT LONG No 199 (+1900)
registers it fits
(3 register) Low byte = Hour 0–23
Register N+2:
High byte = minutes
0–59
Low byte = seconds
0–59

Register N: Seconds
0–59
Register N+1:
Minutes 0–59
Register N+2: Hours
Date / Time Generic 0–23
6 sequential
(L:P:2) UT LONG No
registers - if it fits Register N+3: Day
(6 register)
1–31
Register N+4: Month
1–12
Register N+5: Year
0–199 (+1900)

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Register N:
High byte = Month 1–
12,
Low byte = Day 1–31
Register N+1:
Date / Time
(L:P:3) High byte = Year 0–
(3 or 4 199 (+1900)
3 or 4
register -- Low byte = Hour 0–23
UT LONG sequential No CM/PM
Circuit Register N+2:
registers
Monitor/
High byte = minutes
Power
0–59
Meter)
Low byte = seconds
0–59
Register N+3:
msec = 0–999
(unused)

Register N:
Bits 0–6 = Year: 0 –70
(2000– 2070)
71 – 99 (1971–1999)
Register N+1:
Date / Time Bits 8-11 = Month
(L:P:4) 3 or 4
(3 or 4 UT LONG sequential No SEPAM Bits 0-4 = Day
registers registers Register N+2:
SEPAM) Bits 8-12 = Hour
Bits 0-5 = Minutes
Register N+3: msec
= 0-59,999
(seconds are
ms/1000)

Register N:
High byte = Month 1–
12,
Low byte = Day 1–31
Register N+1:
Date/Time High byte = Year 0–69
(L:P:5) 3 sequential (+2000), Year 70–99
UT LONG No micro
3-register registers (+1900)
Micrologic Low byte = Hour 0–23
Register N+2:
High byte = minutes
0–59
Low byte = seconds
0–59

Register N:
Date/Time
High byte = Month 1–
(L:P:6) 4 sequential
UT LONG No micro 12,
4-register registers
Low byte = Day 1–31
Micrologic
Register N+1:

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

High byte = Year 0–69

(+2000), Year 70–99
(+1900)
Low byte = Hour 0–23
Register N+2:
High byte = minutes
0–59
Low byte = seconds
0–59
Register N+3:
msec = 0–999
(unused)

The number of
seconds since
Date/Time 01/01/2000 (00:00:00)
(L:P:7) 3 sequential register 1 = MSB
UT LONG No Argos
3-register registers
register 2 = LSB
Argos
register 3 =
milliseconds

Register N:
Bits 0–6 = Year: 0 –
127 (2000– 2127)
Register N+1:
Bits 8-11 = Month
Date/Time
Bits 0-4 = Day
(L:P:8) 4 sequential
UT LONG No generic Register N+2:
4-register registers
IEC 870-5-4 Bits 8-12 = Hour
Bits 0-5 = Minutes
Register N+3: msec
= 0-59,999
(seconds are
ms/1000)

Result is a string
representation.
Range is 0 to
9,999,999,999,999,99
9
Modulo 10k Up to 4
BC STRING No generic Each register has a
(L:P:10) registers
range of 0 to 9,999
Result is:
– R4*10,000^3 +
R3*10,000^2 +
R2*10,000 + R1

Result is a string
representation.
Modulo 10k Range is 0 to
Val Up to 4
BC REAL No generic 9,999,999,999,999,99
registers
(L:P:11) 9
Each register has a
range of 0 to 9,999

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Result is:
– R4*10,000^3 +
R3*10,000^2 +
R2*10,000 + R1
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Result is a string
representation.
Range is 0 to
9,999,999,999,999.9
Modulo 10k Each register has a
Energy Up to 4
BC STRING No generic range of 0 to 9,999
registers
(L:P:12) Result is
– (R4*10,000^3 +
R3*10,000^2 +
R2*10,000 + R1)
/1000

Result is a string
representation.
Range is 0 to
9,999,999,999,999.9
Each register has a
range of 0 to 9,999
Result is
– (R4*10,000^3 +
Modulo 10k
Up to 4 R3*10,000^2 +
Energy Val BC REAL No generic
registers R2*10,000 + R1)
(L:P:13) /1000
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

First register (100–

199 inclusive)
indicates that this is a
digital input register.
PL Digital Second register is
Input SS SS LONG 2 registers No CM/PM masked to test for
(L:P:20) either one 1 or one 0.
Result is: 0 = off and 1
= on.
This result can be
inverted.

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Same as PL Digital
Input SS except:
PL Digital Result is 0 =
Input DS DS LONG 2 registers No CM/PM intermediate, 1 = off,
(L:P:21) 2 = on, 3 = bad-state.
Inversion will invert
only off and on states.

Same as PL Digital
Input SS except:
PL Digital
Input TF Result is: 0 = false
SS DIGITAL 2 registers No CM/PM
and 1 = true.
(L:P:22)
This result can be
inverted.

First register (200–

299 inclusive)
indicates that this is a
digital output register.
PL Digital Second register is
Output SS SS LONG 2 registers No CM/PM masked to test for
(L:P:23) either one 1 or one 0.
Result is: 0 = off and 1
= on.
This result can be
inverted.

Same as PL Digital
Output SS, except:

PL Digital Result is:

Output DS 0 = intermediate, 1 =
DS LONG 2 registers No CM/PM
off, 2 = on, 3 = bad-
(L:P:24) state.
Inversion will invert
only off and on states.

Same as PL Digital
Output SS except:
PL Digital
Output TF Result is: 0 = false
SS DIGITAL 2 registers No CM/PM
and 1 = true.
(L:P:25)
This result can be
inverted.

Each register is
compared to a ones’
mask. Optionally it
can be compared to a
zeros’ mask. (Use the
Edit Address screen
Status SS Up to 4 in the Profile Editor to
SS LONG No Generic create masks for the
(L:P:26) registers
user.)
Result is: 0 = off and 1
= on.
If there is only one
register, the result
can be inverted.

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Each register is
compared to a ones’
mask. These results
are OR’ed together.
Optionally, it can be
Status OR
2 to 4 compared to a zeros’
SS SS LONG No Generic
registers mask. (Use the Edit
(L:P:226) Address screen in the
Profile Editor to create
masks for the user.)
Result is: 0 = off and 1
= on.

Same as Status SS
except:
Result is: 0 =
Status DS Up to 4
DS LONG No Generic intermediate, 1 = off,
(L:P:27) registers
2 = on, 3 = bad-state.
Inversion will invert
only off and on states.

Same as Status OR
Status OR SS except:
DS 2 to 4
DS LONG No Generic Result is: 0 =
registers
(L:P:227) intermediate, 1 = off,
2 = on, 3 = bad-state.

Same as Status SS
except:
Status TF Up to 4 Result is: 0 = false
SS DIGITAL No Generic
(L:P:28) registers and 1 = true.
This result can be
inverted.

Same as Status OR
Status OR
2 to 4 SS except:
TF SS DIGITAL No Generic
registers Result is: 0 = false
(L:P:228)
and 1 = true.

One register is bit

anded with one mask.
The result will be an
Status Int
BC LONG 1 register No CM/PM integer that can be
(L:P:29)
used to choose the
appropriate
enumeration.

Each register is
compared to a ones’
Status mask. Optionally it
Enumeratio can be compared to a
1 to 4
n EN LONG No Generic zeros’ mask. (Use the
registers
Edit Address screen
(L:P:229) in the Profile Editor to
create masks for the
user.)

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Result is a
combination of the
results for each
register, using this
formula:
result for register 1 *
2^0 + result for
register 2 * 2^1 +
result for register 3 *
2^2 + result for
register 4 * 2^3

First register (300–

399 inclusive)
indicates that this is a
analog input register.
Second register is
treated as a signed
value.
Third register can
PL Analog contain a value from –
Input MV/C 3 to 3 and will be used
REAL 3 registers No CM/PM
M to scale the second
(L:P:30)
register (R2*10^R3).
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Register 1 = breaker
racked in
Register 2 = breaker
racked out
Register 3 = breaker
Breaker in test (optional)
Rack 2 to 3 Results:
Status EN LONG No Generic
registers
0 = racked in
(L:P:230)
1= racked out
2 = test
3 = error
4= in between
positions

First register (400–

499 inclusive)
indicates that this is a
PL Analog
MV/C analog output
Output REAL 2 registers No CM/PM
M register.
(L:P:31)
Second register is
treated as a signed
value.

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

NOTE: This logic

code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

For a single register:

treated as a signed
value from
–32,767 to +32,767. (-
32768 will result in a
NA)
For two registers: the
registers will be
concatenated
together, the first
register filling bits 16–
32 and the second
Scaled register filling bits 0–
Register MV/C 1 or 2 Either 15. Values will range
Signed REAL Generic from
M registers (optional)
(L:P:32) –2,147,483,648 to –
2,147,483,647.
Values can be scaled
using a fixed scale or
a scale register.
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

For a single register:

treated as an
unsigned value from 0
to 65,535.
For two registers: the
registers will be
concatenated
Scaled
together, the first
Register MV/C 1 to 4 Either
REAL Generic register filling bits 16–
Unsigned M registers (optional) 32 and the second
(L:P:33) register filling bits 0–
15. Values will range
from
0 to 4,294,967,295.
Values can be scaled
using a fixed scale or
a scale register.

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

NOTE: This logic

code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Same as Scaled
Register except that a
single register with
value -32768 is
acceptable and will be
Scaled
reported as such.
Register
MV/C 1 or 2 Either NOTE: This logic
Signed No REAL Generic
NA M registers (optional) code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
(L:P:34)
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Same as Scaled
Register except that
0xFFFFFFFF or
0x00007FFF will be
Scaled NA.
Register NOTE: This logic
MV/C Either
Signed REAL 2 registers Generic code (and all REAL
SEPAM A M (optional)
logic codes) has an
(L:P:35) accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Same as Scaled
Register except that
0xFFFFFFFF will be
NA.
Scaled
Register NOTE: This logic
MV/C Either code (and all REAL
Signed REAL 2 registers Generic
SEPAM B M (optional) logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
(L:P:36)
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Uses the IEEE

standard for floating-
IEEE 32
MV/C 2 sequential point arithmetic (IEEE
Real REAL No Generic
M registers 754);
(L:P:37)
register 1 is MSB,
register 2 is LSB

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Scaled
PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

NOTE: This logic

code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

For a single register:

treated as a signed
value from
–32,767 to +32,767:
From the value of the
unsigned register,
Scaled
subtract 32768; then
Register
apply the scale.
Signed
MV/C Either 0000 or FFFF will be
SEPAM REAL 1 register Generic
2000 M (optional) NA.
Format B NOTE: This logic
(L:P:38) code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

1 to 10 Each register can

PL String
ST STRING sequential No Generic represent up to two
(L:P:39)
registers ASCII characters.

Result is:
R1 + … + Rn *
10^scale
NOTE: This logic
Sum Either code (and all REAL
MV/C 1 to 4
Registers REAL Generic logic codes) has an
M registers (required)
(L:P:40) accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
R1/R2 * R3 *
10^scale
If R2 is zero, result
will be #COM
Divide
MV/C Either NOTE: This logic
Registers REAL 3 registers Generic
M (required) code (and all REAL
(L:P:41) logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

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Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Result is:
R1 * … * Rn *
10^scale
NOTE: This logic
Multiply
MV/C 1 to 4 Either code (and all REAL
Registers REAL Generic
M registers (required) logic codes) has an
(L:P:42) accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
Avg(R1 … Rn) *
10^scale
NOTE: This logic
Average
MV/C 1 to 4 Either code (and all REAL
Registers REAL Generic
M registers (required) logic codes) has an
(L:P:43) accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
Avg(R1 … Rn-1) * Rn
* 10^scale
Average NOTE: This logic
Registers MV/C 2 to 4 Either code (as with all
WF REAL Generic REAL logic codes)
M registers (required)
(L:P:44) has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
(R1 * 10^scale) + R2
NOTE: This logic
Sum with code (as with all
MV/C Either
Scale REAL 2 registers CM/PM REAL logic codes)
M (required) has an accuracy of
(L:P:45)
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Result is same as
above, except
unsigned.

Sum with NOTE: This logic

Scale MV/C Either code (as with all
REAL 2 registers CM/PM REAL logic codes)
Unsigned M (required)
(L:P:46) has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

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PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

Result is:
sqrt (R1^2 + R2^2) x
scale
NOTE: This logic
Vector
MV/C Either code (as with all
Math REAL 2 registers Generic
M (required) REAL logic codes)
(L:P:47) has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
sqrt ([R1 R2]^2 + [R3
R4]^2) x scale
where [ ] indicates
IEEE32
Vector representation
Math IEEE MV/C Either
REAL 4 registers Generic NOTE: This logic
M (required)
(L:P:48) code (as with all
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Result is:
[R1R2] * [R3(R4)],
meaning Regs 1 and 2
are a 32 bit number.
The number is
multiplied by Reg 3 (if
Multiply
16 bit) or Reg 3 and 4
Registers MV/C 3 or 4 Either
REAL Generic (32 bit number)
32-bit M registers (optional)
NOTE: This logic
(L:P:49)
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

CM4 Power
Factor MV/C Returns the IEEE
IEEE REAL 1 register No CM4
M power factor.
(L:P:50)

PM8 Power Returns the IEEE

Factor MV/C power factor
IEEE REAL 1 register No PM8
M (converted from IEC
(L:P:51) mode as necessary).

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PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

The device may be in

IEEE or IEC mode if
the device firmware
version is 11.6 or
higher. If the device
firmware version is
below 11.6, IEC mode
is not supported.
NOTE: This logic
code (as with all
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Returns the IEEE

power factor
(converted from IEC
mode).
SP40
Power NOTE: This logic
Factor MV/C code (as with all
REAL 1 register No SEPAM 40
IEEE M REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
(L:P:52)
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Returns the IEEE

power factor
(converted from IEC
mode as necessary).
The second input
register must be the
ML Power associated Reactive
Factor Power for the Power
MV/C
IEEE REAL 2 registers No ML Factor requested.
M
(L:P:53) NOTE: This logic
code (as with all
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Generic R2/sqrt (R2^2 + R1^2)

Power MV/C where:
Factor REAL 2 registers No Generic
M R2 = real power
(L:P:54) R1 = reactive power

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PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

NOTE: This logic

code (as with all
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

[R3 R4]/
sqrt ([R3 R4]^2 + [R1
R2]^2)
Generic where:
Power R3 = real power
Factor - MV/C IEEE32 MSR
IEEE32 READ 4 registers No Generic
M
R4 = real power
variation
IEEE32 LSR
(L:P:55) R1 = reactive power
IEEE32 MSR
R2 = reactive power
IEEE32 LSR

Returns the IEEE

power factor
(converted from IEC
mode).
SP2000
Power NOTE: This logic
Factor MV/C SEPAM code (as with all
REAL 1 register No
IEEE M 2000 REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
(L:P:56)
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Reads a 64-bit signed

integer and returns a
REAL value.
Scaled NOTE: This logic
Register code (as with all
MV/C Either
Signed 64- REAL 4 registers Generic REAL logic codes)
bit M (optional)
has an accuracy of
(L:P:57) seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Power Takes a 4 quadrant

Factor MV/C power factor (IEEE32
IEEE REAL 2 registers No Generic
M real) and returns an
(L:P:58) IEEE power factor

Uses the IEEE

IEEE 64-bit standard for floating-
double MV/C
REAL 4 registers No Generic point arithmetic (IEEE
M
(L:P:59) 754); returns the
value as 32-bit REAL.

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PowerSCAD Register Require Device
Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

NOTE: This logic

code (as with all
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of
seven digits. Anything
longer than seven
digits should not be
considered accurate.

Uses the IEEE

standard for floating-
point arithmetic (IEEE
754); returns the
value as 64-bit
STRING.
IEEE 64-bit
double MV/C NOTE: This logic
STRING 4 registers No Generic
M code (as with all
(L:P:60)
REAL logic codes)
has an accuracy of 15
digits. Anything longer
than 15 digits should
not be considered
accurate.

WRITES (these are write-only; see below for Read/Write codes)

NOTE: If the device is capable of preventing (blocking) writes to its registers, verify that the "block" feature is
disabled before you implement the write.

Status If you input 1 to this

Write tag it will write the
Register SS LONG 1 register No Generic
MASK value to the
(L:P:101) register.

If you input 1 to this

Status tag it will read the
Write register and AND the
Register MASK with the
SS LONG 1 register No Generic
AND register (This puts a 0
wherever there is a 1
(L:P:102) in the mask and
leaves the rest alone).

If you input 1 to this

Status tag it will read the
Write register and OR the
Register MASK with the
SS LONG 1 register No Generic
OR register (This puts a 1
wherever there is a 1
(L:P:103) in the mask and
leaves the rest alone).

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Logic IEC
A Expert Definitio d? Specifi Notes
Code Type
Data Type n (register c?
or fixed)

This will take the input

value read in and
divide out the scale
factor and the
conversion factor. It
will then round to the
nearest whole number
and if it is a value from
Write
0 to 65535 it will put
Register MV/C
REAL 1 register Either Generic this value in the
Unsigned M register.
(L:P:110)
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

This will take the input

value read in and
divide out the scale
factor and the
conversion factor. It
will then round to the
nearest whole number
and convert the
signed value to an
unsigned value from 0
Write MV/C
REAL 1 register Either Generic to 65535. It will put
Register M this value in the
Signed
register.
(L:P:111)
NOTE: This logic
code (and all REAL
logic codes) has an
accuracy of seven
digits. Anything longer
than seven digits
should not be
considered accurate.

READ/WRITES

Read/Write You can write any

Holding value from 0 to 65535
MV/C
Register LONG 1 register No Generic and read an unsigned
M
value from the same
(L:P:120) register.

Read/Write
Coil You can write 0 or 1
Register SS DIGITAL 1 register No Generic and read a value from
the same register.
(L:P:121)

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Block Writes
Block writes represent blocks of registers that are updated in a single write operation.
There are two types of block writes:
• fixed: fully specified and compiled before run time. Writing the value of ‘1’ to such a
variable tag causes the specified fixed values to be written to the specified
registers.
• variable: specified on the fly. The registers and the values to be written are not
fixed; they are specified during run time by the user.

Fixed block writes have the following format:

T:BWF;[D:{B|C|M|P};]S:<start_register>,<values>

where
B, C, M, or P are applicable only to Micrologic devices (otherwise the D: section
is omitted) and is the module (manager) identifier (Circuit Breaker, Chassis,
Metering, Protection).
<start_register> is the first register number for a contiguous block of registers.
<values> is a comma-separated list of up to 10 values that will be written to the
registers starting from <start_register>.

For example:
T:BWF;S:100,1,2,3,4,-5

Variable block writes have the following format:

where
B, or C, or M, or P is applicable only to Micrologic devices (otherwise the D:
section is omitted altogether) and is the module (manager) identifier (Circuit
Breaker, Chassis, Metering, Protection)

For example:
T:BWV;

The start register and the values to be written follow exactly the same rules and syntax
as the definition for the Fixed Block Write, however, these are specified at the time the
write operation is performed. For example, specifying “S:100,1,2,3,4,-5” as the
write value for the tag “T:BWV;“ would write values 1,2,3,4, and -5 to the registers 100,
101, 102, 103, and 104.

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Manage I/O Devices in the Project

The I/O Device Manager tool provides a quick way to add one or many devices to a
PowerSCADA Expert project. Instead of adding device and device manager Rather
than having to "build" devices one tag at a time in Citect, use the I/O Device Manager to
create or many devices, and to update or remove devices.

To begin, launch the I/O Device Manager from the Citect Project Editor (Tools > I/O
Device Manager). You see the I/O Device Manager window.

The first three options send you to a wizard that walks you through creating, removing,
or updating

Throughout the I/O Device Manager wizard, there are fields that will only accept a valid
entry. They are marked with a red asterisk (!). The asterisk remains there until you enter
a response that is of the correct length or includes only the acceptable characters. The
asterisk disappears when you have entered a valid response.

Click a link for what you want to do.

• Define One I/O Device in a Project on page 91
• Remove One I/O Device From a Project on page 100
• Use a CSV File to Define Multiple Devices on page 102
• Update One or All Devices in Project on page 103

The following links provide additional information that you need to know.

When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster on page 11

Port Names on page 12

Before You Use the I/O Device Manager

Before you can add device profiles, you need to establish the folder structure and
network addresses in the project: Launch the product: click Start > Programs >
Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting >
PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting Explorer. Three windows
display:
• Citect Project Editor
• Citect Explorer
• Citect Graphics Builder

Have a copy of each device’s connection information: communications protocol and IP

address. You will enter this information when you add the devices.

NOTE: When running the Computer Setup Wizard, do not change the startup page
(leave the ini settings as <default>). Changing the startup page at this point will result
in navigation problems. To change the startup page, see Set a New Page as the
Project Startup Page on page 109.

When running the Computer Setup Wizard: If you choose Multi-Process (Server and
Control Client), you must also choose Networked (connect to other SCADA
computers) at the following screen. Otherwise, reporting functionality may be
affected.

Define One I/O Device in a Project

Use the wizard in the I/O Device Manager to add one device at a time.

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Throughout the I/O device wizard, there are fields that will only accept a valid entry.
They are marked with a red exclamation point (!). The exclamation point remains there
until you enter a response that is of the correct length or includes only the acceptable
characters. The exclamation point disappears when you have entered a valid
response.

Click one of these links to display instructions to add each type of protocol:

Add a TCP Device to a Project on page 92

Add a Serial Device to a Project on page 94

Add a DNP3_TCP Device on page 96

Add an IEC 61850 Device to a Project on page 98

Add a TCP Device to a Project

Use this procedure when you want to add a generic TCP or Modbus TCP device to a
project. Note that these instructions assume that you have two I/O servers, and that you
will be renaming ports.

Before you begin, make sure that you have added at least one cluster and the
appropriate servers for this project (see Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers
on page 10).

Then, make sure that you have set up each of these clusters in the I/O Device
Manager:

Cluster Setup: Before you add devices, you need to set up each cluster that was
created for the project (you must have added at least one cluster to PowerSCADA
Expert before you do this): 
1. From the I/O Device Manager, under System Devices, click Cluster Setup. Click
Next.
2. At the Enter Instance Information screen, a cluster name displays. Click Next.
3. If there are multiple clusters, the Select cluster screen displays. Choose the cluster
you want to set up. Click Next.
4. If there are multiple I/O servers in the cluster, the Select I/O servers screen displays.
Check Supports Redundancy and select the I/O servers to which you want to add
the device. Click Next. If there are more than two IO servers per cluster, you must
set them up manually (see When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster
on page 11).
5. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
If you have more than one cluster to add, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each cluster.
When you are finished adding clusters and I/O servers, you return to the I/O Device
Manager welcome screen.

Add the TCP Device

Follow these steps to add TCP devices:
1. From the Citect Explorer screen, display the project to which you want to add the
devices: In the upper left corner of the screen, choose the project from the drop-
down menu.
2. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager.
The I/O Device Manager welcome screen displays.

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3. Click Create an I/O Device in the project, then click Next.

4. At the Choose profile screen, select the first device profile that you want to use to
add a device to the project. Click Next.
NOTE: To ensure that the Alarm Log displays properly with the PM5000 series of
devices, use the correct PM5000S or PM5000S1 driver for devices:
Use the PM5000S driver (for the most recent Alarm Log implementation) with:
— PM51XX
— PM53XX
— PM55XX
— PM5350PB
— PM5350IB with FW version 3.00 and higher
Use the PM5000S1 driver (for previous Alarm Log implementation) with:
— PM5350 with FW prior to version 3.00
5. At the Enter instance information screen, type a descriptive profile name, for
example: CM4Bay1Circuit1 (no spaces or punctuation; to allow space in
PowerSCADA Expert, the preferred limit is 16 characters). The Comment field is
stored in the equipment.dbf file.
NOTE: There are several “description” or “comment” fields throughout the product.
These fields can be used to create copy for translation purposes. If you type a
Comment in this format:
@(XXX), where XXX = the copy that is to be translated,
the copy you typed in the comment field is added to the default language, named
English.DBF. After the project is compiled, this file is located in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1
with Advanced and Reporting\User\[your project]. English.dbf contains terms that
will be translated from English.
To create another language file for translation, set the Citect.ini parameter
[Language]LocalLanguage to the specified language, then re-compile. So, for
example, if you set this parameter to French, a French.dbf file is created in the
project folder when you compile. You can then enter the translated text in the
LOCAL field of the file. Repeat this same step for each additional language file you
want in this project.
At runtime, the user will be able to choose the .dbf file that is to be used in the
display, thus changing the language used in the display.
Click Next.
6. At the Select I/O servers screen, choose the primary and standby servers. You can
only set the standby server if you check the "Supports Redundancy" box. Click
Next.
7. If you choose to add an optional sub-profile: At the Configure Sub-Profile
Communications Method screen, choose the communications method used for the
first sub-profile in this project. Click Next.
8. At the Communications Settings screen, type the gateway address and station
address for each of the servers. If you check the "Same as Primary" box for standby,
you will use the same addresses for the primary and standby. Click Next.
9. At the Port Settings screen, you can rename each of the ports. A new port will be
generated for each new name. Click Next. (See more information about naming
ports in Port Names on page 12.)
10. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.

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After the devices are added, a screen displays telling you that the project was
updated successfully.
To view a detailed list of all of the device profiles and all operations performed in
the project, check the View audit log box. The list displays after the device is added.
To continue adding or removing device profiles, click Next. Repeat steps 3 through
8.
11. When you have finished adding devices, uncheck the Add/remove more equipment
option, then click Finish.
If you checked the View audit ... box, the list displays.
If you did not check the Add/remove... box, the I/O Device Manager closes. If you
checked the Add/remove ... box, the Welcome screen displays again.
12. From any of the three PowerSCADA Expert screens, compile the project.
13. When all errors are corrected, click File > Run to view the runtime environment.

Add a Serial Device to a Project

Use this procedure when you want to add a generic serial or DNP3 via serial device to
a project. Note that these instructions assume that you have two I/O servers, and that
you will be renaming ports.

Before you begin, make sure that you have added at least one cluster and the
appropriate servers for this project (see Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers
on page 10).

Then, make sure that you have set up each of these clusters in the I/O Device
Manager:

Cluster Setup: Before you add devices, you need to set up each cluster that was
created for the project (you must have added at least one cluster to PowerSCADA
Expert before you do this): 
1. From the I/O Device Manager, under System Devices, click Cluster Setup. Click
Next.
2. At the Enter Instance Information screen, a cluster name displays. Click Next.
3. If there are multiple clusters, the Select cluster screen displays. Choose the cluster
you want to set up. Click Next.
4. If there are multiple I/O servers in the cluster, the Select I/O servers screen displays.
Check Supports Redundancy and select the I/O servers to which you want to add
the device. Click Next. If there are more than two IO servers per cluster, you must
set them up manually (see When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster
on page 11).
5. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
If you have more than one cluster to add, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each cluster.
When you are finished adding clusters and I/O servers, you return to the I/O Device
Manager welcome screen.

Adding the Serial Device

Follow these steps to add serial devices.
1. From the Citect Explorer screen, display the project to which you want to add the
device: In the upper left corner of the screen, choose the project from the drop-
down menu.
2. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager.

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The I/O Device Manager welcome screen displays.

Click Create an I/O Device in the project, then click Next.
3. At the Choose profile screen, select the first device profile that you want to use to
add a device to the project. Click Next.
NOTE: To ensure that the Alarm Log displays properly: Use the correct PM5000S or
PM5000S1 driver for devices:
Use the PM5000S driver (for the most recent Alarm Log implementation) with:
— PM51XX
— PM53XX
— PM55XX
— PM5350PB
— PM5350IB with FW version 3.00 and higher
Use the PM5000S1 driver (for previous Alarm Log implementation) with:
— PM5350 with FW prior to version 3.00
4. At the Enter instance information screen, type a descriptive profile name, for
example: CM4Bay1Circuit1 (no spaces or punctuation; to allow space in
PowerSCADA Expert, the preferred limit is 16 characters). The Comment field is
stored in the equipment.dbf file.
NOTE: There are several “description” or “comment” fields throughout the product.
These fields can be used to create copy for translation purposes. If you type a
Comment in this format:
@(XXX), where XXX = the copy that is to be translated,
the copy you typed in the comment field is added to the default language, named
English.DBF. After the project is compiled, this file is located in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1
with Advanced and Reporting\User\[your project]. English.dbf contains terms that
will be translated from English.
To create another language file for translation, set the Citect.ini parameter
[Language]LocalLanguage to the specified language, then re-compile. So, for
example, if you set this parameter to French, a French.dbf file is created in the
project folder when you compile. You can then enter the translated text in the
LOCAL field of the file. Repeat this same step for each additional language file you
want in this project.
At runtime, the user will be able to choose the .dbf file that is to be used in the
display, thus changing the language used in the display.
Click Next.
5. At the Select I/O servers screen, choose the primary and standby servers. You can
add information for the standby server if you check the "Supports Redundancy"
box. Click Next.
6. At the Configure Sub-Profile Communications Method screen, choose the
communications method used for the first sub-profile in this project. Click Next.
7. At the Communications Settings screen, type all of the information for each server
(com port, baud rate, and so on). If you check the "Same as Primary" box for
standby, you will use the same addresses for the primary and standby. Click Next.
8. At the Port Settings screen, you can rename each of the ports. (See more
information about naming ports in Port Names on page 12.)
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the remaining sub-profiles.
10. When you finish adding the last sub-profile, the Ready to perform action screen
displays Click Next.

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After the devices are added, a screen displays telling you that the project was
updated successfully.
To view a detailed list of all of the device profiles and all operations performed in
the project, check the View audit log box. The list displays after the device is added.
To continue adding or removing device profiles, click Next. Repeat steps 3 through
8.
11. When you have finished adding devices, click Finish at the Project updated
successfully screen.
If you checked the View audit ... box, the list displays.
The I/O Device Manager closes.
12. From any of the three screens, compile the project.
13. When all errors are corrected, click File > Run to view the runtime environment.

Add a DNP3_TCP Device

Use this procedure when you want to add a DNP3_TCP device to a project. Note that
these instructions assume that you have two I/O servers, and that you will be renaming
ports.

Before you begin, make sure that you have added at least one cluster and the
appropriate servers for this project (see Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers
on page 10).

Then, make sure that you have set up each of these clusters in the I/O Device
Manager:

Cluster Setup: Before you add devices, you need to set up each cluster that was
created for the project (you must have added at least one cluster to PowerSCADA
Expert before you do this): 
1. From the I/O Device Manager, under System Devices, click Cluster Setup. Click
Next.
2. At the Enter Instance Information screen, a cluster name displays. Click Next.
3. If there are multiple clusters, the Select cluster screen displays. Choose the cluster
you want to set up. Click Next.
4. If there are multiple I/O servers in the cluster, the Select I/O servers screen displays.
Check Supports Redundancy and select the I/O servers to which you want to add
the device. Click Next. If there are more than two IO servers per cluster, you must
set them up manually (see When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster
on page 11).
5. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
If you have more than one cluster to add, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each cluster.
When you are finished adding clusters and I/O servers, you return to the I/O Device
Manager welcome screen.

Add the DNP3_TCP Device

Follow these steps to add TCP devices:
1. From the Citect Explorer screen, display the project to which you want to add the
devices: In the upper left corner of the screen, choose the project from the drop-
down menu.
2. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager.
The I/O Device Manager welcome screen displays.

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Click Create an I/O Device in the project, then click Next.

3. At the Choose profile screen, select the first device profile that you want to use to
add a device to the project. Click Next.
4. At the Enter instance information screen, type a descriptive profile name, for
example: CM4Bay1Circuit1 (no spaces or punctuation; to allow space in
PowerSCADA Expert, the preferred limit is 16 characters). The Comment field is
stored in the equipment.dbf file.
NOTE: There are several “description” or “comment” fields throughout the product.
These fields can be used to create copy for translation purposes. If you type a
Comment in this format:
@(XXX), where XXX = the copy that is to be translated,
the copy you typed in the comment field is added to the default language, named
English.DBF. After the project is compiled, this file is located in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1
with Advanced and Reporting\User\[your project]. English.dbf contains terms that
will be translated from English.
To create another language file for translation, set the Citect.ini parameter
[Language]LocalLanguage to the specified language, then re-compile. So, for
example, if you set this parameter to French, a French.dbf file is created in the
project folder when you compile. You can then enter the translated text in the
LOCAL field of the file. Repeat this same step for each additional language file you
want in this project.
At runtime, the user will be able to choose the .dbf file that is to be used in the
display, thus changing the language used in the display.
Click Next.
5. At the Select I/O servers screen, choose the primary and standby servers. You can
only set the standby server if you check the "Supports Redundancy" box. Click
Next.
6. At the Configure Sub-Profile Communications Method screen, choose the
communications method used for the first sub-profile in this project. Click Next.
7. At the Communications Settings screen, type the IP address, port number, and
device address for each of the servers.
NOTE: The DNP3 port number is by definition 20000. You must type 20000 here in
order for communications to work correctly.
If you check the "Same as Primary" box for standby, you will use the same
addresses for the primary and standby. Click Next.
8. At the Port Settings screen, you can rename each of the ports. A new port will be
generated for each new name. Click Next. (See more information about naming
ports in Port Names on page 12.)
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for each of the sub-profiles in this project.
10. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
After the devices are added, a screen displays telling you that the project was
updated successfully.
To view a detailed list of all of the device profiles and all operations performed in
the project, check the View audit log box. The list displays after the device is added.
To continue adding or removing device profiles, click Next. Repeat steps 3 through
8.

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11. When you have finished adding devices, uncheck the Add/remove more equipment
option, then click Finish.
If you checked the View audit ... box, the list displays.
If you did not check the Add/remove... box, the I/O Device Manager closes. If you
checked the Add/remove ... box, the Welcome screen displays again.
12. From any of the three screens, compile the project.
13. When all errors are corrected, click File > Run to view the runtime environment.

Add an IEC 61850 Device to a Project

Use this procedure when you want to add an IEC 61850 device to a project. Note that
these instructions assume that you have two I/O servers, and that you will be renaming
ports.

There will be an additional .dbf file for each translated language. At runtime, the user
will be able to choose the .dbf file that they want to use in the display. This changes the
language in the display.

Before you begin, make sure that you have added at least one cluster and the
appropriate servers for this project (see Add the Cluster, Network Address, and Servers
on page 10.

Then, make sure that you have set up each of these clusters in the I/O Device
Manager:

Cluster Setup: Before you add devices, you need to set up each cluster that was
created for the project (you must have added at least one cluster to PowerSCADA
Expert before you do this): 
1. From the I/O Device Manager, under System Devices, click Cluster Setup. Click
Next.
2. At the Enter Instance Information screen, a cluster name displays. Click Next.
3. If there are multiple clusters, the Select cluster screen displays. Choose the cluster
you want to set up. Click Next.
4. If there are multiple I/O servers in the cluster, the Select I/O servers screen displays.
Check Supports Redundancy and select the I/O servers to which you want to add
the device. Click Next. If there are more than two IO servers per cluster, you must
set them up manually (see When You Set Up More than two I/O Servers per Cluster
on page 11).
5. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
If you have more than one cluster to add, repeat steps 3 through 5 for each cluster.
When you are finished adding clusters and I/O servers, you return to the I/O Device
Manager welcome screen.

Add the IEC 61850 Device

1. From the Citect Explorer screen, display the project to which you want to add the
devices: In the upper left corner of the screen, choose the project from the drop-
down menu.
2. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager.
The I/O Device Manager welcome screen displays.
Click Create an I/O Device in the project, then click Next.
3. At the Choose profile screen, select the first device profile that you want to use to
add a device to the project. Click Next.

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4. At the Enter instance information screen, type a descriptive profile name, for
example: Bay1Circuit1 (no spaces or punctuation; to allow space in PowerSCADA
Expert, the preferred limit is 16 characters). The Comment field is stored in the
equipment.dbf file.
NOTE: There are several “description” or “comment” fields throughout the product.
These fields can be used to create copy for translation purposes. If you type a
Comment in this format:
@(XXX), where XXX = the copy that is to be translated,
the copy you typed in the comment field is added to the default language, named
English.DBF. After the project is compiled, this file is located in Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1
with Advanced and Reporting\User\[your project]. English.dbf contains terms that
will be translated from English.
To create another language file for translation, set the Citect.ini parameter
[Language]LocalLanguage to the specified language, then re-compile. So, for
example, if you set this parameter to French, a French.dbf file is created in the
project folder when you compile. You can then enter the translated text in the
LOCAL field of the file. Repeat this same step for each additional language file you
want in this project.
At runtime, the user will be able to choose the .dbf file that is to be used in the
display, thus changing the language used in the display.

LDName
In the Additional Information section at the bottom, you can change the original
logical device names for the IED. This is required only if the logical device name
was changed in the SCL file that was imported into the Profile Editor.

BRCBs and URCBs

In the Additional Information, you can also enter BRCB or URCB information.
BRCBs (buffered report control blocks) and URCBs (unbuffered report control
blocks) can be used to return data in blocks rather than in individual tags. To enter
either one, you need to have downloaded an SCL file for the device in question.
When you click the line to add data, you must browse to the SCL file and select the
BRCB/URCB you want. You will need the logical device, logical node, and RCB
names. The Help column gives examples of the formatting that is required.
Click Next.
5. At the Communications Settings screen, browse to the location where you have
saved the SCL file. If there is only one IED, it displays automatically; otherwise,
choose the correct device. Click Next.
6. At the Ready to perform action screen, click Next.
After the devices are added, a screen displays telling you that the project was
updated successfully.
To view a detailed list of all of the device profiles and all operations performed in
the project, check the View audit log box. The list displays after the device is added.
To continue adding or removing device profiles, click Next. Repeat steps 3 through
6.
7. When you have finished adding devices, uncheck the Add/remove more equipment
option, then click Finish.
If you checked the View audit ... box, the list displays.

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If you did not check the Add/remove... box, the I/O Device Manager closes. If you
checked the Add/remove ... box, the Welcome screen displays again.
8. From any of the three screens, compile the project.
9. When all errors are corrected, click File > Run to view the runtime environment.

Remove One I/O Device From a Project

1. Launch the I/O Device Manager window from the Citect Project Editor, click Tools >
I/O Device Manager.
The I/O Device Manager window displays.
2. Click Remove one I/O device , then click Next.
3. At the Remove a device screen, click the dropdown menu to display the equipment
names that were used when the device profiles were previously added to the
project. From this list, select the device that you want to remove. Click Next.
4. At the Ready to perform action:
To compress the project files after removing this profile, click Pack databases.
Click Next.
After the device is deleted, a screen displays telling you that the project was
updated successfully.
To view a detailed list of devices that you have added or deleted, check the View
audit log box. The list will show all of the device data that has been added, as well
as the data that has been removed in this session. The list displays after you click
Finish.
5. To continue removing devices, check Add/remove more devices, then click Next.
Repeat steps 4 and 5.
6. When you have finished removing devices, uncheck Add/remove more devices,
then click Finish.
If you checked the View audit ... box, the list displays.
If you did not check the Add/remove... box, the window closes. If you checked the
Add/remove... box, the I/O Device Manager window displays again.

Use a CSV File to Define Multiple Devices

The I/O Device Manager makes it easy to commission a PowerSCADA Expert project.
Use this tool to make either single or bulk additions, updates and deletions to the
PowerSCADA Expert device database.

Valid communication protocols are:

• DNP3 Serial
• DNP3 Ethernet
• Modbus/RTU Gateway
• Modbus TCP
• ION
• ION/Gateway
• IEC60870-5-104 TCP
• IEC61850

You first need to create the .CSV file that you will use to add the devices. For help, see:

Create a CSV File to Add Devices on page 101

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After you create the .CSV file, you use it to add multiple devices to the project. See:

Add Multiple Devices to the Project on page 1

Create a CSV File to Add Devices

Follow these instructions to create a CSV file that you will use to add multiple devices
into the project. To view sample CSV files, see:

CSV File Samples on page 104

NOTE: You can edit the CSV file to remove unused columns, or to drag and drop
columns to position them where they are easy to read.
1. For an existing project: Before you begin, make a backup copy of your project. See
Restore and Back Up Projects on page 139 for instructions.
For a new project: In the Citect Explorer, add a new project. From the Project Editor,
define a cluster; and add alarm, trend, and I/O servers (see Add the Cluster,
Network Address, and Servers on page 10).
2. In the Profile Editor, create a project that includes the device types and profiles
included in this installation. Give the project the same name you used in step 1.
3. In Excel, Open Office, or other .CSV file editor, open the example CSV file for your
device type. The files are named "exampleXX," where XX is the device type, such
as ION or Modbus TCP. These files are located in the Windows Program Data file: 
Program Data > Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\c8.1\Examples.
NOTE: For sample CSV files, seeCSV File Samples on page 104.
4. In the sample CSV worksheet, enter the following information for each device that
you want to add:
a. ProfileName: the name of the profile that has been exported from the Profile
Editor into the target PowerSCADA Expert project. Type the names of the
profiles that have been selected for this project. To view names, open the Profile
Editor utility.
b. Name: Enter the device name, limit of 32 characters; include only letters,
numbers, and underscores (_). The first character cannot be a number or
underscore. This field becomes the "Name" on the I/O Devices screen and the
"I/O Device" name on the Equipment screen.
c. Cluster: The name of the cluster to which the device will be added.
d. Equip: Enter the equipment name, limit of 40 characters; include only letters,
numbers, and periods (.). The first character cannot be a number or period. This
field becomes the "Name" on the Equipment screen. You will use this when
adding genies to drawings.
e. CommsMethod: Type the communications protocol being used, e.g.,
MODBUS/RTU via Gateway. See list below for alternate communication
connections. When using a composite device, do not use this field. You must
enter a "SubProfile1Description" (and a "SubProfile2Description" for the second
part of the composite device).
DNP3 Serial
DNP3 TCP
Modbus/RTU via Gateway
Modbus/TCP
ION
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IEC60870-5-104 TCP
IEC61850 Native

f. Primary SclFileName: For IEC61850 Native, the address where the CID (SCL)
file is stored.
g. Primary IedName: For IEC61850 Native, the name of the IED in the CID file.
This was created when the profile was added in the Profile Editor.
h. FTPHost: For IEC61850 Native, the on-board FTP. Not currently used in
PowerSCADA Expert.
i. FTPUserName/Password: For IEC61850 Native, the username and password
for FTP on the device.
j. BRCBS/URCBS: For IEC61850 Native, buffered report control blocks (BRCBs)
and unbuffered report control blocks (URCBs) can be used to return data in
blocks, rather than in tags. These two fields provide the instruction used for
each. The two examples in the example are:
BRCB: CFG/LLN0$BR$BRep01,CFG/LLN0$BR$BRep06
and
URCB: CFG/LLN0$RP$URep02
k. Primary IO Server Name: The name of the primary server I/O server for the
device..
l. PrimaryIPAddress1 : Type the IP address for the the primary server (required
only for MODBUS/RTU and MODBUS/RTU via Gateway).
m. PrimaryEquipmentAddress1 : Type the device address (required only for
MODBUS/RTU and MODBUS/RTU via Gateway).
n. PrimaryPortNumber1 : Type the port number of the primary server (required only
for MODBUS/RTU and MODBUS/RTU via Gateway).
o. PrimaryPortName1 Type the port name of the primary server (required only for
MODBUS/RTU and MODBUS/RTU via Gateway).
p. Columns that begin with "SubProfile" followed by a number (e.g., SubProfile1,
SubProfile2, SubProfile3, etc.) are used to provide the same information as the
Primary and Standby columns for composite devices where each SubProfile is
a specific device which is part of the larger composite device.
q. Comment: This is an optional description of the device; maximum 254
characters.
5. Close the example .csv file, if it is open.
6. Go to Add Multiple Devices to the Project on page 1 to add the devices from this
.CSV file to your PowerSCADA Expert project.

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1. When using redundancy, insert rows for Standby servers also (for example,
StandbyIPAddress and StandbyEquipmentAddress.

Use a CSV File to Define Multiple Devices

The I/O Device Manager makes it easy to commission a PowerSCADA Expert project.
Use this tool to make either single or bulk additions, updates and deletions to the
PowerSCADA Expert device database.

Valid communication protocols are:

• DNP3 Serial
• DNP3 Ethernet
• Modbus/RTU Gateway

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• Modbus TCP
• ION
• ION/Gateway
• IEC60870-5-104 TCP
• IEC61850

You first need to create the .CSV file that you will use to add the devices. For help, see:

Create a CSV File to Add Devices on page 101

After you create the .CSV file, you use it to add multiple devices to the project. See:

Add Multiple Devices to the Project on page 1

Update One or All Devices in Project

Update a Profile and Add it Back to the Project

This feature works only if the device was added in version 7.20 or later. You cannot
update devices that were added in version 7.10.

After you have added devices to the project, and you make changes to the device in
the Profile Editor (e.g., add a large number of tags),you can use the I/O Device
Manager to bring the changes in the project.

NOTE: If you have made manual changes to the profile in PowerSCADA Expert
(Citect), do not use this process: you could corrupt your data. You must delete the
device from the project, re-export it from the Profile Editor, and add it back to Citect via
the I/O Device Manager.

To use this method of importing changes:

1. Make the changes in the Profile Editor. Make sure you refresh the tags before you
continue.
2. Export the project from the Set Up Projects tab.
3. From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > I/O Device Manager.
4. At the Welcome screen, check Update one or more I/O Device(s) in the project.
Click Next.
5. At the choose update type screen, check whether you want to update all instances
in a profile, or just one instance. Click Next.
6. Note the two possibilities:
a. If you selected all instances, choose the profile, and click Next.
b. If you selected "one instance," the Update profile instance screen displays.
From the drop down list, choose the instance you want to update.
7. At the Ready to perform action screen, note the instance(s) you are about to
update. If you want to change your choice, click Back.
To compress the project files in PowerSCADA Expert, check "Pack databases after
update."
When you have made the update choice you want, click Next.
When the update is finished, the Project updated successfully screen displays. You
can view an audit log of changes that have been made, process more changes, or
click Finish to leave the I/O Device Manager.

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Edit a Device in PowerSCADA Expert Only

If, when you added the device to the project, you entered incorrect information (e.g.
wrong IP address), do the following:
1. Delete the device from the project: Use the “Remove a device from the project”
feature in the I/O Device Manager.
2. In the I/O Device Manager, add the device back to the project.

Add Device Data in PowerSCADA Expert Only

If you need to add a small amount of data to a device that is in the project (e.g., add a
single tag), add it directly in PowerSCADA Expert. Be sure that you also add it to the
device in the Profile Editor so that it is available for other devices in the future.

CSV File Samples

When you want to add multiple devices at a single time, you will create CSV files. The
following files are samples of files that may be used for some of the various
communication protocols.

For instructions on defining multiple devices, see Use a CSV File to Define Multiple
Devices on page 102.

DNP3 for Serial and Ethernet

IEC104.2

IEC61850

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The Design Time Environment

This chapter discusses how to use genies to create one-line diagrams for customers. In
this section, you will find these topics:
Typical Workflow on page 106
The PowerSCADA Expert Pages on page 107
Create a Project on page 107
Use PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines
One-Line Flowchart on page 115
What Are PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines? on page 117
One-Line Device (zOL) on page 117
One-Line Colors on page 118
Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118
Start and Stop One-Lines on page 120
Work with Genies on page 120
Work in the Configuration Utility on page 125
Work with Alarms on page 135
Alarms Overview on page 135
Work in the Configuration Utility on page 125
Add Setpoints and Delays on page 136
Set Up an Alarm Based on an Enumeration on page 136
Change an Alarm Severity on page 137
Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms on page 137
Set Parameters for Event Log Length and Historical Logging of Events on page 137
Add an Onboard Alarm Tag on page 138
Set Up Audible Alarms on page 138
Restore and Back Up Projects on page 139
Restore a Project on page 139
PowerSCADA Expert Backup on page 139
Use Cicode to Customize a Project on page 139
Work in the Configuration Utility on page 125
Work in the Configuration Utility on page 125
Trend Tag Scan Intervals on page 144
Disk Storage Calculation for Trends on page 145

Typical Workflow
When creating a graphics page, these are the steps you will usually follow:
1. Before you begin, make sure you have:
a. created a project in the Profile Editor
b. added a project with the same name to PowerSCADA Expert; added at least
one cluster, network address, and server
c. exported the project from the Profile Editor
d. used the I/O Device Manager to add devices to the project

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2. From the Graphics Builder window, add a new page, using the style and page
template you prefer. Instructions assume that you will use the default template; but if
you create your own template, use the Menu Configuration tool to add menu
headings that will display on the one-line in runtime. (See Use Menu Configuration
to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page Appearance) on page 112 for
more information about changing the appearance of the graphics page.)
3. Add genies to the page to create the one-line drawing.
4. Compile and run the project. Note any errors and warnings; correct all errors.
Review warnings for problems such as missing tags.
5. Run the project to view the graphics page in the runtime environment.

The PowerSCADA Expert Pages

When you launch the product (v8.1), three windows are opened:
• Citect Explorer: Use this application to explore and add projects. The product is
shipped with a project that has example page configuration. Project names are
listed in the left-hand pane.
• Citect Project Editor: Use this application to edit the PowerSCADA Expert
configuration. For example, use it to add clusters, network addresses, and servers;
and to launch the I/O Device Manager and the One-Line Configuration utility.
• Citect Graphics Builder: Use this application to build graphic display pages for a
project. A standard PowerSCADA Expert library of genies is provided. The genies
contain logic such as control outputs and rack-in/rack-out. Once assembled and
opened in the runtime environment, they provide an interactive view of an
installation’s power system.

Create a Project
The information in this section is based on the Normal template from the PLS_Style_1
library. The Normal template includes all of the tabs and buttons that are described in
the topics here. If you want to edit selections on the tabs and buttons, use the Menu
Configuration tool. For instructions on editing templates with the Menu Configuration
tool, see Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page
Appearance) on page 112.

When you modify the template or create a completely new template, the information
provided here for creating graphics pages may only apply as a guide.

When you rename a project (using the .Project Properties option in Citect), you will see
error messages when you try to add new projects. To fix this problem, just shut down
and then restart PowerSCADA Expert.

In this section, you will find these topics:

Reuse Projects Created in the Profile Editor on page 108
Add a New Graphics Page on page 108
Set a New Page as the Project Startup Page on page 109
Create a One-Line on a Graphics Page on page 109
Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page
Appearance) on page 112
Create New Genies on page 113
Delete Information from PowerSCADA Expert on page 115

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Reuse Projects Created in the Profile Editor

You may want to create a “standard” project that can be reused for different
installations. For instructions on saving and then reusing projects, follow these steps:
1. Export the project from the Set Up Project tab of the Profile Editor.
2. Click the folder icon beside the Export link:

3. Copy the file (Equipment.profiles) that displays. If you need to use this file to
another computer, you can move it to a portable drive.
4. On the server computer, paste Equipment.profiles in this location, where:
[Drive Letter]: is the drive on which you installed the server
the Application Data and Program Data folders are not hidden (set the folder view
for “view hidden folders”)
[Project] is the name of the project you are creating; you must have already added
this project to PowerSCADA Expert (see Before You Export, above).
5. Be sure you have created the files described in Before You Begin on page 108.

Before You Begin

Before you start adding data in the project, make sure that you have:
• used the Profile Editor to add all of the device types, device profiles, and projects
• from Citect Explorer, created a project; from the Citect Editor, added clusters,
network addresses, and servers
• exported devices from the Profile Editor
• added devices into the PowerSCADA Expert project, using the I/O Device Manager

Add a New Graphics Page

You need to add a project in two places before you add pages. First add the project to
PowerSCADA Expert, from the Citect Explorer screen (see steps below). Then add it to
the Profile Editor. See Add, Edit, or Delete a Project on page 57 for instructions.
1. From the Citect Explorer screen, choose the project for which you will create a
graphic.
2. On the Graphics Builder screen, click File > New > Page.
3. On the Use Template popup, set the resolution to SXGA (or default), and uncheck
the Title Bar option. Select the page template (for example, normal). Click OK.
NOTE: If you use any style that is not preceded by “pls,” the PowerSCADA Expert
graphics features will not be included. If you want to change the attributes of the
default style, copy pls_style_1 and paste it in your project; rename it, and make the
desired changes. The new template can then be used for your pages.
The graphics page displays in design-time mode.
4. To make changes to the menus and tabs that display on the screen, use Menu
Configuration tool. See Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change
the Graphics Page Appearance) on page 112 for instructions on making these
changes.
5. Save the graphics page, giving it the desired name and selecting the project that
you have just added.

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Change the Background Color of Pages

You have the option of changing the background color of individual pages in your
project. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Create a new project, using "high contrast" as the starter project.
This project will already include all of the pages that you will use. There will also be
a new parameter, called PageColorExt. This parameter includes the extension that
allows you to color backgrounds.
2. To designate background color for each page, pick the color in the Graphics Editor.

You can also change the genie font colors on your project pages. To do this see
Change the Genie Color in Project Pages on page 109.

Change the Genie Color in Project Pages

You have the option of changing the color of genies in pages of your project. To do
this:

In your project, add a new parameter to the Graphics section, called GenieFont. Enter
the value designation for the color you want to use. Make sure that there is sufficient
contrast between the two colors so that the genie colors will be visible.

NOTE: If you use the "high contrast" starter project to create your project, this
parameter is automatically added, as are all of the pages that you will use. For
instructions on changing the background color of your project pages, see Change the
Background Color of Pages on page 109.

Set a New Page as the Project Startup Page

After you add a new page, follow these steps to make it be the system starting page. If
you do not make these settings correctly, the system will not properly execute the
startup routine, and the browser navigation buttons will not work.
1. Open the Parameters dialog (Project Editor > System > Parameters).
a. In the Section Name field, type MultiMonitors.
b. In the Name field, type StartupPage.
c. In the Value field, type the name of the new page.
d. If you intend to use multiple monitors, and want to use a different startup page
for a particular monitor, you can specify it by adding another parameter with the
name of StartupPage<n>, where <n> is the monitor number (for example,
StartupPage2, for startup page on the second monitor).
2. In the Computer Setup Wizard (General Options Page), leave the ini settings as
<default>.

Create a One-Line on a Graphics Page

You will build a one-line by adding genies to the new page. For more information
about genies, see Genies and Super Genies in the citectSCADA.chm help file
(Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

To begin creating a one-line, start adding genies to the page:

1. Click the “genie” icon on the toolbar:

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2. From the Paste Genie screen, choose a library (to ensure that all PowerSCADA
Expert features are available, choose a library that begins with “pls”). If you want to
edit a genie or create a new one, see Create New Genies for instructions.
3. From the available icons in the selected library, select a genie; click OK to paste the
genie on the graphics page.
4. A popup window displays for you to enter genie properties. Enter the requested
information for the appropriate object:
Configure a Busbar on page 122
Configure a Circuit Breaker or Switch on page 122
Configure a Meter on page 123
Configure a Source on page 123
Configure a Transformer on page 124
NOTE: An asterisk in any of the windows indicates that it is a required field.
5. If a message displays telling you that variable tags are not found, and asking if you
want to add the unknown tags, this is not a problem. The genie is expecting to see
a variable, but one may not exist in the equipment (for example, it could be looking
for a “racked out” variable in a Sepam). Click No to this message.
NOTE: To disable this message, go to the Project Editor page. Click Tools >
Options. From the Options window, de-select “Prompt on tag not exist.”
The genie is added to the page.
6. Continue adding the genies to make up the graphics page.
After you create the graphics page, you need to compile it. You can run the page to
review its elements and correct any errors.
NOTE: Do not drag genies off of the page. They will disappear.
7. On the Graphics Page, click File > Compile.
While the page is being compiled, the Compiler displays each file name as it is
being compiled. A message then displays, telling you that compilation was
successful.
8. If there are errors and/or warnings after the page is compiled, a message box
displays, telling you the number of errors and warnings. You must understand all
warnings and correct all of the errors. To begin, do the following:
a. Click OK at the Compiler message.
The Compile Errors window displays the first error.
b. Note the error message. For more information on each error, click Help; note the
Description for that Error Message.
c. To correct the error, click the GoTo link.
The appropriate window displays for you to correct that error.
9. Correct each error. Warnings do not need to be corrected in order to run the project;
but they should be checked to see if they impact the project (such as a tag that is
not defined).
10. If you delete any entries, click File > Pack to clean up the files.
11. Re-compile and verify that all of the errors have been addressed.
NOTE: You can also view the Compile Errors window from the Project Editor (File >
Compile Errors).
12. After all errors are corrected, run the project (File > Run).
The Graphics page displays in the runtime environment. Note: Until you edit the
Menu Configuration file, only basic tabs will display on the Graphics page.

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13. Before you can view your one-line, you need to edit the Menu Configuration file,
which controls the appearance of the graphics page in the runtime environment.
See Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page
Appearance) on page 112 for help.

Enable Lockout/Tagout

DANGER
HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXPLOSION, OR ARC FLASH
• Do not rely solely on the display of the icon on the one-line. Before working on
the equipment, verify that the device is physically locked out/tagged out before
performing work on it or any downstream equipment.
• Ensure that all safety regulations and procedures have been followed before
you work on the equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

NOTE: Do not incorrectly configure the tag, as this can lead to unexpected equipment
operation. Also consider the possibility of communications loss that could yield false
readings.

With this feature, you can cause the "locked out" icon (shown above) to display on your
graphics page in runtime. The icon displays when a tag attribute for a device reaches a
specified value. For example, you might set a PLC tag to 0 when the equipment is in
lockout/tagout (the door is open), and to 1 when the equipment status indicates that the
door is closed.

This is a read-only feature; but it does not prevent controls to the device or area. This
feature is not available in PLS_Example.

Follow these steps to enable the icon for a device:

1. From the pls_gen_eq_2 genie library, add the lockout/tagout genie to the graphics
page. Position it beside the equipment that is being monitored.
2. From Variable Tags, choose the device tag (or create a custom tag) that you want,
and associate it with the device that will read the lockout/tagout status.
3. Define what indicates the status (for example, door status open, 0 = false and 1 =
true).
4. Edit the lockout/tagout genie to read the tag on the device. Make the lockout/tagout
genie visible when the device tag indicates that the device is in lockout/tagout
status; and make the icon hidden when the device is not in lockout/tagout. (By
default, lockout/tagout status is hidden when the tag property is "NOT [variable
tag].")
To continue the example, if the tag is reading door status open and the value = 0,
then the door is open and in lockout/tagout; if the value = 1, the door is closed and
not in lockout/tagout.

The following graphic illustrates how it might look in when adding the genie:

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Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page

Appearance)
The Menu Configuration form (System > Menu Configuration in Project Editor) edits
Pagemenu.dbf in your project. This controls the runtime environment screen
appearance: tabs and menus on the screen. By the entries you add there, you can also
specify actions to be taken when an option is selected.

Because it takes much effort to create the items that display on a graphics page, you
can use the menu settings from the PLS_Example project as a template for your new
project template. From it, you can copy and paste settings into an individual project’s
menu configuration file.

The following illustrates a blank Menu Configuration file (see the table below for
descriptions of the numbered fields):

Menu Item Description

The relative position within the final graphics page. If you leave this field blank,
1: Order
the default value 0 is used. (64 characters maximum)

These items establish the menu levels that will display. For example, you
2: Levels 1 through 4 might use "Single Lines" for level 1, followed by the substation for level 2, and
the graphic name for level 3. (Each line: 256 characters maximum)

The Cicode expression that you want to execute. Typically, you will use the
"page display" command followed by the actual page you want to see. For
3: Menu Command example:
PLSPageDisplay("CB_IEC_1")

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Menu Item Description

which displays the page CB_IEC_1.

Displays a defined image along with the description for that level.
Images must already be defined in the project/include project. They are
specified in the format <library name>,<symbol name>. For example, in PLS_
Example, the symbol used for the level 2 of Single Lines is Substation3,
4: Symbol entered as PLS_Icons.Substation3.
Different menu levels are designed to be used with different symbol sizes for
optimal display. For Level 1 items (tab), the recommended symbol size is 16 x
16 pixels. For Level 2 items, (buttons), the recommended symbol size is 32 x
32 pixels. Symbols are not displayed for menu items of Level 3 or beyond.

You can use up to 128 characters to add a comment (will not display on
5: Comment
screen).

To copy information from the PLS_Example project, do the following:

1. Open the PLS_Example project. Then, from the Citect Project Editor, click System >
Menu Configuration.
The Menu Configuration for PLS_Example displays.
2. From Citect Explorer, change the project to your new project.
3. In the Citect Project Editor, click Menu Configuration.
Now both Menu Configuration windows display.
4. To copy the entire record, you can use the Copy Record and Paste Record menu
command. From the desired record in the PLS_Example project window, select the
menu command Edit > Copy Record. Then go to the desired record in your project
window, and select menu command Edit > Paste Record. Do further editing as
required. Alternatively, you can selectively copy information from the source record
to your project, line by line.
5. To save the menu configuration record in your project, choose either the "Replace"
or "Add" button. Compile the project; then run it again.
The Graphics page in the runtime environment of your project will now display
according to the settings you have made.

Create New Genies

There are two ways to add new one-line genies to a project:

Copy a genie: Create a genie that is completely compatible with current genies, having
the same genie parameters and functionality. To do this, you can copy an existing
genie and change attributes. This type of genie must be added to the
SupportedGenies.xml File on page 124.

Create a unique genie: Create a genie that has unique parameters, validation
requirements, and output types. See instructions below for this. This type of genie must
be added to both the SupportedGenies.xml File on page 124.

The easiest way to create a new genie is to make a copy of a similar genie from the
standard library and edit it in your project. We recommend, when adding layers, that
you keep the dimensions of the new layers the same as the original. For a list of all of
the standard PowerSCADA Expert genies, including all of the smaller parts that you
could use to create genies, see Appendix 1: Default Genie Library on page 222.

When you modify a genie, the modifications will be in effect for all instances of that
genie in the project.

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To create a copy of a genie:

1. Open the genie that you want to use as a template: From Citect Graphics Builder,
click File > Open. Click the Genie tab, then select the library and the template
genie. Click OK.
2. Save the genie with a new name in your local project.
3. To separate the genie into layers, click the genie and drag a layer to the bottom
right.
4. Repeat the process to pull all of the layers apart.
Each layer is a sub-genie that controls a different aspect of the overall genie.
5. Make the changes that you wish to the genie.
NOTE: Be careful to maintain the same dimensions for any new layers that you
create.
6. To re-assemble the genie, draw a marquis around all of the parts; then click
Arrange > Align, and choose Top and Left. Click OK.

The newly created genie, when applied to a page, will display with the generic input
form. To create a customized form similar to those found with the default genies, you
must create a new .FRM file. Examples are found in the PLS_Include project directory.

You can rotate any of the genies.

To create a custom symbol for a custom genie:

PowerSCADA Expert genies are complex genies with the added ability to animate
color during runtime (showing changing states). These genies are comprised of
multiple symbols that have the same attributes (all call the same Cicode function).
1. Create the new symbol.
2. Configure the symbol to display the customized colors in the runtime environment
by calling the PLS_GetBusColorIndex(INT nColorIndex) function, which is provided
in PowerSCADA Expert. This function must be called from the Array Condition area
of the Symbol properties window.
Each Array symbol can display up to 255 colors. Please ensure that the default
color palette matches the palette used in PLS_Include. The parameter for PLS_
GetBusColorIndex(INT nColorIndex) is the busbar number that determines the
animated color. Always use the %variable% notation. Using this notation permits
you to reuse genies.
See the default symbols in the PowerSCADA Expert libraries that begin with PLS_.
3. Save the symbol and use it in a custom genie.

Set Up IEC 61850 Advanced Control

The advanced control window provides two advanced controls (synchro check and
interlock check) that you can use with IEC 61850 IEDs.

See Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167 for information on using these
advanced controls.

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WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
• Do not incorrectly configure the tag, as this can lead to unexpected equipment
operation.
• Ensure that you understand the effects of using the "bypass" option so you do
not shut down critical equipment.
• Also consider the possibility of communications loss that could yield false read-
ings.
• Ensure that all safety regulations and procedures have been followed before
you work on the equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

Enable the Advanced Control

Before you can use the advanced control, you must add the appropriate variable
STRING tag to be used when you send the command. For breaker control, the
"operate" tag typically used is:

S33K_A_INC\CSWI1\Pos\ctVal

For this tag, you need to then add the corresponding STRING tag:

S33K_A_INC\CSWI1\Pos\ctVal\str

If you are using select before operate (SBOw), you also need to add a STRING tag for
it.

Delete Information from PowerSCADA Expert

If you find you need to delete any data that you have entered (clusters, servers, genies,
and so on), follow the normal procedure to delete the data, then use the Pack
command to completely delete it. To do this, click File > Pack on the Project Editor.

Use PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines

Click the following links for related one-line information.
One-Line Flowchart on page 115
What Are PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines? on page 117
One-Line Device (zOL) on page 117
One-Line Colors on page 118
Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118
Start and Stop One-Lines on page 120

One-Line Flowchart
This chart provides an overview of the process that you will follow to set up and use
animation in one-lines.

For detailed information on one-lines see:

Running the AOL Configuration Utility:

Review Genie Configurations on page 125

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Perform Repairs for One-Lines on page 128

Setting Up Animation Colors:

One-Line Colors on page 118

INI Settings and Passwords:

Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118

After you run the project, ensure that the password is encrypted (see IsEncrypted in
Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118).

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Ensure that all steps in the Quick Start procedure have been followed: Quick Start:
Typical Workflow on page 5.

What Are PowerSCADA Expert One-Lines?

PowerSCADA Expert one-lines provide the following features. They:
• graphically propagate unknown conditions downstream through a one-line
diagram. When there is a communications loss to a device, the one-line provides
accurate system status, even though information is not available.
• eliminate "seesaw logic": when bus status temporarily toggles on and off after an
upstream breaker opens
• handle the continuation of a one-line diagram when it extends from one page to
another
• provide built-in support for power flow diagrams; one-line color
"animates," based on the source that is feeding the circuit.

Where are the files located?

Listed below are several important files in one-line animation. Changing any of these
files could make the animation be inoperative.

PLS_Include
AdvOneLine.exe Application running the core one-line bus animation logic engine

AdvOneLine.ini Specifies performance and configuration parameters for AdvOneLine

AdvOneLine.csv One-line example configuration

Current RUN project
AdvOneLine.csv Specifies the system configuration for AdvOneLine

AdvOneLine.ini Specifies performance and configuration parameters for AdvOneLine

Created at runtime to help debug the AdvOneLine.csv by specifying all

AdvOneLineDebugBus.csv
bus connections

Created at runtime to specify status and error messages that might

AdvOneLineStatusLog.txt
occur

One-Line Device (zOL)

To use one-line graphics, you must create a memory device named zOL. One-line
graphics use the zOL device to drive animation. You must have at least one zOL
device per project.

To add the zOL device:

1. Open the I/O Device Manager.
2. Click Create an I/O Device in the project. Click Next.
3. Select the device called OneLine Device Setup. Click Next.
4. Follow the remaining steps to add the device.

By default, this device will support 100 sources, 1000 buses, 1000 meters, and 1000
breakers. You can modify this via the Profile Editor:
1. On the Setup Projects tab, choose the project.
2. Click the Project Parameters subtab.

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3. Enter the optional project parameters (MaxBreakers, MaxBuses, MaxMeters,

MaxSources). Valid entries are from 1 to 9999 (only 200 for MaxSources).
4. On the Selected Device Profiles subtab, click Refresh Tags.
5. Export the project.
6. In the I/O Device Manager: Select the Update one or more I/O Device(s) in the
project option. This updates the zOL I/O device parameters entered in step 3.

The new one-line device is ready to be used in the selected project.

One-Line Colors
In previous versions of the software, line coloring was determined by the line active
state of the busbar. Driven by the busbar color, this state was then fed to all of the
components on that page.

In PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting, coloring is based on the
source and meter line active states. Sources dictate the colors for each genie. Meters
can only determine if a bus is active. When the bus is live, the meter then colors based
on the source that is connected to the bus. If there is no source, the default color is
used.

NOTE: Depending on how you configure transformers, you can either use this "pass-
through" coloring, or you can use "voltage-level" coloring. See Configure a
Transformer on page 124 for more information.

Assigning Colors
To assign a color to a source, open the Color Configuration tab of the One Line
Configuration Utility (Citect Editor > Tools > One-Line Configuration).
1. Choose the project for which you want to assign colors.
2. Choose the Project Color Palette. Select the project in which the project genies are
defined: usually PLS_Include.
3. For each source or transformer, choose the desired color: click the color cell for that
source/transformer; then choose the color from the dropdown list. You can also
select a color for unknown sources, off, and error. To indicate a flashing color, you
can select two colors.
4. When all colors are assigned, click Save.

Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini

NOTE: See Application Configuration Utility on page 202 for screens that streamline
configuration.

All .ini settings are made in the OneLineEng section of the .INI files.

You must have correct .INI settings in order for the one-lines to run properly. Ensure
that the following .INI parameters are properly set:

AdvOneLine.ini Settings
The following parameters are set in the Application Configuration Utility (One-Line
Engine on page 206): UpdateInterval, PrimaryServerIP, StandbyServerIP,
HealthTimeout, MaxStartupDelay, LoginUserName, LoginPassword, and
LogFileLength.

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Parameter Description Default Value

The interval at which the system tries to solve the

system one-line. This interval can be changed to slow
Updateinterval down the rate at which the animation is solved. 1000 msec
Specifying a rate faster than possible will force the
engine to solve the system as quickly as possible.

Used by redundant configurations to specify the

IP address of the server on which the primary
IOServer resides. This parameter is required for a
PrimaryServerIP N/A
redundant configuration. If either the primary or
standby IP addresses are not specified, the logic
engine will assume that the system is not redundant.

Used by redundant configurations to specify the IP

address of the server on which the standby IOServer
resides. This parameter is required for a redundant
StandbyServerIP N/A
configuration. If either the primary of standby IP
addresses are not specified, the logic engine will
assume that the system is not redundant.

This is a performance parameter that dictates that [Updateinterval] +

amount of time that must elapse before the one-line [TagSubscribeWait] * 5
HealthTimeout milliseconds
engine is considered non-functioning, and a PC-based
alarm is raised in PowerSCADA. Minimum value: 1000 msec

This cosmetic parameter tells the engine the default

color to be assigned to objects on the screen at
system startup. This is useful for identifying
components that have been left out of the CSV or
DefaultColor 250
simply as a means of having the engine set all
currently unused objects to a color that indicates that
they are not being monitored. If an invalid color is
specified, the engine will default to black.

Sets the amount of time the AdvOneLine.exe has to

start up. If this time is exceeded, initial tag
MaxStartupDelay 60 sec
subscriptions will not succeed, and the EXE will report
an exception.

[Updateinterval] +
Sets the amount of time after AdvOneLine.exe has [TagSubscribeWait] * 5
StartupDelay started for the system to be on line and all milliseconds
initializations complete.
Minimum value: 1000 msec

This is the Citect user name to be used for the

LoginUserName aol
ctAPI connection in AdvOneLine.

This is the Citect user password to be used for the

LoginPassword aol
ctAPI connection in AdvOneLine.

Determines if the password is encrypted. The first False (changed to True after
IsEncrypted time the project is opened in run time, the password is the first run and successful
automatically encrypted, and this will be set to True. password encryption)

Default value: C:\Documents

Provides the path to the global Citect.ini file for a 32- and Settings\All
bit operating system install. This setting must be Users\Application
CitectIniPath32 changed if SCADA is not installed on the C: drive, or if Data\Schneider
the Citect.ini file is moved/installed in another Electric\PowerSCADA Expert
directory. 8.1 with Advanced and
Reporting\Config

Suggests the log file length in number of lines. After Default value: 5000
LogFileLength surpassing this limit, the log file is saved with suffix
“.bak,” and a new file is created. Allowed values: 10–10000

DebugLevel Sets the level of logging for AdvOneLine.exe. N/A

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Parameter Description Default Value

Allowed values:
Multiple values are separated by | (e.g., Error|Warn).
All, Error, Warn, Debug

Citect.ini Settings

Parameter Description Default Value

Indicates whether the one-line will restart itself when 0 (disabled)

AutoRestart
the logic engine is not responding. Allowed values: 0, 1

Informs the local instance of PowerSCADA where it is

(primary or standby server). This parameter is
controlled by the AdvOneLine.exe application. The user
ServerRole Primary
does not need to create or modify this parameter. It is
set based on the PrimaryServer IP and
StandbyServerIP parameter settings.

This is a performance parameter that dictates that

amount of time that must elapse before the one-line
StartupDelay 15 sec
engine is considered nonfunctioning, and a PC-based
alarm is raised in PowerSCADA.

Start and Stop One-Lines

If you need to start or stop AdvOneLine.exe, call one of these Cicode functions.

Only call these functions on an I/O server that is communicating with an One-Line

Device (zOL) on page 117.

To stop AdvOneLine.exe, call:

PLS_StopAdvOneLine(STRING sIOServer="",STRING sCluster="")

To start AdvOneLine.exe, call:

PLS_StartAdvOneLine(STRING sIOServer="",STRING sCluster="")

NOTES:
• If the default parameters are used, the functions will run on the local machine.
• If you call the function from a remote server, enter the I/O server name and cluster to
run the function on that server. You must be logged in to perform this action.

Work with Genies

Use these topics to create and configure genies:
Genie Type Descriptions on page 121
Configure an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) on page 121
Configure a Busbar on page 122
Configure a Circuit Breaker or Switch on page 122
Configure a Meter on page 123
Configure a Source on page 123
Configure a Transformer on page 124
Enable Lockout/Tagout on page 111
Create New Genies on page 113

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SupportedGenies.xml File on page 124

Genie Type Descriptions

In the One Line Configuration Utility, there are several genies. Each one has a certain
defined list of information that displays by default. You can also expand this list to
include everything that is known about that genie type. To learn about each genie's
data, click one of the following links:
Breaker and Switch Information on page 131
Meter Information on page 132
Source Information on page 133
Transformer Information on page 134

For configuration instructions, see:

Configure a Busbar on page 122
Configure a Circuit Breaker or Switch on page 122
Configure a Meter on page 123
Configure a Source on page 123
Configure a Source on page 123
Configure an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) on page 121

See also:

Enable Lockout/Tagout on page 111

SupportedGenies.xml File on page 124

Configure an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)

Use this option to configure automatic transfer switches (ATS) that you add to a one-
line in the graphics builder.
1. Display the Transfer Switch window by pasting the appropriate genie on to the
graphics builder page.

Transfer Switch Information: Left/Right/Bottom

2. Breaker Number: Type the ID numbers you want to use for the left side and right
side of this ATS. Valid entries: 1–1000. Each number must be unique within this
one-line.
3. Busbar: Type the numbers of the left and right source busbars, and for the
destination (bottom) busbar. Valid entries: 1–1000.
4. Label: For each ATS side, type the information that you want to appear on the
switch in the runtime environment (example: Pri and Emer).
5. Closed Expression: For each side of the switch, type the information that should
display when that side is closed (example: Tag1 <> 1). Do not use "NOT" in the
expression.

Display Information

1. Label 1/Label 2: Type the descriptive information that you want to appear in the
upper left corner of the genie in the runtime environment.
2. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

For information on how colors are determined, see One-Line Colors on page 118.

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Configure a Busbar
Use this option to configure busbars that you add to a one-line in the graphics builder.
Using this option, you can assign a busbar number to a busbar, and ultimately, to use
busbars to connect genies on a one-line.

Busbar numbers associate devices within drawings, and they help you set up
animation for genies. The busbar entered here is also used for the associated device.
1. Display the busbar window by pasting the busbar genie on to the graphics builder
page.
2. Busbar Number: type the number you want to use for this busbar. Valid entries: 1–
1000.
3. Line Active: This field is no longer used.
4. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

For information on how colors are determined, see One-Line Colors on page 118

Configure a Circuit Breaker or Switch

Use this option to configure circuit breakers or switches that you add to a one-line in
the graphics builder.
1. Display the circuit breaker or switch window by pasting the appropriate genie on to
the graphics builder page.
2. Equipment: From the drop-down list, choose the name of the equipment
represented by the genie (this is the equipment name that you entered in the
I/O Device Manager, e.g., CM4Main). To view the equipment that is available for
this page, you must have the project selected in the Citect Explorer.
3. Breaker/Switch Number: Type the number you want to use for this breaker or
switch. Valid entries: 1–1000. This number must be unique within this one-line.
4. Source and Destination: When you connect to busbars, type the numbers for the
connection source and destination busbars. Valid entries: 1–1000.
5. Label 1 and Label 2: Type the information that you want to appear in the upper left
corner of the genie in the runtime environment.
6. Value Type: From the drop-down list, choose the tag you want to use for this genie.
The related information displays in the lower left corner of the genie in the runtime
environment.
This tag causes real-time data (such as currents) to display on the genie status
page in the runtime environment. If you do not choose a tag here, the status page
will not display the real-time data. See Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page
162 for more information.
7. Units: From the drop-down list, choose the unit that you would like to display on the
genie in the runtime environment. Units that display here were added in the Profile
Editor (see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26).
8. Multiplier: Enter the multiplier that is to be applied to the units chosen in step 7.
9. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

NOTE: If you choose to resize a circuit breaker genie after you paste it into a page, you
must keep the relative dimensions (proportions) the same. Otherwise, the racked
in/racked out animation will not display correctly.

For information on how colors are determined, see One-Line Colors on page 118.

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Configure a Meter
Use this option to configure meters that you add to a one-line in the graphics builder.
1. Display the meter window by pasting the meter genie on to the graphics builder
page.
2. Equipment: From the drop-down list, choose the name of the equipment
represented by the genie (this is the equipment name that you entered in the
I/O Device Manager, e.g., CM4Main). To view the equipment that is available for
this page, you must have the project selected in the Citect Explorer.
3. Meter Number: Type the number you want to use for this meter (valid entries: 1–
1000). This number must be unique within this one-line.
4. Busbar Number: Type the number for the busbar that connects to the meter. Valid
entries: 1–1000.
5. Line Active: Enter the appropriate Cicode expression (such as MyTag1 > 0) to
determine when the meter detects power on the busbar. See "How do I create and
configure busbars" inAppendix 5: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on page 264
for more information.
6. Label 1 and Label 2: Type the information that you want to appear in the upper left
corner of the genie in the runtime environment.
7. Value Type: From the drop-down list, choose the tag you want to use for this genie.
The related information displays in the lower left corner of the genie in the runtime
environment.
This tag causes real-time data (such as currents) to display on the genie status
page in the runtime environment. If you do not choose a tag here, the status page
will not display the real-time data. See Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page
162 for more information.
8. Units: From the drop-down list, choose the unit that you would like to display on the
genie in the runtime environment. Units that display here were added in the Profile
Editor (see Add or Edit a Base Engineering Unit or Conversion on page 26).
9. Multiplier: Enter the multiplier that is to be applied to the units chosen in step 8.
10. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

For information on how colors are determined, see One-Line Colors on page 118.

Configure a Source
Use this option to configure sources (e.g., utilities and generators) that you add to a
one-line in the graphics builder.
1. Display the source window by pasting the generator or utility genie on to the
graphics builder page.
2. Source Number: Type the number you want to use for this source (valid entries: 1–
100). This number must be unique within this one-line.
The source number is used when you determine coloring for the one-line. For more
information on this, see One-Line Colors on page 118.
3. Busbar Number: Type the number for the busbar that connects to the source. Valid
entries: 1–1000.
4. Line Active: Enter the appropriate Cicode expression (such as MyTag1 > 0) to
dictate when the source powers the busbar. See "How do I create and configure
busbars" inAppendix 5: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on page 264 for more
information.

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5. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

For information on how colors are determined, seeOne-Line Colors on page 118.

Configure a Transformer
Use this option to configure transformers that you add to a one-line in the graphics
builder.
1. Display the transformer window by pasting the appropriate genie on to the graphics
builder page.
2. Top and Bottom Source Number: For each source, whether top or bottom, type a
source number to control voltage-level coloring for the secondary side busbar.
Valid entries: 1–100.
There are two possible configurations:
Pass-through coloring: If you leave these fields blank, the transformer will transfer
the color that is assigned to the primary side (source) to the secondary side
(destination) busbar. For example, if Source 3 feeds the source busbar of a
transformer, and you leave this field blank, then Source 3 will also feed the
destination busbar (and the Source 3 color will be used).
Voltage-level coloring: When you enter top and bottom source numbers, the
transformer colors the one line based on this number. For example, if Source 3
feeds the top of the transformer, but you enter 5 for the bottom source, the
transformer feeds the color from Source 5 to the destination (bottom) busbar.
3. Source and Destination: When you connect to busbars, type the numbers for the
connection source and destination busbars. Valid entries: 1–1000.
4. Label 1 and Label 2: Type the information that you want to appear in the upper left
corner of the genie in the runtime environment.
5. Click OK to save the genie to the page and to return to the graphics builder page.

For information on how colors are determined, see One-Line Colors on page 118.

GenieDefinitions.xml File
Example

Use the GenieDefinitions.xml file to define both completely new (unique) genies and
those that have been copied and modified from an existing genie.

This file defines each genie in detail. It links fields with genie parameters names,
defines validation, and defines how to export each genie for the one-line.

Some fields have limited possibilities. See the comments for each part of the XML file.

See also: SupportedGenies.xml File on page 124

SupportedGenies.xml File
Example

Use this file to define genies that support one-line coloring.

This file links genies in a library to a "genie type." In this file, you need to define the
project name, library name, and genie name. The genie name may be "*": which will
select all genies that library. You can exclude individual genies.

See also: GenieDefinitions.xml File on page 124

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Work in the Configuration Utility

Use these topics to learn about how you use the Configuration Utility to review genie
configurations before you compile a project. Then you can view errors and warnings,
and repair and upgrade genies.

One-Line Configuration Utility on page 125

Review Genie Configurations on page 125

One-Line Errors and Warnings on page 127

Perform Repairs for One-Lines on page 128
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Information on page 130
Busbar Information on page 130
Breaker and Switch Information on page 131
Meter Information on page 132
Source Information on page 133
Transformer Information on page 134

One-Line Configuration Utility

To access this screen, click Tools > One-Line Configuration from the Citect Editor
screen. There are two tabs.

On the Genie Configuration tab, you can:

• view genie types, along with their states (normal, warning, error) and their
properties
• repair genies that are part of a version 7.30 or later project:
— corrects incorrect breaker, source, meter, transformer, and Sim source numbers
— corrects invalid line active when a connected busbar has a valid line active
• repair and upgrade genies that are part of a project from a version earlier than 7.30
— renumbers ALL breaker, source, meter, and Sim source numbers
— corrects invalid line active when a connected busbar has a valid line active
— reassigns ALL valid busbars

See Review Genie Configurations for information about using this tab.

On the Color Configuration tab, you can assign colors to sources. see One-Line
Colors on page 118 for information about using this tab.

Modify AdvOneLine.csv
After you run the One-Line Configuration Utility, open the project to verify that the
animation is working correctly. If the animation is not correct, repeat the process of
running the utility and verifying out animation until all errors are corrected.

Review Genie Configurations

Use the one-line configuration utility to review genie configurations before you compile
your project.

Errors ( ) and warnings ( ). You must correct errors; otherwise, you may not
be able to compile, and the animation will not work. Although you might not need to
correct warnings, you should review them to ensure that their settings are correct. Note

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that, as you hover over an error or warning icon, a tooltip tells you what is wrong with
the genie.

Before you use the compile, do the following:

• If you are upgrading from an earlier version, run Update Pages in the Graphics
Builder.
• Create the pages.

To launch the utility:

1. Make sure you are viewing the system for which you want to view information.
2. From the Citect Editor, click Tools > One-Line Configuration.
A message displays, telling you to that Citect will be hidden.
3. Click OK.
The first time you load the utility, a large system could take a couple of minutes to
load. After that, it should load with a minute.

The utility displays with the following information:

Field Description

Project Default: the project selected in Citect Explorer

Type: Information is sorted first by genie type, then by page. This option is useful
when you want to see all genies of a certain type together, regardless of where
they are in the drawing pages.
Show By:

Page: Information is sorted first by page, then by genie type. This option is useful
when you want to see all genies on a certain page.

Check this box to view the basic information plus any additional information
Advanced Properties
relevant to that genie type.

Check the individual boxes for how you want to view information. For example,
State Filters: you might only be interested in viewing genies that have error states. This option
controls only the genie information in the right-hand pane.

Genie Types Types are: breakers, busbars, meters, sources, and transformers

Columns of information display:

In the Basic (default) view: the most used information
Genie Information
If you click Advanced Properties, you see the basic information, followed by all of
the information known about the genie(s) you are viewing.

Check this box to cause the repair feature to repair the entire project.

Use this feature only to upgrade projects that are earlier than PowerSCADA
Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting. This option repairs the entire project,
renumbering all busbars, breakers, meters, duplicate Sim sources, and sources.
Repair—Upgrade Project
Additionally, busbar line active states are used to determine meter and source line
active states.

DO NOT perform Repair—Upgrade Project more than once, and do not perform it

on a PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting project.

Repair This feature attempts to repair errors and warnings.

For specific information about each type of genie, click a link below:

Breaker and Switch Information on page 131

Busbar Information on page 130

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Meter Information on page 132

Source Information on page 133

Transformer Information on page 134

One-Line Errors and Warnings

Typical one-line errors are:
• CSV formatting errors
• files required by the logic engine are locked or open in another process
• nonexistent tags are specified in CSV conditions
• not running the Computer Setup Wizard for the runtime project

Communication Errors

When communication errors occur, the object that has lost communications gives an
"unknown" status, which is graphically represented in the one-line animation.

Objects in the one-line should be defined to display the communication errors as a

different color. The errors are calculated using the quality of a tag. If a tag or point
becomes invalid, it is assumed that the communication is also off line. When this
occurs, the graphical objects (buses, breaker, and sources) should change to the pre-
set "unknown status" color (the array position 255 in the graphic).

Error Logging

The most common errors in a CSV file are logged to the Run project in a file named
AdvOneLineStatusLog.txt. The file can contain several messages The table below lists
these errors and their descriptions.

Error Message Description

The main logic loop has thrown an exception that has not been
Main Execution Loop Unexpected Failure
handled by other error messages.

Another process or user has this required CSV file locked.

AdvOneLineDebugBus.Csv is locked
Ensure that you do not have the file open.

PowerSCADA ExpertRunning Project

The Citect.ini "Run" parameter has an invalid project path that
Path: "PATH" Does not Exist. Please
does not exist. Run the Computer Setup Wizard, and this path
Shutdown your Project and Try Running your
should be corrected.
Computer Setup Wizard

PowerSCADA ExpertRunning Project Pth Not

This problem is almost exclusively caused by not running the
Specified. Please Shutdown your Project and
Computer Setup Wizard.
Try Running your Computer Setup Wizard

You must have your project running before you execute the
PLSCADA is not in runtime
AdvOneLine.exe file.

Failed to Establish Connection with CTAPI.

This error message indicates the PLS API connection has
PLSEngine.establishPLSConnection
unexpectedly been disconnected.
(FAILED CONNECTION)

The CSV file specified (AdvOneLine.csv) is locked by another

Required CSV file is locked
process or user. Ensure that you do not have the file open.

Invalid prefix located in The CSV parser has detected an invalid component prefix. This
CSVParser.FormatCSVData error message should not occur.

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Error Message Description

ERROR: Duplicate Component Name Check the CSV file to ensure that you do not have two sources,
Encountered meters, or breakers with the same component number.

In the Bus1 column, you have a node that is not a number

ERROR: Invalid Node1 Number Encountered
between 1 and 1000.

In the Bus2 column, you have a node that is not a number

ERROR: Invalid Node2 Number Encountered
between 1 and 1000.

ERROR: Node Not Specified You have a component without a Bus1 and/or Bus2 specified.

You have a syntax error in your condition column. Read the

ERROR: Invalid Condition String message. It will give details about the syntax error, the line on
Encountered (MESSAGE) which it occurred, and (if applicable) the character at which it
occurred.

One or more of the tags specified in your CSV

Examine your CSV file. Either add the tags listed above the error
file do not exist in your Runtime SCADA
message, or remove the tags from the CSV
project

By default, only exceptions are logged. For more details, see the information on the
Add INI Settings to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini.

Perform Repairs for One-Lines

Before you begin, back up your project.

CAUTION
DATA CORRUPTION

Always make a backup copy of your project before you perform a repair.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in data loss and corruption of your
project.

Follow these steps to view the One Line Configuration Utility, and to make repairs to
your projects:
1. Open the utility: From the Citect Project Editor, click Tools > One-Line
Configuration.
The first time you launch this utility, it could take several minutes for it to read all of
the project information.
The utility will read the project's graphics pages to analyse the project. If it appears
that the project is from a version prior to PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced
and Reporting, a message displays, telling you that the project appears to be out of
date. The default "Upgrade Project" is checked in the lower right corner.
2. Click OK.
Genie information for the selected project displays. For descriptions of the fields on
this page, see Review Genie Configurations.
3. Choose the type of repair you want to perform:
Repair option alone (Upgrade Project not checked) attempts to fix errors and
warnings in a project (used for PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and
Reporting).
Repair option with Upgrade Project checked is used to upgrade projects
from previous versions of the product. This option renumbers all genies in the

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project. Do not perform this option on a project more than once, and do not perform
it on PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting projects.
NOTE: When two busbars have the same line active, they are assigned the same
busbar number.
The following table describes the repairs made in each option.

Genie Type Repair Repair— Upgrade Project

Breaker Breaker Number ALL Breaker Numbers

Source Number ALL Source Numbers

Sources
Line Active Line Active

Meter Number ALL Meter Numbers

Meters
Line Active Line Active

Sim Source Numbers (top and

Transformers Sim Source Numbers (top and bottom)
bottom)

All valid busbars will be reassigned, including

Busbars ---- destination and source busbars for breakers and
transformers

4. Click Repair.
You see a message that describes the degree of repair that is about to take place.
Each message says that graphics pages "will not be modified by the repair
process." This means that the repairs will not be applied to your project graphics
pages until you press Save.
5. Click Yes to initiate the repair option that you have selected.
A Repair Summary window displays, listing the repairs that have been initiated.
6. To save a .csv copy of this summary, click Export. At the Save As window, type a file
name and choose the location at which you want to save the file.
7. Click OK.
The genie information changes, indicating that the repairs have been made.
8. Click Save.
The Save window appears. This is where the changes are saved to your project.
9. Click Yes to save the changes to the graphics pages of the project.
Or click No to back out of making the changes.
If you click No, click Close, then click No when you are asked whether you want to
save the modified project.
If you click Yes, the changes are saved to the project. For a large project, this might
take several minutes. When the repairs are saved to the project, you see a Save
Summary window, which lists the repairs that were made and saved.
Click Export to save a .csv file of these changes. Click OK to exit the summary
window and return to the One Line Configuration Utility window.
10. It is possible that some errors and warnings will not be repaired, for example,
missing busbar numbers or missing equipment. Click individual errors or warnings
to view them (note that the warning and error icons include a tooltip to tell you what
is wrong). Note the missing information, then go to the graphics builder to make the
necessary changes.
11. Compile the project and then run it.

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Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Information

ATS Information

The most commonly used information about the ATS genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected ATS.

Basic ATS information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the following table for
State
explanations of errors.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder
Page
level).

This is the breaker number for the left side, assigned when adding it to a
ID
page of a one-line.

This is the breaker number for the right side, assigned when adding it to a
ID2
page of a one-line.

Source Busbar1 The number of the source busbar for the left side.

Source Busbar2 The number of the source busbar for the right side.

Dest. Busbar The number of the destination busbar.

ATS Errors

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Errors that you might see for ATSs are:

State Solution

Errors ( )

Breaker numbers must be a

The breaker numbers are missing, or they are less than or equal to 0. Add or
number greater than 0 and
change the breaker numbers.
unique.

Source busbar numbers must be The source busbar numbers are missing, or they are less than or equal to 0.
a number greater than 0. Add or change the source busbar numbers.

Destination busbar number must The destination busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add
be a number greater than 0. or change the destination busbar number.

Source and Destination busbars The source and destination busbars have the same number; change one
must not be equal. number.

Either the Source or Destination

Busbar number must exist
(busbar may link to a Busbar, At least one busbar must be linked to this ATS.
transformer, meter, source, or
another breaker)

Busbar Information
The most commonly used information about the busbar genie displays by default.

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When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected busbar(s).

Basic busbar information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the following
State
table for explanations of errors and warnings.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the
Page
folder level).

This is the busbar number, assigned when adding it to a page of a

ID
one-line.

Busbar Errors

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Errors that you might see for busbars are:

State Solution

Errors ( )

Busbar number must be a The busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or
number greater than 0. change the busbar number.

Breaker and Switch Information

The most commonly used information about the breaker genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected breaker(s).

Basic breaker information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the following table for
State
explanations of errors.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder
Page
level).

ID This is the breaker number, assigned when adding it to a page of a one-line.

The equipment name entered when adding the genie via the I/O Device
Equipment
Manager.

Source Busbar The number of the source busbar.

Dest. Busbar The number of the destination busbar.

Breaker and Switch Errors

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Errors that you might see for breakers are:

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State Solution

Errors ( )

Breaker number must be a

The breaker number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change
number greater than 0 and
the breaker number.
unique.

Source busbar number must be a The source busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or
number greater than 0. change the source busbar number.

Destination busbar number must The destination busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add
be a number greater than 0. or change the destination busbar number.

Source and Destination busbars The source and destination busbars have the same number; change one
must not be equal. number.

There is no equipment attached to the breaker. Add the appropriate

Equipment must be present.
equipment.

Either the Source or Destination

Busbar number must exist
(busbar may link to a Busbar, At least one busbar must be linked to this breaker.
transformer, meter, source, or
another breaker)

Meter Information
The most commonly used information about the meter genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected breaker(s).

Basic meter information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the following table for
State
explanations of errors and warnings.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder
Page
level).

ID This is the meter number, assigned when adding it to a page of a one-line.

The equipment name entered when adding the genie via the I/O Device
Equipment
Manager.

Source Busbar The number of the incoming busbar.

The Cicode expression (such as MyTag1 > 0) that determines when the
Line Active
meter detects power on the busbar.

Meter Errors and Warnings

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Warnings indicate settings that might be incorrect. Verify that the settings indicated by
the warnings are what you want.

Errors and warnings that you might see for meters are:

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State Solution

Errors ( )

Meter number must be a number The meter number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change
greater than 0 and unique. the meter number.

Busbar number must be a The busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or change
number greater than 0. the busbar number.

There is no equipment attached to the meter. Add the appropriate

Equipment must be present.
equipment.

Busbar number must exist

(busbar may link to a Busbar,
At least one busbar must be linked to this meter.
transformer, meter, source, or
breaker)

Warnings ( )

Line Active should be present. Line Active should be entered to determine when the meter detects power.

Busbars across all meters should Verify that all busbars connected to this meter have the correct, unique,
be unique. numbers.

Source Information
The most commonly used information about the source genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected source(s).

Basic source information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the
State
following table for explanations of errors and warnings.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays

Page
only from the folder level).

This is the meter number, assigned when adding it to a

ID
page of a one-line.

The number of the source that powers the connected

Busbar
busbar.

The Cicode expression (such as MyTag1 > 0) that

Line Active
determines when the source detects power on the busbar.

Source Errors and Warnings

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Warnings indicate settings that might be incorrect. Verify that the settings indicated by
the warnings are what you want.

Errors and warnings that you might see for sources are:

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State Solution

Errors ( )

Source number must be a

The source number is missing, or it is less than or equal to
number greater than 0
0. Add or change the source number.
and unique.

Busbar number must be a

number greater than 0 The busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to
and unique across 0. Add or change the busbar number.
sources.

Busbar number must

exist (busbar may link to
At least one busbar must be linked to this source.
a Busbar, transformer, or
breaker)

Warnings ( )

Line Active should be Line Active should be entered so the source can detect
present. power on the busbar.

Transformer Information
The most commonly used information about the transformer genie displays by default.

When the Advanced Properties box is checked, the table expands to include
everything that is known about the selected transformer(s).

Basic transformer information includes:

Column Description
Normal ( ), Warnings ( ), or Errors ( ). See the following table for
State
explanations of errors.

Name of the page on which the genie is found (displays only from the folder
Page
level).

ID This is the breaker number, assigned when adding it to a page of a one-line.

Source Busbar The number of the source busbar.

Dest. Busbar The number of the destination busbar.

Sim. Source This is the top source number used when adding the transformer.

Sim. Source 2 This is the bottom source number used when adding the transformer.

Transformer Errors

Before you use the drawing, you must correct all errors. Otherwise the project might not
compile; and the animation will not work.

Errors that you might see for transformers are:

State Solution

Errors ( )

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State Solution

Source busbar number must be a The source busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add or
number greater than 0. change the source busbar number.

Destination busbar number must The destination busbar number is missing, or it is less than or equal to 0. Add
be a number greater than 0. or change the source busbar number.

Source and Destination busbars The source and destination busbars have the same number; change one
must not be equal. number.

Either the Source or Destination

Busbar number must exist
(busbar may link to a Busbar, At least one busbar must be linked to this transformer.
transformer, meter, source, or
another breaker)

If a top or bottom source is The number for the top or bottom source for this transformer must be greater
identified, it must be greater than than zero (for voltage-level transformers) or must be left blank (for pass-
0. through transformers).

Work with Alarms

In this section, you will find these topics:
Alarms Overview on page 135
Set Up Alarm Pages on page 136
Add Setpoints and Delays on page 136
Set Up an Alarm Based on an Enumeration on page 136
Change an Alarm Severity on page 137
Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms on page 137
Set Parameters for Event Log Length and Historical Logging of Events on page 137
Add an Onboard Alarm Tag on page 138
Set Up Audible Alarms on page 138

Alarms Overview
This section discusses two alarm types: time stamped analog and time stamped digital.
To access the alarms, from Citect Explorer, select the project folder, then click Alarms.
In the right-hand pane, the alarm types display. Double-click the one you want to
view/edit.

PC-Based Alarms
1. PC-based alarm tags are added in the Profile Editor, when adding each device
profile. See Add Edit or Delete Device Profile on page 45for instructions. For
instructions on entering setpoints and delays, see Add Setpoints and Delays on
page 136.

Onboard Alarms
If onboard alarms have been configured in a supported device, you can use the Profile
Editor to map these alarms to digital time-stamped alarms in PowerSCADA Expert.

You cannot configure new onboard alarms from PowerSCADA Expert. You must add
the alarm at the device, then you can create the alarm tag for it here. See Add an
Onboard Alarm Tag on page 138.

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Set Up Alarm Pages

Use this procedure to create separate alarm pages for each alarm type in the project.
Follow these steps for each alarm page you want:
1. From Citect Project Editor, click System > Menu Configuration.
2. In the Menu Command line, add the Cicode method that will open the page:
PLSDspShowAlarm(INT nType)
where nType = the type of alarm (e.g., 1=unacknowledged, 3=disabled)
Example (for disabled alarms):
PLSDspShowAlarm(3)

For information about alarm types, see AlarmDsp in the Cicode Programming
Reference help file.

Add Setpoints and Delays

Any time you change setpoints, you should immediately restart the project. Otherwise,
setpoints will not be properly read (they will be truncated and either rounded down or
up to a whole integer).

There are two ways to add setpoints and delays for analog alarms. Before you enter
setpoints and delays, ensure that you have configured the alarm server so that Publish
Alarm Properties is set to TRUE.
• From the Analog Alarms window (accessible from the Project Explorer or Project
Editor screens), you can type the setpoint and delay values for each alarm.
• When in the runtime environment, you can edit setpoints/delays that were set by the
method above. See Use Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 162 for
instructions.

Also, set the following parameter to allow persisting of alarm parameters at runtime.

[Alarm] UseConfigLimits = 1

Set Up an Alarm Based on an Enumeration

For instructions on defining an enumeration in the Profile Editor, see Define an
Enumeration on page 71.

An example of an enumeration alarm is:

0 = unknown

1 = good

2 = warning

3 = alarm

To add an alarm that is based on an enumeration, follow these steps:

1. Open the analog alarm in PowerSCADA Expert.
2. To alarm on states 0, 2, and 3:
Set Low = 1 (if the value < 1, the alarm indicates an unknown state)
Set High = 1 (if the value > 1, the alarm indicates a warning)
Set High High = 2 (if the value > 2, the alarm indicates an alarm)

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3. In the Category field, ensure that the correct alarm level is entered (_PLSALM_
HIGH, _PLSALM_MEDIUM, _PLSALM_LOW, _PLSALM_EVENT).
4. Replace the alarm.

Change an Alarm Severity

To change the severity of an alarm, follow these steps:
1. Open the analog alarm in PowerSCADA Expert.
2. In the Category field, ensure that the correct alarm level is entered (_PLSALM_
HIGH, _PLSALM_MEDIUM, _PLSALM_LOW, _PLSALM_EVENT).
3. Replace the alarm.

Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms

To enable waveforms, making them available for viewing in the runtime environment,
follow these steps:
1. At the device, or via the meter configuration software (PMCU), add the alarm and
enable the automatic capture of a waveform when the alarm occurs.
2. In the Profile Editor, on the Create Device Profiles tab, for the same alarm you
added in PMCU, check the Waveform box.
When this alarm occurs at the device, the waveform will be captured. The files will
be transmitted to PowerSCADA Expert and will be available for viewing. The
amount of time this takes depends on the number of I/O servers you have and the
number of serial devices on a chain. On a very large system with numerous serial
devices, this could take as much as an hour.
You can view the waveform from the Alarm Log in the runtime environment. See
Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 162 for instructions.

Set Parameters for Event Log Length and Historical Logging of Events
You can use two parameters to determine the maximum number of entries in the Event
Log and whether you want to log entries after they are FIFO’d out of the Event Log.

Event Storage: [Alarm]SummaryLength Parameter

The maximum number of alarms that can be stored is controlled by the Alarm Summary
length parameter, which defines the maximum number of alarm summary entries
(Event Log entries) that can be held in memory. You can view these alarm summary
entries on the Alarm Log page. Each event requires 256 bytes of memory, plus the
length of the comment. 32,000 entries will require at least 8 MB of memory. If you have
many events, you should ensure that there is enough memory to store them in RAM.

The default value is 5000.

When the value is set to a number greater than 1000 for a multiple-cluster system, the
alarm log might not display correctly. The list of alarm history that displays on a client
might be shorter than the actual history stored on the alarm server. To avoid this
problem, do one or more of the following:
• Set alarm filtering in the alarm viewer to reduce the number of alarms that are
returned by the server.
• Only support a one-cluster system.
• If a multiple-cluster system is necessary, display a separate alarm page for each
cluster.

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Add an Onboard Alarm Tag

When a device onboard alarm has not been included in PowerSCADA Expert, you can
add it from the Profile Editor. You need to follow these steps to include the device’s
unique identifier. Otherwise, the alarm will not annunciate in the Graphics page.

You can only add onboard alarms for devices using the CM4, PM8, Micrologic, or
Sepam drivers. CM4, PM8, and Micrologic unique IDs must be decimal; SEPAM
unique IDs must be hexadecimal.
1. From the device, obtain the unique identifier for this alarm. Additionally, for
MicroLogic, you need to include the unique sub-identifier.
2. You also need the file number in which alarms on stored on the device.
3. From the Profile Editor, add the onboard alarm (see Onboard Alarm Tag Addresses
on page 40 in Editing Tag Addresses.

Set Up Audible Alarms

You can use a variety of Windows wave files for audible alarms. To enable this feature,
follow these steps:
1. Define the alarm sound to be used and the repeat interval for each priority in the
alarm you want to be audible. Enter the following information, either in the project
parameters (Citect Project Editor > System > Parameters) or in the Citect.ini file:
a. [Alarm]
b. Sound<priority>=<wave file name>
c. Sound<priority>Interval=<repeating interval in milliseconds>
If the device is added through the I/O Device Manager, the alarm priority will be 1,
2, and 3 for _PLSALM_HIGH, _PLSALM_MEDIUM, _PLSALM_LOW alarms
respectively.
The user can define specific wave files for the sounds. We support the following
Windows operating system sounds:
SystemAsterisk
SystemExclamation
SystemQuestion
SystemDefault
SystemHand
SystemExit
SystemStart
2. After alarms are set up: When an alarm occurs, its specified alarm sound will play
continually according to the specified interval. The alarm sound will stop when
either:
— the user clicks Silence Alarm on the alarm page
— the alarm is acknowledged

Set Up Tag Viewer

The tag viewer is a feature that displays in the graphics page during runtime . Use the
tag viewer to view details about equipment. This screen provides the status of project
tags.

To add the tag viewer to a project graphics page, follow these steps:

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1. From the Citect Project Editor, click System > Menu Configuration.

2. In the Menu Command line, add the Cicode method that will open the page:
PLSPageDisplay("PLSTagView")

When viewing the tag viewer in runtime, as long as the screen resolution is one that
Citect supports, the view will be correct.

For information about viewing tags, see View the Tag Viewer on page 166.

Restore and Back Up Projects

In this section, you will find these topics:
Restore a Project on page 139
PowerSCADA Expert Backup on page 139

Restore a Project
To restore a project, overwriting its current settings, follow these steps:
1. From the Citect Explorer, select the project you want to restore; click Tools >
Restore.
2. In the Restore from box, browse to the location of the file you will use to restore.
3. In the To box, check Current Project.
4. In the Options box, check Configuration files to restore backed up INI files and the
TimeSyncConfig.xml file (used to store time synchronization settings). If you backed
up the sub-directories under the project, the directories will be listed under Select
sub-directories to restore. You can restore all or no sub-directories, or you can
select specific sub-directories to restore.
5. Click OK.

PowerSCADA Expert Backup
Use this feature to back up a Citect project file. To back up a Profile Editor project file,
see Profile Editor Export on page 61.
1. From the Citect Explorer, click Tools > Backup.
2. At the Backup Project window, select the project you want to back up
3. Browse to the location where you want to store the backup file.
4. In the Options box, check “Save configuration files.” This saves the citect.ini file.
5. Click OK.

The backup .CTZ file is written to the location that you choose during backup. This is a
Citect Zip file; you can open it with WinZip.

Use Cicode to Customize a Project

Cicode is a programming language designed for use in this product to monitor and
control plant equipment. It is a structured language similar to Visual Basic or 'C'. You
need no previous programming experience to use it. However, it is assumed that you
will have received Cicode training before you attempt to use Cicode.

Using Cicode, you can access all real-time data (variables) in the project: variable
tags, alarms, trends, reports, and so on. You can also use Cicode to interface with the
computer's operating system and communication ports.

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For information about driver-specific INI parameters that you can configure, see
Appendix 2: Citect INI Parameters on page 231 .

For information about other parameters, see the Cicode Reference help file in the
citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert
> v8.1 > bin).

Use Cicode in PLS_Include

Several Cicode modules have been written specifically for use in PLS_Include. This
section describes each module.

Click to view descriptions/instructions for each module:

PLSProviderEngine.ci Module on page 140
Clear Cache and Refresh Platform on page 142

PLSProviderEngine.ci Module
Use this module when you want to invoke a provider to produce results that can be
displayed or acted on in a custom table or report that you create. Providers invoked by
this method must be written so that they take a single string as input and return a single
string as output.

Module Construction
The following string functions are included in this module:

CallProvider

This function invokes a provider (whose GUID-based identifier must appear in the
sProvider argument) with a single string as input (the sArgs argument). The input string
can consist of anything that is meaningful to the provider that you invoke.

The provider then returns a string-based token.

Construction of CallProvider:
STRING FUNCTION CallProvider(STRING sProvider, STRING sArgs)
INT hHandle;
STRING sResult;
ErrSet(1);
sProvider = "^"" + sProvider + "^"";
sArgs = "^"" + sArgs + "^"";
hHandle = DLLOpen("ProviderGatewayUnmanaged.dll", "MakeRequest",
"CCC");
sResult = DLLCall(hHandle, sProvider + "," + sArgs);
DLLClose(hHandle);
IF IsError() THEN RETURN "ERROR"; END
RETURN sResult;
END

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GetProviderStatus

This function reports the status of a provider invocation by showing the percentage of
its completeness. A provider has completed its work when the status reaches 100
percent,

To retrieve status with this function, pass in a token (obtained previously by calling
CallProvider) and examine the number contained in the function's return string (from 0
to 100).

Construction of GetProvider Access:

------------
STRING FUNCTION GetProviderStatus(STRING sToken)
INT hHandle;
INT iPercent;
ErrSet(1);
sToken = "^"" + sToken + "^"";
hHandle = DLLOpen("ProviderGatewayUnmanaged.dll", "GetPercent",
"JC");
iPercent = DLLCall(hHandle, sToken);
DLLClose(hHandle);
IF IsError() THEN RETURN "ERROR"; END
RETURN iPercent;
END

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GetProviderResult

This function retrieves the result from a provider. Pass a unique token (obtained
previously by calling CallProvider) to this function. It returns the provider result as a
string. Note that you should only call this function after you verify that the provider work
is 100 percent complete.

Construction of GetProviderResult:

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STRING FUNCTION GetProviderResult(STRING sToken)

INT hHandle;
STRING sResult;
ErrSet(1);
sToken = "^"" + sToken + "^"";
hHandle = DLLOpen("ProviderGatewayUnmanaged.dll", "GetResult",
"CC");
sResult = DLLCall(hHandle, sToken);
DLLClose(hHandle);
IF IsError() THEN RETURN "ERROR"; END
RETURN sResult;
END

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Clear Cache and Refresh Platform

When you add, delete, or update a device or topic, you need to shut down and then
restart, the PowerSCADA Expert run mode. At that time, we recommend that you also
clear the cache and then refresh the platform. This will ensure that data is made
available to App Mods.

When you clear the cache, you remove data that is potentially out-of-date. Thus, we
recommend that you clear the cache of outdated material.

After you clear the cache, you need to refresh the platform. This step will refresh the
Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost, updating its list of devices and topics

Each of these methods uses the PLSProviders.ci module. See PLSProviderEngine.ci

Module on page 140 for instructions on creating the statements needed.

PLS_CLearCache
In the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost, when you call a provider and it returns its
result, it caches that result for a given amount of time (which varies by provider). If
someone calls that provider again, the system will return the cached result.

If someone adds a device during this time, and then restarts run mode, the device is
not available for features like LiveView or basic reporting. Thus, if someone tries to
view a table or run a basic report, using the new device, it will not display. The next call
that is made to the cache will refresh it.
NOTE: You may also wish to create a graphics page that includes a button that calls
the cache and/or refresh.

To clear the cache, call the PLS_ClearCache function by doing one of the following:
• If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost is on the machine from which you are
invoking the function, you can call it with no input parameters:
PLS_ClearCache();
This may be done during startup or using a button handler.
• If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost is on a different machine, you must
supply parameters to identify where the Application Services core resides. For

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example, if the customer's Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost resides on an

IOServer named "IOServer1" on "Cluster1", to call PLS_ClearCache, enter:
PLS_ClearCache("IOServer", "IOServer1", "Cluster1");
This cannot be done at startup; you must do it after the startup routine is run. For
example, you might use a button handler.

PLS_PlatformRefresh
After you clear the cache, run the platform refresh to update the Schneider Electric
CoreServiceHost, causing it to refresh its list of devices and topics.

To run the refresh, call the PLS_PlatformRefresh function by doing one of the
following:
• If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost is on the machine from which you are
invoking the function, you can call it with no input parameters:
PLS_PlatformRefresh();
• If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost is on a different machine, you must
supply parameters to identify where the Application Services core resides. For
example, if the customer's Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost resides on an
IOServer named "IOServer1" on "Cluster1", to call PLS_PlatformRefresh, enter:
PLS_PlatformRefresh("IOServer", "IOServer1", "Cluster1");

Customize Default Behaviours

In this section, you will find these topics:
Time Zone Settings on page 143
Time Synchronization on page 144
Trend Tag Scan Intervals on page 144
Disk Storage Calculation for Trends on page 145
Deadbands and Ignored Devices and Topics on page 145

To learn about the parameters that you can use to configure drivers, see Appendix 2:
Citect INI Parameters on page 231.

Time Zone Settings

The system allows you to interact with devices located in a different time zone than the
PowerSCADA Expert I/O Server. To do this, the system converts any alarm/waveform
timestamp as well as the actual time sent within the Set Time command from / to the
local time zone. In order to take into account daylight savings properly, the Windows
time zones database is used. Thus, time zone names must be taken directly from this
database (case-insensitive), otherwise the system will default to using the I/O server’s
local time zone. The Windows time zone database is located in the Windows registry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time
Zones\. Examples of time zone names are
• AUS Central Standard Time
• China Standard Time
• Pacific Standard Time (Mexico)

Time zones for remote devices can be specified on two levels:

1. Use section [ProtocolName.ClusterName.PortName.IODeviceName] to specify the
time zone for a particular device, e.g.

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[PLOGIC870.Cluster1.PM870_Port.PM870_Device1]
Timezone = Singapore Standard Time
2. Use general section [POWERLOGICCORE] to specify the time zone for all devices,
e.g.
[POWERLOGICCORE]
Timezone = Mountain Standard Time

The device-specific time zone specification takes precedence. In other words, if both of
the above examples are present in the Citect.ini file, the PM870_Device1 would be
located in “Singapore Standard Time” time zone, and all the other I/O devices in the
project would be located in “Mountain Standard Time” time zone.

If there is no time zone specification (or if it does not match the time zone from
Windows database), the device would be in the same time zone as the machine where
the I/O Server is running; thus, no time conversion will be done.

If only the first of the above examples is present within the Citect.ini file, the PM870_
Device1 would be located in “Singapore Standard Time,” and all the other devices use
the current local time zone.

Time Synchronization
Current time can be sent to the corresponding device by means of Set Time command
or (in case of Sepam) by writing directly to the corresponding registers within the
device. In addition to the manual procedure, this process can be scheduled to occur
periodically (using PowerSCADA Expert events).

Non-manual time synchronization causes the Set Time command to be sent

automatically, based on a device state or event originating from within the device.

Automatic time synchronization applies only to Micrologic and PM devices and takes
place based on the following rules:
1. For Micrologic devices, the value of the top-most bit of the register 679 is examined
(for both the Circuit Breaker Manager and the Chassis Manager). If the bit is equal
to 1, it means that the device is out of sync and needs to be synchronized.
2. For PM devices, an alarm 50700 (“Unary Power Up / Reset”) indicates that the
device needs to be synchronized. In addition, bit 6 of register 3055 of the device is
examined. If this bit is equal to 1, the device has a real-time clock; so automatic time
synchronization should never take place.

Trend Tag Scan Intervals

When you select a trend tag for a device profile (Add/Edit Device Profile screen), the
tag will be scanned at the “long” interval” (every 15 minutes, with FIFO storage of 12
months); but certain trend tags have an additional “short” scan interval. This interval is
set by default at 5 seconds, with FIFO storage of two weeks.

The default tags are: Current A, Current B, Current C, Voltage A-B, Voltage B-C,
Voltage C-A, Power Factor Total, Apparent Power Total, Reactive Power Total, Real
Power Total, and Frequency. When you choose one of these tags for trending, you will
get both long and short interval trending. The long interval trend will use the trend tag
name from the Profile Editor. The short interval trend tag will have the same name as
the long tag with an “s” appended to it.

You can edit the Profile Editor.exe.config file to add or delete tags that will have short
scan intervals, and to change the short scan interval for all of the tags that are listed.

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To edit short scan interval settings, follow these steps:

1. Locate and open Profile Editor.exe.config in Notepad:
[Project Drive]\Program Data\ Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\Applications\Profile Editor
2. To change the short scan interval, scroll the "TrendShortIntervalSamplePeriod"
setting. The default value is 00:00:05, or five seconds (HH:MM:SS). Changing this
rate will change the interval for all of the tags that are listed in the setting in step 3.
3. To change the tags that are included in the short scan interval, scroll to the
"TrendShortIntervalTags" setting. The numbers listed (defaults:
1003,1004,1005,1050,1046,1042,1014,1015,1016,1001,1034) are the tag IDs.
You can add or delete tags. Tag IDs are listed on the Define Device Type Tags tab
(when the Advanced Properties option checked).
NOTE: If you choose a device that includes the tags in this list, you will always
have these short scan interval tags included.

For example, if you wanted to change the scan interval to ten seconds and add
Overcurrent A for a CM4000, you would edit these two lines in this way:

"TrendShortIntervalSamplePeriod" value="00:00:10"

"TrendShortIntervalTags"
value="1003,1004,1005,1050,1046,1042,1014,1015,1016,1001,1034,19"

Disk Storage Calculation for Trends

There are two methods of calculating disk space usage for trends: scaled and floating
point. The Profile Editor uses floating point by default. For more information on these
calculations, see Calculating Disk Storage in the citectSCADA.chm help file
(Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

Deadbands and Ignored Devices and Topics

These two features allow you to limit information that you see in system queries and
data acquisition. You set the limits for these features in the Configuration.xml file
(C:\Program Files (x86) > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 >
Applications > AppServices > bin > Configuration.xml).

Deadbands
<ConfigurationItem Key="Deadbands" Category="Platform Mapping"
Application="CitectPlatform">
<Value />
</ConfigurationItem>

Use this line in Configuration.xml to reduce the sensitivity to minor changes in real-time
data. You can set default deadbands for variable tags. To set a deadband, enter the
following in the value field:
<Value>XX|NN;</Value>

where XX is the IEC 61850 tag name and NN is the percentage. For example, to set
Current A to 5% and Current B to 10%, you would enter the following:

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<Value>mmxu1\A\phsA|5.0;mmxu1\A\phsB|10.0;</Value>

Ignored Devices/Ignored Topics

Use these two lines in the Configuration.xml to develop a list of devices and topics that
you want to ignore in system queries/data acquisition. Typically, you will use this to
exclude devices such as the memory device zOL. Ignored devices and topics will not
appear in Reporting or LiveView.

To set a value for ignored devices, type the Citect device names (semi-colon delimited)
that you want to ignore. For example, to exclude zOL (the one-line memory device) and
the network tags device (for monitoring comms loss), type:
<Value>zOL;NetworkTagsDev</Value>

In the Ignored Topics list, type the topic names (semi-colon delimited) that you want to
ignore. Do not include the device name prefix that displays in the Citect project tag
names. For example, to exclude AlarmUnhandled and AlarmInvalidTimestamp, type:
<Value>AlarmUnhandled;AlarmInvalidTimestamp</Value>

Save your changes.

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Waveform Management
This chapter discusses how waveforms are stored and associated with alarms. In this
section, you will find these topics:
Waveform Storage on page 147
Waveform Database and Special Waveform Tags on page 147

Waveform Storage
Waveform records are organized within devices into files. These files are periodically
checked for and downloaded as they appear on the device. When downloaded, on the
PowerSCADA Expert I/O server the files are converted into a Comtrade format and
then stored in a hierarchical fashion.

A single waveform will be stored as follows:

<Waveform DB
root>\<ClusterName>\<IODeviceName>\Waveforms\<UTCTimestamp>.CFG

<Waveform DBroot>\<ClusterName>\<IODeviceName>\Waveforms\
<UTCTimestamp>.DAT

For example,

C:\Data\Cluster1\Sepam_IODev\Waveforms\

DST_00000000001203566197_0000000511_utc.CFG

DST_00000000001203566197_0000000511_utc.DAT

Waveform DB root path is configured in the WaveformDB configuration section.

NOTE: in case of redundant I/O devices, only the name of the primary I/O device will be
used when waveform storage path is constructed.

The CFG file is a Comtrade configuration file, and the DAT file is the Comtrade data
file. Within the CFG file is a timestamp that reflects the device time start time of the
waveform (this time is not adjusted to the I/O Server time zone or daylight saving, but it
is stored per the device configuration). The file name has the UTC time in seconds
since 1970 of the waveform.

The prefix of waveform file name reflects the type of the waveform. Currently,
waveforms of the following types are supported:

DST_ Disturbance waveform

ADT_ Adaptive waveform

SST_ Steady state waveform

If it is detected that the waveform data file has changed while it is being downloaded,
the file gets discarded and is not stored on the IOServer.

Waveform Database and Special Waveform Tags

PowerSCADA Expert allows you to browse the waveform database for specific I/O
devices. Search for all waveforms within certain time frame is also supported, allowing
you to search for all waveforms that could be linked with a given alarm. When you

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perform this search, a list of all matching waveforms displays. If there are multiple
waveforms in the list, you can select the waveform you want to view.

In addition, there are two special digital waveform tags defined (0 = FALSE, 1 = TRUE):
• WaveformDownloading: indicates whether a waveform file is currently being
downloaded
• WaveformCollectionEnabled: indicates whether the waveform collection is
enabled at all

The figure below illustrates a configuration example and replication and linkage
processes.

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The Runtime Environment

This chapter discusses the Graphics page in the runtime environment. In this section,
you will find these topics:

Open Firewall Ports for PowerSCADA Expert Runtime on page 150

Launch and Close the Runtime Environment on page 150
View the Graphics Page in the Runtime Environment on page 151
Log On to the Runtime Environment on page 151
View the Interface on page 151
View the Alarms/Events Page on page 153
When Alarms do not Display Correctly on page 156
Event/Alarm Log Columns Table on page 157
Alarm/Event Filter Form on page 158
Use the Analysis Page on page 161
Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 162
Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167
EcoStruxure WebServices (EWS) on page 168
Use Basic Reports on page 169
Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports on page 169
Set Up a Display Client for Basic Report Viewing on page 170
Tasks in the Basic Reporting Application on page 170
Single Device Usage Reports on page 178
Multi Device Usage Reports on page 179
Tabular Reports on page 179
Trend Reports on page 180
Enable Windows Authentication for Basic Reporting on page 181
URL Routing for Basic Reports on page 181
Localization for Basic Reports on page 182
Use LiveView on page 182
LiveView Viewer on page 189
Set Up LiveView on page 191
LiveView Formulas on page 195
LiveView Placeholders on page 195
LiveView Thresholds on page 196
LiveView Formatting on page 194
Multi-Monitor Support on page 201
The Demo Mode on page 202

Application Configuration Utility on page 202

Application Services on page 203
Application Services Host—Citect Data Platform on page 205
Applications on page 206
Diagnostics page on page 208
Single Sign On on page 218

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Open Firewall Ports for PowerSCADA Expert Runtime

For the system to properly run, you need to ensure that the following ports are properly
set.

Before you begin, define the primary and standby alarm servers, trend servers, and I/O
servers. Then, to enable communication for runtime operations, use the information in
the following tables. Each server has a unique default port assigned to it. Use this
default port only with that type of server. If you attempt to use a default port on another
type of server, you will see a compilation error:

Invalid port number (2073-2082,20222,21) are reserved.

Default Port Numbers and Associated Server Types

Default Port Legacy Port Server Type Server Role

21 N/A FTP Server Page downloads for IDC

IDC Internet Display Server/Client communications

2073 N/A CTAPI CTAPI communications

2074 N/A Client Cicode debugging

2084 2075 Reports server Reports server communications

2080 2076 Alarm server Alarm server communications

2085 2077 Trends server Trends server communications

2078 N/A I/O server Legacy I/O communications (version 6 or earlier)

2080 2076 Alarm server Alarm properties connector

2082 2078 I/O server Publish, subscribe I/O server communications

(client server comms only)

20222 N/A ODBC ODBC server

5482 N/A Alarm server Database port

SCADA Web Server/Web Client Configuration

Default Port Server Type Server Role

80 Web server Project files for web client

2084 Reports server Reports server communications

2080 Alarm server Alarm server communications

2085 Trends server Trends server communications

2078 I/O server Legacy I/O communications (version 6 or earlier)

2080 Alarm server Alarm properties connector

2082 I/O server Publish, subscribe I/O server communications

5482 Alarm server Database port

5500–5509 Web client/ Range of ports for server advise between web server and web client, for alarm notifications. Inbound on
web server client; outbound on server.

Launch and Close the Runtime Environment

Launch Runtime: To launch the runtime environment, don one of the following:
• Click Start > Programs > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting >PowerSCADA Expert Runtime.

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• From any of the Citect windows, click File > Run.

• From the toolbar of any of the Citect windows, click Run Project:

Close Runtime: There are two ways to shut down the runtime environment:
• Click the “X” in the upper right corner of the screen. Then enter a user name and
password. (It is important to define at least one user in your project.)
• From the computer taskbar, click the Runtime Manager:

This displays the Runtime Manager screen. Click Shutdown All. There is no
required user name/password. Unless you disable this feature on the taskbar,
users can shut down the runtime environment without having to enter any
information.

View the Graphics Page in the Runtime Environment

In the runtime environment, the Graphics Page displays with the appearance that is
determined by the Menu Configuration file for this project. If you need to change the
appearance of tabs and menus, see Use Menu Configuration to Edit Pagemenu.dbf
(Change the Graphics Page Appearance) on page 112.

In this section, you will find these topics:

Log On to the Runtime Environment on page 151
View the Interface on page 151
View the Alarms/Events Page on page 153

Use Security Viewer on page 160

Security Viewer Filter on page 160

When Alarms do not Display Correctly on page 156

Event/Alarm Log Columns Table on page 157
Alarm/Event Filter Form on page 158
Use the Analysis Page on page 161
Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 162
Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167

View the Tag Viewer on page 166

Log On to the Runtime Environment

In the upper right-hand corner, click the Login link. Then enter your User ID and
password. The features that are available will vary, depending on your user level.

View the Interface

The runtime environment page includes a variety of tabs. If your page is created based
on the Normal template from the pls_include_1 library, you will see the following:

In the upper left corner of the screen, the project name is listed. Your logon name is
below that. At the top of the page, there are left and right navigation arrows that allow
you to go to previously visited pages.

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These two arrows allow you to go back and forward one page in your navigation
history. To see the history of visited pages, click the small down arrow next to the right
arrow. This displays a listing of visited pages (the current page is checked). To jump to
a page in this list, click it in the menu.

Just beneath the left and right arrows is the alarm banner. It lists the last five active
alarms.

Beneath the alarm banner is a tabbed-style menu. Its contents are determined by the
information entered in the Menu Configuration tool: Use Menu Configuration to Edit
Pagemenu.dbf (Change the Graphics Page Appearance) on page 112. These tabs
display in two rows:
• The upper row is typically used for organizing pages into several topics (or tabs). A
typical system would include topics for single lines, alarms/events, analysis (for
trends), and system supervision (allows you to view the network connection topics).
• The lower row lists the links/pages under the topic that is currently selected in the
upper row. If you select the single lines topic on the upper row, the lower row
displays all of the links to individual single line pages.

If there are more links available than the ones that fit on the page, a small arrow
displays at the right hand side of the row. Click the arrow to display a pop-up menu of
the remaining links. Click a link in the menu to shift the contents of the row to make it
visible for selection.
NOTE: When viewing the single lines: if the busbars and circuit breakers do not display
as expected, it could be that a custom genie is not set up correctly. See Create New
Genies on page 113 for details on customizing genies.

Lockout/Tagout Icon
This feature causes an icon (see below) to display when a tag attribute for a device
indicates that the equipment should be locked out and tagged out. For example, you
could assign a tag value from a PLC or other indicating device that reads the condition
of the device.

Lockout/tagout icon:

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DANGER
HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXPLOSION, OR ARC FLASH
• Do not rely solely on the display of the icon on the one-line. Before working on
the equipment, verify that the device is physically locked out/tagged out before
performing work on it or any downstream equipment.
• Ensure that all safety regulations and procedures have been followed before
you work on the equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

See Enable Lockout/Tagout on page 111 for instructions on enabling the

lockout/tagout feature.
NOTE: Do not incorrectly configure the tag, as this can lead to unexpected equipment
operation. Also consider the possibility of communications loss that could yield false
readings.

Communications Loss
When there is a communication loss for a device, the genie or any part of the genie on
the one-line page should have cross-hatches (gray dots) over the affected area, and a
communication loss (CL) indication displays on the genie. An alarm should also
annunciate. The color state before communication was lost will remain unchanged.

However, the indication of loss of communications does not filter through the
entire bus animation: the downstream part of the drawing may still appear as if
communication is working. When any part of a one-line drawing loses
communication, do not continue to trust downstream readings until you address
the loss of communication.

View the Alarms/Events Page

See also: Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 162

To view the alarms or events, click the Alarms/Events tab; then select the tab for the
Alarm Log or Event Log. The Event Log displays all alarms and events that have
occurred. The Alarms Log displays enabled alarms.

See The Alarm Log, below, for descriptions of color codes.

Equipment Column
On the left side of the page, there is an equipment column. To hide or display this
column, click the splitter:

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All of the equipment in the project is listed. Most of the equipment is grouped by
voltage level. By default, none of the names are checked, which means that
information for all of them will display. To list alarms and events for a shortened list of
equipment, check the box(es) to the left of the equipment name(s).

The number to the right of the equipment name is the number of active alarms for that
equipment.

Filter Information
To filter the information that displays, click Filter, just above the Date column (see
Alarm/Event Filter Form on page 158 for more information). From the Alarm Filter
window, you can select from a variety of filters.

Remove/Insert/Move Columns
To remove a column from the list, right-click its header and select Remove Column.

To insert a column, right-click a column header, select Insert Column, then check the
name of the column from the dropdown list. The new column displays to the left of the
column you right-clicked. If you right-click the white area to the right of existing
columns, you will insert the column to the right of the last column.

To move a column, left-click the column that is to be moved. Drag the column to the
position you want it.

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Sort by Column
To sort on the information in a single column (such as the Equipment column), double-
click the column header. It will toggle between ascending and descending order.

The Event Log

The Event Log lists alarm/event activity, most recent first (provides sequence of events
information). The time is reported to the millisecond. You can display the Message
column to see the most detail (such as, "Alarms disabled" and "Alarm xxx
acknowledged").

The Alarm Log

To filter the alarms that display, click Filter, just above the Date column (see
instructions on using the filter option in Alarm/Event Filter Form on page 158). From the
Advanced Alarm Filter window, you can filter by date range, by text matches for various
attributes, or by alarm type.

Notice the alarm colors:

• Acknowledged active alarms display in a normal red font.
• Unacknowledged active alarms display in a bold red font.
• Acknowledged inactive alarms display in a normal gray font.
• Unacknowledged inactive alarms display in a bold gray font.

Each alarm provides additional options. To view these options, right-click the alarm.
Then you can do the following. Note that these changes will remain only until you
leave the page. To set the order, use the parameters,
• acknowledge or disable the alarm
• view alarm detail (similar to the genie status page in the single lines of the runtime
environment)
• view waveforms: (If the [equipment name Waveform] option does not display, there
are no waveforms for this alarm.) Waveforms can display only if the device is set to
“acquire on event,” and the waveform option is checked in the Profile Editor (see
Enable Waveforms on page 43).
When the waveform is available for viewing, the Search Waveform dialog displays.
From this dialog, click Time Range, and then select the appropriate times; or click
All Available to see all waveforms for this equipment. Click OK to display a list of
waveforms that fit the date criteria. Highlight the waveform and click View.
After the selected waveform displays, you can view a PDF file that describes the
operation of the waveform viewer. Access this file (WaveWeb.pdf in the Citect Bin
folder (64-bit example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA
Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting\Bin).
Waveforms must be correctly set up before they will display. See Enable
Waveforms for Onboard Alarms on page 137 for more information. See Use the
Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 1 for instructions on viewing waveforms.
When you select the waveform option, you may see a message telling you “please
try again after waveform has been acquired.” This means one of two things:
— the alarm has been acquired at the device, but it has not yet been passed to
PowerSCADA Expert
— the device was not set to acquire a waveform, and the waveform option was
checked in the Profile Editor

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NOTE: If there are multiple waveforms captures for this alarm, and if there is a
disturbance waveform, it is the only one that is available here. If there are both an
adaptive and transient, but no disturbance, the one with the earliest time stamp
displays.

Unacknowledged Alarms and Disabled Alarms

As with the Alarm Log, these logs display either unacknowledged alarms or disabled
alarms. The sort and filter options operate as they do in the Alarm Log.

Acknowledge, Silence and Print

Each of the logs includes these buttons:

Button Description

Acknowledge Current Page of Alarms: Click to acknowledge all of the alarms that display on the
current page.
Note: You can acknowledge individual alarms in this way: Right-click the alarm that you want to
acknowledge, then choose Acknowledge. On a touch screen, tap twice on the alarm row to display
the menu, then tap "Acknowledge."

Silence Alarms: Click to silence all active alarms. This does not clear unacknowledged alarms or
make alarms inactive; it only stops the audible portion of the alarm.

Print/Export Alarms: Click to begin printing or exporting part or all of the log. Select All or the number
of pages, then choose whether to print or export (to HTML file, which can then be opened in Excel
or OpenOffice). When printing, the default location is:
Windows XP: Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA
Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting\Data
Vista operating systems or later: ProgramData\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting\Data
Notes: When printing: To avoid truncation of data, choose the Landscape orientation.
When using Internet Explorer 8 and a dot matrix printer, you might have problems with overlapping
columns in the printout. To solve this, either switch to Internet Explorer 7 or select a "square" matrix
(e.g., 180 x 180 DPI).

When Alarms do not Display Correctly

Alarms may display incorrectly for a variety of reasons. The following table lists some
common issues and resolutions.

Issue Cause Resolution

If there are two alarm

servers, primary and
Alarm Log and Event Log do redundant (standby), they Data will display; but it could take several
not display any data. may be synchronizing. This minutes.
causes data to display
slowly.

These alarms will only display in the Alarm Log

The missing alarm(s) were
Alarms display in Alarm unless they are triggered again while the runtime
triggered while the runtime
Log, but not in Event Log or graphics page is running. This will only affect
graphics page was not
Banner alarms that were triggered before the runtime
running.
screen was running.

PC-based and onboard This is due to the difference between way the two alarm types are handled:
alarms do not appear or When an alarm is enabled, the system processes alarms for that tag. If the alarm
disappear as expected. is disabled, the system cannot process alarms for that tag.

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Issue Cause Resolution

For the PC-Based alarm, the condition for this is, for example, IA > 80; if the tag
value for IA is > 80, the appearance will show. The tag is constantly scanned, so
the condition triggers the alarm once it is enabled.
For the Onboard alarm, the condition for this is a digital tag, which is set by the
driver when a new alarm record on the device is read. If the alarm was disabled,
the driver cannot set the digital tag. When the alarm is enabled, nothing happens
because the alarm was already "processed" by the driver and will never get
reprocessed.
Thus, there is no resolution.

Use one or more of these procedures:

The number of alarms that This happens when the Set alarm filtering in the alarm viewer to reduce
display is fewer than the number of alarms exceeds the number of alarms that can display.
limit set by Alarm Summary 1000 and the system has Only support a one-cluster system.
length parameter. multiple clusters.
If a multiple-cluster system is necessary, display
a separate alarm page for each cluster.

Use Custom Filter 8 instead. Currently, it is the

The new categories do not
Cannot filter on categories only means available for adding custom filtering
display in the list when you
for alarms. to alarms. For more information, see Alarm/Event
want to select them.
Filter Form on page 158.

The last alarm was on the

previous page. When there
Page Down button causes Click Page Up to return to the previous page (and
are no more alarms, pressing
an empty page to display. the last alarms for the system).
Page Down displays a blank
page.

Event/Alarm Log Columns Table

This table lists the Citect column headings that are available for use when viewing the
event log and alarm logs. To add a column to the table, right-click the column-heading
row, then select Insert Column and choose the column from the list. The column
displays to the left of where you right-clicked. To move columns left or right, drag and
drop them. To insert a column to the right of the table, right-click the white space next to
the existing columns.

To remove a column from the table, right-click its header and select Remove Column.

Column Name Description

alarm log only: these entries come from the time-stamped digital alarm window
AlmComment
“Comment” fields

Area area, value needs to be set between 0 and 255

Category event; or high, medium, or low alarm

alarm logs only: when the alarm changes state:

Change
first state, second state

Cluster cluster name to which the alarm belongs

Comment alarm log only: displays comments from the alarm

Custom3 through 8 custom filters

Date date (MMDDYYYY) that the event occurred or that the alarm annunciated

Description description of alarm e.g., Sag Vcn or Under Voltage B-C

Equipment default equipment name displays; used for alarm filtering and viewing

Help help page

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Column Name Description

Location Onboard or PC-Based

LogState alarm logs only: The last state that the alarm passed through.

Millisec alarm logs only: time (MS) that alarm annunciated

Operator user name from the Citect users list

Priority the alarm category's priority

Priv privilege = security level

event log: state of the entry in the event log.. event

State
alarm log: disappearance, appearance

Tag alarm tag

Time time (HH:MM:SS:MS) that alarm annunciated

This column displays the quality (accuracy) of the time stamp for alarms/events.
Use the "Time Sync" filter to display only data that has confirmed time quality in the log
(see Alarm/Event Filter Form on page 158 for instructions on enabling the filter).
When there is no SER data, this column reads "No Time Sync Information."
Time Quality When the filter is set to Yes, the view displays only the available time sync information
from SER devices.
Note: If there is no SER data from any device and the filter is set to Yes, the entire log
will be blank.

Alarm/Event Filter Form

This topic describes the PLSCADA filter form. The information in the Citect filter form is
the same, but is presented differently on the page. To change the filter form, use the
UsePLSFilter parameter:

[Alarm] UsePLSFilter

default: 1 (use PLSCADA filter form)

Change to 0 to use the Citect filter form.

To filter for the information that displays in the alarm logs and the event log, click Filter
(in the upper left corner of the screen). The Advanced Alarm Filter screen displays. The
table below describes its settings.

Filter Option Description: Display all alarms for:

Basic Filter box:

a date range.
Start Date/End Choosing only a start date displays alarms from that date to the current date.
Date Choosing only an end date displays alarms for the past year up to that date.
For example, to display alarms only for today’s date, enter only a start date.

a time range.
Choosing only a beginning time displays alarms from that time through the end of the day
Start Time/End
(23:59:59 or 11:59:59 p.m.).
Time
Choosing only an ending time from the start of the day (00:00:00 or 12:00:00 a.m.) through
the time selected.

a single tag; use tag name only, do not include equipment name. For example, enter
MMXU1\A\phsA, not MainCM4\MMXU1\A\phsA.
Tag
To filter on tag and equipment, enter the tag here and the equipment in the Equipment
Name field.

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Filter Option Description: Display all alarms for:

a device entered when using the I/O Device Manager; (listed in Citect Explorer > System >
Equipment Name
Equipment)

a single cluster, which was added when setting up the project (listed in Project Editor >
Cluster
Servers > Clusters)

Alarm Desc from Time Stamped Digital Alarms: a customized on and off text description,
Alarm Description
such as “active” and “inactive”

There are eight custom filters, which can be assigned by the customer in each alarm. A
group of alarms in a specific location could have the same name in CUSTOM8 so that
custom filtering can be easily applied.
Custom Filter Custom8 has a default assignment of “Equipment.” To change custom filter assignments,
use the AlarmFormat parameter (Project Editor > System > Parameters). This is the only
means available for filtering on a custom field. When viewing the log, you can use the new
custom filter by typing it into the Custom  Filter field.

Group Filter box:

Categorization

Alarm Type

Alarm Group These “alarm filters” are created in the Profile Editor when alarms are created.

Subcategorization

Alarm Level

Type Filter box: These are advanced topics; see PowerSCADA Expert help for more information.

Area the area associated with the alarm

This is the alarm category. There are four predefined categories (high, medium, low, and
event).You can assign alarms to their own categories by changing the equipment profiles
and then re-generating the database.

Category See the following table (Categories and Priorities) for a list of the categories and their
defaults.

Keep in mind that alarms that are categorized as events need to keep the category of _
PLS_ALM_EVENT (category 1004).

This is the priority of the alarm category; not used in the default PLS_Include project.

Priority As with the category, priority has defaults (see Categories and Priorities table below). You
can change these settings in the equipment profiles. However, be sure that you use
priority 1 for events.

Yes = in the Alarm or Event Log, only events/alarms with time quality information will be
listed. The time sync data displays in the Time Quality column of the log. Data displays to
Time Sync the accuracy recorded at the device.
Default: no

Category Label Category Number Priority Number

_PLSALM_HIGH 1001 1

_PLSALM_MEDIUM 1002 2

_PLSALM_LOW 1003 3

_PLSALM_EVENT 1004 0

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Use Security Viewer

Use this feature to view user activity within your system. This screen lists all user
actions that are captured in the Event Log.

View this information from the runtime environment: Click the Alarms/Events tab; then
select the Security Viewer subtab.

The screen displays a table with these default columns:

Date The date that the activity was logged

Operator User name from the Citect users

Time The time that the activity was logged

Classification The class of the event.

Message From the Message field in the Alarm Log

UserLocation URL of the computer at which the activity occurred

For more information on these fields, see Alarm SOE fields in the citectSCADA.chm
help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

To change the view of the log, you can use any of the sort or filter features that are
available in the Event Log.

There are three ways to filter information:

• To the left of the log, you can check one or more of the devices in the system. This
filters information to include data only for those devices. When nothing is checked,
all devices are included.
• You can turn columns "on" and "off." To add columns, right click in the header area
of the log, then choose Insert Column. From the list that drops down, you can check
an additional column title. The new column displays to the left of the column you
clicked.
To remove a column, right click on the header of the column you want to delete,
then click Remove Column.
• You can filter that data that is included. To do this, use the Security Viewer filter. For
instructions on filtering the columns in the log, see Security Viewer Filter on page
160.

Security Viewer Filter

To filter for the information that displays in the security viewer log, click Filter (in the
upper left corner of the screen). The Security View Filter screen displays. The table
below describes its settings.

Filter
Description: Display all alarms for:
Option

Basic Filter box:

Start Choosing only a start date displays alarms from that date to the current date.
Date/End Choosing only an end date displays alarms for the past year up to that date.
Date For example, to display alarms only for today’s date, enter only a start date.

Choosing only a beginning time displays alarms from that time through the end of the day
Start
(23:59:59 or 11:59:59 p.m.).
Time/End
Choosing only an ending time from the start of the day (00:00:00 or 12:00:00 a.m.) through the
Time
time selected.

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Filter
Description: Display all alarms for:
Option

This is a single cluster, which was added when setting up the project (listed in Project Editor >
Cluster
Servers > Clusters)

Area (Between 0 and 255). See Alarm SOE fields in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program
Area
Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

The class of the event. See Alarm SOE fields in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program
Classification
Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

Operator The user ID of the person who has logged on PowerSCADA Expert.

Message This comes from the Message field in the Alarm Log.

There are eight custom filters, which can be assigned by the customer in each alarm. A group of
alarms in a specific location could have the same name in CUSTOM8 so that custom filtering
can be easily applied.
Custom Filter Custom8 has a default assignment of “Equipment.” To change custom filter assignments, use
the AlarmFormat parameter (Project Editor > System > Parameters). This is the only means
available for filtering on a custom field. When viewing the log, you can use the new custom filter
by typing it into the Custom  Filter field.

Use the Analysis Page

The Analysis Page offers two options for viewing data trends. In either option, you must
select the tag(s) that are to be included. To be available for viewing in trends, a tag
must be included in a device profile, and it must have the “Trend Tag” box checked
(see for more information).

Trend data is automatically logged when you check “Trend Tag” for tag and then add it
to the project. If too many tags are chosen as trend tags, it could cause the hard drive to
fill up.
NOTE: The maximum number of tags (pens) that will display correctly on the screen is
ten. If you exceed ten pens, labels for these pens will not display correctly. Use one of
these methods to correct this issue:
1. Enlarge the window to accommodate the extra pens/labels.
2. Write custom code to cause the labels to always be in the same position,
overlapping each other when the trend pen is created. The user can then move the
label around for better viewing.
3. As with option number two, control the label positions with code; but then, move the
labels back to that same spot when a user selects the trend pen again.

There are two methods of calculating disk space usage: scaled and floating point. For
more information on these calculations, see Calculating Disk Storage in the
citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert
> v8.1 > bin).
• Trending: Use this option to view historical trends. To select tags, click the Add Pen
button on the toolbar:

Then associate the pen with a tag. By default, most trend data is polled every 15
minutes, and it is stored for one year (Citect Project Editor > Tags > Trend Tags) or
until it is FIFO’d out. Some tags are polled every 5 seconds and are stored for two
weeks. These tags are:

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Current A
Current B
Current C
Apparent Power Total
Reactive Power Total
Real Power Total
Voltage A-B
Voltage B-C
Voltage C-A
Frequency
Power Factor Total
• Instant Trend: Use this option to view real-time trends. This allows viewing of data
that is not set up for storage. To select tags for this trend, click the Instant Trend
Selector on the toolbar:

NOTE: If one of the pens returns a value of "1.#R,' the tag selected was not valid; no
number could be reported for it. None of the values for any of the pens in the trend
will be updated. To solve this issue, close the trend and open it again. This time, do
not include the pen that gave the invalid return.

In either trending option, click Help for help using the tool:

Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page

See also: View the Alarms/Events Page on page 153

This page displays when you click on a device symbol/genie on a single-line page.
This page shows a detailed status for a particular device. Some controls on this page
are available only to users with certain privilege levels (see Add and Modify User
Accounts on page 220 for user access levels).

One of two status pages displays. The page on the left illustrates the status page for a
meter genie. The page on the right illustrates the status page for a circuit breaker
genie.

At the top of the page, the most recent alarms and events are listed (racked in/out,
Comms Loss, and so on). To view details about an individual alarm or event, right-click
the alarm. You can view:

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• a waveform. (If you do not see “Waveform” in the list when you right-click the alarm,
there are no waveforms for this alarm.) Waveforms can display only if the device is
set to “acquire on event,” and the waveform option is checked in the Profile Editor
(see Enable Waveforms on page 43).
When the waveform is available for viewing, it displays when you click this link. For
information about how the waveform viewer works, see the WaveWeb.pdf file in the
Citect bin folder (64-bit example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\bin).
Waveforms must be correctly set up before they will display. If there are multiple
waveforms, you must select from the list that displays (by default, the waveform
search returns all waveform files acquired within the 24 hours prior to the time of
the alarm). See Enable Waveforms for Onboard Alarms on page 137 for more
information. See Use the Equipment Pop-Up Page on page 1 for instructions on
viewing waveforms.
When you select the waveform option, and no waveforms are returned, one of two
things is likely:
— the alarm has been acquired at the device, but it has not yet been passed
PowerSCADA Expert
— the device was not set to acquire a waveform, and the waveform option was
checked in the Profile Editor
• details about the device (currents, voltages, powers, resets, others.),
• Finally, you can acknowledge or disable the alarm. Acknowledged and disabled
alarms are moved to their own sub-tabs.

On the left side of the of the status page, status messages display, based on the tags
defined for equipment referenced in this genie. The list varies, depending on the
device. Possible tags are:

XCBR1\Pos Position (circuit breakers only)

XCBR1\CCBRkdPos Racked Out (circuit breakers only)
XCBR1\CBRkdPos Matching Fault/Trip Circuit Supervision (circuit breakers only)
XCBR1\Loc Local/Remote (circuit breakers only)
XCBR1\ESwPos Earth Switch (circuit breakers only)
PTRC1\Op Tripped
LPHD1\EEHealth Communication Failure
NOTE: For MicroLogic Type P devices, circuit breaker status fields will display #COM if
the device does not have a CCM. Thus, you should not add any tags that refer to the
CCM, such as Racked In/Racked Out.

On the right side of the page, real-time values will display for the tag type that you
chose in the Value field when you added the genie in the design-time mode. For
example, if you enter MMXU1\A\phsA as the value, you will see real-time currents here,
as illustrated above. If you did not enter anything in the Value field when adding the
genie, this area will be blank.

At the bottom left corner of the circuit breaker status page, Open, Close, Reset (for
circuit breakers).

At the bottom right corner, are the Setpoints, Trend, and List options. See the following
sections for descriptions.

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Perform IEC61850 Advanced Control

To begin using the advanced control feature, click Check in the lower left section of the
window. See Set Up IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 114 for information on
setup. See Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167 for information on
performing this advanced control.

View Waveforms
After you select a waveform for viewing from the genie status page, the external
waveform viewer displays it. For instructions on using the tool's analysis feature, see
WaveWeb.PDF, located in the Bin folder of the PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting Bin folder (example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting\Bin.

Enter Setpoints for Alarms

NOTE: Any time you change setpoints, you should immediately restart the project.
Otherwise, setpoints will not be properly read (they will be truncated and either
rounded down or up to a whole integer).

To add setpoints for alarms, follow these steps:

1. View the page, then click the genie for which you want to enter setpoints. A status
window displays with the name of the genie.
2. Click Setpoints, then choose Analog, Digital, or All. When the Alarm Setpoints
screen displays, select the first value you want to change. At the “keypad” screen
(see below), enter the new value. Click OK to save it. Do this for each setpoint that
you want to change.

Based on these setpoints, alarms can begin to display both in the alarms window at the
top of the runtime screen and on the Alarms/Events tab (assuming you have set one up
for this installation).

When there is a comms loss for a device: the last state before the loss happened is
displayed on the screen.

The indication of loss of communications does not filter through the entire bus
animation: the downstream part of the drawing may still appear as if
communication is working. When any part of a one-line drawing loses
communication, do not continue to trust downstream readings until you address
the loss of communication.

View Real-Time Trends

This option displays an historical trend. The data that displays is determined by the
value that was selected in the Value Type field when this genie was added to the one-
line page.

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To view a trend: From the one-line page in the runtime environment, click a genie to
view its status window. Click Trend, in the lower right corner. The Analyst screen
displays for that trend.

You can select the timeframe for the trend. You can also uncheck phases to remove
them from the trend, or highlight a phase to bring it to the front of the trend. For detailed
information about the buttons on the screen, click “?” at the top of the page.

View Lists of Real-Time Information for the Genie

To view lists of real-time currents, voltages; powers; resets and controls; and
miscellaneous readings, click List, in the lower right corner, then click an item from the
list: Currents, Voltages, Powers, Resets, or Others.

For resets and controls, which are interactive, you should assign users a high level of
security. For a list of the default user levels, see Add and Modify User Accounts on
page 220. That link also includes information on creating unique users.

When you click an item from the list, individual tag readings display for that tag type
(depending on the tags that you have chosen for this device type). When you click any
item in that list, the tag pop-up menu displays with these options: Trend, Override Tag,
Control Inhibit Tag, and Tag Status. See Override Tag Status, below, for details.

Override Tag Status

From the list, you can right-click individual tags and override status settings. To access
this feature, the user account must be at least level 4.

Trend: This link allows you to view a trend for the tag that you clicked.

Override Tag: You can use this feature to override a real-time value that is incorrect, or
to test graphics. Enter the value that you want the system to "read" for this tag in the
Override Value line. When you click Apply, the tag is highlighted. When you have
finished the test, return to this list to remove the override.

Control Inhibit Tag: When this feature is ON, you will not be able to process writes for
this tag. To enable this inhibit, click Apply for this tag from the list. The tag reading is
highlighted. To disable this feature, return to the list view of this tag; click Remove.

You can perform control inhibit on an entire device. To do this, you will use the
IODeviceControl Cicode function. For more information, see the I/O Device
Properties topic in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric
> PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

Tag Status: This screen views the status of the display value, override status, control
inhibit status, and field value. You can also change the override status and control
inhibit status on this screen.

Changing background colours: Default colors are assigned for the tag override and
control inhibit. Change the default background colors in the parameters, not in the ini
file.

To change the color for tag overrides, use OverrideTextBackgroundColor. To change

the color for control inhibits, use ControlInhibitTextBackgroundColor. For detailed help,
see Page Parameters in the Parameters.chm help file (Start > Programs > Schneider
Electric > PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting > PowerSCADA
Expert Web-based Help).

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View the Tag Viewer

Use the tag viewer to learn the status of all of your project tags. This can provide
information that you need to troubleshoot the project while you are commissioning it.

You can filter the tags that you view by individual equipment included in the project.
You can also filter on strings that are part of the tag description or tag name. The tag
viewer will work in all supported Citect screen resolutions.

To view tags:

Click the tab for the page that was used when setting up the tag viewer, then select the
tag viewer. The viewer displays in a screen similar to this:

Note the following features:

• Filter by equipment: The left-hand pane gives you the option to filter by equipment
name. Most equipment is grouped by voltage level. You can select one equipment
node, and you will view the tags for that equipment.
• Filter by tag: In the upper right corner of the screen, type the tag name. You can
type a string, such as "power factor," and you will retrieve a list of tags that have
"power factor" in their tag description or tag name.
NOTE: Any time you display a tag, you add to the dynamic point count. See
"Dynamic-point Count Licensing" in the citectscada.chm help file (default location:
Program Files > Schneider Electric >PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin) for more
information about point counts.

The viewer includes the following columns:

• Tag Description/Tag Name: the description and name used when the equipment
was added to PowerSCADA Expert.
• Value/Timestamp: The real-time value that was read at the date/time shown.
• Quality: The data quality (for example, Good or Bad) of the tag from Citect.

Use the Previous and Next links at the bottom right of the page to scroll through
multiple pages.

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Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control

The advanced control window provides these options for IEC 61850 IEDs:
• run synchro check on the selected equipment
• run interlock check on the selected equipment
• send a command to open or close the equipment

You can either check the features without sending an open/close command, or you can
send an open/close command without running the checks..

Only users who have privilege level of Engineer or Admin can perform these checks or
operate the equipment.

WARNING
UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION
• Do not incorrectly configure the tag, as this can lead to unexpected equipment
operation.
• Ensure that you understand the effects of using the "bypass" option so you do
not shut down critical equipment.
• Also consider the possibility of communications loss that could yield false read-
ings.
• Ensure that all safety regulations and procedures have been followed before
you work on the equipment.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious injury.

NOTE: For information on enabling this feature, see Set Up IEC 61850 Advanced
Control on page 114

To access the advanced control window, open the equipment genie pop-up page on
the one-line. Note that, after you enable this feature, there is a "Check" button on the
lower left:

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Click Check, and the advanced control window opens:

Synchro Check: Use synchro check to verify that the waveforms for the equipment's
power factor, voltage, and current are all aligned.

On the Synchro Check line, click Check to perform the synchro check, or click Bypass
to ignore the synchro check. Default: Check.

Interlock Check: Use interlock to verify that there are no blocking conditions that
need to be considered before switches are opened or closed.

On the Interlock Check line, click Check to perform the interlock check option, or click
Bypass to ignore the interlock check. Default: Check.

Test: Click Operate if you want to send the command to the equipment and to
complete the "value" setting. Click Test if you want to send the command to the
equipment, and to verify the synchro and/or interlock statuses, but not complete the
"value" setting. Default: Operate.
NOTE: If you choose "Check" for the synchro and/or interlock checks and "Operate" for
the Test line, the open/close operation will not occur if the equipment fails the checks.

Value: Choose the command that you want to send to the equipment: open or close.
Default: Closed if the breaker is open; otherwise, Open.

Send: Click to send the command to the device to perform the action(s) that you
selected.

EcoStruxure WebServices (EWS)

EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS) for PowerSCADA Expert was developed to share
real-time, historical, and alarm data with StruxureWare Building Operations (SBO) and
historical data with Power Monitoring Expert (PME). Do not confuse this feature with
the EWS server that was released as a part of PowerSCADA Expert/Vijeo Citect
version 7.40 (which is for tag level process data).

EWS uses web-based http protocol to transfer data. It enables two-way data transfers,
which allows the acknowledgment of alarms from SBO. To include this new EWS
implementation in your installation, select the EWS Server checkbox during
installation.

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EWS is set up and configured using the Application Configuration Utility (Start > All
Programs > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and
Reporting > Config Tools > Application Config Utility. For details, see EcoStruxure Web
Services Setup on page 204 .

Use Basic Reports

The reporting feature is an IIS web application that is typically hosted on the same
server as the PowerSCADA services. The PLS_Inlude project defines a PLS_
ReportPage (along with its screen resolution-specific variant pages). PLS_ReportPage
contains a Microsoft Web Browser ActiveX control in which the reporting web pages
are displayed.

Before you can set up Basic Reports and generate/view reports, you must set up data
acquisition parameters. To do this, use the Application Configuration Utility. See
Application Services Host—Citect Data Platform on page 205 and (for receiving reports
via email) Basic Reports on page 207 for instructions.

In System > Menu Configuration, menu tabs are configured to use the new "PLS_
ReportDsp()" Cicode function to send URLs to the web browser control at runtime. The
control then browses to the available reporting web pages. See the PLS_Example
project for examples of this functionality.

When switching between PowerSCADA Expert projects in runtime, you must restart the
Schneider Electric Service Host (CoreServiceHost) service before you run the
reporting application. This allows the reporting application to load data from the
currently running PowerSCADA Expert project.

To get started setting up a report, see Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic
Reports on page 169.

For descriptions of each report type, see PowerSCADA Expert Basic Reports on page
177.

NOTE: If you install Matrikon Explorer on the same computer as PowerSCADA Expert
8.1 with Advanced and Reporting, the LiveView and reporting features will not launch.
To prevent this, install Matrikon before you install PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting. If you install Matrikon after you install PowerSCADA Expert
8.1 with Advanced and Reporting, you need fix the issue in this way: Go to IIS > ISAPI
Filters, and then reset the dll that is already selected (click browse and re-select
v4.0.30319 aspnet_filter.dll). Click OK.).

Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports

Follow these steps to add new items to the project, add the necessary INI parameters
for CtAPI and basic report security, and create the CtAPI connection for reporting.

Create the Menu Items for Report Page

For a complete discussion of reporting web application URLs, see Create and View
Basic Reports on page 171.

The following steps describe how to interact with the reporting web application via the
runtime environment.
1. From Citect Project Editor, click System > Menu Configuration.
2. Add the new menu item that you want for each of your basic reports.

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3. In each of these menu items, in the Menu Command line, add the Cicode method
that will display a report tab. You can create your own custom method or use the
default:
PLS_ReportDsp(STRING sIPAddress, STRING sName, STRING sOptions = "", STRING
sTitle="")

Examples:
PLS_ReportDsp(“10.10.10.10", "SingleDeviceReport”,
"ShowConfiguration/MyConfiguration", “Single Device Usage Report”);

which opens a configured single device report with the saved configuration name
"MyConfiguration"
or
PLS_ReportDsp(“10.10.10.10", "SingleDeviceReport”, "", “Single Device Usage
Report”);

which opens an unconfigured single device usage report at the parameters entry
page

Add the Following INI Parameters

To allow trend queries that yield the desired amount of historical data:
[Trend]MaxRequestLength =100000000,
allowable range: 1–100000000
(example: a value of 70080 would yield two years of data for one device/one topic,
assuming 15-minute trends)

To allow CtAPI to connect remotely:

[CtAPI]Remote = 1

To define a privilege level for users to view reports:

[Reporting]PrivLevel - Default = 0

To define an area for users to view reports:

[Reporting]Area - Default = 0

Set Up a Display Client for Basic Report Viewing

To be able to properly interact with the basic reporting web application at a display
client, you must set a registry key to force the Microsoft Web Browser ActiveX control to
use Internet Explorer 9 emulation.

Create the following DWORD value at the following registry key path:

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION

Value Name: Citect32.exe

Value: 9999 (decimal)

NOTE: This registry setting affects the Citect32.exe process only. It has no effect on
other applications that use the MS Web Browser ActiveX control.

Tasks in the Basic Reporting Application

You can use the following tasks within the reporting application to create, view, and
email basic reports:

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Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167

Create and View Basic Reports on page 171
Configure Email Settings to Send Basic Reports on page 173
Send Basic Reports via Email on page 174
Read, Export, Print, and Edit Basic Reports on page 176

Create and View Basic Reports

This section explains how you can create basic reports and save report configurations
using a web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer).

For instructions on interacting with the reporting web application via the runtime
environment, see Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports on page 169.

You can generate basic reports in two ways:

• run a new report by entering parameters
• run a report from a saved configuration

Run a New Basic Report

There are two options for this:

1. Browse directly to the URL of the report. Use this format:
http://<ServerName>/Reporting/Report/<ReportName>
where:
<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server
<ReportName> = the name of the report you wish to view
Standard report names are:
— MultiDeviceReport
— SingleDeviceReport
— TabularReport
— TrendReport

2. Browse to the default reporting URL, and click the report you want to view.
An example of this format is:
http://<ServerName>/Reporting/
where:
<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server
Additional formats are required, depending on the operating systems. For more
information, see URL Routing for Basic Reports on page 181.

Run a Basic Report and Save its Configuration

NOTE: If you plan to view a basic report using Rapid Access Labels on page 200, you
must save a configuration. After it is saved and you generate a rapid access label, do
not change the configuration name. If the configuration name is changed, you must
generate a new rapid access label.

To create and save a basic report configuration so you can view it later:
1. Visit the "build configuration" URL of the report you wish to use. Use this format:
http://<ServerName>/Reporting/Report/<ReportName>/BuildConfiguration

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where:
<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server
<ReportName> = the name of the report you wish to view
2. Enter the report query parameters.
NOTE: If you enter a fixed date range, all reports that you generate with this
configuration will use that date range. The best practice is to use one of the relative
date ranges, such as "last month."
3. After the report displays, scroll to the bottom of the page. You should see a text box
with XML. This XML represents your saved report configuration. Copy the entire
contents of the text box into the text editor of your choice.
4. Save this new file to the Reporting\ReportConfigurations\ directory, located on the
application root install directory (which is also the physical directory behind the
reporting web application's virtual path in IIS).
Example (64 bit):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\PowerSCADA
Expert Reporting\Reporting\ReportConfigurations\
The filename must be in the following format:
<ReportName>_<ConfigurationName>.cfg
where:
<ReportName> = the name of the report (such as MultiDeviceReport,
SingleDeviceReport)
<ConfigurationName> = a name for this configuration (alphanumeric only)
If you use Notepad, ensure that you apply the correct suffix (.cfg) and not the default
(.txt).

View a Basic Report Using a Saved Configuration

To view a basic report with a saved configuration, browse to the URL of the report and
specify the configuration. This method runs the report directly with the saved
configuration (you cannot change the parameters).

This URL is in the following format:

http://<ServerName>/Reporting/Report/<ReportName>/<ReportConfiguration>

where:

<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server

<ReportName> = the name of the report you wish to view

<ReportConfiguration> = the name of the saved configuration to use

Modify and View a Basic Report Using a Saved Configuration

Use this procedure to modify a configuration that you saved according to "Run a Basic
Report and Save its Configuration," above.

Browse to the "show configuration" URL for the report that you want to modify. Use this
format:

http://<ServerName>/Reporting/Report/<ReportName>/<ReportConfiguration>/ShowC
onfiguration

where:

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<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server

<ReportName> = the name of the report you want to view/modify

<ReportConfiguration> = the name of the saved configuration to use

Run the report as you normally would, editing selections on the parameter entry page
as necessary.

After the report runs, a text box displays at the bottom of the finished report. It contains
the new XML of your saved configuration.

Copy and paste this new XML into your saved configuration file (overwriting the old
XML).

Remove a Saved Configuration

To remove a saved configuration, delete the saved configuration file from

Reporting\ReportConfigurations\ directory, described above:

Example (64 bit):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA
Expert\v8.1\Applications\Reporting\ReportConfigurations

Configure Email Settings to Send Basic Reports

Follow these steps to configure email settings so that you can send PowerSCADA
Expert basic reports to multiple email addresses.

NOTE: You must configure the SMTP server and email list(s) before you email reports.
See Send Basic Reports via Email on page 174 for instructions on sending these
emails.

SMTP Server and From Address

For instructions on setting up the SMTP server, see Basic Reports on page 207.

Email Lists

Before you can send email via the URL or ReportMailer method, you must create at
least one email list:
1. Open your preferred text editor; enter one or more email addresses (one per line,
no commas).
2. Save this text file in the Reporting\ReportConfigurations\ directory, located on the
application root install directory (which is also the physical directory behind the
reporting web application's virtual path in IIS).
Example (64 bit):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\PowerSCADA
Expert Reporting\Reporting/ReportConfigurations\
The filename must be in the following format:
Email_<EmailListName>.cfg
where:
<EmailListName> = an alphanumeric (no spaces) name for the email list (for
example, Administration)

Email Body

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The email body that you send is contained in a resource (.resx) file in the
Reporting\bin\Resources\Reporting.en-US.resx\ directory, located on the application
root install directory (which is also the physical directory behind the reporting web
application's virtual path in IIS).
Example (64 bit):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\PowerSCADA
Expert Reporting\bin\Resources\Reporting.en-US.resx\

The email body is the same for all Report Configurations and Email Lists, but you can
modify the entry for ReportEmailBody to change the body of the email that is sent.

Send Basic Reports via Email

Before you can send PowerSCADA Expert basic reports via email, you must configure
the SMTP server and email list(s) before you email reports. See Configure Email
Settings to Send Basic Reports on page 173 for instructions on configuring this
information.

There are three ways to send basic reports via email:

1. The Report Viewer email button

Use this method to send a customized one-time email to an individual or group of

email addresses.
1. Run the report as normal.
2. Click the Email icon (  ) in the report viewer.
3. Enter the requested information in the pop-up dialog.
4. Click Send.

2. Visit a Specific URL

NOTE: Each visit to a URL causes the email to be sent. Be sure that you have the
correct report and email list before you visit this URL/send the email. Also, you should
secure this URL using the web.config file. For information on modifying/using the
web.config file, see http://support.microsoft.com, and search on kb 815179.

To send a basic report to an existing email list, visit the following URL:

http://<ServerName>/Reporting/Report/<ReportName>/<ReportConfiguration>/Email/<
EmailList>
where:
<ServerName> = the name or IP of the reporting server
<ReportName> = the name of the report you wish to view
<ReportConfiguration> = the name of the saved configuration to use
<EmailList> = the name of the email list you wish to use
You must use a saved configuration (see Create and View Basic Reports on page
171 for instructions). You cannot change report parameters from this URL.
No progress bar or update will display, as these interfere with some scheduling
clients.

3. Use Cicode via ReportMailer

You can use a utility called ReportMailer to email basic reports. This command line
utility is located in the PLS_Include project. It can be called by Cicode. You can create

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a button on the graphics page and have it call the Cicode function or use a scheduled
process to trigger an email.

Before you can use ReportMailer, you need to create or edit the file called
ReportMailer.ini file that is in your project (not in PLS_Include). The ReportMailer.ini
file must include the text listed in the table below:

Text Field Required Setting Description

Username for logging in to reporting system for emailing

LoginUsername demo
reports

LoginPassword demo User's password, will be encrypted on the first run

Flag that indicates if the password is encrypted. If you

change the password, edit the field (replacing the unreadable
IsEncrypted False encrypted entry, if one exists). Then change this value to
False. The new password will be encrypted at the next
startup cycle, and this field will be updated to True.

C:\Program Files (x86)

\Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA
ScadaBinPath The bin path of PowerSCADA Expert
Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and
Reporting\Bin

http://SCADASERVER/ The URL of the logon page(this is an example; use your own
LogOnUrl
Reporting/LogOn.aspx server name)

The name or IP address of the server running the reporting

ReportServerName SCADASERVER
application

The level of logging you want in the report mailer application.

This log is saved to a ReportMailerLog.txt file in the running
LogLevel All
project's directory. Possible settings are ALL, DEBUG,
ERROR,WARN.

After this file is configured, run the ReportMailer.exe with the following syntax:

ReportMailer.exe <ReportName> <ReportConfiguration> <EmailList>

<ScadaProjectPath>
where:
<ReportName> = the name of the report you wish to view
<ReportConfiguration> = the name of the saved configuration to use
<EmailList> = the name of the email list you wish to use
<ScadaProjectPath> = the full path to your SCADA project

This command line application may be called from Cicode following the below
example:

FUNCTION
PLS_EmailReport()
ErrSet(1);
STRING FilePath = ParameterGet("CtEdit","User","") + "\PLS_
Include\ReportMailer.exe " +
"MultiDeviceReport SampleConfiguration SampleList " +
"^"C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting\User\PLS_Example^"";

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Exec(FilePath);
END

NOTES
— The SCADA project path must be enclosed in escaped quotes (^").
— This is an asynchronous (non-blocking) call. While the EXEC() method will
return immediately, it may take a few moments to run and email the report. See
the web.config timeout value (see option 2 above) for more information.
— You can also call the ReportMailer application directly from a command line. In
this case, you can add the term "blocking" to the command line (as a fifth
parameter). This causes ReportMailer to act in a synchronous state (block the
call) and to return any error messages to the console. Never use the "blocking"
parameter by Cicode, as it could prevent EXEC() from returning in a timely
fashion.

Scheduling Basic Reports

You can schedule the emailing of basic reports by executing the above Cicode as an
action from a timed event. For more information, see Configuring Events in the
CitectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA Expert
> v8.1 > bin).

You can also use the Windows Task Scheduler to send these reports. Refer to
Microsoft's documentation on the task scheduler at: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
US/windows7/schedule-a-task.

Read, Export, Print, and Edit Basic Reports

After you create a basic report, you can:
• change its appearance (Page Setup)
• print it
• change its view: HTML or PDF
• scroll to the beginning, previous page, next page, or last page
• export it to a variety of formats
• email it

The toolbar options table below describes these options.

Toolbar Options

The report toolbar includes several options:

Option Description

Toggle between viewing the parameters (setup)

Parameters/Report
page and the report.

Parent/Child reports Not currently used.

Hide/Show Not currently used.

Click this link to open the Page setup window,

Page Setup where you can determine paper size, and page
orientation and margins.

Click this link to print the report.

Print NOTE: For best formatting of the report, you
should export to PDF, and then print.

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Option Description

In HTML mode, click this link to view the print

Print Preview
output.

You can view in HTML or PDF mode. Select the

Viewer Mode mode, then click Viewer Mode to change the
view.

Click to confirm the choice of viewer mode.

Viewer Mode Set ( )

Pagination Click the left and right arrows to page backward

and forward in the report. Or type the page
number you want to see.

For exporting, choose the format (not HTML)

Select a format
that you want.

Export ( )
See instructions below for exporting a report.

Click this link, and then enter the requested

information. Click Send.
Email ( )
 For other ways to email reports, seeSend Basic
Reports via Email on page 174.

Export a Basic Report

Before you can print a basic report, you must export it into a format that can be printed.

You can export to:

• Acrobat (Pdf) File
• Web Archive
• Word Document
• Xml File
• XLS Document

To export:

1. While viewing the report, select a format, then click Export ( ).

2. Type the location at which you want to save the file.
3. Set any other properties you wish.
4. Click Export.

Edit the Basic Report Appearance

With the report displayed, you can:

• Change the paper size
• Change the paper source
• Change the page orientation
• Change the page margins
• Change the number of pages per sheet
• Add a watermark

PowerSCADA Expert Basic Reports

During runtime, you can create, view, save, and print basic reports.

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Before you can view basic reports, there must be data logged for the project. See Use
the Analysis Page on page 161 for help.

You must also create a report tab for the graphics page in runtime mode. See Set up
the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports on page 169.
NOTE: If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost has not been refreshed after devices
or topics have been added, you should clear the cache and refresh the platform in
order to access the new devices or topics.

See Clear Cache and Refresh Platform on page 142 for instructions.

After you have logged trend information, you can create and view basic reports. From
the graphics page in the runtime environment, click the reports tab and choose the
basic report type you want to create:
Single Device Usage Reports on page 178
Multi Device Usage Reports on page 179
Tabular Reports on page 179
Trend Reports on page 180
Rapid Access Labels on page 200
See also:
Localization for Basic Reports on page 182

Single Device Usage Reports

Use single device usage reports to display historical energy data from a single device
and multiple topics. A single device report includes only usage and consumption
topics.

NOTE: The report is optimized for up to five topics. If you choose too many topics, the
chart legend can become unreadable.

Before you can create and view a report, you must set up reporting in the runtime
environment. See Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports.

To set up a single device usage report, follow these steps:

1. Browse to the single device report in the reporting web application. When
prompted, enter your Citect user account information. Click Login.
2. At the next screen:
— Type a report title.
— In Reporting Period, choose the date range for this report, for example, last
week.
If you choose Custom..., the Start Date/Time and End Date/Time fields display.
Enter the date and hour:minutes:AM/PM. (The date/time fields do not apply for
the other reporting periods.)
— From the Period Grouping dropdown box, choose the interval by which you
want to see the data reported. (The options here vary, depending on the date
range selected.)
— Highlight the name of the device that you want for the report.
— Check the topics to be included.
3. Click Generate Report.

After the report is generated, it displays on the screen. It includes a usage summary
table, and a graph and table for each topic you selected. You will probably have to
page forward in the report to see all of the information.

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For information about reading, exporting, printing, or editing reports, see Read, Export,
Print, and Edit Basic Reports.

Multi Device Usage Reports

Use multi device usage reports to display historical energy data for multiple devices
and one topic. A multi device usage report includes only usage and consumption
topics.

NOTE: If you choose too many devices, the chart legend can become unreadable.

Before you can create and view a report, you must set up reporting in the runtime
environment. See Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports.

To set up a multi device usage report, follow these steps:

1. Browse to the multi device usage report in the reporting web application. When
prompted, enter your Citect user account information. Click Login.
2. At the next screen, do the following:
— Type a report title.
— In Reporting Period, choose the date range for this report, for example, last
week.
If you choose Custom..., the Start Date/Time and End Date/Time fields display.
Enter the date and hour:minutes:AM/PM. (The date/time fields do not apply for
the other reporting periods.)
— From the Period Grouping dropdown box, choose the interval by which you
want to see the data reported. (The options here vary, depending on the date
range selected.)
— Check the names of the devices for the report.
— Highlight the topic to be included.
3. Click Generate Report.

After the report is generated, it displays on the screen. It includes a usage summary, a
value table by interval for all of the devices selected, and a pie chart. You will probably
have to page forward in the report to see all of the information.

For information about reading, exporting, printing, or editing reports, see Read, Export,
Print, and Edit Basic Reports.

Tabular Reports
Use tabular reports to display a system's historical data in a table format. Tabular
reports can include one or more devices and one or more topics. A tabular report can
include all available topics.

NOTE: The report is optimized for up to five topics. If you choose too many devices or
topics, the chart legend can become unreadable.

Before you can create and view a report, you must set up reporting in the runtime
environment. See Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports.

To set up a tabular report, follow these steps:

1. Browse to the tabular report in the reporting web application. When prompted, enter
your Citect user account information. Click Login.
2. At the next screen, do the following:
— Type a report title.
— In Reporting Period, choose the date range for this report, for example, last
week.

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If you choose Custom..., the Start Date/Time and End Date/Time fields display.
Enter the date and hour:minutes:AM/PM. (The date/time fields do not apply for
the other reporting periods.)
— From the Period Grouping dropdown box, choose the interval by which you
want to see the data reported. (The options here vary, depending on the date
range selected.)
If you leave the default By Interval, you will get every data point in the selected
date range.
— Check the name(s) of the device(s) for the report.
— Check the topic(s) to be included.
3. Click Generate Report.

After the report is generated, it displays as a table on the screen. It lists data for all of
the tags according to their timestamps. You will probably have to page forward in the
report to see all of the information.

For information about reading, exporting, printing, or editing reports, see Read, Export,
Print, and Edit Basic Reports.

Trend Reports
Use trend reports to display a system's historical data in a trend (line) and table
formats. Trend reports can include one or more devices and one or more topics. A
trend report can include all available topics.

NOTE: The report is optimized for up to five topics. If you choose too many devices or
topics, the chart legend can become unreadable.

Before you can create and view a report, you must set up reporting in the runtime
environment. See Set up the Runtime Environment for Basic Reports.

To set up a trend report, follow these steps:

1. Browse to the trend report in the reporting web application. When prompted, enter
your Citect user account information. Click Login.
2. At the next screen, do the following:
— Type a report title.
— In Reporting Period, choose the date range for this report, for example, last
week.
If you choose Custom..., the Start Date/Time and End Date/Time fields display.
Enter the date and hour:minutes:AM/PM. (The date/time fields do not apply for
the other reporting periods.)
— From the Period Grouping dropdown box, choose the interval by which you
want to see the data reported. (The options here vary, depending on the date
range selected.)
If you leave the default By Interval, you will get every data point in the selected
date range.
— Click the name(s) of the device(s) for the report.
— Click the topic(s) to be included.
3. Click Generate Report.

After the report is generated, it displays on the screen. It includes a trend for each topic
included (selected data points over the period of the trend) followed by a table with
every timestamp in the period selected. You will probably have to page forward in the
report to see all of the information.

For information about reading, exporting, printing, or editing reports, see Read, Export,
Print, and Edit Basic Reports.

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Enable Windows Authentication for Basic Reporting

You may want to use Windows Authentication for logging in to the Basic Reports
application. This could be to authenticate from Active Directory or to provide a single-
sign-on. Follow the steps below to configure Windows Authentication.

NOTE: These steps are specific to Windows 7; they may be different for other operating
systems. For further assistance, view Microsoft's documentation on this topic at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754628(v=ws.10).aspx
1. Turn on the Windows Authentication feature:
a. From the control panel, click Programs and Features > Turn Windows features
on or off.
b. Check Windows Authentication.
2. Enable Windows Authentication in IIS:
a. From the Control Panel > Administrative Tools, choose Internet Information
Services (IIS).
b. Select the root node from the tree on the left (or the Reporting website, if this
server hosts multiple sites).
c. From the right hand pane, in the IIS section, click Authentication.
d. Enable Windows Authentication.
3. Modify web.config to specify Windows Authentication:
a. From the root of the Reporting direction, locate web.config.
b. Change the line:
<authentication mode="Forms">
to
<authentication mode="Windows">
4. Add roles to web.config:
You must add roles to web.config to allow access to the basic reporting application.
For example, to allow the role (group) Administrators, add the following to the
web.config file:
<authorization>
<allow roles="Administrators"/>
<deny users="?" />
</authorization>
Modifying the web.config file is an advanced topic that is covered on the Microsoft
website.
See the following link for instructions provided on the Microsoft website:
http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/security/authentication/window
sauthentication
Additional information may be available in the following knowledge base article:
http://support.microsoft.com, and search on kb/815179.

URL Routing for Basic Reports

The basic reporting application uses Asp.NET extensionless URL routing. Depending
on your operating system, you may need to follow additional steps to enable
URL routing in your project.

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Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7

Microsoft has discovered an issue with extensionless URL routing in certain
installations of IIS 7.0 and IIS 7.5. To address this issue, Microsoft has released a hotfix
referenced by KB article 980368. This hotfix is available at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980368.

This hotfix is included in Service Pack 1 for Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7. To
receive the hotfix, you should install Service Pack 1. This installation provides
additional important updates to the operating system. To obtain Service Pack 1 for
Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7, go to either Windows Update or
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976932.

Windows XP
When you install IIS on a Windows XP operating system, IIS version 5.1 is installed.
When browsing to the default URL, you must append to the URL "default.aspx".

Example:

http://<servername>/Reporting/default.aspx

Localization for Basic Reports

To localize basic reports, you must first rename and translate the .resx files into the
target language(s), called "culture names." The .resx files are located in the
PowerSCADA Expert Resources directory (default location: C:\Program Files (x86)
\Schneider
Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\v8.1\Applications\AppServices\bin\Resources).

Make copies of the .resx files listed in the table below. Change the extensions of the
copies into the culture name for the target language. Note that you do not need to
include both the culture ("es") and the region ("ES"), unless you specifically want a
language that is different from the default.

For example, BinningResources.en-US.resx would be named BinningResources.es-

ES.resx when you localize it into Castillian Spanish.

For a list of the culture names you can use, see the National Language Support (NLS)
API Reference, currently at:

NLS API

After you change the extensions, provide translations for the strings in each .resx file.

Store the localized .resx files in the same Resources folder as the English versions.

Template Editor
Use theTemplate Editor to begin creating, duplicating, modifying, and deleting
LiveView templates and views.

See Set Up LiveView on page 191 for complete instructions.

Use LiveView
PowerSCADA Expert provides the ability to create and view LiveView templates and
views. Some basic predefined templates are included with the software; you can create
new templates or make copies of the predefined templates and edit the copies.

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Before you view LiveView templates and views, you must set up data acquisition
parameters. To do this, use the Application Configuration Utility. See Application
Services Host—Citect Data Platform on page 205 for instructions.

NOTES:
• If you find that a predefined table does not include enough cells for the data you
want to display, use the duplicate feature to make a copy of the predefined table.
Then add the needed cells to the duplicate.
• If you install Matrikon Explorer on the same computer as PowerSCADA Expert 8.1
with Advanced and Reporting, the LiveView and reporting features will not launch.
To prevent this, install Matrikon before you install PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with
Advanced and Reporting. If you install Matrikon after you install PowerSCADA
Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting, you need fix the issue in this way: Go to
IIS > ISAPI Filters, and then reset the dll that is already selected (click browse and
re-select v4.0.30319 aspnet_filter.dll). Click OK.).

You can only view data in these templates if your system is online and you are
connected to devices that provide data.

To begin creating LiveView templates, click Start > Programs > Schneider Electric >
PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting > Config Tools > Table Editor.
The LiveView Template Editor screen displays.

To view a template, see LiveView Viewer on page 189.

To create a new template, see Set Up LiveView on page 191.

See also:

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Placeholders

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Formatting on page 194

LiveView Tables
Click any of the following links to learn about the live view tables:
LiveView Basic Readings Summary on page 184
LiveView Power Flow Summary on page 184
LiveView Energy Summary on page 184
LiveView Energy Readings on page 185
LiveView Fundamental Phasor Readings on page 185
LiveView THD Current Summary on page 185
LiveView THD Voltage Summary on page 185
LiveView Uptime Summary on page 186
LiveView Incremental Reactive Energy Summary on page 186
LiveView Incremental Real Energy Summary on page 186
LiveView Harmonic Apparent Power Flows on page 187
LiveView Harmonic Reactive Power Flows on page 187
LiveView Harmonic Real Power Flows on page 188
LiveView Demand Current Summary on page 188

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Live View Demand Voltage Summary on page 189

LiveView Basic Readings Summary

This summary displays real-time basic power information for a selected device or
devices. After opening the basic readings summary template, you set the update
interval for this summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The basic readings summary provides this data:

• voltage A-B (V)
• current A (A)
• real power (kW)
• power factor

LiveView Power Flow Summary

This summary displays a power flow summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to help optimize the system's power flow.

After opening the power flow summary template, you set the update interval for this
summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The power flow summary provides this data:

• real power (kW)
• reactive power (kVAR)
• apparent power (kVA)
• demand average (kW)
• demand peak (kW)
• predicted demand (kW)

LiveView Energy Summary

This summary displays an energy summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to help monitor the system's energy consumption.

After opening the energy summary template, you set the update interval for this
summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The energy summary provides this data:

• real power (kW)
• reactive power (kVAR)
• apparent power (kVA)
• block demand real power (kW)
• thermal demand real power (kW)
• peak block demand real power (kW)
• peak thermal demand real power (kW)
• block demand real power predicted (kW)
• thermal demand real power predicted (kW)

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LiveView Energy Readings

This table displays accumulated energy readings for a single device. Data is
accumulated beginning with the last energy reset for the device.

Energy values, will be according to one of these accumulation methods:

Absolute (unsigned): The device stores positive energy values, regardless of the
direction of power flow. The energy value increases, even during reverse power flow.

Signed: The device stores both positive and negative energy values. The energy
value increases or decreases, depending on the direction of the power flow.

After opening the live view energy readings table, choose the device you want and set
the update interval for this table. Click Display Table.

The live view energy readings table provides these accumulated readings:
• real energy (kWHr)
• reactive energy (kVARHr)
• apparent energy (kVAHr)

LiveView Fundamental Phasor Readings

This summary displays a fundamental phasor readings table for a single device, to
confirm that the system is properly wired.

After opening the fundamental phasor reading template, choose the device for which
you want readings and set the update interval for this table. Click Display Table.

The fundamental phasor readings table provides a phasor diagram that indicates
current and voltage magnitudes and angles for each phase.

LiveView THD Current Summary

This summary displays a THD current summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to monitor your equipment and system power quality.

After opening the THD current summary template, you set the update interval for this
summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The THD current summary provides this data:

THD current (%):
• phase A
• phase B
• phase C
• neutral

LiveView THD Voltage Summary

This summary displays a THD voltage summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to monitor your equipment and system power quality.

After opening the THD voltage summary template, you set the update interval for this
summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

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The THD current summary provides this data:

THD voltage (%):
• Vab
• Vbc
• Vca
• Van
• Vbn
• Vcn

LiveView Uptime Summary

This summary displays an uptime summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to view the number of seconds the equipment has been in
uptime (defined as all three phases > 10% nominal), and to view the percentage of
uptime vs. total time. The summary includes the last 12 months.

After opening the uptime summary template, you set the update interval for this
summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The uptime summary provides this data:

For the past 12 months:

• Uptime %
• Uptime
• Downtime

LiveView Incremental Reactive Energy Summary

This summary displays an incremental reactive energy summary for your system
devices. Use the information from this table to monitor transmission of energy beyond
the previous baseline, to help achieve optimum loading.

After opening the incremental reactive energy summary template, you set the update
interval for this summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The incremental reactive energy summary provides this data:

• incremental reactive energy into the load (kVARHr)
• incremental reactive energy out of the load (kVARHr)
• date/time of the last incremental energy update

LiveView Incremental Real Energy Summary

This summary displays an incremental real energy summary for your system devices.
Use the information from this table to monitor the energy usage and production above
the previous baseline, to help achieve optimum loading.

After opening the incremental real energy summary template, you set the update
interval for this summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The incremental real energy summary provides this data:

• incremental real energy into the load (kVARHr)

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• incremental real energy out of the load (kVARHr)

• date/time of the last incremental energy update

LiveView Harmonic Apparent Power Flows

The harmonic apparent power flows table displays real-time apparent power flow
information. Use this information to help determine the impact of harmonics on system
equipment.

After opening the harmonic apparent power flows template, select the device, then
click Display Table.

In the upper right, you can set the update interval for this table.

You can set meter registers to enable frequency domain analysis of waveforms and the
format used in analysis. Harmonics and trend tables reflect these register settings. For
details about these settings, read the Notes to the right of the table.

The harmonic apparent power flows table provides this data:

• meter type
• wiring type
• FFT magnitudes
• FFT enable
• FFT status
• FFT hold time
• remaining hold 
• total voltage harmonic distortion for all three phases
• total current harmonic distortion for all three phases
• harmonic components for all three phases:
— power flow in from the utility
— power flow out to the utility
— apparent power

Magnitudes and angles are available for all odd harmonics from H1 through H31.

LiveView Harmonic Reactive Power Flows

The harmonic reactive power flows table displays real-time reactive power flow
information. Use this information to help determine the impact of harmonics on system
equipment.

After opening the harmonic reactive power flows template, select the device, then click
Display Table.

In the upper right, you can set the update interval for this table.

You can set meter registers to enable frequency domain analysis of waveforms and the
format used in analysis. Harmonics and trend tables reflect these register settings. For
details about these settings, read the Notes to the right of the table.

The harmonic reactive power flows table provides this data:

• meter type
• wiring type
• FFT magnitudes
• FFT enable
• FFT status

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• FFT hold time

• Remaining hold 
• total voltage harmonic distortion for all three phases
• total current harmonic distortion for all three phases
• harmonic components for all three phases:
— power flow in from the utility
— power flow out to the utility
— reactive power

Magnitudes and angles are available for all odd harmonics from H1 through H31.

LiveView Harmonic Real Power Flows

The harmonic real power flows table displays real-time real power flow information.
Use this information to help determine the impact of harmonics on system equipment.

After opening the harmonic real power flows template, select the device, then click
Display Table.

In the upper right, you can set the update interval for this table.

You can set meter registers to enable frequency domain analysis of waveforms and the
format used in analysis. Harmonics and trend tables reflect these register settings. For
details about these settings, read the Notes to the right of the table.

The harmonic real power flows table provides this data:

• meter type
• wiring type
• FFT magnitudes
• FFT enable
• FFT status
• FFT hold time
• remaining hold 
• total voltage harmonic distortion for all three phases
• total current harmonic distortion for all three phases
• harmonic components for all three phases:
— power flow in from the utility
— power flow out to the utility
— real power

Magnitudes and angles are available for all odd harmonics from H1 through H31.

LiveView Demand Current Summary

This summary displays a demand current summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to help monitor the system's demand current.

After opening the demand current summary template, you set the update interval for
this summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The demand current summary provides this data:

average demand current and peak demand (both in amps)

• Ia
• Ib

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• Ic

Live View Demand Voltage Summary

This summary displays a demand voltage summary for your system devices. Use the
information from this table to monitor the system's demand voltage.

After opening the demand voltage summary template, you set the update interval for
this summary. You can also add or remove devices from the summary.

Make your selections, and click Display Table.

The demand voltage summary provides this data:

demand voltage
• Vab
• Vbc
• Vca
• Van
• Vbn
• Vcn

LiveView Viewer
Use this screen to view table templates, and to view or create table views, in the
LiveView Viewer.

To open this screen, in Runtime mode, click the menu links that have been set up
when you created the graphics page (see Create Menu Item for LiveView Page on
page 193). In the PLS_Example project, there is a tab for LiveView. For information
about an individual table, click a link from the Contents folder.
NOTE: If you plan to view a table using the Rapid Access Labels on page 200 feature,
do not change its name after you print the QR code. If the name is changed, you must
generate a new rapid access label.

Open LiveView from a URL Link

Before you can open LiveView from a URL link, you must select a template and the
desired devices, display the table, and save it as a View.

To open this view using a URL link, use one of these options:
• From the computer where LiveView is installed, enter
http://localhost/LiveViewViewer
• From a remote client computer, enter
http://10.10.10.10/LiveViewViewer
(where 10.10.10.10 is the URL of the server where LiveView resides)

To automatically open a specific table when you launch LiveView Viewer, add the
table name to the end of the address. For example, to open the basic readings
summary view while on the local computer, you would enter:

http://localhost/LiveViewViewer/Basic Readings Summary View

LiveView Viewer Display

The Live View Viewer displays with two tabs, Templates and Views.

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Templates: A template includes all setup data (placeholders, formulas, thresholds,

and formatting); but it does not have devices selected. The templates include those that
are predefined (designated by the locked symbol: ), as well as those that have

been defined in the Setup window.

To view a template, select it from the list. Then, select the device(s) for which you want
to display values. (Only devices that have at least one assigned topic from the topic
placeholders in this template are available for selection.

Click Display Table to view the template in the right-hand pane.

To save a template as a view, display the template. Click (  ) on the upper right of

the Viewer page. In the View Name window, edit the name, then click OK. The new
view is saved in Tables > Views on the server. The view will also display in the left-
hand pane of the Views tab.

Views: A view is a template that is saved with its device selection(s). The views listed
are saved on the server in Tables > Views. Views are available to all users, whether on
the server or a client. They also display on the Views tab of the Live View Viewer.

To open a view, highlight its name, then click Display. The view displays in the right-
hand pane with updated data. You can delete a view (click Delete, to the right of the
View tab). You can change a view by adding or deleting devices and then either
overwriting the view or saving it as a new view.

Update List: This link forces the cached table and view lists to be refreshed, displaying
any newly added tables and views.

Select Device(s) and Update Device List: This link forces any new devices (with at
least one assigned topic) to display. In the Select Device(s) list, you can move devices
higher or lower in the list that you see, so that they display in the order you prefer. To
do this, right-click and highlight a device, then click one of these icons:

: Move to the top (double arrow) or move up one step (single arrow)

: Move to the bottom (double arrow) or move down one step (single arrow)

Where's My Device? on page 191: Click this link to explain why an expected device
does not display in the table.

Template and View Features

The template (after you click Display) or view displays with devices and data. The
following information is included:

Placeholders: All placeholders that were added during setup will display with the
appropriate device name or tag value.

Thresholds: If any of the tag values are outside of the normal range established in
the Thresholds that were added during setup, the font color will reflect the high or low
status of that tag.

On the right-hand side of the top of the screen are these buttons:
Save (  ): Click to save a template as a "view." You are prompted to name the

view (default: table name appended with "view"). The view is saved in Tables
> Views on the server. The view includes the devices that were selected for the
table.

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Notes (  ): Click to display a description of the table that was added when the table
was set up.
Print (  ): Click to print a copy of the table with its current values.

Last Update: This is the most recent date/time that the template or view values were
updated.

Update Interval: Choose the interval of time that will pass between requests to update
the data in the template or view. Options are:
Manual: Updates only occur when you click Update Now.
5 seconds
10 seconds
30 seconds
1 minute
10 minutes

Update Now: Click to manually update values and refresh the template or view.

Where's My Device?
This help topic displays when you click "Where's My Device?" below the device list in
LiveView Viewer.

Missing Topics
Only devices that have topics available for the selected template will appear in the
device selection list. If you do not see an expected device, it is missing because it does
not include topics that are used in this template.

If this is a template that you have created, you can open the template in the LiveView
Placeholders on page 195 screen of LiveView Template Editor to add the placeholder
(s). If this is a predefined template, you cannot change it; you will need to make a
duplicate template and then add the desired placeholder(s).

Clear Cache and Platform Refresh

If the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost has not been refreshed after devices or
topics have been added, you should clear the cache and refresh the platform in order
to access the new devices or topics.

See Clear Cache and Refresh Platform on page 142 for instructions.

Set Up LiveView
Use this application to begin creating, duplicating, modifying, and deleting LiveView
templates and views.

You can configure a LiveView template in LiveView Template Editor, and then display
it on the server or on a web client. A "template" includes all of the setup data except
devices.

You can create "views" of templates in LiveView Viewer. A "view" is a template that
includes devices.

To access LiveView Template Editor, click Start > Programs > Schneider Electric >
PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 Config Tools >Template Editor.

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Only one user at a time can access LiveView Template Editor. When a user accesses
LiveView Template Editor, a file called TemplateEditor.lock is saved on the
PowerSCADA Expert folder of the server (default location: Program Files > Schneider
Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > Applications > LiveView > Viewer). If
necessary, an administrator can unlock the utility by deleting TemplateEditor.lock from
the server.

Here you can see:

• Notes icon (  ):This opens a free-form field to add any descriptive information

about the template that will be useful. The information displays in a notes field, to
the right of the template. This field closes when you click Done.
• In the left-hand pane are the following:
New: (You are prompted to save if you are editing a template that is not saved.)
Click to save the template you are editing, and then to add a new template. The
"New Template" name displays in the list, a new template file is uploaded to the
server in Table > Templates, and an empty template displays in the right-hand
pane. All fields are set to their defaults.
Duplicate: Click to save a copy of the selected template. The current template
name is used with "Copy" appended. Use this option to edit a predefined template.
NOTE: If you find that a predefined table does not include enough cells for the data
you want to display, create a duplicate. Then add the needed cells to the duplicate.
Delete: Click to delete the current template (you cannot delete predefined
templates). Confirm that you want to delete it. All views associated with the template
will also be deleted.
Select Template: This list includes all of the templates that are set up. Predefined
templates display a lock icon (  ) to the left of the name. These templates cannot
be deleted or edited.
Template Name: Overwrite the current name, which updates the template here
and in the list of templates. This will also update the views that are associated with
this template.
Single Device/Multiple Device: Click the radio button for the type of template
you want (default: Single Device).
View Area: Use this field to determine the area of the table that will be viewed in
LiveView Viewer. When you set up a table, there may be information (such as
formulas or notes) that you do not want to display in the final table in the Viewer. To
select only the material that you want to view, do one of the following:
— In the View Area text field, type the cell range that you want to view (for
example, A1:D20).
— Select the cells that you want to include, then press Use Selection.
In either case, a border displays around the cells in the range you select.
Save the template. When you view it in LiveView Viewer, it will only include the
cells you selected.
Save: This button becomes live only after you make a change to a template that is
being edited. The template is saved as an .xlsx file; it is uploaded to the server in
Table > Templates. The saved template appears in the View tab after you click
Save. (You do not need to click Save when you create a new template or a
duplicate; these files are automatically saved.)

To create a new template, see Create a LiveView Template on page 193.

To modify an existing template, see Modify LiveView Template on page 197.

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To duplicate a template, see Duplicate LiveView Template on page 198.

To delete a template, see LiveView Delete on page 198.

See also:

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Placeholders on page 195

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Formatting on page 194

Create Menu Item for LiveView Page

The following steps describe how to interact with the LiveView application via the
runtime environment.
1. From Citect Project Editor, click System > Menu Configuration.
2. Add the new menu item that you want for each of your LiveView tables.
3. In each of these menu items, in the Menu Command line, add the Cicode method
that will display a LiveView tab. You can create your own custom method or use the
default:
PLS_LiveViewDsp(STRING sIPAddress, STRING sViewName = "", STRING
sTitle = "")
Example:
PLS_LiveViewDsp(“10.10.10.10", "BasicReadingsSummary”,
"ShowConfiguration/MyConfiguration", “Basic Readings Summary”);
which opens a configured LiveView table view with the saved configuration name
"MyConfiguration".

Create a LiveView Template

To add a new LiveView template:
1. Open LiveView Setup, then click New.
An empty template displays with a "New Template" name.
2. Overwrite the template name with a name of your choice, up to 100 characters
(limited to A–Z, a–z, 0–9, spaces, underscores, hyphens, and parentheses).
3. To continue setting up the template, click one of the links below.
Template Name: default: New Template (or, if an earlier New Template exists,
appended with a 1)
Single Device/Multiple Devices. The default is single device. If you want a
multiple device table, click Multiple Devices.
NOTE: Table grid lines do not display in the LiveView Viewer, but they do display in
LiveView Setup.

See also:

To add data formulas to the real-time table, see LiveView Formulas on page 195.

To add data (device names and tag names) to the real-time table, see LiveView
Placeholders on page 195.

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To add visual alerts (color changes) when the value of the tag associated with a cell
becomes too high or too low, see LiveView Thresholds on page 196.

To add formatting to cells, such as font and font size, see LiveView Formatting on page
194.

LiveView Formatting
Use this feature to add cell formatting, such as font, font size, and color. To use this
feature, click the Formatting subtab in LiveView Template Editor. A formatting toolbar
displays on the screen. It allows you to set the appearance of the cells in the template.
NOTE: Formatting changes become visible only after you click outside of the cell that
you change.

To format a cell or range of cells, select the cell(s). When you select a format, the active
cell(s) will be set to the specified format attribute. When a cell becomes active, the
format selections on the toolbar will reflect the selections for that cell. When you select
multiple cells, the format selections will reflect those of the first cell you select.

Then you can format the cell appearance:

• Choose font and font size.
• Choose whether to apply bold, italics, or underline.
• Choose a color for the font (default is black), and for the background of the cells
(default is white).
• Choose the horizontal alignment: flush left, centered, or flush right.
• Choose the vertical alignment: top, center, or bottom.
• If more than one cell is selected, Merge Cells is enabled. Check this box to merge
the selected cells into one large cell.
• In the Data Type drop-down box, select the type of data that will be in the selected
cell(s):
— Text (default); the Wrap Text box displays; check this box if you want text to
wrap and stay within the cell.
— Date; In the Format field that displays, type the format you want to use (Excel
formatting is supported):
24-hour format: m/d/yy h:mm:ss
AM/PM format: m/d/yy h:mm:ss AM/PM or m/d/yy hh:mm:ss AM/PM
— Number; In the Decimal Places field that displays, choose the number of
decimal places you want; if desired, check the Use 1000 Separator box to insert
the separator (for example, comma, depending on your regional settings).
• You can resize the row height or column width by dragging row/column header. A
tooltip displays the height or width as you resize it.
Alternatively, right click anywhere in the template to display a context menu that
allows you to insert/remove columns or rows, or to type the column width and row
height.

Save your changes.

See also:

To add data formulas to the Live View template, see LiveView Formulas on page 195.

To add data (device names and tag names) to the Live View template, see LiveView
Placeholders on page 195.

To add visual alerts (color changes) when the value of the tag associated with a cell
becomes too high or too low, see LiveView Thresholds on page 196

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See also:

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Placeholders on page 195

LiveView Placeholders
Placeholders provide the data (device names and tag names) to a LiveView template.
The placeholders are the identifiers that are added when setting up the template, but
are replaced with the name of the selected device or the tag value when the template
is viewed.

To use this feature, click the Placeholder subtab in LiveView Template Editor.Then
enter the appropriate information in the following fields.
1. To begin, place the cursor in a cell. Note that the Insert Location displays the cell
number for the placeholder you are setting.
2. TAG Value/Device Name:
From the drop-down field in the top left corner of the page, choose either Tag Value
or Device Name.
Tag Value: Select the tag group, such as Alarm, Current, Energy. Beneath the tag
group, select the specific tag you want. The list is filtered to include only the most
common tags that belong to the group you selected. To view all of the tags
available in this tag group, check Show Advanced.
Device Name:The list of devices is filtered to include only devices for which this
template's data is available. To display the device name in this cell of the template,
select Device Name. You will choose the actual device during runtime.
3. Insert Location: This offers a second way of inserting the placeholder location.
After choosing the device or tag, type the cell number for the placeholder cell.
4. Insert: Click to add the selected placeholder to the specified cell.

Continue adding placeholders as needed.

See also:

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Formatting on page 194

LiveView Formulas
Follow these instructions to add the formulas needed to include data in a Live View
template. You can add formulas to:
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide the contents of two individual cells
• add, multiply, or average the contents of a range of cells

To use this feature, click the Formulas subtab in LiveView Template Editor. Then
choose one of the following fields:
• Cell: Use this field to enable a formula for two individual cells. Then enter:
Cell 1 Address: Type the cell address. The cell address displays in this field.

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Operator: Choose the operator you want to use: +, –, *, or /.

Cell 2 Address: Type the cell address. The cell address displays in this field.
• Cell Range: Use this field to enable a formula for a range of cells. Then enter:
Operation: Choose average, product, or sum.
Cell Range: Type the cell range (format C4:C20), or select the range of cells to
include in the formula. The cell range displays in this field.
• Insert Location: Type the cell number.
• Insert: Click this button to build the formula you have specified, and to add it to the
cell you added to Insert Location.

Repeat the above procedure for the rest of the formulas you want to use for this Live
View template.

NOTES:
• You must "Protect Current Sheet" in order for formulas to be maintained and visible
in the LiveView Template Editor.
• If you want to use conditional formulas ("IF" formulas), you must first create them in
Excel. To do this, you must access the template you want on the server (Program
Files > Schneider Electric > Applications > LiveView > TemplateEditor >Templates
Temp). Open the template in Excel and add the conditional formula(s) that you
want. After you save the changes, the formula(s) will function correctly in Live View.
You must copy the IF statement into every cell of the column that displays the result
of the IF statement.
• In multiple device tables that rely on formulas to display information for each
device, the results column will display zeroes when that row has no device in it. To
avoid this, use a formula that will display no result if there is no device in that row. In
the following example, when no device is in cell A2, no results will display (no
zeroes) in cell E2.

See also:

LiveView Placeholders on page 195

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Formatting on page 194

LiveView Thresholds
Use this feature to display tag readings that fall outside of the normal range. You can
apply it to an individual cell or a range of cells. You determine the tag or tags for which
you want to display out-of-normal (threshold) readings. When the value of the tag in a
cell (or any tag in a cell range) is below the minimum or above the maximum that you
set, the tag value displays in the threshold cell.

You can set both minimum and maximum values for a cell or cell range. Use different
colors to indicate the high and low readings.

To use this feature, click the Threshold subtab in LiveView Setup. To add a threshold:

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1. Cell: For a single cell: Select the cell for which you want the font color to change.
The font color will change when the value for the tag in that cell goes above the
specified Max Value (or below the Min Value) for the threshold.
or
Cell Range: For a range of cells, either select the range, or type the range in the
format C4:C20.
NOTE: When setting up a multiple-device table, you should use a cell range to
ensure that threshold font colors display for each device in the table.
2. Min Value: Type the low value for the "normal" range. If the tag value drops below
this value, the cell font color will change as specified in step 3.
3. Below Min Threshold Color: Open the color palette and select the font color that
you want to indicate the "low" status.
4. Max Value: Type the high value for the "normal" range. If the tag value goes above
this value, the cell font color will change as specified in step 5.
5. Above Max Threshold Color: Open the color palette and select the font color that
you want to indicate the "high" status.
6. Insert Location: Choose an empty cell, one that is not part of the table. This cell will
be the location for the threshold definition that you are creating.
The default cell for the threshold definition is the next available cell in the template.
For example, if the tag in cell B7 has an unused cell to the right of it (C7), the
threshold definition defaults to C7. Then, when the value in B7 exceeds the
threshold defined in C7, the value in B7 displays in the font color you specified. To
override the default cell location, change it in the Insert Location field.
7. Insert: Click here to create the threshold(s).

The threshold definition is in the form: <<Threshold;B2:B20;Min=100;Max=1000>>

See also:

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Placeholders on page 195

LiveView Formatting on page 194

Modify LiveView Template

You can modify any template except one that is predefined. Predefined templates have
a lock icon (  ) beside their names.

1. Open LiveView Template Editor. In Runtime mode, click the menu links that have
been set up when you created the graphics page (see Create Menu Item for
LiveView Page on page 193). In the PLS_Example project, there is a tab for
LiveView.
2. Highlight the name of the template that you want to modify.
The template displays.
3. You can change any field on the template. Click any of the subtabs (Placeholder,
Formula, Threshold, or Formatting) to edit the related information. For help on the
subtabs, see the "See Also" links below.
4. When you have finished making changes, click Save.

Continue working with other templates.

See also:

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LiveView Placeholders on page 195

LiveView Formulas on page 195

LiveView Thresholds on page 196

LiveView Formatting on page 194

Duplicate LiveView Template

Use this feature to make an exact copy of any template, including predefined
templates. The duplicate will not be locked, allowing you to edit and save it as a
different template.
1. Open LiveView Template Editor. In Runtime mode, click the menu links that have
been set up when you created the graphics page (see Create Menu Item for
LiveView Page on page 193). In the PLS_Example project, there is a tab for
LiveView.
2. Highlight the name of the template that you want to duplicate.
The template displays.
3. Click Duplicate (on the top of the left-hand pane).
The duplicate template is added to the list. It has the same name of its original
template, appended with "Copy."
4. Change the name of the duplicated template to differentiate it from its original.
5. Make the desired changes and then click Save to save them.

LiveView Delete
You can delete any template except one that is predefined.
1. Open LiveView Template Editor. In Runtime mode, click the menu links that have
been set up when you created the graphics page (see Create Menu Item for
LiveView Page on page 193). In the PLS_Example project, there is a tab for
LiveView.
2. Highlight the name of the template that you want to delete.
The template displays.
3. Click Delete (on the top of the left-hand pane).
You are prompted to verify the deletion.
4. Click Yes to delete the template, or click No to cancel the deletion.

Continue working with other templates.

LiveView Template Localization

You can easily localize your LiveView templates. To do this, you will need to replace
English terms with the localized ones. Follow these instructions to create the localized
file:
1. Choose the language that you need for your localized terms.
— Go to Control Panel > Internet Options > Languages. In the Language
Preference box, click Add to display the possible languages.
— Highlight the language you need. For example, French for France is: French
(France) [fr-FR]. Click OK.
— In the Language Preference box, highlight the new language and click Move up
to move it to the top of the list of languages. Click OK.

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2. Locate the file called LiveViewViewer.resx. The default location is in the App_
GlobalResources folder.
3. Make a copy of the resx file.
4. Use Visual Studio to open the copy resx file.
5. Replace the English terms in the right hand column with the localized terms that
you need.
6. Save this file with a new extension, which must match the language. For the
example above, the new file name would be:
LiveViewViewer.fr-FR.resx

The LiveView template fields that you replaced will now display in the localized
language.

Enable Windows Authentication for LiveView

You may wish to use Windows Authentication for logging in to LiveView. If you want to
use Windows Authentication, you must follow standard IIS authentication methods.
Follow the steps below to configure Windows Authentication.

NOTE: These steps are specific to Windows 7; they may be different for other operating
systems. For further assistance, view Microsoft's documentation on this topic at:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754628(v=ws.10).aspx
1. Turn on the Windows Authentication feature:
a. From the control panel, click Programs and Features > Turn Windows features
on or off.
b. Check Windows Authentication.
2. Enable Windows Authentication in IIS:
a. From the Control Panel > Administrative Tools, choose Internet Information
Services (IIS).
b. Select the root node from the tree on the left (or the LiveViewViewer node, if this
server hosts multiple sites).
c. From the right hand pane, in the IIS section, click Authentication.
d. Enable Windows Authentication.
3. Modify web.config to specify Windows Authentication:
a. Locate web.config:
C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert\
v8.1\Applications\LiveView\Viewer
b. Change the line:
<authentication mode="Forms">
to
<authentication mode="Windows">
4. Add roles to web.config:
You must add roles to web.config to allow access to the LiveVIew application. For
example, to allow the role (group) Administrators, add the following to the
web.config file:
<authorization>
<allow roles="Administrators"/>
<deny users="?" />
</authorization>

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Modifying the web.config file is an advanced topic that is covered on the Microsoft
website.

You will enable Windows Authentication in IIS and modify web.config to specify Live
View.

See the following link for instructions provided on the Microsoft website:

http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/security/authentication/windowsa
uthentication

Additional information may be available in the following knowledge base article:

http://support.microsoft.com, and search on kb/815179.

Rapid Access Labels

Use this report to create quick-response code (QR code) stickers that can be placed on
your system equipment to provide quick access to PowerSCADA Expert standard
reports and LiveView table views. You can also generate a label for any URL. After you
create and print the code stickers, you will be able to read them with a QR code reader
that is installed on a Smart Phone, iPhone, or other device.

Before You Begin

Make sure that you have completely configured your system. This includes:
• Set up all servers, equipment, and addressing
• Create the reports and LiveView views that you want to see. Note that the report
configuration names and Live View view names cannot be changed after you
create the QR stickers, as the links would be broken to the reports/table views.
• To view a report, you must first save the report configuration. See Run a Report and
Save its Configuration in Create and View Basic Reports on page 171 for
instructions.
• All devices that will be used to scan QR codes must be on the same network with
the server.
• Purchase the label stock paper for the labels you will print. Use Avery 6578
Label Stock, or equivalent. Other label stock may not be spaced correctly, which
could result in the labels not printing correctly.

Create the Sticker

1. Ensure that you have a laser printer set up and available for printing.
2. At the printer that you will use to print the labels, insert the blank label stickers. Use
Avery 6578 Label Stock or equivalent.
3. Browse to the Rapid Access Labels report in the reporting web application. When
prompted, enter your Citect user account information. Click Login.
The Rapid Access Labels screen displays.
4. From the Server Address drop down list, choose the IP address that is connected to
the same network as the wireless access points.
Do not use an IP provided by DHCP, as the IP address can change frequently.
If your network supports DNS, we recommend that you use the machine name of
the server.
5. In the Port box, accept the default "80" or, if necessary, enter a different port.
6. In the Select items to generate labels box, check the report configuration(s) and
LiveView table(s) for which you want to print stickers.

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7. Optional: You may wish to print a sticker for a different URL (such as a corporate
website). To do this, enter the URL in the URL line of the Manual URL Entries box
(the site name automatically displays in the upper box).
8. Optional: On the Caption line, you can type any text that you want to have printed
above the QR code on the sticker. If you want the output table or report to have a
title, enter it here.
9. Click Generate Report.
NOTE: To print correctly, use the icon on the report control bar, not the one from the
browser (which would add a header and footer, and throw off alignment).

Read the Sticker

The sticker(s) print at the designated printer. Each one has a title that is one of the
following:
• a report configuration name
• a LiveView name
• user-entered text from the Caption text box

Place each sticker in the desired location, such as next to the device that is being
monitored.

To read a sticker, use a QR code reader (such as a Smart phone or iPhone). The
reader must have access to the network and server. We recommend that you use the
QR Droid application if you are viewing reports/tables from an Android phone.

Troubleshooting
If you cannot read the QR code, verify the following:
• Your phone/reader has access to the wireless network, and the server can be
reached by the IP you selected when generating labels.
• The server address and port name are correct.
• The report configuration name or LiveView table name are correct (and have not
been changed or deleted).

Multi-Monitor Support
PowerSCADA Expert provides the means for viewing the runtime environment from
multiple monitors. This setup allows you to view unrelated information at separate
monitors that are placed beside each other. In this example, there are four monitors,
configured left to right in a single row:

Main Monitor Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Monitor 4

(displays Windows Start button)

In the Citect.ini file for the project, add the following instructions:

Add the following instructions to the Citect.ini file (changes can be added directly to the
Citect.ini file or in the project database, via menu command: System > Parameters in
Project Editor):

[MultiMonitors]
Monitors = 4
StartupPage1 =
StartupPage2 =

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StartupPage3 =
StartupPage4 =

where

Monitors = n; n = number of monitors used to display the pages in the project

The windows display according to the formation of the monitors—such as left-to-right,

top-to-bottom or grid—set in the Windows operating system. By default, this is set via
the Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Display applet.

StartupPage1 = startup page that needs to be displayed on monitor 1

StartupPage2 = startup page that needs to be displayed on monitor 2

StartupPage3 = startup page that needs to be displayed on monitor 3

StartupPage4 = startup page that needs to be displayed on monitor 4

The Demo Mode

You can run PowerSCADA Expert without the hardware key in demonstration (Demo)
mode. In demonstration mode, you can use all product features normally, but with
restricted runtime and I/O.

If you configure PowerSCADA Expert to run as multiple processes on one CPU or

multiple CPUs, you cannot use it in demo mode; but if you run it as one process, you
can use a demo mode. The following demonstration modes are available:
• The one-line engine will run for 60 minutes.
• Reporting and LiveView do NOT work, because it requires a valid license.
• 15 minutes with a maximum of 50,000 real I/O.
• 10 hours with a maximum of one dynamic real I/O. This is useful for demonstrations
using memory and disk I/O. PowerSCADA Expert starts in this mode if no hardware
key is available. If the system detects that you are using more than one real I/O
point at runtime, it will switch to the 15-minutes demo mode.
Writing to any tag through DDE, CTAPI, or ODBC will cause that tag to contribute to
the dynamic point count, even if it is a memory or disk I/O point. So, if you write to
more than one point through these interfaces, it will switch to the 15-minute demo
mode.
• 8 hours with a maximum of 42,000 real I/O. This is only available through special
PowerSCADA Expert Integration Partners (CIP) keys.

Application Configuration Utility

Use the Application Configuration Utility to easily configure many features that would
require more time-consuming effort if performed via INI settings. See Add INI Settings
to AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118 for details about these settings.

Options that are available on every page are:

Restart Services: This feature is available only when changes are made to the Citect
Data Platform page. Click this link to restart Application Services. If you click inside any
field of this area and then click Display Selected or Display All, you are prompted to
save your changes before the configuration file displays.

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Display Selected: Click this link to display the settings that have been entered in
specific area of the Application Configuration Utility (Application Services, Application
Services Host, Applications, Security) that you are viewing.

Display All: Click this link to view the settings that have been entered for the entire
Application Configuration Utility.

Search: Click this link to open a search window. Type the key word or phrase you want
to search on, then click to view the list of screens on which the word or phrase are
found. Click a screen name, and the screen displays. Click the 'x' in the upper right
corner of the search results to close the search window.

Tooltips: To view help for an individual field, point your mouse and hover over the field.

The Application Configuration Utility includes these sections:

Application Services: The Application Services on page 203 section includes screens
for setting up:
• Diagnostics on page 204
• EcoStruxure Web Services Setup on page 204 (EWS)
• Event Notification Service on page 205

Application Services Host: This includes:

Application Services Host—Citect Data Platform on page 205: four tabs contain
settings to configure server/user name, ignored devices and topics, deadbands, and to
display the license of the server.

Applications: This includes:

Basic Reports on page 207: Use this screen to set up the delivery mode and email
address from which PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting basic
reports will be sent.

One-Line Engine on page 206: Three tabs contain settings to configure one line
engine behaviors.

Diagnostics page: The Diagnostics page on page 208 provides a quick view of the
I/O device INI settings for all protocols, clusters, servers, ports, and devices. Use this
information as the first step in troubleshooting device/communication issues in your
system.

Security
• One-Time Password (Two-Factor Authentication) on page 209
• Single Sign On on page 218

Application Services
Use this section to configure services that connect with Citect. There are three tabs:

Diagnostics on page 204: This is a read-only list of web services hosted by the
Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost, details about them, and whether they are running.
You can also choose the logging level.

EcoStruxure Web Services Setup on page 204: EWS uses web-based http protocol to
transfer data. It enables two-way data transfers, which allows the acknowledgment of
alarms from SBO.

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Event Notification Service on page 205: This feature serves alarms and events to the
Event Notification Module application through a web service endpoint named
Alarms/Alarm Proxy.

Diagnostics
Logging Level:

This feature turns on extra diagnostic information that can be useful when diagnosing
problems that occur in application services or its hosted applications (such as
LiveView). Choose the level of logging to be used in all applications. Debug and
Verbose increase the amount of information that is logged during runtime for
applications such as Basic Reports and LiveView.
• Normal: Use when the project is live.
• Debug: includes additional logging statements (in the Windows event log named
PowerLogic). This logging should not affect performance in the system during
runtime.
• Verbose: releases additional diagnostic information, such as large lists, that could
affect system performance.

Service Inventory:

This is a read-only list of web services hosted by the Schneider Electric

CoreServiceHost, details about them, and whether they are running.

EcoStruxure Web Services Setup

This feature configures the PowerSCADA Expert EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS)
server. (See EcoStruxure WebServices (EWS) on page 168 on page 1 for a description
of this server.). Do not confuse this information with the EWS server that was released
with PowerSCADA Expert 7.40. That implementation is specific to the Citect core. It
was developed only for real-time tag data acquisition. The implementation being
released with this product also acquires historical data and alarms.

The fields are:

• Alarm Acknowledgment Wait Period: The amount of time allowed for PowerSCADA
Expert to process an alarm acknowledgment request. Choose a value that allows
the system enough time to allow acknowledgments to be processed, while not so
long as to delay processing.
• Initial Alarm Request Length:The number of days worth of alarm to request
from PowerSCADA Expert.
• Max Request Size: The number of alarms returned with one request. The default
(1000 alarms) should be sufficient to maintain alarm data integrity (ensuring that all
alarms are returned in each call), while also maintaining system performance.
• Alarm Settle Time: The number of seconds "grace period" to allow the Citect Alarm
Server to finish inserting alarms that are in process at the time of the poll. If you set
this too low, you could miss alarms. If you set it too high, it may take longer for
alarms to come into EWS.
• EWS/Citect User Association: Use this block to manage user names and
passwords. This provides EWS Digest Authentication for the user, permitting them
to view data. However, for the user to be able to acknowledge alarms, the
username/password must match a username/password added to the PowerSCADA
Expert project. When this user acknowledges an alarm through EWS, Citect verifies
the credentials of the user and acknowledges the alarm under this user's identity.
To add a user, click Add. At the Add User screen, type an established Citect
username and password. Click Test Citect Credentials to verify the name and

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password. When you enter a valid username and password, a message displays
telling you they are valid.

Avoiding EWS Provider Timeouts

When you attempt to retrieve a large amount of data from the EWS server, you could
see an error telling you that the call has timed out.To correct this, you can temporarily
increase the timeout period, which will allow the target application to receive the data.
To do this, modify the key named ProviderTimeoutInMinutes, found in the EWS virtual
directory, under Web.config.

Default location;

C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA

Expert\v8.1\Applications\EWS\Web.config

After the data that you want is processed, you need to return this key to its original
setting.

Event Notification Service

This feature serves alarms and events to the Event Notification Module (ENM)
application through a web service endpoint named Alarms/Alarm Proxy. The fields are:
• Maximum Number of Alarms/Events per Call: This field controls the maximum
number of alarms or events that can be requested in one poll. As the requesting
client continues to request data, additional data will be served at the same rate.
• Poll Period: The frequency at which the Event Notification Service polls Citect
runtime for alarms (in seconds).
• Alarm Settle Time: The number of seconds "grace period" to allow the Citect Alarm
Server to finish inserting alarms that are in process at the time of the poll. If you set
this too low, you could miss alarms. If you set it too high, it may take longer for
alarms to come into ENM.

Application Services Host—Citect Data Platform

This section relates to how the Schneider Electric CoreServiceHost connects to Citect.

Use this page to link a Citect user name and password to be used when the Schneider
Electric CoreServiceHost services connect with Citect runtime. Before you begin:
• Add the username/password to the Citect project.
• Have Citect running in runtime mode.

Follow these steps:

1. In the Citect INI file, set [ctAPI] Remote = 1
2. Citect I/O Server Address: Choose the server address for the project that is
running.
3. Citect User Name: Type the user name for this user.
4. Citect Password: Type the password for this user.
5. Test Credentials: Click to verify these credentials. If you see an error, verify the
name and password, and that Citect runtime is running, and try again.
When your Citect project is running and the credentials are valid, you see
Connection Successful. The user name and password can be used to connect to
Citect.

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Citect Licensing Details: This is a read-only field that displays the license key
currently in use on the Citect server machine.

NOTE:

To provide extra security, you can use the following method. You will run Citect as a
Service. Citect and services must both run on Session 0.
1. In the Citect INI file, remove [ctAPI] Remote or set it to 0.
2. Leave Citect I/O Server Address blank.
3. Leave Citect User Name blank.
4. Leave Citect Password blank.
5. When you Test Credentials, the test will fail. However, you can verify that the
service has started by viewing the Event Log.

Applications
Use this section to set up information for:

Basic Reports on page 207

One-Line Engine on page 206

One-Line Engine
To access this feature, click Start > All Programs > Schneider Electric > PowerSCADA
Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting > Config Tools > Configurator.There are three
tabs in the One-Line Engine module. On all three tabs, two buttons at the bottom allow
you to:

Restart AOL: Click to manually restart the Advanced One Line engine.

Save: Click to save the settings you have entered.

Citect User: After you add a user to your Citect project, use this tab to test whether the
user ID can be used by the One Line engine to connect with runtime. Type the Citect
user ID and password, and click Test Credentials. The test connection will attempt to
log in with this user information. A message displays, telling you whether the user
information passed. If it does not pass, you see a message telling you that the
connection failed because the user name/password are incorrect or
PowerSCADA Expert is not running. Make sure that PowerSCADA Expert is running
and that the user name/password have been set up in Citect, then try again.

General: You can edit the following parameters that enable one lines to run properly.
For more complete descriptions of the parameters, see Add INI Settings to
AdvOneLine.ini and Citect.ini on page 118. If you are not setting up a redundant
system, the default settings should be sufficient.
• Update Interval: interval in seconds at which the system tries to solve the system
one-line
• Max Startup Delay: sets the amount of time in seconds the AdvOneLine.exe has to
start up
• Health Timeout: performance parameter; dictates the amount of time in seconds
that must elapse before the one-line engine is considered to be non-functioning
• Log File Length: suggests the log file length in number of lines
• Debug Level: selects the level of logging for AdvOneLine.exe

Redundancy:

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• Primary Server IP: used in redundant configurations to specify the IP address of the
primary IOServer. Click Clear to clear the current address, then type the correct
address for the primary server.
• Standby Server IP: used in redundant configurations to specify the IP address of the
standby IO Server. Click Clear to clear the current address, then type the correct
address for the secondary server.

Use the following two buttons to save an encryption key and export it to another
computer as an .aes file.

NOTICE
LOSS OF SYSTEM CONFIDENTIALITY/INTEGRITY/AVAILABILITY

Do not save the .aes encryption file to the local computer. Always export it to a
secure site, such as a secure network or to the target computer.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in unauthorized access to, modi-
fication of, and unavailability of the system.

This allows you to move an INI file from one computer to another and to have its
contents unencrypted for use by that computer.
• Export Key: After making/verifying changes here or in the AdvOneLine.ini file, click
to save a configuration that you can use on another computer.
A Save As window displays, allowing you to browse to the preferred location. Save
the .aes to a secure location, such as a secure network drive or a flash drive.
• Import Key: After you save the .aes file to the secure drive, ensure that the drive is
accessible to new computer. At the new computer, click this button to access the
.aes file.

After you access the .aes file at the new computer, copy the INI file to the new
computer. You will be able to access and use it.

Remove the .aes files from the source computer.

Basic Reports
Use this screen to set up the delivery method and email address from which
PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting basic reports will be sent.
These settings specify the SMTP server for emailing basic reports. They are not used
for Event Notification Service.

Define the following:

• Timeout: The number of seconds PowerSCADA Expert will attempt to deliver an
email before no longer attempting
• Delivery Method: Network (default), Pickup Delivery from IIS, or Specified Pickup
Directory. This is an SMTP-specific setting. In most cases, use Network. For more
information on SMTP, see the Micrologic Developer Network website.
• 'From' Address: the address from which reports will be sent.
• Host: The IP or network address of the SMTP server.
• Port: The network port to be used; default for SMTP is 25.
• Use Default Credentials: If required by the SMTP server being used, uncheck the
box and enter the appropriate user name and password. If not required, check the
box and enter the SMTP user name and password used for reporting.

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Diagnostics page
The Diagnostics page provides a quick view of the I/O device INI settings for all
protocols, clusters, servers, ports, and devices. Use this information as the first step in
troubleshooting device/communication issues in your system.

When you first click the Diagnostics tab, a short description and help link display on the
right-hand side. The basic steps you follow are below. See the section after the steps
for the logic behind how data displays.
1. To begin viewing data, click the Diagnostics link on the left. The I/O Device Settings
link displays. Click that link.
Notice that the right-hand pane displays a link for the project name.
2. Click the Project Name drop-down box and choose the project for which you want
to view data.
PowerSCADA Expert loads the server information for this project. Note that you
could have multiple servers: I/O, alarm, and trend.
3. From the View pane, click a cluster and then a server.
4. (I/O servers only): From the Protocol column, choose a protocol and then the port
and device.
5. View the data for that device:
— The top row of the Settings are a "breadcrumb," showing the device information
from cluster to device.
— The second row, just above Effective Settings, displays details about the device,
equipment name, number of tags, address, priority, memory mode and startup
mode.
— The remaining sections display information only if there have been changes
made to the default settings.

Data Selection Logic

Depending on the server type that you select, the Settings on the right display with
different information.

All three server types display settings that include:

• Default Settings: the device default before any changes have been made; displays
above the Effective Settings section.
• Effective Settings: the current settings, including any changes made, combining
changes from the protocol, port, and device. In all cases, port changes will override
protocol changes, and device changes will override port changes.
• Protocol Settings/Port Settings/Device Settings: If there are any overrides to the
default settings, they display here.

I/O servers alone display a separate column: When you select an I/O server, the
Protocol column displays beside it. You will select protocol, port, and device.

Data is retrieved in this manner:

• Protocol settings are retrieved from the Param.dbf file and then from the citect.ini
file.
• These two lists of settings are merged. If there are duplicate settings, the citect.ini
file changes take precedence.
• Finally, device settings are retrieved and merged. If there are duplicate settings, the
device settings take precedence.

For example, for a given device:

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The Protocol Setting for CacheRefreshTime = 2000.

The Port Setting = 1000.

There is no additional Device Setting to override the other settings.

The Effective Setting uses the CacheRefreshTime of 1000 from the Port Setting.

Security
Use this section to set up information for:

One-Time Password (Two-Factor Authentication)

Single Sign On

One-Time Password (Two-Factor Authentication)

Two-factor authorization (2FA) requires users to provide two pieces of proof of identity,
such as a password and one other component. This feature allows you to add an
additional layer of protection when user credentials are required (for example, at login
and shutdown).

Traditionally, two-factor authentication requires a password and another piece of

identity, such as an email address or a phone number (with SMS texts). For example,
some websites require the user to provide a password followed by a code that is sent
via text message or email.

PowerSCADA Expert uses a one-time password (OTP) to accomplish two-factor

authentication. The OTP mechanism eliminates the need for email or text messaging.
The OTP/2FA can be deployed on a completely isolated network.

OTP is implemented in PowerSCADA Expert using a small USB-key device called a

YubiKey. The YubiKey device is designed to fit on a key ring or attached to a badge. It
must be plugged into the client machine when the user authenticates. There are
multiple models of YubiKeys available. Included is one model with Near Field
Communication (NFC) capability in the event that USB ports cannot be used.

To log in, the user enters their user name and password. PowerSCADA Expert then
prompts the user to press a button on the YubiKey device (which has been plugged
into a USB port on the client). The YubiKey will send a string of characters (the OTP) to
PowerSCADA Expert for authentication. If both the password and the OTP authenticate
successfully, then the user is logged in. Note that the OTP is only authenticated
successfully one time. Once successful, the OTP expires. This means that if the string is
captured (snooped from the network, for example) and reuse is attempted, the OTP will
fail.

How Does It Work?

A YubiKey is assigned to a PowerSCADA Expert user (see below). After that, the
YubiKey and the assigned user account share a secret code. The YubiKey uses this
secret code to generate encrypted strings of text (the OTPs) when the user presses the
button on the YubiKey.

Using the secret code, PowerSCADA Expert decrypts the OTP to determine if the OTP
is valid (ensuring that it has not been replayed, it is assigned to the current user, etc.).
After successful authentication, PowerSCADA Expert marks the OTP as expired and
will no longer accept it as valid.

Select the YubiKey

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YubiKeys are not shipped with PowerSCADA Expert. Instead, you must buy them from
a third-party vendor, such as Amazon. The following table describes the various
YubiKey models that are compatible with PowerSCADA Expert.

Model Number Description

YubiKey Standard Standard YubiKey, suitable for most deployments

Small form factor, designed to remain inserted in the USB port. Suitable for
YubiKey Nano
use in clients with a dedicated single user account.

Similar to Standard, includes advanced features not useful for

YubiKey Edge PowerSCADA Expert. Recommend YubiKey Standard instead. May not
support auto configuration.

Similar to Nano, includes advanced features not useful for PowerSCADA

YubiKey Edge-N Expert. Recommend YubiKey Nano instead. May not support auto
configuration.

Similar to Standard, includes NFC capability. Note: NFC setup requires

YubiKey NEO
Yubico personalization tool (free) and a compatible NFC reader.

Similar to Nano, includes NFC capability.

YubiCo NEO-N Note: NFC setup requires Yubico personalization tool (free) and a
compatible NFC reader.

For more information about these keys, see http://www. yubico.com.

Deployment Guidelines

Keep in mind these points when you are ordering or using a YubiKey.
• You must set "Allow RPC" to TRUE for all roles that are using YubiKey.
• YubiKey is compatible with all thick clients and web clients.
• YubiKey requires access to a USB port at each client (or must include NFC
capability).
• While technically compliant, NFC has not been validated for use with PowerSCADA
Expert.
• Each PowerSCADA Expert I/O server must have Application Services (Core
Service Host) running.
• Multiple I/O servers may reside on a physical machine. In this case, only one
instance of Application Services resides on the machine.
• Yubikey must be configured and synchronized across all I/O Servers (this includes
redundant pairs and distributed systems).
• YubiKey is enabled on each client independently.
• It is possible to configure YubiKey on one machine, export the configuration for all
users, and import the configuration to all remaining machines.
• It is not necessary to re-program YubiKey when changing passwords. The YubiKey
constantly changes the OTP (as it is only valid once); so it is not susceptible to
replay attacks.
• YubiKey is authenticated against all physical servers that contain at least one I/O
server. All physical servers must successfully authenticate the OTP for success. If a
single physical server does not authenticate (due to misconfiguration, etc), the user
will not be able to log in.
• If a physical machine (with an I/O Server) is not available, it is not included in the
authentication scheme (this means that, if a primary server is down, the secondary
can still successfully authenticate the OTP).
• If no physical servers (with I/O Servers) are available, the user will not be able to
log in on clients that have YubiKey enabled.

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Add the Citect Parameter

You need to add the parameter that allows PowerSCADA Expert to communicate with
the YubiKey. You can do this before after you configure the YubiKey.

From the Citect Project Editor, click System > Parameters. At the Parameters screen,
type the following:
• Section Name: Security
• Name: OneTimePasswordRequired
• Value: true

Click Add, then compile the project to add the parameter.

To be able to use YubiKey in PowerSCADA Expert, you must set "Allow RPC" to
TRUE for all roles that include users with assigned YubiKeys. The default for
PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced and Reporting is False. To change this to
True, access the user account through Roles in the Citect Project Editor. (System >
Roles). Change "Allow RPC" to TRUE.

Autoconfigure the YubiKey

To avoid the lengthier process of programming the key, in most cases you can choose
to autoconfigure it.

NOTES:
• This procedure requires that you have a USB port on your computer. It will not work
for virtual machines.
• An option for computers without USB ports is to autoconfigure on a local
workstation, then export the settings to a shared drive and import the settings onto
the computer where you need them. (See Import and Export One-Time Password
Settings on page 216, below.)
• You can only have one YubiKey inserted at a time.
• If Autoconfigure will not work, and you must manually program the YubiKey, see
Program the YubiKey on page 212 for instructions.

To autoconfigure, follow these steps:

1. Insert the YubiKey into the USB port of the computer.
2. In the Application Configuration Utility, navigate to the One-Time Password screen
from the Security menu:

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3. Click Assign Key.

The grayed-out fields become live.

4. In the User field, type the PowerSCADA Expertusername to which you want to
assign the YubiKey.
5. Click Autoconfigure YubiKey (in the lower half of the screen). You see this
message:

This message tells you that all settings on the key will be erased, including any key
assignments.
6. To continue, click Yes. The key will receive a new secret key.
7. Click Accept.

Program the YubiKey

If you cannot autoconfigure, use this procedure. After you obtain the YubiKey from a
third-party vendor, (such as Amazon), you need to download the YubiKey
Personalization Tool from the Yubico website (www.yubico.com; click Products >
Services & Software > Personalization Tools > Download Yubikey Configuration
Tools).

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1. Download and install the YubiKey Personalization Tool.

2. Launch the tool, and this screen displays:

3. Insert the YubiKey into a USB port of your computer. Click the Yubico OTP Mode
link. At the next screen, click Advanced.
This screen displays:

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If you want to use both of the key's configuration slots, download the YubiKey doc-
umentation, found under the Support tab of the Yubico website.

To configure a single slot, follow these steps:

4. Click the checkbox for the slot you want to configure.
5. Under Yubico OTP Parameters, check Public Identity. Click Generate.
6. Leave the Public Identity Length at its default, 6.
7. Check Private Identity. Click Generate.
8. Click Generate beside Secret Key.
9. Make a note of the secret key that displays, including all characters and spaces.
You will need it when you add the key to the Application Configuration Tool.
10. Click Write Configuration.
11. Click the Settings tab. This screen appears:

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Enter the following information:

1. Under Output Settings, do not enable any of the tab buttons (when enabled, a
button turns blue). Click Enter to enable it.
This causes a return and an "OK" to automatically occur when you press the
Yubikey as part of login in PowerSCADA Expert.
2. Ignore the remaining settings. Press Update Settings at the bottom right of the
screen.

The key is programmed. Follow the next procedure to manually configure it at the
PowerSCADA Expertcomputer:
1. Access the One-Time Password screen.

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2. Click Assign Key.

The fields on the lower half of the screen become live.

3. User: Type the user name that you are adding. This should be a Citect user.
4. Serial Number: Type the number that is printed on the underside of the key.
5. Secret Key: Enter the Secret Key from the YubiKey Personalization Tool (created
above). Enter the secret key exactly as it was created, including all spaces. After
you enter it, the key will be encrypted and will display as bullets (••••) in the future.
6. Press the button on the top of the YubiKey.
7. Yubikey String: This field is populated when you press the button in step 6.
8. Click Accept.
9. Repeat the steps above for any additional keys.

Import and Export One-Time Password Settings

To copy and use one-time password settings on multiple server computers, use this
procedure.

NOTE: When you import password settings into another server, you will overwrite any
password settings that already exist there. You are not simply adding the new
password settings to the existing ones.
1. On the One-time Password screen, create the password settings that you want to
use.
2. Click Export. A file named ExportedOTPConfiguration.xml is generated. You can
rename it if you wish. Save it where you can access it from other servers, or place it
on a jump drive.

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3. From a server to which you want to import the password settings, click Import. You
are prompted for a location.
4. Browse to the location where you placed the .xml file. Click Open and accept the
.xml file.

Disabling YubiKeys

To "disable" a YubiKey, use the Citect Parameter that you created for the YubiKey (see
Add the Citect Parameter on page 211). Scroll to the parameter for the Yubikey.
Change the Value from true to false. Click Replace, then compile the project.

Log in with a Programmed YubiKey and One-Time Password

After the key is programmed and associated with a user in PowerSCADA Expert, and
you have enabled YubiKey usage, the user will use the key to log in to the system. To
log in:
1. Insert the programmed YubiKey into a USB port of the PowerSCADA Expert server.
2. Launch PowerSCADA Expert Runtime, or access runtime via a remote web client.
3. Run the project you want to view.
4. In the upper right corner of the Startup screen, click Login.
You see the Citect login screen:

5. Enter your name and password. Click OK.

The One-time Password screen appears:

6. Press the button on the YubiKey.

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The one-time password is generated. The key and software communicate behind
the scenes to verify the uniqueness of the one-time password and to click OK.

You can start using runtime screens.

Single Sign On
Use this feature to associate a Citect user with either a PowerSCADA Expert
(PowerSCADA) or Power Monitoring Expert (PME) username/password. When the
Citect user is logged in to runtime and accesses an external application (such as
Dashboards), the SSO user password from PME is used to authenticate with the
external application.

We recommend, when you use Single Sign On, that you maintain the components on
the same computer or on a secure network. If higher security is needed, use SSL
(https).

NOTICE
LOSS OF SYSTEM CONFIDENTIALITY/INTEGRITY/AVAILABILITY

Ensure that all single sign on information is secured, either on the same computer or
a secure network.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in unauthorized access to, modi-
fication of, and unavailability of the system.

The fields are:

• Application: From the drop-down list, choose the application (such as Dashboards,
Basic Reporting, Advanced Reporting, Diagrams, LiveView) for which you want
Citect-to-SSO user mapping.
• Timeout: The time after which the system will stop trying to find a match. If no match
is found, single sign on for this user will not take place.
• Guest User: This feature allows you to create users in PME or PowerSCADA that
will have fewer feature privileges. The guest user does not have an established
Citect account, but will need to have a PME or PowerSCADA account that matches
this username/password.
Check Guest User, then click Edit to launch the Edit User dialog. In the Edit User
dialog, type the SSO user and password that match the username and password of
the PME or PowerSCADA user. For example, you could create a guest user that
only has access to dashboards, and link PME or PowerSCADA users to this
account. Thus, when the PME or PowerSCADA user logs in, they could access
dashboards with this default account.
• Users: Add/modify the users to have access to the selected application. Use this
area to add users who do need to have a Citect user account.
— Citect User: the Citect username that is requesting authorization.
— SSO User:/SSO Password: The established credentials for this user, either from
PowerSCADA Expert or Power Monitoring Expert.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Calls from a Web Client

PowerSCADA Expert automatically detects calls that are made from a web client. The
calls are sent to an I/O server. For this to work properly, the user needs RPC privileges
for web client access. The default is False. To change this to True, access the user
account through Roles in the Citect Project Editor. (System > Roles). Change "Allow
RPC" to TRUE.

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Assign and Control User Privileges

NOTE: You need to give users appropriate levels of access, depending on the work
they will do. For safety reasons, only advanced users should be given access to such
features as controls and resets.

This chapter discusses how to establish user security for the system. This section
includes the following topics:
Default User Access Settings (Privileges) on page 219
Add and Modify User Accounts on page 220
Change Access Rights on page 221

Default User Access Settings (Privileges)

User access rights (privileges) are defined in System > Roles form, in the Project
Editor. The following table describes the access rights. These privileges are included
in PLSSecurity.ci file (in the PLS_Include project). Any changes made to this file will be
overwritten when PLS_Include is updated (every new release). You need to document
every change you make, so that you can update PLSSecurity.ci when PLS_Include is
upgraded.

Access Right Roles / Global Privileges

Access Operator1 Operator2 Engineer Administrator Kernel

Access Level
Description Level
Label
Value 2 4 6 7 8

Circuit breaker, PL_Sec_

1 X X X X
switch control CBControl

PL_Sec_
IED configuration 2 X X X
IEDConfig

Circuit breaker PL_Sec_

3 X X X
tagging Tagging

Alarms PL_Sec_
4 X X X X X
acknowledgment AlmAck

PL_Sec_
Alarm deletion 5 X X X
AlmDelete

Alarm PL_Sec_
6 X X X
configuration AlmConfig

Add/remove log-in PL_Sec_

7 X X
users UserConfig

Reset alarms in PL_Sec_

8 X X
device AlmReset

PL_Sec_
Shutdown runtime 9 X X X
Shutdown

PL_Sec_
View waveforms 10 X X X X X
ViewWaveform

NOTE: Privileges 1, 3, and 5 are currently unused. You can use them as you wish. See
Change Access Rights on page 221 for instructions on changing access level
privileges.

A method of limiting access to the design time/configuration environment is to remove

the user rights to certain PowerSCADA Expert files. From the server, use Windows
security to remove user accounts from individual features. For example, access to the

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following list of .exe files should be restricted to users who have design
time/configuration privileges.
• CtDraw32.exe - Graphics builder
• CtEdit32.exe - Project Editor
• CtExplor.exe - Project Explorer
• ProfileWizard.exe - I/O Device Manager
• ColorSwap.exe - Color Swap Tool
• ProfileEditor.exe - Profile Editor

All of these files need to have the same level of security, as they are interrelated.

Additionally, to prevent users from accessing and changing the code responsible for
enforcing user security in the runtime environment, you need to lock down the user
rights for the Cicode files (.ci extension) in the PLS_Includes project.

NOTE: Another way to lock users out from changing an existing project is to implement
read-only projects.

Add and Modify User Accounts

You must add at least one user to any project before you can run and view it. Each
user must have a role and a user account. Terms you need to understand are:
• privilege: the level of access that is applied to a system element; a user account
has individual privileges, which the user can then control
• role: contains a defined set of privileges that are assigned to users

NOTE: A security parameter in Citect.ini controls whether users are required to enter a
password when they initiate a breaker control in runtime. The default setting is 1 (true),
meaning that all users will be forced to enter a password to operate a control, even if
they are logged in. The 0 setting (false) means that no user will ever be required to
enter a password when operating a control. See Security Parameters on page 239 for
parameter information.

The Users screen controls all of the user access levels for each project. To assign user
access, follow these steps:
1. From the PowerSCADA Expert Explorer, choose the project for which you want to
assign user access.
2. From the Project Editor, click System > Roles.
3. For the first user, assign a user role, Windows group name (optional), and global
privileges. If you need additional information, click Help from that screen. For global
privileges, see the table in Default User Access Settings (Privileges) on page 219
for the level of each type of access right.
4. After you add the first role, click Add.
5. From the Project Editor, click System > Users.
6. Assign a user account. If you need additional information, click Help from that
screen.
7. After you add the first user, click Add.
8. To add additional users, do the following: with a user displayed, click Add (which
creates a copy of the user); type the new user information in place of the old
information; then click Replace to overwrite the information.
Note that the record count increases by one with each addition. To view the users
one at a time, scroll through the list.

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Use Windows Integrated Users

Instead of using the above method to define users in the project, you can incorporate
PowerSCADA Expert users and security options with the standard Windows security
system. Using the integrated Windows security feature, the Windows user can log on to
PowerSCADA Expert runtime with runtime privileges and areas configured within the
project. For a Windows user to be able to log on to runtime, it must be linked to a
PowerSCADA Expert "role," which is defined in the project with associated privileges.

To link a Windows user to a PowerSCADA Expert role, you should add the "role" that
specifies the Windows group of which the Windows user is a member.

The pre-existing AutoLogin capability is extended to include the client, when the user
is a Windows user, having an associated PowerSCADA Expert role. In order to invoke
this functionality for a Windows user, you need to set the [Client]AutoLoginMode
parameter in the Citect.ini file.

Instead of using auto-login when the system starts up, users can also log in to
PowerSCADA Expert using any Windows user credential that is a member of the linked
group.

When the name of a PowerSCADA Expert user also has the same name as a Windows
user, the PowerSCADA Expert user takes priority at runtime. However, if a valid
PowerSCADA Expert user login does not succeed for some reason, the Windows user
credentials will not be checked and an alert will be generated to advise that the login
was not effective.

For more information, see Using PowerSCADA Expert with Windows

Security in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider Electric >
PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

Change Access Rights

You can edit the default access rights to each of the eight levels, thus changing the
privileges that are available at each level. This is done in the PLSSecurity.ci file (in the
PLS_Include project).

To change access rights:

1. Open PLSSecurity.ci.
2. Locate the AccessRights section.
3. For each right that you want to add (for example, to add access privileges for
working with switches), add a new CASE.
4. Save and close PLSSecurity.ci.
NOTE: PLSSecurity.ci is overwritten any time that the PLS_Include project is
overwritten. This happens with every release of the product, including service packs.
To ensure that you do not lose changes that you enter, you need to:
• Note the changes that you make. Keep a copy of these changes.
• Re-merge the changes every time that the PLS_Include project is overwritten.

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Appendix 1: Default Genie Library

The genie library includes a number of general genies for objects such as motors and
pumps. There are also genies that are specific to PowerSCADA Expert. These genies
use a particular naming convention, which is described in the table below. In the
PowerSCADA Expert library, each genie name begins with “pls,” and is followed by a
description of the type of genie according to this table:

first second third fourth

alarm = alarm base = primitive genies 1 = small

ansi = ANSI style cb = circuit breaker 2 = large

display = equipment details sw = switchgear

pls
gen = generic cmd = control genies
indicates PowerSCADA Expert library
iec = IEC style eq = equipment (devices)

style = navigation

Additionally, the actual genies have abbreviated names. When you highlight a genie
name, the abbreviation displays above the top row of genie icons.

The following tables list and define the individual genies in each of the PowerSCADA
Expert libraries.

PLS_ALARM
This library includes genies that provide functionality to alarm displays.

Genie Abbreviation Description

Field data portion of an alarm row

Row a genie with a collection of fields

Selector for column resizing

Setpoint a setpoint row

PLS_ANSI_BASE_1 / PLS_ANSI_BASE_2
These libraries include a variety of base symbols used to created genies for
ANSI equipment.
1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

sl_battery_gen single-cell battery

sl_battery_multi multiple-cell battery

sl_capacitor capacitor

sl_capacitor_vari variable capacitor

SL_Closed_HV closed circuit breaker position

sl_closed_knife closed knife switch

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Genie Abbreviation Description

sl_closed_lv closed low-voltage circuit breaker

sl_conductive_path_1 conductive path 1

sl_conductive_path_2 conductive path 2

sl_conductive_path_3 conductive path 3

sl_conductor_junction conductor junction

sl_contact_nc_closed contact break, closed

sl_contact_nc_open contact break, open

sl_contact_no_closed contact make, closed

sl_contact_no_open contact make, open

sl_contact_term contact terminal

sl_ct current transformer

sl_in_cb_rack incoming, circuit breaker racked out, plug

SL_In_Rack incoming, circuit breaker racked out, socket

sl_in_sw_head incoming switch head

sl_inductor inductor

sl_inductor_adjust adjustable inductor

sl_inductor_gen general inductor

sl_inductor_magcore magnetic core inductor

sl_inductor_vari variable inductor

sl_open open symbol

sl_open_fuse_sw open isolating fuse-switch

SL_Open_HV open high-voltage circuit breaker

sl_open_knife open knife-type switch

SL_Open_LV open low-voltage circuit breaker

sl_out_cb_rack outgoing, circuit breaker racked out, plug

SL_Out_Rack outgoing, circuit breaker racked out, socket

sl_pb_break push-button, break

sl_pb_make push-button, make

sl_pb_term push-button, terminal

sl_pt potential transformer

sl_relay relay

sl_resistor resistor

sl_resistor_adjust adjustable resistor

sl_resistor_vari variable resistor

sl_separable_con_closed separable connector, closed

sl_separable_con_open separable connector, open

sl_separable_con_plug separable connector plug

sl_separable_con_socket separable connector socket

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PLS_ANSI_CB_1 / PLS_ANSI_CB_2
These libraries include genies for ANSI-type high-voltage and low-voltage drawout
circuit breakers.
1 = small size
2 = large size
Additional definitions:
bus = busway
cb = circuit breaker

hv = high voltage
lv = low voltage

dr = drawout
nd = non-drawout

fd = earth at bottom (feeder)

inc = earth at top (incomer)
nes = no earth

nc = not remote control

c = remote control

Genie Abbreviation Description

hv_cb_bus_dr_c high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control

hv_cb_bus_dr_nc high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, not remote

hv_cb_bus_nd_c high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, not remote

hv_cb_bus_nd_nc high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, not remote

hv_cb_fd_dr_c high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, remote control, with earth at bottom

high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, with earth at

hv_cb_fd_dr_nc
bottom

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, with earth at

hv_cb_fd_nd_c
bottom

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, with earth at

hv_cb_fd_nd_nc
bottom

hv_cb_inc_dr_c high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, remote control, with earth at top

hv_cb_inc_dr_nc high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, with earth at top

hv_cb_inc_nd_c high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, with earth at top

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, with earth at

hv_cb_inc_nd_nc
top

hv_cb_nes_dr_c high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control, no earth

hv_cb_nes_dr_nc high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, no earth

hv_cb_nes_nd_c high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, no earth

hv_cb_nes_nd_nc high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, no earth

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control, busbar-type with earth

lv_cb_bus_dr_c
at bottom

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Genie Abbreviation Description

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, busbar-type with

lv_cb_bus_dr_nc
earth at bottom

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, busbar-type with

lv_cb_bus_nd_c
earth at bottom

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, busbar-type

lv_cb_bus_nd_nc
with earth at bottom

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth on load side

lv_cb_fd_dr_c
(bottom of drawing)

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth on load side

lv_cb_fd_dr_nc
(bottom of drawing)

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth on load side

lv_cb_fd_nd_c
(bottom of drawing)

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth on load

lv_cb_fd_nd_nc
side (bottom of drawing)

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth on feeder (top of

lv_cb_inc_dr_c
drawing)

low-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth on feeder (top

lv_cb_inc_dr_nc
of drawing)

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth on feeder

lv_cb_inc_nd_c
(top of drawing)

low-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth on feeder

lv_cb_inc_nd_nc
(top of drawing)

lv_cb_nes_dr_c low voltage drawout circuit breaker, no earth, remote control

lv_cb_nes_dr_nc low voltage drawout circuit breaker, no earth, no remote control

lv_cb_nes_nd_c low voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no earth, remote control

lb_cb_nes_nd_nc low voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no earth, no remote control

PLS_ANSI_SW_1 / PLS_ANSI_SW_2
These libraries include ANSI-style switches:
1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

sw_fused switch: feeder, fused

sw_fused_isolated switch: feeder, fused, isolated

sw_general switch: feeder, general

sw_knife switch: knife type

PLS_DISPLAY
This library includes two genies that provide data row items for equipment.

Genie Abbreviation Description

equiplistitem data row for the equipment tag list

EquipValueItem data row for the equipment popup

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PLS_GEN_BASE_1 / PLS_GEN_BASE_2
These libraries include a variety of "parts" related to generators, motors, and
transformers.

Genie Abbreviation Description

chassis_ground chassis ground

Dev_Base device base

es_inc earth switch, incomer

es_out earth switch, feeder

Gen_1 generator, option 1

Gen_2 generator, option 2

gen_AC generator: AC

gen_DC generator: DC

genset engine-generator

ground ground

Motor_1 motor, option 1

Motor_2 motor, option 2

motor_ac motor: AC

motor_dc motor: DC

motor_synch motor: synchronous

SL_Base circuit breaker base symbol

sl_br_in circuit breaker line in, non-drawout

sl_br_out circuit breaker line out, non-drawout

SL_Bustie bus tie

SL_CommLoss comms loss

SL_Discrepancy position discrepancy

sl_harmonic_filter_1 harmonic filter 1

sl_harmonic_filter_2 harmonic filter 2

SL_In incoming bus

SL_Local local, rather than remote control

SL_Out feeder

SL_Tripped tripped

Test_CB_Control health test for the circuit breaker control

transformer_1_in transformer 1: general, on-line

transformer_1_in_y transformer 1: star (wye), on-line

transformer_1_out transformer 1: general, off-line

transformer_1_out_d transformer 1: delta, off-line

transformer_1_out_y transformer 1: star (wye), off-line

transformer_2_in transformer 2: general, on-line

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Genie Abbreviation Description

transformer_2_in_Y transformer 2: star (wye), on-line

transformer_2_out transformer 2: general, off-line

transformer_2_out_D transformer 2: delta, off-line

transformer 2: star (wye), off-line (no 2 IN

transformer_2_out_Y
D? or 1 IN D?)

PLS_GEN_CMD_1 / PLS_GEN_CMD_2
These libraries include genies that control display of popups and values:
1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

CmdDetail provides access to the equipment detail popup

cmddetail_meter provides access to the meter detail popup

Control control in a circuit breaker

value value section of a circuit breaker

value_meter value section of a meter

PLS_GEN_EQ_1 / PLS_GEN_EQ_2
These libraries include the general equipment used to make up generators, motors,
and transformers:
1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

busbar_horz horizontal busbar

busbar_vert vertical busbar

gen_ac generator: AC

gen_dc generator: DC

gen_nd_1 generator 1: no current designation

gen_nd_2 generator 2: no current designation

mot_ac motor: AC

mot_dc motor: DC

mot_nd_1 motor 1: no current designation

mot_nd_2 motor 2: no current designation

mot_syn motor, synchronous

trans_nd_1 transformer 1: no connection designation

trans_nd_2 transformer 2: no connection designation

trans_sd_1 transformer 1: star-delta (wye-delta)

trans_sd_2 transformer 2: star delta (wye-delta)

trans_ss_1 transformer 1: star-star (wye-wye)

trans_ss_2 transformer 2: star-star (wye-wye)

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PLS_IEC_BASE_1 / PLS_IEC_BASE_2
These libraries include a variety of symbols for IEC equipment:
1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

sl_cap_bank_tuned_3 capacitor bank 3: tuned

sl_cap_bank_tuned_4 capacitor bank 4: tuned

sl_capacitor capacitor

sl_capacitor_vari capacitor, variable

sl_closed closed switch

sl_contact_nc contact break

sl_ct contact

sl_fuse_1 fuse, option 1

sl_fuse_2 fuse, option 2

SL_Head head

sl_head_2 head

sl_in_cb_rack incoming, circuit breaker when racked out, plug

SL_In_Rack incoming, circuit breaker when racked out, socket

sl_in_sw_hd_isol incoming, switch head, isolated

sl_in_sw_head incoming, switch head

sl_inductor inductor

sl_inductor_adjust inductor, adjustable

SL_Open open

sl_out_cb_rack feeder, circuit breaker when racked out, plug

SL_Out_Rack feeder, circuit breaker when racked out, socket

sl_resistor resistor

sl_resistor_adjust resistor with adjustable contact

sl_resistor_vari resistor, variable

sl_sw_static_1 static switch 1

sl_sw_static_2 static switch 2

PLS_IEC_CB_1 / PLS_IEC_CB_2
These libraries include high-voltage drawout circuit breakers:

1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie
Description
Abbreviation

hv_cb_bus_dr_c high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control

hv_cb_bus_dr_nc high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control

hv_cb_bus_nd_c high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control

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Genie
Description
Abbreviation

hv_cb_bus_nd_nc high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control

high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth at

hv_cb_fd_dr_c
bottom

high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth

hv_cb_fd_dr_nc
at bottom

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth

hv_cb_fd_nd_c
at bottom

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control,

hv_cb_fd_nd_nc
earth at bottom

high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth at

hv_cb_inc_dr_c
top

high-voltage, drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, earth

hv_cb_inc_dr_nc
at top

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, earth

hv_cb_inc_nd_c
at top

high-voltage, non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control,

hv_cb_inc_nd_nc
earth at top

hv_cb_nes_dr_c high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, remote control, no earth

high-voltage drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, no

hv_cb_nes_dr_nc
earth

high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, remote control, no

hv_cb_nes_nd_c
earth

high-voltage non-drawout circuit breaker, no remote control, no

hv_cb_nes_nd_nc
earth

PLS_IEC_SW_1 / PLS_IEC_SW_2
These libraries include IEC-style switches:

1 = small size
2 = large size

Genie Abbreviation Description

sw_general general switch

sw_isolated isolated switch

PLS_METER
This library includes meter symbols.

Genie Abbreviation Description

circuit monitor PowerSCADA Expert circuit monitor

egx PowerSCADA Expert EGX

generic_meter generic meter

ion_7650 ION 7650 meter

micrologic all Mircologic meters

power_meter PowerSCADA Expert power meter

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Genie Abbreviation Description

quantum PowerSCADA Expert Quantum

sepam all Sepam metersI 

ITEM1
This library includes miscellaneous symbols.

Genie Abbreviation Description

Item1 value type and units block for a circuit breaker

Item2 value type and units block for a circuit breaker

tab1 menu tab

Tab2 menu tab

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Appendix 2: Citect INI Parameters

There are a number of Citect INI parameters that you may use to configure driver
parameters. These settings may be configured at the protocol level, cluster level, port
level, or device level. More specific settings will override a general one. The order of
precedence is:

Protocol Name > Cluster Name > Port Name > I/O Device Name

The level at which you want the INI settings to be in effect determines the name you
define. For example:

To set the default timeout for all devices using the Micrologic protocol, use:
[MICROLOGIC]
Timeout = 2000
To override this default for cluster ‘Cluster_1,’ use:
[MICROLOGIC.Cluster_1]
Timeout = 1000
To override the default value for port ‘Port_1’ on cluster ‘Cluster_1,’ use:
[MICROLOGIC.Cluster_1.Port_1]
Timeout = 3000
To override the default value for I/O device ‘CircuitBreaker_1’ on port ‘Port_1’ on
cluster ‘Cluster_1,’ use:
[MICROLOGIC.Cluster_1.Port_1.CircuitBreaker_1]
Timeout = 4000
Most settings can be configured to be specific to a particular I/O device. Exceptions are
noted in the description for the individual parameter.

Parameters Database
All INI parameters described in the sections below can be set in the Parameters
database. Using special syntax, you can access the parameters in the Project Editor
(System < Parameters):
• The section name generally corresponds to the INI section name, although it
includes the protocol name, cluster name, and primary device name only.
• The name is the INI value name.

If the parameter is set in the Parameters database, it becomes a new default for either
protocol, cluster, or a concrete device (depending on the section name hierarchy).

Examples:

Section Name: [MICROLOGIC.Cluster_1.Breaker_1]

Name: Timeout
Value: 2000
This defines a new default timeout value for a redundant pair of MicroLogic devices
(primary device is named Breaker_1 in Cluster_1).

Section Name: [PWRMODBUS.Cluster1]

Name: UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly
Value: 0

This sets UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly to 0 for all PWRMODBUS devices in Cluster 1.

The INI file is read after the parameter database is processed; thus the override options
are set in the Parameters database.

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In this section, you will find parameters organized into these categories:
General PowerSCADA Expert Parameters on page 232
Performance Tuning Parameters on page 239
Waveform Parameters on page 247
Sepam Event Reading Parameters on page 248
MicroLogic Modules Configuration Parameters on page 249
Data Replication Parameters on page 251

General PowerSCADA Expert Parameters

The following parameters are common to all PowerSCADA Expert devices.

watchtime
Controls how often the product will interrogate the driver to determine whether it is still
online. This parameter can only be configured for an entire driver, and hence will have
the driver dll name as its section name. Where another setting may be [PM870], to set
this setting it must be [PLOGIC], as PLOGIC is the name of the dll. This is the only
parameter whose section name is defined in this fashion.

Parameter type: seconds

Default Value: 2
Example: [SEPAM] watchtime = 5

kernelStatisticUpdateRate
Controls how frequently the statistics displayed in the driver kernel window are
updated. This time period can be increased in order to decrease CPU load. This
parameter can only be configured for the entire protocol (as with the watchtime
parameter); it will have the driver dll name as its section name.

Parameter type: milliseconds

Default value: 5000

Examples:
[SEPAM40]
kernelStatisticUpdateRate = 20000

[SEPAM80]
kernelStatisticUpdateRate = 10000

UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly
Controls PWRMODBUS driver behaviour when a single register is to be written. This
parameter is set to 1 by default, enabling all writes to be made using "write multiple
registers" MODBUS function. Setting this parameter to 0 allows driver to perform write
using "write single register" function if (and only if) one MODBUS register is about to be
written in current operation.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 1

Examples:

[PWRMODBUS]

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UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly = 1

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.BCM1]
UseWriteMultiRegistersOnly = 0

timeout
Controls how long the driver waits for a response from a device before setting that
device as offline. This value should be greater than the device/gateway timeout period.
A timed out request will not be retried. The reason for this is that TCP is a guaranteed
transport mechanism, and the lack of a response indicates that the device is offline or
communication has been lost with that device. A device connected via a gateway
should use the gateway's retry mechanism.

Parameter type: milliseconds

Default value: 5000

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
Timeout = 2000

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SLOW_SEPAM]
Timeout = 15000

retry
Defines the number of retry attempts for specific MODBUS requests. Retries may occur
either when the request is timed out or certain MODBUS exception reply messages are
received. The exact behaviour is controlled by the RetryTimeout and RetryException
parameters.

Parameter type: number of attempts

Default value: 3

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
retry = 1

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SEPAM_DEVICE]
retry = 5

RetryTimeout
When enabled (by default), the driver will re-try a timed-out MODBUS request.

Parameter type: long (boolean)

Default value: 1

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
RetryTimeout = 1

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_2.SEPAM_DEVICE]
RetryTimeout = 0

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RetryException
When enabled (disabled by default), the driver will re-try a MODBUS request that has
received MODBUS Exception messages. The number of retries is defined by the Retry
parameter.

When Retry Exception is enabled, retry occurs when any of the following MODBUS
exception messages is received:

SLAVE_DEVICE_FAILURE_EXCEPTION = 0x5
GATEWAY_PATH_UNAVAILABLE_EXCEPTION = 0xA
GATEWAY_TARGET_DEVICE_FAILED_TO_RESPOND_EXCEPTION = 0xB
SLAVE_DEVICE_BUSY_EXCEPTION = 0x6
MEMORY_PARITY_ERROR_EXCEPTION = 0x8
NEGATIVE_ACKNOWLEDGE_EXCPETION = 0x7

Parameter type: long (boolean)

Default value: 0

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
RetryTimeout = 1

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_2.SEPAM_DEVICE]
RetryTimeout = 0

standbyRefreshRate
Controls how often a standby IO server attempts to poll a device to update its cache.
This time period determines the maximum age that values may be when switching from
a primary IO server to a standby. Decreasing this value degrades communications to
the device.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 60

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
standbyRefreshRate = 30

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SLOW_SEPAM]
standbyRefreshRate = 120

standbyCheckTime
Controls how often the driver will enquire of PowerSCADA Expert as to whether it is in
standby or primary mode. This value can be increased to reduce CPU load.

Parameter type: milliseconds

Default value: 500

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
standbyCheckTime = 500

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[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SLOW_SEPAM]
standbyCheckTime = 1000

statusUnitCheckTime
This parameter defines how frequently the driver will try to re-establish the connection
with a device that has gone offline on a port that is not disconnected. It sets the
maximum rate at which the driver enquires of the device, to determine if it is still
operational. If the "watchtime" parameter is set to a longer time, that value will be used
instead.
NOTE: If a network gateway has multiple devices connected to it, and one device is
disconnected, the driver takes it offline and does not try to reconnect it according to this
parameter's schedule. If the port is taken offline and then is reconnected, the driver will
reconnect the devices immediately.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 5 (20 for MicroLogic)

Example:

[SEPAM40]
statusUnitCheckTime = 5

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SLOW_SEPAM]
standbyCheckTime = 10

initUnitCheckTime
Controls how long the driver waits before attempting to bring a device online after it
has gone offline. This value can be decreased to bring offline devices back into service
in a shorter period of time. In a multi-drop scenario, this time should be relatively long,
to prevent init unit requests from stalling communications to the rest of the devices on
that port.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 120

Examples:

[SEPAM40]
initUnitCheckTime = 5

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1]
initUnitCheckTime = 120

initCacheTimeout
Controls how long the driver will spend attempting to populate the cache before
bringing a device online. When a tag has been incorrectly configured, the device will
come online after this period of time.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 60

Examples:
[SEPAM40]

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initCacheTimeout = 60

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.SLOW_SEPAM]
initCacheTimeout = 30

cacheRefreshTime
Controls the maximum rate at which the driver will attempt to repopulate its cache. If the
driver cannot refresh its cache within the time period specified, it will collect data as fast
as the network allows.

Parameter type: milliseconds

Default value: 500

Examples:
[SEPAM40]
cacheRefreshTime = 1000

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.FAST_SEPAM]
cacheRefreshTime = 200

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.UNIMPORTANT_DEVICE]
cacheRefreshTime = 5000

TimeSync
Enables/disables time synchronization for the PM5000S driver. On startup and on a
15-minute schedule, the driver reads each device clock. If a device clock is not within
the specified 10-second drift, the driver sets the time on that device to the current
system time.

Parameter type: boolean

Default value: 0 (PM5000S) or 1 (PM5000S1)
NOTE: This is a driver-level parameter, not a protocol-level parameter. All entries must
be under the PM5000S section of the .ini file. By default, the PM5000S1 protocol
enables time sync. For the PM5000S, it is disabled by default because most devices
will have battery backup and GPS time sync availability.

Example:
[PM5000S] TimeSync = 1

StatusRegister
Defines a holding register that the driver reads to determine whether a device is
responding to communication requests. The result of this read is not important,
however it must be a valid register address within the device.

Parameter type: register address

Default value: 1100 (2 for Sepam) (PM1200 requires that this value be set to 3911)

Examples:

[PWRMODBUS]
statusRegister = 1000

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_DEVICE_PM1200]
statusRegister = 3911

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StatusRegistersCount
Defines the number of registers that the driver reads to determine whether a device is
responding to communication requests. The result of this read is not important,
however it must be a valid register address within the device.

Parameter type: number of registers

Default value: 1 (PM1200 requires that this value be set to 2)

Examples:

[PWRMODBUS]
statusRegistersCount = 2

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_DEVICE_PM1200]
statusRegistersCount = 2

StatusRegisterType
Used together with StatusRegister; defines the type of the status register. Can only be
configured for the PWRMODBUS driver. This parameter can have one of the following
values:

0 - HOLDING register (default)
1 - INPUT register
2 - COIL register
3 - DIGITAL input (input coil) register

Any other value equals the default.

Parameter type: register type

Default value: 0

Example:

[PWRMODBUS]

statusRegister = 1000

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]

statusRegister = 16000

statusRegisterType = 2

ModbusBase
Defines the base address for a device. Some MODBUS device registers are defined
using a base address of 1. in this case, reading register 100 would actually require
reading register 99. In other devices (such as the Sepam) the base address is 0. This
parameter allows the base address to be configured according to the device.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 0 for Sepam; 1 for all other drivers

Examples:

[PWRMODBUS]
ModbusBase = 1

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[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
ModbusBase = 0

RegMode
Specifies the order of bytes in a device register. It can only bet set for PWRMODBUS
driver, and is supposed to be unit-specific. Value values are:

RegMode Order of bytes

Big endian (default) 0 10

Little endian 1 01

Any other value reverts to big endian.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 0

Examples:

[PWRMODBUS]
RrMode = 0 # Default

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
RegMode = 1 # This device has little endian registers

timeZone
Time zone names are taken directly from the Windows registry database (case-
insensitive), and will otherwise default to using the I/O server's local time zone. The
Windows time zone database is located in the Windows registry in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time
Zones\. The examples of time zone names are:
AUS Central Standard Time
China Standard Time
Pacific Standard Time (Mexico)

Use the general section [POWERLOGICCORE] to specify the time zone for all devices,
e.g.
[POWERLOGICCORE]
Timezone = Mountain Standard Time

This sets the default time zone for all devices (Sepam, PLogic, Micrologic,
PWRMODBUS). Otherwise the time zone can be specified for each device with
precedence taken as described in the start of this section.

Examples:

[PLOGIC870.Cluster1.Singapore_Port]
Timezone = Singapore Standard Time

[PLOGIC870.Aus_Cluster]
Timezone = Aus Central Standard Time

Not having a time zone specification means that the device is in the same time zone as
the machine where the I/O Server is running. No time conversion will be done.

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Alarm Parameters
The following parameters are used for alarms.

UsePLSFilter
Controls whether alarm/event filtering is done by the PLSCADA filter form or the Citect
filter form. Both forms cause the same information to display on the page, but each is
presented in a different format.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 1 (PLSCADA filter form)

Example: [ALARM] UsePLSFilter = 1

Security Parameters
Use the following security parameters to add system security

EnterPasswordForControl
This parameter controls whether users must enter a password when they control a
breaker. Regardless of whether the user is logged in, a setting of 1 (true) will require a
password when the user initiates breaker control. When set to 0 (false), the password
check is removed. In this case, no user will be required to enter a password to control a
breaker.

Parameter type: integer

Default: 1 (true)

Performance Tuning Parameters

Several parameters are provided to allow tuning of the performance. These
parameters fall into three broad categories; bandwidth allocation, packet blocking
optimisation, and tag scan rates.

Bandwidth Allocation Parameters

Bandwidth can be allocated for the different types of data as desired. The parameters
to perform this are as follows:

[Parameter] [Default Value] [Parameter Type]

EventBandwidth 25 integer

WaveformsBandwidth 12 integer

CommandsBandwidth 13 integer

RealTimeBandwidth 50 integer

The percentage bandwidth allocated to each queue will be the ratio of an individual
queue's value when compared to the total sum of defined bandwidths. The default
values have a sum of 100 for ease of reference. Any unused bandwidth will be shared
amongst the other categories.

Bandwidth can be configured at the port level, but not the device level.

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Example:
[SEPAM40]
EventsBandwidth 30
WaveformsBandwidth 5
CommandsBandwidth 15
RealTimeBandwidth 50

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1]
EventsBandwidth 50
WaveformsBandwidth 30
CommandsBandwidth 10
RealTimeBandwidth 10

BandwidthAllocation
This parameter allows the ratio of bandwidth assigned to each device sharing a port to
be configured. This parameter can only be configured at the device level.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: <equal split>

Example:
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
BandwidthAllocation 70

[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_B]
BandwidthAllocation 30

Packet Blocking Optimisation Parameters

For all devices except the Sepam, parameters can be configured to optimise the
MODBUS packets that are created for collection of data from the device. Sepam
devices have pre-configured blocks that are already optimised.

The parameters that control the blocking are as follows:

enableScatteredReads
This causes the driver to use the ‘scattered read’ extension that can help improve
blocking. This option should be enabled for devices that support this extension.

Parameter type: Boolean flag

Default value: 0 for generic Power MODBUS driver, 1 for PowerLogic driver

Example:
[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
enableScatteredReads 1

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_B]
enableScatteredReads 0

percentBlockFill
This parameter defines the maximum percentage of configured registers contained in a
block before the drivers creates fixed blocks instead of scattered blocks. The following
figure illustrates now a block of N registers can be constructed:

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• If M<N registers are configured, the block builder can either create a scattered
block or a multi-register block.
• If M/N*100% is less than PercentBlockFill, the block builder creates a scattered
registers block.
• If the percentage of configured registers ≥ PercentBlockFill, the block builder
creates a multi-register block.

Parameter type: percentage

Default value: 50

Example:
[PM870.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.PM_DEVICE]
percentBlockFill 50

[CM4000.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.CM_DEVICE]
percentBlockFill 80

maxBlockSize
This parameter defines the maximum number of registers that can be read in a single
request. By default, this is 124, but some devices can read more than this.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 124

Example:

[PWRMODBUS.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
maxBlockSize 1024

minBlockSize
This parameter defines the minimum number of registers to read as a fixed block
before the block builder will instead add those registers to a scattered block. If latency
is low, and scattered reads are expensive, this value should be lower. If latency is high,

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or scattered reads are inexpensive, it is better to set this value higher. Only applicable
when scattered reads are enabled.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 20

Example:
[PM870.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.LOW_LATENCY_DEVICE]
minBlockSize 10

[CM4000.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.HIGH_LATENCY_DEVICE]
minBlockSize 100

Tag Scan Rate Parameters

Each tag can be configured at a priority level from 1-3 where 1 is the highest.
Parameters exist to adjust the relative scan rates of the high and low priority tags in
comparison to the nominal tag scan rate.

HighScanRate
Parameter type: percent relative to nominal
Default value: 50

LowScanRate
Parameter type: percent relative to nominal
Default value: 200

Using the default parameters, the high priority tags will be refreshed twice as fast as
the normal priority tags, and the low priority tags will be refreshed at half the rate of the
normal priority tags. These parameters can be configured at the port level and higher.

Using the default settings and a nominal tag refresh rate of 1 second:

Low Priority Tag Refresh: 2000 ms

Normal Priority Tag Refresh: 1000 ms
High Priority Tag Refresh: 500 ms

Example:
[PM870.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1]]
HighScanRate 25
LowScanRate 500T

Advanced Tag Block Capabilities (Invalid Memory Access Blocks defined)

Some devices may restrict access to certain memory registers. Such registers may be
available for read only, write only or may not be available at all, resulting in a MODBUS
exception when the registers are addressed.

Definition: Blocks of registers that cannot be read or written to are referred as “invalid

memory access blocks.”

These devices create a challenge for the PWRMODBUS driver. If the device has
invalid blocks that do not support scattered reads (or they are disabled for this device),
the driver may try to read registers in blocks that intersect with the registers that cannot
be read. This can result in the whole block being invalidated and, in certain cases, may

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also result in device being taken offline. Figure 1 (below) illustrates an invalid block in
the middle of an address space.

Figure 1 shows how the "invalid memory access block" affects MODBUS register
blocking. In this situation, if the driver does not know that the block of 3 inaccessible
registers exists, it will try to block all registers from 1 to N (depending on data that was
requested by the real-time data collector). This block, however, will never be read
successfully, as the device will respond with an exception to all attempts to read invalid
registers.

If the configuration includes information about invalid memory access blocks, the driver
will create two blocks instead of one, as shown in Figure 2:

In Figure 2, invalid registers were taken into account when the block was constructed.
When configuring device that has invalid memory areas, it is especially important to
define all blocks that may interfere with any of the tags.

Invalid Block Tag Definition Syntax

Invalid access memory areas are defined as variable tags, using the following format
for the address:

T:IB;{m|i|c|s}:<start_register>:u<count>;E:1;L:P:0

where

• m, i, c and s define the type of MODBUS register

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• <start_register> is the first register address of the invalid access block

• <count> defines the number of registers in the invalid access block

Example:

T:IB;m:300:u10;E:1;L:P:0

This defines an invalid access block of ten holding registers starting from register 300.

Configuration Notes
When one or more invalid access blocks is defined according to the syntax above, tags
configured to read any of invalid registers will be affected by it. If any of the tag
registers fall into an invalid memory access block, this tag will not be readable; any
attempt to read its value will result in #COM, as shown on Figure 3:

However, such tags do not affect other tags, because the PWRMODBUS driver
implements algorithms that prevent tags from being invalidated by invalid memory
block logic.

Tags that try to use invalid registers are detected on startup and can be found by
analysing the log file. This is an example trace:

[DEBUG] [REAL][GeneralDriver::BaseDatapointBuilder::BuildDataPoints
()] Adding datapoint. Tag - BCM1\H_QIVR34\SwlStr Address -
T:SS;m:283:2;E:1;L:P:26 Datapoint: class Datapoints::Status_SS

[DEBUG] [REAL][RealTimeData::DeviceCache::Subscribe()] Init

Registers: Polled Registers: Address:283 Type:3

[ERROR] [MISC] [RealTimeData::BlockBuilder::AddDataPoint()] Cannot

add datapoint, one or more invalid memory addresses fall into non-
splittable block

[ERROR] [MISC]
[GeneralDriver::BaseDatapointBuilder::BuildDataPoints()] Could not
init datapoint. Tag BCM1\H_QIVR34\SwlStr Address
T:SS;m:283:2;E:1;L:P:26. Analyze other messages, this tag address
may contain invalid registers

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Such output is expected when a holding register with address 283 is declared invalid.
This trace helps figure out any configuration issues.

Write-only Memory
If a certain register range is accessible for write only, no additional configuration may
be needed. However, to prevent the driver block optimizer from including these
registers in a poll, they also must be configured by adding “invalid block” tags as
described in the Invalid Block Tag Definition Syntax, described above. Declaring these
registers invalid will not prevent drivers from trying to write to them. Figure 4 illustrates
a write-only memory configuration:

Write-only registers should not be confused with write-only datapoints that internally
read a register before attempting to write. Declaring the register they read invalid will
result in a datapoint not working; such mistake should be avoided. Figure 4 shows
“WriteOnlyDP” as an example; this tag cannot be read (it will result in #COM), but
internally it needs to get the register value before writing into it. If this register was
declared invalid, tag writes would also not succeed.

Figure 5 illustrates a write-only datapoint:

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Tag Blocking Notes

The drivers support an advanced blocking mechanism for tags. That is, real-time tags
are no longer blocked together with write-only tags.

Tags found invalid, due to intersection with invalid memory areas, are not blocked with
“good” real-time tags and will not therefore interfere with them.

Write-only Tags
Beginning with driver version 2.0.1.1, the write-only tags feature is fully supported.

There are no special logic codes or address formats for write-only tags. If a tag
references memory that was declared invalid (see Invalid block tag definition syntax,
above), and its datapoint has writing capabilities, the tag becomes write only. No
preliminary checks are performed to verify that the memory can be written to, and no
additional configuration is needed. It is assumed that, if the tag is configured to write
into memory that has been declared “invalid,” the memory can actually be written to.

It is important to understand that scaled write tags (code 110) will become write-only
tags, if that scale register can be read. Tag Device\TagN on Figure 6 explains this
case: the datapoint needs to read the scale value from the scale register in order to
write scaled value to write-only register. However, as long as the actual register
belongs to the memory that can only be written to (and it is configured using T:IB tag
syntax as explained in Invalid Block Tag Definition Syntax above), this tag cannot be
read.

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The fact that the tag mentioned before cannot be read will not affect other tags reads
(see Tag Blocking Notes, above).

Note: The write-through feature of the device cache is disabled for write-only tags.

Waveform Parameters
The following parameters configure the waveform downloading behaviour. These
parameters are only applicable for Sepam devices and PowerLogic devices that
support waveforms.

[Parameter] [Default Value] [Parameter Type]

WaveformsDisable 0 Boolean value

WaveformMatchMargin 10 seconds

WaveformCheckTime 30 seconds (PM/CM)

WaveformZone 1 integer (Sepam)

WaveformsDisable
This parameter enables or disables waveform downloading for a particular device.

Parameter type: Boolean value

Default value: 0

Example:
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
WaveformsDisable 1 //Disable waveform downloading
NOTE: This INI setting is a global setting that sets the default at startup. You can set this
for any set of devices (such as clusters, individual devices)

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There is also a tag that will change an individual device's setting at runtime (it will reset
to the default when you restart the project). This tag is
LLNO\WaveformCollectionEnabled. 1 = True, 0 = False.

WaveformMatchMargin
Alarms are matched to waveforms by the timestamp of each. This parameter is the
maximum difference between alarm timestamp and waveform timestamp for the
product to consider it a match.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 10

Example:
[SEPAM40]
WaveformMatchMargin 2

WaveformCheckTime (PM, CM, and Sepam)

This parameter defines the time the driver will wait between checking for new
waveforms.

Parameter type: seconds

Default value: 30

Example:
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
WaveformCheckTime 60 (checks every 60 seconds)

WaveformZone (Sepam)
This parameter defines the Sepam waveform zone that the Sepam driver will use to
collect waveforms from the device. This allows two masters to extract waveforms from
the same device. Valid values are 1 or 2.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 1

Example:
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
WaveformZone 2

Sepam Event Reading Parameters

These two Sepam parameters are described below.

EventTable
This parameter defines the Sepam event table that the Sepam driver uses to collect
alarms from a device. This allows two masters to extract alarms from the same device.
Valid values are 1 or 2.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 1

Example:

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[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORTO_1.DEVICE_A]
EventTable 2

EventIdle
This parameter defines the time that the driver will wait before requesting the next
event from a Sepam device. It may be possible to reduce this value to increase the rate
at which alarms can be retrieved from the device.

Parameter type: milliseconds

Default value: 500

Example:
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORTO_1.DEVICE_A]
EventIdle 200

Sepam Device Driver INI Configuration Settings

Sepam devices support two event buffers, which enables two concurrent masters to
read events. For all Sepam devices, the first buffer starts at register 0x40, and the
second starts at register 0x70. By default, the first buffer is used; however, in certain
configurations, there may be a need to tell the driver to use the second buffer. This can
be done by adding the following section to citect.ini (see Use Cicode to Customize a
Project on page 139):

[Sepam]

[Parameter] [Default Value] [Parameter Type]

EventTable 1 //Valid values are 1 and 2.

Value 2 tells the driver to use event buffer starting at 0x70; any other value falls back to
0x40.
NOTE: If the installation uses any other software—such as SMS, CET, or ION—the
setting in that application should be buffer 2.

[Parameter] [Default Value] [Parameter Type]

EventIdle 500 Integer

‘EventIdle’ is the time the driver will wait before requesting the next event from the
Sepam device. It may be possible to reduce this value to increase the rate at which
alarms can be retrieved from the device.

Example.
[SEPAM40.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
EventIdle 200

See Edit Tag Addresses on page 38 for information about PowerLogic device driver
addresses.

MicroLogic Modules Configuration Parameters

A MicroLogic unit consists of three or four modules, each acting as a separate
MODBUS device; however the I/O server views MicroLogic as one I/O device. The
communication control module (CCM) is optional for MicroLogic; its presence may be
detected by the driver or specified in the INI file.

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CCM
The CCM parameter specifies whether a CCM is present on the device or if the driver
should try to detect its presence ("auto mode"). Valid values are:

CCM not present - 0
CCM present - 1
Auto mode - 2 (default)

Any other value reverts to auto mode.

Parameter type: integer

Default value: 2

Example:
[Micrologic.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
CCM=1

Module-Specific Packet Blocking Optimisation Settings

Due to different firmware versions, MicroLogic modules may require different blocking
settings. This is especially true when MicroLogic contains a BCM that supports
MODBUS "read multiple registers" requests for up to 124 registers, and an MM or a
PM module that supports 21 register reads at max. The MicroLogic driver allows
blocking optimisation parameters to be overridden for each of the device's modules, as
in the following example:
[Micrologic.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A]
maxBlockSize = 124

[Micrologic.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A.BCM]
maxBlockSize = 21

The parameter set for the device applies to all of its modules unless overridden in a
module-specific section (e.g., [Micrologic.MYCLUSTER.PORT_1.DEVICE_A.BCM])

These parameters can be overridden:

• enableScatteredReads
• minBlockSize
• maxBlockSize
• PercentBlockFill

This applies to the BCM, CCM, MM, and PM modules.

MicrologicV INI Settings
The MicrologicV device driver includes these additional INI settings:
• Level3: This is the level 3 device password (four digits), used by the driver when
executing commands.
• Level4: This is the level 4 device password (four digits), used by the driver when
executing commands.

If you do not supply this parameter, the driver uses the default device passwords.

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Data Replication Parameters

These parameters are used to configure the data directory paths of your servers. These
settings are server wide, and must be added to the ‘WaveformDB’ area of the ini file.

Database root folder path

Waveform databases for all units will locate on the filesystem under the same common
folder. The path to the root folder will be specified in the citect.ini file:

[WaveformDB]
LocalRoot = c:\path\to\the\database\root

This path must be specified as local path.

By default, the PowerSCADA Expert[DATA] directory is be used as database root

folder.

Database root UNC path

For waveform files to be accessible by the remote clients, the database root folder must
be available as network shared folder. The UNC name of this folder must be specified
in the INI file

[WaveformDB]
UNCPath = \\computerName\shareToTheLocalRootAbove

If the UNC path to the database root is not specified, all waveform file names returned
by the library will be local file names for the I/O server, making viewing the waveforms
on the remote clients impossible.

Replication destination configuration

In redundant scenario, the replication target folder must be specified for replication to
work

[WaveformDB]
ReplicationDestinationRoot=\\OtherMachine\share\path

The destination path is the name of the network share on the redundant machine
where its waveform database root is located. It must also allow write access.

No default value for it is assumed.

If not set or share is not accessible, no replication will be preformed.

Graphics Library Parameters

Maximum number of entries that can be held in Event Log

The Alarm Summary length parameter in Citect.ini defines the maximum number of
entries that can be held in the Event Log (default = 5000 entries). You can view all
events in the Event Log and alarms in the alarm logs (Alarm Log, Unacknowledged
Alarms, Disabled Alarms).

Each event requires 256 bytes of memory, plus the length of the comment. 32,000
entries will require at least 8 MB of memory. If you have many events, you should
ensure that there is enough memory to store them in RAM.

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After the parameter number is reached, older events are FIFO’d out to storage in
[Installed Project Directory]\Schneider Electric\PowerSCADA Expert 8.1 with Advanced
and Reporting\Logs

Parameters for Alarm and Event States

[Alarm]
UseConfigLimits = 1
CacheLength = 2500

!Sound1 = <wave file name>

!Sound1Interval = <repeating interval in milliseconds>
!Sound2 = <wave file name>
!Sound2Interval = <repeating interval in milliseconds>
!Sound3 = <wave file name>
!Sound3Interval = <repeating interval in milliseconds>

[AlarmFormat]
EventLog=OnDate | Date, OnTimeMS | Time, Custom1 | Equipment, Name | Descrip-
tion,
SumState | State | Custom2 | Location, UserName | User

[AlarmStateText]
ON=<default text for ACTIVE state>
OFF=<default text for INACTIVE state>
ACK=<default text for ACKNOWLEDGED state>
ENA=<default text for ENABLE state>
DIS=<default text for DISABLE state>
CLE=<default text for CLEAR state>

These parameters are read only when the system starts up. The user must restart
PowerSCADA Expert if they change these parameters.

If you do not specify any value for these parameters, these default values will be used,
in this order: .
Appearance
Disappearance
Acknowledge
Enable
Disable
Clear

[General] IODevCheckStartupDelay
Delay time before the I/O server starts checking for I/O device status at start-up. The
delay allows time for the I/O devices to come online. Otherwise, the I/O server would
have triggered alarms to indicate that communication was not successful for the rel-
evant equipment.
Allowed Values: ≥ 0
Default Value: 0

[General] IODevCheckInterval

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The time interval in seconds that the I/O server repeats the I/O device status check.
Allowed Values: ≥ 2
Default Value: 2

Integration Parameters
The following parameters deal with single sign-on and integration of
PowerSCADA Expert and Power Monitoring Expert.

[Applications]PSEHostName

If you do not have Power Monitoring Expert installed, and you want
PowerSCADA Expert reports, use this parameter. This parameter specifies the
IP address for PowerSCADA Expert.

[Applications]HostName

This parameter specifies the IP address for Power Monitoring Expert.

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Appendix 3: Additional INI Parameters

The following parameters are added to support device types as they are added to the
system.

Quantum PLC Time-Stamped Events

The PWRMODBUS driver supports Quantum time-stamped events. You must set the
following INI parameter to enable time-stamped alarms downloading:

[PWRMODBUS]

TSEventsEnabled = 1
0 by default, valid values 1 or 0

TSMailboxAddress = 1104
1104 by default

TSAddrLost = 705
705 by default

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Appendix 4: Glossary

address

The address contains all the information the SCADA system needs to get values from a
known device, and to return a value determined by the values read from the device
and the calculation rules defined in the address.

alarm categorization

Added when setting up custom tags, this is one of the alarm filters. which will be used
for filtering and sorting alarms in the Alarm Log. Categories are: normal, over, over hs,
rate of change, reversal, sag, swell, transient, under, and under hs.

alarm text (On/Off)

For onboard alarms, this is the text (added while adding a custom tag) that displays
when the alarm is on or off. This text will display in the Alarm Log.

alarm filters

Setup in the Profile Editor, these filters help you filter and sort data that displays in the
Alarm Log.

alarm groups

Added when setting up custom tags, this is one of the alarm filters. which will be used
for filtering and sorting alarms. Groups are: frequencies, motors, power factors, powers,
temperatures, time, and voltages.

alarm levels

Added when setting up custom tags, this is one of the alarm filters. which will be used
for filtering and sorting alarms. Levels are: event, high, medium, and low.

alarm types

Added when setting up custom tags, this is one of the alarm filters. which will be used
for filtering and sorting alarms. Types are: diagnostic, power quality, protection, and
system.

bandwidth

The amount of space or processor resource being used by a part of the system. You
can use the bandwidth allocation parameters to allocate bandwidth for different types
of data.

baud rate

The speed of transmission of electrical signals on a line. This is often described in bits
per second (bps), although the baud rate and bps are not truly interchangeable. The
baud is actually the measurement of how frequently the sound changes on the line.

bitmask

A mask is defined as data that is used with an operation to extract information that is
stored in another location of the code. A bitmask is the most common mask used. It
extracts the status of certain bits in a binary string or number (a bit field or bit array).

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Cicode

This programming language, which is similar to Visual Basic or "C," allows you to
access and edit real-time data in the project. Although not difficult to use, the person
working in Cicode must have received Cicode training.

cluster

A discrete group of alarms servers, trends servers, reports servers, and I/O servers. It
would usually also possess local control clients. For a plant comprising several
individual sections or systems, multiple clusters can be used, one cluster for each
section.

CommsMethod (communications method)

This is the communication protocol, such as MODBUS/RTU via Gateway, that is being

used by a device. When adding devices in the I/O Device Manager, you will need to
specify the CommsMethod.

ComPort

(also COM port) The computer's communications port used to connect to devices, for
sending and receiving serial data.

composite device type

A composite profile can be made from more than one device type. Each device type
included in the composite profile can use its own protocol for communication. The
composite device type allows the engineer to use two devices for one monitoring point,
e.g., a breaker and a monitoring device. PowerSCADA Expert combines the
functionality of the two devices so that the end user only needs to consider one device
when analysing that location in their system.

configuration environment

(See design time environment.)

control

This is a command written to a device register that then causes an action within some
equipment. There are a series of default control tags in PowerSCADA Expert to
achieve these actions. For example, in the Sepam 40, there are control tags to operate
a circuit breaker and enable a recloser.

custom device type

This is a "new" device type that is added to a system. Although the Profile Editor
includes many standard device types, it may be necessary to add a new device type
that includes custom tags, or one that includes a different set of tags than the standard
device types.

custom tag

This is a "new" tag that is added to the system. Although the Profile Editor includes
many standard tags, you may need to add a tag for a third party device, or to edit an
existing tag to change its attributes. In these cases, you need to add a custom tag.
These tags are then added to a customized device type to be made available in
profiles and projects. The custom tag creation interface applies rules to the tag creation
to help guide the user to making tags that will correctly retrieve the desired information
from devices.

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DataBits

This is the number of data bits used in data transmission. The I/O device and the
ComPort must have the same value.

data type
Data types are restricted to these types that are supported by the SCADA system:
digital, int, long, real, and string.

demo mode

This demonstration mode allows you to run the product without a hardware key. You
can use all of the product features, but with limited runtime and I/O options. See The
Demo Mode on page 202 for details.

design time environment

To be used only by the person who is creating and installing the project for the end
user, this is the environment in which you add devices, profiles, and projects, as well
as create genies and one-lines.

device category

Used in the I/O Manager to logically group device profiles, to make them easier to
locate. The default category is "Schneider Electric, and the default subcategories are
"Monitoring Device," "PLC," and "Protective Device." Do not confuse these terms with:
• categorization and subcategorization (alarm filters, used during runtime, to filter
and sort alarm data)
• category type: real-time filters that provide metadata for future reporting

device profile

A subset of the device type: where the device type includes all of a device type's
attributes, the device profile includes only the specific tags that are used by an
individual customer. A device profile is set up like a device type, except that it is
specially configured for a particular need. For example, a CM4000 that is being used to
monitor the main at a given facility would have a different profile from the CM4000 that
is used to monitor water and gas at a facility. The profile also allows you to designate
that some tags will be used for trending and/or for PC-based alarming.

device type

A device type contains all the information for retrieving the available information from a
given device type. This information is stored in the form of tags. Tags can be of these
types: real-time, onboard alarms, controls, and Resets. Real Time tags can be further
separated into groups such as Currents or Energies.

A device type has a name and has one or more drivers associated with it. It also has
one or more tags associated with it; for each driver/tag combination, the device type
can have an address.

device type drivers

These are programs that allow PowerSCADA Expert to interact with a device or series
of devices. PowerSCADA Expert includes several generic drivers (generic MODBUS,
Sepam 40 Range, MicroLogic 5P and 6P, CM4000 series, and PM800 series) that
interact with "standard" device types.

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engineering unit templates

Used for conversions between base units and their conversions (for example, inches to
centimeters or amperes to kiloamps).

enumeration (used for the circuit breaker status)

This is a single value (0-5) that defines a condition that is determined by multiple bits.
They allow for dynamic contingencies, such as when you need to use multiple bits to
describe the position of a circuit breaker.

format code

These codes define the attributes of the address field of a tag. See Format Code
Definitions on page 71 for a list of format codes.

functional addressing

Creates addressing for a device that has data residing in different registers. Functional
addressing dynamically addresses the device, based on its configuration (using C#,
you can write code to account for user-defined variables). When you add the profile to
a project, you will enable functional addressing. Then, when exporting to the I/O
Manager, you are prompted for the variable(s) related to these device types.

genie

A genie is a multi-layer graphic that is used on the Graphics page to indicate an object,
such as a motor, generator, circuit breaker, or switch. Using genies, you only have to
configure common behaviours of that object once. The default genie library includes a
large number of pre-defined genies. A graphics page can contain any number of
genies.

ICD file

IED capability description: This is the file that is imported into the Profile Editor from an
IEC 61850 device. Editing for ICD files is limited to the ability to add/delete datasets
and control blocks, and the ability to edit buffered and unbuffered control blocks that
were created in the Profile Editor.

IEC tag name

The IEC 61850-compatible name that is created when a tag is created. This is the
name that is used by the SCADA system. The tag names provided use an abbreviated
form of the IEC 61850 naming convention. A tag name cannot include any special
characters except ( _ \ ). It can be a maximum of 32 characters.

IED

Intelligent electronic device

IID

Instantiated IED description: defines the configuration of one IED for a project; is used

as the data exchange format. This file contains data for just the IED that is being
configured.

I/O Manager

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This tool allows you add device profiles to, or delete them from, a project. From the
Profile Editor, you export profile data into a file that can be used in the project. From
there, you use the I/O Manager to add the device profile into a project.

logic code

Logic codes tell the program how to mathematically certain values in device registers,
thus providing values that the user needs. Examples of logic codes are date and time
for a circuit monitor or a Sepam device, digital inputs/outputs, and IEEE power factor.

metadata

Metadata provides data about other data. In PowerSCADA Expert, metadata might
include additional information about a custom tag: its category type, utility type,
statistical type, or quantity. It is often used for reporting purposes.

multi-monitor support

This option allows you to view the runtime environment from multiple computer
monitors. In PowerSCADA Expert, this allows you to view a different startup page on
each monitor.

onboard alarm

Onboard alarms are alarms that are detected and stored in a device's data logs. If an
onboard alarm is configured within a device, you can map it, via the Profile Editor, to a
digital time-stamped alarm in PowerSCADA Expert. These alarms and associated
waveforms can be read and displayed in the Alarm Log.

parity

Parity is used as a simple means of detecting error by verifying that the result is odd or
even. In PowerSCADA Expert, parity is required for the generic serial or MODBUS/RTU
comms methods, when adding a device.

PC-based alarms

PC-based alarms are alarms that are detected from a device and are stored in the
software. You can add them to the Profile Editor when you create the device profile. All
PC-based alarms are analog by default.

PMCU

The Meter Configuration Help Utility. Use this application to set up the features within
PowerLogic devices, and enabling such features as onboard alarms and waveforms.
The information that is generated from PMCU is then available for use within
PowerSCADA Expert.

point (see SCADA tag)

polling priority

When adding a custom tag, this field determines the level of priority that PowerSCADA
Expert uses when reading data from the related device. Options are low, normal, or
high.

PowerSCADA Expert tag name library

This library includes electrical parameters, or measurements or topics. A tag name has
three parts:

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• an easy to read name (such as Current Phase A)

• a unique identifier
• meta data (attributes used to categorize the data for intelligent display/analysis)

Profile Editor

This tool allows you to create device type tags, device types, and device profiles. This
information is then imported into PowerSCADA Expert, for use in creating graphics
pages.

project

A project is made up of any number of profiles. Profiles that have been added to a
project can be imported into the SCADA system and made available for setting up
actual devices in the SCADA system.

A project name must match exactly between the Profile Editor and Citect SCADA.

Each project includes: a unit template, display name, and one or more instantiated
device profiles (instantiated by choosing a device profile and specifying a name). The
following is a simple example of how device profiles and projects inherit information
from the device type.
• The device type myCM4Type can use either the Modbus driver or the IEC 61850
driver.
• The device profile myCM4Profile inherits this device type.
• The project myCM4Project instantiates the myCM4Profile and calls it
myModbgusCM4, and it specifies that it uses the Modbus driver.
• When this project is imported into the SCADA system, Modbus addressing will be
used.

register scaling

This is a conversion that is the result of applying a scaling multiplier to a register value.

resets

This feature allows you to reset data from a device. There are some pre-defined resets,
such as device date/time and onboard data logs, You can also add custom resets.

reserved names

The following terms are reserved for use in the Include project. If you use them in
projects that you create, they can cause compilation errors:
• IO_Server
• Report_Server
• Alarm_Server
• Trend_Server
• Client

runtime environment

This is where the end user views system information. This environment includes the
one-line diagrams with interactive objects, alarm and event pages, and analysis pages
(from which users can view trends and waveforms).

SCADA tag (SCADA point)

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A SCADA tag is an extension of the tag name. A SCADA tag is made up of five parts:
two in addition to those already defined in the PowerSCADA Expert tag library:
• an easy to read name (such as Current Phase A)
• a unique identifier
• an address (where on a device to read the raw data from)
• a formatting scheme (what to do with the data after it is read to scale it)
• meta data (attributes used to categorize the data for intelligent display/analysis).

SCL

Substation Configuration Language, the configuration description language for

communication in electrical substations related to IEDs (defined by IEC 61850-6). This
language is used when importing/exporting ICD files. SCL files are used in such
devices as G3200 gateways.

StopBits

The number of bits that signals the end of a character in asynchronous transmission.
The number is usually 1 or 2. Stop bits are required in asynchronous transmissions
because the irregular time gaps between transmitted characters make it impossible for
the server or I/O device to determine when the next character should arrive.

super-genie

Dynamic pages (usually pop-ups) to which the system can pass information when the
runtime page displays. You can use super-genies for pop-up type controllers (for a
very specific task that may not be always needed).

tag

Any quantity or measurement (topic) that is recorded by the device; for example,
current A. All tag names will use the IEC61850 naming convention. The user can
create custom tags; the naming convention will be in the following format:

<EquipmentName>\<PointName>

Where <EquipmentName> uses '_' (underscore character as a separator)

Where <PointName> uses '\' (backslash as a separator)

For example: SST_MV_BUSA_INC1\XCBR1\Pos

A tag contains a tag description, units, tag name, data type, and address.

Tags include the following (* indicates required information):

tag name*
display name*
group*
data type*
engineering units
Citect formatting
polling priority
alarm "on" text
alarm "off" text
category type
utility type

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statistical type
quantity
alarming categorization
alarm type
alarm group
alarm subcategorization
alarm level

The tag's group determines the tag's class:

If the tag's group is onboard alarm, control, or reset, the tag's class is the same.

If the tag's group is anything else, the tag's class is real time.

tag address

This "address" includes everything you need to know about a tag (quantity/topic).
Included are the data type, priority, and logic code; and how the tag is displayed in
registers. You can change address attributes on the Edit Address screen. The full tag
address displays on the Define Device Type Tags tab when "Advanced Properties" is
selected.

tag description

The tag description is a human readable name which can include spaces and special
characters (except for \ / : * ? < > | ). The description can be a maximum of 32
characters long.

tag group

The basic groups include: real-time, of which there are several sub-groups (for
example, currents, energies, frequencies and power factors); onboard; control; and
reset.

units

Units are the standard measurement associated with the quantity measured by a tag.
Units come in two types: base units and conversion units.

Some information is common to all units, and some applies only to conversion units:

Common Information: base unit name, base unit abbreviation

Conversion Unit Information: conversion unit name, conversion unit abbreviation,

offset, multiplier

units template

The units template defines the conversion factor that must be applied to the standard
units provided in order to give the user their information in their desired units. The units
profile applies to an entire project. For example, If the standard unit for a device is MW,
but the user wants their project to display KW, they must define this units conversion in
the units template and then apply it to an entire project.

user privileges (user access, user rights)

This feature allows you to control the amount of access that each user has to the
system. User privileges are password-protected. SeeDefault User Access Settings
(Privileges) on page 219 for more information.

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vector math

Vector math and vector math IEEE are two logic codes. They are the result of math that
use vectors, which are directed quantities.

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Appendix 5: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The following items provide information about topics that generate frequent questions.

If I don't use PowerLogic drivers, how do I create device profiles?

The easiest way to do this is to:

Create a device type using a non-PowerLogic driver (like MODNET).

1. Using that device type, create a device profile.
2. You need to change the addressing of the new device type. The easiest way to do
this is to copy the addressing from a known device type, and then make the
necessary changes for the new device type.

How should we manage categories and subcategories?

We recommend that each integration team decide in advance which categories and
subcategories they will use. The I/O Device Managere requires the entire Profile name
(which uses the category and subcategory as part of its name). Thus, you must be
consistent in naming if the profiles are going to be shared and re-used.
1. Category should be used for a vendor.
2. Subcategory should be used to describe a type of device.
3. From the master computer that has the Profile Editor installed, create the categories
and subcategories that you plan to use.
4. Copy the DeviceTypeCategories.xml file (located in the OS-specific data directory:
Data/Profile Editor/ Vx.x ) to every computer being used to create profiles.

When should I create a device type rather than device profile?

Create a new device type, instead of a profile, when the addressing for a specific tag
needs to change. An example:

The integration team can choose which Input to which they will wire circuit breaker
status and position. In this case, the tags for circuit breaker status and position would
have different addressing, based on how that particular circuit breaker is wired. We
recommend a new device type in this case.

How do we synchronize a new PC with the master Profile Editor PC?

To synchronize a new machine with the latest device types and profiles from your
master Profile Editor PC, you can:
• Use the Import feature to import tags, device types, and profiles from either an
existing project or from SCL files. See Import Files into the Profile Editor on page 62
for full details.
• On the source PC: From the OS-specific Data/Profile Editor/ Vx.x directory, copy the
entire OS-specific Data/Profile Editor/ Vx.x directory to the corresponding directory
on the destination machine.

What do I do before I add or remove devices in the I/O Device Man-

ager?
1. You must close all open dbf files in the Project Editor (or in Excel).
2. If you are removing a device, check “pack database after removal” on the last page
of the wizard.

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3. Any changes that you made inside the Citect Project Editor (such as setpoints or
data type modifications) are lost when you delete the device from PowerSCADA
Expert.

What are the requirements for device names?

Device Name:

Keep Device name ≤ 16 characters. Use _ as a separator.

If you use a naming convention that incorporates location, you will be able to do
filtering on alarm location.
• For example, Site_Building_Panel_device would be named Sx_Bx_Px_Device.
(Site1_Building1_Panel1_CM41 — S1_B1_P1_CM41).
• The fewer levels you have, the more characters you can have in each level.

Device Comment:

Use this field for an alias of the device name.

This comment will be placed in the Equipment database, which is accessible from
Cicode.

How do I troubleshoot device communications issues?

PowerSCADA Expert drivers provide default communication settings that work with
most devices. However, in cases when communication losses occur, use this checklist
for finding the issues.
1. Initial checks, if the device is attached via a gateway:
— Ensure that all communication settings are correct on the gateway and device.
— Check the gateway timeout. A setting that is too low will cause many timeouts to
occur. A setting that is too high will impact performance. We recommend a 3
second timeout, because most devices work well with this setting. Some
devices may require a higher timeout (5 seconds).
2. In all communication setups (also see the driver help for parameters):
— Ensure that the PowerSCADA Expert driver timeout is correct. We recommend
that you set this to:
gateway timeout x number of clients + padding
Example: If the gateway timeout is 3 seconds and there are 3 clients, set the
timeout in PowerSCADA Expert to 10 seconds.
— Check the maximum block read size. Some devices do not handle large block
reads well. When you lower the maximum block read size, the requests are
smaller and faster. The downside is that more requests will be sent to the
device, and tags will refresh more slowly.
— Check the device to see if there are registers that it cannot read. Some devices
do not allow access to all registers.
Example: Data is in register 100-125 and 130-150. PowerSCADA Expert will
perform one read from 100-150. If 126-129 do not allow reading, this packet will
return an exception. Use the appropriate logic code to mark these registers as
invalid reads.
— If there are still timeout/no response issues, enable retries on exception. Some
devices may not respond if they are performing other functions. In this case,
a0x0A or 0x0B exception will be returned to PowerSCADA Expert, which will
cause a communication loss. Enabling the "retry on exception" will re-try the
request.

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How do I use MODBUS communications methods?

MODBUS TCP/IP via Gateway: Use this for any device that is not speaking TCP/IP
natively. These devices connect through a gateway device such as an EGX or ECC.

MODBUS TCPIP: Use this for any device that can speak TCP/IP natively. This includes
CM4 or PM8 devices that have an ECC card installed.

How can I add more than one device at a time?

The I/O Device Managere requires that the profiles have already been exported from
the Profile Editor to the project.

If the automation spreadsheet attempts to add a device that is already present in the
project, an error will be thrown.
In the event that an error is thrown (for invalid profiles, communication parameters,
etc), the row containing the error will display in Excel. To prevent duplicate device
entries from being attempted, you must remove any rows above the row indicated
in the error message.

If you need to keep a record of the devices added to the system, then keep each of the
spreadsheets that was used to install devices in a known location for that customer.

The Setup Sheet needs to be modified for each project. Specify the entire path for each
file.

The Input Sheet requires the following:

The entire path name for each profile. The path name for a profile is based on the
category and subcategory from the Profile editor.
Example: Schneider Electric.Monitoring Device.Branch Circuit Monitor Full

What are the naming conventions for servers and clusters?

There is no enforced naming convention for server and cluster names, other than the
restriction that each server name and cluster name must be unique. Cluster names
must be a maximum of 16 characters, no spaces; they may not begin with a number.

Each team should come up with a naming convention for the servers and clusters. If
the team is consistent, it will make it easier to edit/create the automation spreadsheet
used for device addition.

How and when do I create users for the Runtime environment?

New projects do not have any users created by default.

The default graphics objects (such as circuit breakers and alarm pages) are
constructed using a pre-defined set of user privileges the security grid). During
development, you must have users of various privilege levels for testing purposes.
Create users for each of the various levels according to the security grid. To make the
best use of these privileges, we recommend that you use this security grid when
adding users as you create new projects.

See Default User Access Settings (Privileges) on page 219. For additional information,
see Using Security in the citectSCADA.chm help file (Program Files> Schneider
Electric > PowerSCADA Expert > v8.1 > bin).

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How do I manage projects in the Citect Explorer environment of Power-

SCADA Expert?
Although the designer may wish to organise each project in a particular way to suit
customer's needs, the following is a recommended best practice:
1. Keep original ‘Master’ copies of the PLS_Example and the PLS_Include projects
for reference.
2. The Services group may develop a group-wide “include” project that will act as a
conduit between the PLS_Include project and all customer projects (e.g., "Group_
Include"). This will make the upgrading of PLS_Include much easier, as it will be
the only project that must be modified to be compatible with the new version in the
group-wide include project.
Any changes made to the PLS_Include project should be made at the Group_
Include project level. This would involve removing portions of the code from the
PLS_Include project, modifying the code and saving it in the Group_Include project.
By removing (or commenting out) the original code and placing the new code in the
Group_Include project, a layer of abstraction is preserved, further simplifying the
upgrade process. In other words, the only changes to PLS_Include should be code
removal.
3. When a new customer project is started, also create a customer-level “include”
project.
Always back up and restore the customer project and its associated include
projects together.
Always restore include project(s) before restoring the customer (or top-level)
project.

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4. Upgrading PLS_Include:
Document all changes to PLS_Include. This is absolutely necessary when
upgrading to a new version of the PLS_Include project.
Minimize changes to the PLS_include project.
Abstract as many changes to the PLS_Include project as possible. This should be
accomplished by the use of multiple include projects as shown in the diagram
above.
New versions of PLS_Include will include a detailed description of each change,
allowing you to merge the old and new versions.
New versions of PLS_Include will maintain backward compatibility where possible.

On the Graphics page, what do I need to know about creating genies?

1. Creating a new genie:
The easiest way to create a new genie is to use an existing genie from the library.
This ensures that the new genie is compatible with the system, and that it preserves
this feature:
— A sizing guide (a dotted rectangle) is included; it displays during graphics edit
mode. This guide ensures that new genies can be swapped with existing
genies without the need to recreate portions of the drawing. Save the new genie
in the appropriate project (do not overwrite the provided genies).
Save the new genie in the appropriate project (do not overwrite the provided
genies).
2. Copying a genie to another project:
Open the genie in the graphics editor, and do a <save as> into another
project/library.
3. Genie Form Files:
Any new genie (copied or created) will not have a .frm file entry associated with it.
While the new genie is functional, it will show a cryptic unformatted properties box
in the Graphics Editor. You can create your own .frm file with the needed entries by
following the instructions available in the Citect Knowledge base.
If you want to use the .frm dialog box that belongs to the genie you copied, go to the
PLS_Include library; locate the .ctm and .ftm files. Each library has its own .ctm/.ftm
files that include the description for every genie in the library. (This is an ascii text
file that you can open in any text editor.) Find the genie that you copied (or on
which you're basing the new form). Copy the portion that matches the copied genie,
and create a .frm file that has the desired library name on it. Copy in the text from
the .frm file. Restart Citect Explorer or it will not detect the new .frm.
4. Genie Sizing
The provided genies come in two sizes: size 1 and size 2. When making a new
genie for reuse among multiple projects, it will be beneficial to create a genie for
both sizes. Follow the same steps for both sizes (sizing guides are provided for
both sizes).

How do we customize existing templates?

Template Editing:

All objects on the page contain one or more Animation Numbers (ANs). Symbols take
one AN while genies may take tens to hundreds of ANs. Placeholder ANs allow you to
add objects to a template that is used on existing pages.

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Some default templates contain ANs that have associated Cicode functions that rely on
the animation number to remain a fixed number. For this reason, we have pre-
allocated a set of ANs for the default templates. The base normal template uses ANs
1–263, and it has placeholder ANs from 264–500. When customizing this template,
you should use the placeholder ANs as required.

You can place an AN (or a placeholder AN) on the page by using the “System 3.x/4.x
tools available in the Graphics Builder under Tools< Options.

The default template uses ANs 1–263 and it has placeholder ANs from 264–500.

New objects added to a page or template will take the next available ANs. Any
previously used (and now abandoned) ANs will be reused.

To add an object on the template, you must:

1. Open the template.
2. View the page properties and change the page width to 2000. This will reveal the
hidden placeholder ANs on the page. You may have to change the width to a wider
dimension for widescreen templates.
3. Determine how many ANs the new object requires. (You can place the new object
on a blank page and then view the object in the object browser.)
4. Remove exactly the amount of ANs to allow the new object to be placed on the
template. Remove ANs beginning with the lowest available placeholder AN (in the
default template, this would be 264).
5. Place the object on the template.
6. Save the template.
7. Create a new page based on this template.

8. Drop a numeric object on the page.

a. This object’s AN should be 502 (501 is reserved for placing the template on the
page).
b. If the object has an AN less than 502 then you have unused AN(s) on the
template. This must be resolved. (Place additional ANs on the template to rectify
this situation.)
c. If the object has an AN greater than 502 then you have too many ANs on the
template (a AN on the template is going beyond the 500 limit). You must find the
culprit (via the object browser) and rectify the situation using the steps above.

How do I change the default pickup/dropout text for alarms?

The default ‘pickup/dropout’ text is shown as Appearance/Disappearance.

To change globally:
This text may be changed by configuring INI parameters in the citect.ini file. For
more information, see the System Integrator’s Guide (Graphics Library Parameters
on page 251)
This is the global fallback text that will be used in the event that pickup/dropout text
is not specific on a per-alarm basis in the Device Profile. You can specify the per-
alarm pickup/drop-out text on the profile tab in the Profile Editor.

To change on an individual basis:

See the System Integrator's Guide (View Device Profiles on page 43, "Alarm On
Text" and "Alarm Off Text").

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What can I modify during runtime?

Set-point Configuration during runtime: In the Alarm Server entry in the project editor,
view the advanced properties (F2) and set publish alarm properties = TRUE

Events Accessible at runtime: By default, 5000 events are accessible (view, filter,
print) during runtime. Additional events are logged to disk. The number of events
accessible at runtime may be changed by the [Alarm] SummaryLength parameter in
the INI file.

Why do the browser navigation buttons not work?

If the browser navigation buttons do not work when you are viewing the runtime
window, you have probably added a new page, but have not done the following:
• added the startup page to the Page parameter. See Set a New Page as the Project
Startup Page on page 109 for help.
• left the INI settings at <default>. In the Computer Setup Wizard, General Options
Setup screen, do not change the StartupPage field; leave it as <default>.

What can I set up in logging and archiving?

Event Logging and Archiving:

Event fields that are logged to disk may be configured by adjusting the AlarmFormat
parameter.

There is no automatic maintenance performed on the log files. It is important that the
log/waveform data be cleared out periodically (to prevent the hard drive from filling up;
this does not affect performance).

How do I create and configure busbars?

When drawing one-line diagrams:
Analyse the drawings at a customer site.
Number the busbars consistently on the one line diagram(s). If busbar 14 spans
across multiple pages, it should be numbered busbar 14 on all pages. Label the
voltage level (0–3) on each busbar.

Uses for Line Active:

Page Connections: Many one-line diagrams will span multiple pages. To connect
these pages together, you must use the line active field of the ‘incomers’ of the
second and subsequent pages. Set the line active field of the incoming busbars on
these pages to an expression that references the nearest device on the same
busbar of the previous page.
Metered Busbar: Many busbars are actually metered. It is more accurate to allow
these metering devices to dictate state than to rely solely on the simulation (see
Expressions below).

Configuration of Line Active:

Simulation: If the Line-Active field is left blank, the busbar state will be determined
by surrounding devices.
Expressions:
A Cicode expression in the form of Device\Tag > Nominal Voltage (I.E., S1_B1_P1_
CM41\MMXU1\PhV\zavg > 120).

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If the expression is TRUE, the ACTIVE color will be shown. The active color is
determined by the voltage level assigned.
If the expression is FALSE, the DE-ENERGIZED color will be shown.
Hard-Coded:
If no upstream devices are available (in the event of an incomer, for example), you
may have no other choice than to ‘hard code’ this field to a ‘1’. This forces the
busbar to always be ACTIVE.

What INI parameters should I use for debugging?

We recommend that you contact Technical Support before performing any debugging.

Parameter: [PowerLogicCore]
DebugCategory = All
DebugLevel = All (or Error)
LogFileArchive = Deprecated; no longer used. Use [Debug]SysLogArchive instead.
LogFileSize = Deprecated; no longer used. Use [Debug]SysLogSize instead.

Parameter Details:
DebugCategory defines which message categories to log. (See table below).
DebugLevel defines debug levels of messages to be logged. (See table below).
Debug Levels
The following debug levels are accepted by PowerLogic driver core library:
WARN: log all warning level messages
ERROR: log all error messages
TRACE: log all trace messages
DEBUG: log all debug messages
ALL: include all level messages
Debug Categories
PowerLogic core library and drivers messages are grouped in categories. Each of
these categories can be enabled independently from others in any combination.
MISC: miscellaneous messages that do not all into any other category
ALARM: messages related to alarms, regarding collection and detection
WAVE: messages related to waveforms -- waveforms download, processing
REAL: messages related to real-time data collection
STATE: messages related to internal object-state changes
CORE: core events that do not fall into driver-specific logic
MODBUS: TCP/MODBUS messages
ENTRY: trace messages produced when driver API entry points are called
PORT: traces related to the port events
UNIT: traces related to specific unit events
WAVETOALARM: not used
DATAPOINT: debug messages related to data points
STATISTICS: enables driver statistics data output
COMMAND: messages related to commands

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REPLICATION: messages produced by replication subsystem

ALL: enables all categories

Parameter: [Debug]
Menu = 1

Parameter Details:

The Menu parameter determines whether the Kernel option is displayed on the control
menu of the runtime menu. This can also be enabled using the Computer Setup Editor.

How do I tune my system for best performance?

There are several parameters that you can use to enhance your system's performance:

Driver-tuning parameters:
Parameter (Back Polling Rate): [SEPAM40]
CacheRefreshTime = 1000
InitUniCheckTime = 120
Retry = 3
Timeout = 1000
Parameter Details:
The CacheRefreshTime parameter controls the maximum rate at which the driver
will attempt to repopulate its cache. If the driver cannot refresh its cache within the
time period specified, it will collect data as fast as the network allows.
This back polling rate can be global to all devices or tuned up to a specific I/O
device.
The InitUniCheckTime parameter controls how long the driver will wait before
attempting to bring a device online after it has gone offline. This value can be
decreased to bring offline devices back into service in a shorter period of time. In a
multi-drop scenario, this time should be relatively long, to prevent init unit requests
from stalling communications to the rest of the devices on that port.
The Retry parameter defines the number of retry attempts for specific MODBUS
requests. Retries will only occur in response to the MODBUS errors which are
defined below.
The Timeout parameter controls how long the driver will wait for a response from a
device before setting that device as offline. This value should be greater than the
device/gateway timeout period.

Parameter: [Device]
WatchTime = 5000
Parameter Details:
Device WatchTime is the frequency that PowerSCADA Expert checks devices for
history files and flushes logging data to disk.
Default: 5000
Range: 1000–3600000 milliseconds.

Miscellaneous Parameters

Parameter: [Kernel]
Task = 20000

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Parameter Details:
Kernel Task is the number of tasks. Increasing the number of kernel tasks is used
when “Out of Kernel Task” message is received. The change will be likely for large
systems.
Default Value: 256
Range: 50–32767

Parameter: [Page]
ScanTime = 250
Parameter Details:
Page ScanTime determines how often the Animator refreshes a graphics page at
runtime.
Default: 250
Range: 1–60000 milliseconds

Parameter: [ALARM]
ScanTime = 500
Parameter Details:
Alarm ScanTime determines the rate at which alarms are scanned and processed.
Default: 500
Range: 0–60000 milliseconds

If a tag is configured, how is it polled in the device?

In other words, is a tag only polled on demand when it is requested by a client (for
example, when the operator displays a page with the tag on it)? Or are all configured
tags polled all of the time, with the relative polling rates/communications bandwidth
carefully managed?

The ModNet driver polls real-time tags on a user demand basis (when a user opens a
page with the tags on it). Therefore, the time to retrieve data will vary, depending not
only on the communications bandwidth, but on the amount of data being requested.
This can vary significantly, depending on which pages are displayed by the operators
at any particular time.

The PWRMODBUS driver polls all configured tags; however, different types of tags can
be polled at different relative rates, and the available communications bandwidth is
carefully managed. This approach means that tag update rates are not subject to the
scalability issues associated with operator actions (as is the case for the ModNet
driver). It is also advantageous in that performance issues associated with
communications bandwidth or IODevice response times can be determined at
SAT/time of implementation and are not subject to significant change during operation.

The different tag types can be allocated relative importance in data requests,
expressed as a percentage. (See Bandwidth Allocation Parameters in Performance
Tuning Parameters on page 239.) Keep in mind that any unused bandwidth allocation
(from, for example, events retrieval) is made available for other data types to use. If the
event does not need the default 25% allocation, it will be made available to the other
parameters (real-time tag retrieval, etc). This potentially increases the update rate of
real-time tags.

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Additionally, the real-time tag relative scan rate based on priority can be set to three
different levels. (See Tag Scan Rate Parameters in Performance Tuning Parameters
on page 239.) This means that, if some real-time tags are more important that others,
you can set their relative priorities. For example, configuration tags vs. important real-
time tags vs. normal real-time tags.

Device popup from a one-line: Why do the fields overlap?

This is controlled by a parameter entry:

Section: Page

Name: EquipDetailDescLength (the total number of characters in a single row of this

popup)

Default = 48. The problem will occur with a larger font or if the window is resized. The
default value of 48 can be changed or the window and associated genies can be
resized.

Can I change the %CLUSTER% name in the I/O Device Manager?

No. If you change the placeholder %CLUSTER% to any other name in the I/O Device
Manager, the system will be unable to find the actual cluster to which it refers.

A device can prevent writes to its registers: how do I ensure that writes
are successful?
PowerSCADA Expert cannot provide feedback about whether a write to a device
register is successful. If a device is capable is preventing (blocking) writes to its
registers (for example, Sepam), you need to verify that its “block” feature is not
enabled. Do this at the device.
NOTE: In Cicode, you can also use the tagwrite function in blocking mode, i.e., bSync
parameter = true; Check the return code: 0 = success, anything else = error. For more
information, see the Cicode Programming Reference help file.

How do I prevent PowerSCADA Expert from accidentally making

invalid areas in memory available to reads and writes?
PowerSCADA Expert normally optimises its packets for greatest performance. This
optimisation can sometimes includes invalid areas of memory in devices. These invalid
areas can be specifically defined and excluded from optimisation packets created by
PowerSCADA Expert. See Advanced Tag Blocking Capabilities in Performance Tuning
Parameters on page 239 for more information.

How do I create an audit in the Event Log for user logins and logouts?
//LOGOUT

FUNCTION
PLSLoginUser()

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//INT iPage = PageInfo(1);

INT iPage = WinNumber();
IF mbLoginFormShown[iPage] = TRUE THEN
RETURN; //form already shown
END
//prevent multiple forms
mbLoginFormShown[iPage] = TRUE;
IF (UserInfo(0) <> "0") THEN
// Confirm User Action
IF (0 = Message(StrToLocalText("@(Confirm)"), StrToLocalText("@
(Logout)"), 1+32)) THEN
PLSAlmDspEventAdd(0, 0, 1, "User Logout", Name(), "Logout", "");
Logout();
END
mbLoginFormShown[iPage] = FALSE;
RETURN;
END
IF (0 = LoginForm())
PLSAlmDspEventAdd(0, 0, 1, "User Login", Name(), "Login", "");
END
mbLoginFormShown[iPage] = FALSE;
END

Why am I seeing #COM for circuit breaker status in the genie status
page?
If this is a Micrologic P device, and it does not have a CCM, you will not be able to view
data referring to circuit breaker status, e.g. racked in/racked out. When there is no
CCM, the device profile should not have tags that refer to the CCM.

Why can't I acquire waveforms in the waveform viewer?

The "acquire" feature (the "A" button on the waveform viewer) does not work in
PowerSCADA Expert. You can, however, view waveforms from device onboard
waveform files. To do this:
• At the device or in the meter configuration software, add the appropriate alarm, and
enable automatic capture of the waveform when the alarm occurs.
• In the Profile Editor (Create Device Profiles tab), check the Waveform box for the
alarm you added.
• When the alarm occurs, the waveform is captured. You can view the waveform in
the Alarm Log. You can also view alarms/waveforms from a drawing in the runtime
environment. Click the genie for the device; right-click the alarm to view the
waveform.
Note that, in very large systems, it could take as much as an hour for the waveform
to appear.

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Why won't the Excel DBF Add-In toolbar install?

When you are installing the Excel DBF Add-In toolbar, you may see this error: "Error
1308. Source file not found....."

You can click "ignore" at this error, and the install will finish. The next time you open
Excel, the DBF toolbar will display.

What causes the "First dbf record" error message? How do I keep it

from happening?
The error message "First dbf record" tells you that a project is not found. This happens
when you add a project, and then rename it or delete it. Then, when you try to create a
new project, you see this error message.

To resolve this issue, simply shut down and then restart the Citect Explorer.

Why is my device in comms loss?

When you bring your system on line, and you find that PowerSCADA Expert has lost
communications with a device, check the following:
• Verify that the physical correction is correct and secure.
• Verify the IP address.
• Verify the Modbus address.
• Check the statusRegister, statusRegistersCount, and statusRegisterType (see for
details)

How do I set up select before operate?

For systems in which you can determine that a single user is selecting a device prior to
sending an open/close command, you can add a "select before operate" button.

To do this:
1. Locate the Select Before Operate tag in the variable tags.
2. Append \str to the end of the tag name.
3. Change the data type to STRING.
4. Click Add.

This creates the SBOw tag for the IEC 61850 advanced control screen. For more
information about advanced control, see:

Set Up IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 114

Perform IEC 61850 Advanced Control on page 167

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Index write-only tags 246

AdvOneLine.csv 117
.
AdvOneLine.exe 117
.aes file
stopping and starting 120
encryption 207
AdvOneLine.ini 117
1
AdvOneLine.ini settings
1.#R
one-lines 118
value returned in instant trend 162
AdvOneLineDebug.Bus.csv 117
A
AdvOneLineStatusLog.txt 117
access rights
alarm
adding for users 43
adding an onboard tag 138
changing for users 221
associated with waveforms 147
Windows integrated users 221
category 159
ACE969TP device type
category number 159
used with DNP3 55
changing pickup/dropout text 269
ACE969TP module
changing the severity 137
used with DNP3 55
codes
additional sources of information 9
unique identifier 40
address
colors 155
correcting missing or invalid 28
filtering
functional 29, 57
custom 159, 161
defiined 258
historical logging parameters 137
advanced control
issues 156
perform for IEC 61850 164
level
set up
setting in Profile Editor 44
IEC 61850 114
onboard 135
advanced tag block capabilities
pc-based 135
configuration notes 244
setting up in Profile Editor 46
invalid block tag definition syntax 243
priority 159
tag blocking notes 246
priority number 159
write-only memory 245

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setting up based on an enumeration 136 animation

states loss of communication not filtering correct 153

startup parameters 252 not display correctly when genie dimensions

wrong 122
tags
animation numbers (ANs)
adding 136
used in objects 268
alarm filters 158
Application Services
alarm format code definitions 73
restart 202
alarm log 155
setup 203
column headings described 157
Applications 206
filtering 154-155, 158
array
freezing 154
genie properties 114
logging data to disk 156
assigning tags to generic I/O points 32
printing 156
assumptions
problem with alarms not displaying 137, 156
about PowerSCADA Expert system
sorting 153, 155 integrators 1

Alarm On/Alarm Off text 46 before system integrator can set up system 1

alarm pages ATS

adding to the project 136 configuring 121

Alarms/Events page errors 130

equipment column 153 information 130

filtering alarms 159 audible alarms

remove/insert/move columns 154 setup 138

viewing 153 auto assign genie 125, 128

AlarmSummaryLength parameter auto configure genie 125, 128

maximum number of entries in the Event autoconfigure 211

Log 137
B
Allow RPC
back ground color
YubiKey 211, 218
changing in projects 109
analysis page 161
background colors
and all REAL 74
changing 165

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backup calculating disk storage 145, 161

Citect project file 139 CallProvider

Profile Editor project file 61 PLSProviders.ci 140

base unit and conversion CASE

adding and editing 26 changing user access rights 221

deleting 27 category/subcategory

basic readings summary 184 adding 34

basic reports deleting 34

Internet Explorer 9 emulation 170 editing 34

set up delivery method and email address 207 managing 264

before you use the I/O Device Manager 91 changing alarm severity 137

block writes circuit breaker status

using 90 using special tags to control 71

BRCB Citect platform connection 205

entering for IEC 61850 device 99 Citect.ini

entering for IEC61850 device 99 used to customize a project 139

breaker citect.ini file

configuring 122 setting up multiple monitors 201

errors 131 Citect.ini settings

information 131 one-line 118, 120

browser navigation buttons do not work 109 clear cache 142

busbar Live View 191

configuring 122 reporting 178

creating and configuring 270 cluster

errors 131 adding 10

information 130 CLUSTER name (%CLUSTER%)

busbars changing 274

two with same line active 129 cluster setup

C in the I/O Device Manager 92, 94, 96, 98

CacheRefreshTime parameter 272 redundantI/O servers 11

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collapse/expand all configure

Import Reconciliation screen 66 application services 202

color control format codes 73

active control inhibit 165

busbars 271 controls

changing background in projects 109 how they operate 29, 41

changing for genies 109 conversions

colors to base units 25

assigning to one-lines 118 core service host

changing background 165 connection with Citect 205

comment field core services

used in translation 10 configure 202

comms loss CoreServiceHost

troubleshooting 276 restart when changing runtime projects 169

communications loss 153 create menu item for LiveView page 193

troubleshooting 276 creating

compile and run 6 CSV file 33

Compile Errors window device profile 43

viewing PowerSCADA Expert errors 110 engineering template 23

Complete Import button 63, 68 genie 113

composite device type one-line on a graphics page 109

creating 51 PowerSCADA Expert project 107

Computer Setup Wizard project 55

running after first compile 6 CSV file

when adding a startup page 109 creating, viewing, printing 22, 33

configuration defining multiple devices 100, 102

one-line engine 206 CTZ file

configuration tools backup file 139

described 2 custom

control format codes 73

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filters debugging

alarms 159, 161 INI parameters to use 271

genie define

creating 114 device types and tags 27

icon 21 enumeration 71

reset demand current summary 188

adding 40 demand voltage summary 189

symbol demo mode

creating 114 using 202

tag design-time environment

deleting 38 described 107

deleting when associated with a device device

type 38
adding multiple 266
editing 38
adding to the PowerSCADA Expert project 91
custom tag
name
adding 36
requirements 265
customer support contact information 9
popup
customize tag names
overlapping fields 274
sub-tab 55
profile
customizing a project with Citect.ini 139
adding 57
customizing tag names 56, 58
creating 43
D
defined 6
data concentrator
deleting 47
setup 53
editing 46
data points
removing from a PowerSCADA Expert pro-
defining individually in an address 29 ject 100

data replication parameter 251 tags

datasets defining 27

adding/editing 48 type

DBF Add-In toolbar will not install 276 adding, editing, deleting 30

deadbands 145 defined 5

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defining 27 display client

deleting 32 basic report viewing 170

editing 31 display projects button

locking 21 adding a project in the Profile Editor 6, 57

unlocking 22 DNP3-TCP device

device communications issues adding 96

troubleshooting 265 DNP3 protocol support 54

device profile DNP3_serial

add as default 57 adding to PowerSCADA Expert project 94

device type documentation in this release 9

category/subcategory driver parameters

adding 34 editing 4

deleting 34 selecting for a profile 52

editing 34 setting up in the Profile Editor 46

composite 51 drivers

drivers choosing for device types 31

INI parameters 143 general PowerSCADA Expert 232

drivers and protocols generic power device 3

list of supported 3 how they work 3

name subscription expirations 4

limitations 30 subscription types 3

Device Wizard duplicate devices

before you use it 91 defined 4

devices in the PowerSCADA Expert project E

editing 103 EcoStruxure Web Services (EWS)

diagnostics (Application Conifguration Utility 204 configuration 204

Diagnostics page 208 avoid timeouts 205

disabling "tag not exist" prompt. 110 introduction 168

disk storage calculations 145, 161 email

configure to send basic reports 173

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sending reports 174 Equipment.Profiles

encryption file storage location 60

aes file for saving INI file to a different viewing 56

computer 207
errors
password 116, 119
ATS 130
energy readings 185
breaker 131
energy summary 184
busbar 131
engineering template
meter 132
creating 23
sources 133
engineering units
switch 130-131
adding 26
transformer 134
exceptions 25
errors and warnings
adding from the Project tab 57
correcting in the graphics page 110
deleting 27
one-line 127
editing 27
event filters 158
multipliers and offsets 25-26
event log 155
English.dbf
acknowledge, silence, print 156
used in translation 93, 95, 97, 99
logging data to disk 156
English.dbf file
problem with alarms not displaying 137
used for translation 93, 95, 97, 99
event notification serivce
entering copy for translation 13, 93, 95, 97, 99
Application Configuration Utility 205
enumeration
events
defining 71
historical logging 137
setting up alarm based on 136
storage limitations 137
status enumeration logic code 79
Example Automation.xls
equipment column
using to export multiple devices 101
alarms/events pages 153
Excel DBFAdd-In toolbar will not install 276
equipment name
expanding PowerSCADA Expert screens
adding via I/O Device Manager 101
F2 key 11
using when creating a one-line 110

equipment pop-up page 162

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export INI parameters used for debugging 271

PowerSCADA Export 59 managing categories and subcategories 264

Profile Editor (backup) 61 managing projects in PowerSCADA

Export 267
project files from Profile Editor 59
naming conventions for servers/clusters 266
SCL files 61
overlapping fields in device popup 274
F
performance tuning parameters 272
F2 key
preventing reads/writes to invalid ares of
use to expand PowerSCADA Export memory 274
screens 11
synchronize new PC with master PC 264
use to expand screens 11
what are genies 268
FAQs 264
what can be set up in logging and
#COM error for circuit breaker status 275 archiving 270

adding more than one device at a time 266 what can I modify during runtime? 270

adding/removing devices in I/O Device Man- working with templates 268

ager 264
FileFormat parameter
auditing user logins/logouts in the Event
Log 274 historical logging of alarms and events 138

browser navigation buttons do not work 270 filter

can I change %CLUSTER% name 274 import data 66

changing default pickup/dropout text 269 filter genie states 126, 157

creating and configuring busbars 270 filter the alarm and event logs 158

creating device profiles without PowerLogic filters

drivers 264
real time and alarm 37
creating users in Runtime 266
firewall ports
device name requirements 265
opening for runtime 150
device type vs device profile 264
First dbf record
device writing to its registers 274
error 276
Excel DBF Add-In toolbar will not install 276
force edit 67
How do I troubleshoot device communications
issues? 265 format codes

how to use MODBUS communications alarm definitions 73

methods 266
control definitions 73
if tag is defined, is it polled 273
custom control 73

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definitions 71 in Graphics page 268

predefined control 73 libraries

real-time definitions 71 ITEM1 230

reset 73 PLS_ALARM 222

frm file PLS_ANSI_BASE_1 / PLS_ANSI_BASE_

2 222
associated with new genie 268
PLS_ANSI_CB_1 / PLS_ANSI_CB_2 224
FRM file
PLS_ANSI_SW_1 / PLS_ANSI_SW_2 225
formatting genie appearance 114
PLS_DISPLAY 225
functional address 29, 57
PLS_GEN_BASE_1 / PLS_GEN_BASE_
definition 258 2 226

edit 35 PLS_GEN_CMD_1 / PLS_GEN_CMD_

2 227
functional constraints
PLS_GEN_EQ_1 / PLS_GEN_EQ_2 227
IEC 61850 64
PLS_IEC_BASE_1 / PLS_IEC_BASE_
fundamental phasor readings 185 2 228
G PLS_IEC_CB_1 / PLS_IEC_CB_2 228
G3200 setup 53 PLS_IEC_SW_1 / PLS_IEC_SW_2 229
generic I/O points PLS_METER 229
assigning tags 32 meter 123
generic MODBUS drivers repairing 128
included in system 3 resizing 122
genie source 123
adding to a drawing 109 state filters 126
auto assign 125, 128 switch/circuit breaker 122
auto configure 125, 128 transformer 124
busbar 122 genie color
configuration changing in project pages 109
viewing 125 GenieDefinitions.xml file
creating and editing 113 one-line 124
grouping 126 genies
icon 109 PowerSCADA Expert 121

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GetProviderResult before you use it 91

PLSProviders.ci 141 editing device information in a PowerSCADA

Expert project 103
GetProviderStatus
removing a device 100
PLSProviders.ci 141
I/O Diagnostics 208
getting more information 9
I/O server
graphics library parameters 251
adding before using the Equipment Wizard 10
graphics page
ICD file
adding in PowerSCADA Export 108
editing 61
setting as startup page 109
icons
Graphics runtime environment
locked and custom 21
editing appearance 112
IEC
group by type or page 126
import filter for ICD files 64
guest user
IEC 61850
single sign on 218
adding device to PLS project 98
H
advanced control setup 114
harmonic apparent power flows 187
datasets
harmonic reactive power flows 187
adding/editing 48
harmonic real power flows 188
functional constraints 64
help files 9
general workflow 8
historical parameters of alarms
perform advanced control 167
setup 137
re-match 66
historical trends
report control blocks 64
viewing 161
adding/editing 49
viewing from a one-line 164
tag construction 69
HostName
tags
ini parameter 253
logic codes described 74
I
IED
I/O Device Manager
defined 258
adding a device 91
IF logic
adding a device to a project 91
Live View 196

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ignored devices and topics 145 internationalization

IID real-time tables 198

defined 258 Internet Explorer 9 emulation

import reporting 170

files into Profile Editor 62 intervals

filter data 66 trend tags 52

ignore 67 invalid or missing tag address

match option 68 correction 28

project files into Profile Editor 59 Is Device Tag

removing import templates 69 reporting for composite devices 45

SCL files 63 J

set to unmatched 67 JBus

template adding 3, 31

applying 63 L

using 68 launchiing the profile editor 21

import filter LiveView

IEC 61850 files 64 basic readings summary 184

import Import reconciliation screen 65 conditional formulas 196

incremental reactive energy summary 186 create menu item 193

incremental real energy summary 186 create new template 193

INI parameters 231 data format 194

for historical reports 170 delete 198

for supported device type drivers 143 demand current summary 188

to use in debugging 271 demand voltage summary 189

instant trend does not launch (Matrikon Explorer) 183

pens stop updating 162 duplicate 198

viewing 162 edit predefined template 192

interlock check energy readings 185

IEC 61850 devices 167 energy summary 184

formatting 194

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formulas 195 views 190

fundamental phasor readings 185 Where's my device? 191

harmonic apparent power flows 187 LiveView Template Editor 182

harmonic reactive power flows 187 locked device type

harmonic real power flows 188 cannot delete 32

incremental reactive energy summary 186 unlocking 22

incremental real energy summary 186 locked icon 21

internationalization 198 locking a device type 21

introduction 182 lockout/tagout 152

lock setup 192 enable 111

minimum/maximum readings 196 logging level 204

modify 197 logic codes

placeholders 190, 195 definitions 74

power flow summary 184 loopback address

save a template 192 used for network addresses 10

save a view 190 M

setup 191 main menu options 22

tables list 183 manuals 9

templates 190 Matrikon

THD current summary 185 LiveView and reporting do not launch 169, 183

THD voltage summary 185 memory device

thresholds 196 one-lines 117

update device list 190 menu

update intervals 191 main options 22

update list 190 Menu Configuration

update now 191 used to edit Graphics page menu

information 6, 112
uptime summary 186
Menu Configuration tool 111
URL link to launch 189
metadatafields.xml
view area 192
use to edit alarm filters 159
viewer window 189

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meter communication errors 127

configuring 123 PowerSCADA Expert

errors 132 described 117

information 132 repairing 128

Micrologic one-line animation file locations 117

genie in Graphics Builder 229 One-Line Configuration Utility 125

MicrologicV INI settings 250 one-line device 117

migration utility 14 one-line engine

MODBUS communications methods 266 configuration 206

multi-device reports 179 one-line flowchart 115

multiple monitor support 201 one-line memory device 117

N one-time password 209

naming ports 12 log in 217

navigation arrows opening firewall ports for runtime 150

runtime environment 152 override

network address tag name 45, 51

adding 10 override tag status 165

network address and servers P

adding before using I/O Device Manager 10 pack

NetworkTagsDev I/O device after deleting a cluster 11

adding 11 using to delete data 115

normally closed Pagemenu.dbf

control tags 29 editing 112

O parameter

onboard alarm tag Sepam device driver configuration settings 249

adding 138 parameters

onboard alarms 135 advanced tag block capabilities 242

one-line alarm and event state 252

adding to a graphics page 109 AlarmFormat 159, 161

coloring 118 AlarmSummaryLength 137

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AlarmUseConfigLimits 136 module-specific packet blocking optimisation

settings 250
Bandwidth Allocation (port level) 239
packet blocking optimization 240
BandwidthAllocation (device level) 240
percentBlockFill 240
cacheRefreshTime 236
performance tuning 239, 272
CCM (Micrologic) 250
RegMode 238
Citect INI 231
retry 233
ClientAutoLoginMode
retryexception 234
used to set up Windows integrated
user 221 retrytimeout 233

CommandsBandwidth 239 security 239

data replication 251 Sepam Event Reading 248

database described 231 standbyCheckTime 234

driver standbyRefreshRate 234

editing 4 statusRegister 236-237

selecting for a profile 52 statusregistertype 237

enableScatteredReads 240 statusUnitCheckTime 235

EventBandwidth 239 Tag Scan Rate 242

EventIdle 249 time synchronization 144

EventTable 248 time zone settings 143

general PowerSCADA Expert drivers 232 TimeBandwidth 239

graphics library 251 timeout 233

HighScanRate 242 TimeSync 236

initCacheTimeout 235 timeZone 238

initUnitCheckTime 235 usewritemultiregistersonly 232

kernelStatisticUpdateRate 232 watchtime 232

LowScanRate 242 waveform 247

maxBlockSize 241 WaveformBandwidth 239

Micrologic 249 WaveformCheckTime 248

MicrologicV INI settings 250 WaveformMatchMargin 248

minBlockSize 241 WaveformsDisable 247

ModbusBase 237 WaveformZone 248

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password defined 259

one-time 209 polling rules for tags 273

password encryption 116, 119 port renaming

pc-based alarms 135 serial 94

setting up 46 ports

performance tuning parameters 239, 272 naming 12

pickup/dropout text renaming

changing for alarms 269 serial 95

platform refresh 142 TCP 93, 97

LiveView 191 power flow summary 184

reporting 178 PowerSCADA Expert

PLS export 59 backup 139

PLS_ClearCache 142 described 2

PLS_Example project 7, 107 naming conventions 266

PLS_PLatformRefresh 143 project

PLS_ReportDsp() creating 107

Cicode function uninstall and reinstall 5

used in report configuration 169 PowerSCADA Expert one-lines

PLS_ReportPage described 117

used in report definition 169 error logging 127

PLSAnimBusbar() genie introduction 121

Cicode function for custom genie GenieDefinitions.xml file 124

animation 114
introduction 125
PLSProviders.ci module 140
SupportedGenies.xml file 124
PM5000
predefined control format codes 73
device profiles for the I/O Device Manager 93,
95 predefined project

PM5000S 93, 95 PLS_Example 107

PM5000S1 93, 95 printing

PMCU CSV file 33

adding onboard alarms and waveform printing the alarm log 156
captures 137

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privileges project parameters

user sub-tab 55

PowerSCADA Expert 219 using to add information for imports 56

profile editor Project Parameters sub-tab 58

export 61 project XML files

launching 21 storage location 60

overview 17 PSEHostName

Profile Editor ini parameter for SSO 253

importing files into 62 Q

Profile Editor.exe.config Quantum PLC

using to change trend tag scan intervals 144 genie in Graphics Builder 230

profiles time-stamped events 254

adding, editing, deleting 45 quick start 5

enabling waveforms 43 R

file storage location 60 rack position

name limitations 45 displaying incorrectly 122

viewing 43 Rapid Access Label

project configure the report 171

adding 57 create and use 200

cannot add 276 label stock 200

creating in PowerSCADA Expert database 59 view LiveView tables 189

deleting 58 re-match IEC 61850 items 66

editing 58 read logic codes 74

exporting (to Citect from Profile Editor) 59 read/write logic codes 89

managing in PowerSCADA Expert 267 real-time format codes definitions 71

name limitations 57 real-time lists

problems when renaming in Citect 107 viewing from genies 165

reusing 108 redundant I/O servers

setting up 55 cluster setup 11

refreshing tags in the Project tab 56, 60

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repair multi device usage 179

one lines 128 PLS_ReportDsp() 169

project 126 PLS_ReportPage 169

upgrade project 126 sending via email 174

report configuration setting up in the runtime menu 169

saving 171 single device usage 178

report control blocks SMTP server and from address 173

IEC 61850 64 tabular 179

reporting basic trend 180

application tasks 170 using ReportMailer 174

ReportMailer utility reserved names

sending email reports 174 do not use in projects 260

reports reset format codes 73

adding to runtime menu 169 resets

basic adding custom 40

accessing, creating, modifying, how they operate 29, 41

removing 171
restart services 202
configure email to send 173
restore
editing appearance 177
project file 139
export 177
resx files
exporting, printing, saving 176
localization 182
localization 182
reusing a project file 60, 108
set up a display client for report
viewing 170 roles

set up delivery method and email adding user 220

address 207
RPC
URL routing 181
set to TRUE for YubiKey 211, 218
do not launch (Matrikon Explorer) 169
runtime environment
enable Windows Authentication 181
described 3
feature described 169
launching and closing 150
INI parameters 170
viewing 151
introduction 177

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S sequence of events
SBOw tag alarm/event logs 158
creating 276 SER (sequence of events recorder) 3, 51, 158-159
SCADA serial device
defined 1 adding to PowerSCADA Expert project 94
scan intervals servers

trend tags 144 adding 10

scattered reads adding to PowerSCADA Expert 10
using enableScatteredReads parameter 240 servers/clusters
SCL naming conventions 266
defined 261 service inventory 204
export 61 setpoints and delays
SCL files entering 136
importing 63 entering from the runtime environment 164
screen resolution setting up
Profile Editor 22 alarm based on an enumeration 136
security parameters 239 audible alarms 138
security viewer 160 device type categories 33
filter 160 normally closed/normally open controls 29
select before operate severity

setup 276 changing for alarms 137

Select Devices show by type or page 126
LiveView 190 sim source
Selected Device Profiles transformer top and bottom 134
sub-tab 55 single device reports 178
selecting 25 single sign on 218
Sepam guest user 218
genie in Graphics Builder 230 SMTP server
Sepam device driver configuration settings 249 for reports 173

sorting the alarm log 44, 153, 155

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source tag

configuring 123 custom

errors 133 adding 36

information 133 customizing the name 56

start and stop AdvOneLine 120 IEC 61850 described 69

startup page refreshing in the Project tab 56

setting 109 tag-polling rules 273

state filters 126 tag addresses

storage limitations adding 42

calculating disk space 145, 161 control 41

subscriptions correcting missing or invalid 28

drivers 3 editing 38, 42

support generic 43

technical 9 onboard alarm 40

SupportedGenies.xml file real-time 38

PowerSCADA Expert one-lines 124 reset 40

switch tag count

configuring 122 driver subscriptions 3

errors 131 tag definitions

information 130-131 printing the CSV file 33

symbol tag names

creating custom for custom genie 114 customizing 58

synchro check tag override 45, 51

IEC 61850 devices 167 tag status

set up overriding 165

IEC 61850 114 tag types 69

synchronize new PC with master PC 264 tag viewer

system creation steps 5 setup 138

T viewing 166

tabular usage reports 179

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tags information 134

assigning to generic I/O points 32 top and bottom 134

scanning intervals for trend tags 52 voltage-level and pass-through 118, 124, 135

TCP device translation

adding to PowerSCADA Expert project 94, 98, using description fields 13

100
trend tag intervals 161
adding to project 92
changing in the Profile Editor 47
technical support 9
trend tag scan intervals 52, 144
Template Editor
trend usage reports 180
LiveView 182
trending (Analysis Page)
lock 192
described 161-162
templates
trends
creating 23
maximum number of pens 161
deleting 25
setting up in Profile Editor 46-47
imports 68
viewing from within a one-line 164
working with 268
two-factor authentication 209
THD current summary 185
typical workflow
THD voltage summary 185
creating a graphics page 106
time-stamped events
creating a project in Profile Editor 55
Quantum PLC 254
creating a system 5
time quality
Profile Editor 17
alarm/event logs 158
U
Time Sync
uninstalling and reinstalling PowerSCADA
filter for alarm or event log 159 Expert 5

time synchronization parameter 144 unique ID

time zone setting parameter 143 determining for onboard alarms 40, 138

transfer switch units (engineering) and conversions

configuring 121 creating or editing a units template 23, 25

transformer deleting 27

configuring 124 deleting a unit template 25

errors 134 editing 27

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exceptions 25 waveforms

uptime summary 186 enabling in Create Device Profiles tab 43, 56

URCB enabling onboard 137

entering for IEC 61850 device 99 linking to alarms 147

URL management 147

visit to send reports via email 174 special digital tags 148

URL link storage rules 147

launch Live View Viewer 189 viewing from the Alarm Log 155

URL reporting for basic reports 181 viewing from the runtime environment 155

UsePLSFilter viewing in the runtime environment 164

alarm/event filter parameter 158, 239 WaveWeb waveform viewer 155

user access PDF location 164

adding and modifying 219 web.config

changing rights 221 securing a URL for sending reports via

email 174
Windows integrated 221
SMTP server used when sending email 173
useraccess
specify Windows Authentication, adding roles
default settings 219 for LiveView 199

users specify Windows Authentication, adding roles

for Reporting 181
creating in Runtime environment 266
specifyWindows Authentication, adding roles
using block writes 90 for Live View 200
V Where's my device? 191
value type Windows Authentication
controlling real-time display 163 enable for Live View 199
Variable tags not found enable for reports 181
disabling the prompt 110 Windows integrated user accounts 221
W Windows security
waveform using to remove user access rights 219
why can't Iacquire? 275 write logic codes 88
waveform parameters 247 writes (logic codes) 89

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XML files

storage for project files 60

YubiKey 211

add the Citect parameter 211

disable 217

import and import password settings 216

programming 212

zOL

memory device for one-lines 117

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