Reference Manual
MN912015EN, version 4
Cooper Power
Systems (Form 6)
Master Protocol
Documentation for part number P-SMPR-5501
For use with SMP Gateway software version 7.0 or later.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Features 3
2.1 Communication .....................................................................................................3
2.2 Supported Requests ...............................................................................................3
3 Configuration Settings 5
3.1 General Settings ....................................................................................................5
3.2 Event Files .............................................................................................................6
3.3 Request Interval Settings .......................................................................................6
4 Implementation Details 7
4.1 Startup Sequence ...................................................................................................7
4.2 Scan Cycle .............................................................................................................7
5 Troubleshooting 9
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Tables
Table 2-1 Communication features ............................................................................................... 3
Table 2-2 Supported methods (requests)....................................................................................... 3
Table 3-1 General settings ............................................................................................................ 6
Table 3-2 Request Interval settings ............................................................................................... 6
Table 5-1 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 9
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1 Introduction
This manual provides the information required to install and set up a Cooper Power Systems
(Form 6) Master Protocol component in an SMP Gateway.
This protocol component is used to retrieve data from any Cooper Power System device (now
Eaton) that implements the ProViewTM protocol. Currently, only Form 6 recloser controls using
version 4.0 or later of the firmware are supported.
The reader must be familiar with the SMP Gateway environment, master protocol concepts and
the ProView protocol before proceeding with this document. This information can be acquired by
reading the following Eaton documents:
Protocol Common Concepts Reference Manual, MN912003EN.
SMP Gateway User Manual, MN912001EN.
1.1 Getting Assistance
If you have any question regarding the performance, application or testing of any component of
this SMP product, do not hesitate to contact us. Our staff will be pleased to assist you.
Technical Support
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2 Features
This chapter enumerates the features provided by the Cooper Power System (Form 6) Master
Protocol component.
2.1 Communication
The following communication features are available when interconnecting devices to the
SMP Gateway.
Feature Comment
Serial Ports This protocol component supports only RS-232.
Passthrough connections This protocol component supports passthrough (transparent) connections.
Note that link activity must be suspended while the passthrough
connection is in effect.
TCP/IP This protocol component supports TCP/IP communications.
Table 2-1 Communication features
2.2 Supported Requests
The following table enumerates the methods (requests) currently supported and used by the
Cooper Power Systems (Form 6) Master Protocol component.
Method (Request) Description Specific To
Read Resource Read current resource inventory of a Form 6 All
Inventory device.
Read Memory Read a specific part of memory of a Form 6 All
device.
Read Event Inventory Read inventory of event (oscillography) file of a Event (Oscillography)
Form 6 device.
Read Event File Requeset an event file from a Form 6 device. Event (Oscillography)
Table 2-2 Supported methods (requests)
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3 Configuration Settings
This chapter lists the configuration settings that must be specified for each Cooper Power Systems
(Form 6) Master Protocol component instance. The SMP Config software program is generally
used to define these settings.
Only Cooper Power Systems (Form 6) specific settings of the protocol are described here. The
settings common to all master protocol components are described in the Protocol Common
Concepts Reference Manual document.
3.1 General Settings
Each instance of this master protocol component contains general settings, which set the general
behavior of the component.
The following table shows the general settings that are specific to the Cooper Power Systems
(Form 6) Master Protocol.
Setting Description
Password Password used to access a Form 6 device for maintenance.
Note: Factory-default password for maintenance is “Modify”.
Range: 1 to 15 digits
Default value: None
Rx Timeout Timer The amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait for the remote device response
before attempting any retries. This timer is started after the last data reception
from the remote device.
Setting a short reception timeout may cause the link to operate erratically (i.e. a
timeout may be declared even though the response is still coming); on the other
side, setting a long reception timeout may cause inefficiencies, with a
considerable amount of bandwidth wasted when communication errors occur.
Range: 100 to 30,000 milliseconds
Default value: 2000 milliseconds
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Setting Description
Rx Retry Count The number of consecutive times a bad response can be received (or no
response at all) before a communication failure is declared and an attempt is
made to re-initialize the link.
This setting is not used for control requests, as they are sent only once.
Range: 0 to 100
Default value: 2
Table 3-1 General settings
3.2 Event Files
Each instance of this master protocol component contains events file settings, which set the
general behavior for the event file download process.
For additional information, see the "Event File Settings" section of the Protocol Common
Concepts Reference Manual document.
3.3 Request Interval Settings
Each instance of the Cooper Power Systems (Form 6) Master protocol component contains several
request interval settings, which define which requests (methods) will be transmitted to the Form 6
device, and at which frequency these requests will be sent.
The following table presents these settings.
Setting Description
Request The name of the request (method) to transmit.
Frequency The frequency, in milliseconds, at which the request (method) is sent.
Range: 100 to 2,147,483,647 milliseconds
Default value: 5000 (for Read Events and Read Oscillos requests)
60,000 (for Read Configuration requests)
Table 3-2 Request Interval settings
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4 Implementation Details
4.1 Startup Sequence
The protocol component goes through the following steps upon startup:
Parses the configuration file.
Initializes the various logs, traces and statistics.
Creates all I/O points and marks them as invalid (communications failure).
Initializes the communications link.
Starts the scan cycle.
4.2 Scan Cycle
The protocol component manages the device polling cycle according to the following principles:
The protocol is half duplex.
The device must never send data without having first received a request for data.
A response is sent to each request.
The Cooper Power Systems (Form 6) Master response-processing rules are:
A response is valid only if it arrives within the configured time limit.
A response is valid only if it is formatted correctly according to the ProView protocol
specifications.
The overall response format must be coherent and as expected.
The response must match the request.
The same request is re-issued if the reception status is not correct, up to the number of retry
counts configured.
Whatever the reason, the link is reinitialized if too many consecutive bad receptions are received;
“too many” being the number of retry counts configured.
Link initialization occurs under the following circumstances:
The SMP Gateway is being restarted.
The communication link is being reset due to too many consecutive errors of any type.
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Once the link has been initialized, and as long as it remains active, a regular scanning cycle is used
on a continuous basis. Note that the link is not considered active until a valid response is received
from the device.
The regular scanning cycle is as follows:
If the last sent request failed and must be retried, send it again.
If there is a request configured with a counter corresponding to its frequency cycle, send it.
If all the requests have been sent, wait for the next request with a counter corresponding to its
cycle.
If configuration file scan is enabled, perform such scan at the configured frequency, to
determine if the configuration changed. If so, save the corresponding configuration in a file, in
the specified system folder.
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5 Troubleshooting
The following table enumerates solutions to common problems experienced with the Cooper
Power Systems (Form 6) Master protocol component:
Problem Solution
The SMP Gateway is This problem can be due to one of the following:
not communicating
All request intervals are set to 0, which means that no requests are sent.
with my device.
One of the reasons discussed in the Protocol Common Concepts Reference
Manual.
The link to my device This problem can be due to one of the following:
keeps resetting.
Reception timeout problem: The Rx Timeout Timer general setting value
is too small.
Configuration mismatch: The Cooper Power Systems (Form 6) Master
configuration mismatches with the device configuration. Update your
master configuration as required.
One of the reasons discussed in the Protocol Common Concepts Reference
Manual.
A request This problem could be due to the following:
occasionally times
The Rx Timeout Timer general setting value is too small.
out.
Table 5-1 Troubleshooting
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