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g GE Energy Service s Document Number : A197-0C G Version : 1.00 Revision : 2 Date : 03.01.2 3 Classificat ion: Restricted Full Allen-Bradley ANSI X3.28 DCA Configuration Guide.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted ii Full NOTICE OF COPYRI GHT & PROPRIETARY RIGHTS © 2003, Ge nera l Electr ic Ca nada I nc. A ll rig hts re serv ed. The c onten ts of this manu al ar e the pro perty of Gene ral E lectric Cana da Inc .
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full iii Table of Contents About thi s Guid e About this Guide .....................................................................................................
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted iv Full Chapter 8: Configuring WIN for the ANSI X3.28 DCA 8.1 WESDAC Point Allocation...............................................................................
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full v List of Figures Figure 1 System Overview ................
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted vi Full List of Tables Table 1 ANSI X3.28 DCA Configuration Tables .......................................................................... 1 Table 2 Main Application Configuration Table Parameters .
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full vii About this Guide This guide describes how to configure the Allen-Bradle y ANSI X3.28 Data Collection Application (ANSI X3.28 DCA). Abou t this Guid e This document describes the purpose and us e of each of the configuration p arameters of the ANSI X3.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted viii Full Additional Documentati on The following supporting texts are available: • Allen-Bradley ANSI X3.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full ix Overview The ANSI X3.28 DCA software is installed in GE Energy Services WESDAC equipment to provide an interface to Sub-Remote Units (SRUs) using the ANSI X3.28 c ommunication protocol. Product Perspective The ANSI X3.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted x Full WESDAC Interface Node (WIN) Protocol X DPA Wesmain t Local I /O DCA DCA Protocol X Host Wesmain t Display .
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 1 Chapter 1: Configuring T ables The ANSI X3.28 DCA configuration contains all of the data structures nec essary to configure a RTU to poll devices using the ANSI X3.28 protocol. 1.1 ANSI X3.28 DCA Configuration Tables The purpose of each conf iguration table is described below.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 2 Full 1.2 Configurati on Sequence The following is a list of the steps required to configure the ANS I X3.28 DCA: 1. Edit the ANSI X3.28 DCA configuration. Prepare it according to the guidelines in this document and the specific use for which the ANSI X3.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 3 Chapter 2: Configuring the Main Application T able (A197MAIN) The Main Application c onfiguration table is use d to define global settings for the entire ANSI X3.28 DCA . These para meters pertain to all chan nels and SRUs connecte d within the system.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 4 Full.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 5 Chapter 3: Configuring the Communication Port T able (A197_COM) The Communication Port A197_COM table contains the relevant configuration information for communication port setup. Each record in the Communication Port table defines the communication parameters for a sin gle communication port.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 6 Full Name Range Descr ipt io n A ty pical va lue is 8. Stop Bits 1 or 2 This param eter s pecifie s the numbe r of f ram ing bits us ed at the e nd of the da ta bits .
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 7 Baud R ate One Character Ti me (ms) 110 91 300 34 600 17 1200 9 2400 5 4800 3 7200 2 9600 2 19.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 8 Full.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 9 Chapter 4: Configuring the SRU T able (A197_SRU) The SRU table conta ins the relevant configura tion information for SRU polling and control. Each record in the S RU tabl e defines the par ameters for a sin gle SRU. Table 5 SRU Co nfiguration Table Par ameters Name Range Descr ipt io n SRU A ddress 0 .
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 10 Full Name Range Descr ipt io n Diag nostics Interval -1 (disabled) 0 .. 1000 0000 00 This param eter de fines the freque ncy (in millisec onds) at w hich the D iagnostic sequence w ill be ex ecuted.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 11 Chapter 5: Configuring the Partition Definition T able (A197_P AR) The A197_PAR table contains one reco rd for each data partition defined for each SRU . A data partition is a continuous range of X3.28 word addr esses that contain sub-s ystem data.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 12 Full The following table shows the mapping of the various data t ypes for the Coupler for Allen- Bradle y Data Highwa y.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 13 Chapter 6: Configuring System Parameters T able (A197_SYS) The A197_SYS table allows the user to configure S ystem Parameters to be sent to the SRU at startup for its configuration.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 14 Full Address System Paramete r Unit Value Default 3000 D I Event Ena ble 1 = Enable / 0 = Disable 0 3001 D I C.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 15 Chapter 7: Configuring the V irtual Connection T able (A197_VC) The Virtual Connection table is used to confi gure the behavior of the virtua l connection channels. The user can cr eate as man y fields as de sired, each one defining a different t ype of virtual connection mode.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 16 Full Field Range Descr ipt io n Term ination Character Disabled USE ESCAPE SEQUENCE ^A (1) ^B (2) ^C (3) .
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 17 Chapter 8: Configuring WIN for the ANSI X3.28 DCA This chapter describes how to confi gure the WIN application to work with the ANS I X3.28 DCA. The WIN application allocates the W ESDAC data points for all applications.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 18 Full.
Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 19 Appendix A: Messages Logged by the ANSI X3.28 DCA This appendix contains a description of all error m essages posted to the WESMAINT Error Log by the ANSI X3.28 DCA. This appendix also provides an ex planation of all output return codes returned b y the ANS I X3.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 20 Full A .1 Fatal Error Messages Fatal er ror messages indicate the application is suspending due to either an invalid critic al config uration parameter, or a c ritical process initialization sequenc e failed.
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 21 F005: A197_PAR rec <x> and <y>, Partitions overlap Cause: • Records <x> and < y> of the A197_PAR are mapped b y the same SRU record and have ranges of address es that overlap.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 22 Full F102: Unable to open a channel to WIN Cause: • The DCA was unable to initiate communications with WI N. Remedy: • Contact the Customer Service Department and rep ort this error.
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 23 F107: Unable to get pointer <table name> Cause: • The DCA was unable to get a pointer to a con figuration table <table n ame>. The configura tion table <x> is vital to the opera tion of the entire a pplication.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 24 Full F200: Unable to get pointer to COM config record = <x> Cause: • There is an inte rface erro r between th e DCA and t he DCA en gine. Remedy: • Contact the Customer Service Department and rep ort this error.
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 25 F205: Echo m ode is not supported by L061-0. Cause: • There is an inte rface erro r between th e DCA and t he DCA en gine. • The NVRAM has been corrupted.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 26 Full Remedy: • Ensure the specified communication port, <com_p ort>, is not alread y used in another record in A197_COM , or by another application. • Ensure the specified port name is supported b y the hardware platform bein g used.
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 27 Remedy: • Ensure the specified communication port, <com_p ort>, is not alread y used in another record in A197_COM , or by another application. • Ensure the specified port name is supported b y the hardware platform bein g used.
GE Ene rgy Service s Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide A197-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 28 Full A .3 Warning M essages Warning messages indicate rec ov erable run-time er rors, either within the application or through one of the software interfaces.
Protoco l X DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Service s Restrict ed A197-0CG-1.00-2 Full 29 I102: Process Restarted, <process_nam e> Cause: • The DCA process <p rocess_name> has resta rted. Effect: • The ANSI X3.28 DCA will post the information message and continue to run.
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