GE MULTILIN TM EnerVista PMCS 6.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide Table Of Contents INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................. 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 3 IEDS SUPPORTED - SUMMARY .....................................................................................................................
Introduction Welcome to the Enervista PMCS 6.15 Quick start Guide. The intent of this guide is to quickly walk a user through the basic configuration and operation steps in order to view data from a GE Multilin device. It is not intended to illustrate or explain advanced features and configurations such as adding generic Modbus devices or creating/using custom one-line screens/wizards. Questions of this nature should be addressed in the Enervista PMCS 6.15 documentation found in the CD/Tech_Doc/GE_CD.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide Recommended system requirements: 2+ GHz Processor 1GB RAM Video capable of displaying 16-bit, 1280x1024 resolution IEDs Supported - Summary The following devices are supported in the Modbus Servers in this release.
Supported Firmware Versions IED Product Versions Supported IED Product Versions Supported 239 2.3x to 2.7x 5.1x 269+ 6.0x 369 1.6x to 2.3x 469 489 735/737 745 750/760 F650 MMII MMIII MIF2 PQM PQMII RRTD SPM 2.5x to 5.0x 1.3x to 4.0x 1.5x 2.4x to 5.0x 3.6x to 7.0x 1.6x to 2.20 4.0x to 5.1x 1.0x to 1.2x 1.0 3.3x to 3.6x 1.0x to 2.2x 1.4x, 1.5x 2.0x, 2.1x B30 C30 C60 D30 D60 F35 F60 G30 G60 L60 L90 M60 N60 T35 T60 2.6x to 5.0x 2.6x to 5.0x 2.6x to 5.0x 3.0x to 5.0x 2.6x to 5.0x 2.6x to 5.0x 2.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide Introduction to EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Welcome to EnerVista PMCS 6.15, a PC-based program for on-demand monitoring and control. After successful installation of PMCS 6.15, the first item to launch is the EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Configurator via the screen shortcut or the Start > Programs menu. You should now see the following main menu: Here's a breakdown of the main tools of the EnerVista PMCS 6.
DEVICE SETUP Toolkit group - Device Setup Introduction to Device Setup The Device Setup tool is used to add/edit/modify GE IEDs. The maximum number of devices that can be configured is 100. Upon accessing the Device Setup screen from the EnerVista PMCS Configurator main menu, the following screen will pop up, showing sites (Ethernet and Serial) or devices that you have previously set up: To save your changes before exiting back to the main menu, click on the [OK] button.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide “Serial” – reserved for devices using Modbus RTU accessed via PC COM ports connected to a RS232/485 line. Examples are the PQM, SR750, MicroVersaTrip, etc. Devices accessed via Ethernet Port Servers such as the GE Power Leader Ethernet Gateway are considered serial, as the port server serial ports are mapped as COM ports in the PC.
FAQ Device Modbus slave addressing considerations when using a Multinet or Modbus Bridge: Modbus RTU devices configured with a Multilin Multinet are configured in the Ethernet Site. Each device will have the same IP Address (that of the Multinet) and Modbus Port, but each device on the same Multinet must have a unique Modbus address. Ethernet Modbus TCP/IP parameters Serial Site Only parameters: Serial Port – Enter PC COM port used to communicate to device.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide Serial, Modbus RTU parameters Returning to the Main Menu: Should you want to cancel your changes made in this session, you can click on the [CANCEL] button to exit back to the EnerVista PMCS Configurator menu without saving. If you wish to confirm the changes you have made in this section, click on the [OK] button. EnerVista PMCS Configurator would automatically launch all the Server applications viz.
FAQ EVENTS The Enervista Event Logging system is made up of two components: the EventServer, which collects events and stores them in an on-line database, and the EventViewer, which provides an intuitive graphical interface for viewing, querying, and PMCS the database contents. The Eventserver is only configured and activated for a device when its ‘Events’ item is selected during device setup. By default it is not activated.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide What’s on the EventViewer Screen? To launch the EventViewer select the “EVENTS” category in TOOLKIT area of the main window. After you click ‘EVENTS’, the main window appears, as shown below: You can open additional child windows, but there must always be at least one window open for correct data transfer to the database. Event viewer can display the Events with different search criteria pre-built as commands, viz.
FAQ WAVEFORMS Toolkit group – Waveforms Waveform Availability Waveforms are only available from devices that support and are configured for automatic waveform retrieval. Manual triggering of waveforms is supported through Waveform Client application on some of the Supported devices. By default automatic waveform retrieval is not activated. To activate it see the section on device setup. Once activated PMCS will poll the device continuously for any new waveforms.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide On clicking [Viewer], Waveform Viewer application will be launched, which has waveform display, harmonic display, phasors display, and playback features. Waveform files retrieved by Waveform Server in COMTREADE format can be viewed in the Waveform Client. Introduction to COMTRADE EnerVista PMCS supports the C37.111-1991 and C37.111-1999 COMTRADE Standards.
FAQ Displayed on the top of the window are the following parameter fields: • The Blue field (labeled • The Green field (labeled • The Yellow field (labeled cursor amplitude values. • Select the Start button to have the cursor times displayed as an offset from the ‘Start Time’ of the COMTRADE file. These times will always be a positive value. ) displays the parameter value at the blue cursor 2 position. ) displays the parameter value at the green cursor 1 position.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide • Select the Trigger button to have the cursor times displayed as an offset from the ‘Trigger Time’ of the COMTRADE file. A negative time indicates a time that occurs before the trigger and a positive time indicates a time that occurs after the trigger. • Select the Actual button to have the cursor times displayed as an actual time stamp. The format for the time stamp is “mm/dd/yy HH:mm:ss.ssssss” and the hours are based on a 24 hour system.
FAQ • The Delta box on the top right side of the screen indicates the difference in magnitude between the two cursors. The box at the top shows the difference in time (milliseconds). • Waveforms may be super-imposed on top of each other by selecting and dragging them with the left mouse button. Please refer to the Waveform Viewer Help from the application’s main menu for usage details.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide EnerVista System Tray Tool This is a simple tool for accessing the Server applications, in case user wants. This tool is automatically launched by the system while start-up and this is available always as Tray Icon on the Task bar. By double clicking on this Icon, the tool gets visible. EnerVista PMCS Configurator would automatically launch all the Server applications viz. GE32MTCP, GE32MODB, WFServer and EventServer based on the configurations.
FAQ Understanding Enervista PMCS Architecture PMCS 6.15 is designed to communicate with GE Modbus devices. It is comprised of the following components. Hardware Modbus devices – Typically GE Multilin devices supported Modbus RTU and/or Modbus TCP/IP (natively or with a Multinet gateway) Communication network – Either a twisted pair RS-485, RS232, TCP/IP network (fiber or copper) or a combination or all.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide Understanding Modbus device update times and system performance Subject: GE Multilin Modbus TCP/IP/RTU device update times Applies to: All GE Multilin Modbus devices and most generic (third party) modbus devices Perquisites: A basic understanding of Modbus devices, polling, Multilin devices and the Enervista product line (and its associated Modbus masters).
FAQ Modbus TCP/IP vs. Modbus RTU: Many people assume that Modbus TCP/IP is ‘faster’ than Modbus RTU due to the fact that it runs on Ethernet or a TCP/IP network. However since Modbus TCP/IP follows the same rules as Modbus RTU the device update performance is almost identical. The major advantage for using Modbus TCP/IP is related to ‘ease of transport’. Use of Ethernet is now almost ubiquitous and allows much easier support vs. a traditional RS-485 network.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide and creates a Modbus request(s) for the required registers. If all the registers required can fit into one Modbus return message (124 registers in sequential order) than only one request for one block of data is made. With only one request needed the GE device update time will be roughly 250ms.
FAQ Data needed from each MLPQM. For this example each PQM will require 5 modbus requests for the required data. Below is a breakdown of the example requests.
EnerVista PMCS 6.15 Quick Start Guide UR 1.1.1.2 Multinet 1.1.1.3 *ML750 1.1.1.4 2000ms 1500ms 1500ms 2000ms 1500ms 1500ms Enervista PMCS Enervista PMCS incorporate device ‘wizards’ or pre-made device graphics containing data point displays of typically required in a device. These displays can be very data intensive requiring many register calls to a device.
