C - STCE - RTU Configuration Tool Ed.2.1

STCE/RTU & STCE-S/RTU
Configuration Program SW Tool

STCE Configuration Program SW Tool
Main features
Configurator: Data Base generation, storing, modification

and consistency check
Downloder: Compilation and download towards STCE/RTU

equipment; upload from STCE/RTU equipment
and reverse compilation of Data Base file
Aggimp: Upgrade to current configuration tool version of

Data Base file generated using previous version
Monitor: Run-time monitoring of field informations

• diagnostic, equipment customization
• field points status
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Download db (.bin)
DownloadRTU
.mdb
.bin Upload db (.mdb)
WCfgRTU STCE/RTU
.mdb
modify

Main features
Parameters to be configured via Configuration SW tool:
Equipment identification parameters

General parameters of operation
I/O module to be fitted
Parametrization of I/Os (events definition, SW filters configuration,
characteristics of any input/output point)
Control Centers and communication parameters
Communication parameters for IED links

Starting choices
Type of equipment:
STCE – extended version
STCE/RTU-S – small version
Protocol Amendment:
Amendment 1
Amendment 2
Amendment 2:
IEC address is univocal for all type of I/O points (diagnostics
points, parallel I/Os, serial I/Os,…)
General interrogation: all points are transmitted without time-tag
Acknowledgment of synchronization command
Acknowledgment/Not Acknowledgment of execution command;
termination confirmation message

STCE/RTU Configuration tool
General Parameters
Redundancy of main processor
unit CPU2000 and power
supply module
Service Unit
(for GPS connection)
Enabling of spontaneous
transmission of all I/O points
configured as “events” at the
end of initialization
Point identification can be different

related to:
• Information Object Address
Timeout Synchronization • Information Object Address and
reception Common Address
• Information Object Address, Common
Address and Line (Center)
Synchronization type
Enabling and timeout (in min) of

automatic command deselect

Hardware modules
Definition and position of any I/O module
Configuration of diagnostics points
Viewing of I/O parametrization

Diagnostics points
For each I/O unit it is possible to configure diagnostic
points toward the center
For Base section it is possible to configure the following
diagnostic events:
CPU A / B Anomaly
CPU A / B is functioning as Master / Slave
Service Unit Anomaly
CAN Bus Anomaly
Equipment Synchronized / Out of synchronism
Fault of local print communication
Power Supply 1 / 2 Anomaly
Status of communication with Center A / B / C
Status of queque toward Center A / B / C (over 75 %, 100%)
Automation file on CPU A / B
Alarms OR (at least one of “type of unit”)

Communication parameters
IP address of port ETH on

the second CPU2000
Net mask
IP address of Default
Gateway (if used)

Communication protocols
Configured protocols list
Allows to modify the parameters of the selected protocol
Allows to delete the selected protocol from

the list of configured protocols
To the Center (Slave)

IEC 60870-5-101
IEC 60870-5-104
To the field IED (Master)

IEC 60870-5-101
IEC 60870-5-104
IEC 60870-5-103
Allows to select and add a Modbus
protocol from the available
protocol list. The protocol
shall be configured later

Communication with the Centers
101 protocol parameters
Port parameters
Protocol parameters
Modem parameters

Communication with the Centers
104 protocol parameters
Choice of Center communication port on CPU2000 unit
IP Address of the Remote Center

connected to port ETH on CPU2000 unit
Protocol specific
parameters
RTU “Identification”
(only for IOA mode)
Opening/closing of slave
channel to the Center

Communication with IED
Serial connections parameters (101 example)
Protocol parameters
Modem parameters
Configuration form
of serial ports on
4SC unit
Addressing of remote IED connected to current line

It is necessary to specify the functioning mode:
Gateway or Proxy

Serial connections parameters (Modbus example)
Modem parameters customization
Addressing of remote nodes

connected to the line
Configuration
form for serial
ports on 4SC
unit
Protocol parameter
customization
Exception Register message

(if enabled)
Disable Exception: to manage disconnection if an exception register has been received

Serial connections parameters (Modbus example)
Order of nodes connection on the ring

(from Com A to com B of 4SC)
Broken Ring message
Com A: high priority – Com B: low priority

Broken Ring: if Com B doesn't receive the interrogation message from Com A(single fault)
Currupted Ring: both ports can't communicate with at least one node on the ring (double fault)

Proxy function – parameters flow
Add one line with IEC60870-5-101 or 104 protocol, for
communication with Center (i.e. Center A)
Add one 4SC-101 or 2SC+ETH unit, in item Equipment of Plant
menu
Configure one IEC60870-5-101 or 104 Master protocol on one of
4SC-101 or 2SC+ETH units equipped
Enable Proxy option in Remote section of Master protocol and
configure Data Link Address of Sub-Rtu (if Proxy option is enabled,
set Cause Len. = 2 Byte and enable Originator Address Used
parameter)
Configure Common Address of ASDU assigned to Sub-Rtu, in
section Routing of Plant -> Communications menu;
In PROXY Routing Information form (Plant menu), configure
Originator Address values, which have to be re-routed towards
Center A

Instradamento da Centro a SubRTU (Proxy)
List of all lines and related SubRTUs

configured in Proxy mode.
The SubRTUs are identified by their
Link Address (already configured).
Allows to configure the Common

Address used to route the messages
toward the Sub-Rtu selected.
To guarantee the correct routing of
information, the Common Address
here configured has to be unique in
whole equipment

Instradamento da SubRTU a Centro (Proxy)
Allows to choice the Center
(related to following
parameters)
Allows to enable use of Originator Address to

provide Routing function for Control Direction
information arriving from Proxy lines.
Allows to configure up to 10 different

values of Originator Address, all
related to selected Center.
These values have to be unique (they
can not to be repeated, not even if
used for different Centers)

Proxy mode - Example
Center A Center B
IEC 60870-5-104 IEC 60870-5-104 STCE/RTU connected to:
9 Center A with IEC60870-5-101 Slave protocol
9 Center B with IEC60870-5-104 Slave protocol
and equipped with:
9 4SC 101 unit using Line 1 (COM 1) with
IEC60870-5-101 Master protocol (Proxy mode)
To Line 1 are connected 2 remote devices:
9 Sub-Rtu100 (Data Link Address = 1)
The equipment provides the 9 Sub-Rtu200 (Data Link Address = 2)
Routing of information that
transits from/to Line 1 Control Direction:
without storing them in 9 all information with Common Address 51 and
internal DataBase of the 52 are routed to Sub-Rtu100
STCE/RTU 9 all information with Common Address 20 and
21 are routed to Sub-Rtu200
Monitor Direction:
9 all information with Originator Address 120,
121, 122 and 123 are routed to Centro A
9 all information with Originator Address 10, 11
and 12 are routed to Centro B

File Transfer
Transparent File
the data of the Transparent files are not processed by
application software but they are however stored in
memory area of the Central Unit. These data are usually
managed by Automations processes.
RCE (SOE) File

in these files are stored all events related to SOE
(Sequence of Events) function.
File from SubRTU

these files are exchanged with Sub-Rtus using 4SC and
2SC+ETH units provided of IEC60870-5-101 and 104
Master protocols.

File Transfer
Timeout – if this time is overpassed without any request of
transfer of a segment for example, from the Center, the
STCE/RTU equipment aborts the File Transfer procedure; the
portion of file already received will be deleted.
This parameter is used for File Transfer in Control Direction
Allows to enable the

Center to overwrite
stored files
Length of Section
Length of Segment (expressed in
(expressed in bytes)
bytes) managed by File Transfer
managed by File Transfer
procedure in Monitor Direction
procedure in Monitor
Direction

First IEC Index for File
File Transfer – Transparent file
Transfer addressing Last IEC Index for File This signal notifies to the Center that there
Transfer addressing is at least one new Trasparent File ready to
transfer. Managed only if there are
Automations on CPU (it needs erasure)
Common Address
(the same value
for all files of the
same type)
Allows to enable the

automatic erasure of the
file after its transfer
This signal notifies to the Center that

there is at least one new Comtrade
File ready to transfer. Managed only if
there are Automations on CPU (it
needs erasure)
Processing of
notification signals

File Transfer – File from SubRTU
IEC60870-5-101/104 Master protocols on Serial
channels with Gateway mode enabled
Bidirectional File Transfer
Control direction
Monitor direction
The Gateway function allows that all index assigned to
information managed between STCE and Center can be
re-mapped on different index assigned to the same
information managed between STCE and SubRTU.
For each information are re-mapped following index:
Information Object Address (IOA)
Common Address of ASDU (CA)

File Transfer – “remapping”
List of all lines and related SubRTUs configured in Gateway mode. The
SubRTUs are identified by their Link Address (already configured).
Iec Interval Start: First Information Object Address for File addressing
from/to Center A / B / C
Iec Interval End: Last Information Object Address for File addressing
from/to Center A / B / C (automatically calculated by
the program)
Common Address: used for File addressing. This value will be the same
for all managed files and it has to be unique for
the whole equipment
In this section are defined the In this section are defined the
parameters of communication parameters of communication
between STCE and SubRTU between STCE and Center A/B/C
Iec Interval Start: First Information Object Address for File addressing from/to
4SC/2SC+ETH units
Iec Interval End: Last Information Object Address for File addressing from/to 4SC/2SC+ETH
units Common Address: used for File addressing. This value, automatically visualized by the
program, has been defined in section Communication-Protocol-Remote of
IEC60870-5-xxx Master Protocol configuration form.
This value of Common Address is the same for all files managed.

IEC Procedure
Message reporting the end of
Initialization to the Center. It may be
transmitted:
• When RTU restart
• Every time the link-up has established
• Never
Message reporting the confirmation of

“select” command to the Center:
• Select has been successfully operated
• Select has been aborted

execution command to the Center:
• Execution has been successfully
operated
•Execution has been aborted
• No confirmation
•Confirmation of execution termination
•No confirmation

synchronization to the Center:
• Confirmation of synchronization
• No confirmation
Time Stamp:
• CP56 – 7 byte
• CP24 – 3 byte

Procedura IEC If enabled the events without time tag
are not stored in Events Buffer when
the link with the Center is down
Lifetime of a command on the nertwork:

It enables the time tag verification for Time Tagged
Commands and it allows to configure the maximum interval
between current time and the time tag of the command
received, overpassing that the command is refused
It allows to enable the Center to manage

the time synchronization of the
equipment (if configured for Remote
synchronization or in absence of GPS
signal if configured for synchronization
from GPS receiver)
It allows to enable the Center to manage

the Reset Process of the equipment
It allows to configure the Delay time for the

events transfer to the Center (from their onset)

Structured Index
Management of
Structured Address
(3 byte)
24 bits
8+16 bits
16+8 bits
8+8+8 bits
8+4+8+4 bits
8+4+4+8 bits
It is possible to assign
an application
significance to each
byte or nibble
composing the address

Buffered Data Set
Data Set: characterization of transfer to the center of information
in monitor direction
Buffered Data Set
Digital data
storage in Events Buffer
transfer to the Center also for Background Scan, if enabled
Identifier index of
Analog data Buffered Data Set
transfer to the Center also for

Background Scan, if enabled,
managed together with Data
Reduction It allows to enable the Back
Normal management of Ground Scan procedure for
the points associated to this
thresholds associated to DataSet and then to
configure related Cycle Time
events transfer and possible

Buffered with Priority and UnBuffered Data Sets
Identifier index of
Buffered Data Set with
Buffered Data Set with Priority priority
only digital data

It allows to enable the Back
storage in Events Buffer with
Ground Scan procedure for
priority management the points associated to this
DataSet and then to
transfer to the Center also for configure related Cycle Time
Background Scan, if enabled Priority level (1,2,3) for
UnBuffered Data Set the points of this
DataSet.
To level 1 is assigned the
only analog data highest priority
cyclic transfer to the Center;
in this case the Data Identifier index of
Unbuffered Data Set
Reduction tranfer is not
provided
Normal management of It allows to
configure the Cycle
thresholds associated to Time for the points
events transfer and possible associated to this
DataSet

Monitor Direction
Module type
64ODI
Module
type
32OAI
Module type 4SC 101

Module type 4SC
Modbus
Module type 2SC+ETH

Monitor Direction
Automation using
OpenPCS (on
CPU2000)
Module type 4SC 103

STCE/RTU Configuration tool – Control
Direction
Module type
Module type 2x16DCC
2x32DCO
Module Module
type 64ODO type
8OAO

Control Direction
Module type 4SC

101
Module type 4SC
Modbus
Module type
2SC+ETH
Automation using
OpenPCS (on
CPU2000)

parallel I/O parameters
This section, always present, allows
to configure the point identifier
Index for local which can be different related to :
managment of point • Indice IEC
• Common Address
• Center
This section, always
present, allows to
configure how the
point shall be
handled
This buttom allows

you to select the
board.
The program provides
you automatically the
list of the available
boards which are
consistent with the
type of the point
This section, always present, allows

to select the transfer mode of data:
• Buffered Data Set
Push button for accessing the
• Buffered Data Set with Priority
form for the choice of the input
• UnBuffered Data Set
on the board.
The form also allows you to
check the population of the
board

parallel I/O parameters
Connector on the
front plate of the Information about the
board ( “A” or “B”) position of the board
Progressive numbering
of the inputs
This input is chosen
(green color)
This input has already been

configured (red color) Inputs not yet configured
(empty circles)
Pin naming in the connector

I/O parameters for serial channel (example for 101 protocol)
Serial line (physical

port on serial unit)
Slave Address of Common Address of

device connected on slave device
this line
Index of serial input point

I/O parameters for serial channel (example for 103 protocol)
Serial line (physical

port on serial unit)
Common Address
of slave device
Link Address of device connected on this

line
Point Type
Function Type
Description Identifier

Boolean Expressions
To generate boolean expressions (single and double
point) using following logic operators:
+, or, OR,
*, and, AND
~, not, NOT
∧, xor, XOR
( , ) , :=

Authentication
Users definition (up to 3) with

equipment access password
2 user levels
Normal (only monitor)
Privileged
transfer of configuration database to
the equipment (DownloadRTU)
remote restart of CPU (Web Server)
remote transfer of CPU regime FW
(Web Server)
password modification (Web Server)

Utilities
Power Consumption: This function allows to estimate the
consumption of the equipment

Utilities
Find...: This function allows to search information in the
data base. Two type of research are available:
Find – Details of searched data will be showed
Resume – Data will be showed grouped according to the type

Utilities
Modify password:
allowing to modify the
Configuration tool password
Download:
this link calls the software tool to transfer the configuration
database to the equipment
Monitor:
this link calls the monitor software tool

Connection
CPU 2000
Porta ETH
Local IP address
Ethernet port
(set in configuration)
(network card)
STCE/RTU
TCP/IP From remote using IP network:

PC Port NETWORK • Monitoring of diagnostic and field
IP address information
193.9.200.45
• Configuration Download
• Configuration Upload
TESUP cable
SLIP connection
Note
Note
From local using RS232 Only
Onlyprivileged
privilegeduser
user
interface: can
can make operationon
make operation on
• Monitoring of diagnostic and field RTU equipment
RTU equipment
information
9 pin port RS232 (ex.
(ex.configuration
configuration
• Configuration Download
IP address
193.9.200.44
download)
download)
• Configuration Upload

…by-passing SLIP connection (Vista and W7 OS)
CPU 2000
Problem
Vista and Windows 7 don't support
SLIP/UNIX connection
Æ
PC Port SLIP RTU connection doesn't work
IP address
193.9.200.45
For the first configuration you need a

TESUP cable
local connection SLIP RTU
SLIP connection
Windows Vista
9 pin port RS232 Windows 7

IP address
193.9.200.44

…by-passing SLIP connection (Vista OS)
Solution (1/2)
via Hyper Terminal set the IP address of CPU ETH port
CPU 2000
(in the example 172.51.2.65)
Configure IP Address
CPU ETH port
SetipA<Enter>
172.51.2.65<Enter>
255.255.0.0<Enter>
PC Port
172.51.2.1<Enter>
Check IP Address
configuration
GetipA<Enter>
TESUP cable
Hyper Terminal
9 pin port RS232

…by-passing SLIP connection (Vista OS)
CPU 2000
Solution (2/2)
set IP address of PC network port
matching to the mask of CPU ETH
port (example 172.51.2.60)
connect CPU ETH port and PC
ETH Port network port using an ethernet
Local IP address
(set via HT) cross-cable
Ethernet
cross-
cross-cable
Ethernet port
(network card)

DownloadRTU: Configuration Upload
Database naming
Connection can be carried out via:
SLIP connection (direct connection to RS232 RTU
maintenance port)
LAN network (Ethernet connection type 10BaseT)
Upload from STCE/RTU equipment and (.bin) and
reverse compilation of Data Base file(.mdb)
Note:
Note: In
Incase
caseof
ofUPLOAD
UPLOADoperation
operationthe
theCPU
CPUBBand
and
Erase Automation options are disabled.
Erase Automation options are disabled.
DownloadRTU: Configuration Download
Configuration file processing (CRC notified)

and transfer to STCE/RTU (<filename>.bin)
SLIP connection (direct connection to RS232
RTU maintenance port)
LAN network (Ethernet connection type
10BaseT)
Reset of automation memory on equipment
Display of current configuration characteristics
Authentication (Username and Password)
Note:
Note:InIncase
caseof
ofCPU
CPUredundancy,
redundancy,ititisismandatory
mandatory
to
to transfer the same configuration file toboth
transfer the same configuration file to bothCPUs
CPUs
Services tools: Monitor
SLIP connection (direct connection to RS232 RTU maintenance port)
LAN network (Ethernet connection type 10BaseT)

Services tools: Monitor
Diagnostics of the board
I/O status
Module type 64ODI

STCE/RTU - Web Server
Home Page
IP address
STCE/RTU
Master / Slave mode
Regime
Firmware Boot
CPU Firmware
CPU
CRC of
configuration Identification
database
(identification)
Links to other
pages
Web Server displays:

summary information about equipment configuration
CPU restart (only privileged user)

STCE/RTU - WEB Server
Diagnostic events
Unit involved in
diagnostic event
Diagnostic event
description
Progressive
index Time tag

last 200 equipment diagnostic events

Field Events
Information Type:
Analog Input (Measurements)
Single digital input
Event description
Double digital input
Value
Single Command
Double Command
Time tag
Progressive
index

last 6000 field events

Interface statistics
Statistics of communication
serial lines toward the
centers
Statistics of ethernet
interface toward the
centers

Change Pwd and Log In
…but also:
Operative password change
Log In
last 10 privileged user actions (Operation Logging)

Progressive
index
Operation Logging
Operation description:
• Configuration change (CFG CHANGED) Privileged User More information (CRC old
• Password change (PSW CHANGED) configuration file and CRC
• CPU Reset/Restart (RESET CPU) new configuration file)
Time tag

FW CPU2000 remote download
Using Web Server you can also:

download regime firmware to CPU2000,
by means of TFTP protocol and Ethernet
connection (only privileged user)
IP address of active
TFTP Server
Filename to transfer
(regime Firmware)

STCE/RTU – Local print function
Equipment allows local printing
How can I do it?
Connecting a local print in endless form to port C on CPU2000

Defining - by configuration tool – how many points have to be
sent to the local print
PRINT STRING CONTAINS:

transmission date and hour (accuracy 1 ms)
event description
current status

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STCE/RTU & STCE-S/RTU

Configuration Program SW Tool

Configurator: Data Base generation, storing, modification

Downloder: Compilation and download towards STCE/RTU

Aggimp: Upgrade to current configuration tool version of

Monitor: Run-time monitoring of field informations

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 Parameters to be configured via Configuration SW tool:

 Equipment identification parameters

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Point identification can be different

Enabling and timeout (in min) of

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IP address of port ETH on

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Allows to modify the parameters of the selected protocol

Allows to delete the selected protocol from

 To the Center (Slave)

 To the field IED (Master)

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IP Address of the Remote Center

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Addressing of remote IED connected to current line

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Addressing of remote nodes

Exception Register message

Disable Exception: to manage disconnection if an exception register has been received

Order of nodes connection on the ring

Broken Ring message

Com A: high priority – Com B: low priority

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List of all lines and related SubRTUs

Allows to configure the Common

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Allows to enable use of Originator Address to

Allows to configure up to 10 different

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 RCE (SOE) File

 File from SubRTU

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Allows to enable the

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Allows to enable the

This signal notifies to the Center that

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Message reporting the confirmation of

Message reporting the confirmation of

Message reporting the confirmation of

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Lifetime of a command on the nertwork:

Parameters to be configured via Configuration SW tool:

Equipment identification parameters

To the Center (Slave)

To the field IED (Master)

RCE (SOE) File

File from SubRTU

transfer to the Center also for Background Scan, if enabled

transfer to the Center also for

only digital data

Users definition (up to 3) with

For the first configuration you need a

Configuration file processing (CRC notified)

Web Server displays:

Web Server displays:

Web Server displays:

Using Web Server you can also:

Equipment allows local printing

Connecting a local print in endless form to port C on CPU2000

PRINT STRING CONTAINS: