UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING OF NR RELAY FILES USING PCS-EXPLORER
Prepared by:
John Major J. Vergonia Application Engineer, NR Electric Co Ltd
1.) COMMUNICATION SETUP
(skip to CONFIGURATION UPLOAD)
Set the IP Address of your computer according to the IP Address of the Relay. Use the test port 1 (LAN 1) of relay. Take note that only the first three group of numbers should be the same. For example the relay IP Address is 198.120.000.001, the IP Address of your computer should be 198.120.000.002, 198.120.000.255 or any as long as the first three groups of numbers are the same and the last group of numbers is different. 1.a) Checking the IP Address of Re lay.
Press ↑ for main menu
Use the arrow buttons to browse for the communication settings
Main Menu → Settings → Device Setup → Comm Settings
LAN 1 is used for the test port in front of the Relay.
1.b) Checking the IP Address of yo ur computer.
Insert LAN cable from your computer to the test port in front of relay.
From your computer, go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center
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Click Local Area Connection
From the General tab, click Properties.
From the Networking tab, double-click the “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”
Then change the IP address of your computer. Note that the first three group of numbers should be the same as me ntioned above. Also the Subnet Mask should also be the same with the relay.
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2.) COMMUNICATION CHECK
Connect your computer’s LAN port to t he Test Port in front of the Relay. Run “cmd.exe”. From the command window, type pingIP Address of relay, and press Enter.
You should see the kind of response from the above image for a successful ping or communication. 3.) CONFIGURATION UPLOAD
Uploading configuration is the main process of making back-up of the relay. Also, it should always be done before making changes to the c onfiguration of the program. It is essential to know the reference during download/upload. Generally, the reference is the relay itself. Therefore, uploading means to copy the configuration from the relay to your computer.
Open PCS-Explorer Software
Go to File → New
Enter Substation Name
Enter directory or location where you want to save the configuration
Click “OK”, you should see the c reated substation file in the left side of the software’s window.
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Right click the Substation and select “New device”
Select the tab “From Online Driver”, and enter the desired device name and IP address of the relay (LAN1).
Click “OK” and after a few seconds, the configuration will be uploaded successfully.
Right Click the Uploaded Configuration and click “Compress Driver File”, this is to compress the configuration into a single, and smaller size file. It is always recommended to do this step.
After compression, a “download option file” prompt will pop-up. Click cancel.
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The DEV file is the configuration compressed into a single file.
The configuration upload is finished.
Do not forget to save the file when closing the Software.
Right click the device you want to upload the settings, click “View Online
4.) SETTINGS UPLOAD
Status”
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Enter the IP Address of the device, click “OK”
After a few seconds, a window named “Real View” will pop up. Scroll down in the left navigation pane and right click “Setting” and click “Export”.
Then go to the desired directory and click “Save”. It is recommended to place the settings file in the directory of the device. Wait until the program finish generating the setting file (excel format).
The settings upload is finished.
5.) CONFIGURATION DOWNLOAD
Downloading of configuration is usually done when necessary changes are being applied to the configuration such as LED alarm/trip designation, addition of binary output contacts, e nabling other functions etc. Always make back-up configuration and settings (by uploading) before making changes or download new configuration to the relay.
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The first step is to enable the download function in the relay. Use the arrow keys to access Main Menu → Local Cmd → Download.
In the PCS-Explorer software, Right-click the device you want to download and select “Compress driver File”. The software will compress the configuration for the preparation of download process.
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A prompt will pop-up, check the first option and click “OK’.
Enter IP Address of relay, click “OK”.
Check the device you want to download (usually automatically checked)
Click “Download”
After a few seconds, the software will ask if you want to replace the CID file. It depends, you may check the “Re place device.cid in device” especially when the function configuration is customized. If function configuration not changed, no need to check especially when the relay is already connected to SCADA. Then click “OK”.
The relay now will start downloading. After successful downloading, an error message will pop-up. This is normal because the software detected that the relay is rebooting.
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Configuration download is finished.
If the device/relay is not in “healthy” state, use the relay keys t o navigate and select “confirm settings” the found in “ SETTINGS” menu.
If relay is still not healthy, check and reconfigure the hardware configuration based on the actual hardware of relay and download again.
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