GE A166-0CG manual

g GE Energy Service s Document Number : A166-0C G Version : 1.00 Revision : 2 Date : 02.08.2 3 Classificat ion: Restricted Full Serial Status DCA Configuration Guide[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted ii Full NOTICE OF COPYRI GHT & PROPRIETARY RIGHTS © 2002, Ge nera l Electr ic Ca nada I nc. A ll rig hts re serv ed. The c onten ts of thi s manu al a re th e p rope rty o f Genera l Ele ctric Cana da Inc. No par t of this work may be re pr oduc ed or tra[...]

Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full iii Table of Contents About thi s Guid e Purpose of this Guide .......................................................................................................... ....... ix Who Should Use this Guide ................................................[...]

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Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full v List of Figures Figure 1 System Overview ...................................................................................................... ..... x ii[...]

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Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full vii List of Tables Table 1 Serial Status DCA Configuration Tables .......................................................................... 1 Table 2 Main Application Configuration Table Parameters ........................................................[...]

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Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full ix About this Guide This guide describes how to configure the Serial Status (Serial Status Protocol) Data Collection Application (DCA) . Purpose o f this Guid e This document describes the purpose and us e of each of the configuration p arameters of the Serial Sta tus DCA . This document makes no attempt to explain [...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted x Full[...]

Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full xi Overview The Serial St atus DCA software is installed in GE Energy Service s WESDAC equipment to provide an inter face to Sub-Remote Units ( SRU s) using the Serial Status communication protocol. Product Perspective The Serial St atus DCA software is custom software installed in the GE Energy Se rvices Remote Ter[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted xii Full Figure 1 System Overview WE S DAC Int erf a c e Node (W I N) Pr ot o co l X DP A We s mai nt Lo c a l I /O DC A DC A P rot o c ol X Ho s t We s mai n t Di sp la y ( VT1 00) Lo ca l Ha rd wa re Su b- R em o te HO S T Co m ma n d DP A Re sp o n s e W I [...]

Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 1 Chapter 1: Configuring T ables The Serial St atus DCA configuration contains all of the data structures nec essary to configure a RTU to poll devices using the Serial Status protocol. 1.1 Serial Status DCA Configuration Tables The purpose of each conf iguration table is described below. TABLE NAME DESCRIPTION A166[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 2 Full error, terminate or continue with its run-time funct ion. 5. Check for error message s. L og into the WESMAINT mainte nance interface, se lect the System Functions item from the Main Menu, and then select the Error Log item from the System Functions Men[...]

Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 3 Chapter 2: Configuring the Main Application T able (A166APPL) The Main Application c onfiguration table is used to define global settings for the entire Se rial Status DCA . These parameters pertain to all ch annels and SRUs conne cted within the system. The Main Application configuration must contain a single rec[...]

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Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 5 Chapter 3: Configuring the Port T able (A166PORT): The Port table contains the relev ant configuration information for communi cation port setup. Each record in the Port table defines the communication parameters fo r a single communication port. Name Range Descr ipt io n Comm unication Port Any valid comm unica t[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 6 Full The following port parameters ar e fixed and can not be changed by user. • Baud rate is set at 9600 baud • All modem control signals are disabled.[...]

Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 7 Chapter 4: Configuring Win for the Serial S t atus DCA This chapter describes how to confi gure the WIN application to work with the Serial Status DCA . The WIN applicat ion allocates the WESDAC data points for all applications. In order to work properly the Serial Status DCA must have its own record within the WI[...]

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Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 9 Appendix A:Messages Logged by the Serial Status DCA This appendix contains a description of all error m essages posted to the WESMAINT Error Log by the Serial Status DCA . This appendix also provides an ex planation of all output return codes returned b y the Serial S tatus DCA . During startup, the Serial Status [...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 10 Full F002: Unable to locate WESDAC_<x> table Cause • The DCA was unable to locate one of th e required WESDAC data base tables. Remedy: • Ensure the WESDAC_<x> table e xists in the WIN application and is comprised of at least one record. Ref[...]

Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 11 F006: Error creating event exchange, statu s=<x> Cause • The system was unable t o creat e a message ex change for the event process . This message exchange is vital to the ope ration of the entire application. Remedy: • Contact the Customer [...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 12 Full Remedy: • Ensure the CFG_ DCA table in the WIN application is configured with a record cont aining the WES DAC points to be allocat ed for the S erial S tatus DCA . • Ensure the DCA Index configured in A166APPL points to the correct reco rd in the [...]

Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 13 E004: Unable to spawn scan process, rec <x> Cause • The system encountered an erro r while tr ying to spawn one of the scan processes. Effect: • One of the scan pr ocesses will not be started. As a r esult, the Seria l Status DCA will be unab[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 14 Full E012: <com_port> unable to set timers, status = <x> Cause • The system was unable to set the communication timer s for the spec ified communication port. Effect: • The Serial St atus DCA will be unable to communicate ove r the port, <[...]

Serial Stat us DCA Configura tion G uide GE Ene rgy Servi ces Restrict ed A166-0CG-1.00-2 Full 15 A .3 Warning Messages Warning messages indicate re coverable run-time err ors, either within the application or through one of the software interfaces. Th e application wil l attempt to handle these errors without suspending or jeopardizing the integri[...]

GE Ene rgy Servi ces Serial Status DC A Configura tion G uide A166-0CG-1.00-2 Rest ricted 16 Full I101:A166PORT rec <x>, Resp Tim eout < <min>, defaulting Cause • The Response Timeout configured in one of the port records is too small Effect: • The Response Timeout in record <x> of A166PO RT will default to a typical value [...]