PACSystems™ RX3i DNP3 Outstation User Manual
Section 3
GFK-3103B
June 2020
DNP3 Configuration Parameters
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3.1.3
Link Layer Parameters
Table 7: Link Layer Parameters
Parameters
Description
Valid Values
Slave Address
Data Link Layer Address for DNP3
Outstation.
Value: Range 1 to 65519
Default Value: 4
Destination
Address
This Master LLA Address is used to send
Unsolicited NULL responses to Masters to
establish DNP3 Communication.
When Validate Source Address is
Disabled the DNP3 Outstation will send
the Unsolicited NULL responses to this
configured destination LLA. If Enabled,
Unsolicited NULL response is sent to
configured Source LLA Address.
Value: Valid LLA (In Range
of 1 to 65519)
Default: 3
Maximum
Retries
Specifies maximum number of link layer
retries if link layer confirm times out.
Value: 0 to 255
Default: 3
Confirm
Mode
Specifies when DNP3 Outstation shall ask
for link layer confirmations.
Value: Never, Always, and
Sometimes
Default: Never
For CPE115 when
configured using
SVC_REQ:
Use mDNP3_Setup[15].3
and mDNP3_Setup[15].4
bits to set the below
values,
Value: Never - 00, Always -
10, and Sometimes - 10
Confirm
Timeout (Sec)
Specifies how long the DNP3 Outstation
will wait for Link Layer Confirmation.
Value: 1 to 300 Sec
Default: 2 Sec
Frame
Timeout (Sec)
Specifies maximum amount of time to
wait for a complete frame after receiving
valid frame sync characters.
Value: 5 to 300 Sec
Default: 15 Sec