D90
PLUS
LINE DISTANCE PROTECTION SYSTEM – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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D90
Plus
Line Distance Protection System
Chapter 6: Communications
Communications
This section describes how to program the D90
Plus
communications settings.
Communications overview
The D90
Plus
has one Ethernet port (port 1) on the main CPU module and two additional
Ethernet ports (ports 2 and 3) on the communications module. Each port supports
100Base-FX over multi-mode fiber and 10/100Base-TX over twisted-pair, with auto-
negotiation. Port 1 is primarily intended for configuration and file retrieval purposes and
has a dedicated IP address. Ports 2 and 3 are intended for SCADA and peer-to-peer
messaging. Additionally, there is one serial RS485 port. The following protocols are
available, depending on the configuration of the unit.
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Ethernet port 1: Modbus TCP.
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Ethernet port 2: Modbus TCP, DNP 3.0, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850.
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Ethernet port 3: Modbus TCP, DNP 3.0, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850.
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RS485 port: Modbus, DNP 3.0.
Ethernet network topology
The topology shown below allows several D90
Plus
devices to communicate with a PC
running EnerVista software or with a gateway for remote access. This allows device
configuration, monitoring, and file transfers (transient records, sequence of events, etc.) to
be carried out over Ethernet. Communications processor cards are not required and no
redundancy is provided.