GE X3.28 manual Overview, Product Perspective

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Overview

The ANSI X3.28 DCA software is installed in GE Energy Services WESDAC equipment to provide an interface to Sub-Remote Units (SRUs) using the ANSI X3.28 communication protocol.

Product Perspective

The ANSI X3.28 DCA software is custom software installed in the GE Energy Services Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) to act as a data concentrator for one or more SRUs using the ANSI X3.28 communication protocol. After the system is installed, the RTU has the ability to function as a sub-master within a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which controls multiple SRUs. Figure 1 represents a complete system overview of how the ANSI X3.28 DCA interfaces with the WESDAC Interface Node (WIN) in a typical GE Energy Services RTU.

The application is designed to communicate with SRUs via the ANSI X3.28 protocol. The ANSI X3.28 DCA receives data from the SRUs by polling for data in a master-slave relationship, or through unsolicited messages.

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Contents Allen-Bradley Ansi X3.28 DCA Configuration GuideTrademark Notices Table of Contents Appendix a Messages Logged by the Ansi X3.28 DCA Configuring WIN for the Ansi X3.28 DCASystem Overview List of FiguresList of Tables About this Guide About this GuideWho should use this Guide Additional Documentation Product Perspective OverviewSystem Overview Ansi X3.28 DCA Configuration Tables Configuring TablesAnsi X3.28 DCA Configuration Tables Table Name DescriptionConfiguration Sequence Configuring the Main Application Table A197MAIN Main Application Configuration Table ParametersName Range Description Protocol X DCA Communication Port Configuration Table Parameters Configuring Communication Port Table A197COMProtocol X DCA Baud Rate One Character Time ms Character TimesProtocol X DCA SRU Configuration Table Parameters Configuring the SRU Table A197SRUProtocol X DCA Partition Definition Table Parameters Configuring the Partition Definition Table A197PARWord Address System Parameter Unit Type Start Address word address Num. WordsSystem Parameters Table Parameters Configuring System Parameters Table A197SYSCoupler for Allen-Bradley Data Highway System Parameters Address System Parameter Unit Value DefaultConfiguring the Virtual Connection Table A197VC Field Range Description Virtual Connection Configuration Table ParametersWesdac Point Allocation Configuring WIN for the Ansi X3.28 DCAProtocol X DCA A197 Appendix a Messages Logged by the Ansi X3.28 DCAF004 COM rec x, Interchar Timeout must be less than Rx Time Fatal Error MessagesF001 Unable to locate table tablename F002 A197SRU rec x, duplicate SRU address yF006 A197COM rec x, Only one SRU allowed in Full-Duplex F005 A197PAR rec x and y, Partitions overlapF100 Future expansion points not Nullptr F101 Unable to find table tablenameF103 Unable to create an exchange, name, status=y F102 Unable to open a channel to WINF104 Unable to spawn process, processname F105 Not enough memoryF108 Not enoughx points, y required F107 Unable to get pointer table nameWesdac Point Types F109 User data memory overflowF201 Unable to create exchange, exchage, status=x F200 Unable to get pointer to COM config record =F202 Unable to spawn process F203 L062COMEXTENSIONS should be initializedE101 Restart failed for processname Non-Fatal Error MessagesE102 Not enough memory E110 Unable to open comport, status =E112 comport unable to set timers, status = E111 comport unable to set parameters, status =E201 Com initialization failed, status = comport E205 Encountered error = x while closing comport E202 Not enough memoryE204 a child process has died, suspending I101 Unable to find table A197MAIN, deleting Information MessagesControl Request Return Codes

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