Adding a DNP3 TCP device

NOTE: These instructions assume that you have two I/O Servers, and that you will be renaming ports.

To add a DNP3 TCP device to a project:

  1. From the Power Operation Studio screen, display the project to which you want to add the devices.
  2. Select Topology > I/O Devices > I/O Device Manager.

    The I/O Device Manager welcome screen displays.

  3. Select Create an I/O Device in the project, then select Next.
  4. At the Choose profile screen, select the first device profile that you want to use to add a device to the project. Select Next.
  5. At the Enter instance information screen, type a descriptive profile name, for example: CM4Bay1Circuit1 (no spaces or punctuation; to allow space in Power Operation, the preferred limit is 16 characters). The Comment field is stored in the equipment.dbf file. Select Next.
  6. At the Select I/O servers screen, choose the primary and standby servers. You can only set the standby server if you select Supports Redundancy. Select Next.
  7. If you choose to add an optional sub-profile: At the Configure Sub-Profile Communications Method screen, choose: At the Configure Sub-Profile Communications Method screen, choose the communications method used for the first sub-profile in this project. Select Next.
  8. At the Communications Settings screen, type the IP address, port number, and device address for each of the servers.

    NOTE: You can use IPv6 IP addresses for TCP/IP level drivers. However, the ION protocol does not support IPv6.

    NOTE: The DNP3 port number is 20000. You must type 20000 here for communications to work correctly.

    If you select Same as Primary for standby, you will use the same addresses for the primary and standby. Select Next.

  9. At the Port Settings screen, you can rename each of the ports. A new port will be generated for each new name. Select Next.
  10. At the Ready to perform action screen, select Next.

    After the devices are added, a screen displays telling you that the project was updated successfully.

    • To view a detailed list of all the devices and all operations performed in the project, select View audit log. The list displays after the device is added.
    • To continue adding or removing devices, select Next. Repeat steps 3 through 10.

  11. When you have finished adding devices, uncheck Add/remove more equipment, then select Finish.

    If you clicked View audit, the list displays.

    If you did not select Add/remove, the I/O Device Manager closes. If you clicked Add/remove, the Welcome screen displays again.

  12. Compile the project. Correct any compile errors and then compile the project again.
  13. Select Run to view the runtime environment.