The Profile Editor

 

Use the Power Operation Profile Editor to create and manage device type signals and signal addresses, use signals as building blocks for device types, and to set up projects. Create device profiles for unique devices. After all your device signals are created, save them as a Profile Editor project, which can then be exported for use in Power Operation projects.

NOTE: To avoid potential communication errors, use the Profile Editor to create all custom tags that will communicate with equipment.

The Profile Editor consists of the following tabbed panes:

  • Define Device Type Tags – Use this pane and its screens to add and edit information for real-time, onboard alarm, control and reset tags and to create and edit device types. See Define Device Type Tags for complete instructions.

    • Power Operation uses the IEC 61850 tag-naming convention to create tags that measure device quantities. Although most of the tags you will use are already entered into the system, you can add custom tags. For more information, see About tags.

  • Create Device Profiles – Use this pane and its screens to add and edit individual profiles for specific devices. A device profile is a subset of the possible variable tags, alarm tags, and trend tags for a particular device type. See Create Device Profiles for complete instructions.
  • Set Up Project – Use this pane and its screens to bring together all of the system attributes for a single customer or installation.

    • For example, the customer installation will include a certain combination of device profiles (depending on the devices installed at the site). The project allows a specific unit template to be applied, converting units (such as watts) into units used by the customer (such as megawatts). This causes tags to display in the converted format. Projects also allow you to rename tags to suit a customer’s needs (for example, Current A could be renamed to Current Phase A). See Set Up Projects for details.

TIP:  For more information, on how to use the Profile Editor screens, select the help link (?) at the top of the page. The help file will open to instructions for the Profile Editor screen you are viewing.

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