In addition to the outstation set mentioned below, Geo SCADA Expert can support other types of IEC 60870-5 outstation sets, using an IEC 60870-5 Extension Driver. For information on any IEC 60870-5 outstation set not listed below, see the relevant IEC 60870-5 extension driver guide.
For outstations that communicate with the server using the IEC 60870-5-101 protocol or IEC 60870-5-104 protocol, you need to configure one IEC 60870-5 Direct Outstation Set for each group of outstations that communicate via a particular channel.
Configure each set using the fields on the IEC 60870-5 Direct Outstation Set Form (see Configuring an Outstation Set in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Advanced Drivers).
The Geo SCADA Expert IEC 60870-5 Driver supports these types of outstation sets:
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IEC 60870-5 Direct Outstation Set—A set in which the outstations use a single direct channel to communicate with the server. You need to configure one IEC 60870-5 Direct Outstation Set for each group of IEC 60870-5 outstations that communicate via a particular direct channel.
- IEC 60870-5 Shared Outstation Set—Used when redundant direct connections exist from the Geo SCADA Expert server to the IEC 60870-5 outstation. Each outstation in the set can use either channel to communicate with the Geo SCADA Expert server.
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IEC 60870-5 Switched Outstation Set—Used when redundant direct connections exist from the Geo SCADA Expert server to the IEC 60870-5 outstation. All of the outstations in the set use the same channel at the same time.
This section describes the properties that are available on the IEC 60870 tab. These properties enable you to Specify the Originator Address of the IEC 60870-5 data packets.
Properties on the other tabs are common to outstation sets on many advanced drivers—for information, see Tabs on Outstation Set Forms in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Advanced Drivers.