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SIPROTEC 5 Application Note
SIP5-APN-007:
Interconnection of SIPROTEC 5 devices to SICAM PAS with IEC 61850

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Interconnection of SIPROTEC 5 devices to
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Content

Interconnection of SIPROTEC 5 devices to SICAM PAS with IEC 61850 3
1.1 Summary 3
1.2 Application Introduction 3
1.3 Solution 3
1.3.1 Configuration of a SIPROTEC 5 device for communication with IEC 61850 4
1.3.2 Configuration of a SICAM PAS V7 for IEC 61850 communication with SIPROTEC 5 device 9
1.3.3 Test communication by a fault record transmission 12
1.4 Conclusion 13
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1.1 Summary
This Application Note contains the description of a possible solution for establishing the communication
between Substation Automation SICAM PAS V7 and protection devices SIPROTEC 5 using the IEC 61850
protocol. IEC 61850 is the communication and protection protocol based on TCP/IP used in the substation
automation.
1.2 Application Introduction
The task can be divided in three parts:
Configuration of a SIPROTEC 5 device for communication with IEC 61850.
Configuration of a SICAM PAS V7 for IEC 61850 communication with the SIPROTEC 5 device.
Test the communication by a fault record transmission.

For the solution of the above mentioned task following hard- and software is used:
PC with installed SICAM PAS V7 and a PC with installed DIGSI 5 software
SIPROTEC 5 device with a communication module applicable for IEC 61850
Ethernet network which is connecting the components
1.3 Solution

Figure 1: Overview about hard- and software used for the task solution

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1.3.1 Configuration of a SIPROTEC 5 device for communication with IEC
61850
The used SIPROTEC 5 device has a front panel with a display. The port J on the backside is for DIGSI
communication. The configuration of a local IP-address (port J) with the display menu is self-explaining:
Press the right soft key under Menu in the initial view, select Communication with the navigation keys
then the first communication module.
Check in the general parameters of the module that this is port J. The IP-address can be changed in the
comm. channel / IP-settings-section. The password for changing the parameters is 222222.

Figure 2: SIPROTEC 5 device front and rear view with optical port E (port J is always electrical)

An unassigned IP-address, in this case 192.168.200.235 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0, is to be configured
for the device. After accepting of the IP-address the device restarts.
The device is connected via port J to the Ethernet network. Also the PC with the DIGSI 5 software is connected
to this network. One of the features of DIGSI 5 is the automatic finding of accessible devices. There is no need
to connect to each device separately as all SIPROTEC 5 devices can be found in the network.

Start DIGSI 5 in the Siemens Energy folder of the Windows start menu. Even without a new or existing project
Online access-section is available in the project tree. Open the physical network card which is connected to
the network and double-click on Update accessible devices. After a while all connected devices are found.
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Figure 3: Find accessible devices in DIGSI 5

The next step is to create a new DIGSI 5 project. This can be done with the top menu Project/New.
After the selection of the project name and storage location the same will be created and a new tree appears
above the Online access-section described above.
In order to add the online device to this project, right-click on the device and choose Add new device. The
Add new device-dialog is opened with the pre-filled product code of the online device.
In Step 3 of the dialog an application template must be selected which defines pre-selected protection
functions. Select the DIFF/DIS Basic option here. Then the device can be created.
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Figure 4: Add new device

In the Device and networks-section which will be opened by default after the creation (or when the manual
configuration is selected) the communication settings must be made for the new device. This section consists
of two views. In the device view the hardware can be configured, in the network view the devices can be
connected to the networks.
The Device view consists of the rear and front view of the device. If the device is configured without a product
code then the hardware catalogue on the right side must be used to drag and drop the components of the
device to the available slots. In our case just click on port J in the rear view and enter the corresponding IP-
address in the lower property section. Click on Add new subnet.


Figure 5: Port J for DIGSI communication


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Then click on Port E which is electrical redundant Ethernet port in our case and select the IEC 61850-8-1
protocol in the property view. Enter for this port an own IP-address, 192.168.200.236 in our case. Click also
on Add new subnet to assign a name for the subnet.

Figure 6: Port E for IEC 61850 (device is already renamed)

To check the fault record transmission a fault record must be initiated. This can be easily parameterized with
the Information routing of the device. Click on expand button left of the device and double click on
information routing. A matrix containing all device information assignable to sources and destinations opens.
Assign Start record of the Recording function block to a function key (here no. 3) as a source.

Figure 7: Information routing

The DIGSI project must be exported in the SCD-format. SCD = Substation Configuration Description.
The SCD file will be used in SICAM PAS V7 configuration in the next part.
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Click with the right mouse button on the project name and select Export.
Select SCD format in the next window and press the Export-button.

Figure 8: Project export

As the last step the configuration must be loaded to device. Double click on Load configuration to device in
the device level. The confirmation ID to be entered is the same 222222 as in the device itself. Confirm loading
in case of warnings. The parameters will be loaded to the device.

Figure 9: Load configuration to device

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1.3.2 Configuration of a SICAM PAS V7 for IEC 61850 communication with
SIPROTEC 5 device
Start SICAM PAS V7 UI-Configuration in the Siemens Energy folder of the Windows start menu. If it doesnt
start check if all necessary features are installed with the Feature Enable in the same folder. At least following
features must be installed: Configuration, Runtime and IEC 61850 Client.

Open the Configuration section, select the SICAM PAS PQS-folder in the left window and use the context
menu (click with the right mouse button) to create System, Application and Interface. In our case the System
is the PC, the Application is the IEC 61850 client and the Interface is the LAN port with the local IP-address of
the PC.


Figure 10: SICAM PAS UI-Configuration IEC 61850 Client

Use the context menu of Interface to import the SCD-file which was created in part 1. The Import function
opens a new window where the protection device is selected by default, click the OK-button.
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After the import the device appears in the tree below the interface. It has the IP-address 192.168.200.236.
This is the IEC 61850-interface of the device. No additional settings are required for our task.

Figure 11: Import of a SIPROTEC 5 device
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Open SICAM PAS V7 UI-Operation in the Siemens Energy folder of the Windows start menu.
Click on Update system-button. The update takes a few minutes. Then click on Start-button for all
elements of the tree or use context menu to start all with one click.


Figure 12: SICAM PAS UI-Operation
When the communication is successful each element of the tree has a green triangle (play-symbol) besides
indicating proper operation.
For detailed view open SICAM PAS V7 Value Viewer where information received from device is displayed with
time stamp, value and other properties.
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Figure 13: SICAM PAS Value Viewer
1.3.3 Test communication by a fault record transmission
One of the features of PAS V7 is an automatic fault record transmission. PAS V7 automatically retrieves new
fault records in the selected time intervals. This time interval is defined in the properties of the IEC 61850
interface. Also the location of the fault records directory can be configured here.

Figure 14: IEC 61850 settings for fault record transmission

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Initiate a fault recording in the SIPROTEC 5 device by pressing FN-key, then 3 on the front panel of the
device. Wait some time for the recording to be made and transferred. Then check the fault records directory.
The fault record is available in the COMTRADE format and can be opened with SIGRA.

Figure 15: Fault record in the fault record directory

1.4 Conclusion
SICAM PAS V7 and SIPROTEC 5 can be configured in a few steps for the use of the IEC 61850 protocol for
substation communication. Below the most important hints and steps:
Use a SIPROTEC 5 device with an IEC 61850 capable interface
Connect the equipment to an Ethernet network and configure unique local IP-addresses
Configure the IEC 61850 IP-address of the device with DIGSI5 and export the SCD-file
Send the parameters to SIPROTEC 5 to make the device ready for communication
Create an IEC 61850 Client Application with interface and import the SCD-file in PAS UI-Configuration
Update the system in PAS UI-Operation and start communication
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Figure 16: Workflow diagram

Additional information:
SICAM PAS V7 can also import SCD-files with SIPROTEC 4 devices created by DIGSI 4. The steps in SICAM PAS
UI-Configuration are the same as for DIGSI 5 SCD-files.
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Smart Grid Division
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