The Integrated Testing Tool ITT600 SA Explorer is designed for easy on-line diagnosis and troubleshooting of IEC 61850 based substation automation systems. It offers facilities for exploring and analyzing the communication configuration of the IEDs and IEC 61850 communication in substation automation systems, including GOOSE messages. Through its versatile functionality it eliminates the need for various testing tools for different purposes, such as MMS browsers, protocol and Ethernet analyzers.
The powerful functionality of ITT600 SA Explorer allows the test engineer to effectively isolate the root cause of system communication problems, which reduces testing and commissioning time. Easy navigation, comprehensive presentation of application data and support for system consistency check allows anybody to use the same tool to analyze and debug substation communication independent of the level of the knowledge about IEC 61850 communication, both on-line and off-line.
Key features and functions
The ITT600 SA Explorer is a tool for testing and commissioning of IEC 61850 based substation automation systems. It has the following features and functions:
- Browsing of SCL file contents or retrieving the IEC 61850 related IED configuration from a device over the network.
- Support for the basic tasks in testing the communication to an IED, for instance, changing of values and creating reports.
- Supports for analysis of protocols used in substation automation
- Support for comparing IEC 61850 related data and configurations both on-line and off-line.
- Visualization of GOOSE data in an Oscilloscope or Logic Analyzer style. Several individual Data Attributes sent in GOOSE frames can easily be compared and measured. This enables faster debugging and comprehension of distributed application logic using GOOSE.