Getting Started P34x/EN GS/B76

MiCOM P342, P343, P344, P345 & P391

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GETTING STARTED

Date: 7th July 2008

Hardware Suffix: J (P342/3/4) K (P345)
A (P391)
Software Version: 33
Connection Diagrams: 10P342xx (xx = 01 to 17)
10P343xx (xx = 01 to 19)
10P344xx (xx = 01 to 12)
10P345xx (xx = 01 to 07)
10P391xx (xx =01 to 02)
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CONTENTS

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1. GETTING STARTED 3
1.1 User interfaces and menu structure 3
1.2 Introduction to the relay 3
1.2.1 Front panel 3
1.2.1.1 LED indications 5
1.2.2 Relay rear panel 6
1.3 Relay connection and power-up 7
1.4 Introduction to the user interfaces and settings options 7
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1.5 Menu structure 8
1.5.1 Protection settings 9
1.5.2 Disturbance recorder settings 9
1.5.3 Control and support settings 9
1.6 Password protection 9
1.7 Relay configuration 10
1.8 Front panel user interface (keypad and LCD) 11
1.8.1 Default display and menu time-out 11
1.8.2 Navigating menus and browsing the settings 12
1.8.3 Navigating the hotkey menu 12
1.8.3.1 Setting group selection 13
1.8.3.2 Control inputs user assignable functions 13
1.8.3.3 CB control 13
1.8.4 Password entry 14
1.8.5 Reading and clearing of alarm messages and fault records 14
1.8.6 Setting changes 15
1.9 Front communication port user interface 15
1.9.1 Front courier port 17
1.10 MiCOM S1 Studio relay communications basics 17
1.10.1 PC requirements 17
1.10.2 Off-line use of MiCOM S1 Studio 19
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FIGURES
Figure 1: Relay front view (P342/3/4) 3
Figure 2: Relay front view (P345) 4
Figure 3: Relay rear view 6
Figure 4: Menu structure 8
Figure 5: Front panel user interface 11
Figure 6: Hotkey menu navigation 13
Figure 7: Front port connection 15
Figure 8: PC - relay signal connection 16

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1. GETTING STARTED

1.1 User interfaces and menu structure

The settings and functions of the MiCOM protection relay are available from the front panel
keypad and LCD, and through the front and rear communication ports.

1.2 Introduction to the relay

1.2.1 Front panel

Figure 1 shows the front panel of the relay; the hinged covers at the top and bottom of the
front panel are shown open. An optional transparent front cover physically protects the front
panel. With the cover in place, access to the user interface is read-only. Removing the
cover allows access to the relay settings and does not compromise the protection of the
product from the environment.
When editing relay settings, full access to the relay keypad is needed. To remove the front GS
panel:
1. Open the top and bottom covers, then unclip and remove the transparent cover. If the
lower cover is secured with a wire seal, remove the seal.
2. Using the side flanges of the transparent cover, pull the bottom edge away from the relay
front panel until it is clear of the seal tab.
3. Move the cover vertically down to release the two fixing lugs from their recesses in the
front panel.

Serial No and I*, V Ratings Top cover

In 1/5 A 50/60 Hz
SER No Vx V
DIAG No Vn V

LCD
TRIP

Fixed ALARM
Hotkeys
function
LEDs OUT OF SERVICE

HEALTHY
User programable
= CLEAR function LEDs
= READ

= ENTER

Keypad

Bottom
cover
Battery compartment Front comms port Download/monitor port P0103ENb

Figure 1: Relay front view (P342/3/4)

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Serial No., Model No. and Ratings LCD Top Cover

I n A 50/60 Hz E202519
Vx V UL
SER No. C US LISTED
V
IBD2
DIAG No. Vn V IND. CONT. EQ. User Programmable
Fixed Function Function LEDs (tri-color)
LEDs
TRIP
1 6
ALARM

OUT OF 2 7
SERVICE
Hotkeys
HEALTHY
User Programmable 3 8
C = CLEAR
Function LEDs = READ
(tri-color) = ENTER
4 9
Navigation
Keypad
5 10

SK1 SK2 SK3

Bottom Cover Battery Front Download/Monitor Function

Compartment Comms. Port Port Keys

P0103ENc

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Figure 2: Relay front view (P345)
The front panel of the relay includes the following, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2:

A 16-character by 3-line alphanumeric liquid crystal display (LCD)

A 19-key (P345), 9 key (P342/3/4) keypad comprising 4 arrow keys (, , and
), an enter key (), a clear key (), a read key (c), 2 hot keys () and 10
( ) programmable function keys (P345)

Function key functionality (P345 only). The relay front panel has control keys with
programmable LEDs for local control. Factory default settings associate specific
relay functions with these 10 direct-action keys and LEDs, such as Enable or
Disable the auto-recloser function. Using programmable scheme logic, the user
can change the default functions of the keys and LEDs to fit specific needs.

Hotkey functionality:
SCROLL starts scrolling through the various default displays.
STOP stops scrolling the default display.
Control inputs and circuit breaker operation to control setting groups.

22 LEDs (P345), 12 LEDs (P342/3/4); 4 fixed function LEDs, 8 tri-color (P345), 8 red
(P342/3/4) programmable function LEDs on the left hand side of the front panel and
10 tri-color programmable function LEDs on the right hand side associated with the
function keys (P345)

Under the top hinged cover:

The relays serial number.
The relays current and voltage rating information

Under the bottom hinged cover:

Compartment for a 1/2 AA size backup battery used for the real time clock and
event, fault, and disturbance records.
A 9-pin female D-type front port for a connection of up to 15 m between a PC
and the relay using an EIA(RS)232 serial data connection.
A 25-pin female D-type parallel port for monitoring internal signals and
downloading high-speed local software and language text.
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1.2.1.1 LED indications

Fixed Function
The four fixed function LEDs on the left-hand side of the front panel indicate the following
conditions:

Trip (Red) switches ON when the relay issues a trip signal. It is reset when the
associated fault record is cleared from the front display. Also the trip LED can be
configured as self-resetting.

Alarm (Yellow) flashes when the relay registers an alarm. This may be triggered by a
fault, event or maintenance record. The LED flashes until the alarms have been
accepted (read), then changes to constantly ON. When the alarms are cleared, the
LED switches OFF.

Out of service (Yellow) is ON when the relays protection is unavailable.

Healthy (Green) is ON when the relay is in correct working order, and should be ON at
all times. It goes OFF if the relays self-tests show there is an error in the relays GS
hardware or software. The state of the healthy LED is reflected by the watchdog
contacts at the back of the relay.
To adjust the LCD contrast, from the CONFIGURATION column, select LCD Contrast. This
is only needed in very hot or cold ambient temperatures.
Programmable LEDs
All the programmable LEDs are tri-color in the P345 and can be programmed to indicate
RED, YELLOW or GREEN depending on the requirements. All the programmable LEDs are
RED in the P342/3/4. The 8 programmable LEDs are suitable for programming alarm
indications and the default indications and functions are indicated in the table below. The 10
programmable LEDs physically associated with the function keys (P345), are used to
indicate the status of the associated pushbuttons function and the default indications are
shown below:
The default settings are shown in the following table

LED number Default indication P34x relay

1 Red Earth Fault Trip -
IN>1/2/ISEF>1/IREF>/VN>1/2/3/4/5/6/100% ST
EF 3H/64S I>1/64S R<2 Trip/64R R<2 Trip
2 Red Overcurrent Trip - >1/2/3/4/V Dep OC Trip
3 Red Field Failure Trip - Field Fail 1/2 Trip
4 Red I2> Trip - I2>1/2/3/4/NPS Thermal Trip
5 Red Voltage Trip - V>2/V<2/V2>1 Trip
6 Red Frequency Trip - F>2/F<4/Freq Band 1/2/3/4/5/6
Trip
7 Green Power Trip - Power 1/SPower 1 Trip
8 Red Any Start
F1 Red Not used
F2 Yellow Not used
F3 Yellow Not used
F4 Red Inhibit Turbine Abnormal Frequency Protection
F5 Red Setting Group 2 Enabled
F6 Red Not used
F7 Red Reset NPS Thermal State to 0
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LED number Default indication P34x relay

F8 Red Reset Thermal Overload State to 0
F9 Yellow Reset Latched LEDs and Relay Contacts
F10 Yellow Manual Trigger Disturbance Recorder

1.2.2 Relay rear panel

Figure 3 shows the rear panel of the relay. All current and voltage signals, digital logic input
signals and output contacts are connected at the rear of the relay. Also connected at the
rear is the twisted pair wiring for the rear EIA(RS)485 communication port, the IRIG-B time
synchronizing input and the optical fiber rear communication port which are both optional.

Optional IRIG-B board Digital input connections

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A B C D E F

Power supply
connection
IRIG B

TX
PORT 1

Rear comms port

(RS485)
RX

Current* and voltage Digital output

input terminals (relays) connections
P0104ENa

Figure 3: Relay rear view

See the wiring diagrams in the Installation chapter (P34x/EN IN) for complete connection
details.
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1.3 Relay connection and power-up

Before powering-up the relay, confirm that the relay power supply voltage and nominal ac
signal magnitudes are appropriate for your application. The relay serial number, and its
current, voltage and power rating are under the top hinged cover. The relay is available in
the auxiliary voltage versions which are specified in the table below:

Operative dc Operative ac
Nominal ranges
range range
24 - 48V dc (P34x) 19 to 65V -
48 - 110V dc (30 - 100V ac rms) ** (P34x) 37 to 150V 24 to 110V
110 - 250V dc (100 - 240V ac rms) ** 87 to 300V 80 to 265V
48-250V dc, (100-230V ac rms) ** (P391) 48 to 300V 85 to 253V

** rated for ac or dc operation

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Note: The label does not specify the logic input ratings.
The P34x relay has universal opto isolated logic inputs. These can be programmed for the
nominal battery voltage of the circuit where they are used. See Universal Opto isolated logic
inputs in the Firmware chapter P34x/EN FD for more information on logic input
specifications.

Note: The opto inputs have a maximum input voltage rating of 300 V dc at
any setting.
Once the ratings have been verified for the application, connect external power according to
the power requirements specified on the label. See P34x external connection diagrams in
the Installation chapter P34x/EN IN for complete installation details, ensuring the correct
polarities are observed for the dc supply.

1.4 Introduction to the user interfaces and settings options

The relay has the following user interfaces:

The front panel using the LCD and keypad

The front port which supports Courier communication

The rear port which supports one protocol of either Courier, MODBUS,
IEC 60870-5-103 or DNP3.0. The protocol for the rear port must be specified when the
relay is ordered

2nd rear port (option) which supports Courier communication

Keypad/LCD Courier MODBUS IEC870-5-103 DNP3.0

Display & modification of all

settings

Digital I/O signal status

Display/extraction of
measurements

Display/extraction of fault
records

Extraction of disturbance
records

Programmable scheme logic

settings

Reset of fault & alarm

records

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Keypad/LCD Courier MODBUS IEC870-5-103 DNP3.0

Clear event & fault records

Time synchronization
Control commands

Table 1 Measurement information and relay settings that can be accessed from the
interfaces.

1.5 Menu structure

The menu is arranged in a table. Each setting in the menu is referred to as a cell, and each
cell in the menu can be accessed using a row and column address. The settings are
arranged so that each column contains related settings, for example all of the disturbance
recorder settings are contained within the same column. As shown in Figure 4, the top row
of each column contains the heading that describes the settings contained within that
column. Movement between the columns of the menu can only be made at the column
GS heading level. A list of all of the menu settings is given in the Relay Menu Database
(P34x/EN MD).

Column header Up to 4 protection setting groups

System data View records Overcurrent Ground fault Overcurrent Ground fault

Column
data
settings

Control & support Group 1 Group 2

Repeated for groups 2, 3 and 4

P0106ENa

Figure 4: Menu structure

The settings in the menu are in three categories: protection settings, disturbance recorder
settings, or control and support (C&S) settings.
New control and support settings are stored and used by the relay immediately after they are
entered. New Protection settings or disturbance recorder settings are stored in a temporary
scratchpad. Once the new settings have been confirmed, the relay activates all the new
settings together. This provides extra security so that several setting changes, made in a
group of protection settings, all take effect at the same time.
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1.5.1 Protection settings

The protection settings include the following items:

Protection element settings

Scheme logic settings

There are four groups of protection settings, with each group containing the same setting
cells. One group of protection settings is selected as the active group, and is used by the
protection elements.

1.5.2 Disturbance recorder settings

The disturbance recorder settings include the record duration and trigger position, selection
of analog and digital signals to record, and the signal sources that trigger the recording.

1.5.3 Control and support settings

The control and support settings include:
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Relay configuration settings

Open/close circuit breaker (may vary according to relay type/model)

CT & VT ratio settings

Reset LEDs

Active protection setting group

Password & language settings

Circuit breaker control & monitoring settings (may vary according to relay type/model)

Communications settings

Measurement settings

Event & fault record settings

User interface settings

Commissioning settings

1.6 Password protection

The menu structure contains three levels of access. The level of access that is enabled
determines which of the relays settings can be changed and is controlled by entry of two
different passwords. The levels of access are summarized in Table 2.

Set the The

Type of
"Password "Access
Operations password
Control" Level" Cell
required
Cell To Displays
Read
Access to all settings, alarms, event None
records and fault records
Execute
Control Commands, e.g. circuit
0 0
breaker open/close. Reset of fault Level 1 Password
and alarm conditions. Reset LEDs.
Clearing of event and fault records
Edit
Level 2 Password
All other settings
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Set the The

Type of
"Password "Access
Operations password
Control" Level" Cell
required
Cell To Displays
Read
Access to all settings, alarms, event None
records and fault records
Execute
Control Commands, e.g. circuit
1 1
breaker open/close. Reset of fault None
and alarm conditions. Reset LEDs.
Clearing of event and fault records
Edit
Level 2 Password
All other settings
Read
GS Access to all settings, alarms, event None
records and fault records
Execute
Control Commands, e.g. circuit
2 (Default) 2 (Default)
breaker open/close. Reset of fault None
and alarm conditions. Reset LEDs.
Clearing of event and fault records
Edit
None
All other settings

Table 2
Each of the two passwords are 4 characters of upper-case text. The factory default for both
passwords is AAAA. Each password is user-changeable once it has been correctly entered.
To enter a password, either use the prompt when a setting change is attempted, or from the
menu select System data > Password. The access level is independently enabled for each
interface, therefore if level 2 access is enabled for the rear communication port, the front
panel access remains at level 0 unless the relevant password is entered at the front panel.
The access level, enabled by the password, times out independently for each interface after
a period of inactivity and reverts to the default level. If the passwords are lost, contact
AREVA T&D with the relays serial number and an emergency password can be supplied.
To find the current level of access enabled for an interface, select System data > Access
level. The access level for the front panel User Interface (UI) is one of the default display
options.
The relay is supplied with a default access level of 2, so that no password is needed to
change any of the relay settings. It is also possible to set the default menu access level to
either level 0 or level 1, preventing write access to the relay settings without the correct
password. The default menu access level is set in System data > Password control.

1.7 Relay configuration

The relay is a multi-function device that supports numerous different protection, control and
communication features. To simplify the setting of the relay, there is a configuration settings
column which can be used to enable or disable many of the functions of the relay. The
settings associated with any function that is disabled are not shown in the menu. To disable
a function change the relevant cell in the Configuration column from Enabled to Disabled.
The configuration column controls which of the four protection settings groups is selected as
active through the Active settings cell. A protection setting group can also be disabled in
the configuration column, provided it is not the present active group. Similarly, a disabled
setting group cannot be set as the active group.
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1.8 Front panel user interface (keypad and LCD)

When the keypad is exposed it provides full access to the menu options of the relay, with the
information displayed on the LCD.

The , ,  and  keys which are used for menu navigation and setting value changes.
These keys have an auto-repeat function if any of them are held continually. This can
speed up both setting value changes and menu navigation: the longer the key is held
pressed, the faster the rate of change or movement.

System Other default displays

frequency 3-phase voltage

Alarm messages

Date and time

C
C
GS

Column 1 Column 2 Column n

Group 4
Sytem data View records Other column headings Overcurrent

Data 1.1 Data 2.1 Data n.1

Language Last record |>1 function
C
Note: The C key will return
to column header
Data 1.2 Data 2.2 from any menu cell Data n.2
Password Time and date |>1 directional

Other setting Other setting Other setting

cells in cells in cells in
column 1 column 2 column n

Data 1.n Data 2.n Data n.n

Password C A voltage |> char angle
level 2

P0105ENa

Figure 5: Front panel user interface

1.8.1 Default display and menu time-out

The front panel menu has a default display. To change it, select Measuret. setup > default
display and the following items can be selected:

Date and time

Relay description (user defined)

Plant reference (user defined)

System frequency

3 phase voltage

3 phase and neutral current

Power

Access level
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From the default display you can view the other default display options using the and
keys. If there is no keypad activity for 15 minutes, the default display reverts to the
previous setting and the LCD backlight switches off. Any setting changes that have not been
confirmed are lost and the original setting values are maintained.
Whenever there is an uncleared alarm present in the relay (e.g. fault record, protection
alarm, control alarm etc.) the default display will be replaced by:

Alarms/Faults
Present

Enter the menu structure of the relay from the default display, even if the display shows the
Alarms/Faults present message.

1.8.2 Navigating menus and browsing the settings

Use the four arrow keys to browse the menu, following the structure shown in Figure 5.
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1. Starting at the default display, press the  key to show the first column heading.

2. Use the  and  keys to select the required column heading.

3. Use the  and  keys to view the setting data in the column.

4. To return to the column header, either hold the  key down or press the clear key 
once. It is only possible to move across columns at the column heading level.

5. To return to the default display, press the  key or the clear key  from any of the
column headings. If you use the auto-repeat function of the  key, you cannot go
straight to the default display from one of the column cells because the auto-repeat stops
at the column heading.

6. Press the  key again to go to the default display.

1.8.3 Navigating the hotkey menu

1. To access the hotkey menu from the default display, press the key directly below the
HOTKEY text on the LCD.

2. Once in the hotkey menu, use the  and  keys to scroll between the available options,
then use the hotkeys to control the function currently displayed.

If neither the  or  keys are pressed within 20 seconds of entering a hotkey sub menu,
the relay reverts to the default display.

3. Press the clear key  to return to the default menu from any page of the hotkey menu.

The layout of a typical page of the hotkey menu is as follows:

The top line shows the contents of the previous and next cells for easy menu navigation

The center line shows the function

The bottom line shows the options assigned to the direct access keys
The functions available in the hotkey menu are listed below:
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1.8.3.1 Setting group selection

To select the setting group, scroll through the available setting groups using NXT GRP, or
press SELECT to select the setting group that is currently displayed.

When you press SELECT, the current setting group appears for 2 seconds, then the
NXT GRP or SELECT options appear again.
To exit the sub menu, use the left and right arrow keys. For more information see Changing
setting groups in the Operation chapter (P34x/EN OP).

1.8.3.2 Control inputs user assignable functions

The control inputs are user-assignable functions or USR ASS.
Use the CTRL I/P CONFIG column to configure the number of USR ASS shown in the
hotkey menu. To SET/RESET the chosen inputs, use the HOTKEY menu.
For more information see the Control Inputs section in the Operation chapter (P34x/EN OP). GS
1.8.3.3 CB control
The CB control functionality varies from one Px40 relay to another (CB control is included in
the P341 but not the P342/3/4/5). For a detailed description of the CB control via the hotkey
menu refer to the Circuit breaker control section of the Operation chapter (P34x/EN OP).

Default Display

MiCOM
P34x

HOTKEY CB CTRL

(See CB Control in Application Notes)

<USR ASSX STG GRP> <MENU USR ASS1> <STG GRP USR ASS2> <USR ASS1 USR ASSX> <USR ASS2 MENU>

HOT KEY MENU SETTING GROUP 1 CONTROL INPUT 1 CONTROL INPUT 2 CONTROL INPUT 2

EXIT NXT GRP SELECT EXIT ON EXIT ON EXIT ON

<MENU USR ASS1> <MENU USR ASS2> Confirmation

SETTING GROUP 2 CONTROL INPUT 1 screen
dispalyed for
2 seconds
NXT GRP SELECT ON

<MENU <MENU USR ASS2>

Confirmation USR ASS1>
NOTE: <<EXIT>> Key returns
screen SETTING GROUP 2 CONTROL INPUT 1 the user to the Hotkey
displayed for
Menu Screen
2 seconds
SELECTED OFF EXIT

P1246ENd

Figure 6: Hotkey menu navigation

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1.8.4 Password entry

1. When a password is required to edit a setting, an Enter password prompt appears.

Enter password
**** Level 1

2. A flashing cursor shows which character field of the password can be changed. Press the
 and  keys to change each character between A and Z.
3. Use the  and  keys to move between the character fields of the password. Press the
enter key  to confirm the password.

If an incorrect password is entered, the display reverts to Enter password. A message

then appears indicating that the password is correct and if so what level of access has
GS been unlocked. If this level is sufficient to edit the selected setting, the display returns to
the setting page to allow the edit to continue. If the correct level of password has not
been entered, the password prompt page appears again.

4. To escape from this prompt press the clear key . Alternatively, enter the password
using System data > Password.
If the keypad is inactive for 15 minutes, the password protection of the front panel user
interface reverts to the default access level.
5. To manually reset the password protection to the default level, select
System data > Password, then press the clear key instead of entering a password.

1.8.5 Reading and clearing of alarm messages and fault records

One or more alarm messages appear on the default display and the yellow alarm LED
flashes. The alarm messages can either be self-resetting or latched, in which case they
must be cleared manually.
1. To view the alarm messages, press the read key c . When all alarms have been viewed
but not cleared, the alarm LED change from flashing to constantly ON and the latest fault
record appears (if there is one).
2. Scroll through the pages of the latest fault record, using the c key. When all pages of
the fault record have been viewed, the following prompt appears.

Press clear to
reset alarms

3. To clear all alarm messages, press . To return to the display showing alarms or faults
present, and leave the alarms uncleared, press c.

4. Depending on the password configuration settings, you may need to enter a password
before the alarm messages can be cleared. See section 1.6 Password Protection.
5. When all alarms are cleared, the yellow alarm LED switches OFF; also the red trip LED
switches OFF if it was switched ON after a trip.
6. To speed up the procedure, enter the alarm viewer using the c key, then press the 
key. This goes straight to the fault record display. Press  again to move straight to the
alarm reset prompt, then press  again to clear all alarms.
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1.8.6 Setting changes

1. To change the value of a setting, go to the relevant cell in the menu, then press the enter
key to change the cell value. A flashing cursor on the LCD shows the value can be
changed. If a password is required to edit the cell value, a password prompt appears.
2. To change the setting value, press the  or  keys. If the setting to be changed is a
binary value or a text string, select the required bit or character to be changed using the
 and  keys.
3. Press  to confirm the new setting value or the clear key  to discard it. The new
setting is automatically discarded if it is not confirmed in 15 seconds.
4. For protection group settings and disturbance recorder settings, the changes must be
confirmed before they are used by the relay.

To do this, when all required changes have been entered, return to the column heading
level and press the  key. Before returning to the default display, the following prompt GS
appears.

Update settings?
Enter or clear

5. Press  to accept the new settings or press  to discard the new settings.

Note: If the menu time-out occurs before the setting changes have been
confirmed, the setting values are also discarded.

Control and support settings are updated immediately after they are entered, without the
Update settings? prompt.

1.9 Front communication port user interface

The front communication port is a 9-pin female D-type connector under the bottom hinged
cover. It provides EIA(RS)232 serial data communication up to 15 m with a PC, see Figure
7. This port supports the Courier communication protocol only. Courier is the
communication language developed by AREVA T&D to allow communication with its range
of protection relays. The front port is intended for use with the relay settings program
MiCOM S1 Studio which runs on WindowsTM 2000 or XP.

MiCOM relay

Laptop

SK2

25 pin
SK1

download/monitor port

9 pin
Battery front comms port Serial communication port
(COM 1 or COM 2)
Serial data connector
(up to 15m)
P0107ENb

Figure 7: Front port connection

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The relay is a Data Communication Equipment (DCE) device with the following pin
connections on the 9-pin front port.

Pin number Description

2 Tx Transmit data
3 Rx Receive data
5 0 V Zero volts common

Relay serial port connections

None of the other pins are connected in the relay. The relay should be connected to the
COM1 or COM2 serial port of a PC. PCs are normally Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
devices which have the following serial port pin connections (if in doubt check your PC
manual):

Pin number 25-way 9-way Description

GS 2 3 2 x Receive data
3 2 3 Tx Transmit data
5 7 5 0 V Zero volts common

PC serial port connections

For successful data communication, connect the Tx pin on the relay to the Rx pin on the PC,
and the Rx pin on the relay to the Tx pin on the PC. Normally a straight-through serial cable
is required, connecting pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, and pin 5 to pin 5.

Note: A common cause of difficulty with serial data communication is

connecting Tx to Tx and Rx to Rx. This could happen if a cross-over
serial cable is used, connecting pin 2 to pin 3, and pin 3 to pin 2, or if
the PC has the same pin configuration as the relay.

PC
MiCOM relay

DCE Serial data connector DTE

Pin 2 Tx Pin 2 Rx
Pin 3 Rx Pin 3 Tx
Pin 5 0V Pin 5 0V

Note: PC connection shown assuming 9 Way serial port

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Figure 8: PC - relay signal connection

Once the physical connection from the relay to the PC is made, the PCs communication
settings must be set to match those of the relay. The following table shows the relays
communication settings for the front port.

Protocol Courier
Baud rate 19,200 bits/s
Courier address 1
Message format 11 bit - 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 parity bit (even parity), 1 stop bit

Relay front port settings

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If there is no communication using the front port for 15 minutes, any password access level
that has been enabled is cancelled.

1.9.1 Front courier port

The front EIA(RS)232 1 9 pin port supports the Courier protocol for one-to-one
communication. It is designed for use during installation and commissioning or
maintenance, and is not suitable for permanent connection. Since this interface is not used
to link the relay to a substation communication system, the following features of Courier are
not used.
Automatic Extraction of Event Records:

Courier Status byte does not support the Event flag

Send Event orAccept Event commands are not implemented

Automatic Extraction of Disturbance Records:

Courier Status byte does not support the Disturbance flag GS

Busy Response Layer:

Courier Status byte does not support the Busy flag, the only response to a request will
be the final data
Fixed Address:

The address of the front courier port is always 1, the Change Device address command
is not supported.
Fixed Baud Rate:

19200 bps

Note: Although automatic extraction of event and disturbance records is not

supported, this data can be manually accessed using the front port.

1.10 MiCOM S1 Studio relay communications basics

The EIA(RS)232 front communication port is intended for use with the relay settings program
MiCOM S1 Studio. This program runs on WindowsTM 2000, XP or Vista, and is the universal
MiCOM IED Support Software used for direct access to all stored data in any MiCOM IED.
MiCOM S1 provides full access to:

MiCOM Px10, Px20, Px30, Px40, Modulex series, K series, L series relays

MiCOM Mx20 measurements units

1.10.1 PC requirements
To run MiCOM S1 Studio on a PC, the following requirements are advised.
Minimum

1 GHz processor

256 MB RAM

WindowsTM 2000

Resolution 800 x 600 x 256 colors

1 GB free hard disk space

Recommended

1 This port is actually compliant to EIA(RS)574; the 9-pin version of EIA(RS)232, see www.tiaonline.org.
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2 GHz processor

1 GB RAM

WindowsTM XP

Resolution 1024 x 768

5 GB free hard disk space

Microsoft WindowsTM Vista

2 GHz processor

1 GB RAM

5 GB free hard disk space

MiCOM S1 Studio must be started with Administrator rights

GS Connecting to the P34x relay using MiCOM S1 Studio

This section is intended as a quick start guide to using MiCOM S1 Studio and assumes you
have a copy installed on your PC. See the MiCOM S1 Studio program online help for more
detailed information.
1. Make sure the EIA(RS)232 serial cable is properly connected between the port on the
front panel of the relay and the PC. See section Error! Reference source not found..
2. To start Micom S1 Studio, select Programs > Areva T&D > MiCOM S1 Studio > MiCOM
S1 Studio.
3. Click the Quick Connect tab and select Create a New System.
4. Check the Path to System file is correct, then enter the name of the system in the Name
field. If you need to add a brief description of the system, use the Comment field.
5. Click OK.
6. Select the device type.
7. Select the communications port.
8. Once connected, select the language for the settings file, the device name, then click
Finish. The configuration is updated.
9. In the Studio Explorer window, select Device > Supervise Device to control the relay
directly.
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1.10.2 Off-line use of MiCOM S1 Studio

Micom S1 Studio can also be used as an off-line tool to prepare settings, without access to
the relay.
1. If creating a new system, in the Studio Explorer, select create new system. Then
right-click the new system and select New substation.
2. Right-click the new substation and select New voltage level.
3. Then right-click the new voltage level and select New bay.
4. Then right-click the new bay and select New device.
You can add a device at any level, whether it is a system, substation, voltage or bay.
5. Select a device type from the list, then enter the relay type, such as P645. Click Next.
6. Enter the full model number and click Next.
7. Select the Language and Model, then click Next.
GS
8. Enter a unique device name, then click Finish.
9. Right-click the Settings folder and select New File. A default file 000 is added.
10. Right-click file 000 and select click Open. You can then edit the settings. See the MiCOM
S1 Studio program online help for more information.
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