Configuring an IEC 60870-5 Slave Channel

ClearSCADA can communicate with an IEC 60870-5 Controlling Station (SCADA master station) using either of two IEC 60870-5 protocols (see Supported IEC 60870-5 Communication Protocols).

For either communications protocol, you need to configure one or more IEC 60870-5 Slave Direct Channel(s) in the ClearSCADA database.

You configure the properties of each channel using the fields on the IEC 60870-5 Slave Direct Channel Form.

The Form has several tabs.

Use the fields on the IEC 60870-5 tab to:

then either Configure IEC 60870-5-101 Protocol Properties, or Configure IEC 60870-5-104 Protocol Properties, depending on the chosen protocol.

Use the fields on the Scan Parameters tab to:

The Scan Groups fields and the second set of Scan Parameters fields defined by the ClearSCADA advanced driver model are not used by the ClearSCADA IEC 60870-5 driver. Any configuration in these fields is ignored by ClearSCADA.

For information on configuring the fields on the Connection tab, see IEC 60870-5-101, or see IEC 60870-5-104, as appropriate.

The fields on the other tabs are common to channels on many advanced drivers—for information, see Tabs on Channel Forms in the ClearSCADA Guide to Advanced Drivers.


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