Associated with: IEC 60870-5 Outstations
Security permission required to access this pick action: Retrieve Data
Use the Download File pick action to download a binary file from the Geo SCADA Expert server to an IEC 60870-5 outstation. Select the pick action to display the Download File window. Use the fields in the window to specify the file and the destination to which it is to be downloaded.
- Source Filename—Use to specify the name of the file that Geo SCADA Expert is to transfer to the outstation.
The file has to reside in the folder (or a subfolder within the folder) that is defined using the Server Configuration Tool (see Define the File Transfer Parameters).
Use the Source Filename field to specify the relative path and filename of the file at the above location.
The folder from which files on the current main server are downloaded to IEC 60870-5 outstations is set to:
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\IEC60870
To download the following file:
C:\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\Database\IEC60870\My Folder\My File.txt
You set the Source Filename to:
My Folder\My File.txt
- Destination IOA—Specify the Information Object Address to which Geo SCADA Expert is to transfer the file. The valid address range varies, depending on the IOA size supported by the outstation.
An outstation that communicates using the IEC 60870-5-104 protocol has an Information Object Address size of 3 octets.
With an outstation that communicates using the IEC 60870-5-101 protocol, the size ranges between 1 and 3 octets (see Specify the IEC 60870-5-101 Parameters).
- Destination Filename—Specify the name that Geo SCADA Expert is to assign to the downloaded file. Specify the name as a 2 octet number, in the range 0 to 65535.
- Destination Section Name—Specify the section to which Geo SCADA Expert is to transfer the file. Specify the section as a 1 octet number, in the range 0 to 255.
Also see Get Directory.