Create a Direct Outstation
Add a SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Direct Outstation to the database. This type of database item is available from the DNP3 sub-branch within the SCADAPack x70 branch of the Create New menu. The sub-branch corresponds to the communications protocol that Geo SCADA Expert is to use to communicate with the SCADAPack 575.
When you create the outstation, you can leave most of the configuration fields at their default values. For this tutorial, the only fields that you need to change on the outstation's configuration Form are as follows:
On the Network tab:
- Network—Set this to Single Network. The two fields mentioned below become available on the tab when you specify this setting.
- Host Address—Set this to 172.16.1.200.
- Port—Set this to 20000.
On the SCADAPack x70 tab:
- SCADAPack x70 Device—Specify the SCADAPack 57x Device that you created earlier in this tutorial.
On the DNP3 tab:
- Address—Leave this at the default of 0. This is the address that SCADAPack x70 devices use by default, following a Cold Boot or factory reset. As such, Geo SCADA Expert uses address 0 when setting up the initial connection with a new SCADAPack x70 device.
- Class 1—(This check box is located within the Enable Unsolicited Messages section of the tab.) Ensure that this check box is selected so that it displays a check mark.
As we will be using unsolicited messages to transmit event data for this tutorial, we can leave the Class Polling and Event Scanning sections of properties at their defaults. (If we were not using unsolicited functionality, we would enable Class 1 polling, and set the Analog Input Events Scan Group and Analog Output Events Scan Group to Group 1.)
On the Outstation tab:
- In Service—Select this check box so that it displays a check mark.
- Outstation Set—Specify the DNP3 Direct Outstation Set that you created earlier in this tutorial.
Once you have configured the outstation, you can proceed to Create an Analog Configuration Item.
Further Information
For further information about configuring a SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstation, see Configure SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstations.