SCADAPack E outstations store internal status information at specific DNP3 point numbers in the outstation database. Depending on the type of SCADAPack E outstation and its configuration, such information might include the status of:
- The outstation and any ISaGRAF applications running on it
- The outstation’s serial or Ethernet ports
- Any SCADAPack ES Remote IO modules that are connected to the outstation.
For Geo SCADA Expert to retrieve any of this internal status data, there is no need to specify the individual Status Points for which Geo SCADA Expert is to retrieve the data—instead, you merely need to specify the type of status information you want Geo SCADA Expert to retrieve and, if applicable, the port or address. (To retrieve any other status information from an E outstation, you do need to configure individual DNP3 Status Points (see Configuring DNP3 Status Points in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to the DNP3 Driver).)
To retrieve any of the above internal SCADAPack E status information, you need to configure one DNP3 SCADAPack Status Information item in the database for each type of status data you want Geo SCADA Expert to retrieve from an outstation.
Configure the required properties on the DNP3 SCADAPack Status Information Form. The Form has several tabs.
Use the Parent tab to:
- Specify the Outstation from which Geo SCADA Expert is to Retrieve Status Information
- Specify the Scan Group that Determines the Frequency with which the Status Information is Updated.
Use the Status Type tab to:
Once the configuration is saved and Geo SCADA Expert has retrieved the specified status information, you can view that retrieved data via the DNP3 SCADAPack Status Information item’s Status display (see DNP3 SCADAPack Status Information Attributes).