415U Condor-long-range wireless I/O and gateway
DNP3 protocol configuration
The DNP3 protocol is widely used in many industries to provide monitoring and control of remote plants and equipment. You can enable support for DNP3 in 415U modules with the purchase of a
feature license key (see “Feature license keys” on page 51
61
).
User Manual MN032006EN
Effective May 2018
This chapter describes how to use the MConfig utility to configure
DNP3 settings once you have enabled the DNP3 feature in the 415U.
Figure 66. DNP3 address configuration
DNP3 Enabled Select this checkbox to enable the DNP3 function.
Clear the checkbox to disable DNP3.
Connection TypeSets the connection type to match your DNP3 master connection:
UDP
—Uses UDP Protocol to communicate with the master.
TCP Listen
—(Default) This option uses TCP protocol to communicate with the master. The device waits for a connection from the master.
TCP Dual
—Uses TCP protocol to communicate with the master. If the device loses connection it attempts to connect to the master at the configured
IP address.
Outstation
DNP3 Address
Keep Alive
Master DNP3
Address
Sets DNP3 address of this 415U device. Set this address to match the address configured in the
DNP3. Valid values are 1–65531.
Sets the keep alive time. The outstation (this device) sends a check transmission to the DNP3 master if there is no communication from the master within the keep alive time. To avoid unnecessary check transmissions, set the keep alive time to a longer period than the master poll time.
Note
: If you are using a TCP connection, this parameter controls how long the outstation waits before it resets its
TCP connection after the link is lost. If the master station drops its TCP connection through lost communications it cannot reconnect to the device until this timeout is completed. Setting the keep alive to a short time reduces the time to re-establish a connection. However, it also increases the number of check transmissions from outstations. For large networks with limited bandwidth, we recommend using the UDP connection type with a keep alive time that is longer than the master poll time
.
Sets the DNP3 address of the master station that will control the 415U device.
Master IP
Address
Sets the IP address of the DNP3 master station.
You do not need to set this parameter if the
Connection Type is set to TCP Listen because the device will accept connections from any DNP3 master station with the address you specified in the Master DP3 Address field. If you are using TCP
Listen and do not want to select a DNP3 master
IP address, clear the Use checkbox to disable the
Master IP Address.
The Master IP Address parameter is required if the
Connection Type is set to UDP or TCP Dual.
Note
: You also need to set the devices IP address to match the requirements of your system.
For more information, see “Network settings” on page 20.
Default Address Configuration
The following are the factory default DNP3 settings for the 415U.
You may find that you can use these default settings for simple applications without further configuration.
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•
Device IP Address
—192.168.0.1xx (xx is the last two digits of the serial number).
Master IP Address
—Any (the device accepts connections from any IP address)
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•
•
Connection Mode
—TCP Listen (the master initiates the connection)
DNP3 TCP Port
— 20000
Device DNP3 Addr
—4 (outstation)
•
Master DNP3 Addr
—3
For most systems, you will only need to enable the DNP3 outstation function and set the outstation DNP3 address and connection type.
To access DNP3 configuration, click
DNP3
in the CConfig project tree to display the screen in
“DNP3 address configuration”
.
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