IXXAT Smart Grid Gateway With NEW Possibilities

IXXAT (HMS) has offered their Smart Grid Gateways for some time. Click HERE for some blog posts that give you a good overview of the possibilities so far (HERE for HMS or HERE for Beck).
The other day IXXAT has published an extended range of possibilities to share information between many different communication solutions in almost ALL automation applications:

SG-gateway IO
SG-gateway M-Bus Master
SG-gateway EtherNet/IP
SG-gateway PROFIBUS
SG-gateway PROFINET

New:

SG-gateway Media Converter
SG-gateway Switch

All types support as well:

Modbus-RTU master/slave via RS232/485
Modbus-TCP master/slave
DHCP server, SNTP, Network trace (pcap), SNMPv2c
OPC-UA server
MQTT
Codesys network variables

Optional:

IEC 60870-5-104 client/server with redundancy (Norwegian User Convention)
IEC 60871-5-101 master/slave
IEC 61850 client/server (both roles and GOOSE pub/sub are supported simultaneous)
IEC 61850 GOOSE publisher/subscriber
Outstation DNP3
Hardware versions with 3G or 4G modem

Click HERE to visit the IXXAT website for an overview (German).
Click HERE to download a new 12 page pdf bochure (German).

Next week: IXXAT Smart Grid Gateways at IEC 61850 Global 2019 in London, UK

IXXAT (HMS) will be available at the conference to demonstrate you the latest gateway family supporting IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, Profibus, ProfiNet, Ethernet/IP, M-Bus, ...

IEC 61850 Global 2019
London, UK
Oct 14, 2019, 02:00 AM - Oct 19, 2019, 02:00 AM

Drawing together 150+ IEC 61850 specialists and implementation leaders, this end-user-driven programme focuses on achieving multi-vendor, multi-edition interoperability within the substation and across the wider smart grid.

Click HERE for more details on the event.

New IIoT gateways from HMS allow industrial equipment to communicate with smart grids ...

Click HERE for more details to solve smart grid information models and communications.

Note that the gateway will come with MQTT as well ...

Click HERE for the Gateway with MQTT support.

HMS Networks AB takes over Beck IPC

HMS has taken over the German based company Beck IPC. Beck IPC has a range of products providing IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5, and DNP3 connectivity - I have reported about their products from time to time ... just search for Beck on the blog.

Click HERE for the HMS press release.

HMS (IXXAT) sells some of the Beck com.tom (as Gateways):

Click HERE for Beck com.tom products with above standards implemented.
Click HERE for HMS Gateway products with above standards implemented.

An All NEW Evaluation, Demo, Hands-On Package for IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25

NettedAutomation GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) has released an All NEW Evaluation, Demo, Hands-On Package for IEC 61850 and IEC 61400-25 (EvaDeHon) for immediate download and use!
The new EvaDeHon Package comprises the roles Client, Server, Publisher, and Subscriber running on a PC, HMS (IXXAT, Beck IPC) Gateways, SystemCorp IEDs, ...
The new solutions allow to run multiple IED models (all roles) in parallel on one PC (simulating IEDs of a complete system!) ... and more. The roles and applications are configured directly by SCL files (.cid). You can build your own models and run them with all roles ... if configured.
This Package is based on our 30+ years of experience. We are really proud of offering these tools to the industry today! Sit down, enjoy and relax ...


Copyright, 2017, Michael Hüter

Click HERE to download the documentation only [pdf, 3.2 MB]
Click HERE for downloading the demo package including the documentation and license conditions.

Example: Server and Client on two PCs:


Many topologies on PCs:


... and topologies with gateways:


Click HERE to download the documentation only [pdf, 3.2 MB]
Click HERE for downloading the demo package including the documentation and license conditions.

NEW IEC 61850 Demo Package for Windows available

The main purpose of the new demonstration and evaluation package is to provide a free of charge simple and easy to use IEC 61850 Client/Subscriber Tool (running on Windows PCs) that can be used to communicate with a Server/Publisher implemented on the platforms:

Beck IPC DK151 Development Kit for SC145 (DK61)
Beck IPC com.tom / IXXAT SG-gateways (WEB-PLC)
SystemCorp Smart Grid Controllers
Windows PC

Several other uses cases are possible:

The demonstration uses a single generic SCL model (and a derived JSON file [JavaScript Object Notation] that can (beyond the main purpose) be used on the above platforms to automatically configure (tree structured graphical applications) for Clients, Server/Publisher, and Client/Subscriber roles as shown on the next slides.

The specification of additional models (.icd and .json) could be provided for a fee. 

Contact NettedAutomation if you are looking for other models, please.

Click HERE for further details and instructions to download the new package including the documentation.

Click HERE for documentation only.

The package is used in our training courses.

VHPready - Offener Industriestandard auf dem Vormarsch

Die Versorgungssicherheit in der Energiewende soll durch innovative Applikationen wie Lastmanagement und virtuelle Kraftwerke gewährleistet werden. Ihre Aufgabe ist es, die natürlichen Schwankungen der erneuerbaren Energien auszugleichen. Der offene Industriestandard VHPready fördert dabei auch die Einbindung industrieller Anlagen und Lasten in die Leitwarte und die notwendige Kommunikation (Profibus, ProfiNet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus, ...). Für den Informationsaustausch werden die beiden Lösungen angeboten: IEC 60870-5-104 (klassische Fernwirktechnik) und IEC 61850-7-420 (moderne Informationsmodelle und Austauschmechanismen).
Im SPS-Magazin finden Sie einen aktuellen Artikel von HMS.
HIER klicken, um den Artikel zu lesen.

Eine kostenlose Evaluierungssoftware unter Windows ist verfügbar (C#-Anwendung unter Verwendung des SystemCorp IEC 61850 Stack/API; Server und Client; C#-Anwendung mit Sourcecode).
HIER klicken, um zum Download zu gelangen.

Client-Anwendung (links) und Server-Anwendung (rechts) unter Localhost (auch mittels SCL-File konfigurierbar für PC-PC-Kommunikation mit Nachrichten auf TCP/IP):



Die HMS-Gateways unterstützen sowohl Server- als auch Client-Rollen (für IEC 60870-5-104 als auch für IEC 61850.

IEC 61850 at the Hannover Messe 2015

Products and Services regarding IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104 and other standards can be seen in action, e.g., at these booths:

SystemCorp, Perth, Australia
Booth C35/4 in Hall 13

Click HERE for details and a free entrance Ticket.

Beck IPC, Wetzlar, Germany
Booth C35/5 in Hall 13

Click HERE  for details and a free entrance ticket.

HMS Industrial Networks, Halmstad, Sweden
Booth D35 in Hall 8

Clicke HERE for details and a free entrance ticket.

New: Hands-On Training with Real Devices and Process Signals

19 years after IEC 61850 standardization started, 10 years after publication of the first set of IEC 61850 core documents, and 10 years after intensive training worldwide, we are now facing a new challenge: Can everybody do hands-on work with the new technology without spending a lot of money?

Yes, You can – if you work with NettedAutomation GmbH.

NettedAutomation GmbH is entering into a new phase of training: using real devices and solutions to work with in the public 3 days general training courses. The program of the 3 days courses is as follows:

• 1 1/2 days Introduction and basics on IEC 61850 (and briefly on IEC 60870-5-104)
• 1/2 day Hands-on training on designing ICD and CID documents
• 1/2 day Configuring and using Server devices for monitoring and control using IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104
• 1/2 day Configuring and using Client devices for IEC 61850 and gateways to IEC 60870-5-104 and proxy server to IEC 61850

The first new training session according to this program will be conducted from October 15-17, 2014 in Frankfurt (Germany). The hands-on sessions using real devices, as depicted in the following figure, show the devices involved. Further evaluation software running under Windows (offered for free) will be provided at the beginning of the course.

On request we are preparing the above evaluation package with one com.tom 3.1S (104 Server, 61850 client and server), one com.tom 5.1 (104 Server, 61850 Server, Modbus client), a simple meter with Modbus RTU, 24 V power supply, relay to operate a fan, and a fan - mounted on DIN Rail. The com.tom (application, communication, and gateways) are configured via a web browser and a CID file – no programming or extra tools required.

Contact NettedAutomation GmbH to receive an offer for the above evaluation set, for the training in Frankfurt in October, or for an in-house training.

NettedAutomation will provide several evaluation sets for the hands-on training in October. For in-house hands-on training NettedAutomation can offer communication with these and other devices – even: bring your own devices.

By the way, beginning in fall 2014, NettedAutomation will also offer (with senior power and protection engineers) intensive 3 days Seminars on Protection and Control with IEC 61850 for HV/MV substations using GOOSE, SV, SCADA, … SCL:

• IEC 61850 Introduction and experience. Where are we today?
• Return of experience and application: with Protection and Control (mainly in medium and high voltage) Substation Automation and with SCADA systems.

All Presentations will be supported by practical examples

Contact NettedAutomation for further details on the special protection and SCADA training courses.

Please stay tuned.

Industrieforum VHPready nimmt Fahrt auf

Das “Industrieforum VHPready” erarbeitet einen Standard für virtuelle Kraftwerke, der auf den Normen IEC 60870-5-104 und IEC 61850 aufbaut.
Mittlerweile haben die ersten Arbeitsgruppen des Vereins ihre Arbeit aufgenommen:

AG 1: Weiterentwicklung von VHPready
AG 2: Zertifizierung/Präqualifikation
AG 3: Marketing, Internationalisierung und Standardisierung

Vision und Mission des Vereins:

Das Industrieforum VHPready e.V. setzt sich für die Realisierung der Energiewende durch die standardisierte Vernetzung dezentraler Energieanlagen ein. Der Standard VHPready und seine Zertifizierung gewährleisten das nahtlose, sichere und wirtschaftliche Zusammenwirken aller steuerbaren Komponenten und deren Kompatibilität. VHPready bildet die Grundlage für den flexiblen Zusammenschluss
dezentraler Energieanlagen zu virtuellen Kraftwerken.

Hier für den Flyer klicken.
Hier finden Sie den Zugang zu VHPReady.
Hier ist eine aktuelle Veröffentlichung in den EW Medien.

Mitte Juni 2014 waren folgende Firmen und Organisationen Mitglied: 2G Energy • 50Hertz • Beck IPC • Bosch SI • Energy2market • E.ON Connecting Energies • IABG • Fraunhofer Gesellschaft • IT&I • LichtBlick • Optimax Energy • Phoenix Contact • SSV Software Systems • Vattenfall Europe Wärme • WAGO Kontakttechnik • Younicos

Das Industrieforum ist aus meiner Sicht die erste ernstzunehmende Aktivität in Deutschland, die Vielfalt in der Kommunikation zwischen den vielen dezentralen Energieerzeugungsanlagen (Energie-Erntemaschinen) und Leitsystemen zu reduzieren beziehungsweise erst gar nicht aufkommen zu lassen.

Ohne (eine oder vielleicht zwei) einheitliche Kommunikationslösungen werden die Aufwendungen bei der Realisierung von notwendigen Informationsaustauschverfahren sehr hoch – was dazu führt, dass entweder viele Energieerzeugungsanlagen gar nicht oder nicht optimal eingesetzt werden können oder die Anlagen nur mit einer einzigen Leitstelle kommunizieren kann.

Die Mitarbeit im Industrieforum VHPReady sollte ein Muss für alle Netzbetreiber, Betreiber von virtuellen Kraftwerken und von dezentralen Erzeugungsanlagen sein!

Useful Links for Visitors of the SG Paris 2014 - From Smart Grids to Smart Networks, June 11-13

In order to save paper copies, please find links to some interesting documents I usually distribute during conferences and exhibitions:

"The Beautiful Simplicity of the Integration of Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 61850 into a powerful WEB-PLC operating on an Embedded Controller"
com-tom-Gateway_Introduction_2014-03-21.pdf

com.tom WEB-PLC and Integration of IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 - This document explains the first steps
com.tom_WEB-PLC_61850-104_GettingStarted_V01.pdf

"Easy, Affordable and Fast Integration of IEC 61850 in Small Devices". - More about IEC 61850 on IPC@CHIP®.
IEC61850_Schwarz_EN_2014-03-21.pdf

Personal experience, capabilities, of Karlheinz Schwarz ... introduction on IEC 61850, training modules, feedback from attendees, list of companies, countries, and pictures

Training opportunity 15-17 October 2014 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Exhibition in Paris: SG Paris 2014 - From Smart Grids to Smart Networks, June 11-13

You are invited to stop at booth i4 at the SG Paris 2014 - From Smart Grids to Smart Networks, and see IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104 and Gateways in action:

The Exhibition & Conference start from June 11 to 13 in La Défense (Paris) – daily from 8:30h – 19:00h).

In France, Smart Grid technologies have been rapidly developing over the course of the past few years, with high stakes surrounding the roll-out of smart meters, and notably ERDF's highly publicized meter, Linky, and GRDF's Gazpar.

The Smart Grids Paris trade show is now one of Europe's leading events in the Smart Grids field, counting 3000 attendees, 70 exhibitors and almost 150 speakers.

Beck IPC, EBDS and NettedAutomation invite you to visit us at the SG Paris 2014 at the booth of EBDS (European Business Development Services) i4 and see our standard-based solutions for smart grids:

• com.tom data manager with an integrated service router, switching functionality, various modems, and live data connection to the com.tom internet portal system.
• IEC 61850, IEC 61400-25, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 62351 (security) are integrated to easily build gateways and manage your data.
• Everything you are looking for - integrated in a single device!
• Applications: Data Concentrator, System Monitoring, Asset Monitoring, Gateway, RTU, Interface to any process level devices, sensors and actuators, …
• Examples of applications:
• Power quality meter information and simple I/Os
• PV inverter monitoring and control

Access to the exhibition is free.

More about com.tom under www.com-tom.de
More about the fair under www.sgparis.fr

See you there.

Want to see IEC 61850 in action? Attend the next Free Workshop

Beck IPC offers two Free of Charge Workshops end of May 2014 in German and in English.

The interest in applying IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 61400-25 … using products of Beck IPC is growing skyrocketing!

The third free of charge Workshop in German is scheduled for:

Datum: 27. Mai 2014
Ort: Wetzlar, etwa 70 km nördlich von Frankfurt
Zeit: 10:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr
Programm und Anmeldung (Deutsch).

the second free of charge Workshop in English is scheduled for:

Date: 28. May 2014
Location: Wetzlar (Germany), some 70 km north of Frankfurt
Time: 10:00 h - 17:00 h
Program and registration (English).

Registration information for both events can be found under the above links.

Karlheinz Schwarz (NettedAutomation GmbH) will conduct the workshop. You will learn a lot about the Standards and the many possibilities to apply the various com.tom platforms.

The attendees of the former workshops have appreciated the deep inside view in the standards and how they can be used.

See you there.

Process Data exchange – IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, and Portal Solution

The discussion about communication mechanisms and how to get access to the most crucial information is going on. It seems to be clear that there are different requirements for different applications that need to exchange information with a specific IED (at any hierarchy level). There is not a single size that fits all. Modern IEDs will support multiple protocols to support various needs.

One mechanism is using a cloud server – often called a Portal. A simple and beautiful solution is provided by the com.tom (communication to machines) IEDs offered by Beck IPC:

See: http://com-tom.de/about.php 

The com.tom IEDs are supporting multiple protocols like IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, Modbus, DNP3, … and a Portal. See the following figure for some details (it shows the web browser connected to the web server at the com.tom):

The Input and Output signals (including those configured with IEC 61850!!) will automatically be made available at the Portal as soon as the com.tom is online (trough a router: by Ethernet, WiFi, GPRS, UMTS, …):

The Logical Device “PQSrvLDPQ” is visible in the Web Browser (first figure), on the Portal (second figure), in the IEDScout (see next figure), and in IEC 60870-5-104 (last figure):

The values are also accessible through IEC 60870-5-104 through a binding of the process values (coming trough Modbus) to 104 messages (configured by the WEB PLC on the com.tom):

The different possibilities serve various needs.

It is quite interesting to see such a simple IED supporting these many possibilities – even supporting security (openVPN, firewall, …).

More to come.

E-Energy and Standards – German Experiences with International Standards

One of the crucial results of the six German E-Ernergy projects (2008 –2013) is this: Application of international standardized interfaces – mainly IEC 61850!!

A new 80 page brochure (in German) with the following title is available:

Smart Energy made in Germany
Erkenntnisse zum Aufbau und zur Nutzung intelligenter Energiesysteme
im Rahmen der Energiewende

Click HERE to download the brochure in German published in May 2014 [pdf, 3.5 MB]
Click HERE to download an interims report in English published in 2012 [pdf, 5 MB]

Many German engineers have contributed to the standardization in IEC and DKE: The results are INTERNATIONAL Standards.

There are Made in Germany Products implementing International Standards IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, … CoDeSys, WEB-PLC, …

and Peopleware Made in Germany:

Click HERE to download the following brochure:

Brief Report from the Hannover Messe (after second day)

This is the fifth Hannover Fair for Beck IPC demonstrating IEC 61850 solutions. In 2010 Beck presented the first “IEC 61850 @ Chip”. Now – four years later – the market is looking for easy to use and reasonable priced IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 61400-25, … solutions!

The booth at the Hannover Messe in 2014 is quite small – but visited by many experts from experts users and manufacturers of many application domains from all over: Power transmission, distribution, renewable power, virtual power systems, building automation, asset management, …

… Beck IPC is partner of the Smart Grid Forum:

… the booth was visited by almost 100 experts during the first two days:

The key products are the com.tom devices that could be used to collect the process data, process them and communicate the results through IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850, IEC 61400-25, cloud portal, … Gateways between these protocols.

In case you want to see the most simple IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850, … in action, please visit the above booth C35/7 in Hall 13.

I look forward to meeting you at the above booth.

Skyrocketing growth: Beck IPC offers New Free of Charge Workshops end of May 2014 in German and in English

The interest in applying IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEC 61400-25 … using products of Beck IPC is growing skyrocketing!

The third free of charge Workshop in German is scheduled for:

Datum: 27. Mai 2014
Ort: Wetzlar, etwa 70 km nördlich von Frankfurt
Zeit: 10:00 Uhr - 17:00 Uhr
Programm (Deutsch).

the second free of charge Workshop in English for:

Date: 28. May 2014
Location: Wetzlar (Germany), some 70 km north of Frankfurt
Time: 10:00 h - 17:00 h
Program (English).

Registration information for both events can be found under the above links.

Be Smart – See IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850 in Action at the Hannover Messe 2014

The Hannover Messe 2014 will continue to offer mature solutions for many needs in the power delivery system – generation, transmission, distribution, usage, … in the public grids as well as in production facilities, ships, harbors, transportation, … Energy is all over! Without energy I could not write this post … nobody would receive the crucial message for a meeting in Hannover.

What you could see there, is described by Günther H. Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy in his welcome message of the brochure for the “Smart Grids Forum” :

“ … The critical importance of smart grids is reflected in the Smart Grids display area [Hall 13, stand C35] stand at HANNOVER MESSE’s Energy show. The display area presents technologies that can intelligently integrate and … The Smart Grids display area at HANNOVER MESSE facilitates this dialogue and knowledge-sharing with key input from noted experts from industry, the energy sector, science, research and government. It is my pleasure as EU Commissioner for Energy to take over the patronage of the Smart Grids 2014 and I wish all partners stimulating and profitable discussions at this important exhibition area of the HANNOVER MESSE.”

Some 50 speeches will open your eyes for the needs and solutions. Well known experts from all over will present and discuss the Smart Grid from different perspectives.

Click HERE for the Brochure on the Smart Grid Exclusive themed presentations.

There is also an integrated exhibition of companies that present the latest solutions for smart(er) grids. One of them is Beck IPC at booth C35/7 – just next to the Forum.

Beck IPC and NettedAutomation show the latest developments in using cloud computing, portal for energy applications, smart controller devices supporting Logic, Modbus, M-Bus, IEC 60870-5-104/101, DNP3, IEC61850, IEC 61400-25, … to build highly integrated and distributed applications including gateways between all solutions:

The easiest solution is to use a WEB-PLC and manage the signals to be communicated by the various appropriate communication protocols:

Click HERE for an introduction to the use of the WEB-PLC for the above protocols [pdf] with the title:

"The Beautiful Simplicity of the Integration of Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 61850 into a powerful WEB-PLC operating on an Embedded Controller"

Click HERE for an overview on IEC 61850 supporting solutions.

I look forward to meeting you at the Hannover Messe Hall 13, Booth C35/7.

The Beautiful Simplicity of the Integration of IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850

The experience has shown that manufacturers are still shying away from the high costs and long time required for the development of new products based on standards like IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 61400-25 (Wind Turbines) because the implementations and applications are quite complex.

For these reasons, a team at NettedAutomation developed a web-based integration tool based on Beck IPC’s com.tom WEB-PLC that significantly streamlines the application of these and other standards and the implementation of simple logic functions that consume and generate data communicated with a variety of protocols. The solution can be used to build various kinds of IEDs for monitoring, control, data concentrators, data aggregators, and gateways.

An 18 page paper describes „The Beautiful Simplicity of the Integration of Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 61850 into a powerful WEB-PLC operating on an Embedded Controller“

Click HERE to download the paper [pdf, 2.2 MB]

The com.tom with IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850 are available – see the following website:

http://www.com-tom.de/products.php

These standards are available on most com.tom … DNP3 is available soon. The programming with CoDeSys (IEC 61131-3) and C/C++ is also available.

IEC 61850 at the Hannover Messe 2014

The Hannover Messe will be open from 7-11 April 2014. You are invited to visit the Beck IPC Booth in Hall 13 Stand C35/7. One crucial display will be the wide range of small and efficient multi purpose devices (com.tom) with embedded controllers.

You will see IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61860, Modbus, … with integrated security (openVPN, …) in action. The com.tom with a WEB-PLC will be presented by NettedAutomation to show the beautiful integration of standards-based automation and monitoring devices as well as gateways.

A comprehensive video clip with an Introduction to IEC 61850, Models, Configuration, Application of a real power quality monitoring with a Janitza PQ Monitor connected with Modbus, WEB-PLC, and Remote access to a com.tom has been posted yesterday. This video helps to get a clue what the standard is all about and how easy it is to get a “non-IEC 61850 device “wrapped” in a nice sugary coating of IEC 61850”.

You will see this and many other applications in action at the Hannover Fair.

Format: mp4 with a resolution of 1180 x 884

- Complete Video (110 MB and 37 Minutes)

I have split this long video into three parts with the same content:

- Part 1 (of 3) Start, IEC 61850 Information Models, and Demo setup (40 MB and 10 Minutes)

- Part 2 (of 3) How to use the Configuration Language SCL (33 MB and 11 Minutes)

- Part 3 (of 3) Implementation with com.tom WEB-PLC (47 MB and 17 Minutes)

A video on building a gateway from IEC 61850 to IEC 60870-5-104 will be presented soon.