SmartGridware® Java IEC 61850 Data Logger

Logging data from IEC 61850 Servers

Product Overview

The SmartGridware® IEC 61850 Data Logger is an IEC 61850 client application for receiving and logging data values from an IED. It is configured via XML and provides a simple command line for basic logging control. It currently uses Integrity/Change reports or Polling to obtain the data.

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Product Features

The data logger supports the following set of features:

Data model initialization via SCL or IED Discovery
Supports data collection via the following means:
- report control block integrity reports
- polling of DataSets or individual data values
Supports creation of dynamic data sets
Supports configurable connection management with automatic re-establishment
Command Line Interface for starting/stopping logging as well as querying the IED
Encrypted security information on configuration files
Supports limits on logfile size, logging times, etc.
Currently supports CSV output file formats.
Under Development: web based configuration interface

Supported Standards

The functionality provided by the SmartGridware® IEC 61850 IED Simulator is implemented in compliance with the following standards (click to view):

IEC 61850 Standards

IEC 61850-7-1: Principles and models
IEC 61850-7-2: Abstract Communication Service Interface (ACSI)
IEC 61850-7-3: Common Data Classes
IEC 61850-7-4: Logical Node Classes
IEC 61850-8-1: Service Mapping: ACSI Mappings to MMS
IEC 61850-6: Configuration Description Language (SCL)

IEC61850 Upper Layer Protocol Support

IEC 61850-8-1 Client/Server Services (MMS) (6.2.1)
IEC 61850-8-1 Client/Server A-Profile (6.2.2)
IEC 61850-8-1 TCP/IP T-Profile (RFC1006) (6.2.3)

Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS) Standards

ISO 9506-1: Manufacturing Message Specification - Service Definitions
ISO 9506-2: Manufacturing Message Specification - Protocol Definitions

OSI Stack and Lower Layer Standards

RFC 1006: OSI over TCPIP (CMIP/OSI over TCP/IP)
ITU-T X.214 | ISO/IEC 8072: OSI - Transport Service Definition
ITU-T X.224 | ISO/IEC 8073: OSI - Transport Protocol Specification
ITU-T X.215 | ISO/IEC 8326: OSI - Session Service Definition
ITU-T X.225 | ISO/IEC 8327: OSI - Session Protocol Specification
ITU-T X.216 | ISO/IEC 8822: OSI - Presentation Service Definition
ITU-T X.226 | ISO/IEC 8823-1: OSI - Presentation Protocol Specification
ITU-T X.217 | ISO/IEC 8649: ACSE Service
ITU-T X.227 | ISO/IEC 8650-1: ACSE Protocol
ITU-T X.680 | ISO/IEC 8824-1..4: Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)
ITU-T X.690 | ISO/IEC 8825-1: ASN.1 Encoding Rules (BER/DER/CER)

Data Logger File Examples

The following examples show how to configure and customize the SmartGridware®IEC 61850 Data Logger (click to view):

Data Logger Config File (SCL/URI)


   <IEDLogger id="DDS1_1_2" verbose="true" retryPeriod="10s" discoveryDelay="5s">
      <SclFile>EXAMPLE.icd</SclFile>
      <Uri>rfc1006://10.10.10.2:102/0x0001/0x0001/0x00000001/1,1,999,1,1</Uri>
      …
   </IEDLogger>

Data Logger Config File (Report Based)

  <IEC61850DataLogger
   xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
   xmlns='http://www.monfox.com/61850/2014/IEC61850DataLogger'
   xsi:schemaLocation='http://www.monfox.com/61850/2014/IEC61850DataLogger 
                       IEC61850DataLogger.xsd'>
   
   <IEDLogger id="DISCOVERY_LOGGER" verbose="true" retryPeriod="10s" 
                 discoveryDelay="5s" preloadRcbs="true">
      <Uri>rfc1006://127.0.0.1:5102/0x0001/0x0001/0x00000001/1,1,999,1,1</Uri>
      <ReportConfig>
         <DataSet>ExGGIO1$IOValues</DataSet>
         <Period>10s</Period>
         <RCBName>LLN0$BR$BRCB1.*</RCBName>
      </ReportConfig>
      <LogFileConfig outfile="${id}_${ip}_${dataset}_${date:yyMMdd_HH}_${inst}.csv" >
	 <FileFormat dateFormat="dd'.'MM'.'yyyy HH':'mm':'ss'.'SSS" 
		     includeTimestamp="true" 
		     includeReportType="true" 
		     logDataChanges="true" 
		     logDataUpdates="false"
		     logAssocChanges="true"
		     omitLDNames="true"
		     useDotFormNames="true"/>
         <FileLimits maxSize="100k" maxPeriod="1h" normalizePeriod="true" 
                        newFileOnReconnect="false"/>
      </LogFileConfig>
   </IEDLogger>

   </IEC61850DataLogger>

Data Logger Config File (Polling Based)

<IEC61850DataLogger
   xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'
   xmlns='http://www.monfox.com/61850/2014/IEC61850DataLogger'
   xsi:schemaLocation='http://www.monfox.com/61850/2014/IEC61850DataLogger 
                       IEC61850DataLogger.xsd'>
  
   <IEDLogger id="POLLING" verbose="true" retryPeriod="10s" discoveryDelay="5s" 
                 preloadRcbs="true">
      <Uri>rfc1006://127.0.0.1:5102/0x0001/0x0001/0x00000001/1,1,999,1,1</Uri>
      <PollingConfig>
	 <DataSet>ExGGIO1$IOValues</DataSet>
	 <Period>5s</Period>
      </PollingConfig>
      <LogFileConfig outfile="${id}_${ip}_${date:yyMMdd_HH}.csv">
	 <FileFormat dateFormat="dd'.'MM'.'yyyy HH':'mm':'ss'.'SSS" 
		     includeTimestamp="true" 
		     includeReportType="true" 
		     logDataChanges="true" 
		     logDataUpdates="false"
		     logAssocChanges="true"
		     omitLDNames="true"
		     useDotFormNames="true"/>
         <FileLimits maxSize="10mb" maxPeriod="1d" normalizePeriod="true" 
                        newFileOnReconnect="true"/>
      </LogFileConfig>
   </IEDLogger>

</IEC61850DataLogger>

Platform Requirements

Java Platform Requirements:

The SmartGridware® IEC 61850 Data Logger software requires the following Java Development Kit in order to develop applications:

Java SE Development Kit Version 1.5 or newer

In order to install or upgrade your installed JDK version, please visit the Oracle Java Developers page at:

www.oracle.com/java

Operating System Requirements:

The core Client API will work on any operating system which supports the Java versions listed in the Java Platform Requirements section above. Some of the operating systems commonly used with SmartGridware™ products are:

Microsoft Windows (95,98,XP,NT,2000,7,8)
Linux (Redhat, etc)
Hewlett Packard HP-UX
Sun Solaris (SPARC & x86)
IBM AIX
Apple MacOS X

Note that for GOOSE and Sampled Value support, only Windows, MacOSX and Linux are supported and require the use of the PCAP library as detailed above

Hardware Requirements:

Minimum Hardware

Physical memory (RAM): 256MB
Disk space: 30MB (distribution package size)