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Date Code 20171006
Instruction Manual
SEL-400 Series Relays
Communications Interfaces
Virtual File Interface
Delimiters are spaces and commas that are not contained within double quotes.
Two adjacent commas indicate an empty string, but spaces that appear next to
another delimiter are ignored. Consider the following examples for converting a
list of fields to comma-delimited text. Consider the following list of fields.
Stri,ng 1
Stri"ng 2
String 3
String4
The translation to comma-delimited text is as follows:
"Stri,ng 1","Stri""ng 2","String 3","String4"
Root Directory
The root directory contains three or more subdirectories and two or three files
(CFG.TXT, CFG.XML, and SWCFG.ZIP). CFG.XML is only present if the
optional Ethernet card is installed. SWCFG.ZIP is for internal use.
CFG.TXT File (Read-Only)
The CFG.TXT file contains general configuration information about the relay
and each setting class. External support software retrieves the CFG.TXT file to
interact automatically with the connected relay.
CFG.XML File (Read-Only)
Present only in units with the optional Ethernet card installed, the CFG.XML file
is supplementary to the CFG.TXT file. The CFG.XML file describes the IED
configuration, any options such as the Ethernet port, and includes firmware iden-
tification, settings class names, and configuration file information.
SWCFG.ZIP File (Read/Write)
The SWCFG.ZIP file is a compressed file used to store external support software
settings. It is readable at Access Level 1 and above, and writable at Access
Level 2 and above.
Settings Directory
You can access the relay settings through files in the SETTINGS directory. We
recommend that you use support software to access the settings files, rather than
directly accessing them via other means. External settings support software reads
settings from all of these files to perform its functions. The relay only allows you
to write to the individual SET_
cn
files, where c is the settings class code and
n
is
the settings instance. Except for the SET_61850 CID file, changing settings with
external support software involves the following steps:
Step 1. The PC software reads the CFG.TXT and SET_ALL.TXT files from
the relay.
Step 2. You modify the settings at the PC. For each settings class that you
modify, the software sends a SET_
cn
.TXT file to the relay.
Step 3. The PC software reads the ERR.TXT file. If it is not empty, the relay
detects errors in the SET_
cn
.TXT file.
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