CAP 505
ABB Automation
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User’s Guide
1. Introduction
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1. Introduction
Using this manual
You should read this manual when you start working with the Protocol Editing Tool
(in this manual called POD tool) for the first time. The manual describes the
functionality of the POD tool, which is one of the engineering tools that are available
in CAP 505.
1.1.
General
The Protocol Editing Tool is used for creating and editing Protocol Object
Dictionary tables and sending and receiving them to/from a device which is
connected to the base system computer. Protocol configurations can be created
either from the beginning or by using an existing template. A set of standard
templates for several protocols is distributed within the POD tool.
The Protocol Object Dictionary is a cross-reference table between the relay
application and the protocol. This table defines what information can be accessed
from the device, using the protocol interface. Since a device is programmable and
may run various application setups (different sets of function blocks), the protocol
object dictionary is also fully re-configurable.
1.2.
Communication protocols
Used communication protocols for sending and receiving the POD tables are either
SPA or LON. This is defined in the General Object Attributes dialog in CAP 505.
This means that you do not define which protocol should be used with the Protocol
Editing tool.
1.3.
User modes
There are two different POD tool user modes:
• Advanced mode, for product development
• Basic mode, for field configuration
In advanced mode it is possible to create new protocol images and modify the
structure of an existing configuration. In this mode the full range of POD tool
functionality is available. In basic mode it is possible to edit POD table data, upload
and download data from and to the device. This manual describes the functionality
of the POD tool when it is used in basic mode (field configuration).
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Protocol Editing Tool
