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SEL Application Guide 2020-04
Date Code 20200326
P
ORT
S
ETUP
To ensure the relays can properly communicate with each other, set up a serial port on each relay
for M
IRRORED
B
ITS
®
communications. For direct fiber communications, use fiber-optic transceiv-
ers (e.g., the SEL-2800 Fiber-Optic Transceiver or SEL-2812 Fiber-Optic Transceiver With
IRIG-B) to convert serial to fiber. The SEL-311C-1 and SEL-421-5 support two separate
M
IRRORED
B
ITS
communications channels (Channels A and B), while the SEL-321-1 supports one
channel. The SEL-321-1 channel is compatible with either of the SEL-421-5 channels.
,
, and
provide example setting values for Port 2 on the SEL-421-5, SEL-311C-1,
and SEL-321-1, respectively. Use
and
for pilot protection between the SEL-421-5
for pilot protection between the SEL-421-5 and
the SEL-321-1. The port setup is identical for both POTT and DCB schemes.
There will be a communications delay between the data sent by the local relay and the data
received by the remote relay. This delay depends upon the selection of the baud rate and the data
processing speed of the relay. Choosing a higher baud rate can reduce this delay (for more infor-
mation on the relationship between baud rate and one-way data delay, refer to
Table 10
in [3]).
Selecting the correct baud rate depends on the mode of communications between the two relays. If
a direct fiber-optic cable is used, industry practice is to use a higher baud rate. Generally, fiber is
capable of operating at higher baud rates because it has a faster data transfer capability. When you
use other modes of communication, lower baud rates should be considered based on the data trans-
fer capability of the communications medium.
Figure 1
M
IRRORED
B
ITS
Communications Via a Direct Fiber-Optic Connection
TX
RX
RX
TX
Optical Fiber
Relay 1
Relay 2
Table 1
SEL-421-5 Port 2 Settings (Sheet 1 of 2)
Setting
Setting Description
Setting
Value
Comment
EPORT
Enable Port
Y
The port must be enabled to set up communications.
PROTO
Communications Protocol
MBA
a
Enable M
IRRORED
B
ITS
communications on Channel A.
MBT
Using Pulsar 9600 Modem?
N
We are not using a Pulsar 9600 Modem.
SPEED
Communications Baud Rate
38400
b
The maximum baud rate for the SEL-421-5 is 38400.
RTSCTS
Enable Hardware Handshaking
N
Not needed for relay-to-relay communications.
TX_ID
M
IRRORED
B
ITS
Transmit Identifier
2
Must match the receive identifier of the remote relay.
RX_ID
M
IRRORED
B
ITS
Receive Identifier
1
Must match the transmit identifier of the remote relay.
RBADPU
M
IRRORED
B
ITS
Receive Bad Pickup
Time
60
(default)
Channel error has to last 60 seconds before RBAD
x
c
asserts.
CBADPU
PPM M
IRRORED
B
ITS
Channel Bad
Pickup
1000
(default)
Ratio of channel downtime to total channel time.
TXMODE
d
Transmission Mode
P
e
Must be P for connections to devices that are not SEL-400
series relays.