SMP Gateway User Manual • 11
greatly simplified by Cybectec SMP Tools family of software programs. These Windows-based
programs help you configure your SMP Gateway and identify and correct any problems.
The configuration process consists of the following steps:
Identifying the SMP Gateway model and the installed options.
Creating a master protocol component for each device that is connected to the SMP Gateway.
Defining all the data points in the device.
Defining the communications link to be used to connect the device to the SMP Gateway.
Creating a slave protocol component for each SCADA or control center.
Defining the data points that the SMP Gateway will report to the SCADA.
Defining the communications link to be used to connect to the SCADA.
Adding a firewall and optionally a security server that supports corporate network users.
Thus, the configuration settings define the functions that the SMP Gateway performs. These
settings are stored in a file that you load onto the gateway. The flexibility of the SMP Gateway
architecture is the basis of Cooper Power Systems’ step-by-step substation modernization strategy.
In the following sections, we will show you how you can configure the SMP Gateway to perform
all the functions required of a substation gateway.
2.2.1 The Transparent SMP Gateway
As a first step in a substation automation project, you can easily set up the SMP Gateway to act as
a transparent interface between the SCADA and a substation device. The following diagram
illustrates how you can do this using the MODBUS protocol.
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