Eaton Cooper Power Form 6-TS - Communications; Control Information; Control Back Panel

Form 6 triple-single microprocessor-based rack mount recloser control
13INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS MN280084EN July 2018
An active Manual Close Delay can be canceled by pressing
the TRIP/LOCKOUT button.
The default setting has the feature disabled (0 seconds). A
countdown on the front panel LCD screen indicates Manual
Close Delay is active.
Communications
Communication ports
The Form 6-TS control has two back panel communication
ports and a front panel configuration data port.
The front panel configuration data port is described in the
Operating Panel section of this manual.
There is one standard 9-pin RS-232 and one optional
communication port (RS-485, serial fiber, Ethernet wire
or fiber or both) on the back operator panel, as well as a
standard IRIG-B port for user time-syncing. See Figure7.
Communication protocols
Three communication protocols are available for the Form 6
Triple-Single recloser control:

Modbus

DNP3

2179
One communication protocol can be selected for either the
back panel RS-232 or the optional communication port.
All three protocols are selected and configured by the
user with the ProView Communications Workbench
applicationsoftware.
Ethernet communications

ProView over TCP/IP

DNP3 over TCP/IP
Ethernet connection allows for network application of the
Form 6-TS control for both DNP3 and ProView protocols.
In addition, the front panel data port can simultaneously
communicate ProView to the PC.
Ethernet configuration is accomplished via ProView interface
software. Refer to Service Information S280-70-9 (ProView
4.X.X) or S280-70-23 (ProView 5.X.X) Form 6-TS Control
Programming Guide, Section 4: Schemes, Communicating with
the Form 6 Control, for Ethernet Configuration information.
When a communication protocol is selected for the optional
communication boards (serial fiber or the RS-485 serial port),
the RS-232 serial port is defaulted to ProView interface
software protocol.
DNP3 is factory-defaulted to the RS-232 port.
When a communication protocol is selected for the
RS-232serial port, the optional RS-485 or serial fiber optic
board is not active.
The RS-485 or fiber optic serial ports do not support
ProView interface software protocol.
The user can simultaneously communicate to the Form
6-TS control using both the front panel data port and
the appropriate back panel serial communication port
(provided the back panel RS-232 port or the Ethernet
optional communications board is not configured to be
ProViewprotocol).
Control information
Control information includes firmware identification by
catalog number and name, date code, and ProView release
number. Control information is available through the Settings
menu on the front panel (Figure2).
Control back panel
The control back panel (Figure7) is easily accessible when
the control is mounted in a standard 19” rack.
ote:N It is not necessary to remove the control from the
standard 19” rack to access the wiring to the power
supply and recloser.