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Chapter 6          Micro870 Controller Distributed Network Protocol
Data-Set Descriptors Configuration Parameters
These parameters are used to construct Data-Set Descriptors objects. 
The Read and Enable Event allows assignment of characteristics to the Descriptor.
• Read – set if Data-Set is readable.
• Enable Event – set if outstation generates a Data-Set event.
Event Class – With the Enable Event checked, the event class is displayed to allow assignment 
of Event Class to this Descriptor.
•1 – Class 1
•2 – Class 2
•3 – Class 3
Trigger Event: Define and set this parameter to generate an event by the ladder logic to 
generate timed events. Once this parameter is set by the ladder logic or communications, the 
controller clears it automatically after generating an event at the end of scan.
Disable Change Event: Define and set this parameter to suppress the events generated by any 
Event Occurrence Condition.
Event Occurrence Condition: The conditions of Data-Set Event for each Data-Set Descriptor 
can be configured by Data-Set Event Occurrence Condition 1/2/3/4 in the DNP3 Data-Set 
Descriptors Object. When one of the values that are pointing to the Event Occurrence 
Condition 1/2/3/4 are changed or the criteria are met, the controller generates a Data-Set 
Event, retrievable using the object Group 88, Variation 1. 
The following table shows the supported conditions for Point Addressing under Event 
Occurrence Conditions.
Note that a Data-set event can consume any number of event buffers, depending on the Data-
set configuration. This is only applicable for Data-set events. The event for other objects 
consumes a single event buffer. When using Data-set events, increase the number of events in 
the DNP3 Slave configuration.
Point Address Type Point Type Point Index Event Occurrence Condition
Empty NONE: No point type is associated. 0 No Event is generated.
Standard DNP3 Point
BI: Binary input 0…4095
When the Point Type and Point 
Index are pointing a specific point, 
if the value of the point is 
changed, an event is generated.
B2I: Double-bit input 0…2047
CI: Counter 0…511
AI: Analog input 0…767
BCD: BCD point 0…255
Variable Select the tag from the controller. 0
Event is generated based on the 
condition of the variable tag 
selected.