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SEL-751A Relay Instruction Manual Date Code 20100129
Communications
SEL ASCII Protocol and Commands
FILE Command
The FIL command (see Table 7.17 ) is intended to be a safe and efficient
means of transferring files between intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and
external support software (ESS). The FIL command ignores the hide rules and
transfers visible as well as hidden settings, except the settings hidden by a part
number.
GOOSE Command
Use the GOOSE command to display transmit and receive GOOSE
messaging information, which can be used for troubleshooting. The GOOSE
command variants and options are shown in Table 7.18.
The information displayed for each GOOSE IED is described in the following
table.
Ta b le 7 . 1 7 F I L E Co m m an d
Command Description Access Level
FIL DIR Return a list of files. 1
FIL READ
filename
Transfer settings file filename from the relay to
the PC.
1
FIL WRITE
filename
Transfer settings file filename from the PC to the
relay.
2
FIL SHOW
filename
Filename 1 displays contents of the file filename.1
Table 7.18 GOOSE Command Variants
Command Variant Description Access Level
GOOSE Display GOOSE information. 1
GOOSE count Display GOOSE information count times. 1
IED Description
Transmit
GOOSE Control
Reference
This field represents the GOOSE control reference information that
includes the IED name, ldInst (Logical Device Instance), LN0
lnClass (Logical Node Class), and GSEControl name (GSE Control
Block Name) (e.g., SEL_751A_1CFG/LLN0$GO$GooseDSet13).
Receive
GOOSE Control
Reference
This field represents the goCbRef (GOOSE Control Block Refer-
ence) information that includes the iedName (IED name), ldInst
(Logical Device Instance), LN0 lnClass (Logical Node Class), and
cbName (GSE Control Block Name) (e.g., SEL_751A_1CFG/
LLN0$GO$GooseDSet13).
MultiCastAddr
(Multicast Address)
This hexadecimal field represents the GOOSE multicast address.
Ptag
This three-bit decimal field represents the priority tag value, where
spaces are used if the priority tag is unknown.
Vlan
This 12-bit decimal field represents the virtual LAN (Local Area
Network) value, where spaces are used if the virtual LAN is
unknown.
StNum (State
Number)
This hexadecimal field represents the state number that increments
with each state change.
SqNum (Sequence
Number)
This hexadecimal field represents the sequence number that incre-
ments with each GOOSE message sent.