TIM DNP3
System Manual, 06/2014, C79000-G8976-C253-03
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Preface ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Uses and properties of the TIM ............................................................................................................. 13
1.1 Application .................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2 TIM 3V-IE DNP3 - Overview ........................................................................................................ 15
1.3 TIM 4R-IE DNP3 - Overview ........................................................................................................ 17
1.4 Communications services of the TIM ........................................................................................... 19
1.5 DNP3 device attributes of the TIM ............................................................................................... 21
1.6 Other properties of the TIM .......................................................................................................... 23
1.7 Transmission types and connection establishment ..................................................................... 24
1.8 Message memory of the TIM for events ...................................................................................... 26
1.9 Time synchronization ................................................................................................................... 26
1.10 Configuration limits ...................................................................................................................... 28
1.11 Scope of delivery.......................................................................................................................... 30
1.12 Requirements for operation - necessary components and services............................................ 31
1.12.1 Hardware and required services .................................................................................................. 31
1.12.2 Compatible SIMATIC CPUs ......................................................................................................... 32
1.12.2.1 CPUs for installing the TIM 3V-IE DNP3 in an S7-300 ................................................................ 32
1.12.2.2 CPUs for installing the TIM 4R-IE DNP3 in an S7-300 ................................................................ 33
1.12.2.3 CPUs for a standalone TIM 4R-IE DNP3 with S7-400 or S7-400H ............................................. 34
1.12.3 Software ....................................................................................................................................... 35
1.12.3.1 Required software components ................................................................................................... 35
1.12.3.2 Software versions......................................................................................................................... 36
1.12.3.3 The SINAUT engineering software .............................................................................................. 37
1.12.3.4 Compatibility of the versions of the SINAUT configuration tool ................................................... 39
2 Network structures and configurations ................................................................................................... 41
2.1 Overview of the possible network types ...................................................................................... 41
2.2 Communication relations between DNP3 subscribers................................................................. 41
2.3 Communication with MODBUS slaves ........................................................................................ 42
2.4 Configuration options with the DNP3 TIMs .................................................................................. 43
2.4.1 Configurations with S7-300 .......................................................................................................... 43
2.4.2 Configurations with S7-400 .......................................................................................................... 44
2.4.3 Configurations with S7-400H ....................................................................................................... 45
2.5 Configuration variants with IP-based WAN .................................................................................. 47
2.6 Configuration variants with classic and IP-based WAN ............................................................... 49