SimFlex™ HMI Simulator User Manual
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1. Read the Getting started document that comes with the program for a detailed description of the installation procedure If you do not have administrator rights on your PC please contact your IT department to initially install 7 1 2 The HMI Simulator does not start or complains about the license In the system tray check if the CodeMeter service is running clicking on the small system tray arrow If the CodeMeter is not visible it could be that it is not running or that the service is running but the CodeMeter program is not visible a Inthe first case re install the HMI Simulator and make sure the CodeMeter software installs correctly b Inthe second case press Windows Start button and locate the CodeMeter installation Then start the CodeMeter Control Center manually 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 11 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual Once the CodeMeter Control Center is started open it from the system tray and check that there is a license shown in the left part of the dialog Make sure you have inserted the USB license key in one of the available USB ports In case you are running a trial version of the SimFlex HMI Simulator If there is no license shown select File gt Import License from the menu and locate the lic file in the HMI Simulator folder In the folder where you installed the program e g CAProgram Files GridClone Note that the CodeMeter Control Center might have a filter2. When a node is dragged left mouse click hold down and move the cursor will change to dragging hand or stop sign If the dragging hand appears the node can be dragged to and dropped in the Scheme Picture Box If it s a Logical Device all its Logical Nodes will be placed as well If it s an IED all its Logical Nodes are placed as well The stop sign will appear if the node is already in the Scheme Picture Box or if the node is not part of an IED 2 4 3 Select functionality When a node that has an item in the Scheme Picture Box is selected this instance will be selected as well and if needed the scrollbars will be changed to ensure its visibility 2 4 4 Right click functionality Depending on the type of node and the status these options will be available and enabled e Delete Remove from scheme picture box e Confirm Set status to confirmed unchanged e Select IED will be connected when Connect selected IEDs is pressed e Deselect IED will not be connected when Connect selected IEDs is pressed e Send Control Request See chapter 5 e File Transfer Available for connected IED nodes See chapter 6 e Refresh Read data values If refresh is started from a LD LN or FC level all DO from the branch in the tree are refreshed 2 5 Status Bar e File full path name of the HMI project file that is saved or opened e Status Show current activity Idle if no activity to wait for O
3. 1 2 Benefits The main benefits of using the SimFlex HMI Simulator are e Clear overview on distinctive data in IEDs e Distinct representation of changing values e Display multiple IEDs simultaneously 1 3 Applications The SimFlex HMI Simulator has a wide range of applications e View data values from devices e Capture reports and monitor value changes e Send control requests on controllable objects e File transfer download from and upload to devices 1 4 Key Features The SimFlex HMI Simulator e Is able to configure all report control blocks in any IED with the default values from the SCD file e Can enable all report control blocks in any IED e Is able to connect to at least 32 IEDs simultaneously e Is able to load JPG PNG files with single line diagrams and show these graphics on the screen as a Static picture e ls able to retrieve all LD LN DO and DA information from each IED in the tree view and show the data model of each IED in a Windows tree view e Can enable all GOOSE control blocks in any IED The SimFlex HMI Simulator provides a simple graphical user interface GUI for monitoring and handling IEC61850 data from servers Many of the features of the program are available through an intuitive tool bar 1 5 Basic skill requirements The SimFlex HMI Simulator has been designed to be user friendly The GUI is showing the most important functions that the average user needs in daily use The pro
4. LridClone SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 5 6 7 7 1 7 1 1 Index ne E E E E E A A A EEEN 1 What is SimFlex HMI Simulator sssssssssssesssssisssrsssrissrrssresrisstesstesstisstisstiniresstinstesstesstensteesteset 3 O aa a aa a O a a aa aaa ea aa ataa 3 APplic ON E E E EE E E E E E E TEET 3 Key ROUTE A ia 3 Basic skill requirements surne e tias 3 SCL Til TE QUIM dis ii 3 NGEWOIK tha MC A AR E E tia 3 SiMFlex HMI Simulator OVervieW coococonocccnnoncnoncnononnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn nan cnn ran nn anar nn anna ncnnnnnns 3 MENU MMS oct 4 Men s Filen si A id 4 ME A ates tageag A E snus svecedtandesavassinentuante sides 5 Menu Heli it Lt Et A eevewedCaatiees 5 TOOID ALTOS iii Ranstcadasetevvageeeed goabeseaon cde vaesananest D E R 6 Toolbar BUTTONS rinis ai 6 Scheme Picture Box as 6 Select Itenser e eia EE cele RE AEA E NE A a e EE ATE Ea 7 Move esca irte at ad ta date 7 Resize MEMS io if 7 RighECliCk OPtiOns ii Ad isa 7 LS A A AS SR A BES 7 FED Pamel cso ive A da 7 Dil dada io LEDO Gascon ates 7 Drag O O airis 8 Select funcional ia do aia cie 8 Right click funcionalidades lata it aca 8 Status BAT a oE EE EERE REEE EERI TENES AE ARE E sa shabu NEEE REOS oE N EEI RS 8 Configuring the SimFlex
5. Deselect all IED Deselect and collapse all IED nodes Collapse all tree nodes Collapse all nodes recursively Send support request If you re having trouble using SimFlex HMI Simulator you can send email to GridClone To understand the condition of your problem GridClone needs to know the logs and configurations of your SimFlex HMI Simulator application Using the support feature will create a zip file containing the information that is needed for support and ask you to mail it to support gridclone com Scheme Picture Box 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 6 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual This size of the background image defines the workspace If the size exceeds the control size scrollbars will appear If it is smaller the background color is shown The only way to place items in the scheme picture box is to drag them from the IED panel A rubber band will show a preview When the mouse isn t moved for 0 25 second the rubber band will jump to the position on the grid When the mouse rests for 0 25 seconds hovering over an item a text balloon is shown It displays the path of the node and if available its value and previous value 2 3 1 Select items e Pick inside to select one The corresponding node in the IED Panel will be selected as well and if needed the node will be expanded and the scrollbar will be changed to ensure its visibility e Pick outside item to start a crossing All items that h
6. like WibuCmRaU Change it to or lic to make the license file visible Once the license file has been selected and opened it should be visible in the CodeMeter Control Center To be sure the license is activated stop and start the CodeMeter Control Center service by pressing Process gt Stop CodeMeter Service and then Process gt Start CodeMeter Service Finally re start the HMI Simulator If the problem persists please contact GridClone for support 8 Additional Information In this section you will find information on additional topics 8 1 File name conventions Any log file is either e A file that contains the information that was logged to the Log View These log files have the following format yyyy mm dd _ hh mm ss HMI log e The SimFlex HMI Simulator also stores information to disk in case problems occur in the program This information is stored in a so called Error Log file Error log files are always needed by the GridClone Development Team for trouble shooting These Error Log files have the following format yyyy mm dd _ hh mm ss SimFlexError log 8 2 Used abbreviations DA Data Attribute DO Data Object DUT Device Under Test FC Functional Constraint GOOSE Generic Object Oriented System Event GUI Graphical User Interface IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission managing international standards See also http www iec ch IEC 61850 The IEC 61850 standard IED Intell
7. panel shows all IEC 61850 objects of the opened SCL file as nodes in a tree The icons that are used do indicate the type of node and its status Be SCL file 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 7 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual y Maw IED No IP address Not selected Selected Connect failed Connected LD LD Logical Device Unchanged or confirmed Changed E E Logical Node PTOC Unchanged or confirmed Changed w uo Logical Node PTOV Unchanged or confirmed Changed N H Logical Node CSWI XSWI or XCBR Unchanged or confirmed Changed LH LH Logical Node other Unchanged or confirmed Changed 3 Fe Functional Constraint Unchanged or confirmed Changed pa Do Data Object Unchanged or confirmed Changed DA DA Data Attribute or Type Unchanged or confirmed Changed un If attribute node has a value the value will be displayed behind the node name If the value of a node or one of its children is changed the icon will be red If the change is within the blink time see chapter 3 the icon will be alternating red and black The value that is displayed at the red icon is the new value the value at the black icon is the old value Nodes in the tree can be expanded or collapsed by the standard windows functionality click the PlusMinus or select and use or key UD To collapse all tree nodes recursive there is a button in the toolbar 2 4 2 Drag functionality
8. 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 8 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual 3 e Progress bar Show progress of activity that is displayed Configuring the SimFlex HMI Simulator To configure the application open the Settings dialog by selecting menu Edit gt Settings 4 xl File Settings Application base directory C ProgramData GridClone SimFlex HMI Simulator Delete log files after 1 days Display Grid Blink time 20 seconds Horizontal 10 Blink interval 1000 miliseconds Vertical 10 Figure 3 1 Settings form Application base directory this is the base directory that is used to store HMI project files and log files in subfolder HMI_log Delete log files after this is the period the SimFlexError log and the HMI log files that are automatically created when SimFlex HMI simulator is started will be deleted If O is entered the log files will never be deleted Blink time Nodes that are changed will blink for the time that is set by this Blink interval Blinking nodes representation will change after this period Grid Horizontal Nodes that are dragged to the Scheme Picture box will be placed at a multiplication of the pixels as specified here The same goes for move and resize If the grid is changed and there are placed nodes that don t match the new grid the program will ask for adjusting placed nodes to new grid Grid Vertical See previous bullet H
9. Clone SimFlex HMI Simulator Samples WEC618 4 Fl E1Q01FP3 E EIQOIFP3PROT 1a E1Q01FP3MEAS MM E1Q01FP3DR M E1Q01FPSCTRL LINO A SJatcswn A EJ a1xswit N o2xswn1 QICILO1 azcitor E X E aocsw1 X N Q0xCBR1 Mi asciLo1 M 1Q01FP2PROT MM 1Q01FP2MEAS MN MWh E1001FP20R 77 BI PTOC 1 Mh E1Q01FP2CTRL s Wo PTOC2 MM 1Q01FP2EXT IT NA Elaman fi E1001A01MEAS 4 C ProgramData GridClone SimFlex HMI Simulator HMI_Samplq Figure 2 1 SimFlex HMI Simulator main form 2 1 Menu items The following menu items are available File Edit Help Each menu item is described in the next chapters 2 1 1 Menu File In the File menu the most common file actions can be executed e New HMI Project Ctri N Resets the SLD image to GridClone background and closes SCL file e Open o Open HMI Project Ctrl O opens a previously created HMI Project file chapter 4 o Open SLD Image Alt O opens an image to be used as background O 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 4 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual o Open SCL File Ctri Alt 0 opens a file that meets the IEC61850 Substation Configuration Language A Data model is built using the IEC61850 version revision as defined in the SCL file The nodes will be expanded up to Logical Device level except for IED nodes that don t have an IP address e Open Recent opens one of the most recently opened HMI project files chapter 4 e Save o Save HMI
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11. MI project A HMI project is a stored collection of the settings as listed below Splitter distance Read Data Level Background image The file that is opened as image to be used as background in the scheme picture box Only the full path of the file is stored therefore the project is only exchangeable when the image file is in the same directory Background color The background color to use in the scheme picture box SCL file The file that is opened as SCL file Only the full path of the file is stored therefore the project is only exchangeable when the SCL file is in the same directory Items A list of all nodes that are dragged to the scheme picture box storing their position and width IEDs A list of all IED nodes in the SCL file storing weather the IED is selected or not 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 9 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual 5 Controllable Objects A controllable object is a Data Object who s parent is a Functional Constraint called CO In the IED Panel it is marked by a yellow background color If a Logical Node contains only one Controllable Object this Data Object can be selected from it It is marked by a yellow background color If a Logical Node contains more than one Controllable Object it is marked by a pink background color Controllable Objects do have the right click option Send Control Request both in the Scheme Picture Box and in the IED panel that is enabled for
12. Project Ctrl S saves the HMI project see chapter 4 o Save HMI Project As saves the HMI project with a different file name e Exit closes the program 2 1 2 Menu Edit In the Edit menu the following actions can be executed e Settings opens the application settings dialog For detailed information see chapter 3 e Pick Background color after opening an SCL image the background color is set to the upper left pixel of it Background color is used to extend the background image to the right and bottom if the image is smaller than the scheme picture box as background of text that is outside of the rectangle and for the color of the rubber band transparent black for light background or transparent white for dark background This function enables to select another pixel from the background image to use as background color 2 1 3 Menu Help In the Help menu the following actions can be executed e User Manual F1 opens the on line user manual The on line user manual is a Windows help file that can be easily browsed using the available Contents Index and Search tabs e Show Log shows the SimFlex HMI Simulator Log form modeless This means that the main form can be used while this form is shown By default the Log form is transparent when the mouse is not hovering over The opacity for this transparency can be changes by double click in the Log form The Log Settings form will be shown In this form you can also check
13. ave the center within the crossing will be selected e Use Ctrl to add to selection e Use Ctrl A to select all items 2 3 2 Move items e Pick inside an items rectangle to start move All selected items will be moved When the mouse isn t moved for 0 25 second the rubber band will jump to the positions on the grid n j e Use arrow key to move all selected items one pixel Items won t be moved to grid points when moved by arrow keys 2 3 3 Resize items Resize is only available for one selected item Pick inside an items rectangle near the right edge to start resize When the mouse isn t moved for 0 25 second the rubber band will jump to the position on the grid 2 3 4 Right click options e Delete Remove selected items from scheme picture box The nodes won t be removed from the IED panel This action can be reverted by Ctrl Z e Confirm Set every selected item that has status changed to status confirmed unchanged e Send Control Request Only for Controllable Objects See chapter 5 e Refresh Read data values 2 3 5 Key options e Ctrl A Select all items t e Arrow keys E Move selected items one pixel e Delete or Ctrl X Remove selected items from scheme picture box The nodes won t be removed from the IED panel This action can be reverted by Ctrl Z e Ctrl Z Undo last delete or move 2 4 IED Panel 2 4 1 Display This
14. connected IED s TED_0003CTRL Q1CSWI1 COSPOS x intermediate Status 00 A Figure 5 1 Object Control form The block on the top left shows the current state of the control On the right side there are buttons to operate Dependent on the object s SCFSPos ctlModel value some of these buttons will be disabled In this sample the control is sbo with enhanced sequrity which means the Select button has to be pressed to enable the Operate button The detailed data that are not applicable for standard use are xj not shown by default To display them you can press the ne e a button This also displays the Enable button This button Pe Enable Operate will enable all tiles It enables expert users to test the devices behavior on illegal input like Operate without Select on New ctVal F y Cancel an sbo with enhanced sequrity control orCat fot supported y M we eye E it e New ctlVal is initiated on the opposite of the actual e Num f status DateTime 1 28 02 2014_14 50 05 972 e Date Time is initiated to current time the moment a T Test button is clicked Check perform synchrocheck check for interlocking condition Figure 5 2 Object Control form showing details 6 File Transfer File Transfer enables you to download files from a connected IED It can be started by right mouse click on a connecte
15. d IED node All files are listed folders are not listed After making a selection multi select is possible using Shift Ctrl or Ctrl A the DownLoad button will be enabled File Transfer x COMTRADE 00080008 cfg sl EE O 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 10 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual Figure 6 1 File Transfer form When DownLoad is pressed the directory to store the downloaded files can be changed xi Select download folder El di Gridclone a El Ji SimFlex simplex HMI Simulator E Ji SimFlex Protocol Analyzer El e SimFlexed2 El J HmiSimulatorGUI E Ji McAfee Ji McAfee Security Scan gt Make New Folder Ea Cancel 4 Figure 6 2 File Transfer Browse download folder form Alert Existing files will be overwritten without asking When UpLoad is pressed the file to upload can be selected If opened the filename on the IED has to be set xl to_the_peak hmip UpLoad to IED_0003 Figure 6 3 File Transfer UpLoad form Z Alert There is no check whether the IED supports SetFile or not There is also no check for available space on the IED A message will be shown to inform if the SetFile succeeded or failed 7 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ This chapter provides some frequently asked questions and theirs answers Check this section before you contact GridClone for support on your question 7 1 General 7 1 1 How to install the SimFlex HMI Simulator
16. gram is therefore easy to learn 1 6 SCL file requirements The SimFlex HMI Simulator can only run properly if the SCL file a file that meets the IEC61850 Substation Configuration Language is correct SimFlex HMI Simulator only reports some basic errors that might be in the SCL file For fast and accurate automated verification of SCL files GridClone offers the SimFlex SCL Checker 1 7 Network traffic The SimFlex HMI Simulator uses network messages to communicate with the server and capture reports To analyze network traffic GridClone offers the SimFlex Protocol Analyzer for fast and flexible capturing of network traffic from IEC 61850 based clients and servers IEDs 2 SimFlex HMI Simulator overview 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 3 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual After startup of the application the main window is shown Figure 2 1 shows a sample of what it can look like in use the initial window is quite empty The main window has the following sections 1 The Program Menu most program functions can be accessed from this menu 2 The Tool Bar the tool bar provides quick access to frequently used functions 3 The Scheme Picture Box this view shows the SLD image that is used as background along with the nodes that are dragged from the IED panel 4 IED Panel this tree shows the SCL file and all of its nodes 5 Status Bar i SimFlex HMI Simulator sel C ProgramData Grid
17. igent Electronic Device LD Logical Device LN Logical Node MMS Manufacturer Message Specification or ISO 9506 NIC Network Interface Card O 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 12 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual UCA The UCA International Users Group See also http www ucaiug org OSI Open Systems Interconnection See also http en wikipedia org wiki OSI_model 8 3 Referenced documents IEC 61850 IEC 61850 2003 MMS ISO 9506 2003 as used by IEC 61850 8 Getting started SimFlex HMI Simulator pdf 8 4 Referenced tools SCL Checker For conformance testing of an SCL file This program is a member of the SimFlex tool platform Protocol Analyzer For capturing of network traffic from IEC 61850 based clients and servers IEDs This program is a member of the SimFlex tool platform 8 5 User Manual version history Version Date By Subject 1 0 February 28 2014 WvE Initial version 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 13
18. is fixed It contains buttons that provides an easy way to handle the HMI Simulator 2 2 1 Toolbar Buttons aaa 00 4950 0 2 3 A Change Settings opens the application settings dialog For detailed information see chapter 3 ai Open HMI Project Ctrl O opens a previously created HMI Project file see chapter 4 Open SLD Image Alt O opens an image to be used as background Open SCL File Ctrl Alt 0 opens a file that meets the 1EC61850 Substation Configuration Language A Data model is built using the IEC61850 version revision as defined in the SCL file The nodes will be expanded up to Logical Device level except for IED nodes that don t have an IP address El Save HMI Project Ctrl S saves the HMI project see chapter 4 D Read Data from Level When date values are read it is done in groups starting at the level that is selected here Using a high level LD will be quicker but it could cause errors for the packages might become too big The Read Data Level is stored in the HMI Project file see chapter 4 Start Connect all selected IEDs read data values start report capture Stop Stop report capture for all connected IEDs and disconnect Confirm all changes set every node that has status changed to status confirmed unchanged Select all IED Select all enabled IED nodes an IED node is enabled if there is an IP address defined in the SCL file 5
19. the Show Time box to display the time for each logged line When the Auto scroll box is checked the log form will automatically change the scrollbar to ensure the last line to be visible The form is listing the latest log data every half second but there is a 3 second delay starting at mouse up so you have some time to copy selected text to the clipboard SimFlex HMI Simulator Log Settings xj Opacity f B lt ok O cores Figure 2 2 Log Settings The text that is displayed is limited When the maximum length of 200000 characters is exceeded the first 20 will be removed e Open Log opens the log file using the program that is selected to use for files having log extension e About opens the About dialog that shows information regarding the SimFlex HMI Simulator version number copyright etc In the About dialog there is a link to the GridClone website and also a link to generate a standard email to the GridClone Support 2011 2014 GridClone B V Page 5 SimFlex HMI Simulator User Manual 2 2 Team in case you have questions or comments regarding the product Figure 2 3 shows an example of the About dialog About E xj m LridClone Loensedto General Licence Copyright S2014GridClone B V Manufacturer GridClone B V GridClone Website www gridclone com Email support aridclone com Figure 2 3 About SimFlex HMI Simulator Toolbar items The toolbar
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