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Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Getting Assistance .................................................................................................1
1.1.1 Using the Visual T&D Support Assistant ...............................................1
1.2 Related Documentation .........................................................................................2
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Figures
Figure 2-1 Data point naming convention example ..................................................................... 30
Tables
Table 2-1 New Site Configuration window: Data source settings and controls ............................ 8
Table 2-2 SMP Gateway data source properties ......................................................................... 10
Table 2-3 OPC server data source properties .............................................................................. 11
Table 2-4 Communication server data source properties ............................................................ 12
Table 2-5 Load Site Configuration window controls .................................................................. 14
Table 2-6 Site configuration: Data sources tab controls ............................................................. 19
Table 2-7 Binary type settings .................................................................................................... 23
Table 2-8 Type icon settings ....................................................................................................... 24
Table 2-9 Unit settings ................................................................................................................ 25
Table 2-10 Control type settings ................................................................................................... 27
Table 2-11 Event type settings ...................................................................................................... 27
Table 2-12 Tag type settings ......................................................................................................... 28
Table 2-13 Display options: group settings .................................................................................. 33
Table 2-14 Fill Area toolbar buttons ............................................................................................. 35
Table 2-15 Binary input/output point settings .............................................................................. 39
Table 2-16 Analog input/output settings ....................................................................................... 43
Table 2-17 Logic editor window panes ......................................................................................... 45
Table 2-18 Calculated data point properties ................................................................................. 46
Table 2-19 Logic Editor conditional statements ........................................................................... 47
Table 2-20 Logic Editor mathematical functions .......................................................................... 47
Table 2-21 Logic Editor data point functions ............................................................................... 49
Table 2-22 Logic Editor tag functions .......................................................................................... 49
Table 2-23 Logic Editor generator functions ................................................................................ 50
Table 2-24 Logic Editor DFR processing functions ..................................................................... 51
Table 2-25 Logic Editor arithmetic operators ............................................................................... 52
Table 2-26 Logic Editor binary operators ..................................................................................... 52
Table 2-27 Logic Editor logical operators .................................................................................... 52
Table 2-28 Logic Editor relational operators ................................................................................ 53
Table 2-29 Logic Editor constants and variables .......................................................................... 53
Table 2-30 Point List Manager window controls .......................................................................... 56
Table 2-31 Site layout grid properties........................................................................................... 63
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1 Introduction
The Visual T&D family of products is specially designed to integrate a large variety of data
sources and provide you with a unified view of all the devices in a power substation.
With Visual T&D Explorer, you can easily:
Configure the Visual T&D Server.
View alarms and events as they occur at a site.
View data in real time.
Analyze historical data.
Generate reports.
Email: eas-support@eaton.com
Phone: +1.763.595.7775
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Business hours are from 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST, Monday to Friday.
If the proposed site configuration file is not the one for which you need assistance, click
the Browse button, locate the corresponding site configuration file (MDB), and then click
Open.
Type the complete path and name of the folder where the ZIP file will be copied, or use
the corresponding Browse button to locate and select that folder.
Click Fetch to generate the ZIP file at the specified location.
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Before you can use Explorer to manage alarms and events, view data in real time and analyze the
historical data related to a site, you must first configure the Visual T&D Server.
Note: To learn how to set up user accounts and define how the server program will
manage the historical data log, refer to the Visual T&D Installation Guide.
Once the server is installed and set up properly, you will define the site configuration. To do this,
you will perform the following steps:
Create a site configuration database.
Define units and types.
Define the topology of your site.
Add data sources.
Add and configure data points.
Define the site layout.
Load the configuration file on the server.
You will perform all these steps and more advanced configuration operations, which are all
described in the following sections, using the Visual T&D Explorer program.
In the Server box, enter the address of the Visual T&D server, or select from the list of
recently used servers.
In the Authentication box, select the authentication mode you want to use. You can
authenticate using the Visual T&D Authentication or the Windows Authentication when both
authentication modes are enabled on the Visual T&D Server.
If you selected the Visual T& D Authentication mode:
In the User name and Password boxes, type the user name and password of your
Visual T&D account.
If you want to change the password right after the logon, select Change password after
logon.
Click OK.
If you selected the Windows Authentication mode:
In the User name box, the currently signed-on account is already displayed (single sign-
on). This account corresponds to the actual Windows account you used to logon to your
Windows session. You don’t have to enter any credentials.
Note: To use a different account, you have to use the “Run as a different user”
Windows function to launch Visual T&D Explorer program. Provided credentials
will apply only to this execution of Visual T&D Explorer.
Select the Connect automatically on startup box if you want to connect automatically,
without having the Connect to Visual T&D server windows asking you to confirm the
login information.
Click OK.
Note: Remember that Visual T&D Explorer and the server program can be installed on
different computers. All program functions are available whether the server is
installed locally or remotely, unless you restrict the remote access privileges
using the Visual T&D Server Control Panel.
The Explorer and Diagram Editor programs use the same Visual T&D user
account if they are connected to the same Visual T&D server.
When Explorer starts up, it automatically displays the Alarms and Events view. Use this display
to view and manage the alarms and events that occur in a power plant or substation.
Use the Real-Time Data display to see the current state of the site in real time.
Use the Historical Data display to consult and analyze the historical data accumulated for the site.
Control Description
List of data sources This is the list of data sources you have defined. The list grows whenever you
click the Add button and specify a new data source, and diminishes whenever
you select a data source in the list and click the Delete button.
Type Displays the type of data source: SMP Gateway, OPC Server or
Communication Server.
Time Source Displays the data source that will act as the time source for the system. This
data source will be used to synchronize the computer clock at regular intervals.
There can only be one time source.
Edit Allows you to modify the properties of the selected data source.
Table 2-1 New Site Configuration window: Data source settings and controls
Property Description
Name Use this box to assign a name to the SMP Gateway.
First address Specify the machine name or IP address of the SMP Gateway.
Second address If Visual T&D is connected to your SMP Gateway via redundant links, you
have to specify the IP address of the second Ethernet port in this box.
Data points prefix Specifies a prefix to be appended to the name of every data point of the
SMP Gateway. If you have only one data source, you do not need to enter a
prefix. However, if you have more than one data source, we strongly
recommend that you specify a prefix to ensure that all data points are unique
across the entire system. Otherwise, if you add a new data point and Visual
T&D detects that this new data point has the same as an existing data point, it
will disable the new data point.
Login ID Specify the login name used to connect to the SMP Gateway, if required.
Password Specify the password used to connect to the SMP Gateway, if required.
The device is the Put a checkmark if you want the SMP Gateway to be used as the time source for
time source the system. To qualify as a time source, the SMP Gateway has to be
synchronized to an external clock. See “Timestamping in Visual T&D”,
page 21.
Property Description
Device time is in This box normally has a checkmark, as the SMP Gateway uses UTC time by
UTC (GMT) default.
However, if you have set up your SMP Gateway with local time, remove the
checkmark. The box located below the check box will then become available,
and you can use the drop-down list to specify the time zone. In this case, you
must also indicate if the device’s clock is adjusted for daylight saving changes.
Activate auto- Put a checkmark in this box if you want to use the data point auto-configuration
configuration feature.
For additional information about this feature and to learn how to configure it,
see “Data Point Auto-Configuration”, page 56.
Keep synchronized If you want the auto-configuration feature to apply to all data points, including
those that were already configured during an earlier update of this data source,
put a checkmark in this box.
Note: Only groups for which the Keep synchronized setting was selected will be auto-
configured again; for other data points, this setting has no effect.
Use template values For properties shared between Visual T&D and the data source, put a
checkmark in this box to force the use of template values for the properties
listed at page 60.
Use data source For properties shared between Visual T&D and the data source, put a
values checkmark in this box to force the use of data source values for the properties
listed at page 60.
Note: If version 5.1 or later of the SMP Gateway software is installed on the gateway,
the built-in firewall of the gateway must be configured to allow VPN connections.
Otherwise, Visual T&D will not be able to connect to the real-time database of the
gateway.
To learn how to configure the built-in firewall of an SMP Gateway, refer to the
SMP Gateway User Manual, MN912001EN.
Property Description
ProgID Use this box to assign a name to the OPC server. Use the COM server name, as
documented by the OPC server manufacturer.
Data points Specifies a prefix to be appended to the name of every data point on the OPC server.
prefix Note that it is not necessary to enter a prefix. Prefixes ensure that data point names are
unique across the system.
Activate auto- Put a checkmark in this box if you want to use the data point auto-configuration
configuration feature.
For additional information about this feature and to learn how to configure it, see “Data
Point Auto-Configuration”, page 56.
Keep If you want the auto-configuration feature to apply to all data points, including those
synchronized that were already configured during an earlier update of this data source, put a
checkmark in this box.
Note: Only groups for which the Keep synchronized setting was selected will be auto-
configured again; for other data points, this setting has no effect.
Property Description
Data points Specifies a prefix to be appended to the name of every data point on the
prefix communication server. Note that it is not necessary to enter a prefix. Prefixes ensure
that data point names are unique across the system.
Property Description
Device time is This box normally has a checkmark, as the communication server uses UTC time by
in UTC default.
(GMT)
However, if you have set up the communication server with local time, remove the
checkmark. The box located below the check box will then become available, and you
can use the drop-down list to specify the time zone. In this case, you must also indicate
if the device’s clock is adjusted for daylight saving changes.
Configure Opens the communication server editor, so that you can configure the protocols and
data points to be acquired from the communication server. The button is available only
if the Communication Server option is installed.
See Visual T&D Communication Server Option, GUI-00115-00035 T, for details.
Activate auto- Put a checkmark in this box if you want to use the data point auto-configuration
configuration feature.
For additional information about this feature and to learn how to configure it, see “Data
Point Auto-Configuration”, page 56.
Keep If you want the auto-configuration feature to apply to all data points, including those
synchronized that were already configured during an earlier update of this data source, put a
checkmark in this box.
Note: Only groups for which the Keep synchronized setting was selected will be auto-
configured again; for other data points, this setting has no effect.
Use template For properties shared between Visual T&D and the data source, put a checkmark in this
values box to force the use of template values for the properties listed at page 60.
Use data For properties shared between Visual T&D and the data source, put a checkmark in this
source values box to force the use of data source values for the properties listed at page 60.
Click one or more sources in the list, and then click Next.
Click Yes to load and activate the site configuration, and then click Finish.
The command displays a window from which you can select the configuration to be loaded.
Control Description
Available site Displays the list of available site configurations.
configurations
The current site configuration is identified by [current].
Site configurations that only exist on the client workstation are identified by
[client]. These site configurations will automatically be copied to the server
before they are activated.
Note: You may choose to terminate the Visual T&D Explorer program without updating
a modified site configuration. The program will detect the changes the next time
you connect to the server and will prompt you to update the server.
This command activates Edit mode. Two new tabs are added to the main program window:
the Site tab and the Categories tab.
The Site tab is used to specify the data sources from which points are obtained and to define the
various data points. Optionally, you can also define the layout of the power plant or substation.
The Categories tab is used to define the icons that the program will use in the different displays to
identify the type of data points and the status of binary points, to specify the units in which analog
values are to be displayed, to define the types of control operations that can be applied to data
points, and to classify your equipment by region, substation, IED, and so on.
Note: The Edit Site Configuration command is available only to those users who have
been attributed editing privileges.
You may choose from two actions: exporting the entire current site configuration, or a part of
it, or exporting only the expressions associated with the calculated points in the current site
configuration. Make your selection, and then click Next.
If you chose to export the current site configuration, you must select the fields to export:
Fields that may be exported are divided in two groups: Site fields, such as the data sources,
the input/output points and the site layout, and Categories fields, such as types, units and
functions. To select the entire site configuration, select the site name check box. Click Next.
The program will display a message when the export will be completed. Click OK.
Data found in the file will be merged to the current site configuration. A message box will
appear to remind you that the edited site configuration must be updated to the server to be
effective.
Click OK.
Control Description
List of data sources This is the list of data sources you have defined.
Type Specifies the type of data source: SMP Gateway, OPC Server or
Communication Server.
Time Source Indicates whether or not the data source will act as the time source for the
system. The data source that acts as a time source will be used to synchronize
the computer clock at regular intervals. There can only be one time source.
Edit Allows you to modify the properties of the selected data source.
Delete Deletes the selected data source. All data points associated with the data source
will also be deleted.
Update Queries the active data sources to determine which data point settings have
changed (if any), and updates the site configuration accordingly.
If there is no difference between the data source and the points defined in the site
configuration, the program displays a message indicating that no changes were detected.
If the points in the data source have been modified, the program displays a window in which
you can select the data points to be added, removed or modified in your site configuration.
Use the mouse to select the points you want to update, or click All to select all the points in a
list, or click None to select none.
If there are points that you do not need but that you want to avoid seeing in the list of points to
be added each time you perform an update, click the check box located above the left column.
Visual T&D will add the points to your site configuration, but will mark them as disabled.
If you want to use some of these points later on, you can edit the site configuration and
remove the Disabled checkmarks for the desired data points.
To force complete deletion of the data points that will be removed from the site configuration,
click the corresponding check box located above the center column.
Click Update to update the Visual T&D site configuration.
The system displays a message indicating that the site configuration has been updated.
To make sure each data source is started and connected to Visual T&D, use the Data Sources
view in the Real-Time Data display. See “The Data Sources View”, page 104.
Note: Changes to the site configuration are not effective until you update the server by
choosing Update Site Configuration from the Site menu.
SMP Gateway
The SMP Gateway polls the device. If the device protocol supports timestamping, the device
provides the SMP Gateway with the time to which the value applies, and the SMP Gateway passes
this timestamp to Visual T&D. If the device does not provide a timestamp, the SMP Gateway sets
the timestamp to the time at which it received the value from the device.
Visual T&D needs to know whether the SMP Gateway is the time source, that is, whether the
SMP Gateway is synchronized with an external time source, such as IRIG-B or GPS. If you have
several SMP Gateways and some of them are synchronized with an external time source, you
identify only one of them as the time source.
Communication Server
As with the SMP Gateway, the Visual T&D Communication Server uses either the device-
supplied time or the time at which it receives the information.
OPC Server
OPC servers provide timestamped data.
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For example, if you define nine bays on the Bays page, they will appear in the drop-down list of
bays on the Equipment page, so that you can assign related equipment to a particular bay within a
substation.
All of this classification will appear in the Topology folder of the server Real-Time Data
views, once you update the server (see “Real-Time Data”, page 103).
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the binary symbol.
This name is displayed in the list of available Input or Output Types in the
binary point configuration.
Sort Assigns a sorting order to the list of available Input or Output Types in the
binary point configuration.
You can use non-sequential numbers so that you can add binary types in the
future without changing the sorting order.
State 0 Label Specifies the string that will be used to display state 0 for this type of binary
point, in the real-time and historical data views.
State 1 Label Specifies the string that will be used to display state 1 for this type of binary
point, in the real-time and historical data views.
State 0 Icon Specifies the name of a bitmap file that will be used as an icon to display state 0
for this type of binary point, in the real-time and historical views.
State 1 Icon Specifies the name of a bitmap file that will be used as an icon to display state 1
for this type of binary point, in the real-time and historical views.
Note: State icon files must be BMP files and must contain a 13 X 13 pixel image. These
files normally reside in the Res folder of your site. If you select an image file in
another folder, Visual T&D automatically copies it to the Res folder when you
retrieve it for the first time.
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the icon.
This name is displayed in the list of available Icons in the point configuration.
Sort Assigns a sorting order to the list of available Icons in the point configuration.
You can use non-sequential numbers so that you can add type icons in the future
without changing the sorting order.
File Name Specifies the name of the file containing the icon image.
The program automatically adds a BMP extension to the file name.
Note: Type icon files must be BMP files and must contain a 13 X 13 pixel image. These
files normally reside in the Res folder of your site. If your image files reside
elsewhere, Visual T&D automatically copies them to the Res folder when you
retrieve them for the first time.
2.6.3 Units
The Units tab contains a list of the units and formats in which analog data points can be displayed
in the different views.
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the unit.
This name is displayed in the list of available Units in the point configuration.
Sort Assigns a sorting order to the list of available Units in the point configuration.
You can use non-sequential numbers so that you can add units in the future
without changing the sorting order.
Format Specifies a control character string used by the software to display a value in
units. The format is %X.YfZ, where:
X is the number of significant digits before the decimal point;
Y is the number of significant digits after the decimal point;
Z is the unit abbreviation.
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the control type.
This name is displayed in the Control Type list, in the binary and analog output
point configuration.
Control Sequence Lists the available control sequences: Select Before Operate (SBO), Logical
SBO and Direct Execute.
In a logical SBO sequence, the Select operation is performed logically by the
SMP Gateway rather than physically by the device.
Execution Type Lists the available execution types: Open/Close, Pulse and Analog Setpoint.
Open/Close and Pulse apply only to binary output points, whereas Analog
Setpoint applies only to analog output points.
Open Label Description of the Open button in open/close control operation windows. You
set up the button by entering the following values, separated by commas, as
follows:
Label, BackgroundColor, ForegroundColor
where:
Label is the text displayed on the button;
BackgroundColor is the color of the button;
ForegroundColor is the text color.
You can choose from among the following color mnemonics: black, blue,
cyan, green, magenta, red, yellow, white, darkblue, darkcyan,
darkgreen, darkmagenta, darkred, darkyellow, darkgray,
lightgray. In fact, you can use any of the color mnemonics defined in
HTML.
For example, if you specify an Open Label with TRIP,red,white, your
control operation windows will show a red button with TRIP written in white.
Close Label Description of the Close button in open/close control operation windows.
See the Open Label description for details.
Pulse Duration Default value, in milliseconds, for Pulse Duration in pulse operation windows.
You can change this default value for a specific operation.
Setting Description
Timeout Timeout value, in milliseconds, for the control operation. The system waits the
specified number of milliseconds before issuing a timeout error. A typical value
would be 5000 milliseconds.
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the event type.
Sort Assigns a sorting order to the list of available Event Types in the point
configuration.
You can use non-sequential numbers so that you can add event types in the
future without changing the sorting order.
Setting Description
Index The index of the tag type, ranging from 1 to 32. All indexes must be unique, but
do not have to be consecutive.
Action Indicates the action that is undertaken by the Visual T&D server when a tag of
this type is applied to a data point. The following actions are available:
All control inhibited.
When a tag of this type is applied to an output point, it becomes inhibited
and control operations can no longer be performed on it.
Information.
Applying a tag of this type on a data point has no specific effect: it is used
for informative purposes.
There is one tag type defined by default for each of these actions, named after
the action configured for them.
Group The group identifier of the tag type. Used to regroup tags in function of their
type. Must be different than 0. Different tag types can belong to the same group.
Priority The priority level of the tag type, used when multiple tags of different types are
applied simultaneously to the same data point. Must be different than 0, 1 being
the highest priority level.
Maximum The maximum number of tags of this type that can be applied to a given data
point, ranging from 0 to 1000.
When set to 0, there is no limit.
Symbol Used for tag information display, such as in the real-time data table views. The
symbol is a character string, which cannot be longer than 10 characters.
Substations.
This page contains the list of substations within your defined regions.
IEDs.
This page contains the list of IEDs within each substation. IEDs include such intelligent
devices as electronic multifunction meters, digital relays and controllers.
Functions.
This page contains the list of functions within each substation. A function might be an alarm
at an entrance gate, for example.
Subfunctions.
This page contains the list of sub-functions within each function. If a function consisted of an
alarm at a particular gate, a sub-function might be fire or theft.
Voltage Levels.
This page contains the list of voltage levels at each substation.
Bays.
This page contains the list of bays within each voltage level. A bay consists of a subset of
equipment that needs to be protected, such as a transformer and a line end. The control of its
switchgear is crucial; for example, which parts can be switched off at the same time with
minimal impact on the rest of the substation.
Equipment.
This page contains the list of devices located in each bay, such as protection equipment,
switching equipment, feeders and transformers.
You first define the regions, then the substations, and so on, since these categories become part of
a drop-down list for lower-level items. For example, if you define nine bays on the Bays page,
they will appear in the drop-down list of bays on the Equipment page, so that you can assign
related equipment to a particular bay within a substation. All of this classification will appear in
the Topology folder of the server Real-Time Data views, once you update the server (see “Real-
Time Data”, page 103).
The screenshot below shows the Equipment page.
For each type of data point, Visual T&D provides a grid of cells in which you enter point
properties such as the name of the point, its description, the zone to which the point has been
assigned, the data source from which the point is obtained, the scale and offset used to convert raw
data to scaled units, whether or not the point is an alarm and if it is, the priority of the alarm, and
so on.
The list of available data points and their properties is available from the Site view, in which you
can select the following pages:
Binary inputs
Binary outputs
Analog inputs
Analog outputs
In order to distinguish the data points, Visual T&D uses the following convention:
Maple Grove_SEL351_F1_TRIP
Maple Grove_SEL351_F2_TRIP
Maple Grove_SEL351_F3_TRIP
If you then open one of the folders, the data points will be listed as follows:
If you repeat the exercise, requesting that Visual T&D group the data points together by their
common ending, you will obtain a result that looks like this:
If you then open one of the folders, the data points will be listed as follows:
Setting Description
Include binary Specifies whether or not binary points are to be made available for display.
points
Group data points Specifies whether or not the data points are to be grouped together.
If you do not select this option, all window items below the check box will
become unavailable.
With a common Specifies that the data points are to be grouped together by the starting
beginning characters of their name.
With a common Specifies that the data points are to be grouped together by the trailing
ending characters of their name.
Are delimited by States that each data point name has the specified delimiting character, and that
the character ... in you are interested in the nth occurrence of the delimiter. If your data point
position ... names contain three separate underscores as delimiters, for example, and you
specify a position of 2, you are referring to the second underscore. Thus,
Visual T&D will group together data points that have a common name
preceding the second underscore or following the second underscore, depending
on whether you asked for grouping by names with a common beginning or a
common ending.
Have a fixed length Specifies that Visual T&D is to look at the specified number of characters. If
of ... characters you enter a value of 7, for example, Visual T&D will group together data points
that have names with the same 7 starting or trailing characters, depending on
whether you asked for grouping by names with a common beginning or a
common ending.
Preview This area displays the list of folders that Visual T&D has created based on your
grouping criteria. If you open the various folders, you will note that binary
points are displayed in blue, while analog points are displayed in green.
the value of an analog point exceeds or falls below a certain limit defined in the point
configuration.
An event can also be the result of an operator action such as closing a switch, or uploading
parameters. Visual T&D lists the last 5000 events in the Events view of the Alarms and Events
display.
Whether a data point generates an alarm or an event or neither is defined in its configuration.
Transitions and state changes on those data points that are not configured as being either alarms or
events are logged by the system, but are not shown in the Alarms and Events display. You can
consult them in the Real-Time Data display or in the Chart view of the Historical Data display.
The Query view of the Historical Data display logs only those points that have been configured
as alarms or events. This view is especially useful in determining the sequence of events that
occurred at a particular point in time.
To resize a column:
Double-click on the right border of the heading of the column you want to resize.
OR
Click on the right border of the heading of the column you want to resize.
Drag the mouse to the right, until the column expands to the size of the largest entry.
OR
Button Description
Set Fill Area button.
Selects the lines you want to include in your fill area. The selection is displayed
in gray.
To copy the value of one cell to a group of cells in the same column:
Use the mouse or the keyboard to select the group of lines that contain the cells to which you
want to copy the value.
Click the Select Fill Area button, or choose the command from the Edit menu.
Click the Copy Cell to Fill Area button or choose the command in the Edit menu.
The cell contents will be copied to all the cells in the same column, within the fill area.
Click the Clear Fill Area button to remove the selection of the fill area.
The lines you have added are displayed in gray and are now part the fill area.
Setting Description
Source Indicates the name of the data source from which the data point is obtained.
Name Specifies the name (maximum of 120 characters) given to the binary point.
Disabled Put a checkmark in this box if you want Visual T&D to ignore this data point.
You can enable the point later on, since the data point will not be deleted. All
data points are enabled by default.
Binary Type Selects one of the binary symbol/label pairs defined on the Binary Types page
of the Categories view. The program will use the associated symbols to
represent the state of the data point in the Alarms and Events and Real-Time
Data displays.
Description Describes the binary point (maximum of 120 characters), i.e., the type of
information conveyed by the point.
Expression If the source is "internal", this is a calculated data point, the value of which is
determined by an expression (see “Creating Calculated Data Points”, page 43).
Need Log Indicates whether or not the value of the data point is to be logged.
Publish Put a checkmark in this box if you want the communication server to make this
data point available to a slave component. You can use this functionality to send
Visual T&D data points to a control center. The communication server has to be
installed on your computer.
Publish OPC Put a checkmark in this box if you want the OPC data access interface of the
Visual T&D server to make this data point available to an OPC client. The OPC
Data Access option has to be installed on your computer.
Event Specifies whether or not a state change on this data point is to be recorded as an
event by the server.
Select <None> if you do not want to record this point’s state changes, or
<Generic> if you want to record changes as generic events. You can also use
any of the event types defined on the Event Types page of the Categories
view.
Alarm Specifies whether or not a state change on this data point is to be handled as an
alarm by the server.
Alarm State Indicates which state of the binary data point is considered to be an alarm
condition.
Choose State 1 or State 0 if you want to generate an alarm when the data point
is in the specified state. For example, you may want to trigger an alarm when a
breaker is tripped. If the breaker is subsequently closed, the alarm state will
disappear. You can acknowledge this type of alarm, but you cannot clear it.
Note: If you set the Alarm State of a binary data point to State 1 or State 0, and the
point is already in this state, an alarm will be triggered as soon as the new setting
value will be effective, without waiting for a transition.
Choose All transitions if you want to generate an alarm for every transition on
the data point. This option is especially useful for representing transitory states.
An example might be the case where a door would open for a few seconds,
thereby generating an alarm, and then close, generating a second alarm. Another
example might be a notification that a DFR was received. You can both
acknowledge and clear this type of alarm.
Latched Specifies whether or not the alarm remains in list after returning to normal.
Setting Description
Bad Quality Alarm Specifies whether or not a quality change on this data point is to be handled as
an alarm by Visual T&D. The associated alarm is active when the quality of the
data point is bad.
Chime Duration Indicates if the chime is Temporary or Permanent. A temporary chime will
automatically stop after the period specified in the server configuration tool,
unless another alarm also triggers the chime.
Alarm Descr. Optional. Describes (maximum of 120 characters) the condition that triggers the
alarm if the alarm check box is selected. This description is displayed in the
Alarms and Events view. If the field is empty, the binary point description is
displayed instead.
App. Filter Appearance filter. Selects the time that must elapse (in milliseconds) before an
alarm is triggered, once an alarm condition has been detected. A value of zero
cancels the filter.
Dis. Filter Disappearance filter. Selects the time that must elapse (in milliseconds) before
an alarm returns to normal, once a return to normal condition has been detected.
A value of zero cancels the filter.
Inverted Polarity Specifies whether or not the binary input should be inverted at the server level.
This column exists for input data points only.
Input Type Selects one of the types defined on the Type Icons page of the Categories
Output Type view. The program will use the associated symbols to represent the type of the
data point in the Alarm and Events and Real-Time Data displays.
Setting Description
Control Type Selects the control type associated with the binary output point, for control
operations. Select <Undefined> if you want to disable control operations for
the data point. This column exists for output data points only.
Monitoring Point Indicates the monitored input point which value is displayed in control
operation windows. Select <Undefined> to display the value of the output point
on which a control operation is currently being performed. This column exists
for output data points only.
Zone Identifies the zone in which the data point is located. Zones are defined in the
Site Layout page of the Site view.
Addr-1 Optional. Specifies three addresses that can be associated with the data point for
Addr-2 informational purposes.
Addr-3
Region Each item has a drop-down list that allows you to choose the region, the
Substation substation, the voltage level, etc., to which the data point belongs. This is the
IED topology you established via the Categories view.
Function
Subfunction
Voltage Level
Bay
Equipment
Column Description
Source Indicates the name of the data source from which the data point is obtained.
Name Specifies the name (maximum of 120 characters) given to the analog point.
Disabled Specifies whether or not Visual T&D subscribes for transitions on the data
point. A disabled data point does not exist in the Visual T&D real-time
database.
Description Describes the analog point (maximum of 120 characters), i.e., the type of
information conveyed by the point.
Expression If the source is "internal", this is a calculated data point, the value of which is
determined by an expression (see “Creating Calculated Data Points”, page 43).
Data Type Indicates the type of point. An analog point can be floating point, 16-bit signed,
or 32-bit signed. This setting provides the size of the field and is used for data
logging.
Scale Used to scale raw readings of analog data point values, according to the
Offset following formula:
Scaled value (Unit) = (Raw reading x Scale)+ Offset
By default, the scale is 1 and the offset is 0.
Unit Selects one of the units defined in the Categories view. The program uses this
selected unit to format the value of the data point when it is displayed.
Low EGU Specifies the minimum and maximum values the analog data point can attain, in
High EGU engineering units. These values are used to set the operational range of the data
point. Out-of-range values are marked as being of bad quality.
Column Description
Deadband Specifies the minimum change, in engineering units, which must occur on a
data point for the change to be considered significant.
This setting is used in conjunction with the Deadband % and Time Deadband
settings: as soon as one of this condition is met, the transition is reported; it will
also be recorded in the datalog if the Need Log option is selected.
Deadband % Specifies the minimum change, in percentage, which must occur on a data point
for the change to be considered significant.
This setting is used in conjunction with the Deadband and Time Deadband
settings: as soon as one of this condition is met, the transition is reported; it will
also be recorded in the datalog if the Need Log option is selected.
Time Deadband Specifies the minimum time period, in seconds, which needs to elapse for the
next transition to be considered significant.
This setting is used in conjunction with the Deadband and Deadband %
settings: as soon as one of this condition is met, the transition is reported; it will
also be recorded in the datalog if the Need Log option is selected.
Need Log Indicates whether or not the value of the data point is to be logged.
Publish Put a checkmark in this box if you want the communication server to make this
data point available to a slave component. You can use this functionality to send
Visual T&D data points to a control center. The communication server has to be
installed on your computer.
Publish OPC Put a checkmark in this box if you want the OPC data access interface of the
Visual T&D server to make this data point available to an OPC client. The OPC
Data Access option has to be installed on your computer.
Latched Specifies whether or not the alarm remains in list after returning to normal.
Bad Quality Alarm Specifies whether or not a quality change on this data point is to be handled as
an alarm by Visual T&D. The associated alarm is active when the quality of the
data point is bad.
Column Description
Chime Duration Indicates if the chime is Temporary or Permanent. A temporary chime will
automatically stop after the period specified in the server configuration tool,
unless another alarm also triggers the chime.
Alarm Descr. Describes (maximum of 120 characters) the condition that triggers the alarm if
the alarm check box is selected. This description is displayed in the Alarms and
Events view.
Lower Threshold Indicates the value of the lower threshold, in engineering units.
An event or alarm condition is generated if the scaled value falls below this
threshold value. A negative value is allowed.
Note: An alarm condition is generated as soon as the new threshold value becomes
effective if the current scaled value is already below this threshold value.
For an event condition to be generated, the scaled value must first return to normal
before falling below this threshold value.
Upper Threshold Indicates the value of the upper threshold, in engineering units.
An event or alarm condition is generated if the scaled value exceeds this
threshold value. A negative value is allowed.
Note: An alarm condition is generated as soon as the new threshold value becomes
effective if the current scaled value currently exceeds this threshold value.
For an event condition to be generated, the scaled value must first return to normal
before exceeding this threshold value.
App. Filter Appearance filter. Selects the time that must elapse (in milliseconds) before an
alarm is triggered, once an alarm condition has been detected. A value of zero
cancels the filter.
Dis. Filter Disappearance filter. Selects the time that must elapse (in milliseconds) before
an alarm returns to normal, once a return to normal condition has been detected.
A value of zero cancels the filter.
Input Type Selects one of the icons defined in the Type Icons page of the Categories tab.
Output Type The program will use the icon to represent the type of the data point in the
Alarms and Events and Real-Time Data displays.
Column Description
Control Type Selects the control type associated with the analog output point, for control
operations. Select <Undefined> if you want to disable control operations for
the data point. This column exists for output data points only.
Monitoring Point Indicates the monitored input point which value is displayed in control
operation windows. Select <Undefined> to display the value of the output point
on which a control operation is currently being performed. This column exists
for output data points only.
Zone Selects the zone in which the data point is located. Zones are defined in the Site
Layout page of the Site tab.
Addr-1 Optional. Specifies three addresses that can be associated with the data point for
Addr-2 informational purposes.
Addr-3
Region Each item has a drop-down list that allows you to choose the region, the
Substation substation, the voltage level, etc., to which the data point belongs. This is the
IED topology you established via the Categories view.
Function
Subfunction
Voltage Level
Bay
Equipment
The Logic Editor is used to enter the expression that generates the value of the calculated data
point. It is displayed across several windows, which allow you to set the attributes of the
calculated data point and assist you in editing the expression.
Use the toolbar at the top of the window to validate, save and close the expression, or to undo the
last change to the expression.
The table below describes the various window panes:
DFR Displays the list of all the digital fault records and channels defined in
Visual T&D (see “Defining Digital Fault Records”, page 67).
Double-click on an item to insert it at the cursor position in the expression
window.
Functions Displays the list of all the functions that can be inserted in the expression.
Double-click on an item to insert it at the cursor location in the expression
window. The various functions are described in the sections below.
Operators Displays the list of all the operators, constants and variables that can be inserted
in the expression. Double-click on an item to insert it at the cursor location in
the expression window. The various operators are described in the sections
below.
Expression Used to enter and edit the expression to be evaluated. You can enter the
(empty window at expression directly from the keyboard or use the memory-jogging windows
the bottom of the described above.
window)
The result of the evaluation of the expression is assigned as the value of the
calculated data point.
Properties Description
Name Name of the calculated data point for which the expression is currently being
edited. This field cannot be edited. To edit an expression for another calculated
data point, close the editor and select another data point in one of the analog or
binary point pages in the Site view.
Quality Specifies whether the quality of the calculated data point will always be good,
or will depend on the quality of its source point(s).
If you select Use source quality, as soon as the quality of one of the source
points is bad, the calculated data point’s quality will also be bad.
Time-based Specifies whether the expression is to be evaluated on a periodic basis. The time
interval is then specified via the Time interval attribute. Normally, expressions
are not evaluated on a periodic basis.
Properties Description
Time interval (ms) Specifies that the expression is to be evaluated every X milliseconds. This time
interval applies only if the Time-based attribute specifies Yes. The minimum
value is 50 milliseconds.
Specific trigger Specifies whether the evaluation of the expression is to be triggered by a single
data point (Yes) or by any data point (No) in the expression. This attribute is
ignored if By exception is set to No.
Triggered by Used to specify the name of the data point or signal that will trigger the
evaluation of the expression. This attribute is ignored if Specific trigger is set
to No.
Note: Any data point can be used as the trigger, even if it is not used in the expression.
Statement Description
If <condition> Then Evaluates the specified expression if the logical condition is true.
<expression>
Endif
If <condition> Then Evaluates the expression specified after the Then if the logical condition
<true expression> is true, or evaluates the expression specified after the Else if the logical
Else condition is false.
<false expression>
Endif Note: The expression can contain several embedded If and Else statements, in
which case each Else statement is associated with the If statement
closest to it.
Function Description
Abs( x ) Calculates the absolute value of x.
Min( x, y ) Compares the values of x and y, and retains the lesser of the two.
Max( x, y ) Compares the values of x and y, and retains the greater of the two.
Function Description
Imbalance( point A, point B, Calculates the imbalance among three phases, for the current
point C ) represented by the three data point names.
The calculation is defined as follows for a three-phase current:
IsEqual( point1, point2, Compares point1 and point2, to the nearest precision significant
precision ) digits.
The expression evaluates to TRUE or FALSE, depending on
whether or not point1 = point2.
IsTrigger( point ) Evaluates to TRUE if the specified point causes the expression
to be reevaluated.
QualityOf( point ) Evaluates to TRUE if the value of the specified data point is
valid.
Transitions( point, quantity ) Returns a signal consisting of the last quantity transitions on the
specified point. The signal returned by this function may have a
length shorter than that specified by the quantity parameter. Use
the TransitionQuantity() function to obtain the length
of the signal.
TransitionQuality( point, Evaluates to the quality of the data point transition for the
position ) position in historical data and for the point specified. The
position is relative to the current value.
For example, a position of 2 returns the quality of the past 2nd
transition in historical data for the specified data point. If
position is 0, the current quality is returned.
TransitionValue( point, Evaluates to the value of the point at the position in the data
position ) log. The position is relative to the latest value in the data log for
the specified data point.
For example, a position of 2 returns the value of the second-to-
last transition that is recorded in the data log for the specified
data point.
Function Description
TransitionTimestamp( point, This function is similar to the TimestampOf() function,
position ) except that you specify the position relative to the latest
timestamp in the data log for the specified data point. For
instance, a position of 2 returns the number of milliseconds that
have elapsed, for the second-to-last timestamp of this data point
in the data log, since a reference date and time. Use this
function for the sole purpose of comparing timestamps that
were obtained via a previous call to the TimestampOf() or
TransitionTimestamp() function.
GroupAlarms(point1, point2 This function takes a list of alarm (binary input) points and
[, point3]…) returns a 32-bit bitmask providing the following counters:
The first byte contains the number of points from the list
whose value is currently set to 1 (TRUE).
The second byte contains the number of points from the list
whose value is currently set to 0 (FALSE).
The third byte is a counter that is increased every time the
first byte changes.
The fourth byte is a counter that is increased every time the
second byte changes.
BAD_QUALITY Sets the quality of a data point to bad. That is, the value of the
data point cannot be assumed to be correct.
Function Description
ActiveTagCountOf( point ) Calculates the number of tags currently set to TRUE for the
specified data point name.
TagOf( point ) Calculates the integer value of all tag bits for the specified data
point name.
TagOf( point, type ) Evaluates to TRUE if the data point tag is set to the position
specified by type, which can specify:
0 for an information tag
1 for an All Control Inhibited tag.
2.7.7.7 Generators
You can use the following built-in generators in expressions. Generators are used to
mathematically generate input values for data points.
Generator Description
Sine( amplitude, frequency, Generates an expression of the form: Sine(A, f, P).
phase )
Calculates the value of a sinusoid with amplitude of A, a
frequency of f Hertz, and an initial phase of P degrees. P is
optional and if you don't specify it, it will be assigned a value of
0.
Randn( mean, variance ) Generates an expression of the form: Randn( mean, var ).
Calculates a random value with a normal distribution that has a
mean value of mean and a variance of var.
Function Description
Avg( signal, indexBegin=1, Calculates the mathematical average of the specified data range,
indexEnd=qty ) for the specified channel.
AvgRange( signal, percent, Calculates the arithmetic average of the channel data, excluding
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) the values that are away from the average by the specified
percent.
BestFit( signal, Using the least squares method, calculates slope m of the mx+b
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) equation line that best fits the specified channel.
Sum( signal, indexBegin=1, Calculates the sum of the data for the specified channel.
indexEnd=qty )
Min( signal, indexBegin=1, Returns the minimum value of the data for the specified channel.
indexEnd=qty )
Function Description
MinPos ( signal, Returns the position of the minimum value of the data for the
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) specified channel.
Max( signal, indexBegin=1, Returns the maximum value of the data for the specified channel.
indexEnd=qty )
MaxPos ( signal, Returns the position of the maximum value of the data for the
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) specified channel.
AbsMax( signal, Returns the maximum value of the data for the specified channel,
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) expressed as an absolute value.
AbsMaxPos( signal, Returns the position of the absolute maximum value of the data
indexBegin=1, indexEnd=qty ) for the specified channel.
ItemsGreaterThan( signal, Calculates the number of items within the specified channel that
min, indexBegin=1, have a value greater than min.
indexEnd=qty )
ItemsLessThan( signal, Calculates the number of items within the specified channel that
max, indexBegin=1, have a value less than max.
indexEnd=qty )
ItemsBetween( signal, min, Calculates the number of items within the specified channel that
max, indexBegin=1, have a value greater than min and less than max.
indexEnd=qty )
Value( signal, index ) For the specified channel, returns the value of the data located at
the specified index position.
Operator Description
+ [Add] Calculates the sum of the left and right operands.
- [Subtract] Calculates the difference between the left and right operands.
% [Modulo] Obtains the remainder of the division of the left operand by the right
operand.
Operator Description
1 + 2 * 3 evaluates to 7
(1 + 2) * 3 evaluates to 9
Operator Description
BAND Calculates a bitwise AND between the left and right operands.
For instance, 12 BAND 5 evaluates to 4 (1100 BAND 0101 is 0100).
BXOR Calculates a bitwise XOR between the left and right operands.
For instance, 12 BXOR 5 evaluates to 9 (1100 BXOR 0101 is 1001).
BEQV Calculates a bitwise EQV between the left and right operands.
For instance, 12 BEQV 9 evaluates to 6 (1100 BEQV 0101 is 0110).
Operator Description
AND Evaluates to TRUE if the left and right operands are both TRUE.
XOR Evaluates to TRUE if the left and right operands have different values.
EQV Evaluates to TRUE if the left and right operands have the same value.
Operator Description
< [Less than] Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is less than the right operand.
> [Greater than] Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is greater than the right operand.
<= [Less than or equal Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is less than or equal to the right
to] operand.
>= [Greater than or Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is greater than or equal to the right
equal to] operand.
= [Equal to] Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is equal to the right operand.
!= [Not equal to] Evaluates to TRUE if the left operand is different from the right operand.
Operator Description
CurrentPoint Represents the current value, i.e., the value of the logical point being
[Point value] edited, just prior to its evaluation.
TRUE Represents a logical true value. Any value other than 0 is considered true.
T [Time (ms) since Represents the time, in milliseconds, since the Visual T&D server was
server startup] started.
dT [Time (ms) since Represents the elapsed time (delta T), in milliseconds, since the last
last evaluation] evaluation of the expression.
From the Available points list, select all points for which you want to change datalog-specific
settings, and then click Add.
Note: You can also select a pre-defined set of points in the Point list box.
If you want the transitions of the selected points to be recorded in the datalog:
Under Point Settings, select Need Log.
Select the settings that must be modified for all the selected data points, and enter the
value to use for each setting in the corresponding boxes.
If you no longer want these transitions to be recorded in the datalog, clear the Need Log
check box under Point Settings.
Click OK.
As point lists are mostly used in graphs, color information is also stored in the list, for each data
point. However, note that a single color is associated with each point of a list, and that the same
color is used for this point in all graphs that use this list. Also, such color information is not
editable in the Point List window, like the name, description and list of points, but directly in the
corresponding graphs that use the list. As a result, if you change the color associated with a point
of a given list in one graph, the change will automatically be applied to other graphs that use the
same point list.
Control Description
Name Name of the point list.
Location Indicates where the point list is stored, between the following:
Server: the list is stored on the Visual T&D server
Local: the list is stored on the local computer that hosts the Visual T&D
Explorer client.
Edit Allows modification of the properties of the selected point list, except the colors
associated to each data points.
Control Description
Delete Deletes the selected point list.
Save to Server Saves the selected local point list to the server.
2.9.1 Concepts
The Auto-Configuration feature is based on the following concepts: groups, group keys, regular
expressions (“regex”), and templates.
2.9.1.1 Group
A group is a set of data points that are generally provided by the same device or physical
equipment, and for which it is possible to assign generic and common settings in advance
(ex. alarm conditions and thresholds, zone information, control type, etc.)
Data points that belong to the same group usually display similarities in their names. Such
similarity is called the group key.
2.9.1.4 Template
A point template sets the values of generic and common settings for data points of a group of a
given point type. By specifying templates, the configuration user determines:
the number of data points that a group contains;
the type of each point of the group;
the regular expression and the group key to use to determine if a point belongs to the group;
and of course, the values of the generic settings.
Note: This step does not require the use of Visual T&D Explorer.
Before proceeding with the definition of regular expressions, groups and templates, it is important
to analyze the data points list of the data source.
You must identify which points must (and can) be auto-configured. Then, you must regroup these
points that display common characteristics: these points can be provided by the same device or
equipment, or can serve the same system function or purpose.
Once these groups are defined, you must identify for each group and in the name of each point:
name parts that are common to all points, and those which are not (up to 4 name parts);
the common name part that distinguishes this group from other similar groups; this common
name part is the group key.
Analysis Example
Consider the following data points that are provided from the same equipment ALPHA:
CF_LCLCW_LCLCA_M_COU_A
CF_LCLCW_LCLCA_A_CDO_X
There are two parts in the name of these points: one is common to both points
(CF_LCLCW_LCLCA_); the other is variable (M_COU_A and A_CDO_X). As these points only
have one common part, it is considered the group key.
Then, consider the next two points that are provided by another equipment ALPHA:
CF_LCLCZ_LCLCA_M_COU_A
CF_LCLCZ_LCLCA_A_CDO_X
In this case, the common part is CF_LCLCW_LCLCA_, but the variable parts are the same. It can
be assumed that these points belong to a group of the same type as the previous one, thus a group
designating an equipment ALPHA.
Note: You only define groups for now; templates will be defined and assigned to these
groups later.
Note: Regular expressions specified in Visual T&D must be compliant with the POSIX
standard; the Perl programming language extensions are also supported.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
Note: A single regular expression can be used for two different data points that belong
to two different groups.
For additional information about these settings, see “Configuring Binary Points”, page 36, or
“Configuring Analog Points”, page 39.
Repeat this procedure for each point of the group.
Scale
Offset
Unit
Note: When you display a detail file, the contents are transferred from the server to
your computer only if the file is missing locally, or if the contents have changed.
Obviously, the text editor program must be installed on both computers (Word,
for example, if the detail file is a Word file), or you will not be able to read the file.
Note: You must ensure that the client computer can access the Web server and the
specified reference.
Property Description
Number of rows Selects the number of rows displayed in the grid. This number must be between
1 and 10.
Number of columns Selects the number of columns displayed in the grid. This number must be
between 1 and 100.
Enter the numbers of rows and columns, and then click OK.
Note: Since the site layout is scaled down to a height of one line of text, keep the layout
as small as possible in order to obtain the best results.
The area turns red to indicate that it is selected, and a default name of Zx is displayed inside
the zone.
Click Zone Properties.
Replace the name in the Name box of the Zone Properties window.
To move a zone:
Click in the zone to move.
Note: If you are assigning a number of data points to the same zone, you can save time
and effort by using the Fill Area toolbar buttons or the corresponding commands
from the Edit menu, as described in “The Fill Area Commands”, page 35.
The Zone Properties window displays the list of available data points. You can group them
to customize the display to suit your needs. You choose the data points you want to include in
the selected zone, and you can move the selected data points up or down in the list.
Control Description
Name Displays the name of the zone to which you are assigning data points.
Available points Displays the list of all the data points available on the site. These points are
grouped together in folders, based on grouping criteria that you established with
the Group Settings tab of the Display Options window (see “Grouping Data
Points”, page 31).
Filter Filters the Available points list by name. All data points containing the text
written in the box will appear in the list.
Group Settings Displays the Group Settings tab of the Display Options window, which you
can use to group the data points differently, thereby changing the order in which
the points are presented in the list of available points.
See “Grouping Data Points”, page 31.
Selected points Displays a list of the points that will be displayed in the zone in the Site Layout
page of the Real-Time Data tab.
Add Adds the selected available data point to the list of selected data points.
Remove Removes the selected data point from the list of selected points.
Remove All Removes all the data points from the list of selected points.
Arrow buttons Click these buttons to move the selected data point up or down in the list of
selected points.
Note: The only data points that are available for display in a particular zone are those
that you assigned to the zone when you configured the data points.
In this example, we have identified 2 devices on an SMP Gateway that we called South
Substation in SMP Config. The 2 devices are polled by master protocol components to which
we assigned the following names in SMP Config: IEC103_1 and SELEvts_SER_F1. We have
assigned the following Visual T&D internal names to the 2 devices: IED103_L3 and
SEL_Events_F1. All disturbance reports from all 3 devices will be put into a shared folder
called ACQ_DFR located on drive D, on the Visual T&D server computer.
Note: We could have used one shared folder per device. To do this, we would have
had to set up 2 shared folders on the Visual T&D server computer and instructed
each master protocol component, in SMP Config, to use its specifically-assigned
folder.
Column Description
Name Specifies an internal name of your choice (maximum of 120 characters) for the
digital fault records originating from the Recording Device. The name must be
unique in Visual T&D. Example: "IED103_L3".
Column Description
Station Name Identifies the SMP Gateway that contains the master protocol components that
will be storing the text files to the shared folder. Enter the name you provided in
the Substation Name field of the Gateway branch in SMP Config
(ex. South Substation).
Recording Device Identifies the specific device that produces the text file. Enter the name that you
assigned, in SMP Config, to the master protocol instance that polls the device.
Example: "IEC103_1".
Description Free-form text that provides a brief description of the digital fault record
(maximum of 120 characters).
Alarm Put a checkmark if you want Visual T&D to trigger an alarm each time it
retrieves a text file from the shared folder.
Priority Specifies the priority of the alarm that will be triggered when Visual T&D
retrieves a text file from the shared folder.
Directory to be Specifies the path to the shared folder from which Visual T&D will retrieve the
monitored text files. You must provide the full path, using the standard directory naming
convention. (ex. D:\ACQ_DFR)
Note: Visual T&D does not support mapped drives.
Signal Name Name of a channel contained in the digital fault record that is selected in the top
window. This name must match the name of a channel defined in the
COMTRADE digital fault record and is the Channel Identifier, per the
COMTRADE standard.
Description Free-form text that provides a brief description of the channel (maximum of 120
characters).
Configure the SMTP (outgoing mail) server information. The SMTP server must be available
to the Visual T&D Server through the network. To learn how to configure the SMTP server
information, refer to “Email Settings”, page 82.
Configure the event notifications, as explained in this section.
Note: If the Event Notification command is missing from the Tools menu, the event
notification option is not activated for your version of Visual T&D. Contact Cooper
Power Systems to have the option activated.
Control Description
Notifications Lists the event notifications configured in the system.
When you click on a notification in the list, the contacts that are notified,
together with their communication devices, are shown with a checkmark in the
Contacts list.
Contacts Lists the contacts configured for event notification, with their communication
devices.
Category Description
Process-Related Events Events and alarms associated with a data point.
User-Initiated Events Events that originate from an operation on the process by a user.
Tag Management Operations Events generated when a tag is set or cleared. Sub-categories
are available for All control inhibited and Information tags.
User Log Events generated when an entry is added in the User Log (see
“User Events”, page 90).
Data Simulation Events generated when values are simulated on data points.
Visual T&D Events Events and alarms related to Visual T&D functions.
Security Audit Denials Events generated by the server when the latter refuses user
authentication or operation execution because of improper
privileges.
Category Description
User Accounts Configuration Events generated when actual Visual T&D user accounts or
their related privileges are modified.
Server configuration Events generated when the Visual T&D server configuration is
modified; this includes all parameters affecting the system
behavior, regardless of the loaded site. For example: tasks,
notifications, password complexity.
Expert System Events Diagnostic events and alarms, and operation diagnostics
generated by the optional Visual T&D Expert System
component.
Data File Acquisitions Events generated when a data file is acquired by Visual T&D.
Event Records Events generated by the server whenever it receives a data file
that it recognizes as significant to the application
(ex.: a DFR file in COMTRADE format).
Click the event categories you want to include in the notification. You can find a description
of the event categories under “Alarm and Event Categories”, above.
Click Next to continue.
The following window is displayed only if you chose Process-Related Events in the
preceding window.
The following window is displayed only if you chose Expert System Events in the first
window; it allows you to select the event severity and zones, as defined in the expert
system rule editor.
Specify the event severity range that will trigger a notification. The event severity can
range from 1 to 3. For example, to trigger a notification on an event of severity 1 only,
specify a severity range of 1 to 1.
Specify the zones to which an expert system event has to be assigned in order to trigger a
notification. You have to click at least one zone, or the event notification condition will
never be triggered. Select < Undefined > for any data points that are not defined to a
particular zone.
Click Next to continue.
Choose the events that will trigger an event notification. You have to click at least one event,
or the event notification condition will never be triggered.
Set a filter on oscillatory events by selecting the maximum number of notifications that
occurred in the last N minutes.
Click Next to continue.
This window defines the information that will be sent to the recipients. A sequence of events is
sent to an e-mail address, a cellular phone or an alphanumeric pager. A numeric code is sent to a
direct pager. The whole sequence of events (SOE) is sent as an e-mail; however the SOE is
summarized as a short message for cellular phones and alphanumeric pagers (SMS).
Setting Description
Include events that The sequence of events provides information about events that took place a
preceded the event specified number of seconds before the event trigger. For example, specify 10
trigger by seconds to send an SOE that starts 10 seconds before the event trigger. Specify
0 to send a sequence of events that starts at the event trigger.
Include events that The sequence of events provides information about events that took place a
followed the event specified number of seconds after the event trigger. The minimum value is 30
trigger by seconds.
Long subject Specifies the email subject field. Typical subject fields include information
(email) about the substation and the event type.
Short subject (SMS) Specifies the Short Message Service (SMS) subject field. Since SMS is limited
in the number of characters (140 to 160), we recommend that you enter as short
a subject field as possible. A typical short subject would only contain
information about the substation (ex. Valley SAS).
Numeric code Specifies the numeric information displayed on a numeric pager (direct paging).
(pager) This code can be a phone number or a substation/alarm code, such as 00200102:
substation 2, alarm number 102.
To deactivate a notification:
In the Notifications list of the Event Notification window, remove the checkmark from the
check box next to the notification name.
To activate a notification:
In the Notifications list of the Event Notification window, put a checkmark in the check box
next to the notification name.
Setting Description
Name Specifies the name of the contact. This name will be listed in the Contacts list
of the Event Notification window and must be unique.
Comments Specifies general information about the contact. This field is optional.
Phone Specifies the phone number at which the contact can be reached. This phone
number is not used by the notification system, and is for information only. The
field is optional.
Communication Lists the communication devices defined for the contact. There are three types
devices of communication devices:
email.
An e-mail device is the standard electronic mail that can be reached via an
SNMP server (outgoing mail server).
SMS.
An SMS device is either a cellular phone or an alphanumeric pager
configured to receive a message via the Short Message Service. SMS
messages are sent via e-mail to the SMS provider.
pager.
A numeric or alphanumeric pager that can be contacted directly through a
phone number. For a numeric pager, numerical information, rather than an
SOE, is sent to the pager.
An e-mail entry is added to the list of communication devices, and the cursor is positioned for
editing.
Enter the e-mail address of the device.
A pager entry is added to the list of communication devices, and the cursor is positioned for
editing.
Enter the phone number of the pager. To call a direct pager, a modem must be installed in the
Visual T&D server computer. The modem is automatically detected.
An SMS entry is added to the list of communication devices, and the cursor is positioned for
editing.
Enter the e-mail address.
Note: To learn how to activate SMS reception via e-mail, and which e-mail address to
use for your device, contact your communication device provider.
devices between the enabled and disabled state at your discretion, using the Event Notification
window (see “Configuring Event Notifications”, page 70).
To disable a contact for a particular event notification, i.e., to prevent all devices
for that contact from receiving the notification:
In the Notifications list, click on the notification.
In the Contacts list, remove the checkmark from the check box next to the contact name.
where:
TimeStart is the timestamp at the beginning of the sequence of events. The format is:
hh:mm:ss.
TimeEnd is the timestamp at the end of the sequence of events. The format is: hh:mm:ss.
PointName (ValueAtTrig, ValueAtSend) is the name of the data point that triggered the event,
the value of the data point when the event was triggered, and the value of the data point when
the notification was sent (that is, at timestamp TimeEnd). If the event is not on a data point,
this section is not added to the SMS message.
1:NbApp/NbRtn is the number of appearances and the number of returns to normal for priority
1 events.
2:NbApp/NbRtn is the number of appearances and the number of returns to normal for priority
2 events.
3:NbApp/NbRtn is the number of appearances and the number of returns to normal for priority
3 events.
EventDescription is the description of the trigger event.
Examples:
13:23:04 to 13:23:46 on VLY_IED07_SEL351_CBF041_STATUS (1,0)
1:1/1 2:0/0 3:0/0 CB F41 STATUS (IN101)
13:23:04 to 13:23:34 1:1/0 2:0/0 3:0/0 The SMP Gateway and
Visual T&D server clocks are out of sync
Setting Description
Address Specifies the name or TCP/IP address of your SMTP server computer. For
information, see your systems administrator.
Port number Specifies the SMTP port number on the server computer. Typically, the port
number is 25. For information, see your system administrator.
User name Specifies the account user name for accessing the SMTP server. For
information, see your systems administrator.
Password Specifies the password for accessing the SMTP server. For information, see
your systems administrator.
Reply address Specifies the mailbox address of the Visual T&D administrator. The Test
command available from this window is performed by default on this address.
Delete Clear all fields and restores the default value of 25 in the Port number box.
Test Sends an email to the recipient you specified in the Reply address, in order to
test the SMTP server settings. Use this command to verify the settings before
committing the changes.
Option Description
Connect using my Specifies that the local area network is used to access the SMTP or FTP server.
local area network
(LAN)
Connect using my Specifies that a modem is used to dial a remote network connection.
phone line
The list shows all the configured dial-up connections on the Visual T&D server
computer. Select the dial-up connection to be used. A modem has to be installed
on the Visual T&D server computer, if you want to use a dial-up connection.
User name This box is available only if you specified that you want to use a dial-up
connection. It specifies the user name for authentication on the remote network.
Password This box is available only if you specified that you want to use a dial-up
connection. It specifies the password for authentication on the remote network.
Once a site is properly configured, you can user Visual T&D Explorer to visualize your real-time
and historical data, manage alarms and events, perform control operations on output data points,
and much more.
Visual T&D Explorer provides you with several views of the data available in the substation:
Use the Alarms and Events display to view analog and binary alarms and events.
Use the Real-Time Data display to view a site’s states and measures in real time.
Use the Historical Data display to analyze data over a given period of time.
You will use the tabs at the bottom of the main program window to select the current view.
If the icon is green, the server is properly connected to all its data sources.
If the icon takes on another color, identify which data source is not started or is not connected
to Visual T&D, by looking at the Data Sources view in the Real-Time Data display. See
“The Data Sources View”, page 104.
The third panel indicates the status of the Visual T&D Explorer program, between the
following:
Server configuration has changed.
Indicates that another client computer has changed the site configuration. Visual T&D
stops updating the displays when it detects that the configuration has changed. When this
situation occurs, you can use the Get Latest Site Configuration From Server command
from the Site menu to restart the data acquisition and displays in Visual T&D Explorer.
Overflow.
Indicates that Visual T&D Explorer is unable to process the information provided by the
server fast enough. When this occurs, the program displays are not up-to-date. This may
happen if a large number of data points are changing and Visual T&D Explorer is
connected to the server with a low speed connection.
The fourth panel indicates the number of new unacknowledged alarms, on a red background.
The fifth panel indicates your computer's current date and time.
The Alarms pane provides an ordered list that contains alarm conditions. The appearance and
disappearance of an alarm are indicated on the same display line. This innovative feature
makes it much easier to analyze the display. At a glance, you can determine whether the alarm
condition is still active or how long the condition lasted before returning to normal.
The Events pane provides an ordered list of all alarms and events occurring in the substation.
Each event is displayed with all the information required to simplify the analysis of the
information and the location of faults.
You can easily select a data point in the Alarms pane and access the associated notes,
operational details and historical trend data.
When you open Explorer, the program automatically displays the Alarms and Events view. You
can adjust the size of the two panes by using the mouse to drag the splitter bar separating the two
panes. You can choose the order in which the tabs are presented. You can also choose which
columns you want to display, and in which order. Lastly, you can choose which buttons will
appear on the toolbar, and in which order.
By default, the system displays the All Alarms page in the Alarms pane and the All Events page
in the Events pane, but you can display any combination of data pages by clicking on the
appropriate tabs.
Note: A multiple selection of alarms is visible in the event pane, in real-time data’ pages
and even in the site layout diagram, although it is not possible to alter the
selection in these views (the selection cannot be extended or reduced).
To acknowledge alarms:
Click Clear Sound to clear the sound warning system.
Depending on the Server Management options you have selected, you can:
Click Ack & Clear All to acknowledge all new alarms and clear the alarm display of all
data points that have returned to their normal condition.
OR
Click Ack Oldest to individually acknowledge each alarm, beginning with the oldest.
OR
Select one or more particular alarms and click Acknowledge, in order to acknowledge a
specific alarm. Whenever you acknowledge an alarm, an X is displayed in the ACK box,
to indicate that the alarm has been acknowledged, and the entire line turns a paler shade
of its original color.
The data points that are in an alarm condition remain in the alarm display until the condition
disappears, at which time you can clear them from the display.
OR
Click Ack Oldest to individually acknowledge each alarm, beginning with the oldest and
click Clear Oldest to individually clear each alarm, beginning with the oldest.
OR
Select one or more particular alarms and click Acknowledge, in order to acknowledge a
specific alarm; then click Clear in order to clear the alarm display of the data point that
has returned to normal.
Note that some alarms can never be deactivated or never return to normal. You can acknowledge
the alarm, but you cannot clear it from the display. Also, the X never disappears from the ACK
box.
User events can be created and modified through Visual T&D Explorer, but can also be created
via a Visual T&D diagram. To learn how to add user event generation shapes to a diagram, refer to
the Visual T&D Diagram Editor User Guide and the Visual T&D Basic Shapes Library Reference
Manual.
The following sections explain how to add a new user event to the Visual T&D event log, and how
to view and update the details of such an event later.
Note: The event date and time cannot be modified later. As events cannot be deleted,
make sure you enter the right date and time.
If required, type a reference number or short description in the Reference box, for quick
reference purposes.
Click Create.
Note: Events that are automatically generated by Visual T&D cannot be modified.
The Modify User Log Event window appears, displaying the event’s current description and
reference information, along with the history of all modifications that were made to the event.
Note: You can also choose which buttons you want on the toolbar and in which order
(refer to the Visual T&D Installation Guide).
Command / Description
Indicator
Disable Sound Put a checkmark to disable the workstation sound warning system. This setting
does not act on the relay when used on the SMP 16/SP Substation Processor.
Exclude permanent If you put a checkmark, alarms marked as permanent will not be displayed on
alarms the All Alarms page.
Show events If you clear the Show events check box, the Events pane is removed and only
the Alarms pane remains. You can also manage the panes by dragging the
splitter bar with the mouse.
Silent Put a checkmark to disable the sound warning system for the selected alarm(s).
The field to the right indicates, on a red background, how many alarm points
currently have a Silent status. The list of all the silent alarms is displayed on the
Silent page.
New Indicates, on a red background, how many new unacknowledged alarms are
currently displayed in the All Alarms page.
Active Indicates, on a red background, how many alarms are currently active in the site
being monitored.
Monitored Indicates how many data points in the site are being monitored by Visual T&D,
including all physical data points from all data sources, logical data points
within Visual T&D, and system data points.
Clear Sound Stops the sound warning system that is set off whenever a new alarm is
triggered. Pressing the Clear Sound button stops the sound (or the blinking, if
you do not have a sound card), even if there is more than one new alarm.
The sound must be cleared before you can acknowledge or clear alarms.
Ack & Clear All Globally acknowledges and clears all alarms and "returns to normal" that are
displayed in the Alarms view.
You cannot acknowledge or recall an alarm before you have cleared the sound.
Ack Oldest Acknowledges the oldest unacknowledged alarm in the Alarms view.
You cannot acknowledge an alarm before you have cleared the sound.
Clear Oldest Clears the oldest alarm in the Alarms view that has returned to normal.
You cannot clear an alarm that has returned to normal before you have cleared
the sound.
Clear Clears the selected alarm in the Alarms view. This button is not available
unless you have first acknowledged the alarm.
The number next to the box on which you clicked is incremented by 1, to show that a new
alarm has been silenced, blocked or made permanent. The alarm appears on the Silent,
Blocked or Permanent page. It also disappears from the All Alarms page, unless it is a
permanent alarm and you have removed the checkmark from the Exclude permanent alarms
check box.
The alarm disappears from the Silent, Blocked or Permanent page, and reappears on the All
Alarms pages. The number of alarms in the corresponding box on the Alarms and Events
toolbar is decremented by 1.
Note: The zone to the far left of the site layout (surrounded by a dotted line) is the
default zone to which those points not associated with any particular zone in the
site configuration are assigned.
(This means that the alarm timestamp is updated when the alarm becomes active, or when it
returns to normal. It is not updated when it is set as blocked, silent or permanent.)
see the status of an alarm; (Is it silent, does it have a note or a detail file associated with it?)
see whether the alarm has been acknowledged;
see whether the alarm is still active.
A specific set of columns is displayed by default. You can change the default display by adding or
removing columns. However, you cannot remove the description, date or time. The procedure for
modifying the display is outlined under “Customizing the Alarms and Events Display”, page 99.
Column Description
Status Indicates the statuses of the alarm:
P (Permanent alarm; only if Exclude permanent alarms is not selected)
S (Silent alarm)
N (There is a note associated with the point)
D (There is a detail file associated with the alarm)
Event Icon Displays an icon indicating the type of event that caused the alarm, whether the
alarm has appeared or disappeared, and whether the alarm has occurred more
than once without being acknowledged.
Active An X means that the alarm is active. The absence of an X means that the alarm
is inactive.
ACK An X means that the alarm has been acknowledged. The absence of an X means
that the alarm has not been acknowledged.
Priority Displays the priority of the alarm: 1, 2 or 3, where 1 is the highest priority.
Description Displays the description of the alarm. For an analog alarm, the field also shows
the threshold value that has just been exceeded. Bad quality alarms are also
shown for all data point types; that is, the description is replaced with an
indication that the data point quality is bad.
Column Description
Value Displays the value of the data point, such as On, Off, Open or Closed, at the
moment when the alarm last changed states, appeared or disappeared.
Date Specifies the date on which the alarm was activated or has returned to normal.
If the alarm has returned to normal, the date on which the alarm was activated
can be obtained by subtracting the value displayed by the Duration value (see
below) from the Date value.
Time Specifies the precise time, to within a millisecond, at which the alarm was
activated or returned to normal. The time contains an "*" next to the
millisecond field if it does not originate from a precision source that is
synchronized via IRIG-B or GPS.
If the alarm has returned to normal, the time at which the alarm was activated
can be obtained by subtracting the value displayed by the Duration value (see
below) from the Time value.
Duration Indicates the duration of the alarm. This duration value is only valid when the
alarm has returned to normal.
Position Contains a reduced-scale version of the site layout, showing the location of the
point within the site.
A blue bar to the left of the mini-diagram indicates that the point belongs to the
zone currently selected in the site layout at the top of the page.
State Icon Displays an icon representing the current status of the binary data point that
caused an alarm to be generated.
Type Icon Indicates more specifically what caused the alarm, such as the fact that a power
threshold was exceeded.
Note: Even if an alarm is triggered several times, the time used to sort the alarms on
the All Alarms page is that at which the alarm first appeared.
Note: Even if you are in the Real-Time Data or Historical Data display or are in editing
mode, the sound system will still sound as soon as a new alarm is triggered or
there is a return to normal (unless alarms are configured otherwise via the Chime
Behavior point-specific setting). Moreover, the number of new alarms will be
displayed in red in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
Column Description
Alarm Icon Displays the icon that represents the type of alarm, if the displayed event is an
alarm.
Event Icon Displays the icon that represents the type of event that took place.
Description Displays the description of the point or alarm. For an analog alarm, the field
also shows the threshold value that has just been exceeded.
Value Displays the state of the data point, such as closed, enabled or false.
Date Indicates the date on which the alarm was activated or returned to normal.
Time Indicates the precise time, to within a millisecond, at which the alarm was
activated or returned to normal. The time contains an "*" if it does not originate
from a precision source that is synchronized via IRIG-B or GPS.
Time Frame Indicates the time interval that separates the event from the previous event on
that point.
Position Contains a reduced scale version of the site layout showing the location of the
point within the site.
A blue bar to the left of the mini-diagram indicates that the point belongs to the
zone currently selected in the site layout at the top of the page.
State Icon Displays an icon representing the current status of the binary data point that
caused an alarm to be generated.
Column Description
Type Icon Indicates more specifically what caused the alarm, such as the fact that a power
threshold was exceeded.
The note is automatically saved when you change the display page or the data point.
Note: User events can also be modified through the same window. For additional
information, see “Modifying an Existing User Event”, page 91.
The Events window appears and displays the event description, along with the date and time
of occurrence of the event.
If you want to view the properties of other events, use the Previous and Next buttons.
Control Description
Modify Used to modify the character font used to display the information.
Automatically Automatically adjusts the column width. The width of the columns will be
adjust column width calculated automatically to occupy the width of the window. If you select this
option, you will be unable to manually adjust the width of the columns.
Table 3-4 Display Options window: Alarms and Events tab controls
Control Description
Tab list Lists the names of the tabs currently displayed in the Alarms or Events pane.
The system tabs are created by default, and cannot be edited or removed.
System tabs are: All Alarms, All Events, Permanent, Disabled, Silent, and
Notes.
Delete Deletes a tab from the selected pane. Note, however, that system tabs cannot be
deleted.
Properties Displays the properties of the selected tab in the list. The button is not available
for system tabs.
The Tab Properties window is used to specify the properties of new and existing tabs in the
Alarms and Events view. You can customize a filter such that a particular tab will display only
certain categories of alarms and events.
Note that the Properties button is available only for tabs that you add; the button is not
available for the standard tabs.
Property Description
Name Name of the tab being created or edited.
Filter This tree structure contains alarm and event categories to be displayed on the
current tab.
For the list of alarm and event categories and subcategories available in
Visual T&D, see “Alarm and Event Categories”, page 71.
Control Description
Available data items Shows the list of data items that are available for display. The data items are
different, depending on whether you click on an Alarms or Events tab.
Select available data Use this drop-down list to choose which data items to include in the list of
items from Available data items.
All Data Items.
Includes both alarm and event configuration information items, as well as
information that changes in real-time.
Configuration Information.
Consists of the data items related to alarms and event management, such as
the type icons and the event icons you defined through the various pages in
the Site display when you edited the site configuration.
Add Click on an item in the list of Available data items, and then click this button
to add the item to the Show columns in this order list.
Remove Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and then click this
button to remove the item from the list.
Note that you cannot remove the description, date or time.
Default Click this button to choose the default group of columns, in the default order.
Show columns in Contains the list of data items that will be included in the Alarms and Events
this order view, and the order in which they will appear.
Move Up Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and click one of these
Move Down 2 buttons to move the item up or down in the list, so as to change the order in
which the columns are to be displayed.
Control Description
Lock view settings If you put a checkmark in this box, the view will always show the columns you
selected, in the order you specified. The display will remain the same, even if
you subsequently make a global change to all alarm and event views using the
Apply To All Views button.
Apply To All Views Click this button to apply the current column settings to all your alarm and
event views, except those for which you locked the settings via the Lock view
settings box.
The left pane has a tree structure, which allows you to choose a particular real-time view, while
the right pane displays the view you request via the tree structure. The tree structure includes the
following items and folders:
The Data Sources view allows you to see the current status of each data source you have
defined: whether the data source is started, whether it is connected to Visual T&D, how many
data points it has, and so on.
The Real-Time Trends folder allows you to view charts of the states or sampled values of
data points, as they occur.
The Site Layouts folder displays the various zones in your site and allows you to see, at a
glance, the real-time values of the important data points.
The Table Views folder contains various views that display your data points in tabular
format.
Contrary to the Alarms and Events view, which displays only those points that generate alarms
and events, the Real-Time Data views display the real-time values of the requested data points,
regardless of whether or not they generate alarms or events.
This displays an empty view, with the trending toolbar, which you will use to choose the data
points you want to plot and the time frame for which you want to chart the data.
Control Description
The Add data points to chart button.
Adds or removes data points from the chart.
Control Description
The Display properties button.
Displays a window in which you can set the display properties,
such as the background color and grid.
Control Description
Point List box.
Allows users to select data points from a user-defined point list.
When Point List is set to <Undefined>, it means that the points
that are currently selected do not exactly correspond to the exact
content of an actual user-defined point list.
Note: The “(L)” suffix is appended to the name of local point lists; the
“(S)” suffix, to the name of server point lists.
Available points The list of all the data points available on the site. Binary points
are displayed in blue, while analog points are displayed in
green.
Filter Filters the Available points list by name. All data points
containing the text written in the box will appear in the list.
Control Description
Group settings Displays the Group Settings tab of the Display Options
window, which you can use to group the data points differently,
thereby changing the order in which the points are presented in
the Available points list.
See “Grouping Data Points”, page 31.
Remove Removes the selected point from the list of points to be plotted.
Remove All Removes all the data points from the list of selected points.
Color Selects the color in which the point to be added will be plotted.
The program displays a color chart from which you can select the color in which you
want the chart background and grid displayed.
To add or remove grid lines:
Clear or select the Vertical and Horizontal check boxes.
To use the same scale for data points which values are displayed with the same units:
Select Use same scale for data point with same units.
Column Description
Point Specifies the name of the point.
Low EGU Specifies the minimum value, in engineering units, that is currently visible on
the chart.
High EGU Specifies the maximum value, in engineering units, that is currently visible on
the chart.
Color Specifies color in which the data is plotted for the point. Click this button to
display a window to change the plot color.
Scaling Specifies the type of scaling used for the vertical axis, between the following:
Automatic.
The scaling is automatically set to fit the minimum and maximum values
reached.
Note: If Use same scale for data point with the same units is selected, all data points
that have the same unit are considered to set the scale.
Custom.
You set the scaling of the vertical axis by double-clicking the
Min. Scale and Max. Scale cells and entering the desired values.
Min. Scale Specifies the lower and upper limits of the vertical scale. These limits can be
Max. Scale changed if Scaling is set to Custom, by double-clicking them.
R. Scale When selected, displays the vertical scale of the corresponding point on the
right side of the chart.
You can select a point in the legend by clicking on it with the mouse. The name of the point and
the units in which it is expressed are displayed in the top left-hand corner of the graph. The
vertical scale on the graph is automatically adjusted to correspond to the selected point. If the Use
the same scale for items with the same units setting is selected, the curves having the same unit
will be updated to comply with the new vertical scale. Other curves are displayed according to
their respective scale.
The bottom left-hand corner of the chart shows the chart start time, while the right-hand corner
shows your PC current time. The horizontal scale shows the time increments between the current
PC time and the chart start time. For example, if you ask for a plot of the last 10 minutes and the
current time on your PC is 4:08 p.m., the left side of the chart will show 15:58:00, the right side
will show 16:08:00, and the horizontal scale will be divided into 10 sections, each showing a 1-
minute increment in time, i.e., 15:58:00, 15:59:00, 16:00:00, and so on. The start time, PC time,
and horizontal scale increments all change dynamically as the time on your PC changes; so you
always see the last 10 minutes relative to your PC time. It is, therefore, important to note that if the
data source is not synchronized, the data display could be erratic, since the start time could be later
than the PC time.
You can view your site and see, at a glance, the current states and values of the important data
points.
The mini-site layout at the top right-hand corner of the screen pictorially represents the position of
data points and the status of alarms by zone.
server views.
If you are upgrading from a previous version and had defined state pages in that version,
Visual T&D will automatically convert your state pages into server views.
If you are not upgrading from a previous version, the folder will contain the following default
views: All Data Points, Analog Inputs, Analog Outputs, Binary Inputs, and Binary
Outputs.
For additional information, see “Configuring Binary Points”, page 36, and
“Configuring Analog Points”, page 39.
The Topology views are created when you define regions, substations, IEDs, and so on, via
the Categories tab, and then assign your binary and analog points to these categories when
you edit your site configuration. There is one view per category. You cannot modify these
views. Each of them lists all the data points that fall into the particular category. Note that
there will be no Topology folder if you have not defined the topology of your site.
Data points are normally listed in black. If the status of a data point is doubtful, the point is
displayed in red. The state of a data point can become uncertain if there is a problem
communicating with the data source or if there is a failure associated with the data point.
The information for a data point is displayed on a white background if the state of a binary point
has not changed since the last transition reset (i.e. when its transition counter was zero). The
background is gray if there was at least one transition on the data point. The exact number of
transitions is shown in the Counter column.
The currently selected data point is displayed in yellow and highlighted in blue.
A table of all the data points on your site automatically appears in the right pane, showing all
known information for every data point, and a new item is added to the tree structure, labeled
New Table View.
Assign a meaningful name to the table view.
The Filter box appears above the table view, in the right pane.
If you want to include only data points that contain certain characters in their name, such as
L3 or 025, type the characters in the Name contains text box, and then click Apply.
The table view appears, showing only the data points with names containing the characters
you specified.
If you want to specify other selection criteria, click Advanced.
The Advanced Filter box appears, showing the filter criterion you previously applied, i.e.,
data points with certain characters in the name.
Click Add, to add a new criterion to the list.
The Define Filter window appears, showing the list of available data items, namely:
All properties and categories that can be assigned to a data point.
Click on an object in the list, and enter the desired value in the Contains box.
In the example above, we requested data points with a Breaker Operation control type.
If you want to see the list of data points in order to make a more specific selection, select
<Data point list> and click Data Points.
This displays the Add Data Points to Filter window, which is the same as the data point
selection window of the Real-Time Trends view, and allows predefined point list
selection, except that it offers no color selection (see “Selecting Data Points”, page 106).
Once you have specified your selection criterion, click OK.
The filter criterion gets added to the active filters. In our example, we have two active
filters.
If you want to add yet another criterion, click Add again, and repeat the process.
Once you have finished specifying all selection criteria, click Advanced to make the
Advanced Filter box disappear.
In the Filter box, click Apply.
The table view appears, showing all the data points that met your selection criteria.
To toggle on and off, the counting and displaying of state changes for binary data
points:
In the View menu, point to Real-Time Views, and then click Show Transitions.
Control Description
Available data items Shows the list of data items that are available for display.
Select available data Use this drop-down list to choose which data items to include in the list of
items from Available data items.
All Data Items.
Includes both data point configuration information and information that
changes in real-time.
Configuration Information.
Consists of the data items that are available when you configure the data
points.
Add Click on an item in the list of Available data items, and then click this button
to add the item to the Show columns in this order list.
Remove Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and then click this
button to remove the item from the list.
Note that you cannot remove the name of the data point or the transition counter
from the list.
Default Click this button to choose the default group of columns, in the default order.
Show columns in Contains the list of data items that will be included in the table view.
this order
Move Up Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and click one of these
Move Down two buttons to move the item up or down in the list, so as to change the order in
which the columns are to be displayed.
Control Description
Lock view settings If you put a checkmark in this box, the table view will always show the columns
you selected, in the order you specified. The display will remain the same even
if you subsequently make a global change to all views using the Apply To All
Views button.
Apply To All Views Click this button to apply the current column settings to all your table views,
except those for which you locked the settings via the Lock view settings box.
Control Description
Sort by Each of these drop-down lists shows the list of data items available for display.
Then by The three lists are identical and consist of the columns currently displayed in the
Then by table view. When you choose an item in a drop-down list, click Ascending or
Descending to sort the data in ascending or descending order.
Default Click this button to have the table view sorted by name only.
Lock view settings If you put a checkmark in this box, the table view will always be sorted in the
order specified, even if you subsequently make a global change to all views
using the Apply To All Views button.
Control Description
Apply To All Views Click this button to apply the current sort settings to all your table views, except
those for which you locked the settings via the Lock view settings box.
Control Description
Description Description of the data point.
Value Current value of the data point, either in engineering units or as a raw value.
In simulation mode, you can change this value and then click Write to write the
value to the Visual T&D server real-time database; you will see the change
directly in the current display.
Timestamp Date and time of the last transition on the data point.
Quality A list of bad-quality conditions or, for logical data points or data points
originating from an OPC server, the word Bad.
In simulation mode, you can add or remove checkmarks in the list of bad-
quality conditions, and then click Write to write the changes to the Visual T&D
server real-time database; you will see the changes directly in the current
display.
Scaled/Raw Shows whether the value is displayed in engineering units or as a raw value.
Write In simulation mode, writes a new value and quality in the Visual T&D server
real-time database.
For additional information, see “Simulation Mode”, page 168.
3.4.5.2 Attributes
The Attributes tab displays static information about the data point, such as the data source, the
units, the scale and offset, whether the data point can generate alarms, and so on.
Column Description
Attribute Name of the attribute. The attributes listed are those available on the Site tab for
the data point.
3.4.5.3 Tags
The Tags tab displays a list of the current tags assigned to the data point. You cannot manage the
tags from this view; you need to use the Tag Operation window for this purpose (see “Control
and Tag Operations”, page 162).
Control Description
Active tags Lists the names of the tags currently assigned to the data point.
Control Description
Grid Font Modifies the font used to display the information in the table views.
Modify
Automatically Automatically adjusts the column width of the table views. The width of the
adjust column width columns will automatically be calculated to occupy the width of the window. If
you select this option, you will be unable to manually adjust the width of the
columns.
Site Layout Font Modifies the font used to display the information in the site layout view.
Modify
Fit to window Automatically adjusts the size of the site layout diagram so that you can see the
entire diagram.
Zoom Expands or reduces the size of the diagram to the specified scale.
Note: You cannot print the contents of the Real-Time Trends or Site Layouts views.
Control Description
Reference Displays the position of the Reference cursor. This field is
automatically updated as you move the Reference cursor.
Control Description
The Display properties button. Displays a window in which you
can set display attributes.
single click (as opposed to the Zoom out button, whose effect is
incremental) viewing after you have zoomed in on a certain
section of the graph.
If you have not zoomed in on a section of the graph, the button is
unavailable.
Choosing a predefined time period automatically sets the Begin and End values on the toolbar.
Choosing the <Custom> time period sets the time frame to manual mode. You can enter the
Begin and End values, or you can set the period as a multiple of a time period (5 days, in the
figure).
The Time Frame toolbar contains the following boxes and buttons.
Control Description
Start time boxes.
Used to enter the chart start date and time.
Scroll left one frame and Scroll right one frame buttons.
Used to modify the time frame by the number of time units selected
(above example, 5 days).
Control Description
Apply button.
Activates the point selection and time frame entered.
The program displays a color chart from which you can select the color in which you
want the chart background and grid displayed.
To add or remove grid lines:
Clear or select the Vertical and Horizontal check boxes.
To use the same scale for data points which values are displayed with the same units:
Select Use same scale for data point with same units.
Column Description
Point Specifies the name of the data point.
Ref. Value Indicates the minimum and maximum values of the data at the position of the
Reference cursor. These values are dynamically updated as the cursor is moved.
Meas. Value Indicates the minimum and maximum values of the data at the position of the
Measurement cursor. These values are dynamically updated as the cursor is
moved.
Diff. Value Reflects the difference between the Reference and Measurement cursor values.
Low EGU Indicates the minimum value reached, in engineering units, during the specified
time period.
High EGU Indicates the maximum value reached, in engineering units, during the specified
time period.
Color Specifies the color in which the data is plotted for the point. Click this button to
display a window that will allow you to change the plot color.
Type Specifies the type of data display. If there is more than one sampled value to be
displayed for a given pixel, values must be grouped together and displayed as a
single point. This can be done in one of two ways:
Normal.
The system displays the minimum and maximum values of each group of
sampled values, connected by a vertical line. This results in a graph with
vertical line sections.
Mean.
The system calculates the average for each group of sampled values and
displays this value as a single point. It results in a graph with data plotted as
a regular curve.
Scaling Specifies the type of scaling used for the vertical axis:
Automatic.
The scaling is automatically set to fit the minimum and maximum values
reached.
Note: If Use same scale for data point with the same units is selected, all data points
that have the same unit are considered to set the scale.
Custom.
You set the scaling of the vertical axis by double-clicking on the Min. Scale
and Max. Scale cells and entering the desired values.
Min. Scale Specifies the lower and upper limits of the vertical scale. These limits can be
Max. Scale changed if Scaling is set to Custom, by double-clicking them.
R. Scale When selected, displays the vertical scale also on the right side of the chart.
You can select a point in the legend by clicking on it with the mouse. If you click on an analog
point, its name and the units in which it is expressed are displayed in the top left-hand corner of
the graph. If you select a binary point, only its name is displayed. The vertical scale on the graph is
automatically adjusted to correspond to the selected point. . If the Use the same scale for items
with the same units setting is selected, the curves having the same unit will be updated to comply
with the new vertical scale. Other curves are displayed according to their respective scale.
To move a cursor:
Click on the cursor with the left mouse button and drag it to the appropriate location.
Control Description
Name Name of the query. This name is listed in the Query drop-down list of the
historical data Query view.
New Opens the Query wizard, which helps you define a new query.
Edit Opens the Query wizard, which helps you modify an existing query. Only an
administrator can edit queries located on the server.
Delete Deletes the selected query. Only an administrator can delete queries located on
the server.
Copy Copies the selected query to a new query. You can then edit the new query by
clicking the Edit button.
Save to Server Saves a query to the server for the purpose of distribution to other users of the
system. Only an administrator can save queries to the Visual T&D server.
Execute Executes the selected query, and displays the resulting data set in the Query
view of the Historical Data display.
When you click the New or Edit button of the Queries window, a query wizard takes you through
a step-by-step procedure for defining a query.
You select the type of data you want to include in the query. You must choose between
Sequence of events and Data point values.
You select the event categories you want to include in the query. You can find a description
of the event categories in the section entitled “Alarm and Event Categories”, page 71.
You specify whether the query applies to all the data points in the configuration or to a subset
of data points that interest you; you can also select points from a user-defined list.
You set the period of time you want to use in your query. You can choose relative time
periods such as today, yesterday, this week, last week, and so on.
You set the name and description of the query.
Control Description
Available data items Shows the list of data items that are available for display.
Select available data Use this drop-down list to choose which data items to include in the list of
items from Available data items.
All Data Items
Includes both alarm and event configuration information items, as well as
information that changes in real-time.
Configuration Information
Consists of the data items related to alarms and event management, such as
the type icons and the event icons you defined through the various pages in
the Site display when you edited the site configuration.
Add Click on an item in the list of Available data items, and then click this button
to add the item to the Show columns in this order list.
Remove Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and then click this
button to remove the item from the list.
Default Click this button to choose the default group of columns, in the default order.
Show columns in Contains the list of data items that will be included in the Query view, and the
this order order in which they will appear.
Move Up Click on an item in the Show columns in this order list, and click one of these
Move Down 2 buttons to move the item up or down in the list, so as to change the order in
which the columns are to be displayed.
The DFR view is displayed across several windows, which you can use to browse for DFRs on the
server, select channels or data points, view a graph of the signals, or look at the DFR details.
The view includes the following window panes:
Data Points Used to select and add existing data points to the chart. You can select data
points from the list of available data points. The latter are grouped together in
folders, based on grouping criteria that you established with the Group Settings
tab of the Display Options window (see “Grouping Data Points”, page 31).
If you open the various folders, you will note that binary points are displayed in
blue, while analog points are displayed in green.
Details Displays detailed information about the currently selected DFR and channel in
the Digital Fault Records pane. This information is described below.
The waveforms get added to those already displayed on the graph. You can display as many
as 10 channels at a time.
Field Description
Station The station name of the record.
Recording Device The name of the device that created the original record.
Start Time The timestamp of the first data value of the record.
Description The description of the DFR, as configured on the DFR page of the Site view.
File Location The full path of the COMTRADE file on the server.
Device Monitored The name of the device monitored by the selected channel.
Normal State The normal state (0 or 1) of the status channel, if that type of channel is
selected.
Line Frequency The line frequency, in Hz, that was measured at trigger time.
Field Description
Note A note that was recorded in the COMTRADE file at the time the DFR was
generated. It contains information such as the number of grid faults, the function
type and the status of the fault.
You can double-click on the note in order to see or modify its contents.
Note: To learn how to change the columns’ selection and display order, see “Choosing
the Columns to Display in the Query View”, page 129.
Note: The settings of these options are permanently stored on the workstation. You do
not have to redefine them every time you export data from the Query view.
Enter the required information for the FTP server and account.
Click OK to close this window and save these settings on the workstation.
Click Cancel to close the Export as window, or proceed with the export process by clicking
Export.
If the FTP settings have been set properly, the file will be created, and then uploaded to the
specified FTP server.
To produce a report:
From the Tools menu, choose Report.
The program displays the Report window in which you can specify the data points, time
frame, and type of report you want to produce.
Control Description
Templates Choose the template on which the report is to be based.
Report templates can be installed either on the server, where they are available
to all users, or on your workstation.
Queries Contains the list of available data queries, and shows whether the query exists
locally or on the server (L or S).
Initially, there is only one data query in the list, called Model.req. This query
resides on the server. Use the Copy button to create a new query locally.
Copy Creates a new data query based on the selected query, and assigns it the same
name as the selected query. You can change the name of the new query by
clicking Edit.
Edit Selects the data points and the sampling period for the report, and assigns a
name to the query.
Control Description
Period Specifies whether the report is to show values for the entire period, daily,
MTD month-to-date, or year-to-date.
Daily
If you select Period, specify both the start and end dates and times. The
YTD
report will span the entire period.
If you select Daily, you can only specify the start date and time. The report
will start on the specified start date and time, and will end today.
If you select MTD, you can only specify the end date and time. The report
will start at the beginning of the current calendar month and end on the
specified end date and time.
If you select YTD, you can only specify the end date and time. The report
will start at the beginning of the current calendar year and end on the
specified end date and time.
Comments Optional. Allows you to enter a comment that will be added to the report.
Info Select a template in the Local folder, and click the button. Visual T&D displays
a message telling you what type of report will be generated if you use this
template.
The button is not available if you select a template in the Server folder.
Print Preview Displays the report in a window, in the same format as it will be printed.
Print Displays the Print window, which allows modification of print settings, prior to
printing.
To generate a report:
Click on an item in the Queries list, to choose an existing query to use as a template.
Click Copy.
Visual T&D Explorer creates a local copy of the data request. You will be able to change the
name later on.
Click Edit.
The program opens a window, in which you can choose the data points and sampling period,
and assign a meaningful name to the data query.
Control Description
Available points Displays the list of available points. Binary points are displayed in blue, while
analog points are displayed in green.
Filter Filters the Available points list by name. All data points containing the text
written in the box will appear in the list.
Group Settings Displays the Group Settings tab of the Display Options window, which you
can use to group the data points differently, thereby changing the order in which
the points are presented in the Available points list.
See “Grouping Data Points”, page 31.
Retrieve all binary For reports that include binary data points, the system will include all
transitions transitions, regardless of the sampling period.
Sampling period Specifies when the data is to be sampled. For each selected data point, the report
will include values for each sampling interval during the selected time period.
Control Description
Modify Modifies the character font used to display the information.
Show position Displays the column containing the reduced-scale site layout diagram.
Object Description
List of tasks This is the list of tasks you have defined. The list grows whenever you click
Add to create a new task, and diminishes whenever you select a task in the list
and click Delete.
Type Displays the type of task: either Generate a report or Launch an application.
Add Open the Task Manager Wizard, which helps you create a new task.
Edit Open the Task Manager Wizard, which helps you edit the selected task.
Duplicate Copies the selected task to a new task. You can then edit the new task by
clicking Edit.
The various types of task that can be created by the Task Manager Wizard will be described in
the sections below.
Note: Task management requires the site configuration edition privilege; refer to the
Visual T&D Installation Guide, to learn how grant privilege to Visual T&D user
accounts). Nevertheless, users that do not have this privilege can consult the list
of configured tasks.
In the Task Manager Wizard, select Generate a report, and then click Next.
Select the query that will be used to generate the data for this report. You can use one of the
pre-defined queries, or define one specific to your needs (see “Managing Queries”, page 128).
Once the desired query is selected, click Next.
Select the format of the file the report will be exported to, and then click Next.
Move the data fields up and down the list to change their order in the file.
To include the column headers in the exported file, select Include column headers.
Click Next.
Select a format for the date and time information of the exported data.
Select the Local time (client) time zone if you want the local time zone modifier to be
applied to all timestamps.
Click Next.
The wizard displays the actions that will be performed with the report. Only one action should
be displayed at this time: Save to disk.
To change the save directory, select the Save to disk action, and then click Edit.
To learn how to define more actions, see “Defining More Actions to Perform at Report
Generation Time”, below. Click Next for now.
The task can be triggered for any type of events that can be generated by a Visual T&D
server. Select the categories of events that should trigger the task. For more information about
event categories, see “Defining and Editing a Contact”, page 78.
For process-related events, you may restrict the filter to alarms only. To do so, select the
corresponding check box.
Click Next.
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If you selected a category of events that are generated by data points, you must select the data
points for which events will trigger the task. Select All data points if the task should be
triggered on any data point event. Click Next.
If you selected Expert System Events, you must specify the severity range and zones of the
events that will trigger the task.
Specify at least one zone, and adjust the severity range as required.
Click Next.
Set a filter on oscillatory events by selecting the maximum number of events that may be
considered in the last N minutes for the trigger. During that time interval, if an event occurs
more than the configured number of occurrences, no task will be triggered. Click Next.
Remaining steps are the same than for a scheduled report (see “Generating a Scheduled
Report”, above).
Specify the type of action you want the task to perform with the report file.
Click Next.
Select an email recipient from your contact list (see “Defining and Editing a Contact”,
page 78). You can also type the e-mail address directly in the To box.
Type in a generic subject, as the same mail template will be sent every time the task will be
triggered. The same also applies to the mail contents.
If you have not yet configured your mail settings, you can do it now by clicking Email
settings (see page 82).
Click Finish to add this action to the currently edited task.
Specify the host or IP address of the server, and change the port number if needed.
Specify the username and password of the account that will be used to logon to the server, as
well as the relative path where to upload the file on the server.
If needed, select the Passive Mode option.
Click Finish to add this action to the currently edited task.
The remaining steps are the same than for report generation tasks (see “Generating a
Scheduled Report” and “Generating an Event-Based Report” above), except for the
application-specific parameters that must be specified.
Type in the application executable path and file name, and the program arguments. You can
see the resulting operation in the Command line preview box.
Click Next.
Type in the name of the task. Click Finish to complete the task creation.
Select the type of the events to export, and then click Next.
If any of the selected event types is triggered by data points, the next step consists of the
selection of such points.
By default, all data points will be considered. To use only some specific points, clear the All
data points check box and select the points.
Click Next.
If you selected Expert System Events, you must specify the severity range and zones of the
events that will be exported.
Specify at least one zone, and adjust the severity range as required.
Click Next.
Type the complete pathname of the destination folder. This folder must be located on the IED
Manager Suite server computer.
Click Next.
Type the name of the task, as it will appear in the list.
Note: There can only be one task of this type. To add additional event types to export
or more triggering data points, go to the Tasks window, select this task and click
Edit.
When the master protocol instance completes its output control operation, its priority on the
communication link returns to its initial state.
To learn how to configure the control types, see “Control Types”, page 25.
For each binary or analog output point that needs to be controlled, associate a control type and
a monitoring point.
To learn how to configure output points for control operations, refer to the following sections:
Note: If the data point on which you clicked is not configured for control operations, the
Control Operation command will not be available.
The control operation window that will be displayed depends on the control type associated with
the data point on which you clicked. There are three types of control operation windows:
Open/close operation (for a binary output point).
Used to set the state of the specified output point to "0" (off, open) or "1" (on, closed).
Pulse operation (for a binary output point).
Used to set the state of the specified output point to "1" for a specified amount of time, and
then back to "0".
Analog setpoint operation (for an analog output point).
A setpoint control operation is a request to change the value of a specified output point. The
setpoint value can be specified as a raw or floating-point value in the control request.
Depending on the master’s specifications, the setpoint value is subject to being converted to
another format, using the output point Scale and Offset settings.
The figure below shows a typical "open/close" window, for a breaker operation. You can modify
the button labels and colors you specified when you configured the control types (see “Control
Types”, page 25).
Control Description
Status Current status (or value, for an analog setpoint control operation) of the
monitoring point.
Open, Close Click one of these buttons to perform the corresponding control operation. The
button label and color are those configured for the control type associated with
the data point.
Tags Click this button to display the Tag Operation window (see “Managing Tags”,
below).
Control Description
Tags Lists the current tags attached to the data point.
New Displays the New Tag window, which allows you to create a new tag for the
data point.
Delete Deletes the currently selected tag. A tag can be deleted only by its owner or an
administrator.
Note: You can also manage your tags through control operation windows, as discussed
in "Performing Control Operations", above.
Control Description
Name Tag name or ID. The name must be unique for each tag. A default name is
provided using date and time information in the following format:
yyyymmdd_HHMMSS
(year, month, day, an underscore, hours, minutes, and seconds)
However, you can specify any name, as long as it is unique.
Add Click this button to display the Tag Operation window (above) and see the
new tag added to the list.
The _smp___localControl binary input point indicates the state of the local control lock.
When this point has a value of 1, local control is enabled; when the value is 0, local control is
locked.
The _smp___setLocalControl binary output point is used to modify the local control lock
state, from Visual T&D or from the SCADA.
Setting Description
Activate simulation Activates a state in Explorer, whereby data transitions can be simulated. When
mode this state is activated, Simulation Mode appears on the Visual T&D Explorer
status bar, and the Write button of the Data Point Properties window becomes
available (see “Viewing Data Point Properties”, page 117).
Send manually Sends the simulated value and quality to the data source, if the latter is an
written value to SMP Gateway.
SMP Gateway
4 Appendices
Visual T&D includes a number of system data points that are used to keep track of significant
information. You cannot edit system data points, as they are internal to the system.
The table below briefly describes these data points.
_vss___logDiskUsedSpaceSinceStartup Amount of new disk space used by the data log since startup.
_vss___logReadSizePerSec Number of kilobytes read on disk per second for the data log.