RELEASE BULLETIN

SUBSTATIONSERVER.NET 1.51 RELEASE (1.51.0006)

Dated: July 12, 2010

BACKGROUND

SubstationSERVER.NET (SSNET) is an advanced substation communication server, providing data concentration,

protocol translation, automation logic, event file collection, and enterprise connectivity for electrical utilities.
Designed to provide access to the 90% of substation data typically not available from SCADA/EMS systems,
SubstationSERVER.NET utilizes a high-performance in-memory database, coupled with modular software
functionality, to meet your specific requirements. In summary, SubstationSERVER.NET can replace a PLC, RTU,
communications processor, or any combination of the three.

RELEASE CONTENT OVERVIEW

SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51 is a maintenance release which introduces a number of corrections for customer
found issues, incorporates additional corrections previously introduced in hot fixes, and adds selective corrections
previously introduced in version 2.0.

Specific release content is itemized below under RELEASE CONTENT.

IMPACT LEVEL

This release is RECOMMENDED for users of previous SubstationSERVER.NET versions (v1.50 or earlier). This release
contains software fixes.

WARNING:

The SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51 configuration file is not backward compatible; in other words, files
created using SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51 cannot be opened in any previous SubstationSERVER.NET
versions.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The installation instruction of SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51:

Ensure the user has administrator rights to install.

If a previous version of SubstationSERVER.NET or a previous (trial) version of SubstationSERVER.NET is

installed:

o Ensure that all of its services are stopped, and close the application.

o Uninstall the previous version using the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Control Panel of
Windows XP.

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 If you received the SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51 software as a zip file, unzip the contents to a temporary
directory. Then run the SubstationSERVER.NET.exe file to install the software. Detailed installation
instructions are located in the SSNET Installation and User Guide.

If the computer is a SEL-3301, SEL-3332 or SEL-1102 running Windows XP Embedded with an Enhanced
Write Filter, ensure that the changes are committed to the hard drive. See your SSNET Installation and
User Guide for more information on this process.

Reboot the computer.

Run the SubstationSERVER.NET 1.51 License Manager to license the software. Detailed instructions are
located in the SSNET Installation and User Guide.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Please contact SUBNETs Customer Support at: (403) 270-8885, or by email at: support@subnet.com and reference
this Release Bulletin to acquire the software and installation instructions.

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MAINTENANCE ITEMS INTRODUCED IN SUBSTATIONSERVER.NET 1.51 OR INCORPORATED
FROM A PREVIOUS RESTRICTED RELEASE

Release content itemized below provides a brief description of the software changes introduced in this release or
incorporated from a previous restricted release.

The number on the left indicates the version or restricted release where the item was first introduced.

Impact level OPTIONAL indicates that if the specific issues listed are not specifically of concern then the
maintenance upgrade to the driver or feature should be considered an optional upgrade.

Impact level RECOMMENDED indicates maintenance content which is potentially service affecting and
that if your site uses the driver or feature then SUBNET recommends upgrading to this version.

Calculator OPTIONAL

1.40.HF10259: Corrected the point quality when a point is unforced.

1.51: Corrected a crash if an invalid expression is used.

1.38.HF10861: Corrected the ONLINE status of point quality so that it will be set properly when
two points reference each other, by introducing a new expression .value.

1.51: Corrected the online quality flag of a Master AI point if the value of the referenced
AI Slave point is infinite (INF).

CoDeSys Client OPTIONAL

1.51: Corrected so that it passes the False to True action to SELFM driver.

Conitel 2020 Slave OPTIONAL

1.51: Corrected so that the Raise/Lower command (Non-Rich Command only) will not
trigger the wrong action.

1.51: Corrected so that the driver will not send a rich command if only one Action is
configured.

Data Logger OPTIONAL

1.50HF11792: Enhanced to log an error message if any write-to-file failure occurs.

DNP3 Master RECOMMENDED

1.51: Enhanced so that the DNP3 Master driver is not allowed to start if the remote
network address is blank.

1.51: Enhanced to make sure the upper limit of the Master address is 65535.

1.40.HF10259: Corrected to use Obj 50 Var 3 rather than Obj 50 Var 1 for LAN Time Synch. Also
corrected an error where the IP address did not take effect.

Corrected so that the local IP address takes effect.

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 1.51: Corrected so that the RESTART quality bit on the point will not be set as a result of
a communication loss.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Master driver can recover an end device following a
comm-loss.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Master will not freeze if an end device is unresponsive
during startup.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Master would not stop polling if the IIN 2-7 reserved bit
is set in the response.

DNP3 Slave RECOMMENDED

1.40.HF9943: Corrected the slow poll response time on the TCP/IP LAN connection.

1.51: Corrected so that no events are generated if the deadband is set to full range.

1.40.HF10008: Enhanced to add the ability to scale values in Analog Output commands.

1.51: Corrected to validate the baud rate.

1.40.HF11063 & 1.40.HF10259:

Corrected the Analog Scaling if there are two Slave points referencing the same
Master Analog Output point.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Slave responses to a Class 0 poll correctly include
points that dont belong to any Class.

1.50.HF11025: Corrected so that all Binary Input points that belong to Class 0, 1, 2, or 3 are
included in a Class 0 or an Integrity (Class 1/2/3/0) poll.

1.51: Enhanced so that multiple AO controls are allowed.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Slave driver can start even if there is a configuration
error message The Static Variation of that point is not correct.

1.51: Corrected so that the DNP3 Slave will not miss reporting Analog Change events.

1.40.HF11566 & 1.40.HF12058:

Corrected so that the DNP3 Slave will not freeze after receiving an application
confirmation immediately followed by a new request.

Corrected the AO Select Timeout error message.

1.40.HF11566 & 1.42 & 1.50:

Enhanced to include a configurable Startup Delay setting; events are not buffered
until the start-up delay time has expired.

IEC 60870-5-101/104 Slave RECOMMENDED

1.51: Corrected a memory leak after the communication is ended by the Master.

1.38.HF11816 Corrected a crash on driver start.

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 Corrected so that the driver will continue to work correctly after a disruption in the
LAN link or the master is rebooted.

1.51: Enhanced so that the driver will respond to the Test Command with Date/Time
(ASDU 107) with a valid date and time.

Modbus Master OPTIONAL

1.40.HF10259: Corrected so that the local IP address takes effect.

Modbus Slave RECOMMENDED

1.38.HF11924: Corrected to fix re-connection issues.

OPC Client OPTIONAL

1.51: Corrected so that the OPC Client will connect to the OPC Server and retry if the OPC
Server has delay between starting and adding items.

1.51: Corrected so that the OPC Client will not continually send the SetState command to
Cogent OPC DataHub.

1.51: Corrected so that stopping the OPC Client service which is communicating with a
Cogent OPC Server will not cause a crash.

OPC Server OPTIONAL

1.51: Corrected so that the OPC Server will report events to the Client if its slave point
does not have any action configured.

1.51: OPC Server profile document is updated to better explain how the quality flag is
set.

Port Server RECOMMENDED

1.51: Corrected so that the Port Server 20XX Emulator will hang up if the serial cable
between SEL-3332 and modem is disconnected.

1.51:
Corrected the 20XX Emulator so that it only displays the configured ports.

SEL Fast Messaging Master RECOMMENDED

1.50.HF3981: Enhanced to convert fault targets from Unsolicited ASCII Summary Fault Event
Reports to Fault Report Digital Inputs on SEL-351S-5, SEL-351S-6 and SEL-351S-7
relays.

1.51: Corrected the invalid FID mismatch error when RuggedCom Port Server is being
used.

1.51 (case 9070): Corrected the invalid FID mismatch error after using Online Relay Wizard to update
the points on a serial connection.

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 1.51: Enhanced so that the flex parse poll of a SEL FM relay can be triggered manually.

1.38.HF10765: Corrected so that digital inputs enabled for SOE from communication processor
always get initialized correctly at startup.

1.51: Corrected so that the points (IA, IB, IC, IN, IG, IQ) from unsolicited ASCII Summary
Fault Event Report of a SEL-351S-7 relay will show up after upgrading from previous
version.

1.51: Corrected so that a CHIS response will be processed every time an unsolicited SER
message is generated.

1.51: Corrected so that the Analog values Iab, Ibc, Ica, Vab, Vbc, Vca from SEL-321-3
relays are updated correctly.

SSNET Explorer OPTIONAL

1.51: Corrected so that when using Device Template Importer, OPC Client will create
actions for Analog/Digital outputs.

1.51: Corrected so that the modified time gets updated when a point is renamed.

1.51:

Corrected the DNP3 Master so that a poll with Start 0 and Stop 256 can be
configured.

1.40.HF10259: Corrected so that Auto-mapping can reference the actions of Calculator and OPC
Client points.

Corrected so that there will be an option to drop Actions when dragging Calculator
Analog Output Master Actions to the OPC Server.

1.51: Added a Service Pipe Timeout setting to replace the manual registry configuration.

1.51: Corrected so that the Telegyr 8979 Slave driver can start properly after a drag and
drop point operation to the Telegyr 8979 Slave.

1.51: Corrected so that the Address field of an Analog point can show a value of 62 or
greater (SES-92 Slave).

1.51: Corrected a GUI crash when using an invalid expression with brackets in Calculator.

1.51: Corrected the Device Import Wizard to correctly import an SSNET file from a DNP3
Slave into a DNP3 Master.

1.51: Corrected a GUI crash when using the DNP3 Slave Device Import Wizard on
Windows Vista / Windows 7.

1.51: Corrected so that the Telegyr Slave can show Slave addresses above 127.

1.51: Corrected a minor error when using <Ctrl+Space> in the Expression Builder of the
Calculator.

1.51: Corrected a GUI crash when removing an IP address from the Master IP address
validation table under the DNP3 Slave driver.

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 1.51: Corrected a GUI crash under a specific scenario after user chooses a New File from
the menu bar.

1.51: Corrected Modbus Slave device description from Master Device to Slave Device.

Telegyr 8979 Slave RECOMMENDED

1.38.HF10159: Corrected to prevent freezing when a message longer than the maximum full data
block (129 bytes) is received.

1.38.HF10235 & 1.51: Corrected the post-amble calculation so that RTS will not drop before the complete
message has been received.

1.38.HF11917: Corrected so that the driver will not respond to a Short Header message or an
exception response with a Short Header message. This is to prevent an endless
communication on party line implementations.

1.51: Corrected so that the timeout statistics under the device management are updated
correctly.