Remote Terminal

Viewer Software
Release Note

1101192-A

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DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY:

Rev: Date: Comments: Prep: Check: App:
_ 28 Mar 2003 Initial release J. McDonald A. West P. Holloway
C. Sloane
B. Atchison
A 15 Sep 2003 13.2.2 1101192-A J. McDonald A. Hanlon P. Holloway
C. Weaver

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................5

2. FUNCTIONALITY AND COMPATIBILITY .......................................................................................5

2.1 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................5
2.2 SUPPORTED RTU SOFTWARE AND SUBSYSTEMS .................................................................................5
2.3 SUPERCEDED VERSIONS......................................................................................................................7
3. CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS RELEASE ......................................................................................8
3.1 NEW FUNCTIONALITY ...........................................................................................................................8
3.2 DEFECT CORRECTION..........................................................................................................................8
4. KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS ......................................................................................9

5. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................................9
5.1 INSTALLING UNDER W INDOWS..............................................................................................................9
5.2 INSTALLING UNDER SOLARIS ................................................................................................................9
5.3 LAUNCHING RTV.................................................................................................................................9
5.4 RTV BASICS.....................................................................................................................................11
5.5 RTV MENUS .....................................................................................................................................14
5.6 THE FILE SYSTEM W INDOW ...............................................................................................................14
5.7 ONLINE HELP ....................................................................................................................................15
6. RELATED DOCUMENTATION ......................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction
This release note describes a major release of the Remote Terminal Viewer (RTV) software, identified
as part number 1101192, revision A (built from internal baseline 13.2.2). In particular, this note
describes:
N the functionality provided in this part number,
N outstanding problems and known risks,
N installation procedure, and
N related documentation.
Users should be aware that, at the time of product release, there remain outstanding incidents (see
Section 3 for details). Project managers and customers requiring a more detailed assessment of the
advantages and disadvantages of adopting 1101192-A for their specific projects should contact the
SCADA Product Support Manager (email: sps@invensys.com).

2. Functionality and Compatibility

The Remote Terminal Viewer provides access to the diagnostic features of the RTU50, RTU10 and
SCD5200 devices. This includes protocol diagnostics, I/O diagnostics and the RTU flash file system.
It provides a modern, graphical, mouse-driven user interface, replacing the DOS-based RTU
diagnostic utilities, TOOL and TOOL32.

2.1 Supported Operating Systems

The Remote Terminal Viewer supports the following host operating systems:
N Windows 95,
N Windows 98 (including second edition),
N Windows ME,
N Windows NT 4.0 (SP6),
N Windows 2000,
N Windows XP, and
N Solaris 8 (SPARC).
Separate installation packages are available for Windows and Solaris. Installation instructions are
provided in Section 5.

2.2 Supported RTU Software and Subsystems

Table 1 lists the RTU Software parts supported by this release of the Remote Terminal Viewer. All
maintenance releases of those part numbers are also supported.
The Remote Terminal Viewer does not currently support all subsystems present in these RTU
Software parts. Table 2 lists the subsystems available in each part number and the status of support
in RTV. Support for more subsystems will be added in future releases of the Remote Terminal
Viewer.

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Part number: Revisions: Description:

1037461 D Bootstrap for RTU50 80386-SL CPU boards (0301040)
1037532 _ Bootstrap for RTU50 80486 CPU boards (0301049/0301057)
1037545 _ and A Bootstrap for RTU10 Type 1 (0308006)
1037586 _ Bootstrap for SCD5200 CPU boards (0301060)
1101101 J RTU50 real mode software – project specific
1101155 D, E, F and H RTU50 protected mode generic software
1101155 J, K and L RTU50/SCD5200 protected mode generic software
1101165 _ RTU10 generic software

Table 1 - RTU Software versions supported by RTV

Subsystem: Part numbers: RTV support:

Input/Output:

AC Transducer Card 1101155 Yes

Analog Output Card 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

Condensed Package I/O Card 1101155 No

32DI/4AI Card (ADI) – Type 1 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

32DI/4AI Card (ADI) – Type 2 1101155 Yes

12 Digital Output Card (TDO) 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

20 Analog Input Card (20AI) – Type 1 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

20 Analog Input Card (20AI) – Type 2 1101155 Yes

Multi I/O Card 1101155 Yes

RTU10 Digital Inputs 1101165 Yes

RTU10 Analog Inputs 1101165 Yes

RTU10 Digital Outputs 1101165 Yes

RTU10 Power Supply and Battery Charger 1101165 Yes

Communications:

8 Channel Serial Card 1101155 Yes

12 Channel Serial Card 1101155 Yes

C2025 Conitel Master 1101155 Yes

C2025 Conitel Slave 1101155 Yes

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Subsystem: Part numbers: RTV support:

C300 Conitel Slave 1101155 Yes

DNP3 Master 1101155 Yes

DNP3 Slave 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

1101165 Yes

FoxCom Master 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

Harris 5000/5500/6000 Slave 1101155 No

IEC 60870-5-103 Master 1101155 Yes

IEC 60870-5-101 Slave 1101155 Yes

LN57-3 1101155 (Rev H and later) No

Modbus Master 1101155 Yes

Modbus Slave 1101155 Yes

Optonet 1101101 No

1101155 Yes

TCP/IP 1101155 Yes

WISP+ Master 1101155 (Rev E and later) No

WISP+ Slave 1101155 (Rev E and later) No

Calculations:

Intrinsic Database Functions 1101155 Yes

1101165 Yes

SALL calculations (including floating point 1101101 Yes

and gas calcs)
1101155 Yes

1101165 Yes

IEC 61131-3 (ISaGRAF) 1101155 (Rev H and later) Yes

Miscellaneous:

Serial Event Logger 1101155 No

IRIG-B Serial Time Code Generator 1101155 (Rev F and later) No

System Monitor (SysMon) 1101101 Yes

1101155 Yes

1101165 Yes

Table 2: Subsystems supported by RTV

2.3 Superceded versions

The 1101192-A release supercedes all previous versions of the Remote Terminal Viewer.

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3. Changes Since Previous Release

This release incorporates a range of enhanced functionality, along with a number of defect
corrections.

3.1 New functionality

Support for the following RTU Software subsystems was added in this release:
N AC Transducer Card
N C300 Conitel Slave Protocol

3.2 Defect correction

A number of Change Requests, raised both externally by customers and internally due to ongoing
Verification and Validation processes, have been resolved in this release. Table 3 shows a list of the
Change Requests that were addressed since the 1101192-_ release.

Change Incident # Description:

Request #

FW#9 43554 Corrected fault in handling of DNP3 Master Analog and Digital Output list
diagnostics.

FW#15 43616 The IDF equation display now shows the data types of each equation parameter.

FW#17 43533 IEC 60870-5-101: Normalised values and normalisation limits are now shown for
normalised setpoint objects.

FW#98 - Fixed problem with shutdown part way through status bar update.

FW#98 - Fixed keyboard shortcut mapping on file system screen.

FW#98 - Fixed SOE buffer for Conitel/C300 so that all events are shown as per TOOL32.

FW#98 - Disable point detail button for Modbus control inhibit point when no point is
configured.

FW#178 43699 Show correct representation of floating point analog point values in DNP3 Master
point lists. Previously all analog point values were shown in integer representation.

FW#233 43843 Allow selection of real-mode SALL files with extensions .BN1, .BN2 and .BN3 in file
system screen.

FW#250 - SALL calculation selections were not saved correctly where calc slot 1 was empty
but slots 2 and/or 3 were filled.

FW#250 - Change Modbus data trap screen to display values in hexadecimal.

FW#250 - Force locale to be English to avoid showing dialog strings in English and buttons in
other languages.

FW#250 - Adjust message timeouts and message encoding to improve reliability of DNP FTA
connections.

FW#252 - Modbus Slave screen was showing odd parity instead of even parity and vice-versa.

Table 3: Change Requests resolved in 1101192-A

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4. Known Problems and Limitations

At the time of release, there are no priority 1 defects outstanding. However, the following problems
and limitations are known to exist with the 1101192-A release of the Remote Terminal Viewer.
N When attempting a file download or flash file system format operation with the flash memory
disabled, the RTU does not report the correct error code. Consequently, RTV is not able to
report the correct error message to the user (SIR 43503).
N Downloading large files via OptoNet may fail due to large delays in flash file system access in
the RTU.

5. Installation Instructions

5.1 Installing under Windows

On Windows workstations, the Remote Terminal Viewer must be installed using the graphical
installation program on the release CDROM.
Depending on which product(s) you have purchased, the RTV installer may be packaged on its own,
or may be included as part of a larger installation package. If purchased on its own, the RTV installer
will start automatically when the release CDROM is loaded into the engineer’s workstation.
Otherwise, a simple installation menu will be displayed automatically when the release CDROM is
loaded into the engineer’s workstation, allowing the user to choose which of the included products are
to be installed.
When the RTV installation program has started, follow the on-screen prompts. In accordance with
Microsoft guidelines, the Remote Terminal Viewer is installed under the C:\Program
Files\Foxboro directory by default.
When the installation has finished, a desktop shortcut and a Start Menu entry for RTV will be created.

5.2 Installing under Solaris

For Solaris installation, a Tar/GZip archive is provided. If RTV is being installed for the use of multiple
users, it should be installed by the super-user in a publicly accessible directory, e.g. opt/rtv.
Each user will need to set the shell variable RTV_HOME to the path in which RTV has been installed.
This can be done globally by adding the appropriate command to the global profile (usually
/etc/profile) or to the user’s own profile.
For RTV to function correctly, the Sun Java Runtime Environment must be correctly installed and
accessible. Version 1.4.1 or later is required for this version of RTV. The “rtv” shell script in the
installation directory may need to be modified to ensure that RTV uses the correct installation of the
Java Runtime Environment.
If serial communications are required, the Java Serial Communications library (available from
http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/) must be installed. Installation instructions are
available at the above website.

5.3 Launching RTV

Windows users can launch the Remote Terminal Viewer by using the desktop or Start Menu shortcuts
installed for Windows users, or by running the RTV.EXE program from the installation directory.
Solaris users can launch the Remote Terminal Viewer by running the “rtv” shell script from the
installation directory.
When RTV starts, it will present the user with the “New Connection” dialog box. From this dialog, the
user can select the communications medium (TCP/IP, serial, or DNP3 File Transfer Agent) and can
enter the appropriate settings for the selected communications medium. Clicking on the “OK” button
connects RTV to the selected RTU using the current settings.

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If desired, the user can enter a name with which to identify the settings and click on the “Save” button
to store the named settings for future use. The user will then be able to double-click on a name in the
“Saved Connections” list to establish a connection using the saved settings.
Alternatively, RTV can be given command line options to connect directly to an RTU. There are three
possible command line formats:
rtv –s <port> <speed> (for serial communication)
rtv –t <host> <port> (for TCP/IP communication)
rtv –d <master> <port> <RTU name> (for DNP3 File Transfer Agent)
In the first version of the command, <port> is the name of the PC serial port to be used for the
connection and <speed> is the bit rate to be used for the connection (usually 19200). On Microsoft
Windows machines, the communications ports are named COM1, COM2, and so on. On Solaris
machines, the name of the serial port device file is used, e.g. /dev/cua/a, /dev/cua/b, etc.

Figure 1 - RTV's New Connection Dialog

In the second version of the command, <host> is a TCP/IP hostname (e.g. rtu1.foxboro.com.au) or
address (e.g. 192.168.1.1) and <port> is the TCP/IP port configured on the RTU for diagnostic
communications (usually 20476). Note that TCP/IP communications will only be available if the RTU
is already running with a valid TCP/IP configuration and TCP/IP enabled RTU software.

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The third version of the command communicates with an RTU via the DNP3 File Transfer Agent
(FTA) of a Foxboro Master Station. The <master> parameter is the TCP/IP hostname or address of
the Master Station, <port> is the TCP/IP port of the Master Station FTA (usually 45454) and <RTU
name> is the string configured on the Master Station to identify the target RTU.

5.4 RTV Basics

When RTV connects to an RTU, it will divide the main window into three areas as shown in Figure 2.
Beneath the menu bar is the RTU Summary area, which lists the RTU name and OptoNet node
number, the current RTU time, the current RTU CPU idle percentage and the connection details.
The left-hand pane below the RTU Summary area shows the currently connected RTU, expanded to
show it’s configured I/O, calculation and communications modules, and any other RTUs connected to
the current RTU via OptoNet. When a new connection is established the name of the connected RTU
is selected in the left-hand pane and the System Monitor (SysMon) details for that RTU are shown in
a window in the right-hand pane.

Figure 2 - The RTV Main Window

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Figure 3 - Browsing an OptoNet with RTV

The other RTUs and some of the configured modules can be further expanded by clicking on the
expansion icon next to them, as shown in Figure 3.
The details for other RTUs or modules can be displayed in the right-hand pane by clicking on that
item in the left-hand pane. This will replace the window in the right-hand pane. To open the item in a
new window in the right-hand pane, right click the item in the left-hand pane and select “Open in New
Window”.
The windows in the right-hand pane will automatically refresh to provide an up-to-date view of the
state of the RTU. The user should note, however, that the rate of refresh for each window will be
slower if more windows are open.
The user can move between multiple windows in the right-hand pane using the Window menu, which
lists all of the open windows.
In the left-hand pane, any RTU or module shown in regular black text is functioning correctly. Any
RTU or module shown in red, italic text is reporting errors. The error messages associated with an
RTU or module can be viewed by right clicking on the RTU or module and selecting “Properties”. The
Properties window also shows the module properties for a module, or the System Monitor (SysMon)
properties for an RTU.
In the example shown in Figure 4, both the error list and the hardware readback code show that the
selected Multiserial communications card is not installed in the RTU.
In many of RTV’s windows, various data values have a diamond shaped button next to them. This
button indicates that the data value is stored in an RTU database point. Clicking on the diamond
button brings up a Details window for the database point, as shown in Figure 5.
The appearance of the Details window will vary slightly depending on the type of database point that
is being viewed. For digital sequence-of-events (DiSOE) points, a list of the last ten events on the
point will be included in the Details window. For Control points, timestamps for the most recent
request and operate actions on the point will be shown. For older RTU Software versions, the point
attributes will not be shown.

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Figure 4 –Module Properties and Error Window

Figure 5 – RTU and Point Detail Windows

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5.5 RTV Menus

The RTU menu provides the ability to return to the New Connection dialog box to establish a
connection to a different RTU, to disconnect from the current RTU, to set the system time of the
current RTU, and to reset the current RTU.
The Screen menu provides the ability to open the left-hand pane’s currently selected item in a new
window in the right-hand pane and to open a Properties window for the left-hand pane’s currently
selected item. These options are also available by right-clicking on the appropriate item in the left-
hand pane.
The Window menu lists all of the windows that are presently open in the right-hand pane. Selecting a
window from the Window menu brings that window to the front.
The Help menu provides entry to the Help Contents page and to the help page for the current context.
It also provides access to RTV’s About dialog box, which displays RTV’s version and copyright
information.

5.6 The File System Window

The File System window, shown in Figure 6, allows the user to manipulate the RTU flash file system.
The drop-down lists at the top of the File System window are used to select software, configuration
and calculation files to be loaded when the RTU is next reset. Two software, two configuration and
three calculation files may be selected. The radio-buttons to the left of the drop-down lists are used to
select which software and configuration files are to be used as the primary files. The unselected pair
of files will be used by the RTU as backup files if the primary files are corrupted.

Figure 6 - The RTV File System Window

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The Commit button is used to save the current drop-down list selections to the RTU flash memory.
The Discard button is used to revert to the last set of selections saved to the flash memory, discarding
any changes made since the last Commit.
Below the drop-down lists, the file list shows information about the files that are currently stored in the
RTU flash memory. At any time, the user can click the Refresh button to reread the file list from the
RTU.
The Download button allows the user to transfer files from their workstation to the RTU flash memory.
After selecting the source files on the workstation, the user will be able to enter new names for each
file or to keep the existing names.
The user may also select one or more files from the file list and click Upload to transfer the files from
the RTU to their workstation or to click Delete to remove the files from the RTU flash memory.
Finally, the Format button will allow the user to reformat the RTU flash memory, removing all files.

5.7 Online Help

RTV provides extensive online help. The Help index can be accessed via the Help | Contents menu
item or context sensitive help can be accessed by pressing F1.
Additional explanation of various I/O card or protocol-specific items can be found in the user manuals
for those subsystems, which are listed in Section 6.

6. Related Documentation
For further information on RTU50 and SCD5200 installation, configuration, programming and
diagnostics, please refer to the following documents. These documents are available on the RTU50 /
RTU10 / CLS / SCD5200 Documentation CDROM (part number: 2005654).
Part no. Title Version
2005064 RTU50 Conitel Communication Protocol 1.4
2005141 RTU50 Hardware Specification 1.8
2005143 RTU50 Hardware and Programming Information 1.7
2005154 RTU50 C2025 Remote Station Conitel Protocol 1.1
2005157 Conitel (C300 emulation) Communications Protocol Technical Manual 1.2
2005167 RTU50 SALL Serial Communications Interface (HLSI) 1.4
2005176 Harris 5000/5500/6000 Communications Protocol Specification 1.3
2005201 V.28 Dual Communications Board User Manual 1.1
2005543 RTU50 Conitel Master Communications Protocol User Manual 1.2
2005550 RTU50 Configuration User Manual 1.1
2005551 RTU50 Programming User Manual: State and Logic Language 1.5
Reference (SALL)
2005552 RTU50 Diagnostic User Manual 1.2
2005554 RTU50 DNP3 Slave User Manual 2.0
2005555 RTU50 DNP3 Master User Manual 2.0
2005567 RTU50 Modbus Slave Protocol User Manual 2.0
2005573 RTU50 DNP3 Slave Device Profile 1.5
2005574 RTU50 DNP3 Master Device Profile 1.6

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Part no. Title Version

2005596 RTU50 Event Logger User Manual 1.1
2005601 RTU50 AC Transducer Card User Manual 1.1
2005602 RTU50 Modbus Master User Manual 1.3
2005604 RTU50 Intrinsic Database Functions User Manual 2.0
2005606 RTU50 IEC 60870-5-103 Master Protocol User Document 1.1
2005608 RTU50 IEC 60870-5-101 Slave User Document 1.7
2005609 RTU50 WISP+ Protocol User Document 1.1
2005653 RTU50 TCP/IP Software User Manual 2.0
2005660 RTU50 OptoNet Software User Manual 2.0
2005662 SCD5200 Hardware User Manual 1.1
2005663 System Configurator User Manual 1.0
2005671 IEC 61131-3 Programming and Runtime Environment User Manual 1.1
1101168 Watcom C/C++ Compiler Release Note 1.1
35808-114-03 SALL Floating Point User Manual 1.1

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