Remote Terminal Unit ER1000

ERL with more than three decades of expertise in Power System Protection have developed state of the art Automation Solutions. The
whole family of ERL’s Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and Feeder Remote Terminal Unit (FRTU) covers a broad spectrum of use with
products of different sizes for various applications. The ER1000 is specifically architected for use with medium to large numbers of
data points, and is well suited across a range of power system applications.

ER 1000 Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), the building block of

ERL Substation Automation system is designed to meet the
Ø Add on serial I/O’s (RS232 / RS485 software
present day utility and industry demands. The RTU is built on
internationally well proven hardware and software platform. configurable).
The standard hardware platform gives the necessary
ruggedness and the RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) Ø Add on parallel I/Os (DI, DO, AI, RTD, AO counters etc)
provides the multi-tasking and Real-Time data handling
Ø High Speed Back Plane Architecture.
capability. This makes the ER 1000 the state of the art
Automation Product of the 21st century Ø Equipped with Real-Time Operating System.

Ø Equipped with various industrial protocol stacks both at

Bay level and Station level.

APPLICATION
Ø Highly modular in hardware and software design.
ü Gateway for communication between IEDs and Master
station. Ø Redundancy in CPU / Power Supply / Communication
ü Data concentrator for storing data from the IEDs and
Port available.
transferring it to master station.
ü Automation unit for building soft logic. Ø User friendly Configuration Tools for ease of
ü Station level RTU for hardwired inputs. Configuration and Management.

Ø Flexible soft logic programing

FEATURES
Ø 32-bit High performance RISC (Reduced Instruction

Set Computing) operating at >80 MHz Core Frequency.

Ø Memory

SRAM (64Kbytes Internal and 2MB External)

FLASH (512Kbytes).
Ø On board 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller.
Ø On board 6 serial I/Os (RS232 and RS485) and 1

Debug Port.
HARDWARE: Serial I/O Module
The Major Hardware Components are Apart from 6 no of Serial I/O supported by CPU additional serial
1. Central Processing Unit. I/O card (each card supporting 8 no’s of RS232 / 485 Software
configurable) expansion is possible.
2. Digital Input Module
3. Digital Output Module
4. Analog Input Module Digital Input Module
5. Analog Output Module
6. Power Supply Module
7. High Speed Back Plane

Central Processing Unit

Ø 16 Opto Isolated Channels supporting direct field input

voltages of 24 / 48 / 110 / 220 VDC.

Ø Software Programmable Debounce Timers.

Ø Protection against reverse polarity.

Ø 1 common for a group of 8 channels.

Ø LED indication for each channels for identification of

healthiness of field signal and also separate card
healthiness indication.

Digital Output Module:

The design incorporates dedicated processors to manage the
time critical intensive Real-Time process involved in computer
control and monitoring environment. (Cold Fire core Processor
delivering 76 MIPS at 80 MHz running from internal flash
memory with Enhanced Multiply Accumulate (MAC) Unit and
hardware divider). The dedicated communication processor
provides Real-Time exchange between IEDs of multiple
protocols to SCADA systems. The CPU has on board Ethernet
port and multiple serial ports and Memory Module. CPU
healthiness, Communication Indications etc are provided for
easy diagnosis. CPU card supports 6 Serial (2 X RS232, 1 X
RS485, 2 X RS232/RS485, 1No. of X RS232 debug port),
1No. of 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet and high precision IRIG-B
interface for Time Synchronization. On board GPS receiver is
supported as an optional feature.
Ø 16 Single pole relays with one normally open (NO) contact.
Ø 8 single pole relays with 1 common.
Ø The digital outputs can be configured for single / double /
set point outputs on the same module.
Ø Rated Current 8A and Breaking Capacity of 2000VA.
Analog Input Module
Ø 16 Isolated Analog Channels for Measuring Current and
Voltages.
Ø Both Unipolar and Bipolar Configuration supported for a
single card type.
Ø Current Range Supported are +/- 20, +/- 10, 0-20 and 4-20
mAmp.
Ø Voltage Range Supported are +/- 5V, +/- 10V.
Power Supply Module
Supports wide range of Inputs such as 24 / 48 / 110 / 220 VDC.
Power supply healthy Indication is provided on the Facia. NO
and NC contact are provided for alarm Indication.
Rack & Back Plane
The Rack is provided with a high speed intelligent back plane
and supports Slot Concept (any card at any slot). Backplane
design supports redundancy of CPU and Power Supply
modules. Rack and back planes are available in different sizes
of 4U 19” and 4U 19/2” (inches) with flush mount
arrangement.
SOFTWARE
Communication Protocol
Standard IED Protocols
Ø IEC 60870-5-103 Master (Serial)
Ø IEC 60870-5-101 Master (Serial)
Ø IEC 60870-5-104 Master (TCP/IP)
Ø Modbus Master (RTU Serial)
Ø IEC 61850 Client (Optional)
Standard SCADA Protocols
Ø IEC 60870-5-101 Slave (Serial)
Ø IEC 60870-5-104 Slave (TCP/IP)
Ø DNP 3.0 Slave (Serial and TCP/IP)
Ø IEC 61850 Server (Optional)
Standard Time Synchronization Protocols Reliability
Ø IRIG-B (BNC Connector – Amplitude Modulated) Since the Remote Terminal Unit is the component of a
Ø Simple Network Time Protocol SCADA/control system exposed to the most severe
Ø SCADA Protocol Based (IEC 101 / 104, DNP 3.0 environmental conditions, reliability has been a key
Slaves). consideration throughout the development of ER1000. The
unit is self-monitoring and in the unlikely event of a
malfunction, this is reported to the master station at the first
A wide range of communication media is supported with
possible opportunity.
options such as:
Ø Leased line modem
Modular architecture for performance and
Ø Dial-up PSTN modem flexibility
Ø CDMA/GPRS/GSM modules The ER1000 has a modular design of both hardware and
software. It can be equipped with input & output modules and
Ø Fiber optic interface
power supply circuitry to match the specific requirements of
Ø Interface for connection to PLC’s radios, satellite,
each application.
etc.

Easy Commissioning and Maintenance Tools

RTU CAPACITY
ER1000 is as easy to use, as it is flexible. Installation is quick
Ø Single rack supporting up to 208 I/O’s.
and uncomplicated also commissioning and testing is likewise
Ø Multiple rack expansion supported over Ethernet. simple.
Ø Up to Five racks can be stacked for better
performance supporting 1040 I/O’s.
Ø Up to 16 IEDs on Legacy RS485 bus for optimum Parameter setting and testing
performance.
Ø 1000 SOE record storage is supported in
chronological order.
Ø +/- 1 msec I/O scanning resolution and time
stamping.

The software used for parameter setting / configuration of the

ER1000 is based on easy to understand menus and features
extensive help manual. Protocol permitting, parameterization
can also be done by down loading files from the central station
(LAN / WAN). The tools make it possible to test the RTU locally /
remotely (Ethernet based Config Tool) to diagnose
malfunctions, confirm the configuration or check process
connections.
Maintenance
The ruggedness and reliability of the ER1000 make it maintenance free and requires no further attention once installed.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
ER 1000 has been designed to meet the requirements for environmental conditions and performance of Remote terminal Unit and is
type tested to the following standards

IEC-60810-2-1 LEVEL 3

IEC-60870-2-1 LEVEL 3-4

IEC-60870-2-1 LEVEL 4

IEC-60870-2-1 LEVEL 3

DAMPED OSCILLATORY MAGNETIC FIELD IEC-60870-2-1 LEVEL 3

POWER FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD IEC-60870-2-1 LEVEL 3

POWER FRFQUENCY WITHSTAND TEST IEC-60255-5 2 KV FOR 1 MIN

PULSE MAGENTIC FILELD IEC-61000-4-9 LEVEL 5

1.2/50 IMPULSE VOLTAGE TEST IEC-60870-2-1 2 KV

INSULATION RESISTANCE IEC-60255-5 >100M0hm

CLOD TEST IEC-60068-2-1 -100&-250C FOR 2 HRS

+550C FOR 72 HRS AND +
DRY HEAT TEST IEC-60068-2-2
700C FOR 2 HRS
DAMP HEAT TEST IEC-60068-2-3 95 % RH @400C FOR 96 HRS

HIGH VOLTAGE TEST MFG SPEC 300VAC

Guaranteed Technical Particulars
 Ordering Code:

FACT/ER1000/05-11/REV.2
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