Helinks STS 2020-10 V.3.1.0 Quarterly Release Release Note


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Release Date: 01.10.2020


Helinks STS 2020-10 V.3.1.0 Quarterly Release is now available for download in the Helinks Customer Portal: Helinks Customer Portal


What is New?

Communication Configuration

Signal List

Communication Editor

Process Editor

Application Editor

Function Diagram Editor

Library Support

Excel Import and Export

SCL Import and Export

IEC 61850 SCL

IED Life Cycle

Workbench and Runtime




Detailed Feature and Change Description

Communication Configuration


  1. Improved Logging with hierarchical log representation

  2. Improved Invocation Dialog

  3. Flexible Support for APPI and MAC Address calculation

  4. Driven entirely by channel configuration

  5. Support for SCL Ed 2.1 service section

  6. Improved LGOS and LSVS Support

  7. Later Binding Support

  8. Communication Configuration Differences Editor with GOOSE and SMV support


Signal List


  1. Sorting and Filtering

  2. Performance improvement

  3. Flexible Excel loading

  4. IEC 60870-5-104 Address calculation

  5. DNP 3 Address calculation (option)


Communication Editor


  1. Sampled Value communication Matrix

  2. LGOS and LSBVS tabs

  3. Process tab shows the SCL Process/Substation section

  4. Improved performance


Process Editor


Support for IEC 61850 process elements. The Process Editor allows IEC 61850 modelling of non Substation electrical systems, e.g. DER, Hydro Power Plants, or Wind Turbines.


Application Editor


  1. Support for Client Server Applications

  2. Improved Channel configuration

  3. Sample Value Application Editor added

  4. Line colouring fo channel indication

  5. Improved connection layout with welding points


Function Diagram Editor


Support for multiple Power Equipment Functions

Improved Auto Layout

Improved Logical Node Mapping Dialog

  • Bidirectional Mapping

  • Automapping creates Mapping suggestions based on LNode matching score

Function Configuration Dialog

  • Inclusion of Functions in SCL is configurable

  • Support for Subfunctions, Equipment Functions and Subequipment Functions

  • Support for SSCL Sub Equipment

  • Support for SCL Power System Resource References

IED Crafter

  • Flexible Naming

  • Lxxx Nodes from customizable Namespace

  • Support for custom Logical Device structure


Library Support


  1. Power Equipment Library with intrinsic Functions

  2. Improved adding and instantiating process

  3. GOOSE and SMV Application Templates

  4. Nested Functions support


Excel Import and Export


  1. Support for custom mapping files

  2. Flexible import process with free column mapping and string matching


SCL Import and Export


  1. Auto recognition of SCL File Type

  2. Improved merging of Subnets

  3. Improved merging of Data Types

  4. CID import with suppression of Publishers

  5. CID file export with optionally included Publishers


IEC 61850 SCL


  1. Support for TF IEC 61850 6- 100 Function Modelling

  2. Support of SCL schema version 2007 B4


IED Life Cycle


  1. Icons close to the IEDs in the System Diagram indicate the status of the IED: Configured,Modified, Locked


Workbench and Runtime


  1. 64 Bit support allowing for larger projects without memory shortage (>100 IEDs)

  2. Usage of to Open JDK

  3. Facilitate project exchange by Import and Export of Projects from Project menu





The following Bugs are fixed in this Version

Priority

Key

Summary

Status

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STS-659

ComConf overrides CB Block parameters unless resetting

Done

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STS-658

ReportLinks and their Inputs do not consistently get deleted

Done

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STS-657

Deleting SignalConnection in SCLApplicationView may cause project corruption

Done

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STS-656

SubstationLevels do not properly clean up ReportSignalConnections

Done

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STS-653

Duplicate Logical Node breaks TLNode link

Done

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STS-652

ComConf vault/generation does not handle AppID '0000' properly

Done

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STS-650

SMV Application initial default settings changed to conform to IEC 61850-9-2LE

Done

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STS-649

DPF: selecting LNode as SignalConnection end point should never reuse existing Sinks

Done

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STS-643

DPF SignalSelection returns signal in random ordering

Done

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STS-642

Ed2 LLN0 has wrong Oper definition

Done

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STS-641

SCLApplicationView does not initialize empty TemplatedApplicationGroup details properly

Done

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STS-639

Adding Bay to library does not properly update elements with duplicate key

Done

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STS-638

STSLibraryManager allows library index delete without corresponding UI update

Done

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STS-637

STSLibraryManager has unwanted popup menu entries

Done

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STS-634

Library import does not check for valid library before unzipping

Done

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STS-633

DataSet Overflow causes new DataSet to exceed FCD(A) limit by 1

Done

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STS-632

DataSet Overflow causes extra DataSet with only 1 FCD(A) being created

Done

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STS-631

AddEquipmentToLibrary can be used on multiple selections, but only works for first element

Done

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STS-629

Importing CID files should not by default import all IEDs, only the first

Done

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STS-628

ComConfDifferences Editor does not properly diff GOOSE, SMV, ExtRef

Done

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STS-627

ComConf does not log error if no suitable location for TGSE/TSMV is found

Done

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STS-619

ComConf with "Reset ConfRevs" may still trigger auto-increment, deviating from initial value from channel

Done

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STS-618

confRev no longer auto-increments on dataset changes

Done

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STS-611

Goose Matrix improperly calculates subscriptions

Done

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STS-610

Configuration of MAC address & AppId should be handled by dialog, not preferences

Done

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STS-608

SourceRefUtil tries to update SourceRef for removed SignalItems, causing logged errors

Done

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STS-604

DAI elements are not properly created for Structured Data Attributes

Done

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STS-587

Favor Warnings and Errors over Info when log overflow occurs.

Done

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STS-583

Later binding ExtRef key no longer contains IED name to improve reusability

Done

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STS-574

SCD generation preference does not properly store or retrieve SV Sampling mode

Done

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STS-573

Instatiating domain elements via diagram does not add ItemProvider adapters unless Property view is open

Done

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STS-572

Importing SCD file no longer connects all new devices to same subnetwork

Done

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STS-571

C30 Pixit should inherit from URPixit

Done

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STS-570

Deleting all FCDAs in a a data set at once now works

Done

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STS-561

Stored prefixes of implemented LNodes are no longer overwritten if prefix is empty

Done

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STS-558

Zenon Excel export reports error even when successfully completed

Done

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STS-548

Function Library instantiation breaks foreign LNode signal mapping

Done

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STS-547

IEDSynchronisationStatus changes model when building connection tree

Done

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STS-544

Variants now support SignalItem mapping

Done

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STS-538

IEC 104 addresses not properly created for Pos.Oper.ctlVal

Done

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STS-534

LNode mapping of main implementation takes priority over variant

Done

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STS-521

Indexed Reporting configuration creates error

Done

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STS-511

SCD Export updates filename to project version/revision only if configuration detail dialog is opened

Done

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STS-510

SCD Export updates changes to export file name only when external folder is set

Done

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STS-419

Remove "Application Editor" Icon from Top Level Toolbar

Done

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STS-418

Power Transformer Winding connection problem in Single Line

Done

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STS-417

Excel import does not resolve LNType from non-standard namespaces

Done

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STS-261

Namespace editor save causes Invalid Thread access Exception

Done

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STS-183

Create ICD from Specification dialog ICD Template field is initialized with IED Type value

Done

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STS-181

Create IED From Specification dialog does not respect Cancel button

Done

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STS-178

Copy & Paste of Applications does create name conflict

Done



Looking forward to hear your feedback.


Thanks,

Team Helinks STS