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

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

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