Communication Interfaces - GE P642 Technical Manual

Chapter 16 - Communications
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COMMUNICATION INTERFACES

The products have a number of standard and optional communication interfaces. The standard and optional
hardware and protocols are summarised below:
Port Availability
Front Standard
Rear Port 1
Standard
(RP1 copper)
Rear Port 1
Optional
(RP1 fibre)
Rear Port 2
Optional
(RP2)
Ethernet Optional
Note:
Optional communications boards are always fitted into slot A.
Note:
It is only possible to fit one optional communications board, therefore RP2 and Ethernet communications are mutually
exclusive.
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Physical layer
RS232 Local settings
SCADA
RS232 / RS485 / K-
Bus
Remote settings
SCADA
Fibre
Remote settings
SCADA
RS232 / RS485 / K-
Bus
Remote settings
IEC 61850 or DNP3
Ethernet
Remote settings
Use
Courier
Courier, MODBUS, IEC60870-5-103, DNP3.0
(order option)
Courier, MODBUS, IEC60870-5-103, DNP3.0
(order option)
SK4: Courier only
SK5: InterMicom only
IEC 61850, Courier (tunnelled) or DNP3.0
(order option)
Data Protocols
P64x-TM-EN-1.3
P64x