What is PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601- Telecontrol equipment and systems about?
PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 is a safety standard on telecontrol equipment and systems. PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 describes test cases for conformance testing of telecontrol equipment, substation Automation Systems (SAS) and telecontrol systems, including front-end functions of SCADA. PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 facilitates interoperability by providing a standard method of testing protocol implementations. It is expected that using PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 during testing will minimize the risk of Non interoperability.
The goal of PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 is to enable unambiguous and standardized evaluation of IEC 60870-5 companion standard protocol implementations. PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 deals mainly with communication conformance testing.
Note: Other requirements, such as safety or EMC are not covered. These requirements are covered by other standards (if applicable).
Who is PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601- Telecontrol equipment and systems for?
PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 on conformance test cases for telecontrol equipment and systems is relevant to:
- Manufacturers of telecontrol equipment and systems
- Testing authorities of conformance testing
Why should you use PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601- Telecontrol equipment and systems?
PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 is about conformance test cases and transmission protocols for telecontrol equipment and systems.
Procedural and functional testing always starts with the Station Initialization function and proceeds with the next Basic Application Functions. The procedure in each test case should be followed, which means that the DUT is able to function as described in the specific test case. The test procedures should be tested with no errors detected during testing of all the Basic Application Functions in Tables 15 to 32. The tests specified in PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 are preferably automatically performed by the used test platform. In addition to the performance criteria listed in the test procedures, Subclause 5.3 of PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 lists the protocol specifications that should be verified automatically by the testing software or verified manually by review of the test history log after execution of the test procedures. The verification should result in no errors being detected during the complete test procedure.
Overall, PD IEC/TS 60870-5-601 is useful because it provides guidance on the transmission protocols and conformance test cases for tele control equipment and systems which can be helpful for your business.
