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MDP Digital Time Overcurrent Relay
GE Power Management
TABLE OF CONTENTS
6. MDP-LINK SOFTWARE
6.1 OVERVIEW................................................................................................ 6-1
6.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................... 6-1
a HARDWARE........................................................................................... 6-1
b SOFTWARE ........................................................................................... 6-1
6.3 GENERAL OPERATION............................................................................ 6-3
a MOUSE/KEYBOARD USAGE................................................................ 6-3
b MAIN HORIZONTAL MENU BAR........................................................... 6-3
c PULL-DOWN MENUS ............................................................................ 6-3
d DIALOG BOXES..................................................................................... 6-3
e LIST BOXES........................................................................................... 6-4
f ENTERING TEXT AND NUMBERS ....................................................... 6-4
6.4 MAIN MENU .............................................................................................. 6-5
a MAIN MENU ........................................................................................... 6-5
6.5 RELAY FUNCTIONS ................................................................................. 6-5
a LOGIN..................................................................................................... 6-5
b LOGOUT................................................................................................. 6-5
c HANG UP PHONE.................................................................................. 6-6
d REQUEST RELAY DATA....................................................................... 6-6
e REQUEST FAULT DATA ....................................................................... 6-6
f RESET FAULT DATA............................................................................. 6-6
BREAKER STATUS ............................................................................... 6-7
h TRIP BREAKER ..................................................................................... 6-7
i CLOSE BREAKER ................................................................................. 6-7
6.6 LOCAL FUNCTIONS ................................................................................. 6-8
6.7 SETUP....................................................................................................... 6-8
a COMMUNICATION PORT NUMBER..................................................... 6-8
b DIAL TYPE ............................................................................................. 6-8
c MODEM CONNECTION TIME ............................................................... 6-8
d RELAY PARAMETERS .......................................................................... 6-9
e ADD RELAY TO LIST............................................................................. 6-9
f DELETE RELAY FROM LIST................................................................. 6-9
DISPLAY MODE................................................................................... 6-10
h MEMORY AVAILABLE ......................................................................... 6-10
6.8 HELP........................................................................................................ 6-10
6.9 EXITING MDP-LINK ................................................................................ 6-10
7. MODBUS PROTOCOL
7.1 DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................... 7-1
7.2 OVERVIEW................................................................................................ 7-1
7.3 MODBUS COMMANDS............................................................................. 7-1
a READ HOLDING REGISTERS, FUNCTION CODE 03.......................... 7-1
b READ INPUT REGISTERS, FUNCTION CODE 04 ............................... 7-2
c FORCE SINGLE COIL: FUNCTION CODE 05....................................... 7-2
7.4 MODBUS MEMORY MAP ......................................................................... 7-3
7.5 COIL COMMANDS .................................................................................... 7-6
7.6 EVENT HANDLING ................................................................................... 7-6
A. MDP FAQ
A.1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................A-1
B. CHANGE NOTES
B.1 REVISION HISTORY.................................................................................B-1
B.2 ADDITIONS TO MDP MANUAL ................................................................B-1
B.3 CHANGES TO MDP MANUAL ..................................................................B-2
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