GE Industrial Solutions POWER LEADER PMCS Network Architecture Guide - Manual (Page 21)

Power Management Control System
Chapter 2 – Network Design
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2–2 Ethernet Configuration Rules
It is also possible to run the PMCS on a host PC operating
on an Ethernet network. If PMCS is running on an
Ethernet-based PC, an Ethernet Gateway is required to
communicate with the attached Modbus network(s). (See
Figure 2 for an example of this configuration.)
Recently, IEDs with built-in Ethernet support have begun
to become available; PMCS is also capable of supporting
these devices. Examples of such devices are the EPM 7700
meter and EPM 9450Q / 9650Q meters. These devices
reside on the Ethernet network at the same level as the
Ethernet Gateway.
Table 3 explains the configuration rules for PMCS
networks based on the Ethernet platform. Commnet IEDs
may be integrated through the Modbus Concentrator.
(See Table 4 for commnet wiring rules.)
EPM 7700 devices require a separate network
configuration beyond connecting the devices to the
Ethernet LAN. Please refer to the following PMCS
technical documentation for complete network
configuration rules and guidelines:
GEH-6514, PMCS Read-This-Book-First. Refer to the section
titled “Configuring the EPM 7700 Device Network.”
DEH-40035, GE 7700 Gateway User’s Guide. Refer to the
section titled “EPM 7700 Network Configuration.”
EPM9450Q and EPM9650Q devices require separate
network configuration beyond connecting the devices to
the Ethernet LAN. Refer to the instruction manuals of
these devices and to the sections titled “Internal Network
Option.” Also refer to DEH-6510, DDE Server User’s Guide.
Refer to the sections describing the use and configuration
of the Modbus TCP Server.