Using OMICRON MBX1 For GOOSE Signal Switchboard Testing

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G U IDE L I NE
Using OMICRON MBX1 on your ABB

laptop for service/commissioning jobs.
On how to set-up, connect to the
switchboard, record relay tripping time
via GOOSE, and simulate IED GOOSE
signals.
1 Guideline Content
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1.1 Setting up MBX1 to your ABB laptop.

1.2 Using MBX1 software (IEDScout) for discovering and retrieving
GOOSE controls (.iid files).
1.3 INPUT CAPTURE -- Record relay trip time by using .iid files in
OMICRON Test Universe Quick CMC.
1.4 OUTPUT SIMULATION -- Simulating IED GOOSE message:
publishing signals to switchboard’s network to do a
bypass/interlock check.
ABB Marine Service Department, SG

PREPARED OWNING ORGANIZATON
2023-11-09 Colin Teoh
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1.1 Setting up MBX1 to your ABB laptop.
In usual case, when we set-up PCM600. We configure our laptop IPv4 address to match the switchboard
network’s IP address.
Below is the usual configuration for PCM600 where we set our laptop’s ethernet IPv4 address 192.168.2.xx
to be the same as the switchboard’s IED network, also in 192.168.2.xx -- to be communicable .
We CANNOT configure this way to connect to MBX1
MBX1 will not connect to switchboard’s network and go online, if it is configured as above.
1.1.1 The correct way.
Your laptop IPv4 should not match the switchboard’s network IP address, therefore you have to use the
following IPv4 address as an example. Configure your IPv4 address as in the next page.
The reason is -- MBX1 requires you to partition your laptop to a separate IP network from the switchboard’s
IP network as MBX1 has an in-built firewall system which you cannot disable.

G UI D ELIN E , U SING OMI CRON MBX1 ON YOUR A BB L APTO P FO R S ERVIC E/COMM IS SI ONING JO BS . ON H OW
i. Change your laptop IP address to the following:
The IP address for your laptop is now 172.16.254.144
Remember to assign subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
After changing your IP address, you cannot communicate directly with SWBD network anymore.
As you are not following the 192.168.2.xx standard.

ii. Connect your laptop LAN port to MBX 1 CTRL1 port. As below in the photo.
iii. Open OMICRON Device Link
iv. You should see something similar as below. Click MBX1 to configure MBX1 IP address.

v. Obtain an IP address automatically, or for this example we will choose ourselves.

vi. Choose a similar network IP for MBX1 which our laptop can communicate to.
Since our laptop IP is 172.16.254.144 , we can choose any as long the first 3 headers are
172.16.254.xxx
As above, we input 172.16.254.239.
Key-in the Subnet mask aswell 255.255.255.0

vii. Click “Apply” , if all goes well, the following screenshot will show:
Ready (CTRL1) indication.
This means that MBX1 is communicating with your laptop.
MBX1 is ready with your new IP address, as shown above.

viii. Take another LAN cable. Connect “STATION A” of MBX1 which will connect to the switchboard
network.
ix. Open the SWBD IO Panel, find an empty slot on the MOXA switches where all the SWBD IEDs will
be connected to. Plug in the LAN Cable from “STATION A” to the any of the MOXAs.
NOTE: On first try. Directly connect MBX1 to switchboard network switch port, do not connect MBX1 to an
external router as this will cause problem with MBX1 going on-line,

x. Click on OMICRON IEDScout.
xi. Click on MBX1 from the available devices.
xii. Click on Configuration.

xiii. IMPORTANT STEP
As we are connected from PORT A, now we must assign an IP Address which MBX1 can communicate with
our SWBD network.
As our SWBD network is in 192.168.2.xxx format.
We will key-in as 192.168.2.123 . We cannot use the same or similar IP of any other connected IED or PEMS
to the network switch. If another relay is using 192.168.123 (Example), then we must assign a different IP
address.
Remember key-in Subnet Mask as well: 255.255.255.0
Do as in screenshot.

xiv. As below, SWBD and MBX1 “PORT A” network IP addresses is in 192.168.2.xxx format.
NOTE: OMICRON Test Universe software and IEDScout software can be downloaded from
https://www.omicronenergy.com/en/
NOTE: If you have trouble linking device, the reset button is as on the photo.

NOTE: Please disable PASSWORD if you reset MBX1.

1.2 Using MBX1 software (IEDScout) for discovering and

retrieving GOOSE controls (.iid files).
Before we can connect to the IED(protection relay) to control and manipulate its GOOSE function. We must
know the IP address of the targeted relay.
As below, we will extract A15 Export transformer #2 .iid file for its GOOSE parameters.
i. We go through the relay settings for A15 Export Trans. #2, and access its IP address (Rear port)
which is saved inside the relay, record the IP address.
In this case, it is 192.168.2.25
ii. Go to IEDScout and click “Discover IED”

iii. In the connection parameters, key-in 192.168.2.25 and click “Discover”
iv. Now IEDScout will gather all GOOSE address for A15 Export Trans. #2

v. Click SAVE SCL once IED discovery is completed.
vi. Save file in version Edition 2, as below.

vii. Save in your file directory, or in desktop.
Now you have your .iid file which you can use to capture or simulate the targeted relay’s function.
 Very useful!

1.3 INPUT CAPTURE -- Record relay trip time by using .iid files
in OMICRON Test Universe Quick CMC.
In some cases, SWBD will not have any spare aux. contact terminal for hardwire trip timing when we are
doing relay testing/commissioning.
We can configure our tools to capture digital trip time with the following:
i. Our OMICRON CMC 356 comes with ethernet connections which are needed to connect with
SWBD network switch physically, to capture GOOSE signals.
CMC 356

ii. Connect LAN cable from CMC 356 ETH 1 to SWBD network switch (see page 8 for how-to).
Use the USB connection to connect your laptop to CMC 356.

CMC 356 will now receive/capture GOOSE signal as it is connected to SWBD network (after IP
configuration).

iii. Now we have to set CMC 356 IP address to 192.168.2.xxx format. As below, we configure its IP
address to 192.168.200 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Click “Apply” after configuring.
iv. If all goes well, CMC 356 will display “Ready (ETH1)”.

v. Open Test Universe
NOTE: OMICRON Test Universe software and IEDScout software can be downloaded from
https://www.omicronenergy.com/en/
vi. Click on GOOSE Configuration, as below.

vii. Click Import SCL
viii. Now open the .iid file of the targeted relay that you have saved previously from IEDScout.

ix. Click the “tick” on Subscription for LLN0$GO$gcbTR_St1
This is where the trip signal for :

- Trip Protection
- Trip & Block Protection
The directory/address is generic for all .iid and are the same on different relays.

x. Drag and drop TRPPTRC1.Tr.general to Bin.In.1 (This is trip and block signal)
Drag and drop TRPPTRC2.Tr.general to Bin.In.2 (This trip protection signal)

xi. After completing previous task, click “Apply Configuration”.
Do not close the GOOSE configuration window.

xii. With the GOOSE configuration completed, we now have to setup QuickCMC to capture its
timing.
Open QuickCMC from Test Universe.
xiii. Notice Binary Inputs/Trigger still has not been configured properly.
Click “Hardware Configuration”.

xiv. Set “Test Module Input Signal” to Bin.in 1 & Bin.in 2.

xv. Now Binary input/Trigger has been set to capture the GOOSE trip signals.
Remember to check the “Trigger” boxes.

xvi. Now. Trip the relay to capture its timing.
Assume we want to test DPHHPDOC1, we connect CMC 356 current signal generator to the
relay’s current input transducer.
We inject current (let say 1 A)

xvii. The relay has tripped & blocked, notice the red light on Bin. in 1 which meant GOOSE signal is
still activated even after tripping.
To make it disappear, we have to manually reset the relay.

xviii. The red light is still activated the for Trip signal, reset the relay.

xix. After reset, Trip signal red light has disappeared. We now go to QuickCMC to observe any
changes.

xx. The Trip signal “red light” has now disappeared, as it is de-activated after resetting the relay
manually.
NOTE: Since the trip time is directly taken from IED and not from the circuit breaker auxiliary contact,
please make your discretion wisely in presenting your data to customer.

NOTE: You can go to IEDScout browser tab, and click on Data Model, to learn more about the description of
each available GOOSE signals which you may want to test and manipulate.

1.4 OUTPUT SIMULATION -- Simulating IED GOOSE message:

publishing signals to switchboard’s network to do a
bypass/interlock check.
Below is an application diagram of A02 Export Transf. #1 in On-line mode. Which is receiving live/dead bus
condition from A08 Bus PT for interlock purpose.
Supposed we want to simulate a “live bus condition” from A08 Bus PT to A02 Export Transf. #1.
We can simulate a “live bus signal” from A08 Bus PT by using IEDScout via MBX1, which will simulate and
publish to the SWBD network, and A02 Export Transf. #1 will receive A08 GOOSE signal and acknowledge
that the A08 is live.
As below we see that A08 Live Bus output is currently: 0 “not true condition”

i. To simulate, we search the GOOSE address for A08 Live Bus.
We go into Signal Matrix as below.

ii. In the signal matrix, click the GOOSE tab and search for A08 Live Bus;GOOSERCV_BIN:13, we can
trace the signal information for A08 Live Bus and tabulate as below.
iii. We tabulate the signal information for easier referencing.
Signal Information for A08 Live Bus
IED Name AA1J2Q08A1
GOOSE header name LD0
GOOSE function block MVGAPC1
GOOSE function block address SPCSO1 stVal

iv. Click on BUS PT (A08) to get its IP address from object properties.
The IP address is 192.168.2.18
v. Enter IEDScout and click Discover IED and key-in 192.168.2.18 to download A08 Bus PT .iid file

vi. Click the Simulator tab with AA1J2Q08A1 .iid file loaded.
vii. This screen will pop out.
Copy all checked boxes as below. Do not check the Simulation/test box. Leave unchecked.
Click start when ready.
NOTE: Make sure that SWBD is SAFE, in ISOLATED mode and, LOTO’d because GOOSE
signal simulation can cause accidental start-up of SWBD.

viii. This error might pop-out when we click start and will prevent us from simulating the IED.
Why?
The real IED in the switchboard must be disconnected first, before IEDScout can simulate its
function.
ix. Disconnect the A08 Bus PT IED by pulling the LAN cable from the rear port of the IED.

x. Now after click “Start”, we can go online.
xi. From the previous info table. we go to Data Model to search:
LD0 -> MVGAPC1 -> SPCSO1 stVal

xii. Click SPCSO1. Drag and drop to the “Activity Monitor” tab.

xiii. After drag and drop, you can see its condition status clearer for SPCSO1 stVal
xiv. Now, to change to true condition. Click set values.

xv. Change the value at “stVal” to from false to true condition.
xvi. Click set values.

xvii. The activity monitor will show it is in true condition.
xviii. We see in application diagram again, the A08 Live Bus is now out putting “1”, which is in true
condition.

xix. Let’s change SPCSO1 back to false and see what happens.
xx. A08 Live Bus is back outputting value of “0”
With this, and the understanding of the application diagram, we can simulate and do bypass interlock
during SWBD commissioning stage.

1.2 Related documents

Ref # Document Kind, Title Document Id.
D1 [Document kind], [Title], [Supplementary title] [Document Id]
1.3 Terminology
Term Description
MBX1 The hardware for retrieving and simulating GOOSE signals, which is
available at Marine Service Store Level 3
IED Current modern protection relay device with GOOSE capabilities, also
known as RELION protection relays.

Revision Description Date / Name
A First release 2023-11-09

Any questions ? :- Colin Teoh
colin.teoh@sg.abb.com


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1.1 Setting up MBX1 to your ABB laptop.

ABB Marine Service Department, SG

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1.1 Setting up MBX1 to your ABB laptop.

We CANNOT configure this way to connect to MBX1

1.1.1 The correct way.

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i. Change your laptop IP address to the following:

The IP address for your laptop is now 172.16.254.144

Remember to assign subnet mask to 255.255.255.0

As you are not following the 192.168.2.xx standard.

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iii. Open OMICRON Device Link

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v. Obtain an IP address automatically, or for this example we will choose ourselves.

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As above, we input 172.16.254.239.

Key-in the Subnet mask aswell 255.255.255.0

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Ready (CTRL1) indication.

This means that MBX1 is communicating with your laptop.

MBX1 is ready with your new IP address, as shown above.

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x. Click on OMICRON IEDScout.

xi. Click on MBX1 from the available devices.

xii. Click on Configuration.

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xiii. IMPORTANT STEP

Remember key-in Subnet Mask as well: 255.255.255.0

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NOTE: Please disable PASSWORD if you reset MBX1.

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1.2 Using MBX1 software (IEDScout) for discovering and

In this case, it is 192.168.2.25

ii. Go to IEDScout and click “Discover IED”

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iii. In the connection parameters, key-in 192.168.2.25 and click “Discover”

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v. Click SAVE SCL once IED discovery is completed.

vi. Save file in version Edition 2, as below.

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vii. Save in your file directory, or in desktop.

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Use the USB connection to connect your laptop to CMC 356.

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Click “Apply” after configuring.

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v. Open Test Universe

vi. Click on GOOSE Configuration, as below.

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vii. Click Import SCL

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ix. Click the “tick” on Subscription for LLN0$GO$gcbTR_St1

This is where the trip signal for :

- Trip & Block Protection

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