Latest article from OMICRON electronics: StationScout Navigates New Waters and Support for IEC 104 RTU/Gateway Testing
It can be tough to make sure that data transmission within substations, and from substations to control centers is working correctly. Inefficient testing processes can lead to several problems:
- longer engineering times
- higher operational costs
- potential system vulnerabilities
These issues arise because traditional testing methods are manual and time-consuming, which hinders the overall efficiency, security, and safety of power grid operations. Additionally, maintaining system consistency after each firmware update to the IEDs in the substation is challenging, but crucial.
Fortunately, StationScout automates these processes for IEC 61850 and IEC 60870-5-104 protocols, connecting station bus, process bus, and Wide Area Networks (WAN) simultaneously for an automated end-to-end testing process. With previously created templates, StationScout can run thousands of necessary tests in minutes and generate automated reports for mitigation actions. But what does a testing process with StationScout look like in detail?
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