ABB COM610 Communication Gateway
• Protocol conversion gateway for substationautomation:
- Process communication: LON-LAG,
SPA, IEC 60870-5-103, IEC 61850-8-1,
Modbus serial, Modbus TCP, DNP3
serial, DNP3 TCP
- Remote communication: IEC 60870-5-
101, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP 3.0 Serial,
DNP 3.0 LAN/WAN, SPA Router, External OPC Client (DA, AE)
• True IEC 61850 communication gateway:
- IEC 61850-6 - Substation Configuration
Language (SCL)
- IEC 61850 -7 - Communication modeling and cross-referencing between protocols
- IEC 61850-8-1 - Mapping for MMSTCP/IP – Ethernet
• Configuration:
- Efficient and intuitive configuration tool
- Cross-referencing between protocols
based on the IEC61850-7 models
- Drag-and-drop protocol mapping to map
complete structures from the source
data
- Efficient handling of large amounts of
data in list views
- Tooltips
- Remote configuration and administration
• Communication redundancy (requires
optional LAN card)
- IEC 62439/PRP (parallel redundance
protocol)
- SFT (switch fault tolerance)
• Extensive support for commissioning and
diagnostics:
- Online diagnostics for different components
- Communication diagnostic counters on
the network and device level
- Real time process data monitoring and
controlling for all devices and protocols
- Source data monitoring and simulation:
- Testing the data mapping for NCCs
also with no online IEDs
- Simulating complete IEDs
- Communication diagnostic event list for
all devices and protocols:
- Resembles a high level protocol analyser
- Monitors the reported values and
events and the received control commands
• Web server for diagnostic information:
- Requires only a web browser and a
TCP/IP connection - no pre-installations
• MNS iS connectivity
- Connectivity to ABB’s Low Voltage
Motor Control Center MNS iS with an
OPC server in COM600. COM600
receives data from the MNS iS devies
and provides HMI and gateway functionality
• Security:
- User authentication
- Individual user accounts
- Password authentication
- Role-based access control
- Host-based firewalls
- Communication encryption HTTPS
Application COM610 3.2 is a communication gateway
that maps signals between the protection and
control IEDs in industrial or utility substations and higher-level systems such as Network Control Centres (NCC) or Distributed
Control Systems (DCS).
COM610 3.2 sends information for monitoring and controlling the process to NCC and
DCS and receives process control commands
from them. COM610 3.2 also handles system
co-ordination tasks, such as the dynamic
assignment of control command authorisation
and communication supervision. COM610
3.2 is typically connected to a NCC via a telecontrol protocol, or to a DCS using the OPC
Server/Client technology. You can use different protocols to connect process devices to
COM610 3.2. COM610 3.2 is a true IEC
61850 gateway and supports all applicable
IEC 61850 parts.
Fig. 1 displays an overview of a typical utility
system with the COM610 Gateway.
Fig. 2 displays an industrial system overview.

The LON-LAG protocol uses a specific board
to connect the fibres, both plastic and glass.
COM610 3.2 can have one board, that is, one
LON line.
It is possible to extend COM610 3.2 by
increasing the number of Ethernet interfaces
thus increasing the number of Ethernets lines.
Connectivity Packages
To make the configuration of COM610 3.2
more efficient, Connectivity Packages are
available for ABB’s protection and control
IEDs. A Connectivity Package includes
descriptions of data and signals available in
the IED, and the descriptions are used to
automatically configure the master communication in the COM610 3.2 gateway. Connectivity Packages for some IEDs are already
available, and more will be released in due
couse. At present the following Connectivity
Packages are available:
- REF 541/3/5, REM 543/5, RET 541/3/5
- REF 542plus
- REX 521
- RE_610
- SPACOM (Conn Pack v. 2.0 supports
SPAJ 140, SPAJ 141, SPAJ 142, SPAJ
144, SPAD 346, SACO 16D1, SACO
16D2, SACO 64D4)
COM610 gateway unit’s configurability and
functionality depends on the type of communication protocol used for communication
between the COM610 and the IEDs. For
more details, please refer to the document
“Protocols versus Functions for IEDs”,
1MRS756223.
The COM610 gateway consists of the OPC
Data Access (DA, AE) server and client com ponents. The OPC Servers provide the mas ter/client protocol stacks access to the data in
the devices connected with the protocol. The
slave/server protocol stacks use the OPC Cli ents to provide the external systems access to
the data available in the OPC Servers.
Fig. 3 Example of COM610 Gateway components
Available protocols
The table below displays the protocols sup ported by COM610 Gateway. New protocols
will be available according to the market
demands.
The process communication uses the master
protocols and the upper level communication
uses the slave protocols. For more detailed
information on the protocols, refer to the
User’s guides listed in References.
Master Slave
LON - LAG IEC 60870-5-101
SPA IEC 60870-5-104
IEC 60870-5-103 DNP 3.0 Serial
IEC 61850-8-1 DNP 3.0 LAN/WAN
Modbus serial SPA Router
Modbus TCP External OPC Client
DNP3 serial
DNP3 TCP

System requirements for the
Communication
Engineering Tool
Hardware requirements
The Communication Engineering Tool runs
on Microsoft® Windows® XP. A PC capable
of running this program is usually sufficient
also for running the Communication Engineering Tool.
Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 is required
for running the Communication Engineering
Tool.
It is automatically installed during the installation of the Communication Engineering
Tool if it is not already available on the PC.
• Free hard disk space required: minimum
500 MB, recommended 1 GB.
Technical data Hardware Design
• Ruggedised mechanics
- No moving parts - no fans, no hard
disks
• System
- Intel® Pentium® M 1.6 GHz
- 1 GB SDRAM System Memory
- 2 GB Industrial SSD Compact Flash
memory
• Power supply units:
- 76-240 V dc
• Interfaces
- 3 RS 232 serial ports
- 1 RS 232/485 serial port
- 2 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 connector
- 4 USB 2.0 ports
- Optional PCI extensions:
- 1 LON interface
(Operating temperature 0°C - +70°C)
- 8 RS232/485 serial interfaces (Operating temperature 0°C - +55°C)
- 2 10/100/1000Base-TX RJ-45 connectors (Operating temperature 0°C -
+60°C)
• Mechanics and Environment:
- Operation -25°C to +70°C
- Storage -40°C to +70°C
- Dimensions (without fastening brackets): 214 mm (W) x 122.5 mm (H) x
313 mm (D)
- Net weight: 6.8 kg
- Degree of protection: IP 4x
- Operating humidity: 5-95% at +40°C,
non-condensing
- EMC CE/FCC class B
- Anti-vibration and anti-shock tests
Table 1: Inspection of mechanical structure
Description Reference
Markings and mechanical structure IEC 60255-5, -6
Degree of protection by enclosure IEC 60529
Clearance and creepage distances IEC 60255-5
Table 2: Power supply module tests
Description Reference
Auxiliary voltage IEC 60255-6
Aux. voltage interruptions IEC 60255-11
Ripple in auxiliary dc voltage IEC 60255-11
12%, f = 2 x fn
Power consumption CE EN 61010
Table 3: Insulation tests
Test Reference Requirement
Dielectric test IEC 60255-5 2 kV, 50 Hz for 1 minute
Impulse voltage test IEC 60255-5 5 kV, 1.2/50 μs, 0.5 J
Insulation resistance IEC 60255-5 >100 MΩ, 500 Vdc
Protective bonding impedance IEC 60255-27 <0.1 Ω.
Table 4: Electromagnetic compatibility tests
Test Reference Requirement
1 MHz burst test IEC 60255-22-1 - differential mode: 1 kV
- common mode: 2.5 kV
ESD IEC 61000-4-2
IEC 60255-22-2
- contact discharge: 6 kV
- air discharge: 8 kV
RF field immunity IEC 61000-4-6 3 V/m (80% amp.mod.)
f = 80 MHz...1000 MHz
30 V/m (pulse mod.)
f = 900 MHz
Fast transient IEC 61000-4-4
IEC 60255-22-4
Power supply:
common mode 4 kV:
- current inputs CT1…CT5
- voltage inputs VT1…VT4
- sensor inputs (coupling clamp)
Power outputs:
common mode 2 kV:
- signal outputs
- digital inputs
- IRF relay
Surge IEC 61000-4-5
IEC 60255-22-5
4 kV line to earth /2 kV line to line
- power supply
- current inputs CT1…CT5
- voltage inputs VT1…VT4
- power outputs
2 kV line to earth /1 kV line to line
- signal outputs
- digital inputs
- IRF relay
Conducted radio frequency disturbance
IEC 61000-4-6
IEC 60255-22-6
10 V (80% amp.mod.)
f = 150 kHz...80 MHz