GE Reason RT430 User manual

GE
Grid Solutions
Reason RT430/RT434
GNSS Precision-Time Clock
Technical Manual
Platform Hardware Version: B
Platform Software Version: 08
Publication Reference: RT430-RT434-GNSS-TM-EN-HWB-8v1
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Contents
Table of Figures 7
List of Tables 9
Chapter 1: Introduction 11
1Foreword 11
Target Audience 11
Accronyms and abbreviations 11
2Product Scope 13
3Available Models 13
4Key Features 14
GNSS 15
PTP / SNTP / NTP 15
Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) 15
Stationary Mode 15
Time Sync Flexibility 16
Environmental Robustness 16
5Functional Overview 17
6Standards Compliance 17
Chapter 2: Safety Information 18
1Health and Safety 18
2Symbols 18
3Installation, Commissioning and Servicing 19
Lifting Hazards 19
Electrical Hazards 19
Fusing Requirements 21
Equipment Connections 21
Pre-energization Checklist 22
Peripheral Circuitry 23
Upgrading/Servicing 23
4Decommissioning and Disposal 23
Chapter 3: Hardware Design 24
1Front View 24
2Rear View 24
3Network Ports 25
4Power Supply 25
Chapter 4: Installation 26
1Unpacking 26
Normal Use of the Equipment 26
External Indications 26
2Mounting 27
Power Supply 27
Grounding (Earthing) 28

GNSS Antenna Terminal 28
TTL Electrical Outputs 30
Open-Collector Electrical Outputs 30
Optical Outputs 31
Amplitude Modulated Output 32
Serial Port (RS232, RS422/485) 32
Dry-Contact Relay 33
Event Input 33
Euro Type Connections 34
3Ethernet Communication 34
Factory default settings 35
Network port and communication protocols 36
Equipment access 36
4Powering Up 36
5Preventive Maintenance Actions 37
Preventive Actions 37
Chapter 5: Operation 40
1Local Interface (HMI) 40
2Web Interface (Remote Access) 41
Web Interface Language 41
3Monitoring Menus –Web Interface 42
Status 42
General Information 43
Event Log 43
Chapter 6: Configuration 45
1Web Interface 45
User Name and Password 45
Sending Configuration 45
2Ethernet 46
PRP (only in RT430) 46
Ethernet Ports 47
Default Gateway 47
DNS Server 47
Ethernet - Configuration Summary 47
3Time Settings 48
Time Parameters 48
Time Settings - Configuration Summary 49
4Time Signals 50
Outputs 50
Serial datagram 51
Customizable datagrams 52
Time Signals - Configuration Summary 53
5PTP Configuration 55
Profile 55
Comparison between PTP Power Profiles 57
Domain number 57

Network protocol 57
Operation mode 57
Delay mechanism 58
Grandmaster Priority 58
PTP Messages 58
PTP - Configuration Summary 58
6Setup 60
Configuration Management 61
Password configuration 61
Reset Satellites Almanac 61
Stationary Mode 61
Demo mode 61
Log Files 62
Reboot System 62
Chapter 7: Maintenance 63
1Time Synchronization Failure (Locked Signaling) 63
Locked indicator (HMI) 63
Remote monitoring (Web Interface) 64
Dry-contact relay (Locked) 64
IRIG-B Signal 64
PTP Protocol 64
NTP Protocol 64
SNTP Protocol 64
2Firmware Update 64
3Equipment Upgrade - Key Change 65
4Cleaning Instructions 66
5Equipment Return 66
Chapter 8: Technical Specification 67
1Power Supply 67
2GNSS Antenna 67
GNSS Antenna Receiver 67
GNSS Antenna Type 68
Antenna Cable 68
Surge Arrester 69
3Internal Oscillator 69
4Outputs 70
Connectors 70
TTL Electrical Outputs 71
Open Collector Electrical Outputs 71
Optical Outputs 72
Amplitude Modulated Output 72
Serial Port (RS232, RS422/485) 73
5Dry-contact Relay 73
6Event Input 73
7Precision Time Protocol PTP (IEEE 1588) 74
8Ethernet Ports 74

9Environment 75
10 Type Test 75
11 Dimensions, Weight 78
Chapter 9: Ordering Options 79
1RT430 GNSS Cortec 80
2RT434 GNSS Cortec 81
Chapter 10: Appendixes 83
Appendix A –IRIG-B Standard Summary 83
Appendix B –PTP Standard Concepts (IEEE1588) 88
Description 88
Definitions according to IEEE 1588 Standard 88
Hierarchical Topology 89
Multicast and Unicast Networks 89
PTP Synchronization 90
Network protocols 91
Clock operation mode 91
Delay measurement mechanism 91
Master, Slave and Grandmaster clocks 92
PTP Messages 92
Appendix C –Serial Datagrams 93
ACEB Datagrams 93
NEMEA GPZDA Datagram 93
Meinberg Datagram 94
Appendix D –Antenna Delay Compensation 96
Signal Attenuation 96
Propagation Delay 96
Appendix E –Application Examples 98
Application Example 1: Traditional and Modern Time Sync 98
Application Example 2: System Wide Grandmaster Clock 98
Application Example 3: Synchrophasor, TWFL and Process Bus Applications 99
Application Example 4: IEEE 1588 in a PRP Network 100
Application Example 5: Time Sync Expansion using RT411 and RT412 101

Table of Figures
Figure 1: Functional Overview of RT430/434 17
Figure 2: Front view of RT430 24
Figure 3: Front view of RT434 24
Figure 4: Rear view of RT430 25
Figure 5: Rear view of RT434 25
Figure 6: Location of Serial number, part number and outputs description. 26
Figure 7: Pre-insulated tubular pin terminals 27
Figure 8: Supply connector assembly 27
Figure 9: RT430/RT434 Power Connection 27
Figure 10: RT430/434 Grounding Strap 28
Figure 11: GNSS antenna connector 28
Figure 12: Recommended position for installing the GNSS Antenna 29
Figure 13: Recommended position GNSS Antenna conduit installation 29
Figure 14: TTL electrical outputs 30
Figure 15: Open collector electrical outputs 31
Figure 16: Connection diagram of the open-collector electrical outputs 31
Figure 17: Optical outputs 32
Figure 18: Amplitude modulated output 32
Figure 19: Serial port RS232 and RS422/485 32
Figure 20: Dry-contact relay 33
Figure 21: Event input 34
Figure 22: Euro Type label for connections 34
Figure 23: Electrical communication interface via Ethernet network 35
Figure 24: Local Interface from RT430 and RT434 40
Figure 25: Navigating the RT430’s local monitoring display 40
Figure 26: RT430 Web Interface 41
Figure 27: Languages available in the Web Interface 41
Figure 28: Section to monitor the status of the unit in the Web Interface 42
Figure 29: Section to visualize general information of the system 43
Figure 30: Section of Web Interface to monitor timestamps of event input 44
Figure 31: Section to configure network parameters of the unit 46
Figure 32: Enabling the PRP redundancy 47
Figure 33: Section to configure time parameters 48
Figure 34: Section to configure time signals applied in the outputs 50

Figure 35: Section to configure PTP parameters 55
Figure 36: Characteristics from PTP Power Profile IEEE C37.238:2011 56
Figure 37: Characteristics from PTP Power Profile IEEE C37.238:2011 56
Figure 38: Setup section in Web Interface 60
Figure 39: Manual Time setting –only available in Demo Mode 62
Figure 40: Section to update firmware 65
Figure 41: Section to equipment upgrade –key change 65
Figure 42: Rear panel connectors of RT430 (top) and RT434 (bottom) 70
Figure 43: RT430/434 Dimensions 78
Figure 44: Traditional x Modern Time Synchronization 98
Figure 45: System Wide Grandmaster Clock 99
Figure 46: Synchrophasor devices synced by RT430/434 99
Figure 47: TWFL application using RT430/434 for Time Sync 100
Figure 48: Process Bus application using PTP via the Station Bus network. 100
Figure 49: Process Bus application using PTP via the Station Bus network. 101
Figure 50: Time Sync expansion using RT411 and RT412 101

List of Tables
Table 1: Serial port pinout 32
Table 2: Ethernet port 1 default settings 35
Table 3: Ethernet port 2 default settings 35
Table 4: Ethernet port 3 default settings (RT434) 35
Table 5: Ethernet port 4 default settings (RT434) 35
Table 6: Gateway and DNS Server default settings 36
Table 7: Gateway and DNS Server 36
Table 8: Factory default username and password 45
Table 9: Summary of configurable network parameters 48
Table 10: Summary of configurable time parameters 49
Table 11: Customizable datagram special characters 52
Table 12: Summary of all configurable parameters for outputs 53
Table 13: Comparison between PTP Power Profiles 57
Table 14: Summary of configurable PTP parameters 59
Table 15: Power supply specifications 67
Table 16: GNSS Antenna input specifications for temporal synchronization 67
Table 17: GNSS Antenna specifications 68
Table 18: Antenna Cable specifications 68
Table 19: Surge arrester specifications 69
Table 20: Internal oscillator specifications 69
Table 21: RT430/434 rear panel connectors 70
Table 22: Electrical outputs specifications 71
Table 23: Open collector outputs specifications 71
Table 24: Optical outputs specifications 72
Table 25: Amplitude modulated output 72
Table 26: RS232 or RS422/485 serial port specifications 73
Table 27: Dry-contact relay specification 73
Table 28: Event Input specification 73
Table 29: PTP time synchronization protocol specifications 74
Table 30: Ethernet ports specification 74
Table 31: Environment specification 75
Table 32: Enclosure Protection IEC 60529 75
Table 33: EMC tests were performed according to IEC 60255-26 referring to the
following standards 75

Table 34: Safety tests 77
Table 35: Environmental tests 77
Table 36: Dimensions and weight specification RT430/434 78
Table 37: IRIG-B standard summary 83
Table 38: ACEB Datagram Information 93
Table 39: GPZDA Datagram Time Information 94
Table 40: GPZDA Datagram Line Feed and Carriage Return Information 94
Table 41: GPZDA Datagram Checksum Information 94
Table 42: Meinberg Datagram Time Information 95
Table 43: Meinberg Datagram Beginning and End Information 95
Table 44: Meinberg Datagram Locked State Information 95
Table 45: Antenna cables attenuation @ 1500 MHz (±1 dB) 96
Table 46: Attenuation of antenna cables 97