For each telephone line connection that exists for communications between the ClearSCADA server and the Phoenix outstations on your system, you need to configure an IEC 60870-5 Phoenix PSTN Channel item in the ClearSCADA database.
You configure the properties of each channel using the fields on the IEC 60870-5 Phoenix PSTN Channel Form. The Form has several tabs.
Use the fields on the PSTN Channel tab to:
Use the fields on the Scan Parameters tab to:
- Configure the Scan Parameters—see Defining Scan Parameter Settings for a Channel in the ClearSCADA Guide to Advanced Drivers.
- Specify when Communication Statistics are Updated—see Defining the Communication Statistics Update Rate in the ClearSCADA Guide to Advanced Drivers.
- Specify any Pre- or Post-Ambles—see Defining any Default Pre- and Post-Amble Message Settings for a Channel in the ClearSCADA Guide to Advanced Drivers.
ATTENTION: The IEC 60870-5-101 protocol uses the hexadecimal digits 68 or 10 to indicate the start of a message (or hexadecimal E5 if the system uses single character acknowledgments). As such, we advise only using hexadecimal 68, 10, or E5 as a pre-amble where such a character is required by the transmission system and is not seen by the receiving device. Hexadecimal 68, 10, and E5 should not be used for pre- or post-amble ‘padding’.
The fields on other tabs are common to channels on many advanced drivers—for information, see Tabs on Channel Forms in the ClearSCADA Guide to Advanced Drivers.