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Copyright This document and parts thereof must not be reproduced or copied without written permission from ABB, and the contents thereof must not be imparted to a third party, nor used for any unauthorized purpose. The software or hardware described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used, copied, or disclosed only in accordance with the terms of such license.
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In case any errors are detected, the reader is kindly requested to notify the manufacturer. Other than under explicit contractual commitments, in no event shall ABB be responsible or liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this manual or the application of the equipment.
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2006/95/EC). This conformity is the result of a test conducted by ABB in accordance with Article 10 of the directive in agreement with the product standards EN 50263 and EN 60255-26 for the EMC directive, and with the product standards EN 60255-6 and EN 60255-27 for the low voltage directive.
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Safety information Non-observance can result in death, personal injury or substantial property damage. Only a competent electrician is allowed to carry out the electrical installation. National and local electrical safety regulations must always be followed. The device contains components which are sensitive to electrostatic discharge.
WGA631. The manual provides procedures for mechanical and electrical installation as well as configuration. The chapters are organized in the chronological order in which WGA631 should be installed and commissioned. Intended audience This manual addresses the personnel responsible for installing and configuring WGA631 and the related software.
• Abbreviations in this manual are spelled out in the section "Glossary". In addition, the section contains descriptions on several terms. • Dialog box elements are shown in bold, for example: Click OK to confirm. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
WGA631 overview Section 2 WGA631 overview Overview WGA631 is a waveguide access point which is used to connect IEDs over the TCP/ IP network by using the same Ethernet link. • LAN/WLAN connectivity with IEC 61850-8-1 protocol for IEDs with an RJ-45 LAN interface •...
Section 2 1MRS755551 B WGA631 overview Product version history Product version Release date Product history 06.08.2008 Product released Physical interfaces GUID-C1FC1BD3-E573-4373-9DFC-9876120B9342 V1 EN RJ-45 Ethernet connector 1 Service port RJ-45 Ethernet connector 2 RJ-45 Ethernet connector 3 Earthing screw Coaxial waveguide interface...
Section 2 1MRS755551 B WGA631 overview Authorization The user name and password settings are predefined for the WGA631 unit. Table 1: Login information Description Value ABB Login admin Password <empty> System requirements for the WINBOX tool • Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating system •...
Follow the mounting requirements to set up the system properly. R 0101; R 0102; R 0103 1,2,3 R 0111; R 0112; R 0113 4,5,6 GUID-CE3B2533-E0FF-4B3F-871B-F3CD1D299422 V1 EN Figure 2: Waveguide tube coax connectors and fixing threads, 1VB8001475 WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 3 1MRS755551 B Mounting requirements M 1:1 DETAIL X M 1:1 12,2 ±0,05 GUID-7C2FDD5F-CF94-4446-AFEB-1FAF46FA58F2 V1 EN Figure 3: Details for coax connector, 1VB8001478 WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Horizontal displacement The wireless communication system works properly with the horizontal displacement of Z < 5 mm between the waveguide tubes. Larger gaps are not allowed because the transmitting power should be limited to 0 dBm. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Angle-related displacement The wireless communication system works properly with the angle displacement of < 10° between the two waveguide sections. Larger angles are not allowed because the transmitting power should be limited to 0 dBm. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Larger gaps are not allowed because the transmitting power should be limited to 0 dBm. WaveGuide tube 1 WaveGuide tube 2 GUID-2ED771A7-8D0C-4A65-BA67-0D93D736C5A8 V1 EN Figure 8: Horizontal distance between two waveguide tubes WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Mounting WGA631 Install the WGA631 unit on the DIN rail system. The clamp on the backside of WGA631 allows also the disassembly of the unit by pushing it to the DIN rail under an angle of 90°. Place WGA631 near the IED.
110-220 V DC / GUID-D27AEF47-655D-45B6-913C-AEBED9ED7DB1 V1 EN Figure 9: Screw terminal of U connection Table 2: Screw terminal connectors Screw terminal Connect the earth of the WGA631 unit to the protective earth of the low voltage compartment. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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The earthing screw on the right side of the screw terminal is available for the protective earth conductor. Connect solid, low-impedance operational earthing to the earthing surface inside the low voltage compartment. The cross-section of the earth wire must be at least 2.5 mm². WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
WDS is used for the waveguide network technology to get the full functionality for substation automation communication. WGA631 can be configured either as a Master (AP-bridge) or a Client in slave mode (wds-slave). A point-to-point WLAN link is used to connect two networks in AP-bridge or wds- slave mode.
Configuring 6.1.1 Installing and starting WINBOX The WINBOX tool is stored on the WGA631 web interface. The tool is also available on the ABB web site. Copy the winbox.exe file to the local hard disk. Double-click the winbox.exe file to start the WINBOX tool.
GUID-4855D9B5-E836-41E2-8DB7-A67997CD679F V1 EN Figure 12: Available Ethernet units The list shows all the available Ethernet units in the connected segment. Select the WGA631 unit to be configured. Click Connect to open the configuration window. 6.1.3 Configuring address and interface lists Click Interfaces to check that the required interfaces ether1-3 and wlan1-3 are available.
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Figure 13: Verifying interfaces and IP addresses • If the IP addresses are not visible, click GUID-3D64E7ED-A2D5-4574-AC27-C4DC9F3DF959 V1 EN Figure 14: Displaying missing IP addresses Insert the network settings for the available Ethernet interfaces ether1-3. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Configure the WLAN interface. GUID-08650333-AD3E-4F98-9846-EFA9CE7B741A V1 EN Figure 16: Configuring WLAN interface For example, the IP address range can be 192.168.x.y. x = 0 Ethernet interface subnet for ether1 x = 1 WLAN interface subnet WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Adding and configuring bridge 6.1.4.1 Adding bridge Click Bridge. Click to add a new bridge. In the Name box, type a name for the new interface. [1] This is the last number of the IP address. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Configuring GUID-ABE700FF-204F-431E-80A5-9714EDAFB0D3 V1 EN Figure 18: Adding a new bridge Click OK or Apply to confirm. 6.1.4.2 Configuring bridge Double-click an existing bridge, for example, bridge1. Select the STP tab. Under Protocol Mode, click stp. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
In the Interface list, click the correct interface, for example ether1. In the Bridge list, click bridge1. Leave the values in the Priority and Path Cost boxes as shown in the figure. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 6 1MRS755551 B Configuring GUID-FA8F3681-20C5-4598-A8D6-10F08B7FAF20 V1 EN Figure 20: Interface port settings for the bridge Click OK or Apply to confirm. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Repeat steps 3-7 to configure more Ethernet or WLAN ports. 6.1.5 Configuring wireless interface Click Wireless. Click the Wireless tab. In the Mode list, click ap bridge to set the master's mode. Apply the WLAN settings according to the figure. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 6 1MRS755551 B Configuring GUID-B0B4BEB5-22F5-4E92-97EA-6CAD7C1ADC8D V1 EN Figure 22: WLAN settings for the WGA631 master WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 6 1MRS755551 B Configuring GUID-02E35240-C275-45D6-A0A5-14565FAF651D V1 EN Figure 23: WLAN settings for the WGA631 client Click the Data rates tab page to set the data rates of the wireless interface. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 6 1MRS755551 B Configuring GUID-1AA41241-074B-4008-8D0A-CE152CCD3CB3 V1 EN Figure 24: Setting data rates Click the WDS tab to set the parameters. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 6 1MRS755551 B Configuring GUID-E8C1A2BB-9DAB-40AA-B35F-FF702433EE3C V1 EN Figure 25: Setting WDS Click the Tx Power tab to set the parameters. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Figure 26: Setting Tx power Configuring via serial interface 6.2.1 Configuring serial interface Connect WGA631 to the serial line RS-232 interface of the service PC via a null-modem cable and start the serial line tool. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Example of the terminal program RS-232 settings Description Value Port Baud rate 115200 Data 8 bit Parity none Stop 1 bit Flow control none 6.2.2 Logging in Switch on the WGA631 unit to display the serial line prompt. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
GUID-1E7F8117-DF2B-4033-A3AD-CB71FAB97EB5 V1 EN Figure 28: Entering user name and password At the command prompt, type admin as the ABB Login and press Enter. Leave the password empty and press Enter. Download the Script-file configuration in WDS-Mode with predefined IP addresses.
Section 7 1MRS755551 B Technical data Section 7 Technical data Dimensions Table 5: WGA631 dimensions and weight Dimension Value Width 141.5 mm Height 71 mm Depth 200 mm Weight 1.25 kg 141,5 GUID-5600308A-F960-4592-90A2-2553DDFCF725 V2 EN Figure 29: WGA631 dimensions Interfaces...
According to IEC 61000-4-5 4 kV, line-to-earth 2 kV, line-to-line Electromagnetic emission tests According to EN 55011 • Conducted, RF-emission (Mains term.) EN 55011 (0.15…30 MHz) • Radiated RF-emission IEC 61000-4-3 (80 MHz…1 GHz, 10 V/m) WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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CE approval Complies with the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and the LV directive 73/23/EEC Table 12: Standard tests Mechanical tests Vibration tests (sinusoidal) According to DNV Table 13: Power consumption Description Value Running ~ 5 W WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
Section 8 1MRS755551 B Ordering data Section 8 Ordering data The order code for the waveguide access point is WGA631. The WINBOX configuration tool can be downloaded from the ABB intranet. WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
RS-232 Serial interface standard. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol Telnet An Internet protocol that lets the user log onto a remote computer using a username and password. VLAN Virtual LAN Wireless distribution system WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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Section 10 1MRS755551 B Glossary WGA631 Waveguide access point WINBOX Windows-based software for configuring and monitoring WGA631. WLAN Wireless LAN WGA631 Installation and commissioning manual...
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