Distributed Test Manager (DTM)

• Verify HMI:  Simulate the substation or system to test the HMI before purchasing hardware. Future HMI changes can be verified via this simulation before being deployed.

• Verify Fault Behavior: Use simulation to test fault conditions and verify system response without risks to a deployed system.
• Support Training: Safely train employees on HMI and test equipment usage in a simulated environment.

Supported Protocols
IEC 61850 GOOSE IEC 60870-5	ICCP/TASE.2 DNP3 Modbus

 

Sample use cases include Gateway Testing and Network Load Testing. 

Easily simulate different types of equipment so the simulated network mimics the actual substation network.

DTM allows multiple devices to be created and managed from a single interface:
	Create up to hundreds of simulated devices Model and test multi-protocol and multi-vendor systems Add, subtract, or move devices to different computers on the network Configure IEC 61850 devices based on SCL Files Automatically configure network adapters for the IP addresses configured in the substation. Mix simulated and real devices in the same test

Gateway Testing Using DTM to Simulate 100s of IEDs
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DTM can be configured to run on a single computer or multiple computers across a network.

The advantages of distributing a test across a network include:
	Simulate more devices Perform more complicated, computing-intensive simulations Test network hardware including switches, routers, and radios Validate security

Run on Single or Multiple Computers
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DTM allows you to mix and match multiple protocols within a single simulation, so the simulated network accurately depicts your real network.

DTM uses our Protocol Libraries to enable the simulation of systems using many different protocols:
	IEC 61850 - implements Client, Server, GOOSE, and Sampled Values IEC 60870-5 (-101 and -104) - implements Master, Outstation, and Peer to Peer devices  IEC 60870-6 (ICCP/TASE.2) - implements bi-directional Client/Server DNP3 - implements Master, Outstation, and Peer to Peer devices Modbus - implements Master, Outstation, and Peer to Peer devices

Simultaneously Support Multiple Protocols
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With DTM you can mix and match physical and simulated networks, allowing you to see how a physical device is going to behave in your network.

For example, you can start with a fully simulated network, and gradually replace simulated devices with physical devices. Or, if a piece of equipment needs to be replaced during a test, you can replace a physical device with a simulated device. The possibilities are endless.

DTM has built-in capability to model device logic through InSight:
	Use scripting to simulate device behavior or logic Use flow charting to model and visualize device behavior

DTM Simulated Devices Alongside Real Devices in UCA Users Group Booth Demo at CIGRÉ 2014
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DTM supports multiple methods of configuring devices, including using your actual devices' SCL files or DNP3 Device Profile, and even CSV files to make configuration as easy as possible. IP addresses can be automatically added and removed from your computer based on the device requirements resulting in more realistic testing scenarios with less setup time.

DTM supports a variety of configuration file formats:
	SCL Files (including .ICD, .CID, .SCD) DNP3 Device Profiles Comma Separated Value (CSV) Files with DNP3, IEC 60870-5, or Modbus data points

Easily Configure Devices Using Multiple Types of Configuration Files
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With DTM's built-in Insight™ capability, you can create custom displays, front panel simulations, single line diagrams, and more so that you can visually monitor your system while it is under test, eliminating the need to spend hours after the test poring over data to figure out what happened during the test.

DTM has built in Insight™ capability with flow charts and customized GUIs
	Create customized GUI's to facilitate testing and visualization Emulate a display, single line diagram, or system representation Use flow charting to model and visualize a testing procedure or device behavior

Visualize Entire Systems
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For more rigorous testing, you need to create a variety of data changes so you can see how the system reacts. DTM makes creating these data changes easy, using a variety of methods including manual data changes, automatic changes, table driven data events, and scripting.

DTM allows device data models to be manipulated through a variety of techniques:
	Manually - manipulate an individual data attribute on any client or server manually using a custom user interface Automatically - enable automatic data changes on specific attribute(s) at a user specified interval Table Driven - playback data states with Comma Separated Value (CSV) files on multiple devices simultaneously Scripting - via Flow Chart in a graphical scripting environment or via JavaScript

The DTM Test Manager allows you to define, organize, and execute groups of tests. Tests can be run sequentially or individually, and results can be grouped to easily find ones that have failed.

Features of the DTM Test Manager:
	Simple 10 button interface All tests are managed by a single Java Script file that can be created and edited using the Edit Test Scrip button in DTM Easily add prompts for tests that require user intervention JavaScript allows virtually any behavior to be incorporated into a test

Manage Multiple Tests Simultaneously
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