The context menu or the Object Types view shows the available IEDs that can be inserted, on the bay level, into the plant structure according to the installed connectivity package.
It is possible to do various tasks in the plant structure.
- Insert either offline or online IED
- Import a template IED that is available in the template library as a .pcmt file
- Import a preconfigured IED available as a .pcmi file
Note: PCM600 uses two kinds of IED files: .pcmt and .pcmi. Both files include the complete IED configuration but their usage differs. The .pcmt files are always accessed through the PCM600 template manager while the .pcmi files are meant for sharing the IED instances between different PCM600 users enabling quick import/export directly from the plant structure context menu.
Note: IEC 61850 Edition 1 and Edition 2 IEDs cannot be used simultaneously in the same PCM600 project. The first inserted IED determines the IEC 61850 version for the whole project.