Note: The maximum length of technical key is 28 characters for Edition 1 and 60 characters for Edition 2.
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In the Plant Structure view, right-click the IED and select Set Technical Key in IED.
Figure 1. PCM600: Setting the technical key on the IED level
A dialog box opens to inform about the technical key concept.
Figure 2. Technical key information
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Click OK.
The technical key is read from the IED and the Set Technical Key dialog box opens.
Figure 3. Setting the technical key
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In Set Technical Key dialog box, select the technical key to be used. There are three alternatives.
- Use the existing technical key in the IED
- Use the existing technical key defined for the IED object in PCM600
- Set a user-defined technical key, which changes the technical key for both the physical IED and IED object in PCM600
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Click OK to confirm the selection.
Tip: It is not possible to set a user-defined name or select the Technical key in IED if the value is the same as already given to another IED object in the PCM600 project. An error message is displayed if this happens.