Signal Matrix tool - Grid automation - Engineering Manual - REC615 Grid Automation Protection and Control - RER615 Grid Automation Protection and Control - 2.0 - IEC - ANSI - 28.04.2023

REC615 and RER615 Engineering Manual

The Signal Matrix tool is used to make cross-references between the physical I/O signals and function blocks and for the GOOSE signal input engineering.

Note: The Application Configuration tool is used for adding or removing function blocks, for example, GOOSE receiving function blocks.
Figure 1. Signal Matrix: operation principles
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A binary input channel can be connected to one or more function block inputs. If a binary input channel is connected to several different function blocks in the Application Configuration tool, the connection appears as glue logic in Signal Matrix.

A binary output channel can only be activated from one function block output. If it is activated from more than one function block output, the glue logic has to be used.

Glue logic means inserting a logical gate (OR and AND blocks) between the binary input and the function blocks or between the function blocks and the binary output channel. This can be engineered with the Signal Matrix tool.

Note: Connections made with the Signal Matrix tool are automatically also shown in the Application Configuration tool.
Figure 2. Signal Matrix: a connection between binary input channels to binary input signals
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The Signal Matrix tool has a separate sheet for each possible combination.

  • Binary inputs
  • Binary outputs
  • Analog inputs
  • Functions
  • GOOSE