3.6 PCM600 toolProtection and Control IED Manager PCM600 offers all the necessary functionalityto work throughout all stages of the protection relay life cycle.• Planning• Engineering• Commissioning• Operation and disturbance handling• Functional analysisThe whole substation configuration can be controlled and different tasks andfunctions can be performed with the individual tool components. PCM600 canoperate with many different topologies, depending on the customer needs.For more information, see the PCM600 documentation.3.6.1 Connectivity packagesA connectivity package is a software component that consists of executable code anddata which enables system tools to communicate with a protection relay. Connectivitypackages are used to create configuration structures in PCM600. The latest PCM600and connectivity packages are backward compatible with older protection relayversions.A connectivity package includes all the data which is used to describe the protectionrelay. For example, it contains a list of the existing parameters, data format used, units,setting range, access rights and visibility of the parameters. In addition, it containscode which allows software packages that use the connectivity package to properlycommunicate with the protection relay. It also supports localization of text even whenit is read from the protection relay in a standard format such as COMTRADE.Update Manager is a tool that helps in defining the right connectivity package versionsfor different system products and tools. Update Manager is included with the productsthat use connectivity packages.3.6.2 PCM600 and IED connectivity package version• Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Ver. 2.5 or later• ABB REF630 Connectivity Package Ver. 1.3 or later• ABB REG630 Connectivity Package Ver. 1.3 or later• ABB REM630 Connectivity Package Ver. 1.3 or later• ABB RET630 Connectivity Package Ver. 1.3 or laterSection 3 1MRS756509 E630 series overview30 630 seriesOperation Manual