Also the Signal Monitoring tool in PCM600 can be used to read the measuredvalues. In many cases it is more convenient to use PCM600 since, among manythings, reports on measured values can be exported from the Signal Monitoringtool to other tools (for example, MS Excel) for further analysis.5.7 Testing protection functionalityEach protection function must be tested individually by secondary injection.• Verify operating levels (trip) and timers.• Verify alarm and blocking signals.• Use the disturbance handling tool in PCM600 to evaluate that the protectionfunction has received the correct data and responded correctly (signaling andtiming).• Use the event viewer tool in PCM600 to check that only expected events haveoccurred.1MRK 504 126-UEN - Section 5Testing IED operation37Commissioning Manual