9328900990 Rev L BE1-951 BESTCOMS Software 14-3UPDATING BESTCOMS SOFTWAREFuture enhancements to relay functionality may make firmware update desirable. Enhancements to relayfirmware typically coincide with enhancements to BESTCOMS software for that relay. When a relay isupdated with the latest version of firmware, the latest version of BESTCOMS should also be obtained.If you obtained a CD-ROM containing firmware from Basler Electric, then that CD-ROM will also containthe corresponding version of BESTCOMS software. BESTCOMS can also be downloaded from theBasler Electric web site (http://www.basler.com). An online form can be completed to obtain a passwordfor downloading BESTCOMS from the Basler Electric web site.STARTING BESTCOMSStart BESTCOMSStart BESTCOMS by clicking the Start button, Programs, Basler Electric, and then the BESTCOMS forBE1-951 icon. During initial startup, the Select Language screen is displayed. The Select Languagescreen can later be displayed by selecting Select Language from the Tools pull-down menu. After clickingOK, a splash screen with the program title and version number is displayed for a brief time (Figure 14-2).After the splash screen clears, you can see the initial screen - the System Setup Summary screen. (Thisis the same process if you do or do not have a unit connected to your PC.)Figure 14-2. BESTCOMS Splash ScreenSystem Setup Summary ScreenThis screen (Figure 14-3) gives you an overview of the system setup. There are two areas orfolder tabs (like paper file folder tabs) to the screen. These are Protection and Control andReporting and Alarms. When the screen is first displayed, the Protection and Control summaryinformation is in the foreground and the Reporting and Alarms tab is in the background. You may selecteither of these tabs and bring that tab and information into the foreground. If you are at anotherBESTCOMS screen such as Overcurrent Protection and want to return to this screen, you may use theScreens pull-down menu or click on the System Setup Summary icon that is shown at the right margin ofthis paragraph.Protection and ControlLook in the lower, right-hand corner for the legend. This legend provides interpretation for the variousindicated colors. Any protection and control function or element may be enabled or disabled and thecurrent state is indicated by the associated color. If the function is enabled, the color is green. If thefunction is only disabled by a setting (such as zero), the color is yellow. If the function is only disabled bylogic, the color is blue. If the function is disabled by both a setting and logic, the color is gray.If a function has variations such as 27X that has three modes (fundamental, three-phase residual, andthird harmonic) and none of these modes are enabled, a tilde (~) is displayed.In addition to the functional status, Group Selection is displayed and the names are shown for thedisplayed and active logic and the virtual switches.