1. Protection and Control IED Manager 1MRS756450
PCM600 Issued: 11.12.2007
Version: K/11.02.2013
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Related items
PCM600 Ver. 2.5 Installation CD
PCM600 Ver. 2.5 Setup can be downloaded from https://www143.abb.com/SoftwareLibrary
Content on CD
 PCM600 Setup
 PCM600 Ver. 2.5 Readme file
 PCM600 Ver. 2.5 Installation Guide
 PCM600 Ver. 2.5 Product Guide
PCM600 Setup includes the following software:
 Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Ver. 2.5
 Generic IEC 61850 IED Connectivity Package Ver. 2.4
 Adobe® Reader® XI
 Wavewin Tool for Disturbance Analysis
System requirements (on Windows XP/Server 2003/ Vista). Windows
Installer 4.5 requires a reboot.
Operating system (32-bit versions): Windows XP
SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2,
Installation requires administrator rights. In all
Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
versions of Windows it might be necessary to
Hardware requirements, switch off or configure antivirus software to not
minimum/recommended: block the installation and operation of PCM600
(e.g. McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention).
Physical RAM memory: 2 GB / 3 GB
Free hard disk space: 2 GB / 4 GB Prerequisites for using PCM600 Ver. 2.5
Processor: 1.0 GHz / 2.2 GHz
To operate with PCM600, there must be at least
Windows compatible pointer (e.g. mouse) one IED Connectivity Package installed and
selected to be used with PCM600 Ver. 2.5.
How to install PCM600 Ver. 2.5
License
a) CD Installation:
Insert the installation CD into the CD-drive. If the There is no license required for PCM600 Ver. 2.5.
setup doesn’t start automatically, execute
setup.exe in the root folder of the installation CD. IEC 61850 communication configuration
b) Downloaded from ABB Software Library: Separate IEC 61850 communication configuration
After free registration, you will get an email with a software can be purchased through ABB sales
link to download the executable installation. Start representatives.
the installation and follow the instructions.
Previous versions of PCM600
After the installation starts, select the needed soft- PCM600 2.5 can be installed in parallel with a
ware components and follow the instructions to previous version. If you only want to use PCM600
complete the installation. 2.5, you should uninstall the previous version of
PCM600 before installing PCM600 2.5. PCM600
PCM600 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2008 2.5 must be installed after installing the previous
Express edition. The correct SQL Server instance version. E.g. PCM600 2.4 cannot be installed on
will be installed automatically. If the correct SQL top of PCM600 2.5.
Server instance is already installed, the PCM600
installation will skip this step. The SQL Server If PCM600 2.4 SP1 or an older version is
requires Windows Installer 4.5 and .NET uninstalled after PCM600 2.5 has been installed,
Framework 3.5 SP1, which will also be installed PCM600 2.5 will be broken and must be repaired.
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2. Protection and Control IED Manager 1MRS756450
PCM600 Issued: 11.12.2007
Version: K/11.02.2013
This can be done through Control Panel and Add Disclaimer
and Remove Programs (Uninstall a Program in The information in this document is subject to change without
Windows 7). notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ABB
Oy. ABB Oy assumes no responsibility for any errors that may
appear in this document.
Note that the Lifecycle Service Tool will only work
with one version of PCM600. If you want to © Copyright 2013 ABB Oy
operate the Lifecycle Service Tool with the
All rights reserved.
previous version of PCM600 (e.g. PCM600 2.4
SP1), please uncheck the Lifecycle Service Tool in Trademarks
the PCM600 2.5 installation dialog. ABB is a registered trademark of ABB Group. All other brand or
product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks
When opening projects in PCM600 2.5 that have or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
been created with previous versions of PCM600,
the projects will be converted automatically. After
project conversion, the projects can't be opened
with older PCM600 versions anymore.
In order to migrate IED 670 configuration from
PCM600 Ver. 1.5 to 2.5 (the whole PCM600
project including all IEDs in the project), please
refer to the document “1MRG002586 -
Configuration Migration for 670 series in PCM600
User Manual", that can be found on the 670 series
ConnPack DVD.
Changing SQL Server
It is possible to change the SQL Server from SQL
Server 2000 (from a previous installation of
PCM600) to SQL Server Express 2008, or vice
versa, using a setup utility that is included on the
CD. To launch the utility, insert the CD into the PC
where you want to change the SQL Server,
browse to the directory UTILITIES on the CD,
double-click the file SQLInstaller.exe and follow
the instructions. Before doing this, make an export
or backup of projects.
The utility can also be downloaded using the
Update Manager, which is installed together with
PCM600.
NOTE: As of April 8, 2008, Microsoft has retired
mainstream support of SQL Server 2000. It is not
compatible with Windows Vista, Windows 7 or later
operating systems.
SQL Server Express 2008 R2
PCM600 is not compatible with SQL Server
Express 2008 R2. The PCM600 SQL Server
instance should not be upgraded to SQL Express
2008 R2. The previously mentioned SQLInstaller
utility can be used to uninstall SQL Express 2008
R2 and reinstall the correct SQL Server instance.
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