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title: "Energy reference and troubleshooting"
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# Energy reference and troubleshooting

Settings, commands, editors and views, file formats, vendor tools and protocols of the Energy module with their verification state, and fixes for common problems.

## Settings

Under **Neural Inverse Energy** in Settings.

| Setting | Type, default | Scope | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| `neuralInverse.energy.enabled` | boolean, `false` | Window | Turns the Energy environment on. Set it with **Neural Inverse: Enable Energy Environment** |
| `neuralInverse.energy.sclSchemaFolder` | string, empty | Machine | The folder with your copy of the IEC 61850-6 SCL schema (`SCL.xsd` and its includes), one edition or one subfolder per edition. Empty turns schema validation off. Set it with **Set IEC 61850 Schema Folder...** |
| `neuralInverse.energy.paths.pcm600Cmd` | string, empty | Machine | `PCM600Cmd.exe` of PCM600 2.11 or later, or its folder. Empty uses the newest PCM600 found |
| `neuralInverse.energy.vendorToolExecutables` | object, `{}` | Machine | The program each **Open in** command starts, by tool (`pcm600`, `digsi5`, `selQuickSet`, `selArchitect`, `helinksSts`, `iedScout`). Without an entry, the program the tool's installer registered is used, or you are asked once |
| `neuralInverse.energy.paths.dumpcap` | string, empty | Machine | Wireshark's `dumpcap` (or `tshark`), or its folder. Empty looks on PATH and in Wireshark's install folder |
| `neuralInverse.energy.records.allowDelete` | boolean, `false` | | Offers **Delete...** for files of an IED online. Each delete still asks |

## Commands

All under **Neural Inverse Energy** in the Command Palette.

| Area | Commands |
|---|---|
| Environment | Neural Inverse: Enable Energy Environment; Disable Energy Environment |
| Station files | Refresh IEC 61850 Station; Set IEC 61850 Schema Folder... |
| Editing | Open IEC 61850 System; Rename IED; Add IED from ICD/IID...; Update IED from IID...; Open Single Line Diagram |
| Compare and revisions | Compare IEC 61850 Files; Set Previous Version of SCL File...; Increase confRev; Record Revision...; Upgrade SCL Edition... |
| Relay settings | Open Relay Settings; Compare Relay Settings With...; Change Active Setting Group...; Copy Setting Group...; Export Settings Report |
| Files for site | Export IED Configuration (CID)...; Export Test Set Configuration...; Generate Signal List from SCL...; Check Signal List Against SCL...; Export Signal List for Excel... |
| Vendor tools | Detect Vendor Tools; Open in <tool>; Export SCD from PCM600 Project; Import SCD into PCM600 Project |
| Online | Connect to IED Online...; Show IED Connections; Show Relay Commissioning View... |
| Captures and records | Open GOOSE and Sampled Values Capture; Open Live GOOSE and Sampled Values Monitor; Start Live GOOSE and Sampled Values Capture...; Stop Live GOOSE and Sampled Values Capture; Save Live Capture As...; Open COMTRADE Record; Export Record... |

**Edit Connection Profile...** and **Forget Connection Profile** are offered in the **Connect to IED Online...** flow for an IED with a profile.

## Keys

| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+D (Cmd on macOS) | Open IEC 61850 System |
| Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F (Cmd on macOS) | Open COMTRADE Record |
| Ctrl+. on a confRev warning | Increase confRev of the block |

## Editors and views

| Editor or view | Opens |
|---|---|
| IEC 61850 System (Communication, Data Flow, Control Blocks) | SCL files |
| Single Line Diagram | SSD and SCD files |
| Compare | A pair of SCL files |
| Relay Settings | An IED's settings in an SCL file |
| IED Online, <IED> Commissioning | A connected IED |
| GOOSE and Sampled Values Capture | `.pcap`, `.pcapng` |
| Live GOOSE and Sampled Values monitor | A running capture |
| COMTRADE Record | `.cfg`, `.cff` |
| Gateway Signal List | CSV files with the module's header |
| IEC 61850 Station, Vendor Tools, SCL History (Explorer) | The workspace's SCL files; detected tools; the active file's change record |

## File formats

| Format | Read | Written | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCL: SSD, ICD, IID, SCD, CID, SED; editions 2003, 2007B, 2007B4 and later | Yes, losslessly | Minimal text edits; CID export; edition upgrade | Reader verified on 292 public files; CID preparation verified; other writers modelled; no vendor tool has opened the output |
| `sxy` coordinates in the Substation section | Yes | No | Modelled; read as grid cells of 64 drawing units |
| COMTRADE 1991, 1999, 2013 (`.cfg` with `.dat`, `.cff`); ASCII, BINARY, BINARY32, FLOAT32 | Yes | Yes, through Export Record... (1999 and 2013) | Checked against python-comtrade; no test set has imported the output |
| pcap and pcapng with GOOSE and Sampled Values | Yes | Live capture saved as pcapng | Decoder checked against tshark 4.2.2 |
| Settings report (CSV, HTML) | No | Yes | Modelled |
| Test set configuration (CSV and trimmed SCD) | No | Yes | Modelled; no test set has imported them |
| Gateway signal list (the module's CSV) | Yes | Yes | Modelled; no gateway tool imports it |
| PEM, DER `.cer` and PKCS#12 certificates and keys | Yes | No | Verified against libiec61850 with mbedtls |

## Vendor tools

| Tool | What the module does | State |
|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Energy PCM600 2.11 or later | Detect, Open, SCD export and import through `PCM600Cmd.exe` | Modelled, kit shipped; not run |
| Siemens DIGSI 5 | Detect and Open | Not run; no automation found |
| SEL AcSELerator QuickSet, SEL AcSELerator Architect | Detect and Open | Not run; no automation found |
| Helinks STS | Detect and Open | Not run; no automation found |
| OMICRON IEDScout | Detect and Open | Not run; no automation found |
| Wireshark dumpcap or tshark | Live capture | Run with dumpcap 4.2.2 on Linux on a test link only |
| OMICRON Test Universe and Advanced TransPlay, Doble, Megger | Files to import (COMTRADE, test set configuration) | Not run |

## Protocols

| Protocol | Use | State |
|---|---|---|
| MMS (IEC 61850-8-1) over TCP | Browse, read, reports, file transfer, logs | Verified against libiec61850 1.6.2 example servers on Linux; no relay |
| MMS over TLS (IEC 62351-3), TLS 1.2 and 1.3 | Secure connections | Verified against libiec61850 with mbedtls on Linux; no relay; Windows certificate store not read |
| GOOSE, Sampled Values (IEC 61850-8-1, 9-2) | Decoding captures and live traffic | Checked against tshark |
| IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3 | Signal lists only | Modelled; no traffic |

## Limits

| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| SCL file size | 64 MB; larger files are refused |
| Capture file size | 512 MB; larger files are refused |
| Live capture | Stops by itself at 1 GB |
| Lost connection | Detected after 10 s without traffic and 10 s without an answer |
| ResvTms written on Enable of a buffered block | 60 s |
| Agent tool answers | Lists capped at 200 entries, answers at 32,000 characters |

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
| No Energy views or title bar items | Check the workspace is trusted and `neuralInverse.energy.enabled` is on |
| Problems from "IEC 61850 check" on a vendor file | These are the Editor's checks. Compare with your configurator's check, and report the file and tool version if it disagrees |
| "Not validated against the IEC schema" on a file | The schema folder lacks the edition the file declares. Add that edition's schema files |
| No "IEC 61850 schema" entries at all | `neuralInverse.energy.sclSchemaFolder` is empty, or the folder does not hold `SCL.xsd`. Check the Energy output |
| A confRev warning you do not agree with | The rule is the module's reading of IEC 61850-7-2, not checked against the standard's text. Follow your configurator |
| An edit does not apply to a file | The module's edits need a file with consistent line endings. Make them consistent and try again |
| Export Settings Report refuses | The file has unsaved changes. Save first |
| A CID export warns of a missing address | The IED subscribes to a control block whose address the SCD lacks. Fix the Communication section |
| "IED ... is full for GOOSE control blocks" | The IED's `Services` allow no more. Remove one, or use another IED |
| An IED is not offered by Connect to IED Online... | Only IEDs with an IP address in their `ConnectedAP` are offered. Add the address to the SCL file |
| A TLS connection is refused | Read the message: it names the failing check and the certificate presented. See [MMS over TLS and credentials](https://neuralinverse.com/docs/modules/energy/tls/) |
| "denied access to ..." on a read or write | The IED's role-based access refused it. Ask the IED's security administrator for the role |
| "Connection lost: ..." | Check the network, then press **Reconnect**; enabled reports are enabled again |
| "Your account may not capture on ..." | Ask IT for capture rights: the wireshark group on Linux, or Npcap with capture allowed for non-administrators on Windows |
| Live monitor shows nothing | Choose the interface on the mirror port; the first non-loopback interface is chosen by default |
| COMTRADE channel names look wrong | Use the **Text** button to choose the record's code page |
| Detect Vendor Tools finds nothing | Detection runs on Windows only |
| An agent says there is no tool for loading a CID | Loading a CID is done in the relay vendor's tool |

## Known limits

- Nothing has run on Windows, against a relay, or against a relay vendor tool or test set.
- Settings kept only in vendor projects are not read or written.
- The module has not been run on a real export of 100 or more IEDs; generated 117-IED stations were measured.
- Reading SCL files and analysing captures run on the window's main thread.
- Functions the module does not cover yet are on [What's next](https://neuralinverse.com/docs/modules/energy/whats-next/).