Protection and Control IED Manager 1MRS756450

PCM600 Issued: 11.12.2007

Version: N/4.12.2015

INSTALLATION GUIDE
Related items
PCM600 Ver. 2.7 Installation CD

PCM600 Ver. 2.7 Setup can be downloaded from https://www143.abb.com/SoftwareLibrary

Content on CD
 PCM600 Setup
 PCM600 Ver. 2.7 Readme file
 PCM600 Ver. 2.7 Installation Guide
 PCM600 Ver. 2.7 Product Guide

PCM600 Setup includes the following software:

 Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Ver. 2.7
 Generic IEC 61850 IED Connectivity Package Ver. 2.4
 Adobe® Reader® DC
 Wavewin Tool for Disturbance Analysis

System requirements Framework 3.5 SP1, which will also be installed

Operating system: Windows Vista SP2, Windows
7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 (see separate
section Windows 10), Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows Server 2012 R2
Hardware requirements,
minimum/recommended:
when required. Windows Installer 4.5 requires a
reboot.
When installing PCM600 on Windows 8 and later,
a network connection is mandatory. The reason for
this is that .NET 3.5 SP1 is only available from
Windows Update in Windows 8 and later.

Physical RAM memory: 2 GB / 4 GB Installing a Windows language pack in Windows 8

Free hard disk space: 4 GB / 8 GB or 8.1 before installing the .NET Framework 3.5
Processor: 1.5 GHz / 2.4 GHz will cause the .NET Framework 3.5 installation to
fail. Install the .NET Framework 3.5 before
Windows compatible pointer (e.g. mouse) installing any Windows language packs.

How to install PCM600 Ver. 2.7
a) CD Installation:
Insert the installation CD into the CD-drive. If the
setup doesn’t start automatically, execute
setup.exe in the root folder of the installation CD.
Installation requires administrator rights. In all
versions of Windows it might be necessary to
switch off or configure antivirus software to not
block the installation and operation of PCM600
(e.g. McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention).

b) Downloaded from ABB Software Library: Windows 10

After free registration, you will get an email with a
link to download the executable installation. Start
the installation and follow the instructions.
After the installation starts, select the needed soft-
ware components and follow the instructions to
complete the installation.
PCM600 requires Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Express edition. The correct SQL Server instance
will be installed automatically. If the correct SQL
Server instance is already installed, the PCM600
installation will skip this step. The SQL Server
requires Windows Installer 4.5 and .NET
1
PCM600 2.7 can be installed on Windows 10.
When installing PCM600 2.7, you may get a
message that SQL Server Express 2008 is not
officially supported on Windows 10. We have
investigated this and did not find any issues with
running PCM600 2.7 on Windows 10. Please note
that Microsoft is still maintaining SQL Server
Express 2008 until 2019-07-09. Patches are
available from Windows Update.
When upgrading from an earlier Windows version
to Windows 10 with PCM600 already installed, an
additional reboot might be required to start all
needed services.
 Protection and Control IED Manager 1MRS756450
PCM600 Issued: 11.12.2007
Version: N/4.12.2015

Prerequisites for using PCM600 Ver. 2.7

To operate with PCM600, there must be at least
one IED Connectivity Package installed and
selected to be used with PCM600 Ver. 2.7.
License
There is no license required for PCM600 Ver. 2.7.
IEC 61850 communication configuration
Separate IEC 61850 communication configuration
software can be purchased through ABB sales
representatives.
Previous versions of PCM600
PCM600 2.7 can be installed in parallel with a
previous version. If you only want to use PCM600
2.7, you should uninstall the previous version of
PCM600 before installing PCM600 2.7. It is
recommended to install PCM600 versions in
ascending order. E.g. PCM600 2.5 cannot be
installed on top of PCM600 2.7.
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 and later versions
PCM600 is not compatible with SQL Server
Express 2008 R2 or later versions of the SQL
Server such as SQL Server 2012 or 2014. The
PCM600 SQL Server instance should not be
upgraded to SQL Express 2008 R2 or later. The
previously mentioned “SQL Server assistance tool”
can be used to uninstall SQL Express 2008 R2
and reinstall the correct SQL Server instance.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without
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.

© Copyright 2015 ABB Oy

If PCM600 2.5 or an older version is uninstalled
after PCM600 2.7 has been installed, PCM600 2.7 All rights reserved.
will be broken and must be repaired. This can be
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done through Control Panel and Add and Remove
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or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
When opening projects in PCM600 2.7 that have
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 2.7 (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 can be downloaded
from ABB Substation Automation Software Library,
https://www143.abb.com/SoftwareLibrary.

Before using the tool, make an export or backup of

projects. In Software Library, select “SQL Server
assistance tool”. Download the file (file name is
SQLInstaller.exe), run it and follow the instructions.