During the year 2013 INFO TECH has gained confidence of 4 new customers who purchased licenses to our libraries implementing the IEC 61850 communication standard.

Some of them ordered also our services to customize and integrate the communication interface software with their products and to perform the necessary final tests. We aim at being a trusted supplier of working solutions, not just a provider of the library code. Our solutions for implementing IEC 61850 servers and clients are now utilized by companies from 10 countries worldwide.

After successful IEC 61850 conformance tests - level A conducted in our office in Gdansk during November 18-21, our customer VAMP Ltd., member of Schneider Electric, received the conformance certificate issued by KEMA Nederland BV on behalf of the UCA IUG for their newest products: VAMP 300 (feeder protection and motor protection relay) and VAMP 321 (arc flash protection system central unit).

These are the next certified devices in which the IEC 61850 server interface was implemented by INFO TECH using the INFO TECH IEC 61850 Software Library.

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In August 2013, after successful IEC 61850 conformance tests - level A on 13 protection relays manufactured by VAMP Ltd. - member of Schneider Electric, our customer from Finland received new conformance certificates issues by KEMA Nederland BV on behalf of the UCA IUG (VAMP 257 and VAMP 259, VAMP 5x series, VAMP2xx series).

In all certified devices the IEC 61850 server interface was implemented by INFO TECH using the INFO TECH IEC 61850 Software Library. Compared to products versions from 2011, the data models and the sets of supported communication services were extended. The tests were carried by KEMA testers hosted in the INFO TECH premises in Gdansk during 22-30 July 2013.

In the beginning of May 2013 INFO TECH released a new version of the IEC 61850 communication testing toolset.

The 61850 Avenue 2.0 tool package includes a completely new version of the IEC 61850 client program (supporting the configuration from SCL files, maintaining communication with multiple server devices, presenting data model and services in accordance with 7-2 ACSI), an advanced protection relay simulation program with IEC 61850 server + GOOSE and file transfer support, GOOSE testing tools, Sampled Values communication testing tools, and File Transfer testing tool. Customers who purchased 61850 Avenue licenses can receive an upgrade to version 2.0 with a significant price discount.