IEC 60870-5-101

General

Driver	Protocol	Protocol standard / version	Official protocol certification	Included in Base License Package?	Additional Licensing Requirements	License Key (Code Meter)	Operating System
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	IEC 60870-5-101	IEC 60870-5-101	❌	❌	IO based	IEC101	Windows | Linux

Network

Driver	Encrypted communication to periphery device	Client Or Server / TCP or UDP	Default Port	Firewall Direction
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	❌	Serial	N/A	N/A

Configuration Details

Driver	Recommended/technical limit of connections per driver	Multiple driver instances	Redundant network	Redundant devices	Special hardware requirements
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	Limited by mode (balanced/unbalanced) and hardware configuration (bus, interface)	✔	✔	✔	LAN to Serial converter if no serial interface is available on the PC

Communication

Driver	Polling	Poll on use	Single query	Unsolicited communication	Driver redundancy: Only active driver polls	Buffering
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	❌	❌	✔	✔	❌	✔

Engineering

Driver	Direct browsing of configuration/address data from connected devices	Import functionality of configuration/address data from external tools
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	❌	❌

Special Telegrams

Driver	Native alarm transfer from connected devices / PLCs	Connection establishment without active address
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	❌	✔

Timestamps and Synchronization

Driver	Timestamp transfer from periphery device	Time synchronization (WinCC OA to PLC)
IEC 60870-5 Driver (101)	✔	✔