Telecontrol communication with SIPLUS RIC is characterized by the following features:
- Uniform configuration using the SIMATIC Manager
- Event-driven data transfer
- Monitored output of commands for reliable detection of malfunctions
- Diagnostics functions for rapid tracing and elimination of faults
- High availability thanks to redundant data communication
Additional special features of the IEC 870‑5‑101 and IEC 870‑5‑104 telecontrol protocols include:
- Time stamping for data acquisition in the outstation
- Data buffering for bridging communication breaks:
- RTU of type SIMATIC ET 200S: up to 800 events
- RTU of type SIMATIC S7‑300/S7‑300F: up to 3 200 events
- RTU of type SIMATIC S7‑400/S7‑400F/S7‑400H/S7‑400FH: up to 3 200 events
- Time synchronization via the control center