GE is proud to announce the release of the Multilin™ D400 with firmware v5.3. This secure, substation hardened advanced gateway collects metering, status, event, and fault report data from serial or LAN based intelligent substation devices.

The Multilin D400 summarizes data from the substation devices and makes it available locally or remotely through a standard secure web browser (HTTPS). It supports serial and/or LAN connections to SCADA masters. TCP/IP network connections are supported over the built-in Ethernet and the modem interface.

Key features include:

• Advanced gateway & automation – Advanced gateway using IEC 61850 including data collection, concentration and visualization and customized automation programs using IEC 61131 compliant tools
• Enhanced security - Features including centralized user authentication, role based access control and secure access, and auditing to ensure compliance with NERC/CIP requirements
• Versatile connectivity – Direct support for industry standard communication protocols (including IEC 61850 and PRP) and support full suite of SCADA protocols allowing for direct communications with master stations
• Application flexibility – IEC 61131 soft logic capabilities using LogicLinx™