GE Industrial Solutions Entellisys 4.0 System User Manual User Manual
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The operation of the Messenger and Entellisys CPU based on the state of the protection options 
is summarized in Table 5-2 below:
Table 5-2 Protection options and operation of Entellisys CPU and Messenger
ST Option 
(Messenger 
config)
IOC Option 
(Messenger 
config)
Switchable 
ST/IOC 
Option 
(Messenger 
config)
Options at 
Entellisys CPU
Notes
Enabled
Enabled
Don’t care
NA – CPU will 
have ST will set 
Messenger IOC
CPU: performs ST and sets Messenger’s IOC at 
user setting.
Messenger: performs ST at max setting; 
Messenger has analog IOC at max, digital IOC at 
user setting. CPU cannot change Messenger 
protection options.
Enabled
Disabled
Don’t care
NA – CPU has 
ST only
CPU: performs ST at user setting.;
Messenger: performs ST at max setting. No 
analog or digital IOC. CPU cannot change 
Messenger protection options.
Disabled
Enabled
Don’t care
NA – CPU sets 
Messenger IOC
CPU: sets Messenger’s IOC at user setting.
Messenger has analog IOC at max, digital IOC at 
user setting. CPU cannot change Messenger 
protection options.
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Not a valid 
state
CPU: performs ST at default setting or user 
settings if they have been changed.
Messenger: performs ST at max setting, digital 
IOC at max setting. No analog IOC. CPU cannot 
change Messenger protection options.
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
CPU not 
operating
Messenger: performs ST at max setting; 
Messenger performs digital IOC at max or 
previous user setting. No analog IOC.
ST ON, IOC ON
CPU: performs ST and IOC at user setting.
Messenger: performs ST at max setting, digital 
IOC at user setting. No analog IOC.
ST ON, IOC OFF CPU: performs ST at user setting.
Messenger: performs ST at max setting. IOC can 
only be turned OFF if ST is ON.
ST OFF, IOC ON CPU: sets Messenger’s IOC at user setting.
Messenger: performs digital IOC at user setting. 
No analog IOC. ST can only be turned OFF if IOC 
is ON.
ST OFF, IOC OFF
Invalid 
command
Messenger: does not change protection 
functions; current ST and IOC options and 
settings continue to run.
