[Feature Request]: support for IEC61850

[lucamaf]

What would you like to happen?

As the grid operators are moving towards digitalization, it would be nice to introduce this protocol in the module, to enable scenarios like:
61850 standardization (grid 2 grid messagging)
61850 transformation to MQTT (to gather all devices measurements in a central broker)

Programming Languages

• plc4j
• plc4go
• plc4c
• plc4net

Protocols

• AB-Ethernet
• ADS /AMS
• BACnet/IP
• CANopen
• DeltaV
• DF1
• EtherNet/IP
• Firmata
• KNXnet/IP
• Modbus
• OPC-UA
• S7

[chrisdutz]

Do you have access to the spec and devices? Do you want to work on this? If yes, I am sure we will be more than willing to help you.

[lucamaf]

I don't have access to any specific device, but there are soft implementation of it (based on OpenPLC). You can find the description here: https://www.softxjournal.com/article/S2352-7110(21)00162-X/fulltext

[chrisdutz]

Yeah ... perhaps someone else will pick this up ... I personally have stopped implementing features others might be liking for free. 8 years of doing that without any significant recognition from the industry I consider enough ... hope you understand. If you want to finance it's development, feel free to ping me.

Just had a look .. the spec is 19000€ (https://www.vde-verlag.de/iec-normen/211712/iec-61850-2024-ser.html) ... I guess I'll pass on that ;-)