DNP Users Group
Andrew West possesses extensive experience in the SCADA and automation sectors, notably serving as Chair of the Technical Committee for the DNP Users Group since 1996, where oversight of the DNP3 SCADA protocol is maintained. Previous roles include Regional Technical Director at SUBNET Solutions Inc, focusing on electric grid management software, and providing SCADA consulting services with a specialization in industry standards. Andrew's earlier career spans significant positions such as SCADA Architect at Invensys and Firmware Engineer at Triangle MicroWorks, with foundational roles in control systems software engineering at Queensland Electricity Commission. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical (Electronics/Communications) and degrees in Music and Information Systems, alongside studies in Psychology and Computer Science, all obtained from The University of Queensland.
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DNP Users Group
The development of DNP3 was a comprehensive effort to achieve open, standards-based interoperability between substation outstations and master stations for the electric utility industry. Since its inception, DNP3 has also become widely utilized in adjacent industries such as water / waste water, transportation and the oil and gas industry. In early 2010, the DNP Technical Committee began working with the IEEE to establish DNP3 as an IEEE standard; IEEE Standard for Electric Power Systems Communications – Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) was released as IEEE Std 1815TM-2010 later that year. This standard incorporated all of the individual “Basic 8” volumes into one document, with each “Basic 8” volume becoming a separate Clause in the 1815-2010 document. Since then, members of the DNP Technical Committee and IEEE Power & Energy Society, Transmission and Distribution (PE/T&D) Committee and Substations Committee (PE/Sub) – Working Group C12 have been working diligently to update various sections of the DNP3 specifications. The result is IEEE Std 1815TM-2012, which was released Oct. 12, 2012. The updated DNP3 standard contains many changes, including DNP3 Secure Authentication v5, which defines a protocol mechanism that enables a DNP3 outstation/master to unambiguously determine that it is communicating with the correct user/outstation. IEEE Std 1815-2012 and the accompanying DNP3 Specification Supplement 1 - Device Profile Template and XML Schema are now available for download to DNP Users Group members from the DNP3 Document Library.