---
name: equipment
description: >-
  CI Server R1.05 EQUIPMENT Service: lines, stations, scan types, I/O points and conversion
  types. Use when the user wants to connect CI Server to a PLC, RTU or other device (Modbus
  TCP/RTU, STARDOM FCX, FA-M3, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850, MQTT, OPC …), define or
  remove a line, station, scan type or point, connect an item to an I/O address, set a station
  off-scan or suppress outputs, add a station communication status item, run CI Server as a
  Modbus slave, force a faster scan (eqpfrcscn), check equipment statistics or use the
  equipment debugger (eqpdbg), or work with the IEC 60870-5-104 / IEC 61850 EQT managers
  (eqt104, eqt850, eqtdbg, eqtfrcscn, IEC 61850 report control blocks, upgrade from R1.03).
  Sources IM 36K10L40-01EN, IM 36K10L41-01EN, IM 36K10C10-01EN §4.1.
---

# Equipment (R1.05)

Re-checked on R1.05 on 2026-10-08 (read-only): Modbus datasets, setup files and tools are
identical to R1.03. IEC 60870-5-104 and IEC 61850 now run as **EQT** managers (see below).

Background: `knowledge/manuals/IM36K10L41-01EN.md` (line types, station parameters,
conversion types, Modbus, driver table), `IM36K10L40-01EN.md` (forced scan, statistics,
`eqpdbg`), `IM36K10C10-01EN.md` §4.1 (Engineering Module forms).

Rules:
- Run the `system-check` skill first; follow the user's chosen way of working.
- Loading a line creates files in `tls\com` and `tls\sup` and starts an equipment manager;
  removing it stops the manager and deletes them. Only do this on test systems or with the
  user's approval.
- Outputs write to real devices: never write to a production station's output points without
  the user's explicit approval.
- `eqpdbg`: only the read-only actions (see L40 summary) unless the user approves.
- IEC 104 and IEC 61850 lines (R1.04 and later) run under an `EQT<name>` manager (`eqt104`,
  `eqt850`, started by `etaman`). `eqpdbg` and `eqpfrcscn` only reach `EQP*` managers; for EQT
  managers use `eqtdbg` (default process `EQT`, same menu and same read-only actions) and
  `eqtfrcscn` (template `tls\tpl\eqtfrcscn.tpl`). The manual does not describe these tools
  (ISS-078).

| Task | File | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Modbus TCP station by quick load: line, station, scan type, points, connected items; test, off-scan, remove | `tasks/modbus-station.md` | verified (R1.03; re-tested on R1.05 2026-10-08) |
| CI Server as Modbus slave (mirror `eqpmdcmem` + `eqpmdcslvtcp`) | `tasks/modbus-station.md` §1 | verified (by hand and via start file after a restart) |
| Read-only equipment manager status with `eqpdbg` | `system-management` task `tuning-checks.md` | verified |
| Forced scan (`eqpfrcscn`), hourly statistics (`eqpiostat`) | L40 summary | from docs (statistics empty, ISS-021) |
| OPC UA client lines/stations/points (also OPC DA/A&E) | skill `data-access`, task `opcua-client.md` | verified (OPC UA loopback) |
| Other protocols | L41 summary §3.8–3.40 | from docs (no hardware) |
| IEC 61850 / IEC 104 on R1.04 and later: EQT managers, report control blocks, upgrade from R1.03 | L41 summary §3.32 and App. 1 | from docs; installed files checked on R1.05 |