Date: Nov 2023 Distribution: Public Reference: S1Agile-RN-EN-R
MiCOM S1 AGILE RELEASE: 3.0.1
Software Version 3.0.1 - November 2023
Overview
MiCOM S1 Agile 3.0.1 is a new release of the Toolsuite used for all current GE Grid Solutions MiCOM P40
Agile products and other legacy MiCOM protection IED products.
All data models and files are tested to be compatible with MiCOM S1 Agile 3.0.1.
Previous versions settings files are likely to be compatible, but system files from S1 Agile versions 2.1.4 or
older will not support the new MiCOM P40 Agile 5th Generation relays. A new system will need to be
created, to support the new relays in S1 Agile 3.0.1.
Fixes
Cybersecurity Update: GE Grid Solutions is addressing a vulnerability in S1 Agile as part of its
commitment to improve security of its products. To enhance security, during the S1 Agile
application startup, the application now loads the required library from a known, secure source. GE
Grid Solutions strongly recommends that users update S1 Agile to version 3.0.1 to resolve this
vulnerability.
Please refer to the MiCOM S1 Agile Security Notice for more information S1 Agile Engineering Tool
Suite - Product & Cyber Security Advisories ([Link])
S1 Agile System: For 5th Generation MiCOM P40 Agile relays (P84, P54, P44) S1 Agile is now correctly
able to recognize the device communication option for some models. Previously, if the 9th digit in
the CORTEC order code is set to [1-9, A-D] S1 correctly recognizes the relay model, but if the 9th
digit in the CORTEC order code is set to any other value then the communication option is set to
unknown and the data model is not added to the system.
How to Install
Installation requirements:
Operating System: Verified on Microsoft Windows 10 Professional/Enterprise 64 bits and Windows
11 Enterprise 64 bits.
Pre-Installation: It is mandatory to uninstall existing “ALSTOM” MiCOM S1 Agile, version 1.3.1 or
older, and make sure the files are totally removed from the Installation Folder (...\Alstom
Grid\Micom S1 Agile), if any. It is recommended that newer versions are also uninstalled before
installing this version.
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Post Installation: Manual restart is necessary to complete the installation. Please install
“[Link]” manually to support the Redundant Ethernet Configurator.
This installation:
Is to be downloaded to your hard disk for later installation by running the .exe file.
Will prompt the user to uninstall previous versions of S1 Agile manually. This is applicable only for
S1 Agile v1.3.1 or older.
Provides the most convenient means of upgrading from the legacy S1 Studio Toolsuite.
Retains all existing MiCOM S1 Studio and MiCOM S1 Agile systems or projects. Those systems
can’t add MiCOM P40 Agile 5th Generation relays but are otherwise compatible.
Has two modes:
Custom Mode: Installs the features and transfers all installed MiCOM S1 Studio and MiCOM
S1 Agile data models with the custom installation to the new GE folder structure (unless the
user selects to remove these when prompted during the uninstallation of previous S1 Agile).
Express Mode: Installs all the features with default configuration and retains data models in
the ALSTOM folder structure, if S1 Agile v1.3.1 or older version is previously installed. The
installation programme can be run again after the express installation to modify data models
which will enable a user to transfer existing data models to the new GE folder structure.
Does not require any conversion of existing files.
Can be run multiple times.
Supports silent mode installation.
Installation needs to be run by a user with administrator privileges.
The installation will create files in two main folders; the installation folder which is by default
C:\Program Files (x86)\GE\MiCOM S1 Agile and can only be changed in Custom Mode, and the
database files which are hard coded into C:\ProgramData\GE\MiCOM S1 Agile. If the installation is
done in a Virtual Machine, the VM will need access to that folder in the main machine or have a
virtual equivalent to it.
Once installed, for the program to operate correctly, the Windows user needs to have administrator
privileges.
If any of the following standalone tools are on the target computer, it is recommended that they are
uninstalled first to avoid potential software conflicts:
MiCOM ALSTOM Selector
MiCOM P746 Remote HMI
MiCOM Topology - Dynamic Synoptic
P740 File Merger
User Programmable Curve Tool
It is recommended that the name of Off Page Connectors in PSL files, created in previous versions of S1 Agile,
are changed to 16 characters or less before upgrading.
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Copyright 2021, General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved.
Other Notes
Windows compatibility:
MiCOM S1 Agile 3.0.1 is compatible with and verified on Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise
and 11 Enterprise (64 bit versions).
Windows 10/11 compatibility is not verified for WinAEDR2, which is an application used for the
automatic retrieval of fault records.
To ensure that S1 Agile displays correctly using Windows 10/11 it is recommended that a “smaller”
(100%) DPI screen size and high resolution is used. This setting can be found in the Control Panel
under Appearance and Personalization>Display.
For correct operation, S1 Agile 3.0.1 requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.0 are
both installed and enabled on the target machine.
If S1 Agile is planned to be used on a Virtual Machine environment, it is recommended to set the
Ethernet interface of the Virtual Machine as Bridged, otherwise communications to the relays via
Ethernet may fail.
If S1 Agile is planned to be used on a Virtual Machine environment it is recommended to allow full
access to the C:\Program data folder.
Computer security settings:
MiCOM S1 Agile uses UDP port 111 for Ethernet communication to devices using Portmap service.
For the application to connect via Ethernet correctly this port must not be blocked. The
connection between S1 and the relays use dynamically allocated ports typically in the range of
1002-1007 for UDP and 49152–65535 for TCP.
To ensure correct operation, the following security settings are recommended:
Firewall file exceptions for inbound connections:
[Program Files]\GE\MiCOM S1 Agile\Agile\[Link]
[Program Files]\GE\MiCOM S1 Agile\Phasor Terminal\[Link]
[Program Files]\GE\MiCOM S1 Agile\User Programmable Curve Tool\[Link]
For Further Assistance
For questions or further product support, please contact the GE Grid Solutions support team using:
Region E-mail Telephone
Global Contact Centre [Link]@[Link] +44 1785 250070
Central, East Asia, Pacific [Link]@[Link] +61 414 730 964
India [Link]@[Link] +91 44 2264 8000
Middle East, North Africa, Turkey [Link]@[Link] +971 42929467
Europe, Russia, CIS, Sub-Saharan Africa [Link]@[Link] +34 94 4858854
North America [Link]@[Link] +1 877 605 6777
Latin America [Link]@[Link] +55 48 2108 0300
GE, the GE monogram and any items marked with an * are trademarks of the General Electric Company.
Copyright 2021, General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved.