METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USE IN SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM VERIFICATION

Method and apparatus for performing point to point verification of devices in a SCADA system are provided. An intelligent electronic device (IED), having two modes of operation--normal and simulation--provides simulated IED data to a SCADA device on command. The IED is capable of continuing to perform its normal functions of monitoring a process under control during the simulation mode. The IED accepts simulation data either locally through a user interface or from a SCADA device over/through a communication port. The simulation data is then stored in a memory area of the IED. During simulation mode, the IED does not update the memory area but rather provides data from this area to a SCADA device on command.