The Blueframe application platform is an embedded container-based operational technology (OT) system for operating SEL Blueframe-enabled applications. Designed to manage and exchange data seamlessly between supported applications, Blueframe runs on our secure OS that minimizes the attack surface and includes several security measures, like allow listing, to prevent unauthorized access and attacks. Scalable and customizable, Blueframe can be installed on any SEL automation controller (e.g., SEL-3355, SEL-3360, and SEL-3350) to help ensure the availability of your system in a variety of demanding applications and environments.
Secure—Employ secure methods to share information between applications. These applications can only access the data they are permitted to retrieve. Efficient and restricted data exchange allows each application to specialize and provide value-added services to the overall solution.
Flexible—Tailor your system with the applications and hardware you need. Choose from SEL automation controllers to get the hardware that best fits your requirements and budget.
Versatile—Simplify and centralize user access permissions, security parameters, and IED data management with a single, user-friendly, consolidated interface to perform different tasks based on the applications deployed. Blueframe also enables you to customize the system functionality by adding more modular applications.
Scalable—Support installations of any size with an economical solution for both small and large systems. Change the applications to accommodate your system’s evolving needs. You can also readily scale from one or two targeted applications to multiple application suites.
The Blueframe application platform is part of SEL’s modular application environment. This system consists of:
Containerized Applications
Platform
SEL Automation Controllers (hardware)
The intuitive interface facilitates user preferences and enables you to quickly find and manage content.
Use the tools to configure security, users, communications, and system settings once to be used by various applications across the platform. You can also manage resources, logs, and security certificates.
Blueframe container-based applications are designed to be modular to perform specific functions. They seamlessly and securely share common information throughout the platform using automation and smart data subscriptions to save you configuration time and effort.
Blueframe runs on a secure Linux operating system that employs containerized applications. All applications must be signed and verified to run on the platform.
Roles are defined with access permissions so that a user only has access to exactly what they need.
Apply custom user roles for permissions management and application access permissions.
Easily add or remove users from each group.
Provide different access options for each application, and define access to applications per role.
View application packages, their installed version, and the package status for all presently uploaded packages.
Control your versions, verify services, and queue package upgrades for installation at a convenient time from one location in the platform.
Application Suites
Blueframe applications are designed to be modular. Each application achieves a specific purpose, yet they all share common data using smart data subscriptions throughout the platform to save you time and effort. Our first application suite is Data Management and Automation (DMA), which offers several applications: Configuration Monitoring, Configuration Monitoring Archive, Disturbance Monitoring, Disturbance Monitoring Archive, and DMA Diagnostics. Click the link below to learn more.
Automation Controllers
Blueframe can run on any SEL automation controller, helping ensure the availability of your system in the most demanding applications and environments. Select the right hardware for your application from our automation controller models, which feature a variety of processing powers, drives, storage (memory modules), expansion capabilities, and form factors.
Learn more about SEL automation controllers:
SEL-3350 Automation Controller (New)The Firmware IDs for older versions of the firmware can typically be found in Appendix A of the instruction manual.
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