RP-570 is a

communications protocol A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity. The protocol defines the rules, syntax, semantics (computer science), sem ...

used in industrial environments to communicate between a front-end computer and the substation to be controlled. It is a

SCADA SCADA (an acronym for supervisory control and data acquisition) is a control system architecture comprising computers, networked data communications and graphical user interfaces for high-level supervision of machines and processes. It also cove ...

legacy protocol and is based on the low-level protocol IEC TC57, format class 1.2. RP-570 stands for: "RTU Protocol based on IEC 57 part 5-1 (present IEC 870) version 0 or 1"

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Details may be found here:
RP 570 Protocol Description
* Overview of supported protocol features in RP 570 *{{Cite web, url=http://www.proscada.com/ABB%20RP570.htm, title=ABB RP570 & RP571 OPC Server Fact Sheet, accessdate=5 April 2025 RP 570/1 Master & Slave OPC Server Network protocols