Documents & software

You can download the AQtivate 200 setting and configuration tool, the AQtivate 300 setting and configuration tool, or AQwire communication tester software from the links below. Please note that downloading requires registration, which is also needed to enable the software’s update notice feature. You can register free of charge with this link, or by clicking “LOGIN” at the top of this page and then selecting “Register”.

All AQ-50 software (Device Manager, USB Bridge, COMTRADE converter) is available upon request; please contact us for the software files and instructions for their use.

AQtivate 200 software instruction manual (v2.04, May 2023, English) 
AQwire software instruction manual (v1.00, June 2019, English)

AQtivate 300 software instruction manual (v1.00, February 2015, English) 
AQ 300 Web server instruction manual (v2.00, August 2024, English)
AQtivate 300 – IEC 61850 configuration instruction booklet (v1.02, February 2023, English)

AQtivate PRO software instruction booklet (v1.00, September 2014, English) 

AQ 200 series product catalog (IEC, v2.04, June 2025, English) 
AQ 200 series product catalog (ANSI, v2.03, September 2024, English) 

Generator and Motor Commander brochure (v1.02, November 2017, English) 

AQ-C215 Capacitor bank device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-C255 Capacitor bank device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-F201 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-F205 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-F210 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-F213 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-F215 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-F255 Feeder protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-G215 Generator protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-G257 Generator protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
Generator Commander instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-M210 Motor protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-M215 Motor protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-M255 Motor protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-M257 Motor protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-P215 Power monitoring device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-R215 Railway protection instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-S214 Alarm and indication device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-S215 Bay control device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-S254 Alarm and indication device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-S255 Bay control device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-T215 Voltage regulating device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-T216 Transformer protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-T256 Transformer protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-T257 Transformer protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

AQ-V211 Voltage protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)
AQ-V251 Voltage protection device instruction manual (v2.14, June 2025, English)

You can download the latest firmware upgrade file from the link below or from the Product Releases page. Please note accessing the download link here or in the Customer Corner requires registration. You can register free of charge with this link, or by clicking “LOGIN” at the top of this page and then selecting “Register”.

Transformer Wizard – Instruction booklet (v1.1, May 2023, English)
Motor Wizard – Instruction booklet (v1.1, May 2023, English)
Generator Wizard – Instruction booklet (v1.0, May 2023, English)
AQ 200 Quick operation guide (June 2020, English/Finnish/Swedish)
AQ 200 pikaopas – suojareleet ja AQtivate-asettelutyökalu (v1.1, November 2016, Finnish)

CT selection for Arcteq relays (v1.1, August 2023, English) 
Calculations for high-impedance differential protection (v1.00, August 2023, English) 
Designed life expectancy and lifecycle management (v1.01, February 2023, English)

AQ 200 series DWG connection drawings (August 2018)
Intermittent earth fault testing guide (v1.0, November 2014, English/Finnish)
Declaration: 51G non-directional earth-fault protection (February 2022, English)

AQ 200 DNP3 device profile (v4.0, October 2018, English)
AQ 200 DNP3 map (v1.04, June 2025, English, Excel)
AQ 200 event list & SPA map (v1.03, June 2025, English)
AQ 200 IEC-101 & IEC-104 interoperability (March 2019, English)
AQ 200 IEC-101 & IEC-104 IOA list (v2.05, June 2025, English)
AQ 200 IEC-103 interoperability list (July 2020, English)
AQ 200 IEC-103 IOA list (v1.03, June 2025)
AQ 200 IEC 61850 Logical nodes (v2.02, June 2025)
AQ 200 Modbus map (v1.06, August 2025)

MICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 210, 2014) 
PICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 210, 2008) 
PIXIT for IEC 61850 (AQ 210, 2013) 
TICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 210, 2012) 

MICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 250, 2022) 
PICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 250, 2022) 
PIXIT for IEC 61850 (AQ 250, 2022) 
TICS for IEC 61850 (AQ 250, 2022) 

Application note: Line differential protection (v1.00, June 2025, English) 
Application note: AQ 250 cybersecurity (v1.00, June 2025, English) 
Application note: AQ 200 – implementing ADAM units (v1.12, February 2020, English) 
Application note: AQ 200 – New solution to feeder earth fault protection (v1.00, August 2017, English) 
Application note: AQ 200 relay output guideline (v1.00, November 2016, English) 

White paper: Using the Engine Thermal Wizard for Accurate Setting and Commissioning of Motor Protection Relays (PDF, presented at PAC World Conference in 2021)

AQ-50 fault detection device instruction manual (v1.01, May 2025, English)