and or changes in the configuration are identified the alert carries a time stamp 180 of the recorded change further in an exemplary embodiment the relay is configured to store the dip changes with other associated details e g time stamp in its records database or memory 190 and to display the alerts on the hmi screen fig2 depicts an example of the alert when a change in a specific configuration here in the example pick up current setting range 210 is being caused with a single dip switch change and also an example of the alert when multiple change 220 in the dip switch settings have been caused the dip switch change detection can be made whenever the relay is powered on by having the current status of dip position communicated to the hmi and by having the dip position communicated on every periodic scan e g a scan by a dedicated specially programmed processor of the hmi the communicated dip position status is then compared with last status stored in a non volatile memory of the hmi in case any difference in position found during comparison a dip change alert with time stamp in the form of message generated amp stored in non volatile memory this way any change is detected as an example the change detection further allows the following to be evaluated and or performed 1 along with dip change which dips are changed with time stamp information will also be generated and will be displayed.