Planning a control program
Knowing its final application is essential for creating an efficient, usable control program. Use the information in the table below to create a control program that can be downloaded into a corresponding control module.
If a control program contains a microblock that the module does not support, the EIKON for WebCTRL file will compile. However, you will get an error in SiteBuilder when you attach the equipment containing the unsupported microblock.
NOTE Automated Logic's Standard Application Library contains standard control programs that you can use in your system if applicable, or modify to suit your application.
Hardware
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Make control program as...
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Microblocks not supported
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Rules
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All
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See below
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See below
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Microblock configuration:
- Make sure a control program broadcasts a single color by using only one of the following:
- one Setpoint microblock - or one Set Color microblock - or one or more Set Color If True microblocks - Time Clock - Each Time Clock microblock in a control program must have a unique schedule category.
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ME, SE, S, and LGR line control modules
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Normal
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Hardware specific:
- To use an RS sensor with an SE6104 control module, you must use the following microblocks:
- RS Zone Sensor - Zone Controller - To use a LogiStat sensor with an S6104 or SE6104 control module, you must use the following microblocks:
- LogiStat Zone Sensor - Zone Controller
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UNI control module
Each UNI application maintains a user-defined comfort level for a single-zone control application such as variable air volume (VAV), fan coil unit, or dual duct system.
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UNI (Zone)
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- Pulse to Analog
- Setpoint Optimization
- Set Color or Set Color if True
- Dewpoint Temp Calculator
- Wet Bulb Temp Calculator
- Toggle
- Lead/Standby
- Integrator
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Required microblocks:
- BACnet Time Clock
- Setpoint with a direct input named ZONE TEMP from one of the following microblocks:
- BACnet Analog Input - LogiStat Zone Sensor (ExecB)
Microblock configuration:
- PID-Direct acting - Setpoint microblock's cooling setpoint must be wired to PID.
- PID-Reverse acting - Setpoint microblocks heating setpoint must be wired to PID.
- Time delay functions and trend intervals - Set to at least 1 minute since U line control modules do not support time-critical applications.
Hardware specific:
- To use a LogiStat sensor, you must use the following microblocks:
- LogiStat Zone Sensor - Zone Controller NOTE The U220 does not support a LogiStat sensor. - To use a BACview Keypad Display connected to the UNI to access U line control module points, you must use BACnet point microblocks in the control program.
- For the actuator in a v+ control module to be protected by the module warranty, the control program must contain the following microblocks:
- Zone Controller - U-line Airflow Control - The U220 is designed to handle miscellaneous pieces of equipment such as exhaust fans and room lighting. In many cases, these applications will not meet the Zone criteria required by Eikon to enable the Zone option. You may use any of the standard U220 Zone control programs in the Standard Application Library, or Automated Logic Contracting Services (ALCS) can prepare a custom control program.
If you have a control program that does not meet the appropriate rules but is appropriate for a zone control application, contact ALCS for assistance.
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ZN control module
A ZN control module maintains a user-defined comfort level for a single-zone control application such as variable air volume (VAV), fan coil unit, or dual duct system.
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ZN
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- Pulse to Analog
- Setpoint Optimization
- Set Color or Set Color if True
- Dewpoint Temp Calculator
- Wet Bulb Temp Calculator
- Enthalpy Calculator
- Toggle
- Lead/Standby
- Integrator
- "Read Multiple" SysIn microblocks (Total Analog Input, Average Analog Input, Minimum Analog Input, and Maximum Analog Input.)
- More than one PID microblock (Use the Zone Controller microblock instead.)
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Required microblocks:
- BACnet Time Clock
- Setpoint with a direct input named ZONE TEMP from one of the following microblocks:
- BACnet Analog Input - Analog Network Input - Analog Network Input 2 - LogiStat or RS Zone Sensor
Microblock configuration:
- OCL microblocks - Must be:
- prepared for ZN use by Automated Logic Contracting Services (ALCS) - located in the opening pane (1024 x 600 pixels) of the control program. - Maximum of 200 microblocks (excluding labels, text, and status microblocks)
Hardware specific:
- To use an RS sensor, you must use the following microblocks:
- RS Zone Sensor - Zone Controller - To use a LogiStat sensor, you must use the following microblocks:
- LogiStat Zone Sensor - Zone Controller NOTE The ZN220 does not support a LogiStat sensor. - For the actuator in a v+ control module to be protected by the module warranty, the control program must contain the following microblocks:
- Zone Controller - Airflow Control
Some control programs in the Standard Application Library can be used in special applications that do not fully meet the ZN rules.
If you have a control program that does not meet the appropriate rules but is appropriate for a zone control application, contact ALCS for assistance.
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