Auto-Zone Control Systems ZoneView Plus User Manual

ZoneView Plus
Computer Front End
Operations Manual
FACTORY CONTROLS SYSTEM
ZoneView Plus
Computer Front End Operations Manual
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Table of Contents
Overview.........................................................................................................1
System Requirements ....................................................................................1
Feature Summary ..........................................................................................2
Software Installation .....................................................................................3
ZoneView Plus Setup.....................................................................................5
Setup Serial Port ..............................................................................................................6
Alarm Polling Enabled.....................................................................................................7
AutoLog Interval..............................................................................................................7
Standard CommLink........................................................................................................8
Search For Units ............................................................................................9
Manually Adding Units..................................................................................................11
Print Unit Descriptions ..................................................................................................13
Exporting / Importing Unit Configurations .............................................14
Copy Phone List.............................................................................................................15
System User Setup .......................................................................................16
Description Programming ..........................................................................18
Comm Link II Setup....................................................................................19
Telephone Setup ...................................................................................22
Dialing Remote Job-Sites............................................................................24
Accessing Units ............................................................................................25
Sample Screens ............................................................................................27
Zone System Status Screen............................................................................................27
Toolbar Button Descriptions..........................................................................................28
Force Immediate Upload...........................................................................................29
Custom Screens.........................................................................................................29
Broadcast Time .........................................................................................................29
Week Schedules ........................................................................................................30
Holidays ....................................................................................................................32
View/Change Setpoints.............................................................................................33
Configuration Screen.................................................................................................36
Diagnostics Screen....................................................................................................37
Load Trend Log from Unit.............................................................................................38
Alarm Enable/Disable...............................................................................................40
Alarm Polling........................................................................................41
Terminal Mode ............................................................................................43
Load Tenant Logs........................................................................................44
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Start AutoLog.............................................................................................. 44
Download Code ........................................................................................... 45
About Window ............................................................................................ 45
Custom Screen Creation ............................................................................ 46
Select Unit......................................................................................................................49
Select Data .....................................................................................................................50
Select Font Color & Size ...............................................................................................51
Accessing a Custom Screen ...........................................................................................51
Accessing Status Screens from Custom Screens ...........................................................52
Compatible Controllers .............................................................................. 53
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Overview
Overview
OverviewOverview
ZoneView Plus provides the customer a complete Graphical Interface intended to ease the user interaction with their building HVAC system. It provides a standard, easy to understand Status Screen for each type of equipment installed. All controlling setpoints, trend logs and alarm conditions are accessed in the ZoneView Plus environment. ZoneView Plus can be configured for a direct On-Site installation or for a Remote Modem connection to several installations.
NOTE: This manual assumes the user has a working knowledge of Windows 95/98
operation and does not describe, in detail, the process of copying files or other windows related functions. Learning the operation of Windows is the responsibility of the operator using this equipment.
System Requirements
System Requirements
System RequirementsSystem Requirements
To use ZoneView Plus you or your end user must have a computer that meets or exceeds the following items:
IBM™ compatible computer
Pentium 200 MHz or Faster Microprocessor
64 Meg RAM
Windows 95 / 98
Super VGA Monitor w/ 1024 x 768 Resolution Minimum
Available Serial Port for On-Site Installations or Modem for Remote Sites
Microsoft Office 97 EXCEL™ to utilize Trend Log functions
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Feature Summary
Feature Summary
Feature SummaryFeature Summary
ZoneView Plus provides a broad set of features:
Ease of use
Trend logs are created using EXCEL™ Spreadsheets
Automatic installation
Alarm Logs maintained on disk
On-Site or Remote Modem installations
User programmable descriptions for every piece of equipment
User definable passcode levels for most setpoints
Current status printouts
User defined Custom Screens for floor plans, etc.
Tenant Log retrieval of the Tenant Override Billing found VAV Box
Controllers
Automatic retrieval of temperature trend logs, if configured properly
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Software Installation
Software Installation
Software InstallationSoftware Installation
You must be running Windows with no other applications active. If other applications are still running, you should terminate them before attempting to install ZoneView Plus. You can check for applications running in the background by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del keys all at the same time. If you see any virus protection programs or any other programs that might interfere with the installation, you can terminate them using the End Task button.
NOTE: If you are concerned about terminating a virus protection program, you can
scan the installation disk for viruses prior to actually installing the program. Once the program is installed and the computer is rebooted, your virus program will automatically restart if it was originally installed to run whenever the computer is started.
In some cases the installation will determine that some existing files on your hard disk need to be updated before the ZoneView Plus installation can continue. This is your decision to make. In some cases you may lose operational capabilities with pre-existing programs if you decide to update the requested files. York International assumes no responsibility for any other program installed on your computer and cannot aid in restoring operation to any affected programs. In most cases, but not all, the updating of
DLL files won’t cause harmful effects, but you have been forewarned!
If the ZoneView Plus installation does update a file with your permission, the computer will need to be restarted and the Setup program run again to complete the installation process. This does not occur automatically.
Installing from CD ROM
Select Run from the Start button menu. Enter the drive letter than contains the ZoneView Plus cd rom disk followed by “setup” ( e.g. type “d:\setup” ), then press <Enter> or select <OK> to begin the installation. The setup program will copy all files from all the installations disks completely before the actual graphical installation screen appears.
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Installation Continued…
The installation program asks you to provide a drive letter and a directory name on your hard disk, to which the ZoneView Plus files will be copied. It will want to install the program under the Program Files folder. This is not recommended as Windows 95/98 has problems with spaces contained in folder names and will not be able to perform certain tasks requested by the ZoneView Plus program. You should install ZoneView Plus in its own folder on the C:\ drive for best results. For example: C:\ZoneViewPlus
After all the files have been copied and uncompressed, the setup program will attempt to “register” the copied library files with the Windows registry program. This may take a few moments to complete.
If the installation is successful, a new program group with the ZoneView Plus ICON will be created and the ZoneView Plus folder will be installed on the Programs Menu under the Start button.
NOTE: This program was written for installation on a stand-alone computer. Network
installations or Windows NT installations have not been tested or certified. You may attempt to install ZoneView Plus on either of these two setups, but operation is not guaranteed and York International cannot aid in either of these installation attempts.
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ZoneView Plus Setup
ZoneView Plus Setup
ZoneView Plus SetupZoneView Plus Setup
Before you can begin normal operations, a few things need to be configured to match your particular installation. You will need to enter the default System Manager Level passcode before proceeding. Select the Passcode Button (see below) and enter the default passcode of “sm” to gain access to all configuration menus. The passcode is case sensitive, so be sure to enter lower case text for this default value.
Select the Passcode ICON from the lower toolbar to access the User Passcode screen.
The passcode entry screen is shown above in the center of the ZoneView Plus main screen. As you can see, you can secure the system by selecting the Log Off button, or you can type in the passcode and press <Enter> to gain access to the system.
Use the Cancel key if you accessed this screen by mistake and don’t wish to change the current access level. More detailed information on Passcode operation will be discussed later in this manual.
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Setup Serial Port
If ZoneView Plus displays “System Manager Logged On” on the lower Status Bar as the current passcode level, you can now select the Configure Serial Port option from the Setup menu.
The following window will appear onscreen. You need to make sure that you select the port number that you have connected the CommLink II Interface into for direct onsite installations. If you are using this as a remote access computer, then this port number should match the location of your Internal or External Modem connection. We recommend using Port #2 if at all possible to avoid IRQ conflicts and mouse conflicts.
Other than the Port selection shown on the sample screen, all other fields cannot be changed. They are displayed to show what the exact configuration is. If you attempt to alter any of the other fields, they will return to their default settings as soon as you exist this screen. This prevents the user from accidentally creating a configuration that will not operate correctly.
Your Port should show a list of all installed serial ports except the mouse port. As mentioned above, select the port you will be using to communicate either directly or through a modem. If you are using a modem and Windows 95/98 doesn’t recognize it, then neither will ZoneView Plus!
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Alarm Polling Enabled
As you can see under the Setup menu, there is a menu item labeled Alarm Polling Enabled. If this computer is being installed onsite, it can be configured to poll
automatically for alarm conditions on all units connected to the system. This requires that the computer remains on continuous or the correct date and time of an alarm occurrence will not be logged. The computers’ time and date are used to generate the time and date of the alarms as they are detected.
If the menu displays the message Alarm Polling Disabled, simply click on this menu item. A checkmark will appear and the text will change to Alarm Polling Enabled. This feature should be disabled on remote setup computers until the job site is actually called and connection made. At this point you can temporarily enable the alarm polling to gather alarm information at the remote site. It is best not to leave this feature enabled all the time when the computer is used for remote communications.
AutoLog Interval
If the ZoneView Plus program is left running continuously at the job-site, it can automatically poll each installed unit for its’ internal trend log data at a predefined interval. This allows you to save important trend log data to disk for later review and prevents loss of trend log data in case you neglect to manually retrieve the data yourself.
Enter a ZERO if you don’t require automatic retrieval. Otherwise, enter a value between 1 and 120 hours.
If you want to load the logs from all attached units on a one time basis without manually going to each units’ Status Screen and selecting that option, then select the Start Auto Log button to initiate the process.
Trendlogs are described in more detail later in this manual.
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Standard CommLink
Normally, there will only be one CommLink II interface installed at the job-site. This enables one computer, located in a central location, to access the entire building or buildings. One additional computer can be added, if required, by installing an Auxiliary CommLink device. This Aux CommLink does not support the alarm functions as the main CommLink does but it allows complete Status and Setpoint access to the entire installation from a second computer.
If you have installed the Aux CommLink and you are setting up the computer attached to this device, select the menu item Type of CommLink and the sub-menu item Auxiliary CommLink. A checkmark will appear next to the currently selected type of CommLink connection you have just made. If you are using the standard CommLink device, make sure the Standard CommLink sub-menu has the checkmark beside it.
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Search For Units
Other ZoneView Plus operations are greatly simplified if the program knows what type of unit to expect at each address location on the RS-485 communications loop. Before the user can search for these units the controller installations must be complete and all units communicating. To access this screen you must have entered your passcode and then selected the Go OnLine selection located under the Communications menu. The search screen is shown below.
Selecting the Search For Units menu assumes that all previous steps have been completed and you are ready to begin communications with the controllers. This unit search should be performed the first time you run the program and anytime you add a new controller or remove a controller from the communications loop. Once this search has been performed, the identified units will be stored on disk and you won’t need to repeat this function. Select the Start button to initiate a search.
If you are using this computer to access remote job-sites, then this search should be performed the first time you call a job-site. These identified units are saved to a file that is based on the selected phone list number.
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NOTE: If you are experiencing communications problems, this screen is not the cause
for failure to locate controllers. Lack of communications is almost always a result of wiring errors or equipment failure, not this Search Screen! Performing a new search whenever you lose communications with a unit will cause that unit to be removed from the identified list! That means you won’t be able to select it from the Unit Selection window. Don’t perform this search without proper cause!
As you can see on the Search Screen, only one communications loop is searched at a time. If you have more than one loop of controllers, separated by a MiniLink Interface, then you will need to select each loop, one at a time, using the Slide Bar. Once the new loop is selected, start another search by selecting the Start button.
Once a search is started, the Start button will change text and display a Cancel button. Do not select this Cancel button unless you want to abandon the current search or have exceeded the address of the last known device on the loop being searched. If you only have two units on the loop, you can Cancel as soon as address '3' is displayed. The Search Status percentage bar will show you the progress, as the system looks at all possible addresses on an individual loop.
Once all units have been found, you are then ready to proceed to actual communications with the controllers.
A file is automatically saved that contains a list of all known units and any descriptions the user may have entered for each controller. (See Description Programming ) This file has a filename that is created by checking to see what the current Jobsite List / Remote Modem Phone List number is. You can determine what that number is by looking at the Job-Site Description box in the upper left corner of the screen. The List # is always displayed in this box. If you want to copy this configuration file and any other files related to this jobsite to a new computer, use the Export / Import functions found under the File menu. These functions will be described later in this manual.
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Manually Adding Units
If you are not connected to the jobsite, but still want to configure the units and name them, you can manually add or delete a unit by accessing the Installed Unit Summary screen menu located under the File menu.
The Installed Units Summary screen is shown here. Make sure you select the proper type of controller for the selected address. If you do not, the status screens, setpoint screens and trend logs and alarm screens will not operate correctly because the data coming from the controller will not match the improper selection you just made.
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The screen above shows a Zone Controller resides at the first controller address. This description can be manually changed to reflect the unit location or whatever other information you deem appropriate for identifying the unit installed at this address.
As you can see from the above screen, a window with a list of units popped open when you right clicked with the mouse on the Unit #1 description. You can see that a Fahrenheit version of the Pressure Dependent Zone Controller was the selected unit at the Loop #1, Unit #1 address.
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Print Unit Descriptions
Once all the units have been configured and a description has been entered, you can print out a hard copy of all controllers installed on your jobsite. Select the Print Unit Descriptions item located under the File menu. Only those loops that have controllers installed or configured on them will generate a print out sheet. The print out shows what the Jobsite / Phone List number is, the Loop Description you typed in and the Loop Address.
The bottom half of the page contains the list of 60 possible controllers and any descriptions you have typed in. If no unit exists or you haven't changed the default description, you will see the message B01 - No Unit Exists for each controller and the B01 will change to reflect the board address of the unit not there. For example, address 27 would show B27 - No Unit Exists.
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Exporting / Importing Unit Configurations
If you have configured all the controllers and made all the description changes on the jobsite and you wish to copy this information to another computer, first select the Export Unit Config item found under the File menu.
The Jobsite / Phone List Number defaults to the one you have currently selected. The jobsite description is displayed above that number (List #1: Direct Connect) as shown above.
Make sure you have installed a 1.44 Meg Floppy Disk in drive A: before continuing. It should be an empty disk for best results.
Exporting Data
If this is the jobsite you wish to copy information from, then select the Begin Exporting button. All files associated with this selected jobsite will be copied to the floppy disk for transport to the next computer. Monitor the Status field on this screen to see when the copying is complete. It will display the word Done. At this time you can select the Done button if you are finished. If you want to copy another jobsite to floppy you must remove the disk you just created and install a new floppy disk. This is because you can only copy one job to a floppy disk. Any old data will be erased if you attempt to put more than one job on a floppy disk. With the new disk inserted, you can now use the horizontal scroll bar to select another jobsite for copying. You can repeat this process until all jobs have been copied.
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Importing Data
Now that you have the floppy disk or disks containing the required files, take them to the new computer you are setting up and insert a disk in the A: Drive. Now select the Import
Unit Config item found under the File menu. You must know which Jobsite or Remote Mode Phone List Number is available to accept a new job. Check under the Telephone /
Jobsite Setup section of this manual for information on how to setup or check existing jobsites. Once you know which jobsite number you want to import data into, select that number using the horizontal scroll bar. Once the proper list number is displayed, select the Begin Importing button. When the process is complete, the Status line will display the word Done. You can either exit using the Done key or you can import other jobs to other jobsite numbers. Replace the existing floppy disk with a different jobsite disk and start this process over from the top of this paragraph.
Copy Phone List
Normally you will not copy the list of phone numbers from one computer to another, but if you are saving files so that a replacement computer can be setup, you can duplicate the list of phone numbers by copying the PhoneList.DAT file from the old computer to the new computer. You can do this using the Windows Explorer. That process will not be explained here as it is assumed the user already has some familiarity using windows.
If you intend to duplicate all of the existing data on a new computer, it would be easier to copy all files with the extension CFG, DAT, ALM, XLS ,SPT and SCR from the old computer to the new computer AFTER you install ZoneView Plus on the new computer using the installation disks or cd rom.
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System User Setup
ZoneView Plus supports multiple users at up to 8 levels of passcode security. Only the user at the System Manager Level has the ability to change or access the database of all other users. If the system is “Online” you must first go “Offline” .
To access this database, select the Edit Users menu item under the File menu from the main screen menu bar.
The System Users programming window is shown below:
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Select the New button before entering a new user. If you type over the existing data, you are actually changing or editing that current user.
Enter the users Last Name in the first box. Enter the users First Name in the second box. Enter the users own personal Passcode in the third box ( Case Sensitive ) Enter the users operating User Level in the fourth box.
Select the Save button when you have finished entering each user.
Select the Delete button if you wish to remove a user from the system.
The User Level is used to prevent unauthorized persons from access to some of the system critical setpoints or configurations. The System Manager has the ability to set the passcode level of most setpoints on your system ( see the sample setpoint screen for information on how this is accomplished ).
NOTE: Due to space limitations, try to limit the maximum number of characters in the
User Names to 20. This will allow room to display the User Name and User Level at the bottom of the Main Screen.
The System Manager should change the default User Code and Names, if desired, to prevent anyone else from gaining full access to the system. If the default code is changed, it is the System Managers responsibility to “remember” the new code or they will be locked out of the system at the Manager Level!
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Description Programming
You can name each controller installed on the communications loop with a 20-character description that makes locating units much easier for the casual system user. There are two methods of entering unit descriptions. The first method involves opening the Installed Units Summary screen and entering new descriptions there or, as shown below, you can edit a unit description right on the main screen. Select the desired Loop or Unit description box and type in a new name. Once the name is typed in, press the Enter key to save the new description to disk.
As you can see in the above example, the Unit #1 description is high-lighted and ready for editing.
All descriptions are saved to file on the computer. If you need to copy this information to another computer, use the Export / Import feature found under the File menu item.
If you don’t have a unit installed on Loop #1 and Board Address #1 then it is recommended that you use the Left/Right arrow buttons shown below to select the first available unit on your system. These arrows only select installed units and skip all addresses where no units have been configured or detected by the Unit Search method. If you use the scroll bars, shown above next to the Loop and Unit description boxes, you can step through every existing address whether a unit is installed or not.
The arrow buttons are useful when you are viewing the status screens and you wish to move up or down through several controllers that are in sequential order. If you are jumping across several addresses, it is more efficient to use the horizontal scroll bars to select the unit.
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Comm Link II Setup
If this is a Direct Connection setup, you will need to verify or program some settings into the Comm Link II device. These settings can only be changed by the onsite computer running ZoneView Plus. If you are installing a remote system, you will need to bring the Comm Link II device to the remote computer and connect it to the computer serial port (Not the Modem!). Once the Comm Link II is programmed, you should never have to perform this function again.
You must have previously configured the correct serial port before attempting this setup.
To perform this setup select the Go OnLine option under the Communications menu and then select the Setup CommLink menu from the Communications menu shown below to activate the Comm Link II Setup Screen.
The following Comm Link II setup screen will appear:
When the screen first appears, no data will be present. You must select the Load button to retrieve setup information from the Comm Link II.
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Once the Load button has been pressed, the CommLink should return the following default data shown below. If the CommLink has been previously programmed, then it will return the programmed data and it may or may not match what you see below.
Setup Definitions
Baud Rate
This must be set to 9600 Baud. That is the only baud rate supported by this program.
ID Number
A two-digit number used to identify which remote location has been contacted.
Alarm Callout Phone
Not currently required or used by the ZoneView Plus program. Should be left blank ( shows None if blank ). If this field is not blank, simply highlight the current data, press <BACKSPACE> and then the <Enter> key. This will clear the data. Press the Save button to send it to the CommLink. To verify that the data has been cleared, simply select the Load button again to reload the current data. This field should now show the word None.
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Alarm Callout Pager
Some users require pager notification whenever an alarm occurs. If that is the case, enter the pager number here along with the identifying number it called from so you know who to call back. Pressing the <SPACE BAR> will also clear this field.
Example: 555 1212,,,,555 1234#
555 1212 is the number to dial
Modem Init String
If you are using any other modem than the one provided by WattMaster Controls, you may need to change the Modem Init String. If your system
does not answer or transfer data correctly, refer to your modem manual for the correct settings. The settings provided operate with the York supplied modem.
,,,, the commas command the modem to pause 555 1234 is the number the modem is calling from # closes out the pager notification sequence
The Modem Init String shown on the example screen is:
AT S0=1 S7=120 &C1 &D2 X1%E1
WARNING: The number one cause of failure for a remote modem that does not answer a call from ZoneView Plus is the S0 = 1 command is actually set to S0 = 0: If it is ZERO the Modem WILL NOT ANSWER!
Once you are satisfied with the Comm Link II settings you must press the Save button to force ZoneView Plus to send the new settings to the Comm Link.
If this is a Direct Connection system you will need to cycle power to the Comm Link II device to force it to re-initialize with the new settings. If the Comm Link II was from a remote location, this will occur when you re-install the device at the remote location.
The maximum number of characters available for phone numbers and the modem init string is 28 characters.
CAUTION: If you neglect to type in the letters AT at the start of the Modem Init
String, the CommLink II will ignore the modem init string. You must use the AT command to get the modems attention!
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Telephone Setup
If this computer is not located at the jobsite, you can use ZoneView Plus to dial through a modem connected to the computer to the modem connected to the CommLink II at the remote site. You can keep a list of remote phone numbers and site descriptions by selecting the phone list editing icon and using the following screen to edit these items.
To edit any field on the screen, simply double-click with the left mouse button on the desired field and an editing Text Box will pop open at the bottom of the screen.
As you can see, the sample shows that the user selected the Location description for the first phone number to edit. Click once in the text box to activate the editing cursor and then you can enter or delete any text you wish to. You should limit your descriptions to 30 characters.
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You enter or edit the phone number in the same manner. An editing box will appear in the same location shown. Phone numbers are also limited to 30 characters.
Always press the ENTER key after typing in new data, not only on this screen but on any screen you are currently using in ZoneView Plus!
You don't have to actually dial a site to make custom screens or description changes. Just activate this screen and single click on the desired jobsite. When you select the Done button, the program will clear the list of units on the left side of the screen and load the units configured for the selected jobsite. You are now ready to work Off-Line from the jobsite.
Notice the second jobsite shows the word DEMOMODE as the location description. If you want to see what types of controllers can be accessed by ZoneView Plus or you want to demo the program to a customer, simply select one of the empty jobsite locations on this screen and type in DEMOMODE for the location description. The program will automatically configure one of each type of controller using the first few controller addresses. When you select a controller for viewing, no communications will occur but all status and setpoint screens related to that unit will be available for viewing.
CAUTION: You should NOT use the first jobsite location for demo mode if this is
an actual operating system unless you don't mind the inconvenience of having to manually select a different jobsite location each time you start the ZoneView Plus program. If this program is installed on a computer used strictly for demo mode, then by all means, use the first jobsite location as a DEMOMODE.
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Dialing Remote Job-Sites
To initiate a dialout to a remote job-site, perform the following items:
1. Access the phone list editing icon shown in the previous section.
2. Single click with the mouse on the phone number you wish to dial.
3. Select the Done button to close out the editing window.
4. Select the Dial-out button shown above to begin dialing.
Select this button to initiate the dialing sequence.
Select this button to abort the dialing sequence.
Select this button to terminate the connection at any time.
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Accessing Units
To begin viewing Status Screens, select the Go OnLine item under the Communications menu if this is an on-site computer. Otherwise, simply dial the number as described in the previous section. The Go OnLine menu is shown below:
Once you select Go OnLine, the communications port is opened and the program begins all background communications such as Alarm Polling if it has been enabled. To access the status screen select the View Status Screen item under the Communications menu.
Select the Update Status Screen icon to initiate Direct Onsite Communications
If this is an on-site computer you can also begin communications simply by selecting the Update Status Screen button located in the upper toolbar. The program will automatically enter the OnLine mode and the status screen will load and begin to update.
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Some programming functions and other operating functions such as viewing trend log files can only be performed while the program is not communicating. Select the Go OffLine button to terminate communications and enable some of these other features.
The correct status screen will be displayed for the unit originally detected during the Search for Units during the configuration setup.
NOTE: If you have not configured any units manually or by using the Search for Units
function, no status screen will appear because the program does not know which screen to load until you configure the type of unit at the selected address.
If a unit was originally detected at the selected address but it is no longer communicating, the Status Screen will still appear for that unit but no data will fill in.
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Sample Screens
Since all status and setpoint screens operate in the same manner no matter which type of controller you are viewing, this manual will present a sample group of screens and what to expect on these screens, but it will not display each individual screen contained by the ZoneView Plus program. If you want to see sample screens, create a DEMOMODE job site and access the various controllers to see what they look like.
Zone System Status Screen
On most status screens, the most critical temperature is usually displayed in a larger format than the rest of the data for easier monitoring.
If there are any alarm conditions the MANAGER ALARMS Alarm Bell will be red. Select the diagnostics button from the toolbar to access this screen.
On some controllers you can override the scheduled mode of operation to Occupied, Unoccupied or Fan Only Mode. If the unit supports this, you can access the force mode
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selection by clicking on the box displaying the current mode. A window will pop up showing the possible selections. If an input or a relay is configurable, clicking on the display for the desired input or output will activate a configuration window. If a passcode is required to access any of these features, you will be notified by a message box if you attempt to change something without the proper access level. Most items accessed from the status screen require a level 7 or higher access code.
All other setpoints or configurations are generally accessed using one of the buttons on the toolbar, located right below the menu items at the top of the screen. These buttons are described in detail below.
Toolbar Button Descriptions
Force immediate upload of data on existing Status Screen. Custom Screen Editor if Off Line or Load Custom Screen if On Line Activate Passcode window to log on or off the system. Access the Installed Unit Summary Screen directly with this button. Broadcast the Computer’s Time & Date to all installed controllers. Program Selected Controllers Week Schedules. Program Selected Controllers Holidays. Program Selected Controllers Setpoints. Configure / Program Selected Controller ( Controlling Sensor, Calibrations, etc. ) Enable / Disable individual alarms available on selected controller. Retrieve trendlog from selected controller. View Diagnostic Screen of selected controller. ( Powerups, starts, runtimes, etc. ) Send text based version of status screen to laser or inkjet compatible printer. Exit the status screen.
The next few pages describe the function of each of these buttons in greater detail.
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Force Immediate Upload
If a status screen is currently being displayed and you want to force an immediate upload of data from the controller, select this button. The status screen dynamically updates every 10 seconds, so this button is generally not required. In some instances, if you make a configuration change that would have an effect on the status screen, you can select this button to re-initialize the status screen to reflect the configuration changes. For example, on the sample Zoned System screen shown previously, you might configure the AHU to not control the Economizer. If you do select this option, the economizer bar graph will not appear on the status screen. This helps to avoid confusion by displaying only those items under our control.
Custom Screens
If you want to edit or create a custom floor plan or summary screen or maybe include a bitmap of your equipment you can select this button when the communications is not active. That means the Communications menu will be showing Go Online instead of the message Go Offline displayed while status screens are active. If you want to actually view your custom screen with live data, then you would select this custom screen button while communications are active. The custom screen operations will be described in more detail, later in this manual.
Broadcast Time
Select this item to update the real time clock located on the controller. The time and date of the selected controller are normally displayed on the status screen. If you select this item, the following window appears. This window gives you the opportunity to abort the procedure if you are calling a different time zone and you forgot to change the computers time to match that time zone.
The computers time and date are displayed in the lower right corner of the computer screen if you haven't de-activated the Start Menu.
If you are calling in remotely and you are in a different time zone, you will need to change the computers time before performing this operation.
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Week Schedules
If you are using the internal scheduling capability of the controller, you will need to program the starting and stopping times for the Occupied Mode of Operation. The screen shown below allows you to perform that function.
The bar graphs on the right side of the screen give the user a visual indication of the operating hours during a 24-hour period for each day of the week.
Two Start/Stop events per day are available.
To eliminate a schedule from any event, simply enter a ZERO for the Start and
Stop time for that day and the screen will then show 12:00 AM for both the Start and Stop times indicating that the equipment will not activate that day.
If you want the equipment to run the full 24 hours, enter ZERO to set 12:00 AM for the Start Time and enter 11:59 PM for the Stop Time. This insures the full 24­hour period will remain in the occupied mode. If you run 24 hours per day, every day, you would set these start/stop times and the equipment would never turn off. (No one minute gaps occur at midnight).
You can Save or Copy the data from this schedule screen to disk and then Load or Paste it to another controller using the same operating hours by selecting the desired option under the Save/Restore menu. If you have several similar units installed on your system, you can select the Copy Schedules to All Units menu and all units on all loops that are the same type of controller as the currently selected controller will be set to match this schedule.
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NOTE: If you copy the schedules to all similar controllers, the holidays are also
copied. There is no way to keep these two items separate even though they are programmed on different screens. The same will apply when you access the Holiday Programming screen. If you copy the holidays to all controllers, the schedules are also copied.
The sample screen on the previous page shows a schedule that can handle two separate start/stop events per day. Some controllers only support a single start/stop event so the screen will only show the one start/stop column instead of both columns. The second event bar graphs are always displayed in a different color on the right side of the screen than the first event schedules. You should always use the first event schedules and then the second event if needed. In other words, if you only have one start/stop event per day then it should be programmed as the first event.
The Save/Restore menu allows the following functions:
Save to Disk Use this to keep a permanent record of the schedule
for each controller. This allows you to recover the data from file in case you ever need to replace the controller.
Load From Disk Use this to load the permanent record you created
using the Save to Disk item.
Copy Setpoints For a temporary Cut & Paste operation, select this
item to copy the data to a temporary file.
Paste Setpoints After you have selected another controller, you can
use this to paste the data from a previous controller to the new controller with data you created using the Copy Setpoints item.
NOTE: Please remember how the Save/Restore menu items are utilized or refer back to
this page as these functions won’t be described again in this manual. They are available on Holiday programming and Controller Setpoint screens along with the Week Schedule programming screen.
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Holidays
If your job-site has days during the year where you need to override the standard operating hours to accommodate Holidays or other special events, you can use this screen to select which days are considered Holidays.
The Holidays are configured or entered with the assumption there is a Starting Day and a Stopping Day. If only one day is required, then that day is perceived as both the Start and Stop days. If you need several days in a row, then all consecutive days selected are viewed as a single holiday event that starts on the first day in the group and ends on the last day in the group. If your holiday crosses a weekend, then you must select Saturday and Sunday as part of the holiday also. There are 14 possible holiday Start / Stop events. If you exceed this number, they will be ignored and only the first 14 will be retained. A holiday is selected by using the left mouse button and clicking on the desired day or days. The selected days will turn yellow to indicate they are part of a holiday. The same Save / Restore menu selection is available for holidays as was described under Week Schedule programming.
NOTE: Holidays can only be programmed for the current year. You cannot program
holidays before the next year occurs.
If your selected controller is limited to eleven single day holidays, the same screen will appear but the operation will be limited to testing for a maximum of eleven days selected. That means if you have a two day holiday, like at Thanksgiving, that counts for two holidays instead of one on the start/stop style of holidays.
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View/Change Setpoints
If the Setpoints ICON is selected the user can modify the operation of the selected controller. Each setpoint is passcode protected, so unauthorized users cannot inadvertently change the operation of the system.
If the user is operating at the System Manager passcode level, they can set the passcode access level of each setpoint on this screen. Move the cursor over the description box for each setpoint and press the RIGHT mouse button. The following box will pop open which allows the user to change from the default level 8 access to whatever is desired for that setpoint.
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A brief description for each setpoint is available on screen. Simply locate the cursor over the desired setpoint and press the RIGHT mouse button. This will cause a message box to pop open with a description of what the selected setpoint is used for. No setpoint descriptions will be provided in this document.
All setpoints shown on the following pages can utilize the Save / Restore functions described in the Week Schedule programming section.
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Shown below is a sample of how the Zone Controller Setpoint screen appears. Notice that you must ALWAYS press the <Enter> key after you type in a new value or it will not be
sent to the controller!
As mentioned earlier, not all setpoint screens look alike because of different setpoints for different types of controllers, but they all operate in the exact same manner when it comes to help screens and setting passcode levels.
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Configuration Screen
As you can see from the sample configuration screen below, this is where you decide things like which sensor will control the Zone Controller and other options that are normally selected by checking a box or option button. Since the configuration screen selections are generally based on a single selection from a group of options, each option is not individually passcode level programmable like the setpoints that are generally typed in by the user at the keyboard.
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Diagnostics Screen
From this Diagnostics Screen you can view the all of the Zone Manager and Zone Controller alarm conditions and the individual start counters for all relays.
Reset Counters
Select this menu to reset any of the available diagnostic counters or run-times back to zero. Not all screens have this same mechanism, but if the ability to reset diagnostics is present, it will appear under a menu similar to this one.
You can’t clear an individual starts or runtimes, but you can clear just one or the other or both to get a fresh starting point for troubleshooting the system.
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Load Trend Log from Unit
Each controller maintains its own internal log of all available temperatures and control output conditions. Select this item to load the log data from the controller to a file on the hard disk. The file will be named using the Loop and Board Address of the selected controller for later retrieval. The data is stored in an EXCEL spreadsheet which means you must have EXCEL installed on your computer to utilize the trend log features.
CAUTION:This program has been verified to operate with a standard Office 97
installation of the Excel program. Office 2000 installs it's files in a different directory structure and is not yet supported by this program.
The log files are not displayed when you load the data from the controller. Watch the bottom left status bar to determine when the log is fully loaded and saved. To view the log data you must exit the status screen back to the main screen and then access the View Trend Logs item from the File menu. EXCEL will be launched and you can use the File Open method and direct it to the ZoneView Plus directory to look for spreadsheet files to load. Once loaded into EXCEL, you have the full power of EXCEL to sort, delete old data, create graphs or perform any other function within the capabilities of the EXCEL program.
NOTE: It is assumed the user is familiar with the operation of the EXCEL™ program
and therefore support from Wattmaster Controls is not available for users operating this option.
The data is stored in a filename created by using the Loop and Unit Address of the controller you wish to view.
For a computer at the job-site, the filename for the first unit on Loop #1 would be:
OnSiteLog0101.LOG
The 0101 indicates Loop #01 & Unit #01.
If you had called in from a remote computer, the filename would be:
RemoteLog0010101.LOG
The 0010101 indicates Phone List #001, Loop #01 & Unit #01.
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If you had more than one communications loop and several units on each loop, the numbers would change to indicate the selected unit.
Example #1: You saved data with the on-site computer for the 5th Unit on the 3rd Loop.
The file created would be named: OnSiteLog0305.LOG
Example #2: You saved data with a remote computer. You selected the 6th phone
number from your phone list of remote job-sites and you selected the 15
th
Unit on the 2nd Loop. The file created would be named: RemoteLog0060215.LOG
The data is sorted and stored in chronological order with the oldest data first. You are limited to the number of rows that EXCEL is capable of supporting, so if you tend to gather lots of trend logs, you will need to perform periodic maintenance on the file to keep it from growing too large to add new data to. If you notice the log retrieval getting sluggish, you should either save the file to a different directory or filename so you don’t lose any data or simply delete old and out of date data from the file. The larger the file, the longer it takes to load and sort and then re-save back to disk.
All trend log items found in the spreadsheet have a column header that defines what the data in that particular column represents. If the column displays Status or Relays, then the information is generally BIT packed and must be manually extracted.
The numeric values in these bit packed columns are broken out as follows:
Example #1: Relays 1,2 & 3 are active
2 ^ (1 – 1) = 1 2 ^ (2 – 1) = 2 2 ^ (3 – 1) = 4
1 + 2 + 4 = 7 Relay Status would show a value of ‘7’ in this case.
Example #2: Relays 1 & 4 are active
2 ^ (1 – 1) = 1 2 ^ (4 – 1) = 8
1 + 8 = 9 Staging would show a value of ‘9’ in this case.
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Alarm Enable/Disable
Alarms are always displayed on the controller status screen and can't be disabled from appearing there. Alarms can also be collected all at one time through the CommLink II interface and an alarm callout can be created if the CommLink has had a Pager Number programmed into it. See the previous section on setting up the CommLink II Device.
The sample screen below shows all of the alarms on this device that can generate an alarm callout if they are enabled. You can enable or disable any of these alarms to prevent nuisance alarms when you know the equipment has a problem, or if you simply don’t require the notification.
If there is an ‘X’ in the box to the left of any line, that condition will be allowed to initiate an alarm notification process.
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Alarm Polling
The ZoneView Plus program can be configured to automatically poll the Comm Link II device, every 60 seconds, to see if any new alarms have been detected. If a new alarm has come in, the alarm is logged to a file on disk. The alarm will also cause the alarm bell to turn red and begin an animated ringing motion to attract the users attention. If the user clicks on the Alarm Bell they can access the alarm log showing all alarms that have been detected and whether they have been acknowledged or not. From this screen, a level 8 user can acknowledge the alarms. If an alarm that was just acknowledged still exists, it cannot be reported again until the condition has cleared and then returned again. If the ZoneView Plus program is exited, with alarms still showing, and then restarted, the same current alarm conditions will be reported again. If the alarms are acknowledged then the Alarm Bell will stop ringing and return to its’ normal gray color. You can still access the alarm log by clicking the Alarm Bell button.
The alarms reported on this screen cover all units installed at the job. Don’t confuse this alarm report with the Status Screen alarm messages, since the Status Screens can’t display multiple alarm conditions from several units.
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Sample Alarm Status Screen
If an alarm has been acknowledged, it will have an ‘X’ in the first column. This log can store up to 1000 alarms before you must start deleting old alarms or you can copy this log to a backup directory and let ZoneView Plus create a new alarm log from scratch.
The Date and Time are recorded when ZoneView Plus actually polls and receives the alarm condition. It does not accurately reflect when the alarm occurred unless ZoneView Plus is left running continuously and can log the alarms as they come in. The Loop column indicates what MiniLink address is on the communications loop the controller is installed on. If this is a single loop system with only a CommLink II device, then the Loop address will always be '1'. The Unit column indicates the controller address where the alarm occurred. The descriptive name for that controller, entered by the user, is displayed in the Name column. The Alarm column indicates what the actual alarm condition is.
If you examine the sample shown above, you will notice that Unit #1 on Loop #1 had a Mechanical Cooling Alarm. This alarm also shows that the user has acknowledged the condition.
To delete old records, simply select the rows you want to delete by positioning the cursor on the first row you want to delete. Depress the left button and while holding the button down, drag the cursor down to the last row you want to delete. The first row you selected will have the focus box surrounding it (see first row and box above) and the remaining rows will have a blue background. You can now access the Delete Selected item under the File menu and the selected rows will be cleared if you answer yes to the "Are You Sure?" question that pops up first.
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Terminal Mode
In some cases you may need to perform low level diagnostics on the equipment under the supervision of the factory customer service department. If you are asked to access the Terminal Mode, use the following menu selection. You will need a System Manager level passcode to access this screen.
The terminal screen will appear in the right hand section of the main window as a white panel that will normally be empty. The customer service personnel will then tell you what steps to perform.
CAUTION: Do not access this screen without supervision or unless you have been
trained on how to use it. Access through this screen could cause equipment operation problems or communication problems!
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Load Tenant Logs
If you have VAV Box Controllers you have the ability to save tenant override data. This data contains the date of each override occurrence and the duration for that day. A running total of override time for the month is maintained in each of these controllers also. To retrieve the tenant override log data, select the Load Tenant Logs item found under the Communications menu. ZoneView Plus will automatically search through all possible controller addresses and whenever it finds a unit that can contain a tenant log, it polls that unit for its tenant data.
Tenant Logs can only be sent to the printer. There is currently no mechanism for saving this data to a file.
Start AutoLog
See the sections labeled Alarm Polling Disabled and AutoLog Interval for more information about automatic trend log retrieval. This Start AutoLog menu item allows the user to initiate a retrieval of all controller trend logs without having to wait for the next auto log to occur. This menu item is also handy for retrieving all controller logs at the same time after you call the remote site. You normally don't enable Auto Logging on a remote job since you are not continuously in communication with the jobsite.
If you only want to retrieve a log from a single controller, do not use this option. Go to the status screen for that controller and select the trend log download button from the toolbar to retrieve a log for just the selected unit.
In either case, these logs are saved in EXCEL™ spreadsheets for later access by the EXCEL program.
CAUTION: Any time ZoneView Plus initiates an autolog retrieval or you initiate a
manual retrieval, don't attempt to perform other functions with ZoneView Plus until all logs have been retrieved. This is a very intensive procedure and all the computer time is used up handling this function.
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Download Code
This option was provided for factory service technicians and as such is not used by the customer unless directed to do so by customer service personnel. Nothing harmful will occur if the user opens this window, and no operating changes will occur without special code in the controllers.
About Window
Factory contact information is provided here along with the current version of the program, which you may need to relate to customer service personnel if you call with questions. The latest version of the program is generally available on the WebSite shown at the bottom of the screen.
NOTE: Although newer versions of the program may appear occasionally on the Web
Site, it is usually not necessary to upgrade your program unless you have experienced a problem and have been instructed to do so by service personnel. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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Custom Screen Creation
ZoneView Plus allows the user to create simple floor-plans or summary screens or possibly an equipment photograph with temperatures overlaid on the equipment. Not all status fields on the standard status screens are available on custom screens. You can place temperatures, damper positions or pressures as a general rule. Items such as relay or fan status or day / night modes of operation cannot be placed on this screen. The creation of a sample screen will now be shown in the order that items were placed on the screen.
This is the editor shown before any parts or pictures are placed on the screen. Notice that the only difference you can see for now is a different set of buttons on the upper tool bar. This screen was accessed by selecting the Custom Screen Edit button described earlier in this manual.
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The first thing we want to do on this sample screen is place a floor-plan that was previously created using the Windows Paint program. Any graphics editor can be used as long as the drawing can be saved as a bitmap image. The size of the bitmap is directly related to the screen resolution you are currently using on your computer. The lower the resolution (Minimum 800 x 600) the less detail you will be able to place on the screen. This sample screen was created at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. Select the button shown below to place a bitmap on the custom screen:
Load Bitmap Image.
This will open the File Dialog for picture selection.
Notice how all the text has already been placed on the screen while the floor-plan was being drawn. This allows the user to select any font style, color or size they need and place them anywhere desired on the screen. If you find something that needs to be modified on the bitmap drawing after it is placed on the screen, select the bitmap editing button shown below:
Edit current bitmap.
this bitmap automatically. Once you make the changes, save and exit Paint, it will
reload to this screen with the new changes.
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This button will activate the Paint program and load
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We are now ready to place data fields on the screen. Select the Data Field button and a box will appear on the screen. Position the cursor over this box, hold the left mouse button down and then drag the box to the desired location on the screen. When the box is correctly positioned, you can release the mouse button and it will remain where you placed it. These data boxes can be repositioned any time you want to after they have been placed on the screen. Simply repeat the dragging procedure to adjust the position.
Data Field.
For our sample, thirteen boxes were placed on the screen as shown below.
Select this button to place a data box on the screen for placement.
Now we need to identify which unit we will poll for the temperature, what temperature we want to display and any font or color changes we would like to make to the text box. To do this, right click on the box and the following pop-up menu will appear.
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Select Unit
When you drag a data field onto the screen and right click on it, a pop-up menu will appear with three selections. The first item is Select Unit. You must select which unit will be polled for the data to fill in this field. The screen below shows a Zone Controller on Loop #1 and Address #1 was selected.
Once a selection is made, it will be added to the pop-up menu so that you can tell that a unit has already been assigned to the selected data field.
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Select Data
Now that a unit has been selected, the program knows what data is available for display on a custom screen. Click on the Select Data menu to activate the data selection screen.
Since the controller at address #1 was an Auto-Zone Zone Controller, the five conditions shown above are available for display on a custom screen. We have selected to display the Space Temperature in the Auditorium.
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Select Font Color & Size
If the color or font size of the data field needs to be changed, then click on the Select Font Color & Size menu item to activate the following configuration screen. You can experiment with the various settings to get the effect you are looking for on your custom screen. This sample screen uses the default settings.
Once all the data fields have been configured, the custom screen is now ready for access through the communications port.
Accessing a Custom Screen
Access Custom Screen.
Once the custom screen has been created, it is now ready to load and access the units defined for each data field placed on the screen. You cannot have the custom screen editor active while communications are active so if you are still in the editor, exit that function by selecting the Exit button on the toolbar (Not from the File Menu!).
If you are not currently in a communications mode, select the Go Online item under the Communications menu to open the communications port. Now select the custom screen button. The file dialog window will open allowing you to select which custom screen you want to load. Once the screen is selected and loaded, communications should begin immediately. The screen updates once every 30 seconds so if you need to refresh the data more often, you can use the Force Immediate Upload button (see page 28) to cause a polling to begin immediately.
Select this button while communications are active.
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Accessing Status Screens from Custom Screens
While viewing the custom screen, you can access the standard status screen for any controller defined under one of the data fields. Simply position the cursor over the desired data field and double click with the left mouse button. On our sample screen, the Zone Controller / Zone Manager status screen would replace the custom screen. Once you are finished viewing the status screen and you select the Exit button, you will be returned to the custom screen. Use the same Exit button on the toolbar if you want to exit the custom screen.
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Compatible Controllers
The ZoneView Plus program is compatible with the following controllers:
SS0003 TUC-5R+ Air Handler Version 4.00 & higher
SS0001 TUC-2R VAV Box Controller Version 1.00 & higher
(Also used for Stand Alone Boxes)
SS0019 - SS0024 TUC-2R Zone ControllerVersion 2.00 & higher
SS0011 - SS0012 Zone Manager Version 2.00 & higher
SS0025 - SS0026 TUC-5R Constant Volume AHU Version 2.00 & higher
SS0032 TUC-5R+ Constant Volume AHU Version 1.00 & higher
SS0035 RTU-17 General Purpose Controller Version 1.00 & higher
SS0028-SS0029 TUC-5R Wetbulb Module Version 3.00 & higher
SS0036 TUC-5R KW Pulse Meter Version 1.00 & higher
SS0038 TUC-5R KW Meter (4-20ma) Version 1.00 & higher
SS0030 TUC-5R GPC Version 2.00 & higher
SS0033 RTU-17 Optimal Start Scheduler Version 3.00 & higher
SS0034 RTU-17 Lighting Panel Version 4.00 & higher
SS0037 Zone Manager MC Version 1.00 & higher
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