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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