What is the System Touch? ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Wiring and mounting the System Touch ................................................................................................................... 9
Setting up the system ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Using System Touch's temperature and humidity sensors to control equipment ............................................... 17
To edit touchscreen settings ..................................................................................................................................... 19
To update the System Touch's firmware ................................................................................................................. 21
Resetting the System Touch ..................................................................................................................................... 22
Document revision history ........................................................................................................................................ 25
System Touch screens ......................................................................................................................................... 3
CE Compliance ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Industry Canada Compliance ........................................................................................................................... 23
NOTE
What is the System Touch?
The System Touch is a touchscreen device with a 4.3 in. color LCD display that acts as a front-end interface to
controllers on a BACnet network.
The System Touch has built-in temperature and humidity sensors. You can use their values to control equipment.
You can also wire an external thermistor to the System Touch and use its value instead of the built-in temperature
sensor's value.
You can install and run the System Touch with only its built-in system screens, or you can create a custom
touchscreen file in ViewBuilder. This requires that you create custom screens in ViewBuilder, and then save the
touchscreen (.touch) file. See "Working with System Touch screens" in ViewBuilder Help.
To use custom screens, the System Touch must have v2.00-015 or later firmware.
• View Equipment Touch screens for individual controllers on the network. The information on the controller
screens depends on whether the controller is a Carrier controller or a third-party controller, and if it is an
Carrier controller, whether it has an Equipment Touch file.
To see a controller's Equipment Touch screens on the System Touch, the Equipment Touch file must
be downloaded to the controller before you create the System Touch database.
Power 24 Vac (±15%), 5 VA, 50–60 Hz, Class 2.
Display 4.3 in. resistive touchscreen color LCD display with backlighting (Wide Quarter VGA,
Enclosure ABS plastic with polycarbonate bezel
Ports
Microcontroller 32-bit
Memory
Real-time clock A365-day real time clock/calendar chip. The time and date will be maintained for a
Audible alarm
notification
Temperature sensor Range:
480x272 pixels)
• EIA-485 based serial port for BACnet MS/TP communication
• USB host port
• 16 MB Flash memory to store program code and screen file.
• 1.5 MB RAM to store variable data and LCD data.
• 4 KB Serial EEPROM to store non-volatile configuration data.
minimum of 72 hours after loss of power (at room temperature).
A piezoelectric sounder
-4.0°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Accuracy over 30.0°F to 100°F:
Accuracy over full range:
Resolution:
Accuracy over 20 to 80% RH:
Accuracy over full range:
Resolution:
Environmental
-4ºF to 140ºF (-20ºC to 60ºC), 10–90% RH, non-condensing
0 to 100% RH
±3.0% RH
±5.0% RH
0.05% RH
operating range
Mounting Wall or panel mounting within the building interior.
Overall dimensions Width:
Height:
Depth:
Backplate dimensions Width:
Height:
5.44 in. (13.82 cm)
4.55 in. (11.56 cm)
1.24 in. (3.15 cm)
4.79 in. (12.2 cm)
3.94 in. (10 cm)
Weight 8 oz. (0.23 kg)
Listed by UL-916 (PAZX), CE, FCC Part 15-Subpart B-Class A
Device identification The System Touch's box contains a label with the product name and the serial number
that begins with
.
Remove the front of the System Touch and turn it over to see the serial number on a
label attached to the control board.
The System Touch will display the system screens shown below and any custom-designed screens.
To use custom screens, the System Touch must have v2.00-015 or later firmware. Go to
>
to see the firmware version number.
If included in the touchscreen file, this custom screen displays when the System Touch has
had no user activity for the time specified on the
screen is not interactive, and as soon as the user touches the screen, the
displays. If the touchscreen file does not include a Standby screen, the Home screen
displays after a period of inactivity.
Home and Standby screens. See instructions for
touchscreen settings (page
A custom screen for the System Touch.
screen. This
screen
You can show a device's Home and Standby screens instead of the System Touch's
Equipment Touch screen for that controller requires a different password.
The Home screen that shows each controller in the system (labeled
, and
in the above example), and for Carrier controllers, shows the zone
temperature and zone color. You can touch the button for a controller to go to its
Equipment Touch screens. See the controller's Installation Guide for a description of those
screens.
From this System View screen, you can touch:
•
•
•
to view, acknowledge or delete alarms
to view, create, or delete schedules
to edit the system or edit touchscreen settings (requires administrator-level
password)
The System View screen displays when the System Touch has had no user activity for a
period of time specified on the Touchscreen Setup >
screen (page 19).
Displays if you select a screen that requires an administrator-level password. If you have an
administrator-level password, enter it, then touch
• The default password for a new System Touch is
• You can change the password on the Touchscreen Setup >
19).
• You log out on the
• If you try to go to a screen for a particular controller and you are prompted to log in, the
Lets you view all alarms in the system. See "Viewing alarms" in the System Touch User
Guide.
Shows details of a single alarm. See "Viewing alarms" in the System Touch User Guide.
Lets you create groups of equipment so that you can set up a common operating schedule
for each group. From this screen, you can also edit or delete existing schedule groups. See
"Setting up schedules" in the System Touch User Guide.
Lets you define network communications for the System Touch. You also define the
network that you want the System Touch to scan during discovery. See Setting up the system (page 12).
Lets you discover controllers on the network so that you can create the system database.
See Setting up the system (page 12).
Lets you set a range (0–255) of MAC addresses to be discovered. See Setting up the system (page 12).
Lets you rename discovered controller, select the controllers that you want to include in the
system, and then create the system database. See Setting up the system (page 12).
2-conductor wire 18 AWG for distances up to 100 feet. All transformer secondaries must be grounded. Wiring
connections must be in accordance with NEC and local codes.
4 If wiring 1 cable to the System Touch, cut the shield wire off at the outer jacket, then wrap the cable with tape
at the outer jacket to cover the end of the shield wire.
If wiring 2 cables in a daisy-chain configuration, twist together the shield wires, then wrap the shield wires
with tape.
5 Strip about 0.25 inch (0.6 cm) insulation from the end of each wire.
6 Connect wiring to the System Touch as shown below:
Allow no more than 0.06 inch (1.5 mm) bare communication wire to protrude. If bare
communication wire contacts the cable's foil shield, shield wire, or a metal surface other than the terminal
block, the device may not communicate correctly.
7 Attach the backplate to the wall or panel. If mounting in or on a panel:
a) Drill two 3/16 inch (4.8 mm) pilot holes in the panel.
b) Attach backplate using pan head 6-32 x 3/8" to l/2" long machine screws. Do not overtighten screws to
prevent damage to plastic housing.
Use Loctite 220 on screw threads if the System Touch will be subject to vibration.
8 Attach the System Touch to the backplate:
a) Place the bottom of the System Touch onto the backplate by aligning the 2 slots on the System Touch
with the tabs on the backplate.
b) Push the System Touch onto the backplate until the tabs at the top of the System Touch snap onto the
2 In the left column, select the baud rate of the MS/TP network that the System Touch is on.
3 Use the following information to set the 3 fields on the right.
The System Touch's BACnet Device Instance. This number must be unique
on the MS/TP network. Leave this at the default (160099) unless there is
another System Touch or other device on the network with this number.
The System Touch's address. This number must be unique on the MS/TP
network. Leave this at the default (127) unless there is another System
Touch or other device on the network with this address.
The network number of the BACnet ARCNET or BACnet MS/TP network that
The System Touch's Device Instance number is added to each controller's alarm recipients list
when you create the system database. If you change
must rediscover the controllers to have the System Touch receive alarms from controllers.
The discovery process finds every BACnet controller on the network, but you may not want to include them all in
the system you are creating. Carrier recommends that you have no more than 32 devices in your system.
1 Touch each controller that you want to include in the system and change its name to something that will be
meaningful to a user (maximum 21 characters). For example, if the first controller on the screen controls the
lobby, change the name to "Lobby".
2 Select the controllers that you want to include in the system by touching individual boxes on the left side of
the screen or by touching
3 Touch
(database). The
.
screen shows your new system.
deletes the system (controllers, alarms, and schedule groups) and returns the System Touch to its
See To edit touchscreen settings (page 19) to adjust the following settings:
•To show a particular device's Home and Standby screens instead of the System Touch's Home and Standby
screens. For example, you may want the System Touch to show the conditions of the room where it is
mounted instead of the entire system.
• The time of inactivity before the System Touch returns to the Home screen
• The location, units, and offset of temperature and humidity sensor values
• Whether the System Touch makes a sound when you touch the screen
• Whether the System Touch makes a warning sound when it receives an alarm
Installation and Setup Guide All rights reserved
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System Touch's temperature and humidity sensors to control equipment (page 17).
display window without touching something that would affect equipment operation.
to turn off the sound when you touch a field or button. Touch
to turn on the sound.
For future use.
port. See To update the System Touch's firmware (page 21).
To edit touchscreen settings
Screen
Description
Language
Passwords
Calibrate Touch Panel
English
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Traditional Chinese
Thai
German
French
Spanish
Swedish
Russian
Portuguese
Italian
Japanese
Lets you select the language to use for the System Touch default screens.
Lets you change the User or Admin password, if allowed.
Lets you recalibrate the System Touch by touching targets. The device is calibrated
in the factory, but time, temperature, or handling could affect the calibration.
Recalibrate the screen if you touch it in one location and it responds as if you
touched it in another.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the responsible party for compliance could
This is a light industrial product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.