TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4
General ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Avoid electrocution ..................................................................................................................... 4
Additional Safety Devices Info ................................................................................................... 4
Available sensors ....................................................................................................................... 5
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 6
Basic Information ........................................................................................................................ 6
Abbreviations used ..................................................................................................................... 6
Controller Operating Limits......................................................................................................... 7
ALC DC8 to chiller units compatibility table ............................................................................... 8
Standard and optional devices. .................................................................................................. 9
Device Overview ........................................................................................................................ 9
ALC connection diagram .......................................................................................................... 11
3 USING THE CONTROLLER ........................................................................................................... 12
General Recommendation ....................................................................................................... 12
Navigating ................................................................................................................................ 13
Passwords ................................................................................................................................ 13
Editing....................................................................................................................................... 14
Basic Control System Diagnostic ............................................................................................. 15
Controller maintenance ............................................................................................................ 16
Optional Remote User Interface ............................................................................................... 16
Embedded Web Interface......................................................................................................... 17
4 MENU STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................... 19
Main Menu ................................................................................................................................ 19
4.1.1 View/Set Unit .................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1.2 View/Set Circuit .............................................................................................................................. 21
4.1.3 Active Setpoint ................................................................................................................................ 25
4.1.4 Commission Unit ............................................................................................................................ 25
4.1.5 Alarms ............................................................................................................................................ 28
4.1.6 Diagnostic ....................................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.7 About .............................................................................................................................................. 28
5 DEVICE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION .............................................................................. 29
Installing and connecting ALC DC8 Hardware ......................................................................... 29
5.1.1 STEP 1, Cable routing ................................................................ .................................................... 29
5.1.2 STEP 2, Power cable...................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.3 STEP 3, Main Modbus cable connection ........................................................................................ 30
5.1.4 (Optional) STEP 4, Ethernet cable connection ............................................................................... 31
5.1.5 (Optional) STEP 5, BMS cable connection ..................................................................................... 31
5.1.6 (Optional) STEP 6, Antenna coaxial cable connection ................................................................... 32
5.1.7 (Example) STEP 7, MTII Modbus cable connection ....................................................................... 32
5.1.8 (Example) STEP 8, Enter into setting menu ................................................................ ................... 33
5.1.9 (Example) STEP 9, MTII access password ................................................................................... 34
5.1.10 (Example) STEP 10, MTII access password .................................................................................. 34
5.1.11 STEP 10 – Power ON ALC DC8 ..................................................................................................... 35
6 ALC-DC8 PANEL COMMISSIONING ............................................................................................. 36
Commissioning of standard version without BMS .................................................................... 36