OperatingGuide
ECLComfort210/296/310,applicationA232/A332
1.0TableofContents
1.0TableofContents...............................................1
1.1Importantsafetyandproductinformation.....................2
2.0Installation........................................................6
2.1Beforeyoustart.....................................................6
2.2Identifyingthesystemtype......................................14
2.3Mounting...........................................................21
2.4Placingthetemperaturesensors................................25
2.5Electricalconnections.............................................27
2.6InsertingtheECLApplicationKey..............................36
2.7Checklist............................................................43
2.8Navigation,ECLApplicationKeyA232/A332................44
3.0Dailyuse.........................................................57
3.1Howtonavigate...................................................57
3.2Understandingthecontrollerdisplay..........................58
3.3Ageneraloverview:Whatdothesymbolsmean?...........62
3.4Monitoringtemperaturesandsystem
components........................................................63
3.5Influenceoverview................................................64
3.6Manualcontrol.....................................................65
3.7Schedule............................................................66
4.0Settingsoverview............................................67
5.0Settings...........................................................70
5.1IntroductiontoSettings..........................................70
5.2Flowtemperature/Inlettemperature.........................71
5.3Roomlimit..........................................................75
5.4Returnlimit.........................................................78
5.5Surfacelimit........................................................85
5.6Optimization........................................................88
5.7Controlparameters................................................94
5.8Application.......................................................101
5.9Optionalfunction................................................111
5.10Alarm..............................................................115
5.11Alarmoverview..................................................118
5.12Anti-bacteria......................................................119
6.0Commoncontrollersettings............................121
6.1Introductionto‘Commoncontrollersettings’..............121
6.2Time&Date.......................................................122
6.3Holiday............................................................123
6.4Inputoverview...................................................125
6.5Log.................................................................126
6.6Outputoverride..................................................127
6.7Keyfunctions.....................................................128
6.8System.............................................................130
7.0Miscellaneous................................................137
7.1ECA30/31setupprocedures.................................137
7.2Overridefunction................................................145
7.3Severalcontrollersinthesamesystem......................148
7.4Frequentlyaskedquestions....................................151
7.5Definitions........................................................154
7.6Type(ID6001),overview.......................................158
7.7Automatic/manualupdateoffirmware.....................159
7.8ParameterIDoverview..........................................160
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1.1Importantsafetyandproductinformation
1.1.1Importantsafetyandproductinformation
ThisOperatingGuideisassociatedwithECLApplicationKeyA232
(ordercodeno.087H3812).
TheECLApplicationKeyA232contains5subtypes:
A232.1(applicableinECLComfort210and310)
A332.1…A332.4(applicableinECLComfort310)
•A232.1isheating/coolingrelatedapplication,onecontrol
valve
•A332.1islikeA232.1andhasadditionalreturntemperature
limitation
•A332.2isheating/coolingrelatedapplication,twocontrol
valvesandreturntemperaturelimitation
•A332.3islikeA332.2andhasadditionaladvancedDHWcircuit
control
•A332.4islikeA332.1andhasspecialoverridefunctionalities
ThedescribedfunctionsarerealizedinECLComfort210forbasic
solutionsandinECLComfort310foradvancedsolutions,for
exampleM-bus,ModbusandEthernet(Internet)communication.
TheapplicationKeyA232complieswithECLComfort210and
ECLComfort310controllersasofsoftwareversion1.11(visible
atstart-upofthecontrollerandin‘Commoncontrollersettings’
in‘System’).
ARemoteControlUnit,ECA30orECA31,canbeconnectedand
thebuilt-inroomtemperaturesensorcanbeutilized.Whenusing
theECA31,therelativehumiditysignalisusedforpreventing
condensation(dew)whenincoolingmode.
TheapplicationA332.3workswiththeInternalI/OmoduleECA
32(ordercodeno.087H3202).
TogetherwiththeECLComfort310,theadditionalInternalI/O
moduleECA32canalsobeusedforextradatacommunication
toSCADA:
•Temperature,Pt1000(default)
•0-10voltsignals
Theset-upofinputtypecanbedonebymeansoftheDanfoss
Software"ECLTool".
Navigation:Danfoss.com>Products&Solutions>DistrictHeating
andCooling>T ools&Software>ECLTool.
TheURLis:
https://www.danfoss.com/en/service-and-support/downloads
ECLComfort210isavailableas:
•ECLComfort210,230volta.c.(087H3020)
•ECLComfort210B,230volta.c.(087H3030)
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ECLComfort310isavailableas:
•ECLComfort310,230volta.c(087H3040)
•ECLComfort310B,230volta.c.(087H3050)
•ECLComfort310,24volta.c.(087H3044)
TheB-typeshavenodisplayanddial.TheB-typesareoperatedby
meansoftheremotecontrolunitECA30/31:
•ECA30(087H3200)
•ECA31(087H3201)
BasepartsforECLComfort:
•forECLComfort210,230volt(087H3220)
•forECLComfort310,230voltand24volt(087H3230)
AdditionaldocumentationforECLComfort210and310,modules
andaccessoriesisavailableonhttp://danfoss.com/.
DocumentationforECLPortal:Seehttp://ecl.portal.danfoss.com.
Applicationkeysmightbereleasedbeforealldisplaytextsare
translated.InthiscasethetextisinEnglish.
Automaticupdateofcontrollersoftware(firmware):
Thesoftwareofthecontrollerisupdatedautomaticallywhenthekey
isinserted(asofcontrollerversion1.11(ECL210/310)andversion
1.58(ECL296)).Thefollowinganimationwillbeshownwhenthe
softwareisbeingupdated:
Progressbar
Duringupdate:
•DonotremovetheKEY
Ifthekeyisremovedbeforethehour-glassisshown,youhave
tostartafresh.
•Donotdisconnectthepower
Ifthepowerisinterruptedwhenthehour-glassisshown,the
controllerwillnotwork.
•Manualupdateofcontrollersoftware(firmware):
Seethesection"Automatic/manualupdateoffirmware"
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SafetyNote
Toavoidinjuryofpersonsanddamagestothedevice,itisabsolutely
necessarytoreadandobservetheseinstructionscarefully.
Necessaryassembly,start-up,andmaintenanceworkmustbe
performedbyqualifiedandauthorizedpersonnelonly.
Locallegislationsmustberespected.Thiscomprisesalsocable
dimensionsandtypeofisolation(doubleisolatedat230V).
AfusefortheECLComfortinstallationismax.10Atypically.
TheambienttemperaturerangesforECLComfortinoperationare:
ECLComfort210/310:0-55°C
ECLComfort296:0-45°C.
Exceedingthetemperaturerangecanresultinmalfunctions.
Installationmustbeavoidedifthereisariskforcondensation(dew).
Thewarningsignisusedtoemphasizespecialconditionsthatshould
betakenintoconsideration.
Thissymbolindicatesthatthisparticularpieceofinformationshould
bereadwithspecialattention.
AsthisOperatingGuidecoversseveralsystemtypes,specialsystem
settingswillbemarkedwithasystemtype.Allsystemtypesareshown
inthechapter:'Identifyingyoursystemtype'.
°C(degreesCelsius)isameasuredtemperaturevaluewhereasK
(Kelvin)oftenisusedfortemperaturedifferences.
TheIDno.isuniquefortheselectedparameter.
ExampleFirstdigitSeconddigitLastthreedigits
1117411174
-
Circuit1Parameterno.
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IfanIDdescriptionismentionedmorethanonce,itmeansthatthere
arespecialsettingsforoneormoresystemtypes.Itwillbemarked
withthesystemtypeinquestion(e.g.12174-A266.9).
1
-
2
Circuit2Parameterno.
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ParametersindicatedwithanIDno.like"1x607"meanauniversal
parameter.
xstandsforcircuit/parametergroup.
DisposalNote
Thissymbolontheproductindicatesthatitmaynot
bedisposedofashouseholdwaste.
Itmustbehandedovertotheapplicabletake-back
schemefortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronic
equipment.
•Disposeoftheproductthroughchannelsprovided
forthispurpose.
•Complywithalllocalandcurrentlyapplicablelaws
andregulations.
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2.0Installation
2.1Beforeyoustart
TheApplicationKeyA232contains5applications,allrelatedto
floorheatingandceilingcoolingsystems.Theapplicationsinthe
A232keyofferawiderangeofpossibilities(seetheexamples).
TheapplicationA232.1isveryflexible.Thesearethebasic
principles:
Heating/coolingwithroomtemperaturecontrol:
Typically,theflowtemperatureisadjustedaccordingtoyour
requirements.TheflowtemperaturesensorS3isthemost
importantsensor.
ThedesiredflowtemperatureatS3iscalculatedintheECL
controller,basedontheoutdoortemperature(S1)andthedesired
roomtemperature.Thelowertheoutdoortemperature,thehigher
thedesiredflowtemperature(heating).
Oppositely,thehighertheoutdoortemperature,thelowerthe
desiredflowtemperature(cooling).Thechange-overbetween
heatingandcoolingcanbe:
•OutdoorANDroomtemperatureor
•Roomtemperatureor
•Outdoortemperaturerelated.
Bymeansofaweekschedule,thecircuitscanbein‘Comfort’or
‘Saving’mode(twovaluesforthedesiredroomtemperature).In
Savingmodetheheatingcanbereducedorswitchedofftotally.
Themotorizedcontrolvalve(M1)isopenedgraduallywhen:
•(Heating)theflowtemperatureislowerthanthedesiredflow
temperatureandviceversa.
•(Cooling)theflowtemperatureishigherthanthedesiredflow
temperatureandviceversa.
TheON-OFFoutputsX2/X3areactivatedatcooling/heating
demandrespectively.
Roomtemperature:
Ifthemeasuredroomtemperature(S2orECA30/31)doesnot
equalthedesiredroomtemperature,thedesiredtemperatureat
S3canbeadjusted.
Surfacetemperaturelimitation:
Heating
maximuminordertoavoidatoowarmfloor.
Cooling:TheceilingsurfacetemperatureS6canbelimitedtoa
minimuminordertoavoidatoocoldceiling(riskforcondensation).
Override:
WhentheECLcontrollerisinscheduledmode,theS8inputcanbe
usedforoverridingtheScheduletooperateinComfortorSaving
mode.
Coolingmode:
BasedontheRelativeHumidity(RH),measuredbyECA31,the
desiredflowtemperaturecanbeminimumlimitedtoavoiddew
(condensation).
:ThefloorsurfacetemperatureS5canbelimitedtoa
TypicalA232.1application:
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
Listofcomponents:
ECL210
/296/310
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
P1
X2
X3
X4
M1
M2
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort210,296or310
Outdoortemperaturesensor
ECA31RoomtemperatureandRHsensor*
Flowtemperaturesensor
notused
(Optional)Floorsurfacetemperaturesensor
(Optional)Ceilingsurfacetemperaturesensor
(notillustrated)Overrideinputforstopof
circulationpump
(notillustrated)OverrideinputforComfort/
Saving
Circulationpump(ON/OFF)
Coolingdemand(ON/OFF)
Heatingdemand(ON/OFF)
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedchange-overvalve
*Alternative:ESM-10,roomtemperaturesensor
Thecirculationpump,P1,isONatheatingorcoolingdemandor
atfrostprotection.
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TheON-OFFoutputX4canbesetto
•operateasaHumidistator
•operateasaswitch,dependingontheoutdoortemperatureor
•followSchedule1or
•followSchedule2or
•followSchedule3or
•switchONatcoolingdemand
Alarm(visibleindisplay,nooutput):
Alarmcanbeactivatediftheactualflowtemperaturediffersfrom
thedesiredflowtemperature.
Alarmwillalsobeactivatedif,inheatingmode,theflow
temperatureexceedsasetmax.value.
Safetyfunction,heatingmode:
IftheflowtemperatureS3exceedsasetmax.value,thealarmwill
beactivated.
CirculationpumpP1isswitchedOFFinordertopreventtoohigh
temperaturetobecirculatedinthesystem(forexamplefloor
circuit).
P1isswitchedOFFfor35minutesandthenswitchedONfor30sec.
Iftheflowtemperatureisbelowthesetmax.value,P1remainsON.
Foradescriptionofthechange-overfromheatingtocoolingmode,
pleasereadthesection‘A232ingeneral’ .
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TheapplicationA332.1isverysimilartotheapplicationA232.1.
ExtrasinrelationtoA232.1:
Returntemperaturelimitation:
ThereturntemperatureS10canbelimited,forexamplenotto
betoohigh(heating)ortoolow(cooling).Ifso,thedesiredflow
temperatureatS3canbeadjusted,forexampleatheatingtoa
lowervalueor,atcoolingtoahighervalue.
Thisresultsinagradualclosingofthemotorizedcontrolvalve.
Inboiler-basedheatingsupplythereturntemperatureshouldnot
betoolow(sameadjustmentprocedureasabove).
TheON-OFFoutputX5canbesetto
•followSchedule1or
•followSchedule2or
•followSchedule3or
•switchONatcoolingdemand
AlarmA1:
Analarmactivatesrelay6.
ChangesinrelationtoA332.1:
TheON-OFFoutputX4canbesetto
•operateasaHumidistator
•operateasaswitch,dependingontheoutdoortemperature
Foradescriptionofthechange-overfromheatingtocooling
operation,pleasereadthesection‘A232ingeneral’ .
TypicalA332.1application:
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
Listofcomponents:
ECL310
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort310
Outdoortemperaturesensor
ECA31RoomtemperatureandRHsensor*
Flowtemperaturesensor
notused
(Optional)Floorsurfacetemperaturesensor
(Optional)Ceilingsurfacetemperaturesensor
(notillustrated)Overrideinputforstopofcirculation
pump
S8
S9
(notillustrated)OverrideinputforComfort/Saving
notused
S10Returntemperaturesensor
P1
X2
X3
X4
X5
M1
M2
A1
Circulationpump(ON/OFF)
Coolingdemand(ON/OFF)
Heatingdemand(ON/OFF)
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedchange-overvalve
Alarm
*Alternative:ESM-10,roomtemperaturesensor
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TheapplicationA332.2isbasicallyliketheapplicationA332.1.
ExtrasinrelationtoA332.1:
Heatingandcoolingcircuitshaveseparateflowtemperature
sensorsandcontrolvalves.
Heatingandcoolingcircuitshaveseparatereturntemperature
sensorsandlimitationfunctions.
ChangesinrelationtoA332.1:
P2iscirculationpumpincoolingcircuit
Foradescriptionofthechange-overfromheatingtocooling
operation,pleasereadthesection‘A232ingeneral’ .
TypicalA332.2application:
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
Listofcomponents:
ECL310
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort310
Outdoortemperaturesensor
ECA31RoomtemperatureandRHsensor*
Flowtemperaturesensor,heating
Flowtemperaturesensor,cooling
(Optional)Floorsurfacetemperaturesensor
(Optional)Ceilingsurfacetemperaturesensor
(notillustrated)Overrideinputforstopofcirculation
pump
S8
S9
S10
P1
P2
X3
X4
X5
M1
M2
A1
(notillustrated)OverrideinputforComfort/Saving
Returntemperaturesensor,heating
Returntemperaturesensor,cooling
Circulationpump,heating(ON/OFF)
Circulationpump,cooling(ON/OFF)
Heatingdemand(ON/OFF)
Multi-functionality
Multi-functionality
Motorizedcontrolvalve,heating(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedcontrolvalve,cooling(3-pointcontrolled)
Alarm
*Alternative:ESM-10,roomtemperaturesensor
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TheapplicationA332.3isbasicallyliketheapplicationA332.2.
ExtrasinrelationtoA332.2:
TemperaturesensorsS5(heatingcircuit)andS6(coolingcircuit)
canbeusedforeitherreturntemperaturelimitationorsurface
temperaturelimitation.Functionalityselectionisdonebysetting
aninfluencefactor.IfinfluencefactorsaresetforbothReturnand
Surfacelimitation,therewillnotbeanylimitation.
AdvancedDomesticHotWater(DHW)heatingcontrol:
TheDHWtemperatureatS9ismaintainedat‘Comfort’levelata
DHWdraw-off(DHWtapping)(theflowswitchS8isactivated).
IfthemeasuredDHWtemperatureatS9islowerthanthedesired
DHWtemperature,themotorizedcontrolvalveM3isopened
graduallyandviceversa.
TheDHWtemperaturecontrolisinrelationtoactualsupply
temperatureS7.Inordertocompensateforthereactiontime,
themotorizedcontrolvalvecanbepre-activatedatthestartofa
DHWdraw-off.
Anidletemperature(thedesiredSavingtemperature)canbe
maintainedateitherS7orS9whenthereisnoDHWdraw-off.
Bymeansofaweekschedule,theDHWcircuitcanbein‘Comfort’
or‘Saving’mode(twovaluesforthedesiredDHWtemperature).
ThereturntemperatureS10canbelimited,forexamplenottobe
toohighortoolow.
Ifso,thedesiredflowtemperatureatS9canbeadjusted,for
exampletoalowervalue.Thisresultsinagradualclosingofthe
motorizedcontrolvalve.
Ananti-bacteriafunctionisavailableforactivationonselected
daysoftheweek.
Foradescriptionofthechange-overfromheatingtocooling
operation,pleasereadthesection‘A232ingeneral’ .
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
TypicalA332.3application:
Listofcomponents:
ECL310
ECA32
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort310
Built-inextensionmodule
Outdoortemperaturesensor
ECA31RoomtemperatureandRHsensor*
Flowtemperaturesensor,heating
Flowtemperaturesensor,cooling
(Optional)ReturnorFloorsurfacetemperaturesensor
(Optional)ReturnorCeilingsurfacetemperature
sensor
S7
S8
S9
Supplytemperaturesensor,DHW
Flowswitch,DHWdraw-off
Flowtemperaturesensor,DHW
S10Returntemperaturesensor,DHW
P1
P2
P7
X3
X4
X5
M1
M2
M3
A1
Circulationpump,heating(ON/OFF)
Circulationpump,cooling(ON/OFF)
Circulationpump,DHW(ON/OFF)
(notillustrated)Heatingdemand(ON/OFF)
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
Motorizedcontrolvalve,heating(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedcontrolvalve,cooling(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedcontrolvalve,DHW(3-pointcontrolled)
Alarm
*Alternative:ESM-10,roomtemperaturesensor
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TheapplicationA332.4isbasicallyliketheapplicationA332.1.
Extras/changesinrelationtoA332.1:
Override:
WhentheECLcontrollerisinscheduledmode-
•theS7inputcanbeusedforoverridingtoHeatingmode
•theS9inputcanbeusedforoverridingtoCoolingmode
Foradescriptionofthechange-overfromheatingtocooling
operation,pleasereadthesection‘A232ingeneral’ .
TypicalA332.4application:
Theshowndiagramisafundamentalandsimplifiedexampleanddoes
notcontainallcomponentsthatarenecessaryinasystem.
AllnamedcomponentsareconnectedtotheECLComfortcontroller.
Listofcomponents:
ECL310
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
ElectroniccontrollerECLComfort310
Outdoortemperaturesensor
ECA31RoomtemperatureandRHsensor*
Flowtemperaturesensor
notused
(Optional)Floorsurfacetemperaturesensor
(Optional)Ceilingsurfacetemperaturesensor
OverrideinputforHeatingmode
OverrideinputforComfort/Saving
OverrideinputforCoolingmode
S10Returntemperaturesensor
P1
X2
X3
X4
X5
M1
M2
A1
Circulationpump(ON/OFF)
Coolingdemand(ON/OFF)
Heatingdemand(ON/OFF)
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
(notillustrated)Multi-functionality
Motorizedcontrolvalve(3-pointcontrolled)
Motorizedchange-overvalve
Alarm
*Alternative:ESM-10,roomtemperaturesensor
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A232,ingeneral
Thefunctionselector:
Eachcircuithasafunctionselector.Theheatingcircuitcanrun,
forexample
•Comfortperiodsatadesiredroomtemperatureof21°C
•Savingperiodsatadesiredroomtemperatureof16°CorTotal
stop
Thecoolingcircuitcanrun,forexample
•Comfortperiodsatadesiredroomtemperatureof24°C
•Savingperiodsatadesiredroomtemperatureof30°C
Schedules:
TheA232applicationcontains3weekschedules;oneforthe
heatingcircuitandoneforthecoolingcircuit.Thethirdscheduleis
foruniversaluseandisfoundin'Commoncontrollersettings'.
A232.1:Relay4(X4)canbesettofollowthethirdschedule.
A332.1,A332.2,A332.3andA332.4:Relay5(X5)canbesettofollow
thethirdschedule.
Overridefunctions:
Bymeansofswitches,connectedtodifferentinputs,thefollowing
functionalitiesareavailablewhentheinputinquestionisactivated:
S7S8S9
A232.1
A332.1
A332.2
A332.3
A332.4
Stopthecirculationpump
Stopthecirculationpump
Stopthecirculationpump
NofunctionNofunctionNofunction
OverridetoHeating
OverridetoComfortorSavingmodeNofunction
OverridetoComfortorSavingmodeNofunction
OverridetoComfortorSavingmodeNofunction
OverridetoComfortorSavingmode
OverridetoCooling
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A232,ingeneral,continued
Shortprocessdescriptions:
Changefromheatingtocooling(outdoorandroomtemperature
based):
1.Heatingactive
2.Outdoorandroomtemperaturerising
3.Heatingstopwhenactualoutdoortemperaturegetshigher
than'Summer,cut-out'(ID1x179)
4.Coolingstartwhen:
•Accumulatedoutdoortemperaturevaluegetshigherthan
setlimit('Activation,acc.T' ,ID12144)
AND
•Accumulatedroomtemperaturevaluegetshigherthanset
limit('Act.,acc.roomT',ID12156)
AND
•Actualroomtemperaturegetshigherthandesiredroom
temperatureforcoolingoperation.
Changefromheatingtocooling(roomtemperaturebased):
1.Heatingactive
2.Roomtemperaturerising
3.Heatingstopwhenaccumulatedroomtemperaturevaluegets
higherthandesiredroomtemperatureforheatingoperation.
4.Coolingstartwhen:
•Accumulatedroomtemperaturevaluegetshigherthanset
limit('Act.,acc.roomT',ID12156)
AND
•Actualroomtemperaturegetshigherthandesiredroom
temperatureforcoolingoperation.
Thecontrollerispre-programmedwithfactorysettingsthatareshown
inthe‘ParameterIDoverview’appendix.
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2.2Identifyingthesystemtype
Sketchyourapplication
TheECLComfortcontrollerseriesisdesignedforawiderange
ofheating,domestichot-water(DHW)andcoolingsystemswith
differentconfigurationsandcapacities.Ifyoursystemdiffers
fromthediagramsshownhere,youmaywanttomakeasketch
ofthesystemabouttobeinstalled.Thismakesiteasiertouse
theOperatingGuide,whichwillguideyoustep-by-stepfrom
installationtofinaladjustmentsbeforetheend-usertakesover.
TheECLComfortcontrollerisauniversalcontrollerthatcanbe
usedforvarioussystems.Basedontheshownstandardsystems,
itispossibletoconfigureadditionalsystems.Inthischapteryou
findthemostfrequentlyusedsystems.Ifyoursystemisnotquite
asshownbelow,findthediagramwhichhasthebestresemblance
withyoursystemandmakeyourowncombinations.
SeetheInstallationGuide(deliveredwiththeapplicationkey)for
applicationtypes/sub-types.
Thecirculationpump(s)inheatingcircuit(s)canbeplacedintheflow
aswellasthereturn.Placethepumpaccordingtothemanufacturer’s
specification.
A232.1,ex.a:
Controlofflowtemperature(heatinginfloor/coolinginceiling)inrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Optional
surfacetemperaturelimitations.
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A232.1,ex.b:
Controlofflowtemperature(heating/cooling)infloorinrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Optionalsurface
temperaturelimitation.
A232.1,ex.c:
Controlofflowtemperature(heating/cooling)toafan-coilinrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.
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A232.1,ex.d:
Controlofflowtemperature(heating/cooling)toafan-coilinrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Heatingsource:
Districtheating.Coolingsource:Coolingmachine.
A232.1,ex.e:
Controlofflowtemperature(heating/cooling)inrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Heating/coolingsources:
Districtheating/districtcooling.
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A332.1,ex.a:
Controlofflowtemperature(heatinginfloor/coolinginceiling)inrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Optionalreturn
andsurfacetemperaturelimitation.
AllA232.1examplescanbecontrolledbyA332.1.
A332.2,ex.a:
Separatedcontrolofflowtemperaturesforheating/coolinginrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Optionalreturn
andsurfacetemperaturelimitations.
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A332.2,ex.b:
Districtheating/districtcoolingbasedcontrolofflowtemperaturesforheating/coolinginrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpoint
temperature.Optionalreturnandsurfacetemperaturelimitations.
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A332.3,ex.aandb:
Separatedcontrolofflowtemperaturesforheating/coolinginrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.AdvancedDHW
temperaturecontrolatDHWdraw-off.Anti-bacteriatemperaturecontrol.Optionalreturnorsurfacetemperaturelimitations.
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A332.4,ex.a:
Controlofflowtemperature(heatinginfloor/coolinginceiling)inrelationtooutdoor,roomanddewpointtemperature.Optionalreturn
andsurfacetemperaturelimitation.Overridefunctionalitiesforheatingandcoolingmodes.
TheA232.1andA332.1examplescan,ingeneral,becontrolledbyA332.4.
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2.3Mounting
2.3.1MountingtheECLComfortcontroller
SeetheInstallationGuidewhichisdeliveredtogetherwiththe
ECLComfortcontroller.
Foreasyaccess,youshouldmounttheECLComfortcontrollernear
thesystem.
ECLComfort210/296/310canbemounted
•onawall
•onaDINrail(35mm)
ECLComfort296canbemounted
•inapanelcut-out
ECLComfort210canbemountedinanECLComfort310basepart
(forfutureupgrade).
Screws,PGcableglandsandrawlplugsarenotsupplied.
LockingtheECLComfort210/310controller
InordertofastentheECLComfortcontrollertoitsbasepart,secure
thecontrollerwiththelockingpin.
Topreventinjuriestopersonsorthecontroller,thecontrollerhasto
besecurelylockedintothebase.Forthispurpose,pressthelocking
pinintothebaseuntilaclickisheardandthecontrollernolonger
canberemovedfromthebase.
Ifthecontrollerisnotsecurelylockedintothebasepart,thereisarisk
thatthecontrollerduringoperationcanunlockfromthebaseandthe
basewithterminals(andalsothe230Va.c.connections)areexposed.
Topreventinjuriestopersons,alwaysmakesurethatthecontroller
issecurelylockedintoitsbase.Ifthisisnotthecase,thecontroller
shouldnotbeoperated!
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Theeasywaytolockthecontrollertoitsbaseorunlockitistousea
screwdriveraslever.
Mountingonawall
Mountthebasepartonawallwithasmoothsurface.Establishthe
electricalconnectionsandpositionthecontrollerinthebasepart.
Securethecontrollerwiththelockingpin.
MountingonaDINrail(35mm)
MountthebasepartonaDINrail.Establishtheelectrical
connectionsandpositionthecontrollerinthebasepart.Secure
thecontrollerwiththelockingpin.
DismountingtheECLComfortcontroller
Inordertoremovethecontrollerfromthebasepart,pulloutthe
lockingpinbymeansofascrewdriver.Thecontrollercannowbe
removedfromthebasepart.
Theeasywaytolockthecontrollertoitsbaseorunlockitistousea
screwdriveraslever.
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BeforeremovingtheECLComfortcontrollerfromthebasepart,ensure
thatthesupplyvoltageisdisconnected.
2.3.2MountingtheRemoteControlUnitsECA30/31
Selectoneofthefollowingmethods:
•Mountingonawall,ECA30/31
•Mountinginapanel,ECA30
Screwsandrawlplugsarenotsupplied.
Mountingonawall
MountthebasepartoftheECA30/31onawallwithasmooth
surface.Establishtheelectricalconnections.PlacetheECA30/
31inthebasepart.
Mountinginapanel
MounttheECA30inapanelusingtheECA30framekit(ordercode
no.087H3236).Establishtheelectricalconnections.Securethe
framewiththeclamp.PlacetheECA30inthebasepart.TheECA
30canbeconnectedtoanexternalroomtemperaturesensor.
TheECA31mustnotbemountedinapanelifthehumidity
functionistobeused.
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2.3.3MountingtheinternalI/OmoduleECA32
MountingoftheinternalI/OmoduleECA32
TheECA32module(ordercodeno.087H3202)mustbeinserted
intotheECLComfort310/310Bbasepartforadditionalinputand
outputsignalsinrelevantapplications.
TheconnectionbetweentheECLComfort310/310BandECA32
isa10-pole(2x5)connector.Theconnectionisautomatically
establishedwhentheECLComfort310/310Bisplacedonthe
basepart.
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2.4Placingthetemperaturesensors
2.4.1Placingthetemperaturesensors
Itisimportantthatthesensorsaremountedinthecorrectposition
inyoursystem.
Thetemperaturesensormentionedbelowaresensorsusedforthe
ECLComfort210/296/310serieswhichnotallwillbeneeded
foryourapplication!
Outdoortemperaturesensor(ESMT)
Theoutdoorsensorshouldbemountedonthatsideofthebuilding
whereitislesslikelytobeexposedtodirectsunshine.Itshouldnot
beplacedclosetodoors,windowsorairoutlets.
Flowtemperaturesensor(ESMU,ESM-11orESMC)
Placethesensormax.15cmfromthemixingpoint.Insystems
withheatexchanger,DanfossrecommendsthattheESMU-typeto
beinsertedintotheexchangerflowoutlet.
Makesurethatthesurfaceofthepipeiscleanandevenwhere
thesensorismounted.
Returntemperaturesensor(ESMU,ESM-11orESMC)
Thereturntemperaturesensorshouldalwaysbeplacedsothatit
measuresarepresentativereturntemperature.
Roomtemperaturesensor
(ESM-10,ECA30/31RemoteControlUnit)
Placetheroomsensorintheroomwherethetemperatureistobe
controlled.Donotplaceitonoutsidewallsorclosetoradiators,
windowsordoors.
Boilertemperaturesensor(ESMU,ESM-11orESMC)
Placethesensoraccordingtotheboilermanufacturer’s
specification.
Airducttemperaturesensor(ESMB-12orESMUtypes)
Placethesensorsothatitmeasuresarepresentativetemperature.
DHWtemperaturesensor(ESMUorESMB-12)
PlacetheDHWtemperaturesensoraccordingtothemanufacturer’s
specification.
Slabtemperaturesensor(ESMB-12)
Placethesensorinaprotectiontubeintheslab.
ESM-11:Donotmovethesensorafterithasbeenfastenedinorderto
avoiddamagetothesensorelement.
ESM-11,ESMCandESMB-12:Useheatconductingpasteforquick
measurementofthetemperature.
ESMUandESMB-12:Usingasensorpockettoprotectthesensorwill,
however,resultinaslowertemperaturemeasurement.
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Pt1000temperaturesensor(IEC751B,1000Ω/0°C)
Relationshipbetweentemperatureandohmicvalue:
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2.5Electricalconnections
2.5.1Electricalconnections230Va.c.
Warning
ElectricconductorsonPCB(PrintedCircuitBoard)forsupplyvoltage,
relaycontactsandtriacoutputsdonothavemutualsafetydistanceof
minimum6mm.Theoutputsarenotallowedtobeusedasgalvanic
separated(voltfree)outputs.
Ifagalvanicseparatedoutputisneeded,anauxiliaryrelayis
recommended.
24Voltcontrolledunits,forexampleactuators,aretobecontrolledby
meansofECLComfort310,24Voltversion.
SafetyNote
Necessaryassembly,start-up,andmaintenanceworkmustbe
performedbyqualifiedandauthorizedpersonnelonly.
Locallegislationsmustberespected.Thiscomprisesalsocablesize
andisolation(reinforcedtype).
AfusefortheECLComfortinstallationismax.10Atypically.
TheambienttemperaturerangefortheECLComfortinoperationis
0-55°C.Exceedingthistemperaturerangecanresultinmalfunctions.
Installationmustbeavoidedifthereisariskforcondensation(dew).
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Thecommongroundterminalisusedforconnectionofrelevant
components(pumps,motorizedcontrolvalves).
ECL210/310
ECL296
Maximumloadratings:
Relayterminals
Triac(=electronic
relay)terminals
Wirecrosssection:0.5-1.5mm²
Incorrectconnectioncandamagetheelectronicoutputs.
Max.2x1.5mm²wirescanbeinsertedintoeachscrewterminal.
4(2)A/230Va.c.
(4Aforohmicload,2Afor
inductiveload)
0,2A/230Va.c.
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2.5.2Electricalconnections,Pt1000temperaturesensors
SeealsotheInstallationGuide(deliveredwiththeapplicationkey)
forapplicationspecificconnections.
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ConnectionsforA232,ingeneral:
SeealsotheInstallationGuide(deliveredwiththeapplicationkey)
forapplicationspecificconnections.
TerminalSensor/description
29and30
28and30
27and30
26and30
25and30
24and30
23and30
22and30
21and30
20and30
S1
Outdoortemperature
sensor*
S2Roomtemperature
sensor.
Alternative:ECA31
S3
Flowtemperature
sensor**
S4
A332.2andA332.3
only:Flowtemperature
sensor,cooling**
S5
Surfaceorreturn
temperaturesensor
S6
Surfaceorreturn
temperaturesensor
S7
Overridesignal.
A332.3only:Supply
temperaturesensor
S8
Overridesignal.
A332.3only:DHWflow
switch
S9
ECL310only:
A332.2:Return
temperaturesensor.
A332.3:DHWflow
temperaturesensor**
A332.4:Overridesignal
S10
ECL310only:
Returntemperature
sensor
Type
(recom.)
ESMT
ESM-10
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU
ESMC/
ESMU
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU
Switch.
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU
Switch
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU.
Switch
ESM-11/
ESMB/
ESMC/
ESMU
Temperaturesensorsmustbeconnectedinordertohavethe
desiredfunctionality.
*
Iftheoutdoortemperaturesensorisnotconnectedorthe
sensorcableisshort-circuited,thecontrollerassumesthat
theoutdoortemperatureis0(zero)°C.
**
Ifthesensorisnotconnectedorthesensorcableis
short-circuited,themotorizedcontrolvalvecloses(safety
function).
Factoryestablishedjumper:
30tocommonterminal.
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