Future Design MCT-MC 4.3, User Manual

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MCT-MC
4.3
Configuring the MCT-MC - 21 - FDC MCT-MC
4.1 Control Setup
The “Control Setup” screen is accessed from the Setup menu. It allows the user or OEM to set the number of
control boards that are attached to the system. Once set, the loop configuration settings will be made available
for the total number of loops entered.
4.2 Loop Address Utility
In order for the MC to properly communicate with each of the loop control boards, they must be configured for
the proper communications address. The factory default communication settings of the loop control boards are
set for a communications address of one, which correspond to the proper settings for loop 1. For a single loop
MC control system, no further settings are required. Simply connect the communications wiring between the
control board and the MC interface, and the system is ready to go.
For a multi-loop control system, the other loop control board(s) must be set for an address that corresponds
with the loop number, i.e., 2, 3, 4…. If a display module is not available to connect to the loop control board in
order to set its address, the Loop Address Utility can be used. It is accessed from the Setup menu.
In order to use the utility, only one loop control board can be connected to the MC touch screen display at a
time. Since the default address of all control boards is 1, if more than one was connected, they would all
respond to the same command which would cause them all to be set to the entered address. If more than one
loop control board is connected, disconnect the communications wiring from the loop control board(s) that you
DO NOT want to set the address on. An alternative is to remove power from the loop control board rather than
disconnecting the communications wiring.