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VCB-X Controller Code:  SS1051 Version 2.00 & up

VAV/Zone Controller Code:  SS1001, SS1005, SS1025

Requires Modular Service Tool SD Code:  SS1063

Requires Modular System Manager SD Code:  SS1064

VCB-X Controller

Operator Interface SD 

Technical Guide

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Summary of Contents for OE335-26B-VCBZ

Page 1: ...ersion 2 00 up VAV Zone Controller Code SS1001 SS1005 SS1025 Requires Modular Service Tool SD Code SS1063 Requires Modular System Manager SD Code SS1064 VCB X Controller Operator Interface SD Technica...

Page 2: ...orioncontrols com AAON is a registered trademark of AAON Inc Tulsa OK WattMaster Controls Inc assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions This document is subject to change without notice Form O...

Page 3: ...op Search and System Alarm Search 20 Unit Alarm Search Override Search 21 Schedules Holidays 22 Schedule Override 23 PROGRAMMING 24 VCB X Configuration Screen Index 24 Configuring VCB X Controllers 25...

Page 4: ...nglish language messages Menu driven programming allows for easy setup and operation without the need for specialized training The Modular Service Tool is supplied with a programmable 4 Gigabyte SD me...

Page 5: ...ular Service Tool Be sure that the Modular Service Tool has fresh batteries installed or that it is connected to a power source using the supplied power pack before attempting any programming of the c...

Page 6: ...system alarm conditions and override initiations Protection from unauthorized users is provided by the System Manager s integral multi level passcode authorization programming On a Networked System t...

Page 7: ...ications and power wiring to the Modular System Manager from a 24 VAC power source and to the HVAC unit controller communication wiring terminals See Figure 6 on page 9 for wiring details If the suppl...

Page 8: ...Power Comm Board From The Unit Controller MiniLink PD Or Another Power Comm Board Line Voltage 24VAC R SH T R SH T R SH T R SH T All Comm Loop Wiring Is Straight Thru Local Loop RS 485 9600 Baud Local...

Page 9: ...s Modular System Manager SD Back View NOTE For Stand Alone Installations No CommLink or MiniLink All TERM Jumpers Must Be ON For All Applications With CommLink s Or MiniLink s All Jumpers Must Be OFF...

Page 10: ...a entry field and start over This key also turns off the power to the Service Tool when on the Main Screen Minus If a setpoint with a negative value is required press this key for the minus sign DEC P...

Page 11: ...amming the Time From the Setup Screen shown below press 1 on your keypad to access the Set Time Date Screens You may have to press NEXT to access this screen 1 Set Time Date 2 Communications NEXT More...

Page 12: ...lection press ENTER The following screen will appear You Have Changed The System Mode Press Any Key To Continue Press any key to continue The Setup Screen will appear as shown below 1 Set Time Date 2...

Page 13: ...etermine and report any controllers that are currently operating in an override condition on a specific Loop by entering a Loop ID number and then doing a search NOTE When you press the OVERRIDES butt...

Page 14: ...the holiday starts and the day the holiday ends If your holiday only lasts one day simply set both the Start Day and the Stop Day to the same value Remember to combine the month and day into a single...

Page 15: ...ride VCB X Ovrd Schedule Override Enter Override X 0 Auto 1 ON 2 OFF If you want to force the unit to operate in a continuous Occupied or Unoccupied mode select this menu item to activate the desired...

Page 16: ...ear the data entry field and start over Minus If a setpoint with a negative value is required press this key for the minus sign DEC Press this key when entering data that re quires a decimal point Use...

Page 17: ...light savings you will need to manually adjust the time twice a year Initialization Setting the Time Date Programming the Time From the Setup Screen shown below press 1 on your keypad to ac cess the S...

Page 18: ...n you need to operate in Multiple MGRS Mode If your display indicates a different mode than the one you need press 2 at the Setup Screen shown below You will have to cycle power to get to this screen...

Page 19: ...asscode is 2222 If you wish to change either Level 1 or Level 2 passcodes please see the instructions that follow From the Main Status Screen press ESC and then press PREV The following screen will ap...

Page 20: ...oop Search Finished Loops Found XX Press ESC to Exit The screen will display the number of loops found on your system The information will be saved into the System Manager s memory No further loop sea...

Page 21: ...clear any alarms that are found you must fix the problem indicated in the alarm Once the problem is fixed the alarm will clear from the screen the next time the unit is polled System Manager Override...

Page 22: ...oth the Start and Stop Times are ZERO the schedule is in a continu ous OFF mode Use for Remote Signal Contact If both the Start and Stop Times are 2359 the schedule is in a continu ous ON mode NOTE Th...

Page 23: ...must enter the time in 24 hour military format the same as a regular week schedule Normally the holidays will operate in an unoccupied mode or a reduced schedule mode There are two start stop events a...

Page 24: ...n 25 Economizer Control Type Screen 26 Title 24 Economizer Screen 27 Economizer in Unoccupied Mode Screen 28 Outdoor Air Sensor Installed Screen 29 E BUS Outdoor Air RH Sensor Screen 30 Economizer Ena...

Page 25: ...Press Enter Selected Unit XXXX No Communication Enter the Unit ID of the controller you wish to change schedules for and press ENTER Once communication is established No Com munication will be replac...

Page 26: ...Zone VAV Recirculating unit using the Space Temperature Sensor to determine the mode of operation Heating and Cooling are controlled to a Leaving Air Setpoint Space Temperature resets the Supply Fan V...

Page 27: ...Source was set Single Zone VAV in Configuration Screen 5 then line 3 on this screen will read No SAT Rst Allowed and the line 4 will be blank Configuration Screen 10 Reset Rate Interval VCBX Cnfg ID...

Page 28: ...fan to delay starting This is the Supply Fan Starting Delay initiated whenever the VCB X initiates Supply Fan operation upon going occupied or after power up This is useful when you are using multiple...

Page 29: ...Cooling as the 2nd form of Cooling VCB X Configuration Screens Configuration Screen 22 Digital Compressor For Modulating Cooling VCBX Cnfg ID 101 Digital Comp For Mod Cool NO Use Or To Change SelectYE...

Page 30: ...s OAT RH Sensor NO Use Or To Change If the Outdoor Air Sensor installed is an E BUS Outdoor Air Tempera ture and Humidity Sensor press 0 to select YES Default is NO Configuration Screen 30 Economizer...

Page 31: ...Or To Change Building Pressure Control is available if expansion module EM1 has been installed and configured Default is None Available options are None No Building Pressure Control by this controlle...

Page 32: ...eversing Valve during Heating operation VCB X Configuration Screens Configuration Screen 38 WSHP Glycol Percentage VCBX Cnfg ID 101 WSHP Glycol Percentage 0 Use Or To Change If this is a Water Source...

Page 33: ...Select YES if you have an E BUS Space and Humidity Sensor installed Set this to NO if receiving a Space Humidity Broadcast from a GPC XP Controller Default is NO VCB X Configuration Screens Configura...

Page 34: ...g ID 101 Control Outdoor Air CFM NO Use Or To Change Select YES if you have anAirflow Monitoring station and are controlling the Outdoor Air Damper to an airflow CFM Setpoint Default is NO Configurati...

Page 35: ...ou need to enter the inside area in square feet of the Exhaust Air duct damper When measuring the Exhaust Air damper area be sure to measure the inside dimensions of the damper The duct size needs to...

Page 36: ...be accessed with Prism 2 software Default is 15 minutes Description Minimum Default Maximum Trend Log Rate 1 Min 15 Min 120 Min Configuration Screen 63 Emergency Shutdown VCBX Cnfg ID 101 Emergency Sh...

Page 37: ...Controller Technical Guide for information on how these Delays and Run Times are used Description Minimum Default Maximum Cooling Stage Up 3 Min 3 Min 15 Min Cooling Stage Down 1 Min 1 Min 15 Min Cool...

Page 38: ...is configured in the VAV Box Controller Configuration Screens 77 81 VCB X Relay Configuration Screens VCBX Cnfg ID 101 On Board Relay 2 6 Not Used Use Or To Change Relay 1 is not configurable as it i...

Page 39: ...nfigured this relay will energize if unit is in Economizer mode and the damper has moved 5 above its Economizer Minimum Setpoint position 19 Heat Wheel Configure 1 Relay that turns heat wheel on when...

Page 40: ...roller are listed on the next few pages by sequential screen number When each VCB X Controller is configured for the first time it is best to start with screen 1 and proceed to each Setpoint Screen in...

Page 41: ...be displayed Change Setpoints Configure Unit Save Copy Restore Scroll to the Change Setpoints option and press ENTER This will take you to the first Setpoints Screen shown below Setpoint Screen 1 Occu...

Page 42: ...into the space during the Space Vent Mode of operation Once the Space Temperature is satisfied before switching to Vent Mode the controller compares the Outside Air Temperature to these Hood On HVAC...

Page 43: ...VAC unit will initiate Override Mode any time the Override Button is pressed and held for less than 3 seconds This puts the unit into Occupied operation The Push Button Override Duration Setpoint allo...

Page 44: ...between the Coil Temperature High Reset Limit down to the Coil Temperature Low Reset Limit On MUA units where the Outdoor Dewpoint Setpoint is used to initiate Dehumidification this screen is only use...

Page 45: ...It can then modulate up to the Max Heat Percentage as the Space Temperature falls within the range created by the Hi Space setpoint and the Low Space Setpoint created in Setpoint Screens 22 and 23 On...

Page 46: ...Min Cooling VFD VCB X Setpoint Screens Setpoint Screen 19 Cool Reset Source Setpoints High Space SAT VFD VCBX Spts ID 101 Cool Rst Source Spts If Hi Spc 75 0 F Then SAT 55 If no SAT Reset Source has b...

Page 47: ...for Single Zone VAV see the last paragraph for this screen If a Reset Source has been configured in Configuration Screen 9 the third line will display If Hi Spc If Hi OAT If Hi RAT or If Hi VFD depen...

Page 48: ...s configured for Single ZoneVAVapplication on Configura tion Screen 7 this screen will appear In the Heating Mode the Supply Fan VFD speed will proportionally modulate as the Space Temperature falls w...

Page 49: ...ndow of 2 if you are 2 or more from setpoint the amount of signal change will be 10 per time period and at 1 from setpoint the change would be 5 per time period So a larger proportional window allows...

Page 50: ...door Air that will be introduced to the HVAC unit in order to ensure the unit is operating within its Heating and Cooling design limitations As shown in the table that follows the Minimum setting for...

Page 51: ...Economizer Outdoor Air Damper output signal AOUT2 Economizer Control Signal to maintain the Building Pressure Setpoint Whenever the Building Pressure falls below the Building Pressure Setpoint by the...

Page 52: ...temperatures may be experienced a Pre Heater relay output can be activated to control a preheat coil based on the OutdoorAir Temperature to prevent freezing of Water Coils One of the VCB X Relay Outp...

Page 53: ...up and will run until the Return Air Temperature rises above the Morning Warm up Target Temperature or until the Max Length Setpoint time expires If the ReturnAirTemperature is above the Morning Warm...

Page 54: ...current Outdoor Air Temperature Sensor Reading Enter a positive Sensor Calibration value in Line 4 to raise the Outdoor Air Temperature Sensor reading or a negative value in Line 4 to lower the Senso...

Page 55: ...lication Description Minimum Default Maximum Warm Up SAT Setpoint 40 100 240 Setpoint Screen 56 Cool Down Supply Air Temperature Setpoint VCBX Spts ID 101 Cooldown Supply Air Setpoint 55 0 F Cooling w...

Page 56: ...48 59 12 Relay Expansion Module Relays Screens 60 90 Alarm Status Screens Status Screens General Procedures From any menu screen press STATUS The Unit Selection Screen shown below will appear request...

Page 57: ...eat Remote Vent RH Remote Cool RH Remote Heat RH Status Screen 3 Controlling Temperature Cooling Heating Setpoints VCB X v2 00 ID 101 Cont Temp XX XX Cool Spt XX XX Heat Spt XX XX Line 2 Controlling T...

Page 58: ...the Digital Scroll Compressor or a Chilled Water Valve Status Screen 8 Compressor Discharge Temperature VCB X v2 00 ID 101 Compressor Discharge Temp XXX XX Line 3 Compressor Discharge Temperature Thi...

Page 59: ...this combination Temperature Humidity Sensor is not installed this line will display 0 Line 3 Current Indoor Relative Humidity Setpoint Percentage This is the adjustable Indoor Air Relative Humidity S...

Page 60: ...ng Position If you do have a PREHEAT X Controller connected to the VCB X Controller and are using Modulating Heat this is the current modulating heat signal Line 4 Current PREHEAT X Active Stages If y...

Page 61: ...conomizer Minimum Percentage This shows the current Economizer OA Minimum Damper Position If the unit is not in IAQ Mode this will be the regular configured Minimum Damper Position If the unit is in I...

Page 62: ...reen 29 Building Pressure Exhaust Fan and Output VCB X v2 00 ID 101 Building Pressure Exhaust Fan ON OFF Output XXX Line 3 Building Pressure Exhaust Fan Status Indicates whether the Exhaust Fan Relay...

Page 63: ...mp Module these values are read directly from hard coded information in that module The values on Lines 3 and 4 are safety setpoints that will disable compressors See the Water Source Heat Pump Module...

Page 64: ...t relay FORCED ON or FORCED OFF will appear if this Relay is in a Force Mode Possible options are as follows ON OFF FORCED ON FORCED OFF Status Screens 43 47 EM1 Relays VCB X v1 00 ID 101 Main Exp Rly...

Page 65: ...ms on the unit and one of the following screens will appear VCB X v2 00 ID 101 NO ALARMS SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW VCB X Status Screens Alarms VCB X v2 00 ID 101 ALARMS PRESENT SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW Line 2 Bl...

Page 66: ...r Passcode XXXX If the correct passcode was entered the Unit Selection Screen will be displayed Enter Unit Address Then Press Enter Selected Unit XXXX No Communication Enter the Unit ID of the control...

Page 67: ...ir Heating Mode This is used as a method to provide supplemental heat if for some reason the HVAC heat cannot satisfy the heating demand Configuration Screen 8 Main Fan Status XX Box Cnfg IDXXXX This...

Page 68: ...AV Zone Controller board with a relay expansion board is used for this purpose No damper or actuator is used If you need to control an auxiliary heater select YES otherwise be sure it is set to NO Con...

Page 69: ...e communication is established No Com munication will be replaced with Press Down Then press NOTE If No Communication remains it indicates a communication failure to the controller The following scree...

Page 70: ...w calculations to continue to increase as long as the zone temperature is still above the setpoint That means it can provide 100 or Maximum CFM before the 4 F er ror is achieved bringing the zone unde...

Page 71: ...es a Force to Fixed Position command Description Minimum Default Maximum Fixed Pos 0 or 0 CFM 0 or 0 CFM 100 or 9999 CFM Setpoint Screen 11 SAT HVAC Mode Deadband XX Box Spts IDXXXX SAT HVAC Mode Dead...

Page 72: ...aximum Effect on SP 0 F 0 F 6 F Setpoint Screen 16 Push Button Override Duration XX Box Spts IDXXXX Push Button Override Duration X X Hr If the Flush Mount Wall Sensor has the optional Push Button Ove...

Page 73: ...ust is installed on the Flush Mount Wall Sensor this line will display the current amount the Slide Offset is affecting the Heating and Cooling Setpoints Line 3 Current Heating or Cooling Demand in th...

Page 74: ...Not Used Line 3 If your VAV Zone Controller has been configured to control reheat stages this line reflects the On Off Status of the first stage of Reheat If you have 3 stages of reheat this line will...

Page 75: ...Mode setting If the unit ID you entered is for a VAV Zone Controller the Damper Force Mode setting will only apply to that VAV Zone Controller Damper Force Enter Force Mode 0 0 Auto 1 Open 2 Clsd 3 Ma...

Page 76: ...s SETPOINTS The screen below will appear because this option requires passcode clearance Only a Level 2 passcode can change setpoints THIS ACTION REQUIRES PASSCODE CLEARANCE Enter Passcode XXXX If the...

Page 77: ...ing Polling Unit Config Enable Alarm Polling Unit XX YES Use Or To Change Enabling Alarm Polling allows any alarm from the loop to be polled You must set this for each controller on the loop MiniLink...

Page 78: ...n relay to be set for Auto Force On or Force Off The default setting is Auto After you complete all troubleshooting or testing procedures all relays should be changed back to this setting The Force On...

Page 79: ...will be displayed Analog Output 5 Screen Modulating Cool Override 10 10 Auto The default setting for normal operation is 10 Percentages between 0 to 100 are valid entries Press ENTER after making a s...

Page 80: ...quires passcode clearance Only a Level 2 passcode can change setpoints THIS ACTION REQUIRES PASSCODE CLEARANCE Enter Passcode XXXX If the correct passcode was entered the Unit Selection Screen will be...

Page 81: ...y Setpoints Stand Alone Mode The instructions for Stand Alone Mode are exactly the same as Network Mode except that there is no need to enter a Loop number in the Unit ID number field and in the Copy...

Page 82: ...d to save or open the file and then click OK This option will save the file to the Downloads folder on your PC 5 Open the Downloads folder in Windows Explorer You will find a folder labeled Modular_HH...

Page 83: ...ttMaster Comm 2 E BUS Module ESC Exit Menu 7 Follow the instructions for WattMaster Controllers or E BUS Modules Updating Controller E BUS Module Software WattMaster Controllers 1 Press 1 to update a...

Page 84: ...lder version if given to you by Technical Support Then press ENTER Software Version Enter 0 for Latest 0 Esc Exit Menu 4 The screen will display the following messages Resetting Unit Load Sys Info 5 I...

Page 85: ...e 59 Coil Temperature Sensor 54 Coil Temperature Setpoint 44 59 Coil Temperature Setpoint Status 59 Coil Temperature Status 59 Coil Temperature Switch 33 Communications Screen 12 18 Compressor Dischar...

Page 86: ...tage s of Heat 28 H H C Changeover Box VAV Zone 66 Head Pressure Control 25 Head Pressure Control Screen 33 Head Pressure Setpoints Cooling and Reheat 49 Head Pressure Setpoint Status 62 Head Pressure...

Page 87: ...Setpoints 41 VCB X Status 56 Modular System Manager Connection Diagram 7 Defined 6 Dimensions 6 Network Connection 7 Stand Alone Connection 9 Modulating Chilled Water 25 29 Modulating Cooling 58 Modu...

Page 88: ...Occupied Active 39 Override Active 39 Pre Heat 39 Reversing Valve 39 Supply Fan 64 Relay Status 64 Relay Status 12 Relay 65 Relay Status EM1 64 Remote Forced Cooling 26 Remote Forced Dehumidification...

Page 89: ...ad Pressure Status 62 Heat Cool Changeover Delay 37 Heating Active Stages Status 59 Heating Enabled Status 58 Heat Pump Configuration 32 Heat Pump Defrost Interval 52 Heat Pump Delays 37 Heat Pump Eme...

Page 90: ...22 Wetbulb Temperature Status 60 WSHP Glycol Percentage 32 Search For Loops 20 For Overrides 21 Selection Buttons Defined 10 16 Sensor Calibration Space Temperature 72 Supply Air Temperature 72 Senso...

Page 91: ...r Supply Air Temperature 72 Unoccupied Setbacks 69 Zone Alarm Delay 72 Zone Alarm Offsets 71 VAV Zone Status Airflow 74 Alarm Status 74 Box Air Temperature 73 Cooling Setpoints 73 Desired CFM 74 Fan S...

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