Benchmark Platinum-Edge [II]: Operation-Service Manual
SECTION 7
– BOILER SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY
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7.3.2 Option 2 Constant Setpoint: Modbus Wired Header Temp Sensor
OPTION 2
Instructions: Constant Setpoint, Modbus Wired Header Temp Sensor
Step 1: MODBUS HEADER TEMP SENSOR WIRING
– ANY BOILER
1. Connect the
Modbus Transmitter
terminal
Pin B
to the I/O board strip
J3
, terminal
13
(
BST RS485+)
and
Pin A
to terminal
15
(
BST RS485
–
) on any of the Boiler units using
shielded pair 18 - 22 AWG cable.
2. Connect the
Header Temp Sensor
to pins
2
and
3
of the
Modbus Transmitter
units using
shielded pair 18 - 22 AWG cable.
3. Install a jumper wire between pins
1
and
2
of the
Modbus Transmitter
.
NOTES:
•
Polarity must be observed for the RS485 connections.
•
Ground the shield to any
Shield
terminal on the I/O board, such as terminal
3
or
8
.
•
The
Header Temp Sensor
must be installed between 2 and 10 feet (0.61 and 3.1m)
downstream of the
last
boiler in the plant’s supply water header.
•
There is no polarity to be observed. The ground for the shield is at the power supply
ground. The sensor end of the shield must be left free and ungrounded.
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MODBUS TRANSMITTER
15 BST RS485
–
HEADER TEMP SENSOR
13 BST RS485+
3 Shield
I/O BOARD STRIP J3