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Instructions for the installation and setup

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HEATING CONTROL - USER MANUAL 

FOR THE MODEL: 

HEATING CONTROL (HC 01/06/14) 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND SETUP OF THE DEVICE  

Document version: 1.1 

Date of last revision: 16 April 2015 

Manufacturer: SOLAR controls s.r.o. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for HC 01

Page 1: ...installation and setup of the device Page 1 of 58 HEATING CONTROL USER MANUAL FOR THE MODEL HEATING CONTROL HC 01 06 14 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND SETUP OF THE DEVICE Document version 1 1...

Page 2: ...16 Finishing the assembly 16 Device configuration 17 Configuration of the connection to the controller 17 Configuration of the connection to a local network 17 Configuration of the Internet connection...

Page 3: ...ommunication 42 HC downloader software 43 Installation of the USB connection driver 43 Installation of the HC downloader program 46 Starting the HC downloader program 46 Description of functions of th...

Page 4: ...tion pumps with continuous control 1 control block of the outdoor unit of the heat pump with direct power control and condensation in the storage tank 1 control block of the solid fuel boiler or the h...

Page 5: ...Instructions for the installation and setup of the device Page 5 of 58 PACKAGING CONTENTS The packaging includes 1 pc of a Heating Control device 1 pc of a USB cable 1 pc of a short manual with refere...

Page 6: ...t excessive levels of dust The place must be protected from direct sunlight and the ambient temperature must not exceed the range provided in the Chapter Technic Do not place the controller or any oth...

Page 7: ...ible to the controller When extending the power supply always use a separate shielded cable do not combine the shielding for example with the shielding of the digital temperature sensors digital input...

Page 8: ...ED indication of activity of external output 1 Ext2 LED indication of activity of external output 2 RJ45 connector indication of Ethernet interface connection left LED carrier frequency right LED conn...

Page 9: ...bivalent system a storage tank hot service water heating and heating minimum effective configuration Configuration D an outdoor unit of a heat pump with an electrical bivalent system a storage tank h...

Page 10: ...a pool heat exchanger The power of the outdoor unit is controlled by a 0 10 V signal via a PWM 0 10V converter The temperature of the heated premises is controlled by a room thermostat with PI contro...

Page 11: ...radiators is not essential nevertheless it enables a small continuous heat offtake from the top part of the tank into the heating system We always place the outside temperature sensor out of the flow...

Page 12: ...cuit with classic radiators and one heating circuit for heating the pool by means of a pool heat exchanger The connection differs from configuration A only in replacing the electrical bivalent system...

Page 13: ...used the heat source is an outdoor unit of a heat pump with direct condensation in the tank and a bivalent electrical heat source heat consumers include flow heating of hot water in the tank and one h...

Page 14: ...olved via an external network router or switch so that both devices can be monitored and configured The figure also shows two more heating coils connected to the triac outputs of the WATTrouter These...

Page 15: ...the device Caution This diagram is illustrative it is necessary to always perform the connection according to the installation handbook for the control module of the outdoor unit the connection may ch...

Page 16: ...to observe this rule will almost certainly result in damaging the controller and losing the warranty The heating distribution and refrigerant distribution must be prepared by a professional plumbing...

Page 17: ...ller through connection to the USB interface by means of the HC downloader software in the case of connection via the Ethernet port the connection will almost always be lost after a change of the para...

Page 18: ...n of the connection driver via LAN UDP of the HC downloader software The default value pre set in the controller is 50000 HTTP port Enter the value of the HTTP port where the controller will listen to...

Page 19: ...after completing the configuration we will write the assigned captions in the controller by means of the button Write We proceed in an analogous way when setting the digital inputs If we do not remem...

Page 20: ...sk with the Save button It can be loaded again by means of the Open button Due to the security restrictions of browsers saving is usually allowed only in the folder designated for downloading Download...

Page 21: ...ernal temperature it shows the temperature measured inside the controller Outside temperature it shows the outside temperature if it is configured in the Settings tab Date controller it shows the real...

Page 22: ...ctive it informs the user about a state in which one of the outputs is activated by the TEST button Summer time it informs the user about the summer time The summer time period is from 2 00 am CEST on...

Page 23: ...requirement for the building External control the power of the heat pump is determined directly by an external device in the current version it is WATTrouter M In addition Heating Control can combine...

Page 24: ...r time schedules Bivalents in low tariff only upon request of the internal control the outputs of the bivalent sources activate only when the low tariff is active This option does not affect external...

Page 25: ...control off timer it shows the remaining time until the heat pump is switched off if it has been activated by the internal control Bivalent 1 st level on timer it shows the time until the 1 st level o...

Page 26: ...les see the Chapter Chyba enalezen zdroj odkaz 1 The temperature mode can be used for time limited setting of the requested control temperature 2 The restricted mode concerns all outputs heat pump and...

Page 27: ...1 or Ext2 outputs must be used As the power supply of this pump is usually separated from the signal conductor it is possible to use the Status duplicate block in the Others tab for switching on the p...

Page 28: ...thermostat but the disadvantage is that the requested temperature can be changed only in the web interface of the controller and not by a control element in the room We can use the sensor supplied by...

Page 29: ...hermal control in the case of control according to b it shows the internally set requested power of the circulation pump As the circulation pump of the heating is usually not PWM controlled and it is...

Page 30: ...into the pool heat exchanger or it can also be located directly on the heat exchanger where the pool water flows around the heat exchanger wall As the heat exchanger is usually made of noble metal we...

Page 31: ...f the circulation pump or circulation are not running it shows the temperature of water in the vicinity of the sensor but this temperature does not have to correspond to the real temperature of the wa...

Page 32: ...ncludes control blocks of the storage tank status duplicate and differential controller type TANK BLOCK This control block monitors the storage tank and controls its cooling down The storage tank may...

Page 33: ...water will be switched on 4 Auto cooling down is directed either to the heating circuits or to the pool The cool down target is determined according to the outside temperature and the Upper limit for...

Page 34: ...erature Output temperature water medium temperature at a place with higher temperature Circulation pump power if a PWM controlled circulation pump is used it shows its current power in PWM controlled...

Page 35: ...ysical addresses in your local network UDP port the port at which the controller will listen to UDP requests HC downloader software HTTP port the port at which the controller will listen to HTTP reque...

Page 36: ...n an output in a non standard way The function is protected by authorization against unauthorized access TEST OFF ON Use this button to switch a specific output on or off The text and colour of the bu...

Page 37: ...the activated SW extension Statistics ONLINE CHART In this line chart it is possible to select up to 5 rows which can show temperature progress or states of digital inputs and outputs It is possible t...

Page 38: ...ivity of the given device for the relevant month Note The current day will be shown in the year history current month only after it has been saved in the history after midnight YEAR It shows a subset...

Page 39: ...ty but only if the control block does not require higher power for the given outputs or full switching From the start time of the time schedule If the From time is later than the To time then the time...

Page 40: ...ional values corresponding to the vertical coordinate of the equitherm curve Chart it shows the current equitherm curve the horizontal axis shows the outside temperature and the vertical axis shows th...

Page 41: ...d function of the temperature sensors The error state is blocking only the function of the relevant control blocks it is not blocking the function of other blocks Emergency operation is configured on...

Page 42: ...TION OF XML COMMUNICATION Monitoring and configuration of the controller activity can be implemented in any superior whole which supports reading of XML data The implementation requires certain knowle...

Page 43: ...it is necessary to install a USB connection driver In order to connect to the USB interface by means of the upper port switch off the circuit breaker of the controller and remove the semitransparent c...

Page 44: ...s cz Instructions for the installation and setup of the device Page 44 of 58 5 Click on the item No not now In the following window click on the item Install from list or the given location for experi...

Page 45: ...58 7 The driver has been installed if the following window appears 8 If during the installation a notification appears warning you about an invalid digital signature of the driver ignore this warning...

Page 46: ...he following chapters provide a description of all windows of the application MAIN WINDOW OF THE APPLICATION Description of configuration and status elements Connect through the option allows you to c...

Page 47: ...ite of the manufacturer is not accessible In this case you cannot proceed with your purchase and activation of these optional functions Log in to your user account it is used for logging to the user p...

Page 48: ...timeout for receiving responses from the controller Change increase the value only if you experience communication problems Default inter byte timeout the timeout for receiving the individual bytes f...

Page 49: ...out after reset if you are connected via LAN the reestablishment of the connection after the controller reset takes longer than if you are connected via USB Change increase the value only if you exper...

Page 50: ...he green LED PWR is on and if the controller is powered The computer is not connected correctly with the controller Check the USB network cable connection try using a different network cable or try th...

Page 51: ...nal to become active or test it by manually switching on the auxiliary relay some types of relay offer this option Controller fault Replace the controller Some digital temperature input is not working...

Page 52: ...he output Incorrectly configured control block Check the configuration of the control block The external outputs do not switch on the connected solid state relays SSR Incorrect connection of the relay...

Page 53: ...nable temporary increase of control temperature Unsuitable setting of the equitherm curve or the requested constant temperature of the heating water If you use a heat pump for heating increase the req...

Page 54: ...Heating control user manual www solarcontrols cz Instructions for the installation and setup of the device Page 54 of 58 this will result in increasing the pump power...

Page 55: ...ou discover a defect which cannot be repaired according to the instructions in the Chapter Troubleshooting contact our service this applies both to warranty and post warranty repairs You can find the...

Page 56: ...perature measurement 2 C decreases in long supplies Inputs I1 I2 I3 0 or 5 V DC galvanic isolation from the power grid It can switched by standard relay outputs and outputs with an open collector alwa...

Page 57: ...min power supply L N output output output power supply temperature input digital input external output etc GND T1 8 T9 T10 T11 I1 I2 I3 5V Ext1 Ext2 Pollution degree 2 Operational temperature range 2...

Page 58: ...ph The stated product conforms to the production documentation and parameters specified in it furthermore it conforms to European directives and technical standards which were used in assessing the co...

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