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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Trademark Information Echelon, LON, L , LonBuilder, NodeBuilder, LonManager, ORKS LonTalk, LonUsers, LonPoint, Neuron, 3120, 3150, the Echelon logo, the L logo, and the LonUsers logo are trademarks of Echelon Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. LonLink, LonResponse, LonSupport, and LonMaker are trademarks of Echelon Corporation.
MMI or an external interface. The Excel 50 controller can also be used with standard or custom applications created with the CARE software package and downloaded into the controller.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE EN2B-0137GE51 R0216...
LCD DISPLAY FAST ACCESS KEYS BASIC FUNCTION KEYS The Excel 50 controller incorporates an operator's terminal featuring a keyboard and a display. Keyboard The keyboard has eight basic function keys and four fast-access keys. These twelve keys perform the following functions:...
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The field name is sometimes shown in this User Guide to make a screen easier to understand. Field names are not visible on the Excel 50 display. NOTE: The screens shown in this User Guide are examples and may differ slightly from the screens visible on your Excel 50 controller.
Entering the level-3 password enables you to access all data screens and to change all values. IMPORTANT If you have forgotten the password, please contact your local Honeywell branch. Please Enter Your Password ›****...
EXCEL 50 USER GUIDE Please Enter Your Password ›**** ›NEXT Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'NEXT'. Confirm with ENTER to proceed to the next screen. Modifying a Password If the level-3 password has been entered, the level-2 and level-3 passwords can be...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE PLANT KEY LCD DISPLAY FAST ACCESS KEYS BASIC FUNCTION KEYS The 'Plant' procedure is used to choose the time program where changes should be made to in the 'Time program' procedure and to make temporary changes to the daily time program.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE < >Init 3. time program MON 13.06. 10:27 14:30 18 °C ›TODAY ›NEXT Like the previous screen, this next screen displays the next time program with its switching point, value/status and current day, date, and time.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE 'BACK' to return to the default screen. Confirm with ENTER. Example A normal day cycle is shown below. Day cycle: 06:00 ON 12:00 OFF 14:00 ON 20:00 OFF Screen displays: Systime 10:27 AH01 MON 13.06. 10:27...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE TIME PROGRAM KEY Select the time program by pressing the 'Plant' fast-access key and changing the screens with 'NEXT' until the time program name to be changed appears in the first line of the screen.
The 'System Time' procedure is used to make changes to the time and the date which the Excel 50 controller uses for its control programs. Use the 'Daylight saving' function instead of the 'Date / Time' function to change the time in spring and autumn.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE System Time Date: ›23.06.2009 Time: ›12:30 ›BACK If 'Time' is selected: Set the time using the '+' or '–' keys. Use the arrow keys to move from field to field. Confirm with ENTER. Use the CANCEL key to return to the previous screen.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Daily Program ›System Time ›Daily ›Weekly ›Annual Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the 'Daily' field in the main screen. Confirm with ENTER. NOTE: The 'Daily' program contains daily time programs. EN2B-0137GE51 R0216...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE AHU1 Daily ›MODIFY ›NEW ›DELETE ›COPY Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'MODIFY' to modify the daily time programs. 'NEW' to create a new daily time program. 'DELETE' to delete a daily time program.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Modifying or Deleting a Switching Point ›NEW AHU1 ›06:00 < > user addr. ›06:00 < >1 user addr. ›06:00 < > user addr. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the switching point you wish to modify or delete.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Deleting a Daily Time Program AHU1 Delete ›Workday ›Weekend ›Shutdown Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the daily time program to be deleted. Confirm with ENTER. AHU1 Really delete Shutdown ? ›YES...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE A daily time program is assigned to each day of the week in the weekly time program. To assign another daily time program to a day of the week, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to this day. Confirm with ENTER.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE AHU1 ******** FRI 16.05.2009 FRI 16.05.2009 ›CHANGE ›NEXT Regardless of which screen appears, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to 'NEXT' to display the next period a daily time program is assigned to.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE DATA POINTS / PARAMETERS KEY EN2B-0137GE51 R0216...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Sequence of screens for analog input (AI), analog output (AO), and pseudo analog (PA) data points <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user defined text> <value> AUTO NEXT <user addr.>...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Sequence of screens for digital input (DI), digital output (DO), pseudo digital (PD), and totalizer points (PI) <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user defined text> <value> AUTO NEXT <user addr.>...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Sequence of screens for remote analog (RA) and remote digital (RD) points <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user addr.> <user defined text> <value> AUTO NEXT <user addr.> Suppress Alarm (RA, only)
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE ›Digital Output ›Totalizer ›Hours Run ›BACK ›NEXT Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'Digital Output' or 'Totalizer' to go into the 'Data points' sequence. 'Hours run' to go to the 'Hours run' screen.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Change the value/status using the '+' or '–' keys. Confirm with ENTER. If the operating mode is changed, an alarm screen with the message 'Manual operation' or 'Auto operation' appears. Confirm the alarm with CANCEL.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'NEXT'. Confirm with ENTER. Except in the case of Remote Analog points, the following screen appears: < > user addr. Input: < > NV index < >...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Time to Open 0.0sec Close 0.0sec ›BACK ›NEXT Change the values using the '+' and '–' keys. Confirm with ENTER. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'NEXT'. Confirm with ENTER. CARE Applications For applications created in CARE, the sequence for Remote Digital points ends with the second screen, showing user address, state, and mode.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Manual Operation ›Remote Analog ›Remote Digital ›Manual Operat. ›BACK ›NEXT Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the 'Manual Operat.' field. Confirm with ENTER. ›< > user addr. ›< > user addr. ›<...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Parameters Points in Trend Parameters System Info BACK NEXT Separate overview for Hardware Interface > <user addr.> List: HW-Interf. Cfg. Configuration screens. Number: DDC-Times <user addr.> Val: 20.00 Buswide Access <user addr.> BACK BACK NEXT <user addr.>...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Hardware Interface Configuration screens HW-Interf. Cfg. >C-Bus Lon-Bus This screen appears only with configurable application controllers. B-Port These screens appear only for CARE applications. B-Port Config. Additional options (“Meter Bus” and “Modem”, Baudrate:> 9600 respectively) viewable by scrolling downwards.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'NEXT' to display the third screen of the 'Parameters' menu. Confirm with ENTER. ›Trend Buffer ›Flash EPROM › ›BACK Points in Trend ›Points in Trend ›Parameters ›System Info ›BACK...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Use the '+' or '–' keys to change the value. Confirm with ENTER. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'BACK'. Confirm with ENTER to return to the parameter list screen. System Information ›Points in Trend ›Parameters...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE In this screen, the codes of the configurable application can be viewed. NOTE: Not all applications have six configuration code numbers. Applications with eight configuration codes have two on a second screen as shown below.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Hardware Interface Configuration The following sequence will depend upon the specific hardware interfaces featured on the controller. The list box will contain a combination of the following options: B- port (serial port), C-bus, LON-bus, or Modem (RS232 serial port).
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Modem Config. This screen appears only when Baudrate:< > bdrate modem communication is enabled. GSM PIN:******** Reset Modm ›NEXT NOTE: GSM communication is not supported. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the value field. Confirm with ENTER.
The 'Buswide Access' function uses the MMI of this controller to view or to make changes to other EXCEL 50 controllers without MMI which are connected to the same bus. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the 'Buswide Access' field.
Logging in to a controller that uses an XI581/582 operator interface results in only part of the information from that controller being displayed on the Excel 50 screen (due to its smaller screen size). If 'LOGOFF' has been selected, you will be logged off from the remote controller and return to the controller list screen of the LOGIN function on your own controller.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Flash EPROM ›Trend Buffer ›Flash EPROM ›BACK Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the 'Flash EPROM' field. Confirm with ENTER. Flash EPROM ›SAVE APPLIC. ›ERASE FLASH ›SHOW APPLIC. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'SAVE APPLIC.' to burn all data of the current application data into the Flash...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE ALARMS KEY Press the 'Alarms' fast-access key to display alarm information on alarm history, points currently in an alarm condition, critical alarms, non-critical alarms, and buswide alarms. ›Alarm Buffer ›Point in Alarm ›Critical Alarm ›NEXT Confirm with ENTER to go to the second screen of the 'Alarms' procedure.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE NOTE: The same operating method as described for 'Point in alarm' applies to the 'Alarm buffer', 'Critical alarm' and 'Noncritical alarm'. If the item 'Buswide alarms' has been chosen from the alarm menu, the following...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE START-UP SEQUENCE After powering up or RESET Honeywell Choose Applic. XL 50 >CONTR 16.08.00 V 2.04.00 >NEXT Please execute Download Date: 16.08.2000 >Default Points Time: 14:29 Alarm History Ctr. No: >NEXT CARE applications...
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE This is the first screen of the start-up sequence. It shows the version of the company name, the controller name, and the firmware version. The cursor is positioned at 'NEXT' by default. Confirm with ENTER.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Confirm with ENTER. Controller Setup If 'Contr. Setup.' has been selected, the following screen will appear: HW-Interf. Cfg. ›B-Port C-Bus LON-Bus The contents of this list box will depend upon the controller's exact hardware con- figuration.
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— ‘Baudrate’ to set the baud rate for the modem/ISDN terminal adapter. — 'Reset Modem' to return modem to factory settings, erasing any custom modem initialization. See section "Remote Communications" of the Excel 50 Controller Installation Instructions, EN1B-101, for more information.
The initialization screen of the chosen application will appear. It displays information about the versions of the controller and the application. Confirm with ENTER. If the Excel 50 controller is connected to a C-Bus, this screen will appear: Append Busnumber to User Addr.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE IMPORTANT If more than one Excel 50 Controller with the same application program is connected to the C-Bus, the user addresses must have the bus numbers appended to them. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to 'NEXT'. Confirm with ENTER.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE < >Init 1. time program MON 13.06. 10:27 TO: 20:30 20°C ›TODAY ›NEXT If one or more codes entered are not allowed, the initialization screen will appear again. Change the screens by using the arrow keys to move the cursor to 'NEXT' and confirming with ENTER until you have returned to the configuration screen.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE NOTE: The board numbers shown above are internal references and are not relevant to the User. In Excel 50 Controllers, the numbers are fixed for the I/O type, i.e. analog inputs are always AI01, digital inputs are always DI03, etc.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE NOTE: Alarms are generated for changes of state/value on inputs, which allows shorting and opening the inputs at the switches and/or sensors and then checking the alarm buffer to verify the wiring. To view an alarm, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the default user address from the list box.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE OPERATOR ACCESS LEVELS Password protection ensures that only authorized personnel have access to system data to ensure reliable and trouble-free operation using the preset values. The Operator access level 1 is not password-protected. This level enables only to read such data as setpoints, switching time points, and operating hours.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Example 2: Thursday requires a different daily program and is assigned to the daily time program DP_2: Monday Workday Tuesday Workday Wednesday Workday Thursday DP_2 Friday Workday Saturday Weekend Sunday Weekend NOTE: If the 'COPY' function is used to create a new daily time program the next free daily time program will be assigned.
Physical data points are inputs and outputs directly connected to a hardware device such as a sensor or an actuator. The Excel 50 controller is equipped for 22 physical data points. Pseudo data points pseudo analog...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Data Point Attributes The following data points are available on the operator's terminal. Different attributes are assigned to each data point type as follows: analog inputs digital outputs pseudo digital points User Address User Address...
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Operating Mode This attribute enables the user to switch between manual and automatic operation. Automatic operation Under normal automatic operation, the controller processes the values at the inputs, e.g. from temperature sensors. For outputs, under normal operation, the status shown by the user / time program is adopted, e.g.
EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Technical Address The Excel 50 controller has 22 physical inputs / outputs. Each physical data point has a fixed technical address containing information about the controller number, the board number, and the input / output number on the board.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Alarm buffer The last 99 alarms are stored in the alarm buffer. They contain the user address, alarm text, date and time. When the alarm memory capacity is exceeded, the first alarm is overwritten. Alarms are organized on a first in, first out basis. The contents of the alarm buffer can be displayed on the operator's terminal.
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EXCEL 50 - USER GUIDE Manufactured for and on behalf of the Environmental and Combustion Controls Division of Honeywell Technologies Sàrl, Rolle, Z.A. La Pièce 16, Switzerland by its Authorized Representative: Automation and Control Solutions Honeywell GmbH Böblinger Strasse 17 71101 Schönaich, Germany...