Function ......................4-3 Control of free outputs ..................4-3 Remote IO ...................... 4-4 Register usage 5.1 Registers, configuration .................. 5-1 Registers, actual values ................. 5-5 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Technical data for PCD7.L792N ..............6-9 6.2.4 Technical data for PCD7.L793N ..............6-11 Appendix Icons ....................... A-1 Order codes ....................A-2 Address of Saia-Burgess Controls AG ............A-3 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
No heating or cooling energy is routed to the room. This state is useful when a window is open. The room controller keeps the room temperature above the frost threshold of 8 °C. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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The PCD7.L79xN Room Control library pf function objects for the single room control- lers can be downloaded free of charge from the Saia Burgess Controls home page at: www.sbc-support.com Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
In the case of open network connections, this is handled via network variables or network objects. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
For parameterization, RIO function objects are R I O provided in the room controller library. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Room Valves Room controllers control PCD7.L791N 24 V PWM Cooling ceiling PCD7.L792N 24 V PWM PCD7.L793N 24 V PWM or 0…10 V Radiator Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
0…10 VDC / m ax. load 2 mA Housing: Plastic, white, surface mounted, IP20 protection Dimensions: 82 × 117 × 31 mm (W × H × D) Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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FBoxes needed for Saia PG5 . It can be dlwonloaded free of charge from the ® Saia Burgess Controls home page at: www.sbc-support.com Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Phased out (production ceased) for new valid until / Commercial Info projects PCD7.L790N December 2011 PCD7.L791N December 2011 PCD7.L792N December 2011 PCD7.L793N December 2011 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Please read this manual carefully before assembling and commissioning the modules. This manual contains instructions and warnings that must be observed to assure safe operation. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
VAV or Ventilation System or trough a downwind of cold air above the compact room controller exist. Avoid other temperature perturbation on the device Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
● that the 2 holes for the cable feed-in have to be sealed (for example with polyurethane foam or with the wall isolation) that airflow in to the control- ler from the cable duct which could influence the temperature measuring can be prevent. Close the housing Analogously, in reverse order as described in “Open the housing” to proceed. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
The calibration can be set in the Room-FBox “Correction temperature °K” or it can be written to register 8. Note: This parameter is only applicable if the temperature sensor is selected as “L79x” (in the config-FBox) Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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“dynamic correction” (stage 1 up to 5). Stage Effect None Without dynamic correction increase of the dynamic correction Maximum → for several parallel connected valves Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Setup FBox via the "Enable" input. If proper communication is established, the LED for the SASI S-Bus master FBox should stay green. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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® ware settings and the SASI master FBox. - Activate station address 252 on the room controller by pressing the "service pin" button Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Saia PCD alone. ® See also the description of the individual functions in the following sections. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Firmware version The Setup FBox provides details of the type and firmware version. Where there is a connection to the room controller, the "Controller type" and "Firmware version" are displayed in the Setup FBox. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
The current contents of a controller can be displayed in the online parameters by entering the S-Bus address in the "from station address" parameter and then clicking on the "Read" button. All parameters can also be written individually as registers without using the Config FBox. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Terminals Triac PWM output 0…100 % Triac PWM output 0…100 % Analogue 0…10 V output 0…100 % Analogue 0…10 V output 0…100 % Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Y2(Y4) the second valve via Y2(Y4). The application selected determines the correct settings for the valve outputs and the function set for input E2 (see "Settings, hardware"). Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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The communications watchdog is run automatically from the "Room" FBox. If communication between the Room FBox and the controller is interrupted for the pre- set time (value multiplied by 20 seconds), the controller performs the specified action (see Config FBox). A configured value of 255 deactivates the watchdog function (default). Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
When the window is closed, the window contact is also closed. “ " open When the window is closed, the window contact is open. “ " Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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PCD7.L79xN controller. The accuracy of this temperature measurement is lower than the internal temperature sensor of the room controller. 3-10 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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3-point output, this parameter holds the motor running time. Range of settings: FBox 20 . .. 6 00 s Registers 20 . .. 6 00 s 3-11 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Reg 3 cooling heating The voltage-level of the cooling and heating curve can be adjusted over 4 register values. 2 register are used to define the cooling curve 0-100% and 2 register are used to define the heating curve 0-100%. 3-12 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Functions, settings With this 4 adjustable registers it is possible to use a lot of different 6-way valve-types with the PCD7.L793N controllers. 3-13 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Where no presence is detected, the controller is in "Standby" mode. Where a presence is detected, the operating mode switches to "Comfort". Where no presence is detected any longer, "Standby" is reactivated. 3-17 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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S-Bus or the digital input E2. Where S-Bus is used, the information is written to the Room FBox or register 38. 3-18 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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With this new feature can be avoided, that the cooling valve is always on and off when the conditions are around the dew point. Register 113: 3-19 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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- Value 2 => Standby - Value 5 => Reduced Night This can be useful if the controller works in stand-alone (without S-Bus communication) 3-20 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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If this parameter will be changed for example 4 times per day, the lifetime of this EEPROM parameter will be 7 years. 3-21 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
In all other cases, the settings can also be entered directly via the internal register in the controller. Please note that all configuration parameters are held in the controller EEPROM, and so cannot be written to cyclically. 3-22 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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The current value is set in the Room FBox (register 142 for cooling and register 143 for heating) Range: 0…100 %, default: 100 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
“-SetPt “ Active base set point (register 41) for cyclical calculation of control set point. (See section on "Functionality") 3-24 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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"Pause after communication error". A description of the L79x Room FBox settings can be found in the online help for Saia PG5 ® 3-25 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
(PWM). The cycle time is entered in the hardware settings. Values between 0.1 and 99.9 define the pulse/pause ratio. A value of 0 switches off a PWM output permanently, while 100.0% keeps it switched on. 3-26 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Hysteresis For a transfer after a change of value, the "Hysteresis" parameter defines the minimum change to the input value (compared to the last value sent) required to trigger a fresh communication. 3-27 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
In "as slave" mode, the master station address also has to be entered. In the "Master" function, the parameter "Station is master station" has no meaning. 3-28 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
«Channel 2». Initializing for the communications room controller must also set the FBox «L79x Se- tup» at the beginning of the program. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
EEPROM. The previous settings are then lost. To read the parameters, it is sufficient to enter the S-Bus address in the "from station address" parameter. The "Read out" button causes the data to be passed from the room controller to the FBox. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
FBox name. The outputs are passed to the Room FBox by the analogue output FBoxes. The Room FBox is entered into the analogue output FBox as a reference. (See also "Function, manual output control".) Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
The outputs are then dependent only on the communication master. For this RIO (remote input-output) operation, the RIO FBox is provided. Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
RX-TX Pull down 330 Ohm Segment lenght max. 1200 m max. 32 stations The active Bus connection is switched on and off via the Configuration register. No Bus connection (default setting) Active Bus connection enabled Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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2-tube heating with 2 valve outputs controlled in parallel Heating valve 1: Y1(Y3) Heating valve 2: Y2(Y4) 2-tube change-over with 2 valve outputs controlled in parallel Valve 1: Y1(Y3) Valve 2: Y2(Y4) 2-tube cooling with 2 valve outputs controlled in parallel Cooling valve 1: Y1(Y3) Cooling valve 2: Y2(Y4) Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Room temperature picked up by S-Bus in register 30 Dynamic correction selection. Default 2 without stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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A value of 0 disables the integer portion, pure P control. Range: 0 … 1 000 seconds, default: 0 Valve limit for cooling (CoolY) Range: 0…100%, default: 100 Valve limit for heating (HeatY) Range: 0…100%, default: 100 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Range 0…400, step 0.1°C 0…10 V voltage input (E3) for optimum use via S-Bus. Value of "aux 0-10 V" Range: 0…1000, 0.01V steps Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Unit: [%], range: 0 … 1 00 Manual control of Y2 (PWM) where the output is not used by the application. (See Configuration register 103). Or control of the valve Y2 in the application selection “RIO” (see HW configuration registers 9) Unit: [%], range: 0 … 1 00 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Bit 2: Invert 0 … 1 0 V output Y3 Bit 3: Invert 0 … 1 0 V output Y4 0 = not inverted, 1 = inverted Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
® communication cycle. Communication cycle = "15 ms per Room FBox" × "Number of Room FBoxes" Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Number of Saia PCD systems on a Serial S-Net line: ® Number of Saia PCD controls Number of compact room controllers ® … … … … Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
See description of Config FBox or registers Voltage input E3, Aux Voltage input 0...10 V for optional use via S-Bus. 0…10 V Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Outputs not used by the application can be freely controlled via S-Bus as RIOs. 6.1.4 Dimension of room-controller PCD7.L790N - .L793N 55.80 83.50 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Transmission rate 4 8 00, 9 6 00, 19 200, 38 400, 115 200 bit/s with automatic detection after restart Note For a detailed description of the inputs/outputs, see "General technical specification". Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Technical data Type description PCD7.L790N 24VAC Power 0-10V 800 mA Supply 24VAC S-Bus Aux. Window RS485 0-10V Contact Input Service Serial S-Net RS485 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Transmission rate 4 8 00, 9 6 00, 19 200, 38 400, 115 200 bit/s with automatic detection after restart Note For a detailed description of the inputs/outputs, see "General technical specification". Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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Type description PCD7.L791N Open Close 3-Point 24VAC Power 0-10V 800 mA Supply 24VAC S-Bus Aux. Window RS485 0-10V Contact Input Service Serial S-Net RS485 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Transmission rate 4 8 00, 9 6 00, 19 200, 38 400, 115 200 bit/s with automatic detection after restart Note For a detailed description of the inputs/outputs, see "General technical specification". Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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PCD7.L792N Open Close 3-Point 24VAC Power 0-10V 800 mA Supply 24VAC S-Bus Aux. Window RS485 0-10V Contact Input Service Serial S-Net RS485 6-10 Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Explanations beside this sign are valid only for the Saia PCD Classic series. ® Explanations beside this sign are valid only for the Saia PCD xx7 series. ® Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Heating or cooling with 2 TRIAC and 2× 0 … 1 0 VDC outputs and analogue user control (set-point potentiometer, presence key with LED display) Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
Support: www.sbc-support.com Postal address for returns from customers of the Swiss Sales office: Saia-Burgess Controls AG Service Après-Vente Bahnhofstrasse 18 3280 Murten Manual for PCD7.L79xN room controllers │ D ocument 27 / 602 EN02 │ 2 013-11-27...
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