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  • Page 1 ADVANCED controller Solar and heating controller Manual for the specialised craftsman Installation Operation Functions and options Troubleshooting Thank you for buying this product. Manual Please read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Please keep this manual safe.
  • Page 2 Safety advice Target group Please pay attention to the following safety advice in order to avoid danger and These instructions are exclusively addressed to authorised skilled personnel. damage to people and property. Only qualified electricians should carry out electrical works. Initial installation must be effected by the system owner or qualified personnel Instructions named by the system owner.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ADVANCED controller With its versatile software, the ADVANCED controller can control even complex The multicoloured LED, integrated in the Lightwheel ® , offers many possibilities to systems easily and reliably. 7 pre-configured system layouts with up to 3 hydraulic signal different system states. The MicroSD card slot and the 2 microbuttons for...

  • Page 4: Overview

    Overview • 4 relay outputs (incl. 1 extra-low voltage relay) Technical data • 4 inputs for Pt1000, Pt500 or KTY temperature sensors Inputs: 4 inputs for Pt1000, Pt500 or KTY temperature sensors, 1 analogue Grund- fos Direct Sensor™, 1 FlowRotor, 1 V40 impulse input (also usable as a Pt1000, •...

  • Page 5: Installation

    Installation 2.2 Electrical connection 2.1 Mounting ATTENTION! ESD damage! Electrostatic discharge can lead to damage to electronic com- WARNING! Electric shock! ponents! Upon opening the housing, live parts are exposed! Take care to discharge properly before touching the Always disconnect the device from power supply inside of the device! To do so, touch a grounded sur- before opening the housing! face such as a radiator or tap!

  • Page 6: Data Communication / Bus

    2.3 Data communication / Bus ® Connect the Grundfos Direct Sensor™ to the S6 input. The controller is equipped with a VBus for data transfer and energy supply to external modules. The connection is to be carried out at the terminals marked Connect the Flowrotor to the S7 input.

  • Page 7: System Overview

    2.5 System overview Solar system with 1 store (page 8) Solar system with 2 stores and valve Solar system with 2 stores and pump Solar system with east-/west collectors control (page 9) control (page 10) (page 11) Solar system with 1 store and solid Solar system with 1 store and return Solar system with store loading in fuel boiler (page 12)

  • Page 8: Systems

    2.6 Systems System 1: Standard solar system with 1 store Sensors Relay Temperature collector 1 / GND Solar pump R1 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND Free R2 / N / PE Sensors Relais base Free R3 / N / PE Free 3 / GND Washing machine valve...
  • Page 9 System 5: 2-store system with valve logic, 1 pump, 3 sensors and 3-port valve Relay Sensors Solar pump R1 / N / PE Temperature collector 1 / GND Sensors Relais Valve solar R2 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND base Free R3 / N / PE...
  • Page 10 System 6: 2-store solar system with pump logic Relay Sensors Solar pump store R1 / N / PE Temperature collector 1 / GND Sensors Relais Solar pump store 2 R2 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND base Free R3 / N / PE Free...
  • Page 11 System 7: Solar system with east- / west collectors Sensors Relay Temperature collector 1 / GND Solar pump collector R1 / N / PE Sensors Relais Temperature store 2 / GND Solar pump collector 2 R2 / N / PE base Free R3 / N / PE...
  • Page 12 System 8: Solar system with 1 store and afterheating with solid fuel boiler Relay Sensors Solar pump R1 / N / PE Temperature collector 1 / GND Sensors Relais Free R2 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND base Loading pump solid R3 / N / PE...
  • Page 13 System 9: Solar system with 1 store and return preheating Relay Sensors Solar pump R1 / N / PE Temperature collector 1 / GND Sensors Relais Free R2 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND base Valve return pre- R3 / N / PE Temperature store 3 / GND...
  • Page 14 System 11: Solar system with 1 store, return preheating and thermostatic afterheating Relay Sensors Solar pump R1 / N / PE Temperature collector 1 / GND Sensors Relais Return preheating R2 / N / PE Temperature store 2 / GND base pump ( T function, thermostat function)

  • Page 15: Operation And Function

    Operation and function 3.1 Buttons and adjustment dial Electrical connection of a high-efficiency pump (HE pump) Speed control of a HE pump is possible via a PWM signal / 0-10 V control. The pump has to be connected to the relay (power supply) as well as to one of the PWM A/B outputs of the controller.

  • Page 16: Control Lamp

    3.3 Control lamp The menu level consists of the balance values menu and several menu items each The controller is equipped with a multicolour LED in the centre of the Lightwheel ® of which consists of sub-menus and adjustment channels. In order to activate or indicating the following states: deactivate a function, it must be selected in the menu level.

  • Page 17: Resetting Balance Values

    System- Monitoring-Display Selecting and adjusting options / functions System-Monitoring- Display An option or function containing adjustment values are marked with PUSH. In order to access the sub-menu of the option, select the option by turning the Lightwheel ® and press the right button ( In order to activate an option, select ON.

  • Page 18: Further Indications

    4.1 System screen 4.2 Further indications Smiley If the controller operates faultlessly (normal operation), a smiley is displayed. Fault indication If the controller detects a malfunction, the control LED fl ashes red and the symbols of the warning triangle and the wrench are additionally displayed.

  • Page 19: Status Level / Measurement Values

    Status level / Measurement values During normal operation of the controller, the display is in the Status level indicating the values shown in the table (depending on the system selected). In addition to the display values, possible error messages are indicated in the status menu (see page 54).

  • Page 20: Balance Values

    Balance values Commissioning The balance value menu indicates the balance values. When the hydraulic system is filled and ready for operation, connect the controller to the mains. Display Description The controller runs an initialisation phase in which all symbols are indicated in the h R1 Operating hours relay 1 ®...
  • Page 21 Commissioning 1. Language: 7. Daylight savings time adjustment: Adjust the desired menu language. Activate or deactivate the automatic daylight sav- ings time adjustment. 2. Temperature unit: 8. Date: Adjust the desired temperature unit. Adjust the date. First of all adjust the year, then the month and then the day.
  • Page 22 Commissioning 11. Maximum store temperature: 15. Minimum speed: Adjust the maximum store temperature. In Adjust the minimum speed MIN of the relay. Car- 2-store systems, the adjustment has to be made ry out this adjustment for REL2 and REL3 as well, for S2MAX as well (see page 31).

  • Page 23: Indications, Functions And Options

    Indications, functions and options Note: The values and adjustment channels as well as the adjustment ranges de- pend on the system selected, the functions and options as well as the user code entered and the system components connected to the controller. 8.1 Status level Display of blocking protection time Stabilisation...
  • Page 24 Display of store temperatures Display of further temperatures , etc. etc. Further measured temperatures Store temperatures Display range: -40 … +260 °C Display range: -40 … +260 °C Indicates the current temperature at the corresponding sensor. The display of Displays the current store temperature. these temperatures depends on the system selected.
  • Page 25 Display of pressure Indication of thermal disinfection Disinfection temperature Pressure Display range: -40 … +260 °C Display range: 0 … 10 bar If the thermal disinfection option (OTDIS) is activated and the disinfection Indicates the current system pressure. period is in progress, the disinfection temperature measured at the reference Note: sensor is displayed in this channel.
  • Page 26 Disinfection period Display range: 0:00 … 23:59 (hh:mm) If the thermal disinfection option (OTDIS) is activated and the disinfection period is in progress, the remaining time of the heating period is displayed (in hours and minutes) in this channel, counting backwards. Display of time Time Indicates the current clock time.

  • Page 27: Menu Overview

    8.2 Menu overview BALAN LLOGI OPARR LANG » p. 40 » p. 44 » p. 49 » p. 28 » p. 34 BALANCE VALUES LOADING LOGIC RETURN PARALLEL RELAY LANGUAGE PREHEATING WAMA OHQM UNIT » p. 29 » p. 37 »...
  • Page 28 Balance values 1 Operating hours counter BALAN hR 1 (… 4) Operating hours PUSH Relay 1 … 4 WAMA Washing machine cycles Operating hours counter The operating hours counter accumulates the operating hours of the relay (h R1 / h DAYS R2 / h R3 / h R4).
  • Page 29 Adjustment level 2 System Selecting the system Basic system Each system has pre-programmed options and adjustments which can be activated or Adjustment range: 1,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 PUSH changed respectively if necessary. Select the system first (see chap. 3 on page 15). Factory setting: 1 Selecting the hydraulic variant The systems can be displayed either with or without an integrated heat exchanger...
  • Page 30 T control The controller works as a standard differential controller. If the temperature reach- LOAD(2) DT(2) O es or exceeds the switch-on temperature difference, the pump switches on. When Switch-on temperature difference the temperature difference reaches or falls below the adjusted switch-off tempera- PUSH Adjustment range: 1.0 …...
  • Page 31 3/4 Priority logic Priority logic can be used in 2-store systems or systems with store loading in layers only and determines how the heat is divided between the stores. PRIO: Store 1 / store base S(2)MAX Maximum store temperature PRIO2: Store 2 / store top Adjustment range: 4 …...
  • Page 32 5/6 Collector emergency shutdown When the collector temperature exceeds the adjusted collector limit temperature, COL(2) CEM (2) the solar pump (R1 / R2) switches off in order to protect the system components Collector emergency temperature against overheating (collector emergency shutdown). If the maximum collector PUSH Adjustment range: 80 …...
  • Page 33 5/6 Collector minimum temperature The minimum collector temperature is the minimum switch-on temperature which must be exceeded for the solar pump (R1 / R2) to switch on. If the collector tem- OCMI (2) OCMI perature falls below the adjusted minimum temperature, is displayed (flashing).
  • Page 34 5/6 Antifreeze function OCFR (2) The Antifreeze function activates the loading circuit between the collector and the OCFR Antifreeze function store when the collector temperature falls below the adjusted temperature CFRO. Selection: ON / OFF This will protect the fluid against freezing or coagulating. If CFRF is exceeded, the Factory setting: OFF PUSH solar pump will be switched off again.
  • Page 35 Note: If the drainback option is activated, the cooling functions and the antifreeze function will not be available. OBST The H-DAY menu (holiday function) will also not be available and cannot be BACK Booster function selected by means of the microbutton Selection: ON / OFF Note: PUSH...
  • Page 36 Spreaded loading option In 2-store systems with 2 pumps, a spreaded loading function can be activated: As soon as the adjustable temperature difference DTSE between the collector and the priority store is reached, the second store will be loaded in parallel unless it is blocked.
  • Page 37 8 Washing machine water preheating Preheating of the washing machine inlet (R2) can be carried out with a thermostat WAMA WAMAO function. Washing machine function Selection: OFF / ON If the value at S4 reaches the switch-on temperature for the washing machine func- PUSH Factory setting: OFF tion, the function will be switched on and the temperature will be maintained at the...
  • Page 38 Store cooling When the Store cooling function is activated, the controller aims to cool down the OHDP OHDP store during the night in order to prepare it for solar loading on the following day. Heat dump option If the adjusted maximum store temperature is exceeded and the collector temper- PUSH Selection: ON / OFF ature falls below the store temperature, the system will be reactivated in order to...
  • Page 39 10 Solid fuel boiler The Solid fuel boiler function can be used for transferring heat from a solid fuel DTSFO boiler to a store. Switch-on temperature difference Adjustment range: 1.0 … 50.0 K PUSH The relay (system-dependent) is energised when all switch-on conditions are ful- Factory setting: 6.0 K filled: •...
  • Page 40 12 Afterheating / Thermostat function The Thermostat function works independently from the solar operation and can AH 12 Afterheating t1(2, 3) O e. g. be used for using surplus energy or for afterheating. Selection: ON / OFF Switch-on time 1 (2, 3) PUSH •...
  • Page 41 14 Relay control With this parameter, the relay control type can be adjusted. The following types REL (2, 3) can be selected: Relay control Adjustment for standard pump without speed control PUSH Selection: ONOF, Puls, PSOL, PHEA, 0 - 10, ADAP •...
  • Page 42 15 Holiday function The Holiday function is used for operating the system when no water consumption OSYC H-DAY System cooling option is expected, e. g. during a holiday absence. This function cools down the system in Adjustment range: OFF / ON order to reduce the thermal load.
  • Page 43 Note: The adjustments described in this chapter are independent of those in the system with DHW COOL menu, which are inactive during a holiday. HDSEN heating Heat dump sensor Note: Selection: 1 … 6 When the drainback option is activated, the holiday function will not be Factory setting: 3 AHOFF available and cannot be selected by means of the microbutton...
  • Page 44 OTDIS 18 Thermal disinfection Thermal disinfection option This function helps to contain the spread of Legionella in DHW stores by system- OTDIS Adjustment range: ON / OFF atically activating the afterheating. Factory setting: OFF One sensor and one relay can be selected for this function. PUSH For thermal disinfection, the temperature at the allocated sensor has to be mon- PDIS / Monitoring operiod...
  • Page 45 20 Heat quantity measurement The heat quantity measurement can be carried out in 4 different ways: without OHQM OHQM V40 flowmeter, with a V40 flowmeter, with a Grundfos Direct Sensor or with a Heat quantity measurement Flowrotor. PUSH option Adjustment range: OFF / ON Note: Factory setting: OFF The most precise heat quantity measurement is achieved by using sensors...
  • Page 46 Heat quantity measurement with fixed flow rate value The heat quantity balancing (estimation) uses the difference between the flow and return temperatures and the entered flow rate (at 100 % pump speed). Adjust 1 in the channel FTYPE Read the flow rate (l/min) and adjust it in the FMAX channel. Adjust the antifreeze type and concentration of the heat transfer fluid in the channels MEDT and MED%.
  • Page 47 21 Sensors The sensor type can be selected for the sensor inputs S1 to S5. SENS SEN 1 (...5) / Sensor type Selection: Pt1000, KTY, Pt500 The impulse rate can be adjusted for the sensor inputs Grundfos Direct Sensor PUSH (S5: Pt1000, KTY, Pt500, V40) Flowrotor and V40.
  • Page 48 23 Pressure monitoring Note: PRESS OOVPR The pressure monitoring function will only be available when an RPS type Overpressure monitoring option Adjustment range: OFF / ON Grundfos Direct Sensor™ is connected. PUSH Factory setting: OFF The pressure monitoring function can be used for detecting overpressure or low pressure conditions inside the system, and if necessary to shut down the affected OVPRO On at...
  • Page 49 24 Time and date TIME / Time The controller is equipped with a real time clock required e. g. for the thermostat DATE Adjustment range: 00:00 … 23:59 function. Factory setting: 12:00 PUSH In the display, the lower line indicates the day followed by the month. ADST Automatic daylight savings time adjustment Selection: ON / OFF...
  • Page 50 Factory setting: ON, OFF Factory setting: OFF card when it is stored in a folder named HRSolar/Advanced. Create a folder named HRSolar on the MicroSD card, create a sub-folder Advanced, and extract the downloaded ZIP file into this REMC Display: YES, SUCC folder.
  • Page 51 Messages possible Description 27 Completing the logging process FSYS File system error Select the menu item REMC. CTYP Card type is not supported After -REM is displayed remove the card from the slot. WRIT Error during writing NOCRD No card in slot Formatting the MicroSD card LOGG Logging is possible...
  • Page 52 28 The delay time of 1 min ensures that the message is not triggered by short- term fault conditions. Possible causes are: STMAX • defective non-return valves PUSH • defective valve • wrongly adjusted time STMAX Flow and return interchanged Maximum store temperature monitoring option Selection: ON / OFF This function is used for detecting an interchange of the flow and return pipe or a...

  • Page 53: User Code And Short Menu - Adjustment Values

    User code and short menu – Adjustment values Short menu The access to some adjustment values can be restricted via a user code (customer). Channel Factory setting Adjustment range Designation WAMAO ON ON / OFF Washing machine function 1. Installer 0262 (Factory setting) TIME 12:00 00:00 …...

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    11 Troubleshooting If a malfunction occurs, a message will appear on the display of the controller. Control LED in the Lightwheel ® is flashing red. The symbol is indicated on the display and the symbol is flashing. Lightwheel ® or display are permanently off. Sensor fault.
  • Page 55 Pump is overheated, but no heat transfer from the collector to the store, flow Pump starts up very late. and return have the same temperature; perhaps also bubbling in the lines. Air or gas bubbles in the system? Switch-on temperature difference Vent the system;...
  • Page 56 The solar circuit pump does not work, although the collector is considerably Insulation close enough to the store? warmer than the store. LED in Lightwheel ® illuminated? If Replace insulation or increase it. not, press the right button. Display Are the store connections insulated? illuminated again? There is no current;...

  • Page 57: Accessories

    12 Accessories Sensors SD3 Smart Display / GA3 Large Display Overvoltage protection device AM1 Alarm Module VFS and RPS Grundfos Direct Sensors™ DL2 Datalogger V40 fl owmeter ® ® VBus / USB & VBus / LAN DL3 Datalogger interface adapters...

  • Page 58: Sensors And Measuring Instruments

    12.1 Sensors and measuring instruments AM1 Alarm Module Sensors The product range includes high-precision platinum temperature sensors, flatscrew The AM1 Alarm Module is designed to signal system failures. It is to be connected sensors, outdoor temperature sensors, indoor temperature sensors, cylindrical clip- to the VBus ®...

  • Page 59: Index

    13 Index Messages ..............................53 Accessories............................57, 58 Microbuttons ............................6, 50 Afterheating function ..........................5 MicroSD ..............................19 Antifreeze function ..........................34 Minimum and maximum temperatures ....................15 Minimum collector temperature ......................33 Balance values ............................. 20, 28 Monitoring-Display ..........................28 Blocking protection ..........................
  • Page 60 HRsolar B.V. Distributed by: Leehove 4 2678 MC De Lier The Netherlands tel 0031 0174-523303 fax 0031 0174384687 info@hrsolar.nl www.hrsolar.nl © All contents of this document are protected by copyright.

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