Delta Electronics UNOcentral User Manual
Delta Electronics UNOcentral User Manual

Delta Electronics UNOcentral User Manual

Indoor air quality monitor control system
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Delta Electronics, Inc.
UNOcentral
Indoor Air Quality Monitor Control System
User Manual v1.3
JERRY.HSIAO 蕭令彥
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.

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  • Page 1 Delta Electronics, Inc. UNOcentral Indoor Air Quality Monitor Control System User Manual v1.3 JERRY.HSIAO 蕭令彥 DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
  • Page 2: Revision History

    1.2.09 1. Add the switch function of Celsius and Fahrenheit. 2. Add the smart scheduling function. 3. Add Fahrenheit temperature (F) field in BACnet/IP. 4. Add the simple wiring instruction for UNOcentral and UNOnext. 2021/07/31 1.2.10 1. Add function to modify logo.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Revision history ..............................1 List of figures ............................... 3 List of tables ................................ 4 UNOcentral product descriptions ....................5 UNOcentral installation ......................7 UNOsensor connection method (RS485) ................7 UNOsensor WiFi connection method (MQTT) ............... 11 UNOweb support ........................12 Web GUI ..............................
  • Page 4: List Of Figures

    List of figures Figure 1 Example of UNOcentral management method (connection via RS485)..7 Figure 2 Wiring Instruction of UNOcentral and UNOnext ............8 Figure 3 Wiring Instruction of UNOcentral and UNOlite ............8 Figure 4 Analysis of the Globalview Function ................15 Figure 5 UNOcentral settings tab (RS485) ...................
  • Page 5: List Of Tables

    List of tables Table 1 Comparison of the functions of UNOcentral when linked to multiple models of UNOsensor ................................6 Table 2 Set Modbus slave address of UNOnext ................9 Table 3 Set Modbus slave address of UNOlite ................10 Table 4 UNOcentral web GUI URL list ....................
  • Page 6: Unocentral Product Descriptions

    16 or 32 UNOsensors through the RS485 connection communication between UNOcentral and UNOsensors (based on UNOcentral HW version). If the operator cannot easily set up the RS485 connection, UNOcentral can use the MQTT protocol to receive the monitoring data of the WiFi-enabled UNOsensor (hereinafter referred to as UNOsensor WiFi) via the network through the support of the system integrator and distributor.
  • Page 7: Table 1 Comparison Of The Functions Of Unocentral When Linked To Multiple Models Of

    UNOcentral provides UNOsensor data warehouse and event alarm functions. For all UNOsensor devices connected to UNOcentral, the sensor values will be stored at a frequency of 1 every 6 minutes, and the data can be browsed for any day within 3 years. In...
  • Page 8: Unocentral Installation

    UNOcentral is managed through a web GUI. Users can remotely manage UNOcentral through the browsers of other hosts, or directly output UNOcentral to a display and use a USB keyboard and mouse for management. To use UNOcentral remote management or...
  • Page 9: Figure 2 Wiring Instruction Of Unocentral And Unonext

    (Please plug-in on the COM1 of the UNOcentral). Figure 2 Wiring Instruction of UNOcentral and UNOnext Figure 3 Wiring Instruction of UNOcentral and UNOlite The UART configurations of the UNOcentral and UNOsensors must be the same as followed. Baud Rate: 9600 ⚫ Data-bit: 8 ⚫...
  • Page 10: Table 2 Set Modbus Slave Address Of Unonext

    The Modbus slave address of UNOnext/UNOlite can be set by dip switch following below table. Others detail UNOnext/UNOlite settings referred UNOnext/UNOlite user manual. Table 2 Set Modbus slave address of UNOnext Modbus Salve Address PIN No. of DIP switches Decimal Hexadecimal 0xD0 ...
  • Page 11: Table 3 Set Modbus Slave Address Of Unolite

    Table 3 Set Modbus slave address of UNOlite Modbus Salve Address PIN No. of DIP switches Decimal Hexadecimal 0xD0      0xD1      0xD2      0xD3    ...
  • Page 12: Unosensor Wifi Connection Method (Mqtt)

    UNOsensor WiFi connection method (MQTT) If the owner is unable to set up RS485 cables for UNOcentral and UNOsensors due to certain reasons, UNOcentral can also use the MQTT connection to receive information from UNOsensor’s sensors and linked ventilation equipment. The set up requirements...
  • Page 13: Unoweb Support

    UNOcentral also supports browsing from an external network (Internet) via UNOweb to browse data on a UNOsensor connected to UNOcentral. UNOweb is a cloud service provided by the UNO team that allows users to conveniently browse the sensor data of UNOcentral and UNOsensor WiFi with external network functionality on the external network.
  • Page 14: Web Gui

    2. Web GUI This chapter will start to describe the web GUI of UNOcentral. If the user uses an input device (keyboard, mouse) directly in UNOcentral and uses the HDMI interface to output to the screen, then the user may open the browser and enter http://127.0.0.1:8888 in the address bar to open the web GUI of UNOcentral.
  • Page 15: Globalview

    Globalview This chapter will describe Globalview. In Globalview, you will see all UNOsensors that are set to enabled and connected to UNOcentral. See the method for enabling in the UNOcentral Management Panel chapter description. Globalview is the home page of the UNOcentral web GUI. As shown in Figure 4,...
  • Page 16: Figure 4 Analysis Of The Globalview Function

    UNOsensor abnormality warning Temperature and humidity sensor values. Air quality sensor value: UNOcentral will detect whether the sensor on the connected UNOsensor has been installed. If it is not installed, it will display [N/A]. At the same time, Table 7 will determine the value display method...
  • Page 17: Table 7 Description Of Unosensor Values

    Table 7 Description of UNOsensor values Sensor Unit Good: Warning: Poor: Green Yellow Carbon dioxide CO 1000 μg/m PM2.5 μg/m PM10 μg/m Value   Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) 0.448 0.56 Formaldehyde (HCHO) 0.064 0.08 Carbon monoxide (CO) Ozone (O 0.048 0.06 Poor is based on Taiwanese regulations.
  • Page 18: Table 10 Description Of Ventilation Equipment Operation Mode

    B: Physical button Manual N: UNOsensor (UNOnext/UNOlite) Turbo: If any sensor value exceeds the limit, it will run at full speed C: UNOcentral Smart: Dynamically adjust the fa speed according to the sensor values and thresholds. A: Mobile App Example: (N) Turbo Note: D, E and F are displayed according to the method by which the ventilation equipment is connected to UNOsensor.
  • Page 19: Unocentral Management Panel

    Management Panel in RS485 mode currently has 6 tabs, namely UNOcentral, UNOsensor, BACnet/IP, Schedule, Event, and Update. As shown in Figure , compared to RS485 mode, UNOcentral in MQTT mode differs in that the UNOsensor and Schedule tabs are hidden, while there are two additional tabs: MQTT-Link and UNOsensor WiFi.
  • Page 20: Unocentral Settings

    UNOcentral settings tab (RS485) Figure 6 UNOcentral settings tab (MQTT) 2.1.1.1 UNOcentral settings The main purpose of the UNOcentral settings tab is to modify the relevant settings of UNOcentral, as shown in Table 12. Table 12 Description of the UNOcentral settings tab Data...
  • Page 21 Serial number (SN) The serial number of UNOcentral cannot be modified. Alias The alias of UNOcentral can be set for easy management. Customer name Customer name can be set. Customer logo You can set the picture that the customer wants to use; click upload after selecting the picture.
  • Page 22: System Management

    Chart described in subsequent chapters, please set it correctly. As shown in Figure 8, the current system time zone of UNOcentral and the time zone of the current browser (such as Chrome) will be listed here, as well as matching...
  • Page 23: Figure 8 Time Zone Setting Window

    Figure 8 Time zone setting window Link UNOsensor Mode: You can switch UNOcentral here to collect UNOsensor ⚫ data via RS485 or MQTT connection. The default is RS485 mode. Because MQTT mode needs to be set in conjunction with a UNOsensor that has WiFi functionality, it is recommended to contact the professional personnel of the system integrator or distributor for operation.
  • Page 24: Network Management

    B. Network Management Click the [Network Status] button on the UNOcentral tab to open the network management window, as shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 Network status window In this window, you can view the MAC Address and IP status of the three physical network interfaces of UNOcentral.
  • Page 25: Figure 10 Network Configuration Window

    It is recommended that this item be set by IT personnel or under the guidance of IT personnel. Setting errors will cause the network of UNOcentral to not work properly. The scope of influence includes but is not limited to: Remote use of web management interface, BACnet/IP, MQTT-Link, etc.
  • Page 26: Unosensor Settings

    Data Description Modbus ID of UNOsensor. From 208 to 223 or 208 to 239 according to UNOcentral HW version. The UNOcentral supported 32 UNOsensors can be set the device 224~239 by switch tabs. See the UNOsensor installation manual to set the Modbus ID of UNOsensor.
  • Page 27: Mqtt-Link Settings (Mqtt Mode)

    2.1.1.3 MQTT-Link settings (MQTT mode) If UNOcentral has switched to MQTT mode, you will see the MQTT-Link tab in the UNOcentral Management Panel. On this tab, you can set UNOcentral to connect to the MQTT server. As long as UNOsensor WiFi is connected to the same MQTT server, UNOcentral can collect the data of those UNOsensor sensors and linked ventilation equipment.
  • Page 28: Unosensor Wifi Settings (Mqtt Mode)

    If UNOcentral has switched to MQTT mode, you will see the UNOsensor WiFi tab in the UNOcentral Management Panel, as shown in Figure 14. This tab allows you to set the UNOsensor WiFi data that UNOcentral collects through an MQTT connection. Note:...
  • Page 29: Figure 14 Unosensor Wifi Settings Tab

    Figure 14 UNOsensor WiFi settings tab Figure 15 Serial number editing on the UNOsensor WiFi settings tab The information that needs to be set on the UNOsensor WiFi settings tab is shown in Table 14. When filling in the serial number, an [OK] button will appear in the lower right corner.
  • Page 30: Bacnet/Ip Settings

    Data Description Serial number (SN) The serial number of UNOsensor WiFi; a required field after Enabled. If filled in incorrectly, UNOcentral will not receive data correctly. Alias The alias of UNOsensor WiFi can be set and will be displayed on Globalview and Signage.
  • Page 31: Schedule Settings

    Device Instance to be set. The default value is 260001. Press [Update] and wait for a short period of time (about 30 seconds) for it to take effect. The information provided by UNOcentral through BACnet/IP will be described in the appendix 5 Description of BACnet/IP data.
  • Page 32: Figure 18 Schedule Settings Tab

    Workday-Based. The former is the combination of the specified year and [Date Combination] [Time Period], the latter is a combination of [All Work Day] [Time Period]. A control plan can consist of up to 4 schedules, and each UNOcentral can set up to 4 control plans.
  • Page 33: Figure 19 Create A Control Plan Calendar

    Enable control plan: After the control plan is enabled, UNOcentral will control the ⚫ ventilation equipment linked to UNOsensor according to the definitions in the control plan. It can take effect immediately after switching. Create a new plan: You can create a schedule based on the selected year, working day, ⚫...
  • Page 34: Figure 20 Edit Plan Date

    Figure 20 Edit plan date 2. Then in the displayed Add a schedule blocks, select the time interval and the scheduling mode. The mode can be set as turbo scheduling, and it is displayed as (C) Turbo; or be set as smart scheduling, displayed as (C) Smart, the differences between Turbo and Smart modes can be referred to Table 10.
  • Page 35: Figure 21 Add A Schedule For New Plan

    Figure 21 Add a schedule for new plan 3. As shown in Figure 22, after successfully creating a new plan, you will see the newly created plan in the [Current plans] block below. The calendar icon and buttons can be clicked to view the details of the control plan and schedule, and you can also delete a specific control plan.
  • Page 36 Note 1: The [All Work Day] means all Monday to Friday, so Workday-based control plans do not expired. Note 2: After the control plan takes effect, there is a set time period that UNOcentral will use the sensor value of UNOsensor to calculate the Turbo/Smart mode to control the UNOsensor ventilation equipment;...
  • Page 37: Event Settings

    As shown in Figure 23, the Event tab is divided into two blocks. Event Settings and Custom SMTP Server. By default, UNOcentral will try to send the notification letter by itself, but if the user has a third-party SMTP server that applied for or rented, the user can also set it to send.
  • Page 38: Table 16 Description Of Custom Smtp Setting Parameters

    After the above information is set, you can click [Send Test Mail] and then click [Update] for it to take effect after testing is valid. Note: If there is a problem with the notification sent by UNOcentral, you can seek...
  • Page 39: Update

    The following is the description of the Update tab. As shown in Figure 24, you can see the Current System Version. Click [Update], and UNOcentral can automatically download the latest version of the software package for installation. The system will automatically restart after installation.
  • Page 40: Unosensor Operation Panel

    2.1.2 UNOsensor Operation Panel This chapter describes the operation panel of UNOsensor. As shown in Figure 25, the UNOsensor Operation Panel currently has 4 tabs, namely Control Panel, Status, Sensor, and Chart. Note: If the UNOsensor does not have a control function, only the Status and Chart tab will be displayed.
  • Page 41: Table 18 Descriptions Of Unosensor Control Panel Control Items

    Mode See Table 10. Rotation speed The speed will be indicated by the icon; see the table below High The maximum operating speed of the ventilation equipment linked to UNOsensor will be limited by the hardware DIP SWITCH on UNOsensor; see the UNOsensor installation manual.
  • Page 42: Status

    2.1.2.2 Status The Status tab is divided into 3 blocks, as shown in Figure 26. There are UNOsensor Information, UNOsensor Error Code, and Device Status. Figure 26 Status tab UNOsensor Information: Includes non-modifiable static information, such as ⚫ UNOsensor serial numbers (SN) and UNOsensor model. UNOsensor Error Code: If an abnormality occurs in UNOsensor, a value other than 0 ⚫...
  • Page 43: Sensor

    Figure 27 Use dry contact connection status tab 2.1.2.3 Sensor Figure 28 Sensor tab As shown in Figure 28, the Sensor Settings tab can be used to set the threshold for UNOsensor to automatically control the equipment for air quality. The UNOsensor sensor threshold and its default value can be set.
  • Page 44: Data And Chart

    2.1.2.4 Data and Chart As mentioned previously, UNOcentral will provide a data warehouse for sensor data of UNOsensor with a frequency of 1 every 6 minutes. The data can be browsed using the Chart tab in the UNOsensor Operation Panel. As shown in Figure 29, this tab provide a...
  • Page 45: Figure 29 Data And Chart Tab

    Figure 29 Data and Chart tab After clicking the Historical Data Chart, a historical data chart page will be opened, as shown in Figure 30. Figure 30 Historical Data Chart page The content of the Historical Data Chart page contains the following: Select display mode ⚫...
  • Page 46: Figure 31 Select Historical Data For The Specified Date

    different system version. Select Date: Through selection in the calendar, designate to display the sensor ◼ data of a certain day or 3 days from the past 5 years (365×5=1825 days). As shown below. Figure 31 Select historical data for the specified date Download monthly data.
  • Page 47: Figure 33 Historical Data Of The Air Quality Sensor

    monoxide (CO), formaldehyde (HCHO), total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), ozone (O ), PM10, PM2.5 and PM1. The historical air quality data chart will also display the moving average calculated in accordance with Taiwanese regulations and the operation status of the ventilation equipment at that time. For the calculation of moving average, see Table 12;...
  • Page 48: Signage

    Globalview; see Globalview. Figure 34 Signage function analysis Please refer to Figure 35 if enabling the [Maximized font-size of values], you can back to Globalview by clicking the UNOcentral alias on the top-left side. (E.g Delta UNOcentral in this figure)
  • Page 49: Figure 35 Signage Function Analysis (Maximized Font-Size Of Values)

    Main display functions are as follows: Temperature and humidity sensor values. ⚫ Air quality sensor value: UNOcentral will detect whether the sensor on the connected ⚫ UNOsensor is installed. If it is not installed, the information will be hidden. At the same time, it will be according to Table 7 to display values and corresponding colors.
  • Page 50: Carousel Mode

    Carousel mode is the special mode of signage. It uses the list of enabled UNOsensor and the interval settings of carousel mode in [UNOcentral Management Panel] to display the UNOsensor data. Carousel mode is different from signage as shown below.
  • Page 51: Appendix

    &lang=[language string] at the end of Signage or Globalview urls. Possible language string: zh-tw, en, ja. Please check the UNOcentral system is update to date to ensure all...
  • Page 52: Mandatory Unosensor In Carousel Mode

    language string are supported. Example: Signage ⚫ Traditional Chinese: http://[IP]:8888/signage.html?id=208&lang=zh-tw ◼ English: http://[IP]:8888/signage.html?id=208&lang=en ◼ Globalview: ⚫ http://[IP]:8888/?lang=zh-tw ◼ http://[IP]:8888/globalview.html?lang=zh-tw ◼ Note: Parameters of display mode and mandatory language setting are url parameters. Parameter can be concatenated, the first parameter is marked by “?”, following parameters are marked by “&”, all parameters are set value by “=”.
  • Page 53 you need to force the setting, you can append the url parameter “&noSideBar=1” in the end of url. Example: http://[IP]:8888/signage.html?id=208,210&noSideBar=1 ⚫ Note. The url parameters from appendix 2 to 4 can be used in combination. Example: http://[IP]:8888/signage.html?id=208,209,210,211,216,217,&lang=ja&noSideBar=1...
  • Page 54: Description Of Bacnet/Ip Data

    UNOcentral through BACnet/IP, which includes the sensor values of up to 16/32 connected UNOsensor devices and status of linked ventilation equipment. In addition, BA system can use the BACnet IP control points provided by UNOcentral to control the ventilation equipment. The UNOcentral supported different count of UNOsensor provides different BACnet/IP data support as show below.
  • Page 55: Table 22 Bacnet Object Table (For Unocentral Supported 16 Devices)

    Table 22 BACnet Object Table (For UNOcentral supported 16 devices) Name Type Number Unit Description [U]_ERROR_CODE U*17+0 UNOsensor Error Code 0: Normal Other: Please allow professionals to make the judgement [U]_BTN_STATUS U*17+1 UNOsensor physical button status No control function: 0, 1...
  • Page 56 Contact the ventilation equipment supplier [U]_ENABLED U*3+0 Is UNOsensor enabled? 0: Disabled 1: Enabled [U]_ONLINE U*3+1 For the connection status between UNOsensor and UNOcentral, either RS485 mode or MQTT mode can be used. 0: Offline 1: Online [U]_CMD_PWR U*3+2 Ventilation equipment switch...
  • Page 57 UNOsensor 1: Low 2: Mid 3: High As shown in the table above, the object name of the no. 13 UNOsensor carbon dioxide ) value is [13]_CO2 and its ID is AI.227 (OBJECT_ANALOG_INPUT:227). Support 32 UNOsensors: Assuming that U represents UNOsensor number 00 to 31, ⚫...
  • Page 58: Table 23 Table Of Corresponding Unosensor Bacnet Numbers (For Unocentral Supported 32 Devices)

    Table 23 Table of corresponding UNOsensor BACnet numbers (For UNOcentral supported 32 devices) UNOsensor BACnet number UNOsensor Modbus ID (RS485) UNOsensor WiFi ID (MQTT)
  • Page 59: Table 24 Bacnet Object Table (For Unocentral Supported 32 Devices)

    Table 24 BACnet Object Table (For UNOcentral supported 32 devices) Name Type Number Unit Description [U]_ERROR_CODE U*17+0 UNOsensor Error Code 0: Normal Other: Please allow professionals to make the judgement [U]_BTN_STATUS U*17+1 UNOsensor physical button status No control function: 0, 1...
  • Page 60: Unosensor

    Contact the ventilation equipment supplier [U]_ENABLED U*3+0 Is UNOsensor enabled? 0: Disabled 1: Enabled [U]_ONLINE U*3+1 For the connection status between UNOsensor and UNOcentral, either RS485 mode or MQTT mode can be used. 0: Offline 1: Online [U]_CMD_PWR U*3+2 Ventilation equipment switch...
  • Page 61: Bacnet/Ip Test Method

    If the status code is -50000 or continues to be -99999, contact technical support personnel for assistance in determining the status of the sensor. BACnet/IP test method UNOcentral’s BACnet/IP data reading function is tested by the free open-source software Yet Another Bacnet Explorer (YABE). You can download from the link below and test.
  • Page 62 , and after adding the BACnet/IP device, you can see that the serial number is 12 characters long (such as 2034C0012844) and the default Device Instance 260001 UNOcentral is in block [1]. Next, click on the UNOcentral item and the provided BACnet objects will be displayed.

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