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  • Page 1 Sontex 56x and 8x8 Instruction for Use...
  • Page 2 Legal Provisions The information contained in this document is the property of Sontex SA. Publication, in whole or in part, requires the written consent of Sontex SA. Any internal reproduction intended for evaluation of the product or its proper use is permitted and not subject to authorisation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.4 Dimension and Description 3.5 Characteristics 3.6 Display 3.7 Electronic 3.8 Versions 3.9 Optical Interface 3.10 Radio Sontex (Sontex 566) 3.11 Radio wM-Bus (Sontex 868) 3.12 Radio LoRaWAN® (Sontex 878) 4. Settings 4.1 Article Coding System 4.2 Settings 5. Operating Mode 5.1 Cycle...
  • Page 4 6.10.1 List of Errors 6.11 Radio Standby 6.11.1 Sleeping Mode 6.11.2 Installation Mode 6.11.3 Operation Mode Radio Sontex 6.11.3.1 Walk-by reading 6.11.3.2 Readout over Radio Central or Gateway 6.11.4 Operation Mode Radio wM-Bus 6.11.4.1 Readout over the short Telegram (OMS) 6.11.4.2 Readout over the long Telegram (Walk-by)
  • Page 5 9.1.3 Readout over the Radio Central Supercom 646 (Sontex 566) 9.1.4 Readout over the Radio Central Supercom 647 (Sontex 868) 9.1.5 Readout over the Superlink C - Gateway (Sontex 566 & 868) 9.1.6 Readout over a LoRaWAN® Gateway (Sontex 878) 10.
  • Page 6 Instruction for Use | HCA 56x and 8x8...

  • Page 7: Note On This Document

    This manual provides all the information required for the correct use of the equipment including: product identification, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, maintenance and disposal. 1.1 Scope This documentation refers to the Sontex Heat cost allocators. 1.2 Audience This document is intended for system operators and installers.

  • Page 8: Symbols

    1.5 Symbols Symbol Significance DANGER! Failure to observe these warnings leads to fatal or serious injury. WARNING! WARNING Failure to observe these warnings may lead to fatal or serious injury. CAUTION! CAUTION Failure to observe these warnings may lead to moderate injury. NOTICE NOTICE! Failure to observe these warnings may result in damage to property.

  • Page 9: Safety

    Further information and data can be found in the product’s catalogues and data sheets, through your local representative, or on the Sontex homepage at www.sontex.ch. All technical data are without guarantee.

  • Page 10: Safety Instructions

    It meets the general safety and legal requirements. It also conforms to the EC directives listed in the device-specific EC Declaration of Conformity. Sontex SA confirms this by affixing the CE mark.

  • Page 11: Installation With Glue

    2.4.2 Installation with Glue Due to their chemical composition, adhesive assemblies release vapors and can damage the plastic housing of the heat cost allocator. Sontex recommends the use of Pactan silicone from Tremco Illbruck GmbH. 2.5 Disposal To preserve and protect the environment and reduce waste of natural...

  • Page 12: Electronic Detection Of Opening

    Combining the two systems in the same building or in a single calculation unit is not permitted. 2.11.3 Exclusion of Liability Sontex SA rejects all liability when the conditions of assembly and use described in this manual as well as those described by the standard EN 834:2013 are not observed.

  • Page 13: Product Description

    Scoop of delivery: 3.2 Type The electronic heat cost allocators Sontex 565 / 566 / 868 / 878 operate either according to the single sensor principle with start sensor or the double sensor principle. The device has been developed and approved in accordance with the European Standard EN 834:2013.

  • Page 14: Characteristics

     Optical interface for the readout of the data and programming  For heat cost allocator Sontex 566 Radio, the Sontex radio system (Supercom) is a bidi-  rectional system. Reading and programmable by radio. For heat cost allocator Sontex 868 Radio, the radio module comprises a unidirectional radio ...

  • Page 15: Optical Interface

    Sontex 565 X / 566 X / 868 X / 878X:  Heat cost allocators with the same characteristics as Sontex 565/ 566/ 868/ 878. X-types are to be used primarily for the replacement of Kundo devices 201/202 For each version of heat cost allocator, it is possible to plug the connector of the remote sensor to an interface inside the heat cost allocator.

  • Page 16: Settings

    4. Settings 4.1 Article Coding System Sontex gives each customer the option of defining the different configuration settings as well as a personalised logo (for a one-off initial fee) in place of the Sontex logo. To distinguish between configurations, a unique article number will be assigned to each of the configurations.
  • Page 17 Example of a setting sheet for Sontex 868 : Position 1: Specific Branding, Customer or Sonex Logo:  If technical options allow it, it is possible to stamp or laser-engrave a specific logo on the front face of the allocator's housing.
  • Page 18 Position 7: Unit Scale and Product Scale:  2 options: unit scale / product scale. Set the type of scale used when calculating the display values. By default, the KC and KQ evaluation factors will be set to 1 for the product scale. Position 8: Set Cumulative Values to Zero: ...
  • Page 19 2 options: Automatic commissioning upon installation on the back plate / By pressing the push button after installation on the back plate. The allocator leaves the factory in sleep mode, meaning that it does not measure or calculate consumption. The transition from sleep to installation mode can be carried out in 2 different ways: automatically upon installation on the aluminium back plate or by pressing the push button after having installed it on the aluminium back plate.

  • Page 20: Operating Mode

    Position 62 : Long telegram (max 114 byts)  For Sontex 565 / 566 heat cost allocators, positions 41 to 43 and 50 to 62 are not applicable. The transmission intervals for LoRa are calculated in such a way that they have no influence on the battery life of the device.

  • Page 21: Heat Accumulation Mode

    5.3.1 Heat Accumulation Mode In order to avoid faulty measuring due to heat accumulation (e.g. in case the radiator is hidden by panels), the device switches from a defined ambient temperature (e.g. 28°C) to the one sen- sor mode and calculates with an ambient temperature of 20° C. 5.4 Comparison of the Measuring Principles Single sensor device with start sensor Double sensor...

  • Page 22: Calculation Of The Value Of An Unknown Resistance

    5.5.2 Calculation of the Value of an Unknow Resistance (e.g Sensor Resistance) The capacitor C is loaded at constant current. The interrupt at the end of the discharge is trig- gered by the same threshold voltage (a fraction of the discharge voltage). If these two conditions are met, the discharge time is directly proportional to the resistance.

  • Page 23: Start Of The Counting

    5.7 Start of Counting The updating (increment) of the consumption value is carried out under the following conditions: During the winter period (heating period): ≥ 25 °C) ≥ 20 °C ) AND (T ≥ ΔT During the summer period: ≥ 35 °C) ≥ 20 °C ) AND (T ≥ ΔT Explanation: Radiator temperature Ambient temperature ΔT Minimum temperature difference between radiator and room 3K for standard device (winter heating period standard setting) 4K for remote sensor device (summer heating period standard setting)

  • Page 24: The Digital Display

    6.2 The Digital Display During normal operation the display is deactivated and can be activated by pushing the button. If the button is not pushed, the display will be active for 2 minutes only. On request, the heat cost allocator is also available with permanent display 24h/24h or with a rolling menu displayed. Consumption Value Unit Scale On the display of the heat cost allocator with unit scale an index...
  • Page 25 Date of Opening of the Device Each heat cost allocator is equipped with a manipulation pro- tection which detects an unauthorised opening of the device 29.05.15 after installation to the radiator. The date of the last opening of the device is recorded and displayed with the index od. Commissioning Date With the index Cd the commissioning date is displayed, i.e.
  • Page 26 Half Monthly Values The cumulated consumption values are recorded automatically 002345 at midnight on the 16th of each month. Number of monthly values: 18 The small digits on the upper left side indicate the number of half monthly values. Digit 41 stands for the recent half mon- thly value and digit 58 for the least recent half monthly value.
  • Page 27 Monthly Value for Maximum Radiator Temperature With the index the maximum radiator temperature of the 32.7 C currently month is displayed. Number of monthly values: 18 Recording of 18 monthly values for the maximum radiator tem- 32.7 C perature. The small digits on the upper left side show the number of pre- vious monthly values.

  • Page 28: Rolling Display

    6.3 Rolling Display The EHCA 565, 566, 868 and 878 also feature the possibility of a rolling display 24h/24h. With the software Prog6, Superprog or Tools Supercom (566), it is possible to individualize the rolling display. Up to 15 parameters can be chosen optionally from the list below. These parameters can be com- bined in any order and are then shown on the rolling display.

  • Page 29: Communication And Measuring Indicator

    6.4 Communication indicator The communication indicator shows whether the heat cost allocator is performing a calculation and/or whether it is communicating via the optical interface or via the Supercom or LoRaWAN® radio interfaces. If the frame of the communication indicator appears the heat cost allocator has detected a wake-up signal (optical or radio 123456 Supercom)

  • Page 30: Readout

    The current and monthly values recorded by the heat cost allocator 565 / 566 / 868 / 878 as well as several other parameters can be readout over the optical interface or also over radio. Optical Interface: Radio SONTEX 566 : Identification number (information in header). Identification number (information in header).
  • Page 31 The following parameters are transmitted by Sontex 868 Radio wM-Bus: Short telegram, OMS compliant : Long telegram for Walk-by reading : Identification number (information in header). Identification number (information in header).   Date and time. Date and time. ...

  • Page 32: Check Code

    6.8.3 Unit Scale and Product Scale For the heat cost allocators Sontex 565 / 566 / 868 / 878, distinction is made between the unit scale and the product scale. If heat cost allocators are used with the same scale on all radiators, this scale is called unit scale.

  • Page 33: Parametrization

    566 / 868 / 878 products, therefore also in the software. The default ‘’installer’’ password ex- factory of the heat cost allocator is ''00001234'', and may be changed by the user. The network settings of the Sontex 878 LoRaWAN® must be made with the Superprog software.

  • Page 34: Sleeping Mode

    If heat cost allocator is removed from the aluminium back plate during the installa- tion mode, the heat cost allocator switches to the sleeping mode. 6.11.3 Operation Mode for Radio Sontex (566) 6.11.3.1 Walk-by Radio Remote Readout A walk-by remote readout of the data of the heat cost allocator 566 is possible every day from 6.00 to 17.59 (winter time).

  • Page 35: Operation Mode Radio Wm-Bus

    After readout of the data from the radio heat cost allocator, the radio availability is deactivated again. 6.11.4 Operation Mode for Radio wM-Bus (868) 6.11.4.1 Readout over the short telegram (OMS compliant) With this operating mode, the heat cost allocator Sontex 868 Radio transmits data: Transmission interval each 120 seconds (minimum). ...

  • Page 36: Installation

    7. Installation 7.1 Introduction To guarantee the proper functioning of the heat cost allocator 565 / 566 / 868 / 878, it is of great importance that it is installed by an expert. On one hand, a constant heat transfer between radi- ator and heat cost allocator has to be guaranteed.

  • Page 37: Operating Range

    7.4 Operating Range The Sontex heat cost allocators can be used in heating systems with the following mean heating medium temperatures: For single sensor devices with start sensor 55°C…105° C for standard heat cost allocator.  55°C…120°C for wall-mounted heat cost allocator (remote sensor).

  • Page 38: Mounting Of The Remote Sensor

    Respect the color code of the radiator sensor and the remote sensor: Heat cost allocator Sontex 565 X, Sontex 566 X, Sontex 868 X and Sontex 878 X: the  radiator sensor and the remote sensor are manufactured with a yellow color.

  • Page 39: Examples Of Mounting Based On The Radiator

    Please note that the examples below are only indicative. If you require further infor- mation regarding radiator types or mounting accessories please contact your nearest Sontex agent or Sontex SA directly. 7.7.1 Section radiator, direct mounting In the case of cast iron radiators, the contact ...

  • Page 40: Corugated Radiator, Direct Mounting

    7.7.2 Corrugated radiator, direct mounting For a better fixing use 2 x 2 spreadable brackets, fix the  aluminium profile by passing the screws through the oblong holes and shorten them if necessary. 7.7.3 Flat radiator, direct mounting 7.7.4 Flat radiator with front plate, direct mounting Instruction for Use | HCA 56x and 8x8...

  • Page 41: Bath Heater - Towel Dryer

    7.7.5 Bath heater - towel dryer 7.7.6 Convectors Instruction for Use | HCA 56x and 8x8...

  • Page 42: Mounting The Heat Cost Allocator With Pactan Silicon

    7.7.7 Mounting the heat cost allocator with Pactan Silicon When using glue for the installation of the heat cost allocators, please refer to the EN 834. Clean the aluminium back plate with a absorbent cotton pad soaked in acetone.  Clean the gluing place on the radiator with a absorbent cotton soaked in acetone.

  • Page 43: Mounting And Sealing

    This information will be displayed for 5 seconds, after which the heat cost allocator will automatically change modes. Push the seal pre-installed by Sontex in the slot of the housing, then press until the seal clicks into the aluminium back plate.

  • Page 44: Commissionning

    8. Commissioning Ex-factory the heat cost allocators 565 / 566 / 868 / 878 are in the so-called sleeping mode. In this mode no measuring is carried out and thus no consumption values are calculated. Furthermore the digital display, the radio communication options as well as the device opening detection are deactivated.

  • Page 45: Radio Readout

    9.1.1 Mobile Readout Radio Sontex (Sontex 566) The heat cost allocator Sontex 566 is read out mobile with the radio modem Supercom 636. The modem has a transmitting/receiving section and a radio antenna. The radio modem operates on the frequency 433.82 MHz and is connected to a portable computer, a tablet PC or...

  • Page 46: Readout Over The Radio Central Supercom 646 (Sontex 566)

    9.1.3 Readout using the Radio Central Supercom 646 (Sontex 566) The radio central Supercom 646 receives radio data from the Sontex 566 heat cost allocators or from other SONTEX devices which are equipped with radio. The data recorded in the concentrator can be read by different interfaces.

  • Page 47: Rating Factors

    10. Rating Factors 10.1 Taking Measurement The value displayed by the heat cost allocator has to be converted to the value of the actual heat output of each radiator. Thereby the design and the performance of the radiator as well as the mode of installation have to be taken into account.

  • Page 48: Table Of Rating Factors

    designs lead to different measuring conditions for the temperature sensor installed to the radiator. Rating factor total Rating factor for the standard performance of the radiator, stated in KW. This value is calculated with the data received by taking measurements and the manufacturer’s data.

  • Page 49: Technical Data

    Power supply and life span  3V lithium D battery 10 + 1 years Display 6 digits (000000..999999)  Protection class Index IP 52 according IEC 60529  Radio communication Sontex Radio Frequency 433.82 MHz   Communication bidirectional Protocol Radian  Encryption ...
  • Page 50 The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at the following Internet link: Satandard: according EN 834:2013 Homologation HKVO A1.02.2015 Technical support For technical support contact your local Sontex agent or Sontex SA directly. Certificates OMS Generation 4 LoRaWAN® according Specifications V 1.0.2 Hotline Sontex: support@sontex.ch...

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