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User   G uide   f or   F oundation   v 1.3    
Programmable   C ommunicating   T hermostat   &   I n-­‐Home   E nergy   U se   D isplay  
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  • Page 1 Foundation   Foundation   S mart   T hermostat   &   H ome   E nergy   G ateway   User   G uide   f or   F oundation   v 1.3     Programmable   C ommunicating   T hermostat   &   I n-­‐Home   E nergy   U se   D isplay  ...

  • Page 2: Legal   D Eclarations

    Trademarks   Energate   i s   a   r egistered   t rademark.   F oundation   a nd   F oundation   S mart   T hermostat   &   H ome   E nergy  ...

  • Page 3: Warranty

      t o   t he   r eplacement   p art[s)   s hall   e xpire   o n   t he   d ate   o f   t he   e xpiry   o f   t he   W arranty   P eriod.   ENERGATE   I NC.’S   E NTIRE   A GGREGATE   L IABILITY   F OR   L OSSES   A ND   D AMAGES   F OR   A NY   C AUSE   R ELATED  ...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Purpose   ............................   6   1.2   Intended   A udience   ........................   6   1.3   Foundation   M odels  ........................   6   1.4   Text   C onventions   .........................   7   2  ...
  • Page 5 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.2   Foundation   T hermostat   W iring   ....................   8 0   7   Optional   A ccessories   ..........................   8 2   8  ...

  • Page 6: How   T O   U Se   T His   G Uide

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       1 How   t o   u se   t his   g uide   1.1 Purpose   This   u ser   g uide   d escribes   t he   b asic   o peration   o f   F oundation   a nd   h ow   t o   u se   F oundation   t o   m aximize  ...

  • Page 7: Text   C Onventions

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       1.4 Text   C onventions   Bold   t ext   i ndicates   i mportant   c oncepts,   a nd   m enu   o ptions   o r   b utton   n ames   i n   p rocedures.   F or   e xample:  ...

  • Page 8: About   F Oundation

    Foundation   i s   a   h ome   e nergy   c ontrol   d evice   t hat   c ombines   f undamental   h ome   c limate   c ontrol   a nd  ...

  • Page 9: Operating   F Oundation

    2.1 Operating   F oundation   Foundation   u ses   a dvanced   c limate   c ontrol   a lgorithms   t o   c ontrol   y our   c entral   h eating   a nd   c ooling  ...

  • Page 10: Led   I Ndicators

    Foundation   h as   f our   l ight-­‐emitting   d iodes   ( LED)   t hat   s ignal   e vents   f rom   y our   e lectricity   p rovider.   E ach  ...
  • Page 11 Foundation   U ser   G uide         F oundation   i s   c onfigured   t o   r eceive   u tility   e vents   a nd   o ther   i nformation   v ia   a  ...
  • Page 12 Foundation   U ser   G uide       2.3.2 Thermostat   D isplay   S ymbols   The   f ollowing   t able   d escribes   t he   t hermostat   d isplay   s ymbols   t hat   a ppear   o n   t he   T hermostat   d isplay.  ...
  • Page 13 Foundation   U ser   G uide       Recovery   T ime,   o r   w hen   y ou   c hange   t he   t arget   h eating   t emperature   w hile   t he   H EAT2  ...
  • Page 14 Foundation   U ser   G uide       2.3.4 Scrolling   M essages   The   f ollowing   t ables   p rovide   i nformation   a bout   t he   s crolling   m essages   t hat   a ppear   a t   t he   b ottom   o f   t he  ...
  • Page 15 Foundation   U ser   G uide       2.3.4.2 Error   m essages   For   i nformation   o n   r esponding   t o   e rror   m essages,   s ee   5  ...

  • Page 16: Energy   D Isplay

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       2.4 Energy   D isplay     The   E nergy   d isplay   p rovides   a t-­‐a-­‐glance   c onsumption   d ata   a nd   a ccess   t o   h istoric   d ata   a nd   e nergy  ...
  • Page 17 Foundation   U ser   G uide       the   l oad   i nformation   t hat   i s   e ntered   i n   t he   E nergy   S ettings   m enu.   F or   m ore   i nformation  ...

  • Page 18: Standby   D Isplay

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       2.5 Standby   D isplay   After   a   p eriod   o f   i nactivity,   t he   t hermostat   s witches   t o   S tandby   d isplay.  ...
  • Page 19 Foundation   U ser   G uide       Energy   C onsumption:   D isplays   t he   c ost   o f   e lectricity   u sed   i n   t he   previous   2 4   h ours   a nd   t he   a verage   d aily   c ost   f or   t he   p ast   7   d ays.    ...

  • Page 20: Main   M Enu

    Consumption   &   C ost   D ata   Foundation   d isplays   t he   C onsumption   I nformation   o n   a   s eries   o f   s creens.  ...
  • Page 21 Foundation   c an   t rack   y our   e nergy   c onsumption   a s   i t   c hanges   o ver   a   p eriod   o f   u p  ...
  • Page 22 Foundation   U ser   G uide       1. From   t he   h ome   s creen,   p ress   t he   M enu/Select   ü   b utton   t o  ...

  • Page 23: Mode   A Nd   F An   S Ettings

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.2 Mode   a nd   F an   S ettings   3.2.1 Thermostat   M ode   S ettings   The   F oundation   t hermostat   o perates   i n   h eat   m ode   b y   d efault,   b ut   y ou   c an   c hange   t he   m ode.  ...
  • Page 24 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.2.2 Fan   S ettings   You   c an   c hange   t he   f an   s etting.   Auto:   T he   f an   r uns   o nly   w hen   t he   h eating   o r   c ooling   s ystems   a re   o n.    ...
  • Page 25 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.2.3 Change   t he   T hermostat   M ode   a nd   F an   S ettings       From   t he   h ome   s creen,   p ress   t he   M enu/Select   ü   b utton   t o display  ...

  • Page 26: Schedule   S Ettings   A Nd   T Emperature   H Old

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3 Schedule   S ettings   a nd   T emperature   H old   The   t hermostat   c an   o perate   w ith   a   s chedule   o r   w ith   a   f ixed   t emperature   a nd   t emperature   h olds   w ork  ...
  • Page 27 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.3 Display   t he   S chedule   S ettings   M enu   1. From   t he   h ome   s creen,   p ress   t he   M enu/Select   ü   b utton  ...
  • Page 28 Default   S chedule   Foundation   i s   p re-­‐programmed   w ith   a n   e nergy-­‐efficient   t emperature   s chedule.   Y ou   c an   c hange   t he  ...
  • Page 29 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.5 View   t he   S chedule   Use   t he   V iew   S chedule   o ption   t o   s how   t he   c urrent   s chedule   s ettings.    ...
  • Page 30 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.6 Change   t he   C urrent   S chedule   Use   t he   E dit   C urrent   S chedule   o ption   w hen   y ou   w ant   t o   c hange   s pecific   s ettings   i n   t he   s chedule.  ...
  • Page 31 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.7 Create   o r   R eset   t he   S chedule   Use   t he   R eset   S chedule   W izard   o ption   t o:  ...
  • Page 32 Foundation   U ser   G uide       To   p rogram   f our   d aily   s tart   t imes   i nstead   o f   t wo,   w hen   t he   w izard   a sks   y ou   i f   s omeone   i s   h ome   a ll   d ay  ...
  • Page 33 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.9 Changing   t he   T emperature   U sing   H olds   You   c an   c hange   t he   t arget   t emperature   t emporarily   o r   p ermanently   b y   o verriding   t he   s chedule.   T hese  ...
  • Page 34 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.9.1 Temperature   H old   M enu   The   T emperature   H old   m enu   d isplays   d ifferent   o ptions   d epending   o n   w hether   a   h old   h as   b een   s et   o r   i f  ...
  • Page 35 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.9.1.1 Temporary   H old     Use   a   t emporary   h old   t o   o verride   v oluntary   e nergy   o r   p rice   c onservation   e vents   f rom   y our   e lectricity  ...
  • Page 36 Foundation   U ser   G uide       1. On   t he   T emperature   H old   s creen,   p ress   t he   U p   p   o r   D own   q  ...
  • Page 37 Foundation   U ser   G uide       When   a   v acation   h old   i s   i n   p rogress,   y ou   c annot   s et   a ny   o ther   t ype   o f   h old.  ...
  • Page 38 Foundation   U ser   G uide       • Press   t he   U p   p   o r   D own   q   b utton   t o   a djust   t emperatures,  ...
  • Page 39 Foundation   U ser   G uide       If   y ou   h ave   c reated   a   v acation   h old   b ut   i t   h as   n ot   s tarted   y et,   y ou   c an   e dit   i t   u sing   t he   E dit   V acation  ...
  • Page 40 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.10.2 Set   t he   H eating   a nd   C ooling   T emperatures   Use   t he   E dit   T emperatures   o ption   t o   c hoose   t arget   h eating   a nd   c ooling   t emperatures.  ...
  • Page 41 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.10.4 Temperature   H old   M enu   The   T emperature   H old   m enu   d isplays   d ifferent   o ptions   d epending   o n   w hether   a   h old   h as   b een   s et.    ...
  • Page 42 Foundation   U ser   G uide       To   s ave   e lectricity   c osts,   a djust   t he   t emperature   a s   m uch   a s   y ou   c an   w hen   y ou   a re   a way.   A t  ...
  • Page 43 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.10.4.3 Create   a   V acation   H old   1. On   t he   T emperature   H old   s creen,   p ress   t he   U p   p   o r   D own   q  ...
  • Page 44 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.3.10.4.5 View   a   H old   If   a   h old   i s   a ctive,   y ou   c an   v iew   i ts   t arget   t emperatures   a nd   a ny   o ther   s ettings   u sing   t he   V iew   H old  ...
  • Page 45 Foundation   U ser   G uide       1. On   t he   T emperature   H old   s creen,   p ress   t he   U p   p   o r   D own   q  ...

  • Page 46: Event   R Esponse   S Ettings

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.4 Event   R esponse   S ettings   3.4.1 Conservation   S ettings   During   p rice   c onservation   e vents,   F oundation   u ses   y our   C onservation   S ettings   t o   d etermine   h ow   t o  ...
  • Page 47 Savings   a re   t he   m ost   i mportant.     Savings   Foundation   r esponds   t o   a ll   p rice   i ncreases.   A   small   p rice   i ncrease   a djusts   t he   t arget  ...
  • Page 48 Foundation   U ser   G uide       You   c an   a ccess   t he   c onservation   s ettings   f rom   t he   E vents   R esponse   S ettings   m enu.    ...
  • Page 49 Foundation,   y ou   c an   r etrieve   t he   l ast   m essage   t hat   y our   e lectricity   p rovider   s ent,   a s   l ong  ...

  • Page 50: Settings

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.5 Settings   3.5.1 Display   O ptions   The   D isplay   O ptions   w izard   i s   a   s tep-­‐by-­‐step   g uide   f or   s etting:  ...
  • Page 51 Foundation   U ser   G uide       Standby   S creen:   S elect   w hat   F oundation   d isplays   a fter   a   period   o f   i nactivity:  ...
  • Page 52 Foundation   U ser   G uide       3.5.2 Changing   U ser   O ptions   The   U ser   O ptions   w izard   i s   a   s tep-­‐by-­‐step   g uide   f or   s etting:  ...
  • Page 53 Foundation   U ser   G uide         Filter   R eminder:   T he   f ilter   r eminder   i s   s et   ( in   m onths)   t o  ...
  • Page 54 Foundation   U ser   G uide         3.5.3 Device   S ettings   3.5.3.1 Device   I nfo   The   D evice   I nfo   s creen   i s   a   r ead-­‐only   s creen   t hat   i s   a vailable   f rom   t he   D evice   S ettings   m enu.   I t   p rovides  ...
  • Page 55   o r   a nother   t hermostat),   a nd   y ou   w ant   Foundation’s   t emperature   m easurement   d isplay   t o   m atch   the   o ther   d evice,   s et   t he   t emperature   o ffset.   Y ou   c an  ...
  • Page 56 Foundation   i s   p rogrammed   w ith   t wo   l evels   o f   p assword   p rotection:   t he   I nstaller   P assword   a nd   t he  ...
  • Page 57 Foundation.   W hen   y ou   m anually   e nter   t he   p rice   a nd   r ate   i nformation,   t he   p rice   i n   t he  ...
  • Page 58 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6. Follow   t he   o n-­‐screen   i nstructions:   Press   t he   U p   p   o r   D own   q   b utton   t o   h ighlight   o ptions,  ...

  • Page 59: Utility   E Vents

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       4 Utility   E vents     Utility   e vents   a re   s ignals   s ent   f rom   y our   e lectricity   p rovider   t o   F oundation.   Y our   p rovider   t ypically   u ses  ...
  • Page 60 Foundation   U ser   G uide       4.1.1 Voluntary   E nergy   E vents   Participating   i n   v oluntary   e nergy   e vents   s aves   y ou   b oth   e nergy   a nd   m oney.    ...

  • Page 61: Price   C Onservation   E Vents

    4.2 Price   C onservation   E vents   Foundation   s upports   p rice-­‐driven   p eak   l oad   r eduction   p rograms.   F or   e xample,   s ome   u tilities   u se   t ime-­‐...
  • Page 62 Foundation   h as   f our   l ight-­‐emitting   d iodes   ( LED)   t hat   s ignal   e vents   f rom   y our   e lectricity   p rovider.   E ach  ...
  • Page 63 Foundation   h as   f our   l ight-­‐emitting   d iodes   ( LED)   t hat   s ignal   e vents   f rom   y our   e lectricity   p rovider.   E ach  ...

  • Page 64: Error   M Essages

    Foundation   d isplays   a   m essage   w hen   c ertain   k inds   o f   s ervice   a re   r equired.   T he   m essage   d isplays  ...

  • Page 65: Brown   O Ut   M Essage

    Foundation   c an   p rompt   y ou   t o   c hange   t he   a ir   f ilter   o n   y our   f urnace.   E ither   t he  ...
  • Page 66   Foundation   d isplays   t he   d ate   o f   t he   n ext   s cheduled   f ilter   r eminder,   which   i s   c alculated   b ased   o n   t he   F ilter   R eminder   t hat   y ou   s et   i n  ...

  • Page 67: Heat   P Ump   M Essage

      Foundation   d isplays   t he   m essage   “ Heat   P ump   F ault”   w hen   y our   heat   p ump   n eeds   t o   b e   s erviced.   T he   h eat   p ump   c ommunicates  ...

  • Page 68: Configuration   E Rror   M Essage

    5.7 Low   M DC   B attery   Foundation   d isplays   t he   L ow   M DC   B attery   w hen   t he   b atteries   i n   the   o ptional   M eter   D ata   C ollector   s ensor   u nit   a re   l ow.      ...

  • Page 69: Installation

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       6 Installation   6.1 Installer   S etup   M enu   The   I nstaller   S etup   m enu   i s   a vailable   f rom   t he   h ome   s creen.  ...
  • Page 70 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.1 Equipment   S ettings   The   E quipment   S ettings   s pecify   t he   e quipment   t ype   a nd   t he   n umber   o f   h eating   a nd   c ooling   s tages.   T he  ...
  • Page 71 Foundation   U ser   G uide       ANTICIPATION   Specifies   h ow   l ong   b efore   t he   s cheduled   s tart   t ime   t he   t hermostat  ...
  • Page 72 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.1.2 Heat   P ump   E quipment   S ettings   Equipment   Options   Default   Setting   REV.   V ALVE   Reversing   o r   C hangeover   v alve:  ...
  • Page 73 Foundation   U ser   G uide       and   c ooling   HEAT   P UMP   w ith   o utdoor   t emperature   s ensor:   equipment)   HIGH:   S et   t o   t he   t emperature   a bove   w hich   t he   a uxiliary   h eat   i s  ...
  • Page 74 Meter   D ata   C ollector   ( Models   F Z100C   o nly)   Foundation   c an   r eceive   i nformation   a bout   e nergy   c onsumption   f rom   t he   o ptional   M eter   D ata   C ollector.  ...
  • Page 75 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.4 Pager   The   o ptional   p ager   m odule   a llows   y our   e lectricity   p rovider   t o   c ommunicate   w ith   F oundation   r emotely.      ...
  • Page 76 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.6.2 Reset   S ecurity   K eys   The   R eset   S ecurity   K eys   o ption   a llows   y ou   t o   r eset   t he   s ecurity   k eys.  ...
  • Page 77 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.7 Reset   You   c an   r eset   y our   t hermostat   a nd   u ser   c onfiguration   s ettings   t o   f actory   d efault   s ettings.   T he   R eset  ...
  • Page 78 Foundation   U ser   G uide       6.1.7.4 Default   T hermostat   S ettings   Section   Setting   Default   V alue   Consumption   Track   S avings   OFF   Information   Mode   &   F an  ...
  • Page 79 Foundation   U ser   G uide       Information   Heating   S tage   # 1   20.00kW   Cooling   S tage   # 1   3.00kW   Fan   0.20kW   Installer   S etup   Equipment  ...

  • Page 80: Foundation   T Hermostat   W Iring

        6.2 Foundation   T hermostat   W iring   The   f ollowing   d iagram   s hows   t he   b ackplate   o f   t he   F oundation   t hermostat.  ...
  • Page 81 Foundation   U ser   G uide         6.2.2 Heat   P ump   W iring   The   f ollowing   a re   t he   g eneral   w iring   c onnections   f or   a   h eat   p ump.  ...

  • Page 82: Optional   A Ccessories

    • Foundation   i s   a lso   c ompatible   w ith   m any   c ommercially   a vailable   o utdoor   t emperature   s ensors.   E nergate   recommends   a   1 0   k Ohm   ( at   2 5°C)   t hermistor   ( temperature   s ensitive   r esistor)   w ith   a   B 25/85   v alue   o f  ...

  • Page 83: Taking   C Are   O F   Y Our   F Oundation

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       8 Taking   C are   o f   Y our   F oundation   8.1 Removing   F oundation   f rom   t he   M ounting   B racket  ...

  • Page 84: Replacing   T He   B Attery

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       8.2 Replacing   t he   B attery   The   b attery   s lot   i s   l ocated   o n   t he   b ack   o f   F oundation.   F oundation   u ses   a   C R-­‐2032   b attery.  ...

  • Page 85: Re-­-Attaching   F Oundation   T O   T He   M Ounting   B Racket

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       8.3 Re-­‐attaching   F oundation   t o   t he   M ounting   B racket   1. Rest   F oundation   w ith   t he   b ottom   g roove   t hat   i s   h ooked   t o   t he   b ottom   t ab   o f   t he   m ounting  ...

  • Page 86: Impact   O F   P Ower   O Utages

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       9 Impact   o f   P ower   O utages   In   t he   e vent   o f   a   p ower   f ailure,   F oundation   r etains   t he   d ate   a nd   t ime   i nformation   ( if   a   b attery   i s  ...

  • Page 87: End-­-Of-­-Life   &   S Afe   D Isposal

    Foundation   d oes   n ot   r equire   a ny   s pecial   a ction   f or   d isposal.   H owever,   a s   w ith   a ny   e lectronic  ...

  • Page 88: Technical   S Pecifications

    Foundation   i s   d esigned   t o   c ontrol   t emperature   a nd   t o   o ptimize   c ost   a nd   c omfort   l evels   i n  ...

  • Page 89: Product   C Onformity

    Foundation   U ser   G uide       11.2 Product   C onformity   This   e quipment   i s   R oHS   c ompliant.   This   d evice   c omplies   w ith   p art   1 5   o f   t he   F CC   R ules.   O peration   i s   s ubject   t o   t he   f ollowing   t wo   c onditions:  ...

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