Centrometal CMNET Owner's manual

TU-CMNET-12_1-2022-v2.88f-ENG
CMNET
(connecting PelTec/PelTec-lambda in a cascade)
HEATING TECHNIQUE
Centrometal d.o.o. - Glavna 12, 40306 Macinec, Croatia, tel: [phone], fax: [phone]
Technical instructions
ENG
for install and using the CMNET module -
cascade connection of PelTec/PelTec-lambda boilers

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Connection
1.0. CONNECTING BOILERS IN CONFIGURATION 4 (BUF) OR IN
CONFIGURATION 10 (CRO) IN CASCADE
It is possible to connect a maximum of 7 PelTec/PelTec-lambda boilers in a cascade.
Peltec/PelTec-lambda 12-48 kW: all boilers connected in cascade must have configuration 4 (BUF)
or configuration 10 (CRO) selected.
PelTec-lambda 69/96 kW: all boilers connected in cascade must have configuration 4 (BUF) selected.
Important!
PelTec-lambda 69/96 kW boilers with selected configuration 10 (CRO) cannot be connected in a
cascade.
1.1. MASTER / LEADING BOILER
Boiler-1 is the "Master" (the boiler that leads the cascade). If Boiler-1 is disconnected from the cascade
(or runs out of electricity or shuts down at the main switch), Boiler-2 (next by device address)
automatically becomes "Master", but it can perform the function of "Master" only if the sensors of the
Accumulation (buffer) tank / Hydraulic crossover are also connected to it. When Boiler-1 is connected
to the cascade again, it automatically becomes "Master". This "Master" function, if the need arises, can
be taken over by any boiler in the cascade in order according to the address of the device.
The sensors of the Accumulation (buffer) tank / Hydraulic crossover must be connected to the boiler
control of the "Master" boiler (Boiler-1), but there must also be additional sensors of the Accumulation
(buffer) tank / Hydraulic crossover that must be connected to the boiler controllers of the other boilers in
the cascade so that any of the boilers in cascade could become "Master" if the previous "Master" was
disconnected from the cascade for any reason.
The "Master" boiler in cooperation with the CMNET module determines all actions within the cascade
(determines when the next boiler will start/shut down, determines which boiler is "Leading Boiler"...).
The "Leading" boiler is the boiler that starts first, after the first start-up of the boilers in the cascade, the
leading boiler is the "Master", but when it completes a certain number of working hours, the "Leading"
boiler becomes the next boiler according to the serial number of the address, and so on.
GENERAL
These instructions are valid for software versions v2.88f or later.

PARAMETERS:
10.1.1. Configuration:
4 (BUF) or 10* (CRO)*
10.1.2.1. Cascade: 1 CMNET
10.1.2.3. Device number: 2
10.1.2.4. Device Address: 1
EXAMPLE: CASCADE 2 boilers
UTP
CMNET
UTP
Possible connection
to the additional
equipment of boiler 1
Boiler1 (Master)
Boiler2
Connection
1.2. POSSIBLE WAYS OF CONNECTING BOILERS IN CASCADE
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MASTER BOILER (device address: 1)
MUST BE CONNECTED HERE
PARAMETERS:
10.1.1. Configuration:
4 (BUF) or 10* (CRO)*
10.1.2.1. Cascade: 1 CMNET
10.1.2.3. Device number: 2
10.1.2.4. Device Address: 2
(*) - Only valid for PelTec/PelTec-lambda 12-48 kW
Possible connection
to the additional
equipment of boiler 2

EXAMPLE: CASCADE 3-7 boilers
CMNETCMNETCMNET
UTP
UTP
UTP
UTP UTP
Possible connection
to the additional
equipment of boiler 1
Possible connection
to the additional
equipment of boiler 2
Possible connection
to the additional
equipment of boiler 3
PARAMETERS:
10.1.1. Configuration:
4 (BUF) or 10* (CRO)*
10.1.2.1. Cascade: 2 CMNET
10.1.2.3. Device number: 3
10.1.2.4. Device Address: 1
Connection
Boiler1 (Master)
Boiler2
Boiler3
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PARAMETERS:
10.1.1. Configuration:
4 (BUF) or 10* (CRO)*
10.1.2.1. Cascade: 2 CMNET
10.1.2.3. Device number: 3
10.1.2.4. Device Address: 2
PARAMETERS:
10.1.1. Configuration:
4 (BUF) or 10* (CRO)*
10.1.2.1. Cascade: 2 CMNET
10.1.2.3. Device number: 3
10.1.2.4. Device Address: 3
MASTER BOILER
(device address: 1)
MUST BE
CONNECTED HERE
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(*) - Only valid for PelTec/PelTec-lambda 12-48 kW

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Selection of boiler configuration
1.3. SELECTION OF BOILER CONFIGURATION - (4 (BUF) / 10 (CRO))
Cascade can work (can be enabled) only on boilers that have selected configuration 4 (BUF) or
configuration 10 (CRO). All boilers in the cascade must have the same configuration selected.
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1.4. CONFIGURING THE CASCADE
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Configuring the cascade
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CASCADE
Factory: OFF
Possible selection: OFF, 1 CMNET, 2 CMNET
OFF: Cascade is OFF
1 CMNET: cascade of 2 boilers
- 2 boilers in cascade with 1 CMNET device.
2 CMNET: cascade of 2-7 boilers
- 2 boilers in cascade with 2 CMNET devices.
- 3 boilers in cascade with 3 CMNET devices.
- 4 boilers in cascade with 4 CMNET devices.
- 5 boilers in cascade with 5 CMNET devices.
- 6 boilers in cascade with 6 CMNET devices.
- 7 boilers in cascade with 7 CMNET devices.
CASCADE MANAGER
Factory: ON
Possible selection: OFF, ON
This parameter must always be ON, on all boilers in the cascade. If this parameter is turned OFF, the
boiler on which it is turned OFF, as well as boilers with an address that has a higher ordinal number,
regardless of whether this parameter is turned ON or OFF, will not be able to become "Master". This
parameter must not be turned OFF on the boiler with the address "Master" because the cascade will
not work.
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DEVICE ADDRESS
DEVICE NUMBER
Factory: 2
Possible selection: - Min: 2
- Max: 7
With this parameter, we define the number of boilers in the cascade. If we selected 1 CMNET under
"CASCADE", then the number of devices must be 2. If we chose 2 CMNET, then the number of devices
must be as many as there are boilers in the cascade (2-7). It is set on each boiler separately and must
be the same number on all boilers in the cascade.
Factory: 1
Possible selection: - Min: 1
- Max: 7
This parameter determines the address (ordinal number) of the boiler. The boiler with address 1 is the
"Master", and if the boiler with address 1 is disconnected from the cascade (or remains without
electricity or is turned off at the main switch), the boiler with address 2 automatically becomes "Master"
(if the boiler with address 2 is ready in the cascade) and so on. The address of the boilers is also used to
determine the "leading boiler" - the boiler that starts first (depending on the "Time difference" - after how
many hours of operation the boilers change priority of work). The "DEVICE ADDRESS" is entered into
the controller of each boiler in the cascade and each boiler must have a different address.
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b) Configuration 10 (CRO)
Factory: 3600s
Possible selection: min. 0s, max. 18000s
This parameter defines the time from the last arrival of the "Leading boiler" (if several boilers in the cascade
are currently working, then all boilers that are working), to power D6, until the moment of checking the
conditions for the need to start the next boiler (with each modulation of any boiler in the cascade, the time
reset). If at that moment (the moment of checking the conditions for the need to start the next boiler) the
difference in the Hydraulic crossover (Ths_set - Ths_measured) is greater than the dThs_kz parameter,
the next boiler will start.
After checking the conditions for the need to start the next boiler, the time is reset, and when the "Leading
boiler" (if several boilers are currently working in a cascade, then all the boilers that are working) comes to
power D6 starts a new countdown, if this condition is not met, the time stands at zero and waits with the start
of the countdown until this condition is fulfilled. With each modulation of any boiler in the cascade, the time
is reset.
TIME TO ON
a) Configuration 4 (BUF)
Factory: 3600s
Possible selection: min. 0s, max. 18000s
This parameter defines the time from the last arrival of the "Leading boiler" (if several boilers in the cascade
are currently working, then all boilers that are working), to power D6, until the moment of checking the
conditions for the need to start the next boiler (with each modulation of any boiler in the cascade, the time
reset). If at that moment (the moment of checking the conditions for the need to start the next boiler) the
difference in the Accumulation (buffer) tank (Taku_set - Taku_measured) is greater than the dTaku_kz
parameter, the next boiler will start.
After checking the conditions for the need to start the next boiler, the time is reset, and when the "Leading
boiler" (if several boilers are currently working in a cascade, then all the boilers that are working) comes to
power D6 starts a new countdown, if this condition is not met, the time stands at zero and waits with the start
of the countdown until this condition is fulfilled. With each modulation of any boiler in the cascade, the time
is reset.
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TIME TO OFF
Factory: 600s
Possible selection: min. 0s, max. 3600s
This parameter determines after how long operate "Leading boiler" at power (maximum) D3, last
boiler go to extinction phase. It is set on each boiler separately and can be a different value.
TIME DIFFERENCE
Factory: 100h
Possible selection: min. 0h, max. 500h
This parameter define after how many hours of work boilers change priority of work. It is set on each
boiler separately and can be a different value.
Configuring the cascade
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