Danfoss EKC 3 Series User manual

REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
ADAP-KOOL®
Refrigeration control systems
EKC programming tools
Instructions
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Controls

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This instruction is written as a guideline for
using EKC programming tool for programming
factory settings.
For overview, see last page of instructions.
The instruction assumes that all hardware and
software are correctly installed.
Via AKA 243A
This applies to programming through AKA 243A
Establish connection to gateway, AKA 243A, following this
procedure (only to be done once after installing AKM):
1. Start software programme, AKM
2. Choose ‘Setup’ in the ‘AKA’ menu in the main screen
3. Press the ‘Router…’ button and enter ‘000:125’ as
system address
4. Return to the main screen
5. Choose ‘Upload’ in the ‘Configuration’ menu
6. Enter ‘000’ as ‘Network’, tick the ‘Net configuration’
option and press the ‘OK’ button
7. After a few seconds the gateway, AKA 243A appears.
8. Press ‘OK’ to save the uploaded network configura-
tion
9. Return to the main screen
10. Exit AKM
Create the setting file following this procedure:
1. Manually configure an EKC of the type (same
ordering number and same software version), the
setting file is to be used with
2. Connect the EKC to the gateway, AKA 243A (special
EEPROM’s for use with EKC programmer)
3. Start software programme, AKM
4. Choose ‘Upload’ in the ‘Configuration’ menu
5. Enter ‘000’ as ‘Network’, tick the ‘Net configuration’
and the ‘AKC description’ options and press the ‘OK’
button
6. After a few seconds the gateway, AKA 243A, and the
EKC appear
7. Press ‘OK’ to save the uploaded network configuration
8. Press ‘Close’ to return to the main menu (may last a
few seconds before this is possible)
9. Choose ‘Copy Settings…’ in the ‘AKC’ menu
Purpose
084B7706 EKC 101
084B7703 EKC 201
084B7704 EKC 201 dual thermostat
084B7705 EKC 3xx
EKC 4xx
Creating setting file
EKC 101
This applies to creating setting file for programming of
EKC 101
Create the setting file following this procedure:
1. Start the “EKC 101 setting file creator”
2. Read and follow the instructions carefully
Use the correct programming tool
PC Software 084B7701 EKC's (1 license)
for progamming 084B7702 EKC's (5 license)
PC Software 084B4012 EKC2/3/4xx (AKM4) (1 license)
for creating files 084B4016 EKC2/3/4xx (AKM4) (5 license)

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➍For additional information on using AKM, please refer to AKM manual supplied by Danfoss.
For additional help on using EKC programmer, please refer to the online help following the EKC programmer software.
Minimum requirements to PC:
PC of type 80586 / Pentium with at least 32 MB RAM (64 MB, if Windows 2000 or NT) and possibility of a serial and a
parallel connection.
Operative system: Windows 95 or newer windows version.
Program EKC with EKC programmer software using the following procedure:
1. Start EKC programmer software
2. Connect the EKC to the programming tool (never connect power-connector before termination module)
3. Press the ‘Browse’ button to select the setting file
4. Press the ‘Start Programming’ button
5. The ‘Status message’ box turns green to inform that the EKC has been successfully programmed. This lasts
approximately 2 seconds with EKC 101 and approximately 80 seconds with other EKC’s.
➌Programming EKC with EKC programmer
10. Press the ‘Source…’ button and the EKC is selected
automatically (appears in the ‘Source’ section)
11. Press the ‘Dest…’ button, enter a file name for the
setting file (max. 8 characters) and press the ‘Save’
button
12. Press the ‘Copy’ button to copy settings from EKC to
setting file
13. Return to the main screen
14. Exit AKM
15. Integrate the setting file with EKC programming
software (see procedure below)
16. Program an EKC with Danfoss factory settings using
EKC programmer software (see procedure further
below)
17. Verify that all settings in the EKC are correct by
manually reading all parameters of the EKC
Integrate the setting file with EKC programming software,
following this procedure:
1. Start a file browsing programme, e.g. ‘Windows
explorer’
2. Copy the setting file (extension ‘*.akc’) from the
AKM-folder (default folder: ‘C:\AKM\AKBCKUP’) to
the setting file folder of the EKC programmer (default
folder: ‘C:\Program files\EKC programmer\setting
files’)
3. Rename the setting file to any name not exceeding
255 characters, keeping the ‘*.akc’ extension
4. Close the file browsing programme
Continued

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Overview
EKC101 and EKC201/301 programming software
EKC101
Create setting file
EKC2/3/4xx
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IC13 must be exchanged with new IC’s
supplied with termination module)
PC software for creating setting files for
EKC2/3/4xx (AKM) –
084B4012 (1 license) / 084B4016 (5
license)
PC software for programming EKC’s –
0847701 (1 license) / 084B7702 (5 license)
Termination module – 084B7703/4/5*
Fixture and PC-cable for
termination – 084B7706*
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EKC1xx setting files -
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for programming EKC’s
EKC201C EKC2xx EKC3/4/5xx
* Fixture/termination module includes power supply for EKC operating with 12/24V a.c.
Power for EKC’s operating with other supply voltages is not supplied via programming tool.