Danfoss ECL 2000 User manual

User’s Guide
ECL 2000
11-99 EY.65.H4.02

User’s Guide
ECL 2000
Danfoss A/S
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ECL 2000
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Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 What Is In This Guide? 1
1.2 Getting Started With the ECL 2000 1
2. INTRODUCING THE ECL 2000 3
2.1 What is the ECL 2000? 3
2.2 Operating Modes 3
2.3 Circuit Functions 4
2.4 Time Programming 4
2.5 Other Functions 4
3. OPERATING THE ECL 2000 5
3.1 The Front Panel 5
3.2 Front Panel Push-buttons 6
3.3 Display Icons 7
4. DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION 9
4.1 About This Chapter 9
4.2 System Overview 10
4.3 Selecting a Circuit. Viewing Circuit Status 12
4.4 Changing Comfort and Night Setback Temperature Settings 14
4.5 Changing the Operating Mode 15
5. TIME PROGRAMMING 16
5.1 Extending the Comfort or Night Setback Period 16
5.2 Setting the 7-Day Plan 17
5.3 Setting the Holiday Plan 18
6. ENTERING THE ACCESS CODE 20
7. WEATHER COMPENSATION CURVES 21
7.1 Adjusting the Flow Temperature Curve 22
7.2 Adjusting the Return Temperature Curve 23
8. CONFIGURING THE ECL 2000 25
8.1 Starting the ECL 2000 for the First Time 25
8.2 ECL 2000 Types 25
8.3 Selecting an Application 26
8.4 Configuring Inputs and Outputs 27
8.4.1 Operating Configuration Pictures 27
8.4.2 Sensor Inputs 30
8.4.3 LON Inputs 32
8.4.4 Relay Output 33
8.5 Overview of ECL 2000 Applications 34
9. MANUAL OVERRIDE 36

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10. SERVICE SETTINGS 38
10.1 Operating Service Menus 39
10.2 Heat Circuit Functions 41
10.2.1 Building Settings 41
Optimizer 42
10.2.2 Pump/Valve Settings 45
10.2.3 PI Constant Settings 47
10.2.4 Limiter 48
10.3 Hot-water Circuit Functions 51
10.3.1 Hot Water Settings 52
10.3.2 Pump/Valve Settings 56
10.3.3 PI Constant Settings 58
10.3.4 Limiter 59
10.4 Common Functions 62
10.4.1 Set Clock 64
10.4.2 Alarm Status 65
10.4.3 Alarm Setup 66
10.4.4 Log Today, Log Yesterday 67
10.4.5 Override 68
10.4.6 Communication 70
10.4.7 Sensors 71
10.4.8 Degree Days 72
10.4.9 Access Code 72
10.4.10 Energy Consumption 73
10.4.11 Language 74
10.4.12 Version 74
APPENDIX A. DISPLAY CHARTS 75
A.1 Setting the Operating Mode 75
A.2 System Overview. Selecting a Circuit. Viewing Circuit Status 76
A.3 Time Programming 77
A.4 Weather Compensation Curves 78
A.5 Configuring the ECL 2000 79
A.6 Manual Override 80
APPENDIX B. SERVICE MENUS 81
B.1 Heat Circuit Menus 81
B.2 Hot-Water Service Menus 82
B.3 Common Function Menus 83
APPENDIX C. LOG DISPLAYS 87
GLOSSARY 89
REFERENCES 93
INDEX 95

Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 What Is In This Guide?
This Guide is for the ECL 2000 district heating temperature controller. The purpose
of the Guide is to describe the functionality of the ECL 2000 and to enable users to
operate the controller from the front panel.
Chapter 2-7 provide information regarding the day-to-day usage of the controller.
Chapter 8-10 provide information intended for project and service engineers, for
example about configuring the ECL 2000 and using service menus to modify the setup
of the controller. Appendix A contains a number of charts providing an overview of
the ECL 2000’s display pictures. Appendix B provides a similar listing of the ECL
2000’s service menus. Appendix C provides a list of the data displayed in the ECL
2000’s Log pictures. At the end of the Guide, you find a glossary, a list of references
and an index.
1.2 Getting Started With the ECL 2000
Instructions for installing the ECL 2000 are provided in the ECL 2000 Installation
Guide (ref. [2]). After the controller has been installed, it must be configured. This
step consists of selecting an application (i.e. a system type) and, if the selected
application allows this, configuring inputs and outputs. Instructions for this start on
page 25 of this Guide.

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2. INTRODUCING THE ECL 2000
2.1 What is the ECL 2000?
The ECL 2000 is a micro-processor based controller used for temperature control and
regulation in district heating systems and for mixing control in boiler systems.
The controller can be used for weather compensation and control in the following
types of systems:
•Two parallel district heating circuits
•Two heat circuits and one hot-water circuit
•Two separate weather compensated heat circuits
•Two heat circuits combined with hot-water tank control.
Two types of ECL 2000 are available with different input/output configurations.
ECL 2000 Type 1 is supplied with 14 pre-programmed applications (i.e. 14 standard
system setups). Type 2 has 17 pre-programmed applications. The ECL 2000’s built-in
applications cover a wide variety of commonly used central heating configurations.
See page 25 for further information.
2.2 Operating Modes
The controller can operate in 4 different modes:
•Automatic
•Comfort
•Night setback
•Stand-by.
In Automatic mode, the controller alternates between two temperature setpoints: com-
fort and night setback. The flow temperature of a heat circuit and the hot-water tem-
perature are kept at either comfort or night setback temperature, according to a user-
defined 7-day plan.
In Comfort mode, flow and hot-water temperatures are maintained at daytime level.
In Night setback mode, the plant is maintained at night setback temperature, which is
normally lower than the comfort temperature.
Note:
The controller can be in night setback mode even during the daytime, for example
over the week-end.
In Stand-by mode, heating is off, but the plant is frost-protected at 6 °C.

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2.3 Circuit Functions
Heat circuit functionality includes weather compensation of flow temperature ac-
cording to outdoor temperature, sun intensity and wind velocity, outdoor temperature
dependant return temperature limiting, PI control of valve motors, as well as an
optimizer facility that will save energy by calculating optimum pre-heat and cooling
times for the plant. If a room temperature sensor is fitted, the optimizer is adaptive.
Hot-water circuit facilities include PI control of valve motors, return temperature lim-
iting and an anti-bacteria function.
The ECL 2000 has a built-in timer function with a year clock, which can be used to
switch on and off an external device according to a 7-day, 24-hour program.
2.4 Time Programming
The ECL 2000’s time programming facility lets you set up an individual 7-day, 24-
hour program for each of the circuits being controlled.
The ‘party function’ allows the ECL 2000 to override the 24-hour program and keep
one or more circuits at comfort temperature for a prolonged period of time, for exam-
ple until later in the evening than normally. The economy function lets the ECL 2000
keep the plant at night setback temperature longer than normally.
You can also pre-program a holiday period during which the controller will follow a
different 24-hour schedule than under normal conditions.
2.5 Other Functions
The controller includes a Manual Override facility that disables all automatic control,
allowing for manual control of circuit components (pumps and valve motors).
The controller’s alarm system lets you define conditions that will cause an alarm. You
can monitor the alarm status by displaying the controller’s alarm log and one relay
output can be defined as an alarm output.
The ECL 2000 also includes facilities for logging measured data and displaying this
graphically, as well as for calculating degree days.
LON (Local Operating Network) communication is available as an option. This facil-
ity enables the ECL 2000 to communicate via LON with other ECL 2000 controllers
and devices such as heatmeters.

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3. OPERATING THE ECL 2000
A few basic principles determine the way the ECL 2000 is operated – these principles
apply to all ECL 2000 functions. This section gives a brief introduction to these prin-
ciples.
Detailed descriptions of the various ECL 2000 functions are given from page 9. For
an overview of navigating through ECL 2000 pictures, see the charts in Appendix A,
page 75.
3.1 The Front Panel
Select circuit 7-day plan and holiday
plan Weather compensation curves Service settings
LCD display
Operating mode
Go to next
picture/
Move cursor
Change setting
Manual override Application
Figure 1. ECL 2000 front panel push buttons

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3.2 Front Panel Push-buttons
The following push-buttons operate independently of all other functions:
Push-button Function
Circuit
Selects a circuit, that is, a heat circuit, a hot-water circuit or a timer.
When you press the push-button, the display switches from the System
Overview picture to the picture of the first circuit, to the next circuit,
etc. and finally back to the System Overview again.
See page 12.
Mode
Changes the operating mode of the controller. The ECL 2000 can oper-
ate in 4 different modes: Automatic, Comfort, Night setback and Stand-
by.
See page 15.
The function buttons activate 5 main functions: Setting time programs, adjusting
weather compensation curves, changing service settings, operating the plant manually
and selecting an application. These are:
Push-button Function
7-day plan and holiday plan
Lets you modify the controller’s 7-day plan, set up a holiday period and
a 24-hour program to follow during the holiday period.
See page 17.
Weather compensation curves
Allows you to modify the weather compensation curves used by the
ECL 2000 to control flow and return temperatures in a heat circuit.
See page 21.
Service settings
Activates the ECL 2000’s service menus. The service menus allow you
to change settings for the circuits controlled by the ECL 2000 and to
monitor actual values of plant variables.
See page 38.
Manual override
Enables manual operation of individual components in the plant.
See page 36.
Application
Lets you select an application, which is a standard system setup
See page 26.

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Exit The general principle of the ECL 2000 is as follows: Once you have pressed one of
these push-buttons and activated the corresponding function, you exit the function by
pressing the same button once more. There are minor exceptions to this rule – these
are indicated in the appropriate sections of this User’s Guide. When you exit a func-
tion, any modifications you have performed are saved.
The remaining front panel buttons perform the functions outlined in the table below:
Push-button Function
Change the display to the next/previous picture in a series, for example
in the System Overview or the Circuit Status.
Move the cursor within a picture.
Increases the value of a setting, for example a temperature setpoint.
Reduces the value of a setting.
!Note:
Before being allowed to modify a setting, you may be prompted to enter an access
code. See page 20 for instructions.
3.3 Display Icons
The ECL 2000’s displays are provided with a number of
icons to help you navigate through the pictures. The
following icons appear in the upper left corner of the
display:
Icon Indicates
Data for heat circuit no. 1 is being displayed.
Data for heat circuit no. 2 is being displayed.
Data for the hot-water circuit is being displayed.
Data for the timer function is being displayed.
Settings concerning all circuits: Common Functions in service menus.
Icon

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Icons displayed on the right-hand side of the display:
Icon Indicates
Time programming is active – was pressed.
Curve adjusting is active – was pressed.
Service menus are active – was pressed.
Manual operation is active – was pressed.
System setup is active – was pressed.
Press to access next picture.
Press to access previous picture.
Picture no. 2 of 5 is currently displayed. Press and to access
other pictures.
Press to display more settings.
Press to display more settings.
Icon

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4. DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION
4.1 About This Chapter
This chapter is intended for the daily user of the ECL 2000. It describes the functions
which are used during normal day-to-day operation of the ECL 2000. Instructions are
provided for:
•Getting an overview of the plant and looking at individual circuits in the system
•Setting the ECL 2000’s operating mode
•Viewing status information
•Changing temperature setpoints.

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4.2 System Overview
The System Overview is the ECL 2000’s main picture. When the ECL 2000 is
powered on, the System Overview appears in the display after the self-test has been
completed1. During normal operation, whenever no front panel push-button is
operated for a 10 minute period, the ECL 2000 automatically reverts to the System
Overview.
System Overview
Actual outdoor tempera-
ture
Actual hot-water temperature
Room temperature. If the plant has more than one heat
circuit, the room temperature is displayed individually
for each heat circuit.
24-hour program for all circuits. This 24-hour program
indicates that heat circuit 1 should be maintained at
comfort temperature from 06:00 to 12:00 and from
16:00 to 23:00. Outside these periods, the circuit is
maintained at night setback temperature. The hot water
is kept at comfort temperature constantly.
The System Overview shows the total setup of the plant. This means that the picture
looks slightly different, according to the application that was selected when the
controller was configured.
Timer The heating system in this example consists of one heat circuit and one hot-water
circuit. In addition to these, the system also includes a timer, which you can see from
third line of the 24-hour program. When this function is enabled, a set of outputs on
the controller is used to switch on and off some external device, that is, the ECL 2000
is used as a timer to control this other device. See also page 33.
Display contrast If the temperature in the room where the ECL 2000 is installed is very high, this may
affect the contrast of the controller’s LCD display.
1. In the System Overview picture, use and to adjust the display
contrast.
1See page 25 for information on what to do when powering on the ECL 2000 for the first time.

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System status To view status information for the entire plant:
1. From the System Overview, use and to display further information.
See illustration below.
Depending on the selected application and the sensors connected to the system, the
following status information can be available:2
Day temperature This picture displays the highest and lowest outdoor temperature measured since
midnight. The symbol indicates that the actual temperature is rising. A indicates
that the temperature is falling.
Degree days The number of degree days calculated since the first day of the current month and the
number of degree days calculated since the change of season.3
The following status information is only available when the appropriate sensors are
connected to the ECL 2000:
Sun intensity Actual value of sun intensity.
Wind velocity Actual wind velocity.
Water Flow Actual value of water flow.
Energy Actual value of energy consumption.
Other Actual reading from a user-defined sensor connected to the control-
ler.
2See page 27 for information on configuring the ECL 2000’s sensor inputs and LON inputs
3By default, the season for degree day calculation starts on 1. June
Sensor S8 and S9
Sensor S10 and S11
(ECL 2000 Type 2 only)
Sensor L1 and L2
(LON option installed)
Sensor L3 and L4
(LON option installed)

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4.3 Selecting a Circuit. Viewing Circuit Status
This section tells you how to select an individual circuit in the plant and display status
data for this circuit.
In the System Overview picture or in one of the System
Status pictures (see page 10-11):
1. Press to display the next circuit in the plant.
Comfort temperature setpoint
Night setback temperature setpoint
Operating mode of the circuit: Automatic, Comfort,
Night setback or Stand-by. See page 3
24-hour program
Comfort temperature setpoint
Night setback temperature setpoint
Operating mode of the circuit: Automatic, Comfort,
Night setback or Stand-by
24-hour program
Current status of timer
Operating mode of the timer
24-hour program
To return to the System Overview:
2. Press again.
Whenever you wish to change the setup or view data for one circuit separately, you
start by selecting the circuit. This function is active in most of the ECL 2000’s pic-
tures. For example, while setting the operating mode for one circuit, you can switch
to the next circuit by pressing .
Several of the ECL 2000’s built-in applications include
two heat circuits. When a second heat circuit is part of
the application, this circuit has a picture associated with
it that is very similar to the picture for Heat circuit 1.

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View Status To view status information for one circuit:
1. In the System Overview picture, press until you see the picture of the
appropriate circuit.
2. Press to display status information for the circuit, once more to display
today’s log, and again to display yesterday’s log.
The status of individual
components of the se-
lected circuit. The sym-
bols used in the picture are
explained below.
Today’s log. The fully
drawn curve shows varia-
tions in flow temperature.
The dotted curve indicates
the return temperature.4
Yesterday’s log. The fully
drawn curve shows the
flow temperature, the
dotted curve shows the
return temperature.4
Temperature readings The following temperature information is available in Status pictures, depending on
the selected application and the type of circuit:5
Actual (49 °C) and reference flow temperature (calcu-
lated, 48 °C), return temperature (24 °C) for a radiator
heating system.
Primary return temperature and secondary flow tem-
perature for a circuit that includes a heat exchanger.
Charging (50 °C) and return temperature (23 °C), upper
tank temperature (48 °C) and lower tank temperature
(23 °C) for a circuit that includes a hot-water storage
tank.
Flow temperature (50/40 °C) measured by two sensors
in a circuit that includes a hot-water storage tank.
Pump and valve status The following pump and valve information can be available in Status pictures, de-
pending on the application and the type of circuit.
Pump status: Pump no. 2 is currently off while pump
no. 3 is operating.
Valve status: Valve 24 % open.
Valve motor status: Valve moving in the open-
ing/closing direction, respectively.
Valve motor status: Valve is not moving.
4See Appendix C, page 87 for a complete list of the data displayed in Log pictures
5A blank reading indicates that the sensor is not connected or that there is a sensor error

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4.4 Changing Comfort and Night Setback Temperature Settings
This page tells you how to change the comfort and night setback temperature settings
for a heat circuit or a hot-water service.
1. In the System Overview picture, press to dis-
play the picture of the desired circuit.
In the Circuit picture in this example, the comfort tem-
perature is highlighted, indicating that this setting is
selected.
2. Use and to select the temperature setting
that should be changed – the comfort temperature
or the night setback temperature.
3. Use and to change the temperature setting.