Honeywell Air Alert 96d User manual

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Controller Unit
Air Alert 96d Controller
User Manual
ERP510987
Revision03
December2015
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TableofContents
Notices and Trademarks............................................................................ 5
Symbol Definitions.....................................................................................7
Introduction................................................................................................9
Installation Instructions ............................................................................ 10
Surface Mount Installation ....................................................................... 11
Wiring Details........................................................................................... 12
Power Connections..................................................................................13
Communication Connections................................................................... 13
Settings for Specific Transmitters............................................................ 14
Relay Output............................................................................................ 14
Jumper Use Instructions.......................................................................... 16
Initial Startup............................................................................................ 17
Datalogger (SD card)............................................................................... 17
Programming Interface ............................................................................ 18
Keypad Functions.................................................................................... 18
LED Definitions........................................................................................ 19
System Operation....................................................................................20
System Programming .............................................................................. 21
1. Tx Info Menu........................................................................................25
Ident Menu ......................................................................................... 26
Product and Sensor Types................................................................. 27
Com Menu.......................................................................................... 28
Scale Menus (1 and 2) ....................................................................... 29
Detection Menu .................................................................................. 30
Display Menu...................................................................................... 31
Alarm A, B, and C Menus................................................................... 32
Servicing and Operating Menus......................................................... 33
Status Code........................................................................................ 34
Erase Current Tx................................................................................ 35
Change Tx Address............................................................................ 36
2. Groups Menu....................................................................................... 37
Creating Groups................................................................................. 38
Deleting Groups ................................................................................. 39
3. Events Menu........................................................................................ 40
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Action Menu ....................................................................................... 41
Delays Menu ...................................................................................... 42
Latch Mode......................................................................................... 43
Conditions .......................................................................................... 44
Status................................................................................................. 49
4. Acqui Menu.......................................................................................... 50
Starting and Stopping Tx Logging...................................................... 51
Starting and Stopping Event Logging................................................. 53
5. Copy Menu .......................................................................................... 54
Configuration......................................................................................54
Parameters......................................................................................... 55
System Log Menu............................................................................... 56
6. Config Menu ........................................................................................ 57
7. Network Menu...................................................................................... 62
Remote Calibration.............................................................................64
8. Tests Menu..........................................................................................67
Test Sequence ................................................................................... 69
Normal Mode...................................................................................... 71
Single Tx Mode .................................................................................. 71
Debug Mode.......................................................................................71
Simulation Mode.................................................................................72
9. BACnet Menu ...................................................................................... 73
BACnet/IP Module.............................................................................. 73
Device Object..................................................................................... 77
Base Objects......................................................................................78
IAQPoint2...........................................................................................79
E³Point................................................................................................82
XNX and XCD .................................................................................... 84
Objects for 301EM.............................................................................. 85
EC-FX................................................................................................. 87
420MDBS_IR-F9................................................................................ 88
301ADI ............................................................................................... 89
301R................................................................................................... 90
BACnet Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement................ 91
10. Wireless Network............................................................................... 95
How To Build a Title 24 Compliant System.............................................. 96
Specifications......................................................................................... 101
Limited Warranty.................................................................................... 102

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NoticesandTrademarks
Copyright by Honeywell International Inc.
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While this information is presented in good faith and believed to be accurate,
Honeywell disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability for a particular
purpose and makes no express warranties except as may be stated in its
written agreement with and for its customers.
In no event is Honeywell liable to anyone for any indirect, special or
consequential damages. The information and specifications in this document
are subject to change without notice.
This manual covers software version 4.002 and optional BACnet module
firmware version 1.4.9.
Honeywell Analytics
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Toll free: 800 563 2967
Fax: [phone]

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SymbolDefinitions
Thefollowingtableliststhesymbolsusedinthisdocumenttodenote
certainconditions:
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Symbol Definition
ATTENTION: Identifies information that requires
special consideration
TIP: Identifies advice or hints for the user, often
in terms of performing a task
REFERENCE _ INTERNAL: Identifies an
additional source of information within the
bookset.
CAUTION
Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, may
result in equipment or work (data) on the system
being damaged or lost, or may result in the
inability to properly operate the process.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to
alert against unsafe practices.
CAUTION: Symbol on the equipment refers the
user to the product manual for additional
information. The symbol appears next to
required information in the manual.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could result in
serious injury or death.
WARNING symbol on the equipment refers the
user to the product manual for additional
information. The symbol appears next to
required information in the manual.

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Introduction
TheAirAlert96dcontrolleractsasanervecenterforagasdetection
network,providingcontinuousmonitoringforupto96connected
units(plus1301ADI).Onceinstalledandconnected,thecontrollers
allowtheusertomonitor,adjust,orreconfigureanentirenetworkof
units.
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IntendedUse
Thecontrollerisintendedtomonitoranentiregasdetectionnetwork
aroundtheclock.Theunitoffersloggingcapabilities,creatinglogfiles
ofalltransmitterconcentrationsandalarmsforanalysis.Theunitis
alsoequippedwithgroupingorzoningcapabilitiesthatallowusersto
queryandmonitorspecificgroupsoftransmittersorspecifictransmit‐
terzones.
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ReceivingandUnpacking
Uponreceivingthecontrollerunit:
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• Checkthatthepackageisundamaged
• Carefullyopenthepackage.
• Locatethepackingsliporpurchaseorderandverifythatallitemson
theorderarepresentandundamaged
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Note: If the package or any of its contents are damaged, please refer
to the Warranty section at the back of the manual for instructions.

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InstallationInstructions
BasicGuidelines
Forproperoperationofthecontroller,followtheinstructionsinthis
manualcarefully.
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Locateallunitsinareaseasilyaccessibleforservice.
Avoidlocationswhereinstrumentsaresubjecttovibrations
Avoidlocatingunitsnearsourcesofelectromagneticinterference
Avoidlocatingunitsinareassubjecttosignificanttemperature
swings
Verifylocalrequirementsandexistingcodesthatmayimpactchoice
oflocation.

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SurfaceMountInstallation
Itisrecommendedthatcontrollersbeinstalled5feet(1.5m)above
thefloor,atapproximateeyelevel.
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Marktheholesasshown:
Heightmarkers613/32”(16.3cm)apart
Widthmarkers109/16”(26.8cm)apart
Pre‐drill1/4”mountingholesasneeded
Securelymountthecontrollerusingtheappropriatescrews
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Wiringfortheunitmustbepassedthroughtheknock‐outsprovided
atthebottomoftheunit.
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WiringDetails
Thediagrambelowprovidesthedetailsrequiredtoconnectthecon‐
trollerwithpower,transmitters,externalrelayloads,andBACnet.
Detailsconcerningpowersupply,cables,capacities,etc.,areprovided
intheSpecificationssectionatthebackofthismanual.
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TopicDescription
J22PowerInput
Connectthepowersupplytothecontroller(see
WiringDetailsforcablingdiagrams)
J23,J24Communi‐
cationinputs
Connectcommunicationcablestochannels1
through3.
RelayOutputs1‐4
Dependingonthedesiredconfiguration,con‐
necttherelaycablestoeitherN.O.orN.C.Re‐
lays1and2arecommandablebyeitherinter‐
naleventsorbyBACnet;relays3and4are
drivenonlybyinternalevents.
SHDNjumperPlacethejumperovertheShutdownheader
pinstoresetorrestartthesystem.
EOLResistors1‐4
Placethejumperovertheheaderpinstoin‐
cluderesistorstoattenuatecommunication
echoes.
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PowerConnections
Thecontrollerrequiresapowerrangeof17‐27Vac,50/60Hz(8.64
VA),18‐36Vdc,350mA@24Vdc(8.4VA).Polarizationisnotim‐
portantineitherACorDCmode.Thesystemmustbegroundedon
thetransformerandadedicatedcircuitbreakermustbeused.
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CommunicationConnections
Communicationcablesmustbegroundedusingtheshieldterminal,
usingtwistedandshieldedpairBelden2‐24AWG#9841cable(or
equivalent).
Thenetworkcablingcanextendupto2000feet(609m)perchannel.
Daisy‐chainthenetworkcablewithnoT‐taps.

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ThecontrollercommunicateswithgassensorsoveraModbusRS‐485
network.Thistransmissionlinerequiresthat120Ωterminationresis‐
torsbefittedatbothendsofeachnetworksegmenttoabsorbthe
signalandthuspreventreflections.Fortunately,thecontrollermakes
networkterminationsimpleasresistorsareincludedontheboard.
Thesecanbeswitchedinandoutofnetworkbymovingthe“EOL”
jumpersasshowninthefigureonpage12.MoreinformationonRS‐
485wiringispublishedbyMaximIntegratedintheTUTORIAL763
GuidelinesforProperWiringofanRS‐485(TIA/EIA‐485‐A)Network.
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SettingsforSpecificTransmitters
HoneywellSensepointXCDTransmittersmustbeconfiguredfor9600
baud,noparity,andauniqueaddress.HoneywellXNXUniversal
Transmittersmustbeconfiguredfor9600baudandauniqueaddress.
Informationonconfiguringeachtransmitterisintheassociatedtech‐
nicalmanual.
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SomesensorsconsumemultipleaddressesontheAirAlert96dcon‐
troller.Specifically,the301EMconsumes4addressesregardlessof
thenumberofsensorsconnected.Additionally,theIAQPoint2con‐
sumes3addressesiffittedwiththeoptionaltemperature/humidity
sensor.Pleaseallocateproperaddressspacingforapplicationsutiliz‐
ingamixtureofsensorsonasinglesystem.
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RelayOutput
Therelayoutputcanwithstandupto5Aat30Vdcor250Vacresistive
load.Relayscanbeusedtoactivatehornsandstrobes.Althougheach
relayisprogrammedwithadefaultsetting(below),theycanbecon‐
figuredusingthecontrollerprogrammingmenu.

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Bydefault,therelaysarenormallyde‐energizedandwillgoenergized
wheneventsoccur.Howevertherelayscanbeconfiguredfor“fail‐
safe”ornormally‐energized.Ifso,eventswilldrivethemtode‐
energized.
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Ifrelaysaresettonormallyclosed,therelayispoweredupwiththe
controllerandthedevicelinkedtotherelayisfunctioning.Therelay
willshutdownwhentheassociatedeventisactivated.
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Iftherelayissettonormallyopen,therelaywillremainoffwhenthe
controllerispoweredupandthedeviceconnectedtotherelaywill
onlybeactivatedwhentheassociatedeventisactivated.

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JumperUseInstructions
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ThejumpersonthecontrollerPCBallowavarietyofoperationstobe
performedmanually:
TopicDescription
EOL1‐4
EnablestheusertoaddEnd‐Of‐Linejumpersthat
improvecommunicationsignals.Putthejumper
inRposition(asshownonwiringdiagram)toac‐
tivatetheEnd‐of‐Linetermination.(Rprovidesa
resistanceterminationandRCprovidesresistance
andcondensatortermination.)
SHDN
Enablesthemicrocontrollertoberesetortempo‐
rarilyshutdown.Thisfunctionisusedmainly
whensystemwiringadjustmentsareneeded
(poweroffforsafety).
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CAUTION Power may still be present on the relay
terminals even after powering off.
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RelaysJ29‐J32Thesejumpersallowtherelaytobetestedby
activatingitwithouthavinganyeffectonEvents.

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InitialStartup
Makesurethatallwiringhasbeencompletedaccordingtospecifica‐
tionsinthewiringdetailsbeforepoweringuptheunit.Whenallis
secure,removetheSHDNjumpertopower‐uptheunit.Withinsixty
secondsthecontrollerwillbefullyoperational.
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Datalogger(SDcard)
TheDLC(DataLoggerCard)optionforthecontrollercollectsdataand
storesitonadigitalFlashmemorycard(SDCard).Intheeventthat
thecardmemorybecomesfull:
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Informationloggingisstopped
NoSDcardflagisdisplayedon‐screen
TheSDcardLEDblinks
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SeetheAcquisitionsectionformoredetailsonstartingandstopping
thedataloggingfunction.SDHCcardsarenotsupported;useonlySD
cards.
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CAUTION Always deactivate datalogging function before removing the
SDcard. Never remove the card when its LED is on.
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ProgrammingInterface
ThefrontpaneloftheAirAlert96dprovidesaprogrammingkeypad
(buttons)andLEDs.
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Controllerfrontpanelkeypad:
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KeypadFunctions
Eachunithas7keypadkeys.
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ThedisplaycontrastcanbeadjustedbypressingtheUpandDown
keyswhenthemainscreenisdisplayed.
KeysDescription
Arrows
Usedtomovethecursorthroughthevariousprogramming
fields(Up,Down,LeftandRight),ortoadjustthedisplay
contrast(pressandholdtheupordownarrowuntildesired
contrastisreachedandrelease).
ESCUsedtoexittheprogrammingmenuortocancelachangeor
input.
EnterUsedtoaccesstheprogrammingmenuandtomodifypro‐
grammingfields.
SilenceTurnsoffthecontroller’sbuzzer.

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LEDDefinitions
Thecontrollerisequippedwith7LEDsthatprovideastatusforeach
functionrelatedtothatindicator:
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LEDDescription
AlarmA
Ablinkingredlightindicatesthataneventhasbeenacti‐
vated.Aconstantredlightindicatesthatoneormore
transmittershavereachedAlarmAorAlarm1.
AlarmBWhen the red indicator is on, one or more transmitters have
reached Alarm B or Alarm 2.
AlarmCWhentheredindicatorison,oneormoretransmitters
havereachedAlarmC.
PowerGreen indicates that the unit is powered up and functional
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FaultWhentheamberLEDison,itindicatesafault(i.e.acom‐
munication,maintenanceordeviceproblem)
Tx
WhentheamberLEDisblinking,itindicatesthatthecon‐
trollerissendinginformationorrequestsonthecommuni‐
cationchannel.
RxWhen the green LED is blinking, it indicates that the
controller is receiving information.
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Eachofthesefunctionsislinkedtoparametersprogrammedinthe
controlunit,whichwewilldiscussinthefollowingsection.
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SystemOperation
Thesystemoperatesinfourdifferentmodesthatallowittouse,ana‐
lyze,debug,andsimulatetheactionsthatthesystemcanperform.
Thesemodesare:Normal,SingleTx,DebugandSimulate.Thedefault
systemoperationmodeisNormal.Theothermodesareavailable
throughtheTestsmenu(option8fromtheMainMenu).
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Note: Systems services may be disrupted by some menu operations.
Specifically, viewing the “events” dialogue may inhibit event
operation.
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