
Table 5: Communication Bus and Supply Power Terminal Blocks, Functions, Ratings, Requirements, and
Cables
Recommended Cable Type1
Function, Electrical
Ratings/Requirements
Terminal LabelsTerminal Block/Port Label
0.8 mm to 1.5 mm2
(20 to 18 AWG) 2-wire
24 VAC Power Supply - Hot
Supplies 20–30 VAC (Nominal
24 VAC)
HOT24~
24 VAC Power Supply Common (COM
1See Table 3 to determine wire size and cable lengths for cables other than the recommended cables.
2 The SA Bus and FC Bus wiring recommendations in this table are for MS/TP Bus communications at 38.4k baud.
Setup and Adjustments
Important: Electrostatic discharge can damage
controller components. Use proper
electrostatic discharge precautions during
installation, setup, and servicing to avoid
damaging the controller.
Setting the Device Address
FX-PC Series controllers are master devices on BACnet
MS/TP (SA or FC) Buses. Before operating and FX-PC
controllers connect easily to the non-communicating
sensor for zone air controllers on a bus, you must set a
valid and unique device address for each controller on
the bus.
You set an FX-PC controller’s device address by setting
the positions of the switches on the Device Address DIP
switch block at the top of the controller. Device addresses
4 through 127 are the valid addresses for these
controllers.
The DIP switch block (Figure 10) has eight switches
numbered 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, and 1. Switches 64
through 1 are device address switches. Switch 128 is a
mode switch that enables an FX-PC controller to operate
on an FX-ZFR Series Wireless Field Bus. Switch 128
must be set to OFF for all hard-wired SA and FC Bus
applications. Set Switch 128 to ON for wireless FC Bus
applications only.
Figure 10: Device Address Switches Set to 21
Note: FX-PC Series controllers ship with Switch 128
ON and the remaining address switches OFF.
This renders the controllers wired slave devices,
which do not interfere on MS/TP Buses and do
not interfere with bus operation. Set a valid and
unique device address on the FX-PC controller
before applying power to the controller on the bus.
To set the device addresses on an FX-PC Series
Controller:
1. Set all of the switches on the FX-PC controller’s
device address DIP switch block (128 through 1) to
OFF.
2. Set one or more of the seven address switches (64
through 1) to ON, so that the sum of the switch
numbers set to ON equals the intended device
address. See Table 6 and Table 7 for valid FX-PC
controller addresses.
Set the highest number switch that is less than or
equal to the intended device address to ON. Then
continue setting lower numbered switches until the
total equals the intended address. For example, if the
intended device address is 21, set Switch 16 to ON
first, then set Switch 4 ON, followed by Switch 1
(16+4+1=21). See Figure 10.
3. Set Switch 128 to ON only for controllers on an
FX-ZFR Series Wireless Field Bus application. For
all hard-wired SA and FC Bus applications, ensure
that Switch 128 is set to OFF.
Note: Do not connect a wirelessly enabled FX-PC
controller to a wired FC Bus.
4. Set a unique and sequential device address for each
of the FX-PC controllers connected on the SA or FC
Bus, starting with device address 4.
To ensure the best bus performance, set sequential
device addresses with no gaps in the device address
range (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and so on). The FX-PC
16FX-PCV1617 and FX-PCV1632 VAV Box Controllers Installation Instructions