Life Smart HVAC Gateway User manual

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HVAC Gateway User Manual
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1. Product Brief 3.................................................................................................................
Introduction 3..................................................................................................................................................
SPEC 3...........................................................................................................................................................
Installation 4...................................................................................................................................................
1.Outlooking Size & Installation Environment 4..........................................................................................
2.Components 4..........................................................................................................................................
3.Installation 5.............................................................................................................................................
4.Wiring Installation Tips 6..........................................................................................................................
2. Hardware Configuration 7....................................................................................................
1.Preparation 7...............................................................................................................................................
2. Terminal Choose and Communication pairing 7.........................................................................................
3. Display and button user manual and LED Indicator Instruction 9...............................................................
3. APP Instructions 10............................................................................................................
1.APP Instruction 10.......................................................................................................................................
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1. Product Brief
Introduction
Thanks for purchasing LifeSmart HVAC gateway, which can easily turned your central AC to become
Smart and controller remotely.
Now the gateway has already supported Daikin, Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Hisense, Haier ,
Panasonic, York , Midea, LG , BOSCH, GREE and etc.
The supported references are refreshed continually, details please find sales person for suppot.
Please review this document before installed.
SPEC
Item
SPEC
Input Power
DC 12V
Consumption
Below 1.2W
Working
Environment
Temp :0～40℃
Humidity ：20～85%
Gateway port
RJ45
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Installation
1.Outlooking Size & Installation Environment
Installed indoor only and installed hidden
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1-1 Out looking and Dimension
2.Components
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（1）Display：Show the contents of communication, display the related parameter like
connected HVAC brandings and Qty of indoor machines.
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（2）LED indicator：Show status of the Gateway
（3）Buttons：Functional buttons to set up parameters and page up/down functions.
（4）AIR CON Terminals：For different protocol terminals.
（5、6、7、8）are terminals for other bus protocol.
（9）CONFIG 1 ：Dialing terminals( RED) is interface for choosing AIR Con brandings.
（10）CONFIG 2：Dialing terminals ( BLUE) is interface for better communication for AIR Con.
（11）POWER Interface：For Power Supply .PS: Power supply is DC12V. Unfit power supply will cause
damage for the device.
PS 1：LED indicator：
HBS：When AC communication detected, the indicator will light up. It will flicker though the AC communication
rhythm.
STA：It will keep dark，while device running normally to search AC
3.Installation
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Main Bed Room
2nd Bed Room
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Pic 2 System Diagram ( （Example is Daikin）
Pic 3 System Diagram (terminal) (Example is Daikin)
Installation of Daikin outdoor / indoor machine should be done by professional HVAC installers.
The communication wire between gateway and HVAC should be:2-core STP (Shielded twisted pair) ,
more than 0.75mm2,under 100,
4.Wiring Installation Tips
#Different brandings and references, wiring interface is different ( Please check the dialing and
interface program) 。
#Please use DC 12V to power the gateway.。
#Improper power connection will cause damage to device。
#Please power off the HVAC and gateway when install or repair
#Better NOT put communication wire together with the power line to avoid the unexpected disturb. If
there is not enough space, please grantee the communication wire distance between gateway and other
wire more than 30cm.
#If wrongly connect the power line with signal terminal, it will cause fuse burn , please contract LifeSmart .
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2. Hardware Configuration
1.Preparation
1.1 Make sure HVAC is on power, including all outdoor / indoor machines.
1.2 Make sure all functions working well without alarm or report.
1.3 Distribute network address to each indoor machine. (For all series of Daikin and Toshiba, we need to
distribute address manually. For other brandings with only 1 outdoor machine, the indoor machines are
distributed automatically)
1.4 Connect the gateway and HVAC interface as below chart guidance
2. Terminal Choose and Communication pairing
2.1 Hardware Interface and dialing plate
Function：CONFIG 1 ：Dialing terminals( RED) is interface for choosing AIR Con brandings.
Notice：Improper dialing may cause devices not working. Please consult LifeSmart Service Engineer before
making any change to dialing terminals.
CONFIG 2：Dialing terminals ( BLUE) is interface for better communication for AIR Con.
2.2 Dialing Terminals and communication terminals for different brandings.
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Brands
Communication
Dialing Code
(BLUE)
Terminal Dialing
Code
(RED)
Gateway
Terminal
HVAC!
Terminal
Terminal
Polarity
Daikin-Multi
External Machines
F1，F2
F1,F2（Out
door-
Outdoor）
N
Daikin-Single
External Machine
F1，F2
F1,F2
(Indoor -
Outdoor)
N
Hitachi
F1，F2
1，2
N
Toshiba
F1，F2
U1,U2
N
Mitsubishi
Electric
F1，F2
M1,M2
(TB3/7)
N
York-New
F1，F2
1，2
N
Panasonic
F1，F2
U1，U2
N
F1，F2
U1，U2
N
Hisense
F1，F2
1，2
N
Hair
F1，F2
P，Q
Outdoor
N
GREE
H，L
G1，G2
Outdoor
Y
H，L
D1，D2
Outdoor
Y
Mitsubishi$Hea
vy Industries
X，Y
A1，B1
N
York-Old
X，Y
X，Y
Y
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3. Display and button user manual and LED Indicator Instruction
3.1 Once the gateway powered with DC 12V , it starts initialization.
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3.2 The initialiaztion will continue like 20secons, and change to “ Able to reset “ status . Right now the LCD
display shows “ Right now, you can press set button 5seconds to reset “ Normally if you don’t need reset, wait
20seconds than jump automatically.
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3.3 Start seraching HVAC, right now LCD display show “ Searching HVAC ….%
It takes 2-5 minutes
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3.4 After searching ends, on the display page , there will be information about the HVAC. You can use rolling
up/ down button to see full information.
Midea
X，Y
X，Y
Outdoor
Y
Aux
X，Y
X，Y
Y
Bosch
X，Y
X，Y
Y
LG
X，Y
A. B
(CEN.)
Y
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3.5 When there is error occurred , the LCD display will show the repairing code . pleaes offer this to aftersale
service .
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PS 1：LED indicator：
HBS：When AC communication detected, the indicator will light up. It will flicker though the AC communication
rhythm.
STA：It will keep dark，while device running normally to search AC
3. APP
Instructions
1.APP Instruction
1.1 Make sure you have a LifeSmart Account and with a Smart Station under the account
1.2 Please click the “add devices in APP, and choose the HVAC Gateway
1.3 Back to home page, click left corner LifeSmart – General – All devise – Smart Station – HVAC
Gateway – Settings, then slide from right to left at No.1 Address, sync, and choose all groups to retrieve all
indoor machines group
1.4 It will takes about 1-10 minutes at 1st time to sync devices on home page (The devices will show as
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grey) , then rename each AC device.
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