RAPID 3M6 User Manual - Del
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1. RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 Introduction 1 First Time Installation Hints 3 1 Panel Features 4 2 Menu Information 4 2 1 Zone Selection 4 2 2 Area Selection 4 2 3 Editing Parameters 4 Key Descriptions 5 4 Viewing Temperature and Alarm Data 6 Ventilation Programs 6 5 1 The Ventilation Program 6 5 2 Empty Room Program 7 5 3 Monitor Program 7 6 Timed Outputs 7 6 1 Timed Events 7 6 2 Cycled Event 8 7 Setting Target Temperatures 8 7 1 Fixed Target 9 7 2 Step Day 9 7 3 Target Setback 10 8 Testing The Control And Modules 10 8 1 Mechanical Ventilation 11 8 2 Heater 11 8 3 Natural Ventilation 11 8 4 Timed Outputs 11 8 5 Alarm Test 12 8 6 CPU Test 12 9 Configuring the Sensors 12 9 1 Sensor Descriptions 12 9 2 Calibrating Sensors 12 9 3 Factory Calibration 12 9 4 Auto Calibrate 12 9 5 Sensor Failures 13 10 Alarm Functions 13 10 1 Alarm Acknowledge 13 10 2 Alarm Level 13 10 3 Enable and Disable 13 10 4 Emergency Mode 13 11 System Menu 14 11 1 Miscellaneous Parameters 14 11 2 Mechanical Ventilation 15 11 3 Natural Ventilation 16 11 4 Control Parameters 17 11 5 Network Address 18 11 6 Reboot 19 12 Setting up Security 19 12 1 Using The RAPID With PIN Enabled 19 12 2 Setting up PIN 19 12 3 Changing PINs 20 12 4 Deleting PINs 20 12 5 PIN Logs 20 13 Control Strategy 20 13 1 PID2. 15 User Manual Ver3M6 percentage of total air movement When enabled as a fan stage 0 will continue to run even when stage 2 reaches 100 Stage 0 size Since stage 0 works with stage 1 to provide minimum ventilation in the room the control needs to know how big stage 0 is in relation to stage 1 so that it knows when to use each fan to provide min vent This is entered at a of stage 1 fan If stage 1 is one 4K fan and stage 0 is one 2K fan then it would be entered at 50 of stage 1 Minimum Speed This setting is similar to the Min Fan Speed found in the Exhaust Fans menu of section 11 2 A C Tunnel Tunnel Ventilation is a ventilation strategy in which a large amount of fan power is located at one end of a room and a curtain is located at the opposite end When tunnel is engaged the curtain drops and the tunnel fans come on Air is pulled through the room as in a tunnel The RAPID provides two stages of tunnel each with its own temperature band at which it cuts in The Low Tunnel Fans cut in and the Tunnel Curtain opens at the Low Tunnel Band and will run until the temperature drops to half of that band The High Tunnel Fans cut in at the Pigh Tunnel Band and cut out when the temperature drops back to the Low Tunnel Band Stir Fans do not run in tunnel mode Low Tunnel Band This is the temperature at which the first tunnel fans come on and the tunnel curtain drops It is entered as a band from Target High T
3. PINs there are 3 different levels of access Access Level ONE is the only PIN that can not be deleted it is the MASTER level This PIN will give access to every feature of the control and would be used by the overall barn manager Access Level TWO is for the assistant manager The access of TWO is the same as ONE except that TWO can not assign change or look at PIN logs The remaining six PINs have Level Three security access These people will have access to most of the control except for the Timer Menu Sensor Menu and System Menu The PIN is made up of five digits the first digit is the access level the remaining four numbers is a password that ensures only that person can use that number Initially the master will set up all the PINs that the users will use he will have to assign a password to the user Later the user may change the password 19 12 1 Using The RAPID With PIN Enabled First press the PIN key and press OK Next enter your PIN digits and press OK When you enter your PIN the screen will show the first number of your pin which is the access level The rest of the numbers will show up as an asterisk so that others can not see your password as you enter it If the PIN you entered is valid it will send you back to the main screen where it will show your access If the PIN was invalid it will say PIN not valid Press OK twice and re enter the PIN With your PIN access you may enter whatever menus
4. Zone 1 1 Sensor 1 ai Sensor Yes gt Offset Main Screen i lo i 2 Zone 2 G Sensor 2 B Painga Yes Offset Main Screen Ae A No User Manual Ver3M6 IMPORTANT Make sure the Alarm is off before leaving If left on the alarm contacts will stay on after the test is over 8 6 CPU Test This is an internal test of the controller When OK is pressed the display should show the software version number if the test has passed If the display shows an error number the test has failed Should the test fail please note the error number and consult your dealer I N I Enable Sensor Yes e Offset Pl Main Screen No I 4 Factory Preset Main Screen SAt Auto Main Screen Calibrate Calibrate Flowchart 5 Each RAPID control has inputs for five sensors one Ambient Sensor and two sensors for each zone Flowchart 5 shows the menu steps for configuring the sensors 9 1 Sensor Descriptions Sensor 1 Sensor 1 can only be used to measure the Zone room temperature Sensor 2 Sensor 2 may be used to average with Sensor 1 for the Zone temperature or it may be set to measure temperature for the Creep area Ambient The Ambient Sensor is used to measure the temperature of the outside air that is used to supply fresh air to the zone 9 2 Calibrating Sensors After a sensor is chosen 1 2 or Ambient it will ask if the sen
5. will engage to start cooling the room The fans will then continue to operate in PID mode as long as the gua Stage Heater Installed temperature does not fall below the target minus Control Band long enough for the fans to slow down to min vent The RAPID can run two different stages of heaters Some e see Table 3 heaters are made to run at two different ranges or you can install one heater or one set of heaters to turn on at Stage 1 Band and then another heater or set of heaters 11 5 Network Address ue OOF TO SEED ARRE al Mie Den This feature is a requirement for the RAPID PC software package Each controller requires a unique address so that the computer can recognize each one Network Stage 2 Control Band addresses are from 01 65 This sets the temperature that the heater turns on to high The network addresses will be supplied by DEL AIR heat if the heater is capable of two stages The number Systems Ltd when the RAPIDPC software is delivered 18 RAPID Environment Control 11 6 Reboot When some parameters are changed the control will request to be rebooted so that it can re calibrate itself If 12 Setting up Security User Manual Ver3M6 the display reads Reboot Please select this menu option and answer yes to the Restart Control question the control will then operate with the new parameters inputted 1 Enter a Dasi Enter Code PIN Not Valid I Y 2 Signoff PIN gt Main Scre
6. B Fixed Min Vent Rate This is the least amount of air ever to be moved through the room even when the room temperature drops below Target It is entered as a percentage of the Stage 0 and Stage1 fans ventilation combined eg Stage 0 moves 2000CFM and Stage 1 moves 4000 CEM id the room requires a minimum ventilation rate of 1500 CFM the min vent would be 1500 6000 25 C Number Of Stages Enabled It may be desirable to disable some stages of exhaust fans in different seasons or when small animals are in a room This setting allows you to choose how many stages of exhaust fans you want enabled RAPID Environment Control The up down arrows are used to select 1 2 or 3 stages enabled Stage 0 is included if enabled e Fans can only be enabled if they are installed in the System menu IMPORTANT It is very important that a fan stage be disabled in the control if it is not installed or not operational in the ventilation setup The RAPID control uses a unique control ise A to maintain the target temperature Al stages of ventilation and heater are combined to control to one target temperature This has been accomplished using a control technique called PID The control uses PID to automatically calculate a ventilation rate for the zone as the temperature deviates from the Target Temperature If a stage is enabled but not Plueget in the control may still try to run only that stage and shut off the other stages This co
7. Explanation 20 13 2 Typical Control Operation 20 Appendix A Module Addressing 21 RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 First Time Installation Hints It is recommended that for a new installation the user first read over the entire manual to become familiar with the features of the RAPID control Then proceed with the steps listed below to configure it for your site The first step is to test every device connected to the RAPID to make sure it is able to control each device properly Section 8 Testing The Control And Modules describes how to test each of the devices Restore the Factory Settings for the control by pressing the button marked System and then press OK when it shows l Misc Now press the up arrow button so that it shows 4 Factory Preset and then use the arrow button to verify that you want to do it and press OK Configure the control for what ventilation equipment is connected to it and when to use it This is accomplished by configuring the System Menu parameters Refer to Section 11 Configure the Temperature Sensors This is dealt with in Section 9 Configuring the Sensors After the Temperature Sensors are operating the Target Temperature needs to be set Section 7 Setting Target Temperatures deals with setting the Target Temperature Once the Target Temperature is set you have to tell the RAPID which Ventilation Program to use to get it there Section 5 Ventilation Programs shows the different programs a
8. Min Vent Min Vent Start Minimum Final Minimum Temperature Temperature Program Days Ramp Days Vent Vent Start Time nn pal Main Screen ime Flowchart 3 The RAPID control is able to monitor and control two areas per zone the Zone room and the Creep Area The control also has two temperature controlling programs built into the system these are Fixed Target and Step Day programs Each area in each zone can use either program RAPID Environment Control to set its Target Temperature These two programs can also be supplemented by the Target Setback program This section describes and shows how to use each of the programs Flowchart 3 shows the menu steps for setting the Target temperature NOTE If Sensor 2 is not enabled as Creep for the current zone Creep will not show up in the Target menu 7 1 Fixed Target Fixed Target is used when the target temperature for the zone does not need to change over a period of time The temperature entered stays the same until another temperature is set Once selected enter the desired target and press OK to save to memory User Manual Ver3M6 7 2 Step Day This program is used to automatically change the target temperature and min vent over a specified growth period When configuring the step day program for the creep area the parameters for min vent are omitted since min vent a plies to the zone only not the creep ce Ste
9. Systems 01 12 95 12 00PM Model RAPID Alarm Warning Indicator cacmen 1 2 3 mon 4 5 6 mmm 7 8 9 ara D BLAI R 120 240 V 50 60 Hz Made in Canada G N 2 eth 0 2 0 1 A 24 VA SYSTEMS NR TRAE Figure 2 RAPID Control Panel 2 Menu Information The RAPID Control has its main menus built in to the function keys on the face of the controller Each of these menus or function keys has sub menus that are pr edo on the display The function keys are of two different types 1 Display Functions 2 Program Functions Function keys 1 3 are display functions only There is no programmable data within these functions Function keys 4 0 each contain sub menus that contain all programmable features in the system Each of the programmable function keys has an accompanying flowchart in the manual to make it easier to navigate through and set up To follow the flowchart press OK to move to the right and press the up down arrows to move up and down in the flowchart The flowcharts use the following four symbols Table 1 shows the symbols and describes what they mean User Manual Ver3M6 Table 1 This symbol indicates that the arrows can be used to select an item from a list This symbol indicates that a number is to be entered using the number keys This symbol is used when no input is required from the user Display only This symbol shows sub menu names The arrow keys are used to pic
10. front panel of the control Keys 0 9 are used as both numeric keys and function keys Table 2 Key Description Displays present Target Temperature and Actual Temperature for the Area chosen as well as the Ambient Temperature Displays the minimum and maximum temperatures since midnight for Zone Creep when enabled and Ambient Cp Displays a list of recorded alarms Changes the Ventilation Program that the controller is running Ventilation Empty Room or Monitor Edits and enables different Timer functions such as lighting or feeding as well as the Cycled Event for spray drip cooling Used to set the Target Temperature for the Zone and Creep areas Si O1 a 2 Allows the user to manually turn on a device or inquire the device s status This is used to verify that all modules are responding properly to the RAPID s commands Allows the user to enable or disable sensors and fine tune sensor readings Used to acknowledge alarms Edits and enables the alarm for the Zone and Creep Areas Synem Sets up the RAPID s internal configuration and preferences Escapes to the home menu See Figure 2 RAPID Control Panel Exits fields without saving changes Selects a sub menu option Saves all program and numeric field changes Press to enter Personal Identification Number PIN to gain access to control Enable disable add remove PINs etc Scrolls through sub menus I Increases decreases numeric values RAPID
11. in the room When this occurs the control will go into Emergency Mode see page 13 If there are two sensors in an area and one sensor goes bad the control will go into alarm but will automatically ignore the bad sensor and run the ventilation off the one good sensor If both sensors go bad in the area the control is not able to monitor the temperature and will go into Emergency Mode see page 13 10 Alarm Functions User Manual Ver3M6 Once a sensor has gone bad you must fix the problem and then reboot the control for it to recognize the sensor again The control will not recognize that the problem has been fixed until the control has been rebooted NOTE After a sensor has been repaired or replaced the control must be rebooted for it to quit calling the sensor bad Alarm Select Zone 1 Acknowledge gt Main Screen i 2 Alarm Set gt Alarm Level S Enable Enable Zone Creep v Main Screen Flowchart 6 The RAPID control has a visual indicator on the front panel and two relay contacts which are used to alert personnel of an alarm The control takes into consideration the Ambient Temperature when giving alarms If the target for a room is 20 C and the alarm band is 5 an alarm would occur if the temperature in the room exceeded 25 If the Ambient Temperature is 23 the alarm realizes that the room temp may not be able to be under 25 so it won t give an alarm until
12. key e Refer to the Installation Guide Section 7 for instructions on setting up the cable inlets 11 User Manual Ver3M6 8 2 Heater The Heater test will test the heaters in both the Zone and Creep areas A Stage 1 Heater The Stage 1 heater is the primary room heater If the heater has been configured in the System Menu as roportional this menu will work similarly to the stage 1 an If it is not configured as proportional the up and down arrows will toggle the state from Off to On and back After a state has been chosen the OK key must be pressed to send the command to the device When done testing pressing the ESC key will take you back to the main menu B Stage 2 Heater The Stage 2 heater is either the higher output mode on the rimary heater or is physically a second room heater e test operates similarly to the Stage 1 Heater described previously C Creep Heater The Creep heater test works the same as testing a variable speed fan since the RAPID is capable of roportional control of heat lamps etc ee page 11 8 3 Natural Ventilation This test allows the user to manually tell the curtains to move up move down and stop It also will show the current position of the curtain if the control is not in Monitor Program A Curtain Number The up down arrows or the number keys can be used to select the curtain number When the proper number is on the screen press OK B Open Stop Close The ae l
13. of Stage 1 for the first 7 days and will ramp up to 100 of Stage 1 for the remaining 33 days The target will hold constant at 20 0 C after the 28 days but the ventilation will continue to increase for the entire 40 days 7 3 Target Setback This feature is can be used when a reduced target temperature is desired during a portion of the T This program will reduce the Target Temperature whether it is set by the Fixed Target or the Step Day Program The Target Temperature will be reduced by the set number of degrees from the Start Time to the End Time After the End Time it will return the Target to its original temperature Test a 1 Mechanical sa Vent ata Stage X al F 6 Tunnel Y On lt x 1 Stage 1 a or OFF B B E e 2 Heaters 1 Stage 1 7 Cable able Inlet Por Either 6 CPU Test Flowchart 4 The Test feature serves two purposes First it is used to manually turn on and off any of the devices connected to the RAPID Control Second it allows the user to find out what the RAPID Control is telling each device to do To manually test the devices the control must first be put into Monitor Program Once in Monitor you can use Test to manually control fans heaters inlets curtains alarm outputs as well as perform internal controller checks These tests may be performed to ensure that all devices are functioni
14. running only the exhaust fans and or heater the control will run only the Stage 1 fan and Stage 0 if installed at 100 Natural Ventilation Mode If the failure occurs when the control has the natural ventilation curtain s open the control will leave the curtains and fans running exactly as they were before the failure occurred If the curtains are open only at their minimum opening the control will open them a single run time to allow adequate airflow through the room Tunnel Mode If the control was operating the tunnel fans when the failure occurred the control will leave the tunnel fans running and turn on all exhaust fans Once the control has entered emergency mode it must be rebooted to return to normal operation RAPID Environment Control 11 System Menu System Reset all Main Screen No No User Manual Ver3M6 2 Mech 5 1 Exhaust Stages Stage 1 Stage 2 Fan Vent C Fans installed min Fan Speed Min Fan Speed Breakfree feat Exchange Stage 0 Minimum ped sie Speed y Low Tunnel High Tunnel Tunnel push pe Hoh Tun a Bahia Close Inelts No Min Stir Max Stir Minimum Installed cai pis MS gt Fas No Minimum Inlets Open Cowie opening j B atx of Stt Fast No 3 Natural m 2 Sets t 2 Curtain 2 P curtain Band p Minimum l OnTim
15. the room 7 Setting Target Temperatures Select Zone Select Area User Manual Ver3M6 Cycled Event Band This is the number of degrees above the cut in temperature that it takes to reach the high settings from the low settings Cut Out Temperature The temperature the event will stop cycling and shut off If you want the Cycled Event to run when the room temperature is above the Cut In Temperature eg Spray Cool then make the Cut Out Temperature lower than the Cut In If you want the Cycled Event to run when the room temperature is below the Cut In Temperature set the Cut Out Temperature above the Cut In e This is an actual temperature not a band set from the target for the room Low Cycle ON Time This is how long in minutes and seconds that the event will stay on for when the room temperature is at the Cut In Temperature High Cycle ON Time This is how long in minutes and seconds that the event will stay on for when the temperature has reached the Event Band Low Cycle OFF Time This is how long in minutes and seconds the device will stay off for when the room temperature is at the Cut In Temperature High Cycle OFF Time This is how long in minutes and seconds the device will stay off for when the room temperature has reached the Event Band NOTE When entering Cycle On Off times into the RAPID you e in the minutes then OK then the seconds and Start Final
16. too is a band from Target and can be set either positive or negative Min Fan Speed This is the minimum speed the stir fans will run when they turn on C Exhaust Fans The RAPID Control can be configured to run any combination of exhaust fans when the control is in natural ventilation mode The fans chosen to run will run at 100 and not vary Curtain 1 Stages Enabled When only curtain 1 curtain 1 and curtain 3 if two sets are enabled is open the exhaust fans chosen here will run To select which fans you want to run press the stage number on the keypad to deselect press the number again and the stage wil disappear The chosen stages will appear on the display You can choose any combination of stages they do not have to be successive Curtain 2 Stages Enabled When all curtains are open the fans chosen in this area will run They will continue to run until curtain 2 closes or the control goes into tunnel mode 11 4 Control Parameters This menu holds the parameters that are used only for fine tuning the control to suit the zone it is controlling Under normal circumstances these should never require any changes A PID Parameters This is the most unique and revolutionary feature in agricultural ventilation control e PID parameters can be set to control the temperature proportionally or using PID When using proportional the room temperature will average higher than the target temperature since ventilation will i
17. your access will allow When done you can press the PIN key and press the down arrow key so that it says 2 Signoff PIN and press OK This will log off your PIN so that nobody else can make changes with your identification The active PIN will automatically sign off if no buttons are pressed on the control for three minutes 12 2 Setting up PIN When the control is first shipped the master PIN is always set to 11234 Since this is the default number we put in it should get changed immediately after PIN is enabled on the control The first step in setting up PIN is to enable it on the control To do this goto 6 Disable PIN When it asks Use PINs change the NO to YES and press OK The second step is to allow other PINs or users to have access To do this go to 4 Add PIN It will ask for the new PIN number Remember that PIN 1 will always start with 1 PIN 2 starts with 2 and so on You will have to assign a PIN to the user and inform him of his number He can always change his PIN later RAPID Environment Control PINs other than user 1 can be added or deleted at any time but only by PIN 1 12 3 Changing PINs Any user can change their own PIN at any time The limitations on PINs are that they always have to start with the same number access number and that the password portion of the number last four digits can t be used by someone else The password can not be set to 0000 13 Control Strategy 13 1 PID E
18. 0 Because the Minimum Fan Speed of the neo 2 fan is 25 it will be able to vary from 1000 CFM to 4000 CFM Therefore if the required ventilation drops from 2400 CFM back to 1500 M the control will continue to vary only the Stage 2 fan while keeping the Stage 1 fan 20 User Manual Ver3M6 12 4 Deleting PINs PIN 1 is the only user allowed to delete PINs This can be done when another user forgets his PIN or when a user is no longer allowed access to the control 12 5 PIN Logs This is the list of changes that have been made to the RAPID For each log a number is given that must be compared against a master list to give the information RAPID PC software is available that makes the PIN logs easier to read at it s Minimum Fan Speed This greatly improves linear ventilation control and also reduces power consumption compared to proportional controls If the minimum ventilation for the room is less than Stage 1 is able to drop to another stage can be used This stage is called Stage 0 Stage 0 works in conjunction with Stage 1 for ventilating the room In the example Stage 1 is able to drop to 500CFM but if only 200CFM is required Stage 0 would handle it Stage 0 may be a heat exchanger such as an RA350 So when less ventilation is required than Stage 1 provides it shuts off and the heat exchanger on Stage 0 takes over to provide the minimum ventilation As ventilation needs increase the heat exchanger is shut off when St
19. DELAI R RAPID 1SO 9001 CERTIFIED Environment Control S Y S T E M S USER S MANUAL RAPID 3M6 Environment Control i si Model RAPID Alarm Warning Indicator O cn com 1 2 3 DELAIR 6 120 240 V 50 60 Hz f Cc 0 2 0 1 A 24 VA Made in Canada NRTL C S YS T EM S LR 108984 RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 Introduction The RAPID Environment Control System is a complete fully programmable and networkable two zone agricultural controller The system uses a revolutionary architecture in agricultural control and is designed to accommodate any size facility A typical RAPID system may offer the following e RAPID Environmental Control e RAPID Temperature Sensor e RAPID Device Module s e Sensaphone Auto dialer Alarm package e RAPID PC Monitoring Package Ambient Creep Figure 1 Typical RAPID Control Setup 1 Zone Only RAPID s revolutionary architecture is designed to economically control any size facility from 2 to 128 zones The system uses a simple twisted pair network which connects the controller to a PC as well as its smart device modules Expanding your facility Simply add another controller s t to the PC network Need more controller outputs Simply add another device module s t to the device module network See the Installation Guide for expansion limitations
20. Environment Control 4 Viewing Temperature and Alarm Data cam 4 1 Curent Temperature 1 Viewing After pressing this key and selecting the zone the screen will display the Zone s current Target and Actual Temperature in the temperature scale selected in the System Menu Pressing the up down arrows will scroll to the Ambient temperature Creep temperature if Sensor 2 is enabled as Creep or show each sensor individually if both sensors are enabled as zone 4 2 Min Max Temp Viewing This allows the user to view the maximum and minimum temperatures of the Zone Creep and Ambient sensors since midnight of the current day Pressing the up down arrows will display Zone Creep and Ambient temperatures 5 Ventilation Programs Vent 5 Step or Fixed Select Zone gt 1 Ventilation VERE Step A Fixed Vv Minimum Vent CFM gt 1 A y Program 3 Monitor punning 2 Empty Enable Minimum Room Fan Yes Vent CFM User Manual Ver3M6 4 3 Recalling Alarm 3 Data This displays when and which alarms have occurred in the chosen zone These logs are kept for an indefinite amount of time Alarms include the following conditions e High Temperature Alarm e Low Temperature Alarm e Bad Sensor e Alarm acknowledgment e AlarmOff Logs for each area of the zone are T in separate logs so each area of each zone can be viewed independently Using the up down arrows will scroll through the logs 0 1 2 3 Prog
21. F or C Use arrow keys to select press OK B Clock The system uses a 24 hour clock To enter time enter hh press OK enter mm press OK C Calendar The calendar is displayed as dd mm yy To enter calendar enter dd press OK then enter mm press OK and enter yy then press OK D Factory Preset This resets ALL configurable parameters back to the factory settings When this is chosen the control will be configured the way it was when it was programmed at 14 RAPID Environment Control the factory All parameters are reset None of the changes made at the site will be kept IMPORTANT Use of the Factory Preset should only be executed under the direction of DEL AIR 11 2 Mechanical Ventilation This section deals with the setting up of all components to do with forced air ventilation in the facility A Exhaust Fans Stages Installed This is the number of stages of exhaust fans that are actually installed in the zone and can be used for maximum ventilation The total number of stages installed should be entered here This does not include fans such as stir fans or tunnel fans Temporarily unused stages should be enabled disabled from the VENT menu Note If a fan is simply unplugged or in need of pai it should still be shown as installed here but disabled from the VENT menu Minimum Fan Speeds The minimum speed for the stage 1 and 2 fans must be entered if they are installed This is a fan p
22. age 2 comes on If Stage 0 is set to be a fan it will keep it running to help ventilate the room 13 2 Typical Control Operation This describes the operation of the devices connected to the control as the ventilation needs in the room go from minimum to maximum 1 Heater running minimum ventilation running inlets at their minimum setting 2 Heater off minimum ventilation running inlets at their minimum setting 3 Ventilation increases to maximum stepping though the staging as described in section 13 1 Inlets open as the a rovide more ventilation 4 If Natural Ventilation is enabled When exhaust fan ventilation is running at 100 and if the temperature is above the curtain 1 band Curtain 1 opens to its minimum opening The exhaust fans enabled for Curtain 1 run at 100 and the inlets close 5 Curtain 1 starts to open if the temperature on Sensor 1 rises past the dead band 6 Curtain 2 starts to open if the temperature on Sensor 1 rises pas the Curtain 2 band The exhaust fans enabled for Curtain 2 run at 100 7 If Tunnel is enabled When the curtains are fully open and the temperature is above the low tunnel band the low tunnel fans run at 100 the exhaust fans enabled for tunnel run at 100 and the inlets move to the position set in the system menu 8 When the temperature rises above the high tunnel band all the tunnel fans run at 100 with the enabled exhaust fans RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 A
23. band 6 C Dead Band 1 C Natural Ventilation Installed When enabled the control will show the natural ventilation parameters and use the natural ventilation modules if any are connected A Curtains Dead Band To avoid constant movement in the curtains as the room temperature hovers around curtain 1 band you can specify a region around the curtain 1 band during which e curtains will hold their position If this is set for 1 degree the curtains will not move at all while the room temperature stays within 1 degree of the curtain 1 band As soon as the temperature goes more than 1 degree awa the control again moves the curtains using the idle and run times 2 Curtain Sets Installed This is where you inform the control how many curtains are being controlled in the zone When set to YES the control will operate two sets four of curtains When NO it operates one set two of curtains in the zone When two curtain sets are being used you must enable both sensors in that zone to be zone sensors since Curtains 1 and 2 are controlled by Sensor 1 and Curtains 3 and 4 are controlled by Sensor 2 With this configuration even though C1 and C3 open at the same temperature they are still controlled independently since they are controlled by different sensors The only time the control will operate both sets of curtains by the same sensor is if one sensor goes bad The control will then ignore the bad sensor and run both sets from the
24. done repeatedly When finished testing a fan press ESC to get back to the main menu This test is particularly useful for determining the minimum safe operation of the fan that is to be speed controlled NOTE The Test menu will allow Stage 3 to be tested as a variable speed fan If your Stage 3 fan is not able to operate variable speed e g belt drive fan you should use only 0 and 100 to test the fan NOTE Any value less than 15 will be assumed to be 0 The RAPID will never try to run a fan at less than 15 speed as most fans will move very little air at this slow speed e When ESC is pressed the fan will continue to run at the last speed entered in the test Normal operation will start when either the Ventilation or Empty Room Program is started B Stir Fan This allows for testing of the Stir Fan To test enter the desired speed and press OK to send the command to the fan Press ESC to return to the main menu when done C Tunnel This test manually runs the Tunnel Fans and Tunnel Curtain First select stage 1 or stage 2 by using the up down arrows and press OK Then use the arrows to select off or on and press OK Like the previous tests you can send repeated commands by pressing the arrows and OK again to send the command To leave press the ESC key D Cable Inlet The inlet will open to the pe that is entered A number must be entered and the OK button pressed To leave the test press the ESC
25. e pe aie time p Fast pe Curtain Open Opening Idle Time Time t 3 Curtain 3 p Minimum Be onTime P dle Time e ae pe Curtain Open Time i i Minimum N Curtain Open ae Curtain 1 Curtain Band j Opening gt OnTime BH idie Time etme Oe Opening t 4 Curtain 4 La Fast Minimum Idle Time Curtain Open Opening Time On Time P idle Time al x i Min Stir 2 Stir Fans gt rte a y N Max stir MinFan FanBand Speed t Fans Stages Enabled Stages Enabled Cc Curtain 1 p gt _ Curtain 2 Y 4 Control 1 PID Proportional E Cm e Sot P Piega Set Bee DerMiva Ret ry Proportional Minimum S1 Heat es Heat Control Band No s2Heat Vya S2 Heat Creep Minimum Installed Control Band Variable i Heat lo N No Sample sem gt Pand PP Swich Time Swich Band 6 Reboot rt gt Main Screen i Flowchart 7 All system parameters which are typically a one time setup are contained in this menu Flowchart 7 shows the menu steps navigating through the System submenus 11 1 Miscellaneous Parameters This holds parameters that affect the display and Factory Preset A Temp Unit The temperature unit may be selected as either
26. en i 8 Change PIN a gt Old PIN Main Screen s New PIN RepeatPIN pl Vest om pa Screen Pi i am 4 Add PIN Master PIN i New PIN Me N a e Repeat PIN p Mon Screen i 5 Delete Master PIN PIN i x Delete PIN Man Screen 6 Dikabie Master PIN PIN x sa ae a Man Screen z Flowchart 8 To prevent unauthorized access to the control the RAPID can be set up to use Personal Identification Numbers PINs to identify users and limit access to the control The control is shipped from the factory with the PIN feature disabled With PIN disabled anyone can have access to and can modify any of the RAPID s parameters Once the PIN feature is set up only those with a PIN can have access to the control An added feature of using PIN is the ability to log who made changes to parameters and when they were made With PIN enabled if someone wanted to change the target temperature and did not enter their PIN the control would show Insufficient PIN Access on the screen To gain access to the control they would have to press the PIN key and enter their PIN When they have entered a valid PIN it would show PIN Active With their PIN active it will then let them change any of the parameters their level of PIN will allow There are eight PINs that can be assigned Of these eight
27. good sensor If one or three curtains are being used the control still asks for data on the second or fourth curtain even though it is not being used The second or fourth curtain should have the same settings as the first curtain NOTE If two curtain sets are being used Sensor 2 must be enabled as a zone sensor Curtain Band This is the number of degrees above target that the curtain will start to operate e g When the Zone temperature exceeds 24 degrees Curtain 1 will open to its minimum opening When the RAPID Environment Control temperature exceeds 26 Curtain 2 goes to its minimum opening is parameter is asked only for Curtains 1 and 2 Curtain 3 uses the same band as Curtain 1 Curtain 4 uses the same band as Curtain 2 When using natural ventilation the curtains will open and close to try to ae the temperature to the Curtain 1 band The control will not totally close curtain 1 until the temperature has dropped back under the room target temperature Minimum Curtain Opening Time The minimum opening is used like the min vent for the mechanical ventilation While in Natural Ventilation mode the curtains will stay open at least this amount to make sure adequate ventilation is provided When the exhaust fans are running at 100 and the temperature reaches a curtain s band the curtain opens to its minimum opening time The curtain will then never close more than its min opening until the curtain actually cl
28. he room during the early periods of the animal s growth The temperature steps are automatically calculated and updated in the system at midnight Start Temp The Target Temperature desired when the program is first started Final Temp The Target Temperature desired when the program is finished Vent Program Days Is identical to the Temp Program Days but is used for the Ventilation Step Program to ramp the Minimum Ventilation Vent Ramp Days Is identical to the Temp Ramp Days but is used for the Ventilation Step Program Start Minimum Vent The min vent see page 6 desired when the program is first started Final Minimum Vent The min vent desired when the program is finished IMPORTANT Changing the date while the step day program is running will move the program back or ahead and change the Target and Min Vent accordingly RAPID Environment Control The following example shows how the growth curve may be setup SYSTEM DISPLAY TEMP PROGRAM DAYS TEMP RAMP DAYS START TEMP FINAL TEMP VENT PROGRAM DAYS VENT RAMP DAYS START MIN VENT FINAL MIN VENT 28 zi 20 0 C 20 0 C do a4 LI 100 In this example the growth cycle is 40 days This program will operate such that the room temperature is maintained at 25 0 C for the first 7 days and then will automatically ramp down to 20 0 C for 21 days The min 8 Testing The Control And Modules User Manual Ver3M6 vent will be at 25
29. ine displays the ee of full open if the control is running either the ventilation or empty room programs If in monitor program it will show since the control can t know where the curtain is The up down arrows will toggle the display between OPEN STOP CLOSE STOP After the proper one is on the display press OK to send the commands to the curtain When done testing press ESC to get back to the main screen IMPORTANT Always STOP the curtain before changing its direction Failure to do so may result in damage to the curtain and or actuator motor 8 4 Timed Outputs This tests to see if the Timed Events and Cycled Events respond properly A Timed Events To test the module first choose the proper timer 1 to 3 Use the up down arrows to select the proper timer and press OK After the timer is chosen use the arrows to select On or Off and press OK to send the command Pressing ESC takes you back to the main menu RAPID Environment Control B Cycled Events The test operates identically to the Timed Events in page 11 8 5 Alarm Test This feature tests the alarm contacts to ensure that they are operational Use the test to activate either a local siren or central auto dialer The Alarm LED on the RAPID panel will light when the alarm condition is ON When in the Alarm Test screen use the up down arrows to toggle On or Off and OK to initiate the command 9 Configuring the Sensors Sensor Enable 8 1
30. k the submenu desired 2 1 Zone Selection Each control is ee of controlling two separate zones or rooms Therefore when a function key is pressed the system asks for the zone to be displayed or cu The zones are defined as Zone 1 and Zone 2 sing the up down arrow buttons toggle between the zones and pressing OK selects the zone shown on the display 2 2 Area Selection If sensor 2 is enabled as a creep sensor the control will ask which area zone or creep is to be displayed or programmed in the chosen Zone when a function key is ana Choosing the area is identical to the Zone election pressing the up down arrow buttons will oe between Zone and Creep Pressing OK will then select the area shown 2 3 Editing Parameters When you have followed a flowchart to the point that you are at one of the parameters to set this is how you make the changes To change a parameter setting press Numeric keys 0 9 to enter desired number Pressing the key can be used to enter a negative value into a field such as when entering sensor offsets or press the up down arrows to increase decrease the numeric field or to toggle between states such as On and Off 2 Press OK this locks the value into memory or sends the command pressing ESC will disregard the change and keep the original data RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 3 Key Descriptions The table provided below describes the function of each of the keys on the
31. ncrease only as the RAPID Environment Control User Manual Ver3M6 temperature increases When using PID the room These parameters are set to default values and temperature will usually average at the target usually do not need to be changed before any temperature but will fluctuate above and below it changes are made to these DEL AIR should be These parameters can be adjusted to increase or decrease contacted the response time of the ventilation system The PID If you want to disable PID and use the control to strategy also allows automatic control of all three stages increase decrease fan speed proportionally like most of ventilation to one target temperature Table 3 shows controls set the Integral parameter to zero the recommended settings for PID settings Table 3 Proportional Onl Using PID PROPORTIONAL 0 2000 0 1400 INTEGRAL O 400 DERIVATIVE O O CONTROL BAND O 2 C 0 4 F a 2 C OFFO SWITCH BAND 0 PE 0 4 D C 14 SAMPLE PERIOD 30 30 SHITCH TIME 10 10 e The above parameters are a guideline only If further tuning of the system is required please consult your dealer See Also Section 13 Control Strategy entered is the number of degrees below target that the B Heaters heater cuts in The heater will then shut off when the room temperature rises to the target temperature Proportional Zone Creep Heat Proportional The stage 1 zone heater is able to work proportionally Is the heater for the Creep Area able to perf
32. ng properly Devices turned on or off during testing will remain in that state until either the Ventilation or Empty Room program is again started 10 To get the RAPID to display what each device is supposed to be doing do not put the control in Monitor Program When you press Test it will warn you that you can not make changes to the devices by showing the message ZONE X NOT IN MONITOR PROGRAM Pressing OK at this point will allow you to enter the Test Menu to view the status of the devices Now you may choose any of the devices and the RAPID will show you what that device has been told to perform This is a one time display It will not update the screen if the device changes after it has displayed the status To update the display you must press ESC and test the device again RAPID Environment Control Flowchart 4 shows the menu steps for running the tests NOTE To manually turn devices on and off the control must be in MONITOR program To do this select the monitor program as shown in Section 5 Ventilation Programs If the zone is not put in Monitor Program the control will continue to operate the equipment and will override any changes you try to make 8 1 Mechanical Ventilation A Stages 0 to 3 A variable speed test may be performed on ALL stages of exhaust fans Manually enter the desired speed of the fan between 0 and 100 and press OK After OK is pressed another value may be entered and OK d this can be
33. orm or on off To run a variable heater set this parameter to proportionally or just on off Yes Minimum Intensity Minimum Heat If the creep heater is proportional how much power This is the lowest the heater will run when told to run It should the lights have when the temperature is at the will vary proportionally with the temperature from this Creep target temperature percentage to 100 C Other Stage 1 Control Band This sets the temperature that the heater turns on if the proportional zone parameter is set to No If the S amp le Period proportion zone parameter is set to Yes this is the This is the number of seconds the controller waits number of degrees below Target that the heat will turn on between temperature readings This should be set to 30 at 100 The number entered is the number of degrees below target that the heater cuts in The heater will then shut off when the room temperature rises to the target Switch Time temperature This is the number of seconds the temperature has been above the Switch Band before the control switches to cooling mode NOTE This should be set to 10 Under special circumstances the PID control algorithm may override this setting If the t tis 20 0 d d the Control Band i Switch Band 18 dees F LR Her rr oe 19 depres and Ra This setting defines when the control starts to use the P fans to cool a room de i e 15 20 degrees This is the number of degrees above target that the fans
34. oses and the mechanical ventilation engages to provide ventilation The min opening entered should be long enough to ensure adequate ventilation when the curtain is opened this amount On Time When the RAPID opens or closes the curtains they will only move for a short period of time and then wait to see if the temperature has changed On Time is the amount of time the curtain will be opened or closed at a time when told to move by the RAPID Idle time After the curtain has moved the control will wait to see if the temperature has changed The Idle Time is the amount of time the curtain will wait before it starts to move the curtain again Fast Idle Time When the control is actively using Natural Ventilation the control tries to control the room to the Curtain 1 Band When the room temperature is below the band it closes the curtains using Run Time and Idle Time When the room temperature drops below the Target Temperature the control closes the curtains using Run Time and Fast Idle Time Fast Idle Time can be set as low as 10 seconds so the curtains close very quickly when the room temperature gets cool This feature is good for when a hot day suddenly turns cold such as when a storm blows in Instead of waiting the regular idle time each time it uses the fast idle time which closes the curtains much faster and results in the room cooling too much Curtain Open Time This is the time it takes for the curtain to continuousl
35. p Day is selected the first step is to edit the rogram After the parameters are set the program must then be started to enable the program If the same parameters are used each time it is not necessary to edit the program each time before starting it when the animals are put into the room the program only needs to be started again If the step day program is used for the zone and creep areas you must start each step day program individually If a step day program is running and you want to view the current day of the program what the min vent is or the current target you can select the Status menu item in the Step Day menu The initial screen displays the min vent program status pressing the down arrow will display the temperature program status Figure 3 shows the temperature parameters that are used to develop the growth curve 1 Program Days 0 99 Ramp Days 0 99 Start temperature 99 1 Final temperature Figure 3 Temp Program Days The total number of days that the Temp Step Day program runs including the initial time it keeps the temperature constant as well as the time it will ramp the temperature After the number of program days have passed the temperature will remain at the final temperature Temp Ramp Days The number of days the control will ramp the room temperature from the start to final By making the ramp days less than the program days an initial higher temperature can be maintained in t
36. ppendix A Module Addressing The codes that the Multi Device Module 4 Amp Module 15 Amp Module and Output Module can be set to are shown in Table 4 Table 4 Device Stage 2 Zone Heater_ ON ON __ON_ ON ON StageO OF ON ON ON ON ON N Stage 3Fan_____ ON Tmel ON OFF ON ON OF Spray Drip Cool N N N ON ON ON ON N O Stage I Tunnel Fan Stage 2 Tunnel Fan The codes that the Cable and Curtain Modules can be set to are shown in Table 5 Table 5 Table 6 shows how to address the zone switch Table 6 The switch up is ON The switch down is OFF Figure 4 Addresses can be changed at any time powered or not 21
37. r Use the up down arrows to select which of the three timers to select Event Number Use the up down arrows to select which of the eight events of the chosen timer to program RAPID Environment Control Enable Event Not all events need to be used on each timer This enables or disables the event for the selected timer ON Time This is the time of day the device will turn on e Each timer has eight events so there are eight times the device can be turned On each day OFF Time This is the time of day the device will turn off NOTE When entering Time into the RAPID you type in the hours K then OK then the minutes and OK Time must be entered in the 24 hour format 6 2 Cycled Event The cycled event is proportional meaning that the event will engage and start cycling at the Cut Temperature and as the temperature rises or lowers the on and off times go from the low settings gradually up to the high settings This allows the cycling to occur more or less often as temperature rises or lowers This section describes how to set up the control to use the Cycled Event Enable Event This is where the control is told to use the event or not Disabling the event will stop it from activating even if the device is still connected to the RAPID Cut In Temperature The temperature that the cycled event will engage and start cycling e This is an actual temperature not a band set from the target for
38. r outside B Min Vent Rate The Step Day Min Vent program is automatically disabled so it will ask the Fixed Min Vent to use See description in Section 5 1B Ventilation Program 5 3 Monitor Program This program is used only for testing purposes or in an emergency if all devices in a zone need to be shut off immediately NOTE Monitor Program disables and stops all devices connected to the RAPID except for the Timed and Cycled Events This program is used only for testing or for emergency Event Number ON Time OFF Time omen HH MM HH MM NO 2 Cycled Event en Cut In Temp foro Lf ox Out Temp ai Low ON Time ei High ON Time OFF Time High OFF Tim Main Screen No i Flowchart 2 The RAPID has two types of timed outputs The first type is TIMED EVENTS This turns devices on and off at certain times of the day The RAPID control contains three timed outputs per zone Each output can turn on and off eight times pi day to accommodate such outputs as feed systems and lights The second type is the CYCLED EVENT This cycles a device on and off only when the temperature is above or below a Configurable temperature The RAPID has one Cycled Event per zone This Event is commonly used for spray drip cooling Flowchart 2 shows the menu steps for setting up the timed outputs 6 1 Timed Events This section describes each setting to set up the Timed Events Timer Numbe
39. ram gt Enable Tunnel Enable Nat Vent gt Running Program gt Running Flowchart 1 There are three different programs that the user can choose from to control the ventilation in each zone This section describes the programs and how to use each one of them Flowchart 1 shows the menu steps for running the ventilation programs The programs are automatically started when all parameters have been OK d A confirmation message will be displayed for example VENTILATION PROGRAM RUNNING If the confirmation message has not appeared the control will still be running the previous program Only one of the three programs can run at one time Therefore when a new program is selected the previous running program is automatically disabled 5 1 The Ventilation Program The Ventilation Program should be used whenever there are animals in the room It is designed to operate all the ventilation equipment that has been installed in the zone to control the room temperature The ventilation program uses the following settings A Step or Fixed Min Vent If the Step Day Program is running you can choose to use the Fixed Min Vent or Step Day Min Vent This can be changed at any time during the program When changed from fixed to ae it automatically sets the min vent to the current day s value as set by the step day program When changed from Step to Fixed the control next asks for the fixed min vent rate
40. rotection feature as not all models of fans respond the same to variable speed controls Under no circumstances other than test will the controller let the fans run slower than these parameters This is entered as a percentage of full speed The default speed is 35 It is recommended that this be adjusted once installation is complete so the fan to be speed controlled can be supervised The test feature of the control can be used to find a suitable Minimum Fan Speed Important Minimum fan speed is not the same as minimum ventilation rate Min vent is the speed of the stage 1 fan if the heater is running When stage 2 starts to run stage 1 will initially drop to the min fan speed Fan Breakfree When a fan is not moving and is then told to run slowly it may stay stalled if it is blocked by ice or other debris This option helps the fan to start by giving the fan a 100 voltage burst for five seconds it then returns the fan to the speed at which the controller is requesting YES enables the burst and NO disables the burst B Stage 0 Stage 0 is set up to operate heat exchangers or fans that provide min vent when stage 1 is too large for the min vent required Enable Stage 0 This tells the control to operate stage 0 Stage 0 is Heat Exchanger or Fan When Stage 0 is enabled as a heat exchanger it will automatically shut off when stage 2 runs at 100 since the heat exchanger at this point provides such a small
41. sor is to be enabled Use the arrows to answer Yes or No If sensor 2 is enabled it will ask if it should be enabled as a Zone sensor or a Creep sensor Use the arrows to choose which area it will be measuring 12 Last is the sensor calibration itself The control measures what the sensor is reading and shows it as its Nominal reading If this temperature is not quite correct you can fine tune it with the Offset Enter the offset so that the Nominal reading plus the offset gives the real room temperature NOTE If no sensors have been enabled in a zone the temperature for the zone will give a reading of 100 C 147 F NOTE When multiple controls are at a site they can be networked together so that only one control needs to have an ambient sensor With or without a computer attached the Ambient Temperature will be broadcast across the network to the other controls Only enable the ambient sensor on the control with the ambient sensor connected to it all other controls should have the ambient disabled 9 3 Factory Calibration This menu option sets all the offsets back to zero 9 4 Auto Calibrate With this enabled the control constantly monitors the sensor calibration and automatically adjusts it to keep the sensor reading accurately RAPID Environment Control 9 5 Sensor Failures If there is only a single sensor in an area and that sensor goes bad the control will no longer be able to monitor the temperature
42. the room temperature reaches 28 When the Ambient Temperature is above the target temp the alarm band moves up with the Ambient Temperature Flowchart 6 shows the menu steps for stepping through the Alarm submenus 10 1 Alarm Acknowledge Once an alarm has occurred it must be acknowledged for the alarm condition to be cleared with the exception of a power loss alarm Acknowledging will clear the alarm and de activate it for 15 minutes allowing time to correct the problem that caused the alarm If the problem has not been corrected 15 minutes after acknowledgment the alarm will be re activated 10 2 Alarm Level The Alarm Level is the number of degrees above or below target at which an alarm will occur An alarm condition will light the Alarm indicator on the RAPID panel and close die alarm contacts to activate an auto dialer alarm system as well it sends an alarm condition to the RAPID PC software if it is installed 10 3 Enable and Disable The Zone and Creep areas have separate enables for the Alarm 13 Both areas will have the same level for the alarm but each area can be enabled separately 10 4 Emergency Mode When the control is no longer able to read the temperature of the room the control will go into Emergency Mode Operation Depending on the mode the control was in before the failure the control will respond in the ways listed below Mechanical Ventilation Mode If the failure occurs when the control was
43. tilation When the control is put into empty room program with no fans enabled or goes into natural or tunnel ventilation the inlets will then totally close but when returning to mech vent it will keep the inlets open to this amount B Start To Open Inlets At To keep proper static pressure in a room you may need to start opening the inlets as soon as the fans are engaged or it may be necessary to wait until the ventilation calls for a certain percentage of stage 1 This setting is the percent of Stage 1 combined with stage 0 if enabled where you want the inlets to start to open past the Inlet Minimum Opening 11 3 Natural Ventilation The RAPID can be used to control Natural Ventilation It can control from one to four curtains independently as well as a Stir Fan You can also configure any or all exhaust fans to run when curtain 1 or curtain 2 is open Natural Ventilation mode is entered when the mechanical 16 User Manual Ver3M6 ventilation has reached its maximum and the temperature has exceeded the Curtain Band of at least one curtain Once in Natural Ventilation the control will try to keep the room temperature at the Cl band When the temperature has dropped below Target and the curtains have closed the control will go back into Mechanical Mode This menu contains the parameters used to set up the control to use Natural Ventilation NOTE For all Natural Ventilation examples assume 0 C Target 2 C1 band 4 C C2
44. uld result in temporary moments of minimal ventilation until the temperature rises and other available fans could come on C Enable Tunnel If Tunnel has been enabled in the System Menu the option of using it for the current program is available se the up down arrows to select ENABLED or DISABLED D Enable Nat Vent If the Natural Ventilation has been enabled in the System Menu the option of using it for the current program is available Use the up down arrows to select ENABLED or DISABLED 5 2 Empty Room Program This program should be run only when there are no animals in the selected zone 6 Timed Outputs User Manual Ver3M6 The Empty Room Program is used when a room needs either no ventilation or no more than the first stage fan to ventilate a room The heater is still enabled to keep the room up to the target temperature Since the room is empty it also disables natural ventilation tunnel stir fan timed events the cycled event and creep heat If the control was in Natural Ventilation or Tunnel mode when the Empty Room Program was started it immediately returns to Mechanical mode The Empty Room Program uses the following settings A Enabled Fan The stage 1 fan with stage 0 if enabled can be either enabled or disabled e up down arrows toggle between Yes and No The Heater will always remain active to keep the room at the Target Temperature but the fan can be disabled to keep from exhausting warm ai
45. unnel Band This is the temperature at which the remaining tunnel fans come on If only one stage of tunnel fans is used this band should be set equal to the Low Engage Band Exhaust Stages Enabled Here you choose the stages of exhaust fans that you want to run while the tunnel fans are running To choose which fans you want to run press the number button of the stage on the keypad To remove a stage press the number button of that stage again and it will disappear The chosen stages will appear on the display You can choose any combination of stages they do not have to be successive Close Inlets This is the option of keeping cable controlled inlets open or closing them when tunnel mode is entered Use the arrow keys to choose Yes to close the inlets or No to keep them open D Stir Fans Stir fans are not meant to exhaust air but are instead used to circulate air in a room Stir fans are able to ramp with temperature either increasing as temperature rises or decreasing as temperature rises To make the fan speed increase as temperature rises set the Min Stir Fan Band lower than the Max Stir Fan Band If you want the fans to decrease as temperature RAPID Environment Control rises set the Min Stir Fan Band higher than the Max Stir Fan band Remember that this is a band from the Temperature not a fixed temperature There is a 0 5 C hysteresis built in to the Min Stir Fan Band This means that the stir fans will not sh
46. ut off immediately if the temp decreases or increases depending on the settings by 0 1 It will wait until the temp has moved 0 5 C before it shuts off again Target Stir Fan Installed This tells the control if it is supposed to be operating a stir fan while in mechanical vent mode to circulate the air inside the Zone Stir fans that operate in natural ventilation are set up in the natural ventilation menu Min Stir Fan Band This is the temperature the Stir Fans will start operating and run at the minimum speed while the control is in mechanical ventilation ioe This is a band from Target It can be positive or negative Max Stir Fan Band This is the temperature at which the stir fans will reach 100 on This too is a band from Target and can be set either positive or negative Min Fan Speed This is the minimum speed the stir fans will run when they turn on Cable Inlet When the inlets are calibrated at the module the open and closed limits are set In this menu are settings for what percent of open the inlets should be when in mechanical ventilation mode and at when the inlets should start opening A Inlet Minimum Opening Since some inlets do not have a min vent slot or may have the slot blocked it may be necessary to open the inlets some whenever the control is in mechanical ventilation mode Enter the percent of total pelo that you want the inlets to stay open when the control is running at minimum ven
47. vailable to use Enable alarms so that any emergencies can be reported Section 10 Alarm Functions describes the Alarm Menu Alarms include high or low temperature sensor failure and power failure Set up the Timed and Cycled Events if they are being used Section 6 Timed Outputs shows how to set up both of these This could include lights feed systems in the Timed Events and spray drip cooling for the Cycled Event CONN MNBWN The last setting to check is the PIN Access The control comes with the security off but the manager may set this up to make sure only responsible personnel are making changes to the settings Configuring PIN is described in Section 12 Setting up Security The Chapters are set up in the order of the buttons so that finding information will be easier As such the chapters do not follow the above order HINT Throughout the manual are flowcharts to help guide you through the menus To see how to navigate through the menus please read through Section 2 Menu Information RAPID Environment Control 1 Panel Features e The RAPID Control s 2 line LCD display and full 16 button keypad provide a simple and user friendly interface to all programmable features of the system e The panel has a visible alarm indicator to alert the user if any alarm conditions exist e All function keys double up as numeric keys for simple changes to target temperatures fan speeds etc Di RAPID Environment Control DEL AIR
48. xplanation The RAPID control uses up to four stages of exhaust fans stage 0 1 and 2 are variable stage 3 is on off The stages have been configured in the PID system such that each stage accounts for a certain percentage of the total ventilation The system works most effectively if the installation is as follows STAGE 0 1 17 Variable Speed STAGE 2 33 Variable Speed STAGE 3 50 On Off Total 100 The PID system allows the RAPID to control ventilation in a much different manner than the majority of proportional environment controls The followin example is used to explain how the RAPID system controls the ventilation EXAMPLE Assume minimum fan speeds for stage 1 and 2 are 25 STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 2000 CFM minimum 500 CFM 4000 CFM minimum 1000 CFM 6000 CFM TOTAL 12000 CFM Required minimum ventilation for the room 500 CFM The RAPID makes calculations for ventilation based on its deviation from the target temperature Unlike a proportional control this control does not use separate target temperatures for each stage Therefore it will not necessarily turn on the fans in order of stage 1 2 and 3 For example as the required ventilation increases from 500 CFM to 2000 CFM the stage 1 fan will increase from 25 to 100 If the required ventilation increases to a rate above 2000 CFM i e 2400 CFM the Stage 1 fan slows to its Minimum Fan Speed and the Stage 2 fan comes on at about 6
49. y move from totally closed to totally open or visa versa When the control is powered up initially or reset the curtain will calibrate itself by opening or closing totally depending on the ambient temperature Since the control does not have direct feedback on the position of the curtain it uses the OPEN TIME to calculate the position of the curtain It is therefore important to enter an accurate time for this parameter To find what time to enter here use a stopwatch to see how long it takes to manually go from closed to open or from open to closed and enter in that time 17 User Manual Ver3M6 e The parameters from Curtain Minimum ening to Curtain Open Time will be asked for each curtain that the RAPID is controlling either two or four Each time the parameter is asked for it will be labeled C1 C4 B Stir Fans Stir Fan Installed This tells the control if it is supposed to be operating a stir fan while in natural ventilation mode to circulate the air inside the Zone These are the same physical fans as the Mech Vent Stir Fans but can be set to run at different temperatures from Mech Vent mode to Nat Vent mode Min Stir Fan Band This is the temperature the Stir Fans will start operating and run at the minimum speed while the control is in natural ventilation mode This is a band from Target It can be positive or negative Max Stir Fan Band This is the temperature at which the stir fans will reach 100 on This
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