Danfoss DECS 2.0 Operating instructions

Brand: Danfoss

Model: DECS 2.0

Type: Operating instructions

Danfoss DECS 2.0 is a web-based SCADA software solution for district heating systems that allows for remote control and monitoring of heating and substation installations. With an intuitive user interface accessible from any standard browser on a PC, laptop, or smartphone with internet access, it provides real-time monitoring of sensor and meter values, configuration of controller settings, and automatic generation of configuration and alarm reports. DECS 2.0 supports auto-configuration for Danfoss ECL Comfort 310 controllers and manual integration of other district heating controllers.

Installation Guide

DECS 2.0

Danfoss District Energy VI.HX.C2.02 DEN-SMT/DK

1.0 Contents .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1

2.0 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................2

2.1 DECS 2.0 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2

3.0 Hard- and software requirements, server side ..........................................................................................................................................................2

3.1 DECS 2.0 server ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................2

3.2 Data communication interface on DECS 2.0 server ..............................................................................................................................................3

4.0 Hard- and software requirements, client side ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

4.1 DECS 2.0 client ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................3

5.0 Installation and setup ........................................................................................................................................................................................................4

5.1 Atvise installation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.2 OPC UA server installation ..............................................................................................................................................................................................6

5.3 Auto start and bat le .......................................................................................................................................................................................................6

5.4 Communication setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

5.5 Browser setup ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

5.6 General settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

5.7 Billing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

5.8 Billing methods ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Standard ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Tannheim ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Sono ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Solarcomplex .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

1.0 Contents

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2.0 Introduction

2.1 DECS 2.0

The Danfoss Energy Control System (DECS) is a web-based SCADA

software solution (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) for

district heating systems.

This SCADA solution is typically installed locally at the heating utility

and will automatically congure its user interface and functionality

to support the application on the controller (for example Danfoss

ECL Comfort 310).

The user of the DECS 2.0 system is able to remote control and monitor

the parameters settings in the controllers and also monitor actual,

reference and historical values of sensors and meters connected to

the controller.

Danfoss ECL Comfort 310, OPR0010 and OPR0020 controllers are

supported by the auto-conguration features of DECS 2.0, but other

district heating controllers, e.g. the ECL Apex 20 controller can also

be supported by manually adding graphics and programs into DECS

2.0.

This installation guide is intended for installers who are responsible

for the installation of the DECS 2.0 software at district heating

utilities, in larger plants or at owners/operators of stand-alone district

heating plants.

Data is constantly exchanged between controllers and the DECS 2.0

server, and conguration reports and alarm reports are generated

automatically.

In addition the heating station and substation installations can be

controlled and monitored from everywhere, as the server provides

an intuitive user interface that is accessible from any standard

browser on a PC, laptop or smartphone connected to the internet.

The present installation guide contains detailed explanation on how

to install the DECS 2.0 system as well as requirements to hard- and

software. If you need further information on keys to be used together

with the DECS 2.0 system, please see ‘List of application keys

supported by DECS 2.0’. Go to http://den.danfoss.com.

In the ‘Products’ menu select ‘SCADA Solutions > Documentation

> SCADA Solutions > Data sheet’.

Additional technical literature related to the DECS 2.0 Danfoss

Energy Control system:

* Data sheet on DECS 2.0 VD.HX.A

* Quick guide for end users on DECS 2.0 VI.HX.B

* User guide for operators on DECS 2.0 VI.HX.A

For further information on supported application keys please visit

http://den.danfoss.com

In the ‘Products’ menu select ‘SCADA Solutions > Documentation

> SCADA Solutions > Instruction’.

3.0 Hard- and software requirements, server side

3.1 DECS 2.0 server

Operating system • Microsoft® Windows XP (SP3 with latest

updates installed) (32-bit)

• Microsoft® Windows 7 (SP1 with latest

updates installed) (32-bit)

CPU Intel® or AMD® processor (>= 1,6 GHz)

RAM Minimum: 4 GB RAM

Free disc space 500 GB (depending on the number of controllers connected to

DECS 2.0 and archieving frequency)

Video A windows certied graphics card and driver.

Minimum resolution is 1280*1024 pixel

party software • Atvise server V2.1.18 (Certec)

• Loytec network interface software 4.1.x for

LON networks

• Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5 and

compatible versions

Web browser SVG capable internet browser:

• Mozilla Firefox

• Internet Explorer

• Google Chrome

Web browser must comply with requirements of Atvise SCADA

Client software.

For details about specic browser versions compatible with

Atvise please visit http://www.atvise.com/en/vendors/

compatibilitylist

Backup recommendations RAID Level 1 or RAID Level 5

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3.2 Data communication interface on DECS 2.0 server

Modbus RS485 port compatible with

• MOXA UPort 1130

• MOXA NPort 5150

• Phoenix Contact FL COM SERVER RS485

TCP/IP Ethernet compatible interface

LON bus Loytec LON NIC (LonWorks/EIA 709) using PCI, Parallel or USB for

LON networks

4.0 Hard- and software requirements, client side

4.1 DECS 2.0 client

Operating system • Microsoft® Windows XP (SP3 with latest

updates installed)

• Microsoft® Windows 7 (SP1 with latest

updates installed)

CPU Intel® or AMD® processor (>= 1,6 GHz)

RAM Minimum: 2 GB RAM

Free disk space 1 GB

Video A windows certied graphics card and driver.

Minimum resolution is 1280*1024 pixel

Web browser SVG capable internet browser:

• Mozilla Firefox

• Internet Explorer

• Google Chrome

Web browser must comply with requirements of Atvise SCADA

Client software.

For details about specic browser versions compatible with Atvise

please visit http://www.atvise.com/en/vendors/compatibilitylist

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5.0 Installation and setup

5.1 Atvise installation

To install the Atvise system, execute the installer atvise-2.1.18-

win32.exe.

In the installer welcome screen, click ‘Next’.

The wizard will guide you through the necessary steps.

Fig. 1: Installer welcome screen

Choose the destination folder for the Atvise system and

click ‘Next’.

Fig. 2: Destination folder

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When the installation is done, click ‘Finish’ (see gure 3).

Fig. 3: Atvise setup completed

Upon installation, the ‘Project Console’ is displayed.

Before the Atvise system can be used a license must be entered.

Enter the License dialog (see gure 5) by clicking the ‘License’

menu item. Copy and paste the license code supplied by your

system provider and click OK.

Now stop the Atvise server (see gure 4) by clicking the ‘Stop’ but-

ton, wait for the start button to turn green. The supplied Nodes.db

can now be copied to the root of the Atvise installation directory

(see gure 2).

Afterwards start the server from the ‘Project Console’ (see gure 4).

Wait for the stop button to turn red. The DECS 2.0 system can now

be entered by clicking the ‘Browser’ button in the ‘Project Console.

Fig. 4: Project console

The context menu of the Atvise program in the notication area.

If the windows security settings request administrator privileges,

then the context menu will ask you to click the menu item ‘Run As

Administrator’.

Fig. 5: Context menu

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5.2 OPC UA server installation

To install the OPC UA server, simply copy and paste the supplied

OPC-Server and Cong folder to a desired destination folder.

Fig. 6: OPC server folder

5.3 Auto start and bat le

To add automatically startup of the DECS system upon Windows

reboot, a bat le can be added to the start / startup folder of the

Windows system.

To make the bat le or to modify, start MS. Notepad and write in

the necessary lines to start up the system with your conguration.

Save the le in your desired destination with ‘File->SAVE AS’ and

change the ‘save as type:’ to ‘all les (*.*)’ and input the le name

with the extension bat.

Fig. 7: How to make the bat le

A network driver is necessary to make it possible for the OPC

server to communicate with the controllers. An installation can

contain a mix of the following types of network, if so then a driver

for each type should be added to the bat le.

If the controller network is of the type TCP, then the following line

should be part of the bat le:

(In the following example the desired destination folder is:

C:\DECS\2_1_18\)

start /b “Driver” “C:\DECS\2_1_18\OPC-Server\Driver\Com-

mDrvTcp.exe”

If the controller network is of the type LON, then the following line

should be part of the bat le:

(In the following example the desired destination folder is:

C:\DECS\2_1_18\)

start /b “Driver” “C:\DECS\2_1_18\OPC-Server\Driver\CommDrv-

Lon.exe”

If the controller network is of the type Modbus, then the following

line should be part of the bat le:

(In the following example the desired destination folder is:

C:\DECS\2_1_18\)

start /b “Driver” “C:\DECS\2_1_18\OPC-Server\Driver\CommDrv-

Modbus.exe”

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Application example showing a locally centralized communication

system.

Note:

To deactivate lines, place REM in front of the lines.

j Private house

k Communication server + OPC

l Internet

m Fieldbus: LON, Modbus, Ethernet communication

n DECS 2.0 client

(external service provider/district heating end users)

o ECL Comfort 310 controller

p District heating utility

q SCADA server *)

r DESC 2.0 client (central administration)

*) The SCADA server will automatically start up with Windows.

Fig. 8:

Automatic startup of OPC server

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Application example showing the DECS 2.0 system distributed in

several sub-systems.

j Private house

k Communication server

l Internet

m Fieldbus: LON, Modbus, Ethernet communication

n DECS 2.0 client

(external service provider/district heating end users)

o ECL Comfort 310 controller

p District heating utility

q OPC server

r SCADA server *)

s DESC 2.0 client (central administration)

*) The SCADA server will automatically start up with Windows.

Note:

To deactivate lines, place REM in front of the lines.

Fig. 9: Automatic startup of Communication server

Fig. 10: Automatic startup of OPC server

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Application example showing all sub-systems installed on one

localized server at the district heating utility.

j Private house

k District heating utility

l Modbus-RS485 network

m Internet

n Communication server, SCADA, OPC

o DECS 2.0 client

(external service provider/district heating end users)

p DESC 2.0 client (central administration)

q ECL Comfort 310 controller

Note:

To deactivate lines, place REM in front of the lines.

Fig. 11: Automatic startup of Communication server

Fig. 12: Automatic startup of OPC server

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5.4 Communication setup

The communication drivers for the DECS system can be found

under the ‘OPC Server / Driver’ folder.

If the connected controllers are using LON, then the CommDrv-

Lon.exe must be started and the Loytec NIC Driver must be

installed and setup (see gure 13).

CommDrvLon.ini must be modied in regard to the LON-Domain

and the HostAddress, if the host address is not the localhost.

We recommend the use of PCI LON NIC.

Fig. 13: Loytec NIC driver setup

The CommDrvLon.ini le must be modied, so that the LONPort is

pointing to the right com port. The HostAddress must be modi-

ed, if the localhost is not used (see gure 14).

When using the LON communication driver, please make sure

that the lt_proxy.dll is compatibel with the Loytec NIC driver. The

version can be veried in the rst lines of the LOG le after starting

the driver. You will nd the LOG le in the desired destination

folder under OPC\driver\log.

It should read:

‘LON-CheckNic: Proxy DLL 4.1.2.0, NIC Software 4.1.2.0, DLLs OK’

Note that the version number can vary! (see gure 15).

In doubt please overwrite the actual lt_proxy.dll with the le from

the Loytec NIC install directory. The le location is normally: ‘C:\

Program Files\LOYTEC\NIC\Windows\OrionStack\dll\’

Fig. 14: CommDrvLon.ini setup

Fig. 15: LonDebugLOG

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If the controllers are using Modbus, then the CommDrvModbus.

exe must be started.

The CommDrvModbus.ini le must be modied, so the Modbus-

Port is pointing to the right com port.

The HostAddress must be modied, if the localhost is not used (see

gure 16).

Fig. 16: CommDrvModbus.ini setup

Port conguration is done with comredir_2.2-301.exe and the

setup can look like the following (see gure 17).

Fig. 17: Comredirector setup

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If the connected controllers are using TCP/IP, then the Comm-

DrvTcp.exe must be started.

The CommDrvTcp.ini must be modied if the HostAddress is not

the localhost (see gure 18).

Fig. 18: CommDrvTcp.ini setup

The communication drivers are located under the folder ‘OPC-

Server\Driver’.

Fig. 19: Location of the communication drivers

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5.5 Browser setup

To avoid the browser in updating to a new, not supported version,

remove the automatic check for update.

Please consult the user guide of your browser.

To permit the browser in showing old data upon an update, deac-

tivate the cache management.

Please consult the user guide of your browser.

5.6 General settings

Before changes to ‘General settings’ you need to login. Please see

the section on login in User Guide VI.HX.A1.

In the ‘General settings’ page you can nd the settings for the plac-

ing of les.

If desired, the eld ‘Export Path’ controls where the ‘csv output’

from ‘Reports’ are stored.

If customer folders are created, the eld ‘Customer Folder’ con-

trols their placing.

The path must be terminated with single backslash (“\”).

Fig. 20: General settings page

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5.7 Billing

There are four dierent billing types:

Kind 0 Standard

Kind 1 Tannheim

Kind 2 Sono

Kind 3 Solarcomplex

Each kind has dierent formatting and limitations.

The billing kind is chosen by setting the type number as the value

in the system parameters ‘Billing Kind1’.

Fig. 21: Billing Kind 1

To set the destination folder for the billing data, set the value of

the system parameters ‘Billing Path’. The path must be written with

double backslash (“\\”).

The path must be terminated with double backslash (“\\”).

Fig. 22: Billing Path

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5.8 Billing methods

Billing method 0: Standard File name:

ZStand_DD_MM_YY

ZStich_DD_MM_YY

Format:

ZStand_DD_MM_YY

DD.MM.YYY

For each controller: “R”+ ControllerID + “:”Max. 10 (OPR20) or 5

(ECL310 + OPR10) meter data –

amount of heat + read-out time

ZStich_DD_MM_YY

DD.MM.YYY

For each controller: “R”+ ControllerID + “:”Max. 10 (OPR20) or 5

(ECL310 + OPR10) meter data –

amount of heat, reading + read-out time

Billing method 1: Tannheim File name:

Billing_DD_MM_YY.csv

Format:

Object number

_ Meter number

_ Calculator unit

_ Date in the format: DD.MM.YY

_ Volume

_ Heat amount

_ Date in the format: DD.MM.YY

_ 1

_ Date/time of the read-out is in the format: DD.MM.YYY HH:MM:SS

The format is split up with semicolon and all lines are terminated

with a new line.

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5.8 Billing methods (continued)

Billing method 2: Sono File name:

Billing_Tarif_DD_MM_YY.csv

Format:

_ ControllerID

_ Number for each MBusUnit (from 1 – 10, if available)

_ Amount of heat

_ Tari energy 1

_ Tari energy 2

_ Tari energy 3 (=amount of heat – Tari energy 1 – Tari energy 2)

_ Date/time from read out in the format: DD.MM.YYY HH:MM:SS

The format is split up with semicolon and all lines are terminated

with a new line.

Billing method 3: Solarcomplex File name:

Billing_YYYYMMDD_HHMM.txt

Format:

_ “Billing:”

_ Meter number (Fixed length 80 Byte; if not used, lled with „ „)

_ Additional name (Fixed length 16 Byte; if not used, lled with „ „)

_ EdisKZ (Fixed length 30 Byte; if not used, lled with „ „)

_ Amount of heat (Fixed length 13 Byte; if not used, lled with „ „)

_ Read-out date in the format: YYYYMMDD (Fixed length 8 Byte)

_ Read-out indicator (Fixed length 5 Byte; if not used, lled with „ „)

_ Settlement date in the format: YYYYMMMDD (Fixed length 8 Byte)

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