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Form 090.560-O (MAY 2016)
OPERATION
File: SERVICE MANUAL - Section 90
Replaces: 090.560-O (APR 2015)
Dist: 3, 3a, 3b, 3c
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OPERATION
FRICK® QUANTUM™ LX
CONDENSER/VESSEL CONTROL PANEL
Version 3.0x
QUANTUM™ LX CONDENSER/VESSEL CONTROL PANEL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION - COND/VESSEL CONTROL
SETUP DESCRIPTION .................................................. 4
WIRING ..........................................................................4
CONFIGURATION ............................................................4
OPERATION .................................................................... 4
IDENTIFYING A CONDENSER/VESSEL SYSTEM ............ 4
THE OPERATOR INTERFACE PANEL ................................4
THE CONDENSER I/O PANEL .......................................... 4
THE VESSEL I/O PANEL ..................................................4
CONDENSER/VESSEL SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ....... 5
SYSTEM INSTALLATION .............................................. 5
WIRING FOR AC POWER ............................................. 5
INTERFACE PANEL .......................................................... 5
CONDENSER/VESSEL PANEL .......................................... 6
CHECKING THE AC POWER ......................................... 6
INTERFACE PANEL .......................................................... 6
CONDENSER/VESSEL PANEL .......................................... 6
WIRING FOR COMMUNICATIONS ................................ 7
INTERFACE PANEL .......................................................... 7
WIRING THE QUANTUM™ LX PANEL .............................. 7
CONDENSER/VESSEL SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS
WIRING DIAGRAM .......................................................... 8
SECTION 2 - START UP AND CONFIGURATION
INITIAL STARTUP AND LOGIN ................................... 10
VERIFYING COMMUNICATIONS ................................. 10
PANEL CONFIGURATION ............................................. 11
CONDENSER CONFIGURATION ...................................12
INTRODUCTION .............................................................12
CALIBRATING SENSORS ................................................12
ESTABLISHING SETPOINTS ............................................12
VESSEL CONFIGURATION ..........................................14
INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 14
CALIBRATING SENSORS ............................................... 14
ESTABLISHING SETPOINTS ........................................... 14
AMMONIA SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ........................15
INTRODUCTION .............................................................15
CONFIGURATION - AMMONIA SENSORS ...................... 16
CALIBRATING AMMONIA SENSORS .............................. 16
SETPOINTS - AMMONIA SAFETIES .............................. 16
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................17
OPERATOR INTERFACE PANEL .......................................17
CONDENSER/VESSEL PANEL(S) .....................................17
TYPICAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ...........................18
CONNECTING A COMPUTER DIRECTLY TO A
QUANTUM™ LX CONTROL PANEL .........................18
SECTION 3 - OPERATOR INTERFACE
QUANTUM™ LX CONTROL PANEL ...............................22
USING A WEB BROWSER (ETHERNET) ........................22
OPERATOR ACCESS....................................................23
TO CHANGE SETPOINTS ............................................23
KEYS AND KEY FUNCTIONS ......................................24
MENU STRUCTURE ....................................................25
SECTION 4 - GRAPHIC SCREENS
OPERATING STATUS ................................................... 28
USER DEFINED OPERATING STATUS SCREEN –
CONDENSER OR VESSEL ...................................... 29
STATUS .................................................................... 30
STATUS – CONDENSER STATUS ................................... 30
STATUS – VESSEL STATUS ............................................31
STATUS – TRENDING – TRENDING SETUP .................... 32
STATUS – TRENDING – REAL TIME TRENDING ............. 33
STATUS – TRENDING – HISTORY TRENDING ................ 34
STATUS – TRENDING – REAL TIME DATA LOG ........... 35
STATUS – TRENDING – HISTORY DATA LOG ................ 36
STATUS – EVENT LOG ................................................. 37
SAFETIES ...................................................................38
SAFETIES – CURRENT SAFETIES .................................. 38
SAFETIES – SAFETY HISTORY ...................................... 39
SETPOINTS ............................................................... 40
SETPOINTS – CONDENSER STEP CONTROL .................40
SETPOINTS – CONDENSER SUMMER SEQUENCE ......... 42
SETPOINTS – CONDENSER WINTER SEQUENCE .......... 43
SETPOINTS – CONDENSER VARIABLE SPEED FAN .......44
SETPOINTS – CONDENSER CONTROL OVERRIDES ....... 45
SETPOINTS – VESSEL 1 (2 OR 3) LEVEL CONTROL ....... 46
SETPOINTS – VESSEL 1 (2 OR 3) PUMP CONTROL ...... 47
SETPOINTS – VESSEL 1 (2 OR 3) SAFETIES .................. 49
SETPOINTS – AMMONIA SAFETIES .............................. 50
SETPOINTS – PID SETUP - CONDENSER .......................51
SETPOINTS – PID SETUP - VESSEL .............................. 52
SETPOINTS – AUXILIARIES .......................................... 54
Analog Inputs - Condenser/Vessel Safeties........... 54
Digital Input Conguration Condenser/Vessel ........55
Digital Output Conguration Condenser ................ 56
Digital Output Conguration Vessel .......................57
SETPOINTS – PANEL .................................................... 58
CALIBRATION ............................................................. 59
CALIBRATION – CONDENSER ....................................... 59
CALIBRATION – VESSEL 1 (2 OR 3) ............................. 60
CALIBRATION – AMMONIA ........................................... 61
CALIBRATION – ANALOG OUTPUTS ............................. 62
Condenser Outputs ............................................... 62
Vessel Outputs ...................................................... 62
Analog Output Calibration ..................................... 63
CALIBRATION – CONDENSER/VESSEL AUXILIARIES ..... 64
CONFIGURATION ........................................................66
CONFIGURATION – PANEL CONFIGURATION ................ 66
CONFIGURATION –
CONDENSER STEP CONFIGURATION
67
CONFIGURATION – COMMUNICATIONS ........................ 68
CONFIGURATION – ETHERNET ..................................... 70
SESSION .................................................................... 71
SERVICE .....................................................................72
SERVICE - DIGITAL ....................................................... 72
SERVICE - ANALOG ...................................................... 72
SERVICE – COMMUNICATIONS LOG ............................. 73
SERVICE – COMMUNICATIONS LOOP BACK TEST .........74
SERVICE – DIAGNOSTICS ..............................................74
SERVICE – SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE ........................75
HELP ..........................................................................77
ABOUT ......................................................................78
MISCELLANEOUS SCREENS ........................................79
ALPHA .......................................................................... 79
SECTION 5 - ALARM/SHUTDOWN MESSAGES
ALPHABETICAL LISTING .............................................82
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE QUANTUM™ LX
CONDENSER/VESSEL CONTROL SYSTEM
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION - COND/VESSEL CONTROL
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Setup Description
The following Setup Guide is meant to assist the installation
technician in making all necessary electrical power, control
and communications connections to a Quantum™ LX Con-
denser/Vessel system. They will be provided also with the ba-
sic information necessary to login and congure the system.
It will then aid in troubleshooting the system should problems
arise. This Guide will help to ensure:
Wiring
• Location of incoming AC source power to all panels (In-
terface and Remote)
• Basic installation guidelines are followed.
• Location, polarity & grounding of communications wiring.
• Location of all control (I/O) wiring.
• Proper powering up of all panels.
Conguration
• Verifying communications.
• Calibrating sensors.
• Setting up operating Setpoints.
Operation
• Verifying the data being returned to the Interface panel
from all remote panels.
• Checking and clearing of alarms.
• Ammonia Conguration
Identifying A Condenser/Vessel System
A system will include one Operator Interface Panel and one
Condenser I/O Panel and/or possibly a Vessel I/O Panel.
The Operator Interface Panel
Each system will have an Operator Interface Panel, as shown
below:
The Operator Interface Panel (we will call it the Interface
Panel throughout the rest of this guide) is the central point
of the system, whereby any I/O panels are attached. It can
easily be identied by the presence of a display screen and a
keypad. The Interface Panel monitors and controls all of the
I/O panels that are attached to it, through RS-485 serial com-
munications (to be explained later).
The Interface Panel runs the actual program that provides the
control for the system. Through communications, it moni-
tors the status of each attached I/O panel, and provides the
necessary control instructions for each panel to perform. Ad-
ditionally, all setpoints are stored in the Interface Panel.
Status of the system may be monitored form here, and ap-
propriate changes made to system operation.
The Condenser I/O Panel
Each system may have one Condenser panel:
The panel does not have a display or keypad.
The Vessel I/O Panel
Each system may have one Vessel panel:
The panel does not have a display or keypad. A Vessel panel
can control up to three separate vessels.
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Condenser/Vessel System Congurations
As stated before, each complete Condenser/Vessel system
will consist of one Interface Panel, and may have a Condenser
panel and/or a Vessel panel (a Vessel Panel can control up to
three vessels).
See the example below of a system:
Communications from
Comm. 4
on Q4/Q5 board
Condenser
I/O
Panel
Vessel
I/O
Panel
Interface
Panel
Multiple Condenser/Vessel systems may be interconnected
via a common Ethernet connection. Each system operates
independently of one another yet they may all be monitored
and controlled through a common computer. Such a system
would include the Quantum™ LX Condenser/Vessel Interface
Panel, an Ethernet Hub or Switch, Condenser/Vessel panels
and a computer running a Web Browser. A simplied example
of such a system (with three Condenser/Vessel systems) is
shown here:
Condenser
I/O
Panel
Interface
Panel
Interface
Panel
Vessel
I/O
Panel
Interface
Panel
Computer or HMI
Ethernet Hub or
Switch
Condenser I/O
Panel
Vessel
I/O
Panel
System Installation
An in depth installation setup is beyond the scope of this
guide, however some basic rules can be observed:
• Maintain a total distance of 2000 feet or less between
the Operator Interface Panel, and the very last Remote
I/O Panel on any one communications cable run. As will
be explained later, it is possible to have two separate
communications cable runs, depending upon the total
number of Remote I/O Panels. Keep in mind that neither
of these cable runs can exceed 2000 feet in length.
• The system is capable of Ethernet communications, this
may be something to consider when placing Interface
Panels, as you would want a nearby Ethernet connection
to be available.
• Keep all communications wiring in a separate conduit
from control wiring.
• When wiring for communications, it is important to
ground only one end of the communications cable. This
ground will be located in the very last Remote Panel of
each communications cable run. If the communications
were to be grounded at both ends, then it would be
possible for ground loops to develop, which could impair
communications between panels.
• Interface Panels should be located in easy access areas,
and should be mounted at eye level for screen viewing.
• I/O Panels are rated for both indoor and outdoor use.
Although access to the Remote Panels will be rare after
installation and setup, it is still advantageous to keep
them accessible for potential maintenance situations
(reasonable lighting, sufcient door swing, etc.).
• Install all panels within a convenient distance of a power
source.
Wiring For AC Power
Interface Panel
The incoming AC power will consist of three 14 AWG wires
(hot, neutral and ground).
• Unlatch the two ¼ turn cover latches to the Interface
panel, and open the door.
• Inside the enclosure, you will nd a power supply and a
terminal strip, as shown here:
• Connect the three incoming AC wires to the terminal
screws as shown previously.
• Proceed to the section entitled Checking the AC Power.
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Condenser/Vessel Panel
As with the Interface panel, the incoming AC power will con-
sist of three 14 AWG wires (hot, neutral and ground).
• Unlatch the two ¼ turn cover latches to the Interface
panel, and open the door.
• Inside the enclosure, there is a long DIN rail at the left
side of the panel. At the top of the DIN rail is a terminal
strip (if the unit is equipped with an optional panel heat-
er, there will also be a circuit breaker), as shown here:
• Connect the three incoming AC wires to the terminal
screws shown above.
• Notice that there are multiple number 2 terminals, con-
nection may be made to any of them.
• Proceed to the section entitled Checking the AC Power.
Checking The AC Power
Interface Panel
• Ensure that the Control Power switch is in the OFF posi-
tion.
• Energize the 120 Volt circuit at its source.
• Using a DVM, measure the voltage at the AC power ter-
minal strip. Ensure that you read approximately 120 VAC
between Hot and Neutral, and Hot and Ground. There
must not be voltage between Neutral and Ground.
• Once the incoming voltage has been veried, turn the
Control Power switch to ON.
• On the enclosure door, and watch the Quantum™ LX
controller (on the backside of the door). You should
notice various LED’s blinking or ashing.
• Watch the display on the front of the door. After a short
period of time, you should notice the display showing a
boot sequence. Various text messages will be shown as
it proceeds with the boot-up process. When nished, a
screen similar to the following image should be visible:
• If the panel has reached the point of showing the above
screen, the boot process was successful. Turn OFF the
Control Power switch, and De-energize the 120 Volt
circuit at its source.
• If the panel does not reach to the point of showing the
above screen, then troubleshooting will be required.
Refer to end of this guide entitled Troubleshooting.
Condenser/Vessel Panel
• Unlike the Interface Panel, the Condenser/Vessel panel(s)
do not have an external power switch. Instead, the
enclosure will contain two HOA (Hand-Off Automatic
Modules). These modules allow the technician to over-
ride control signals, by manually energizing components.
An example of one of these modules is shown here:
Red, power OFF
tab
Black, power ON
plunger
• Notice in the above pictorial, there is a Red power OFF
tab, and a black power ON plunger. These items are
located on a circuit breaker for each of the two HOA
modules. Together, they act as the Control Power switch.
• Push each of the Red power OFF tabs down. The Black
power ON plunger should pop up. If the plunger does not
pop up, then the power was already off. Do this to both
HOA modules.
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• Energize the 120 Volt circuit at its source.
• Using a DVM, measure the voltage at the AC power ter-
minals (1, 2 and PE). Ensure that you read approximately
120 VAC between Hot and Neutral, and Hot and Ground.
There must not be voltage between Neutral and Ground.
• Once the incoming voltage has been veried, push in the
Black power ON plungers of both HOA modules.
• To the right of the HOA modules are several I/O boards.
There will be at least one Digital board (recognizable by
the plug-in I/O modules), and one Analog board. Inspect
all boards for the presence of ashing, blinking or steadi-
ly lit LED’s. If LED’s are lit on all boards, then power has
been properly applied.
• If LED’s are not lit on all boards, then refer to the section
entitled Troubleshooting.
Wiring For Communications
NOTICE
Refer to the section entitled CONDENSER/VESSEL SYSTEM
COMMUNICATIONS WIRING DIAGRAM, for additional in-
formation about how the system is congured.
Interface Panel
Depending upon the conguration of the system, there may
be a Condenser panel, and/or a Vessel panel. A common
communications cable needs to be run from the Quantum™
LX panel to each of these. Refer to the section entitled
Condenser/Vessel System Communications Wiring Diagram.
The incoming RS-485 communications cable to the interface
panel will be a two-conductor, shielded type. Frick Controls
recommends the use of Belden #9841 or equal.
Wiring the Quantum™ LX Panel
Use the following wiring procedure:
• Open the Quantum™ LX panel door.
• On the inside of the enclosure door, you will nd the Q4/
Q5 controller, and a three position terminal block. Notice
that there are two wires that connect from the left side
of the terminal block, to the Q4/Q5 at Comm. 4. These
are the internal TX / RX communications wires. You will
be connecting the external eld communications wires to
the other (right) side of these terminals.
• Take the end of the incoming communications cable, and
strip about 2 inches of insulation from the end.
• Clip the shield wire back even with the insulation, and ei-
ther use heat shrink tubing to cover the area, or electri-
cal tape. This will help to ensure that any strands of the
shield that may be exposed don’t come into contact with
any live voltage areas of the panel.
• Strip the end of each of the two remaining conductors
back about ¼ of an inch. Generally there are only three
color combinations available depending on the type of
cable used. There will be either a black and white/clear
insulated wire, a red and white/clear insulated wire, or
a red and black. Either way, one of the wires should be
black. Take the black wire and insert it into the top posi-
tion of the terminal block (labeled as –TX/RX).
• Take the remaining wire (white/clear or red) and insert it
into the second position down from the top of the termi-
nal block (labeled as +TX/RX).
• It is very important that the colors of these wires follow
this same polarity scheme throughout the daisy-chaining
process to all panels.
• Refer to the CONDENSER/VESSEL SYSTEM COMMUNICA-
TIONS WIRING DIAGRAM in this guide to verify dipswitch
settings.
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Or
Q5 Interface
Board
Shield Wire
Not Connected
Operator
Interface
Panel
COMM. 4 Cable Run
Twist
Shield
Wires
Together
CONDENSER
12345678
DIPSWITCH
Settings
Analog Board 1
Digital Board 1
Digital Board
2 (opt)
123456
123456
VESSEL
12345678
DIPSWITCH
Settings
Analog Board
1
Digital Board
1
Digital Board
1 (opt)
123456
123456
Note: For the
DIPSWITCH settings
shown below, a
shaded box indicates
a closed or ON
position, an
unshaded box
indicates an open or
OFF position.
= OFF
= ON
2
Condenser/Vessel System Communications Wiring Diagram
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SECTION 2
START UP AND CONFIGURATION
SECTION 2 - START UP AND CONFIGURATION
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Select the [Menu] key again. This time, an expanded menu
will appear:
From the above menu, select [Home] to return to the Operat-
ing Status screen.
At this point, the Interface Panel has been set to allow access
for the remainder of all procedures.
Verifying Communications
The rst step in verifying communications is to view what
I/O boards have been detected by the Quantum™ LX Inter-
face Panel. This information will appear on the About screen,
shown here:
Review the information that is shown in the Analog and Digi-
tal Board areas of the screen. Compare what is shown against
what is actually installed.
NOTICE
This screen does not update (refresh) automatically. To
see any new or different information that may occur, you
must access a different screen, then come back to this
one to see any new data.
The analog board area of the screen can list up to two pos-
sible analog boards that are allowed (one for Condenser and
one for Vessel). In the digital board area, Up to four total
boards may be listed:
• A Condenser panel will have one standard digital board,
and can have one optional digital board.
• A Vessel panel will have one standard digital board, and
can have one optional digital board.
Initial Startup And Login
To initiate the startup and login process, the Interface Panel
and each of the Condenser and Vessel Panels will need to be
powered up. It is assumed that the power has already been
veried in the Checking The AC Power section.
Once the Interface Panel has fully booted, the following
screen will appear:
This is the default screen, and will appear each time power
has been cycled.
From the above screen, press the [Menu] key.
The following drop down menu will appear:
Using the keypad up/down arrow keys scroll down to high-
light Session and press [Enter].
The following screen will replace the Operating Screen:
Change the User Level to [3], and enter a password of [4824].
This sets the Level to 3, which allows access to all features.
Press [Submit].
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Compare what is displayed here with what is actually installed
in your system. If a board is physically installed in a panel, yet
does not show up on this screen, then nd the panel that the
board is located in, and visually check the RX and TX LED’s
on the board. These LEDs should be ashing. The RX LED will
be ashing much faster than the TX LED, but neither should
be off completely, as this indicates a potential wiring prob-
lem.
Start by verifying that the boards within the rst panel in
the communications line are correctly being detected. Then
move on to the next panel. If the rst panel in the commu-
nications daisy chain shows correctly, but there is a problem
with the second panel, then do nothing with the wiring up to
and including the rst panel. Inspect instead the last panel
for proper communications polarity and connections. A good
indication that you have wires backwards (reversed) would be
that the RX LED is on solid within the suspect panel. If wiring
WAS found to be incorrect, make the correction, and then
access the Communications screen by selecting Conguration
from the Main Menu, then Conguration, and nally Commu-
nications.
On the Communications screen shown above, use the [Tab]
key to select Redetect IO Comms and press [Enter]. This will
cause the Quantum™ LX controller to reinitiate all commu-
nications with the system. After redetecting IO Comms, wait
about 30 seconds, then access the About screen once again.
If the wiring issue has been corrected, the questionable I/O
board should now be listed, and the RX/TX LED’s for that
board should be ashing normally.
When all installed boards have been detected, then the basic
setup is complete. You can now move on to conguring the
system operating parameters.
Panel Conguration
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Conguration
> Panel Conguration. The following screen will appear:
If a Condenser is installed, it should be enabled. The same is
true for each installed Vessel. The Panel Conguration screen
also provides the ability to supply a unique name for each
installed Vessel. After moving the cursor to one of the Name
elds, press the Up Arrow key to access an alpha/numeric
data entry screen, as shown here:
The Alpha screen shows a graphic representation of the nu-
merical keypad. The symbols that appear above each key on
this screen are the possible combinations of symbols that are
associated with the digital portion of the key.
As an example, suppose that you wanted to modify the text
line in the screen example shown. You want to change the
line from reading Vessel 1, to Recirculator. The rst thing you
would do, is to use the [Backspace] key on the keypad to
position the cursor (blinking vertical line), to the far left side
of the text. Notice as the cursor backspaces, it erases the
current line of text.
Press the number [6] key (notice that the capital R is one of
the symbols in the line right above the [6] key). A capital P
will appear in the Current Character box. Continue to press
the [6] until the capital R appears there. Now press the [Up
Arrow] key, and notice that the R has been placed on the text
line in the rst position.
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The process used for establishing calibration values is rela-
tively simple. For temperature for example, it will require
a container of ice water or an infrared digital temperature
probe.
First, establish the temperature for a specic temperature
sensor. If a digital infrared measurement device is used,
simply enter the calibrated temperature into the Current
Value box and press [Submit]. The system will automatically
calculate the correct offset value to use. If an ice bath is
used, simply allow the temperature of the sensor to stabi-
lize, and then enter 32 into the Current Value box and press
[Submit]. This process should be repeated for each sensor in
the system.
Establishing Setpoints
Step Control
Condenser Step Control setpoints must be setup. Access
this screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoints > Con-
denser > Step Control.
These setpoints are used to congure the operating
characteristics for both summer and winter modes.
• Control/Defrost Setpoints
• Deadband/Delay selection
• Outside Air Temp. Control
Next press the [8] key on the keypad, and continue pressing it
until the small e appears in the Current Character box. Press
the [Up Arrow] key to place the e on the text line. Continue
entering text until you are satised with the changes that you
have made, press the [Enter] key to accept them, and you will
be returned to the previous screen. Once all vessel names
have been entered (if desired), press the [Submit] key.
NOTE: If many elds need to be renamed, the user can use a
computer keyboard as follows:
• Q4 controller - Use a keyboard with a PS2 style con-
nector and plug it into the socket labeled PL7 of the Q4
board.
• Q5 controller - Use a keyboard with a USB style connec-
tor and plug it into one of the two available USB connec-
tors on the Q5 Interface board.
Condenser Conguration
Introduction
If a Condenser is not part of the installed system, skip to the
Vessel Conguration. Before the Condenser system can be
effectively put into operation, certain setup parameters must
be performed and veried. The following listing shows these
basic steps:
• Calibrating Sensors - The rst of these steps is to
calibrate all installed sensors. A sensor that is out of
calibration will cause improper and inefcient operation
of the system.
• Establishing Setpoints - Setpoints need to be set to
dene the various ranges that the system will control
within.
• Step Conguration – This assigns a sequence of opera-
tion that all fans, pumps and motors can be energized or
de-energized, in any combination, to achieve the desired
control.
• Variable Speed Fan –This allows any installed variable
speed fan to be customized with regard to its speed and
on/off control.
• Control Overrides – Here you are able to ne tune the
system by allowing certain conditions to be delayed from
occurring until the system settles.
• Alarms – Alarms and Warnings are inevitable during
system setup, you may view any alarms and clear them
from here.
• Condenser Status – Once everything has been setup,
the operation of the system can be monitored from this
screen.
Calibrating Sensors
Each temperature, pressure or humidity sensor on the
Condenser must be calibrated before the system is put into
operation.
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Calibration >
Condenser:
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Step Conguration
Fans and pumps need to be assigned to specic steps.
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Congu-
ration > Condenser Step Conguration:
Summer/Winter Sequence
Summer and Winter Sequence setpoints must be setup.
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoints
> Condenser > Summer Sequence (or Winter Sequence).
An identical screen will appear for Winter Sequence.
These screens allow the steps that were assigned from
the Step Conguration screen to turn on starting with
the lowest numbered step. Steps are turned off with the
highest numbered step which is currently on, and de-
scend to the lowest numbered step. Steps with the same
sequence number will turn on as a group. Steps assigned
as zero will be disabled.
Variable Speed Fan
Variable Speed Fan setpoints must be setup. Access this
screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoints > Con-
denser > Variable Speed Fan.
This screen allows the user to optimize the settings for a
Variable Speed Fan.
Control Overrides
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoints
> Condenser > Control Overrides:
The high pressure and low pressure controls specify
the pressures at which all steps should be turned on or
turned off, respectively. The Low Temperature Override
permits any steps that are congured as water pumps
with override control to be shutdown under low tem-
perature conditions.
Clearing Alarms
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Safeties >
Condenser > Safeties > Current:
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This screen shows any alarms or shutdowns that are cur-
rently active for the Condenser.
The alarms/shutdowns may be cleared for the Condenser
by tabbing to the [Clear Safeties] button in the upper
right corner, and press [Enter].
Condenser Status
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Status >
Condenser:
Many of the operating characteristics for the Condenser
can be viewed from here.
Vessel Conguration
Introduction
If a Vessel is not part of the installed system, then go to the
Condenser Conguration. Before the Vessel system can be
effectively put into operation, certain setup parameters must
be performed and veried. The following listing shows these
basic steps:
• Calibrating Sensors - The rst of these steps is to
calibrate all installed sensors. A sensor that is out of
calibration will cause improper and inefcient operation
of the system.
• Establishing Setpoints - Setpoints need to be set to
dene the various ranges that the system will control
within.
• Level Control – The level control system can be custom-
ized here.
• Pump Control – This allows for ne tuning of the in-
stalled pumps.
• Safeties – Here you may assign certain operational
ranges that will cause an alarm or warning to be gener-
ated if exceeded.
• Alarms – Alarms and Warnings are inevitable during
system setup, you may view any alarms and clear them
from here.
• Vessel Status – Once everything has been setup, the op-
eration of the system can be monitored from this screen.
Calibrating Sensors
Each temperature, pressure or humidity sensor on the Vessel
should be calibrated before the system is put into operation.
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Calibration >
Vessel 1 (2 or 3):
Establishing Setpoints
Level Control
Vessel Level Control setpoints must be setup for each
Vessel that is enabled. Access these screens from the
Main Menu. Select Setpoints > Vessel 1 (2 or 3) > Level
Control.
This screen permits the installer to utilize either analog
level control with a PI Loop, or digital level control based
on a single level transmitter, or two oat sensors.
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Pump Control
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoint
> Vessel 1 (2 or 3) > Pump Control:
First, the pumps and auxiliaries should be enabled in the
bottom right hand corner. If the Pump Differential control
is utilized, the pressure across the pump is monitored in
order to ensure pressure stays above the Minimum Dif-
ferential Pressure.
Safeties
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Setpoints
> Vessel 1 (2 or 3) > Safeties:
This screen allows the installer to enable the appropri-
ate analog and digital alarm inputs as well as setpoints
associated with the alarms.
Alarms
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Safeties >
Vessel 1 (2 or 3) > Safeties > Current:
This screen shows any alarms or shutdowns that are cur-
rently active for the selected Vessel.
The alarms/shutdowns may be cleared for the Vessel by
tabbing to the [Clear Safeties] button in the upper right
corner, and press [Enter].
Vessel Status
Access this screen from the Main Menu. Select Status >
Vessel 1 (2 or 3).
Many of the operating characteristics for the Vessel can
be viewed from here.
Ammonia System Conguration
Introduction
Before the Condenser/Vessel system can be effectively put
into operation, certain setup parameters must be performed
and veried. The following listing shows these basic steps:
• Conguring Ammonia Sensors - The rst of these steps
is to congure the installed ammonia sensors. This al-
lows the controller to be able to properly display warning
messages about the ammonia system.
• Calibrating Sensors – Next you will need to calibrate all
installed ammonia sensors. A sensor that is out of cali-
bration can cause a potentially dangerous ammonia leak
to be undetected.
• Safeties – Here you may assign operational ranges that
will cause an alarm or warning to be generated if an am-
monia reading is exceeded.
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Conguration - Ammonia Sensors
There are three system wide warning/shutdown outputs that
can be congured. To access this conguration screen, select
Menu > Conguration > Digital I/O > Digital Outputs > Page 2:
At the bottom of this screen you can congure the board and
channel for the three Ammonia Output warning and shut-
down alarms. These will alert the user if ANY of the ammonia
sensors has an active warning or shutdown. These warnings
and shutdowns can be used for plant warnings that pertain to
ammonia and not standard shutdowns or warnings.
Calibrating Ammonia Sensors
Each Ammonia sensor that is to be used must be calibrated
before the system is put into operation. Sensors may be
installed on both the Condenser and/or Vessels (up to three
total sensors).
The rst step in conguring and calibration the ammonia sen-
sors, is to insure that all sensors are rst plugged in.
NOTE: Set the User Level to 3 (from the Session screen).
Access the Ammonia Calibration screen from the Main Menu.
Select Calibration > Ammonia:
Notice that there are three lines on this screen, labeled as
Ammonia 1, 2 and 3. If you custom name each of these sen-
sors (as described later in this manual), your custom names
will replace those shown here.
Use the above screen to calibrate each ammonia input chan-
nel using an ammonia detector.
The rst box on each line is for Current Value. Read the value
shown on the ammonia detector for the rst sensor, and
enter that reading into the Current Value box. Use the Offset
box to adjust the Current Value.
Set the Low and High Range values according to the ranges
of the sensor itself.
The Sensor Signal type must be set next. A drop-down menu
is provided to select between the following choices:
• None • RTD
• 0-5V • CT
• 1-5V • RPM
• 4-20mA • Vibration
• Pot. • 0-10V
• ICTD • +/- 5V
Most sensors will be 4-20mA.
Next, the Device Source must be selected. This setting tells
the Quantum™ LX what Analog board the device is connect-
ed to. A drop-down menu is provided to select between:
• None
• Analog Board 1
• Analog Board 2
• Analog Board 3
Lastly, the I/O channel must be dened. Enter the value that
corresponds to the channel number of the Analog board that
the sensor is connected to.
Once congured, ensure that the value shown in the Cur-
rent Value box of each attached sensor matches the value as
shown on the ammonia detector.
Setpoints - Ammonia Safeties
After calibrating all ammonia sensors, the alarm thresholds
(safeties) need to be set. Access the following screen from
the Main Menu. Select Setpoints >Ammonia Safeties:
The purpose of this screen is to allow the user to assign
safety ranges for up to three different ammonia sensors. If
any of these sensors should exceed the values set for it, an
appropriate message will be shown on the Status screen for
the unit (Condenser or Vessel) selected, and an associated
output can be energized in the event that a shutdown occurs.
This output can be used to control external functions, such as
controlling an exhaust fan, signal an alarm, or provide a signal
to a compressor or PLC for additional control.
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These warnings and shutdowns do not affect the operation
of a Condenser or Vessel, it simply provides for a warning or
shutdown message to be displayed, and provide a method for
handling a shutdown situation through external means.
A drop-down selection box appears that allows the user to
set the Ammonia unit conguration. The selection made here
determines on which Status Screen a warning or shutdown
will be displayed. The choices are:
• Condenser
• Vessel 1
• Vessel 2
• Vessel 3
• Disabled
The following setpoint boxes appear on this screen:
• Name – A user specied custom name may be entered
here.
• Warning – If the Ammonia sensor input value exceeds
this setpoint for the Delay period of time, an Ammonia
Warning will message will be displayed on the Status
screen for the unit that is selected on the Ammonia
Safety Conguration drop-down box.
• Delay - The amount of time after the ammonia sensor
input value exceeds the Ammonia Warning setpoint
before a warning will be displayed.
• Shutdown – If the Ammonia sensor input value exceeds
this setpoint for the Delay period of time, an Ammonia
Shutdown event will occur. This event does not actu-
ally shutdown a unit, but issues a shutdown message
to the selected Status Screen, as well as energizing the
selected Ammonia Output (1, 2 or 3).
• Delay - The amount of time after the ammonia sensor
input value exceeds the Ammonia Shutdown setpoint
before a Shutdown event will occur.
A drop-down selection box appears that allows the user to
associate an Ammonia Output channel to each shutdown.
NOTE: The selected output will not be energized by a warn-
ing, only a shutdown. The choices are:
• Ammonia Output 1
• Ammonia Output 2
• Ammonia Output 3
Troubleshooting
The following section will help to identify some common
problems that may arise within a Condenser/Vessel system.
Use this section in conjunction with the 090.560-M (Mainte-
nance) manual.
Operator Interface Panel
1. Quantum™ LX controller does not have any LED’s lit:
• Check for the presence of 120 VAC power at the incom-
ing AC terminal strip. (see the section entitled CHECKING
THE AC POWER)
• Check for presence of proper DC power to Quantum™
(refer to the 090-560 M manual under the section en-
titled QUANTUM™ LX CONTROL PANEL POWER SUPPLY.
• If the Quantum™ controller has proper DC voltage ap-
plied, then with turn the control power OFF, remove the
program ash card, and recycle the power. If the LED’s
do not start their booting pattern, continue to the next
step.
• Try disconnecting all cables one at a time (with the
exception of the DC power). If the LED’s start ashing
normally, then reconnect the removed cables one at a
time, until the problem reappears, then troubleshoot that
cable.
• If the DC power to the Quantum™ controller is nor-
mal, and the cables from the previous step had all been
removed without correcting the problem, then the board
will need replaced.
2. Quantum™ LX appears to boot normally, but nothing
shows on the display:
• Ensure that the display cable is securely plugged in at
both ends.
• Verify that jumpers LK3 and LK4 on the Quantum™ are
set properly. Both links should be set to position B.
• Ensure that the connectors on both ends of backlight
inverter board are plugged in securely. Use caution when
checking around the inverter, as high DC voltage is pres-
ent when the control power is ON.
• Shine a ashlight onto the display screen at an angle.
If the Quantum™ has properly booted, you should see
some text dimly shown on the screen. If it appears as
though there IS something being displayed, but it is not
visible, then there is a problem with the backlight, the
inverter, cable or Quantum™.
Condenser/Vessel Panel(s)
1. LED’s are not lit on one or more I/O boards within the
panel.
• Ensure that both HOA modules have their circuit break-
ers engaged (see the section entitled CHECKING THE AC
POWER).
• If both breakers are engaged, check the incoming 120
VAC power. (see the section entitled CHECKING THE AC
POWER)
• If AC power is correct, and breakers are engaged,
measure the DC voltage to the questionable board(s) as
described in the Digital or Analog board sections of the
090.560-M (Maintenance) manual.
• If DC power to the questionable board(s) is good, replace
the board.
2. One or more of the boards within a Remote Panel are not
being detected on the About screen:
• Refer to the Condenser/Vessel System Communications
Wiring Diagram and verify that the board DIPSWITCH
settings are correct.
• Verify that the communications wiring polarity is correct.
• Push the [Redetect] button on the About screen to see if
the failing board is now redetected.
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Typical System Conguration
Each Condenser/Vessel system operates independently of one
another yet they may all be inter-connected via a common
Ethernet connection. A system will include the Quantum™ LX
Condenser/Vessel Interface Panel, and one or more Remote
panels, and optionally an Ethernet Hub or Switch, and a com-
puter with Web Browser.
The Interface Panel can then be connected to an HMI or a
remote computer. Refer to the following pictorial:
Connecting A Computer Directly To A Quantum™ LX Control Panel
Especially for the purpose of maintenance, if you wish to con-
nect directly to a single panel from a computer (desktop or
laptop), you can avoid the switch and use a crossover Cat-5
cable:
Ethernet Port
Quantum™ LX
Controller
Desktop or laptop
Computer
Cross-over
CAT-5 Cable
Q4 or Q5
Controller
All network cables
are Pin-to-Pin CAT-5
Cables
Computer or HMI (uses
a Web Browser)
Ethernet Hub or
Switch
Condenser
Panel
Vessel
Panel
Quantum™
LX Panel
Vessel
Panel
Quantum™
LX Panel
Condenser
Panel
Quantum™
LX Panel
Condenser
Panel
Vessel
Panel
Quantum™
LX Panel
Refer to the following pictorial and color code table to con-
struct a crossover cable:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Left (Not Crossed)
3 6 1 4 5 2 7 8
Right (Crossed)
Both Ends of a crossover-cable
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Notes
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