Frick QUANTUM LX Control Panel Operating instructions

Brand: Frick

Model: QUANTUM LX Control Panel

Type: Operating instructions

OPERATION

FRICK® QUANTUM™ LX

SYSTEM INTERFACE PANEL

Version 1.2x

Form 090.030 O (MAR 2011)

OPERATION

File: SERVICE MANUAL - Section 90

Replaces: NOTHING

Dist: 3, 3a, 3b, 3c

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Table of Contents

OVERVIEW OF A TYPICAL SYSTEM...............................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEM INTERFACE PANEL.....................................................................................................3

General Description................................................................................................................................................3

BASIC SIP CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................4

LOCATING THE ETHERNET CONNECTIONS....................................................................................................................5

CALIBRATING THE SIP...................................................................................................................................................6

Touch Screen Calibration........................................................................................................................................6

BROWSER AND KEYBOARD...........................................................................................................................................7

Browser and Keyboard...........................................................................................................................................7

MAIN SIP OPERATIONAL CATEGORIES..........................................................................................................................8

General Information...............................................................................................................................................8

Home Page.............................................................................................................................................................8

Admin Page............................................................................................................................................................8

Info Page................................................................................................................................................................8

SIP SCREENS AND SETUP..............................................................................................................................................9

Login Page.............................................................................................................................................................9

List Page................................................................................................................................................................9

Add Page...............................................................................................................................................................9

Edit Page..............................................................................................................................................................10

Delete Page..........................................................................................................................................................10

Network Page......................................................................................................................................................10

PROGRAM UPDATING & FLASH CARD LOCATION.........................................................................................................12

Warning

The Quantum™ LX Control has the capability of being modiﬁ ed by the user/owner in order to obtain different performance

characteristics. Any modiﬁ cation to the standard default settings may have a severe negative impact on the operation and

performance of the equipment. Any modiﬁ cation to these control settings is the sole responsibility of the user/owner and

Frick disclaims any liability for the consequences of these modiﬁ cations. It is possible that the modiﬁ cation of these settings

may cause improper operation and performance that results in property damage, personal injury or death. It is the responsi-

bility of the user/owner to evaluate and assess the consequences of their actions prior to modifying the controls for this unit.

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OVERVIEW OF A TYPICAL SYSTEM

Frick Company builds numerous cooling and refrigeration

products and control packages, which include the follow-

ing:

• Compressors (for refrigeration/cooling or natural

gas extraction)

• Evaporators

• Condensers & Vessels

• Hygienic air units (AcuAir)

Each of these units may be purchased and used individu-

ally, or in groups.

The individual Frick packages mentioned above are con-

trolled by a computer based machine control system,

known as the Quantum™ LX control panel. The controller

continuously monitors the conditions and operation of its

attached package and its various subsystems. It also di-

rects the operation of its individual components. It is fully

self-contained.

The Quantum™ LX control panel user interface is used to

display graphic screens, which represent various aspects

of unit operation. By pressing a key on the keypad, the

labeled or described function is recognized by the control

processor, and appropriate action is taken.

Typical Compressor Package

Although the primary means of operator interaction to

each package is via the built-in Quantum™ LX control

panel, an additional method has been created to allow

multiple packages (and various conﬁ gurations) to be ac-

cessed and controlled from a single access point. This de-

vice is known as the System Interface Panel, or SIP.

The SIP has the capability of mimicking the look of any of

the types of panels that are connected to it. The following

information is presented to help the user to connect and

interact with the SIP.

Quantum™ LX

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEM INTERFACE PANEL

General Description

This optional System Interface Panel (SIP) has been

designed to allow an operator to efﬁ ciently access,

control and monitor the operation of all Frick Quan-

tum™ LX packages from a single access point, when

all units are connected through a common Ethernet

network. The touch screen control panel is used for

graphic displays. By touching an active area of the

display, a data entry box will appear, allowing the op-

erator to enter different setpoint values, via a key-

board overlay, that can appear on the screen. The

System Interface Panel provides a platform to easily

navigate between all networked control systems, as

well as a remote access point which is reachable from

any desktop web browser. Remote access provides

users with the ability to connect to Frick control sys-

tems from both home and ofﬁ ce, or any other loca-

tion providing Internet access.

The screen display and function is based on web

browser technology, and will closely resemble the

look of typical internet web browser. System Interface Panel (SIP)

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BASIC SIP CONNECTIONS

The Frick SIP may be connected directly to a single Quan-

tum™ LX panel for a minimum system conﬁ guration, or it

may be connected to an existing Ethernet network.

Connecting the SIP to an existing Quantum™ LX control

panel is accomplished by routing a recommended CAT-5

Ethernet cable to each of the LX panels that you wish

to include in your network (the recommended cables and

parts may be found in any of the Quantum™ LX commu-

nications manuals).

For a Single LX Panel (Minimum Conﬁ guration) –

Only one CAT-5 cable will need to be run from the LX

panel, and it may plug directly into the SIP.

Quantum™ LX

SIP

Crossover Cable

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Left (Not Crossed)

3 6 1 4 5 2 7 8

Right (Crossed)

Note: Most pre-made, store-bought Ethernet

cables are the straight pin-to-pin variety, and

work in most conﬁ gurations. However, if you

want to connect two Ethernet devices directly

together, in this case one SIP to one Quantum™

LX, you will need to use a crossover Cat-5 cable.

Refer to the following pictorial to construct a

crossover cable:

Both Ends of a crossover-cable

CAT-5 Ethernet cable color codes

1 – White w/orange stripe 5 – White w/blue stripe

2 – Orange w/white stripe 6 – Green w/white stripe

3 – White w/green stripe 7 – White w/brown stripe

4 – Blue w/white stripe 8 – Brown w/white stripe

For multiple LX Panels - Each cable should be routed

back from the LX panel to a common area, where the

ends can be plugged into a router. The router will

then have a single cable that connects to the SIP (and

to an optional existing Ethernet network).

Ethernet Network

Internet

Switch

SIP

Quantum™ LX Quantum™ LX

Internet

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LOCATING THE ETHERNET CONNECTIONS

On the Quantum™ LX Side

The Ethernet connector for the Quantum™ LX panel

can be found by opening the control panel door, and

locating the Quantum™ controller, as shown here:

Ethernet

Connector

Quantum™ LX Controller

Plug one end of the cable into the port as labeled.

Route the cable out of the box, and to the point at

which it will either tie into a switch (for multiple LX

connections), or directly to the SIP in the event of a

single LX network.

On the SIP Side

Open the panel door of the SIP, and look at the rear

of the SIP unit. The location of the Ethernet connec-

tion within the SIP is shown below.

System Interface Panel – SIP

(With cover removed)

Note also that there is a power switch that is located

beside the incoming power connector. Ensure that

this switch is always ON. On some models, there is

an additional power switch located near the right side

of the unit (on the bottom). In the event that the SIP

does not power up, this switch may need to be reset.

Note that there are two Ethernet connectors. Use the

one closer to the right side of the unit (looking at it

as shown below).

Ethernet

Connector

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CALIBRATING THE SIP

Touch Screen Calibration

As the SIP comes from the factory, calibration has

already been performed, and as such, should not be

needed. However, it is possible that from time to

time, re-calibration may be warranted. Especially if

when touching the screen, the cursor that normally

appears at the point of touching, is now offset some

distance from the touch point, or if the cursor is

against the edge of the screen, and does not move

when the screen is touched, then calibration should

be performed.

If calibration is necessary, perform the following

steps:

1. Power the SIP off then turn back on.

2. A series of screens will appear, giving in-

formation about the boot sequence. Ignore

these screens, and wait until the screen

turns entirely light blue, a few seconds later,

it will turn a darker blue. Next it will turn

black, and a rectangular blue box will appear

on the screen, with the words “Tap display

to calibrate screen”. This entire boot pro-

cess will take several minutes.

3. Once the blue box appears, you will have

three seconds to tap the display and enter

the calibration mode, otherwise, the unit

ﬁ nishes its boot sequence, and the oppor-

tunity to calibrate has passed. Calibration

may be restarted by pressing the Calibration

text in the navigation bar at the top of the

screen.

4. After tapping the display as prompted, a

blue screen will appear, with the following

symbol in the bottom left quadrant of the

screen:

5. Press and hold the very center of this circle

(in the crosshair). While touching the center,

each of the four quadrants of the circle will

ﬁ ll in counter-clockwise with blue. Continue

pressing until the last quadrant has been

ﬁ lled, the circle will move to the lower right

side of the screen.

6. The process repeats for the upper right and

upper left quadrants also.

7. After the four quadrants of the screen have

been touched, the screen is now calibrated,

and the unit will automatically ﬁ nish the

boot process.

NOTE: Some versions of the SIP have required a ﬁ rm

touch, while others have required a lighter touch.

When calibrating, this lighter touch occasionally re-

sulted in the software sensing a double touch, which

ultimately caused the overall calibration to be inaccu-

rate. If, for any reason, after completing the calibra-

tion, the cursor still does not appear where it should

be, the calibration will need to be repeated. In rare

instances, the cursor may end up in a position where

it is near the very edge of the touch screen, and can-

not be moved by ﬁ nger touch. To correct for this, a

computer mouse may be used, as the mouse will take

over control of the cursor, and the cursor can then be

maneuvered back into the touch area. If a mouse is

required to move the cursor, the mouse must be con-

nected before booting the unit.

Open the SIP box, and look at the underside of the back of

the SIP. The mouse connecter is green.

Proper calibration is very important to efﬁ cient screen op-

eration, especially when utilizing the on-screen keyboard.

If the touch screen is the slightest bit out of a calibra-

tion, it can mean that the area being touched is actually

being applied somewhere else, which can translate into

the wrong button keyboard button being sensed, or the

wrong setpoint area detected.

Mouse

Connector

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BROWSER AND KEYBOARD

Browser and Keyboard

Both the browser and keyboard should appear on the

screen once the panel has ﬁ nished its boot sequence.

Each panel is equipped with a program which will re-

start the keyboard if the application is closed. The

browser has a small icon in the center of the top tool

bar, which permits the user to return to the panel

Home Page at any time. From the panel Home Page,

the Keyboard button can be used to restart the on-

screen keyboard should it disappear.

The keyboard can be used to enter text into any ﬁ eld

appearing within a web page. To enter text into a

ﬁ eld, simply touch the desired ﬁ eld in the web brows-

er. If the ﬁ eld is properly selected, a cursor should

appear within the text ﬁ eld. The user can also drag

his/her ﬁ nger over a segment of text in the ﬁ eld to

“select” it. Any key strokes from the keyboard will

then replace the highlighted text.

If the keyboard fails to transmit characters into the

desired text ﬁ eld, there could be one of two prob-

lems. First, be sure the text ﬁ eld is selected. Typical-

ly the cursor is a good indicator that focus has shifted

to the desired text ﬁ eld. The second problem in-

volves a keyboard loss of focus. To resolve this prob-

lem, ﬁ rst touch the desired text ﬁ eld, and then touch

the [Focus] button on the bottom right-hand corner

of the keyboard, ﬁ nally touch the desired text ﬁ eld a

second time. After this sequence, characters should

be directed to the correct location. This three-step

sequence should be used whenever the keyboard ap-

pears unresponsive.

Keyboard Overlay

It is possible to use an external keyboard if desired.

Simply locate the purple connector on the back and

bottom of the SIP. Route the keyboard cable through

an opening in the enclosure, and plug the cable into

the connector as shown here (NOTE: On some pan-

els, if the keyboard doesn’t work after it has been

plugged in, and power has been cycled, it may be

necessary to have a mouse plugged in also.):

Keyboard

Connector

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MAIN SIP OPERATIONAL CATEGORIES

General Information

The System Interface Panel (SIP) consists of three

main operational areas. They are:

• Home

• Admin

• Info

Once the SIP has been turned on, and it has ﬁ nished

its boot sequence, the Home page will be displayed.

Home Page

The top area of this screen contains a row of text,

known as the Navigation bar.

Note: If viewing through a remote web browser, the

top row of navigational buttons does not appear.

They are only visible when viewing locally, at the

touch screen.

This text area represents functional buttons, which

when pressed, perform the following:

• Back – Pressing this text will cause the

previously displayed screen (if any) to be

shown. This button works the same as the

Back button on a web browser.

• Forward – Pressing this text will cause the

next screen (if any) to be shown. This button

works the same as the Forward button on a

web browser.

• Reload – Pressing this causes the screen to

reload its contents.

• Restart Keyboard – When operating locally

at the panel, pressing this text will cause a

virtual keyboard to be shown (see page 7).

• Calibration – Pressing this text will cause

the calibration feature to initiate. See the

section entitled Calibrating the SIP on page

• Options – This is a drop down menu that

shows the following options:

o Screen Saver Disabled (default)

o Screen Saver Enabled

The Home Page also displays all the units recog-

nized and accessible through the System Interface

Panel. Any conﬁ gured units will appear with an icon

and a descriptive label. If an icon is touched, the

web browser will be directed to display (mimic) the

Quantum™ LX control page that the icon has been

programmed for (described later). To return to the

System Interface Panel’s Home Page simply touch the

“Home” icon on the browser’s toolbar.

Admin Page

The System Interface Panel is equipped with an Ad-

min button to handle various conﬁ guration functions.

This area can be accessed by pressing the Admin but-

ton on the panel’s Home Page. A user name and

password are required to access this area (described

later).

Info Page

This screen provides the following information:

• Program – The name of the program that

the SIP is operating under.

• Version – The actual version of the program

software

• Release Date – The date that the software

version was released on.

These three pieces of information will be necessary if

factory assistance is ever required.

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SIP SCREENS AND SETUP

To access the Login screen, press the [Admin] button.

The following screen will appear:

The Login screen is similar in appearance and func-

tion as a login screen that network administrators use

for windows based networks, and allows the user to

enter into the administration functions. This Login

screen is only applicable to the function of the touch

screen, and does not affect any of the Quantum™

LX panels that are attached, or the Ethernet network

itself, if attached.

To properly login, the user must ﬁ rst enter their User

Name, which has been pre-assigned as [admin]. The

user is also requested to enter a password, which is

also pre-assigned as [2staycold]. After entering the

proper User Name and Password, press [Submit].

List Page

This page is used to view all the currently conﬁ gured

and recognized Quantum™ LX devices that are con-

nected to this SIP. The NAME, ADDRESS and UNIT

TYPE are shown.

If the SIP has not yet been conﬁ gured, then this

screen will have nothing list for units. If any conﬁ g-

ured units are listed, the Edit button at the end of

each row allows the user to change the conﬁ guration

of a speciﬁ c unit. A row of Admin buttons across the

f h SIP h b ﬁdh hi

top of the page allow the user to add new units, or

delete units from the list of registered units. Each

unit must have a unique name (no two units can have

the same name) and an IP address (the IP address is

not required to be unique, so more than one link can

redirect the user to the same unit). The user can

also select the type of unit which results in an appro-

priate icon being displayed on the panel Home Page

where all units are listed.

Add Page

Use this page whenever you wish to add a Quan-

tum™ LX device to this Ethernet connection. The se-

lections are:

Unit Address – Enter the IP address of the de-

vice.

Unit Name – Enter a unique name here that

tends to describe the device, such as Compres-

sor 1, or Evaporator Roof 2.

Unit Type – Select from the pull down menu

the type of unit. Selecting the type of unit here,

determines the associated image that will be

shown for the unit on the Home page. The se-

lections are:

AcuAir

Compressor

Evaporator

Condenser

Vessel

When ﬁ nished enter information, press the [Submit] but-

ton.

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Edit Page

Use this page whenever you wish to add change or

edit information that has already been entered, and

then press the [Submit] button:

Delete Page

Use this page whenever you wish to delete an entire

unit from the list. Simply check the box at the right

side of each line that you wish to delete, and then

press the [Submit] button:

Network Page

NOTE: The proper setup of this screen is critical, and

is best left to the network administrator to perform.

This screen is used to provide all of the necessary

information so that an existing network will properly

recognize the SIP as a valid device when connected

to an existing Ethernet network. It is basically the

same type of procedure you would use when con-

necting a new desktop or laptop computer to a net-

work. Once a network recognizes the SIP, the SIP

can be accessed by any computer on the network,

thereby giving the capability to view, monitor, and

change parameters from anywhere on the network.

NOTE: It is critical that proper safeguards be in place

to limit this access through passwords and any other

security measures deemed necessary.

The screen consists of the following drop down and

setpoint boxes:

IP Address type - The following drop-down

menu is provided:

• Static (Fixed) – A ﬁ xed address is usu-

ally assigned by the network (LAN) ad-

ministrator, and is normally always the

same.

• Dynamic (DHCP) – Dynamic Host

Conﬁ guration Protocol permits auto-

assignment of temporary IP addresses

for new devices connecting to the net-

work.

Subnet Mask - A TCP/IP number used to deter-

mine to which TCP/IP subnet a device belongs.

Devices in the same subnet can be communicat-

ed with locally without going through a router (to

the outside world). When a TCP/IP device tries

to communicate with another device the bits of

the TCP/IP destination address are "ANDed" with

the subnet mask to determine whether the ad-

dress is a local address (broadcastable) or must

be reached through a router. A subnet mask of

255.255.255.0 used by a computer with a TCP/IP

address of 10.10.10.1 would include the address-

es 10.10.10.0 through 10.10.10.255 in the local

network, basically telling the computer to try a

router if it's transmitting to any other IP address.

This is all part of the TCP/IP protocol.

IP Address – (Internet Protocol) Four setpoint

boxes are provided here. Every machine on an

Internet or Ethernet network must be assigned a

unique identifying number, called an IP Address

(this is similar in concept to the Quantum™ LX

panel ID number). The IP address is how the net-

work identiﬁ es each device that is attached. A

typical IP address would look like this:

• 216.27.61.137

Gateway Address – Four setpoint boxes are pro-

vided here. This is the IP address for the com-

puter or device onto which your local network is

connected to. This gateway device is how all of

the devices attached to your local network are

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routed to other gateways and networks. A router

is a Gateway device that routes packets between

different physical networks. A gateway is a net-

work point that acts as an entrance to another

network.

Host Name – Enter a distinct name that you wish

to be able to identify this SIP by (for example;

SIP1). The Host Name must be ﬁ fteen characters

or less in length, use no spaces and use only up-

per and lower case letters. It is similar in concept

to the function of the Quantum™ LX Panel ID,

and basically allows the network router to in-

terpret the actual IP address of a particular unit

as this host name. When using a web browser

within the system network, this name can be en-

tered as the web location that you wish to visit

(instead of having to type in the IP address. The

network router could take up to several minutes

to recognize the change.

Work Group – All of the SIP units within a net-

work (when multiple SIP’s are installed) may be

grouped into different categories. These cat-

egories could be SIP locations, or perhaps cat-

egorized by unit function. For instance, if you

wanted to group the SIP’s by function, and had 2

units, and one of them was for AcuAir units, then

ACUair-1 could be the name of a work group. A

second SIP may be for compressors; this work

group could be named Compressor-1. So name

each unit by these functional Work Group names.

The Work Group name must be ﬁ fteen charac-

ters or less in length, and can use numerals and

upper and lower case letters. When using the

network neighborhood feature of Windows® Ex-

plorer, and look at your Network Neighbor hood,

you would see the name of the Work Group, and

within that work group you would see the indi-

vidual Host Names of each unit within that work

group. After modifying a Work Group name, the

network router could take up to several minutes

to recognize the change.

Comment – A detailed comment may be entered

here to help describe this SIP to a network.

Web Server Port - This is traditionally set to

80 which all web browsers understand to be

the default port. If this is changed to any other

value, the panel can only be reached from an ex-

ternal computer by appending the port number

to the IP address (e.g. if the Panel’s IP address

is 192.168.0.5 and the web server port is 400,

an external web browser will access the panel

through the address: 192.168.0.5:400). If this

panel does not need to be reached from an ex-

ternal computer, then the web server port set-

ting should be disregarded.

NOTE: In the event the web server port or IP ad-

dress settings are changed, the panel may need

to perform a reboot before these changes take

effect. This it will do automatically, and the user

will be notiﬁ ed when this is about to occur.

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PROGRAM UPDATING & FLASH CARD LOCATION

In the event that the program requires an update, this can

be achieved by changing the ﬂ ash card with an updated

one. Be sure to ﬁ rst document all settings, as these will

need to be re-entered after ﬂ ash replacement. To change

out the ﬂ ash card, ﬁ rst turn the SIP control power switch

OFF. Open the panel door, and remove the two screws at

the top of the SIP, where shown here (cover has already

been removed in this picture):

Remove these two screws

Carefully lift the access cover off and place it aside. The

ﬂ ash card and socket are located at the upper right of the

panel.

Here is a close-up picture of the ﬂ ash card area:

Carefully slide the ﬂ ash card out of its socket (pull to the

right). Insert the new ﬂ ash card into the socket. The ﬂ ash

card and socket are keyed, to prevent the card from ac-

cidentally being inserted incorrectly. Once inserted, re-

place the access cover and two screws. Close and latch

the panel door, then turn control power ON.

Once the SIP has been powered up, it would be advisable

to perform a re-calibration, as described at the beginning

of this manual. After re-calibrating, all conﬁ guration infor-

mation will need to also be re-entered.

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Subject to change without notice

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