Issue
Power cycling the SE8000 room controller will cause the settings to revert to default. This requires reconfiguring each of the parameters once again.
Product Line
EcoStruxure Building Expert
Environment
- Multi Purpose Manager
- Automation Server
- SE8xxx Room controller
- SE8000 Series
- SER8300, SE8300, SE8350
- Ex. Viconics branding VT8000 Series
Cause
This has to do with BACnet priority; if the configuration was not written with the appropriate priority, the Room controller will overwrite the parameters upon a power cycle and set them to default.
Resolution
There are a few ways to prevent the SE8000 from reverting to its default settings after a power cycle:
- Configuring each Room Controller locally by navigating to the configuration menu. (Centralized and Standalone system)
- Using a LUA4RC script (Centralized and Standalone system)
- Writing to points with a specific priority via the BACnet front-end (Centralized system)
NOTE: Since Zigbee does not have any command prioritization mechanisms, setting the parameters from an MPM via Zigbee will not be retained after a power cycle and is strongly not recommended.
All three methods can be used to configure a Room Controller prior to or after its installation. Configuration prior to installation can save a lot of time for the technician on site.
1 - Configuration on SE8000 (Local)
- Changing the parameters on the SE8000 locally will permanently save the settings and will also allow the user to change the parameters settings locally (e.g. Occupied cooling setpoint). This however can be time consuming.
2 - Configuration via LUA4RC
This method is especially useful in standalone applications with no BACnet front end. If there are many parameters that need to be adjusted, it will be quicker to upload the script to each of the Room controllers rather than navigate to each parameter manually.
- By default, when you assign a value to a BACnet point, the write priority will be priority 16
Example:
ME.MV6 = 2 --Set "Network Units" to Imperial (blocked by using priority 16, not user-adjustable)
- To write to another priority, an array is used
Example:
ME.MV4_PV[3] = 1 --Language will be blocked by user, room controller and bacnet front-end. Will be saved to memory and will stay after a power cycle
NOTE: To release this priority, you can set it to nil (example: ME.AV25_PV[8] = nil).
- To access the relinquish default, priority 17 can be used
Example:
ME.MV10_PV[17] = 1 --Set "Occupancy Command" to "Local Occupancy"; here it is mandatory to have (_PV[17]) because thermostat must be able to toggle between "Occupied" and "Unoccupied" temperature
- Use the script below as a template for your LUA4RC script (remove comments to use less memory)
if not init then ME.MV6 = 2 --"Network Units" ME.MV10_PV[17] = 1 --"Occupancy Command" ME.AV46_PV[17] = 3 --"Standby Temperature Differential" ME.MV5 = 2 -- "Time Format" ME.AV67_PV[17] = 4 --Standby Time ME.AV68_PV[17] = 12 --Unoccupied Time ME.MV46_PV[17] = 3 --UI 16 Configuration ME.MV4_PV[3] = 1 --Language --Add all required configuration parameters init = true end
3 - Configuration Via BACnet:
SE8000 parameters can be configured via the BACnet front end by using the following priorities:
- Priority 2 or 3: Using these priorities will permanently save the setting on the SE8000 and will not allow the user to change the settings locally.
- Relinquish default: This will allow the user to change the value locally on the SE8000. This is typically used with setpoints
NOTE: using Priority 16 will not allow the user to change the value locally on the SE8000, however, the SE8000 will revert to value to default upon a power cycle.
Another effective method is to push the configuration to multiple SE8000s across the network using a lua script. See Bulk Lua4RC upload via BACnet (Mass upload).
