Enviro EA800 - Manuals

D-011-0152 1 General Information Overview The EnviroAlert® EA800 Multi-Zone Environmental Alarm System monitors the environmental conditions detected by the sensors connected to the base unit, and provides alarm signals when monitored conditions at any of the sensors exceed the user-programmable HIG...

2 D-011-0152 How to Use This Manual How to Use This Manual This manual is organized into sections that guide you through the installation process, then describe how to use the EA800 and change its programmed settings if necessary. Some troubleshooting guidelines are provided, and the appendices cont...

General Information D-011-0152 3 Block Diagrams Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the base unit interfaces and functions. The EA800 provides eight relays for indicating when a programmed alarm limit has been exceeded or a warning condition exists. An additional AUX (Auxiliary) Output relay provides ...

4 D-011-0152 Symbols on the Product or Manual Labeling Symbols on the Product or Manual Labeling Symbols appearing on the product labeling, packaging, and/or in this manual are shown and described in Table 1. Table 1 Symbols on Product or Manual Symbol Definition Attention, consult accompanying docu...

General Information D-011-0152 5 Monitoring Screens The EA800 user interface is menu-based. During normal system monitoring, one of the following three screens is displayed depending on the current state of the programmed sensors: The MONITORING (home) screen is displayed when there are no active al...

6 D-011-0152 Keys Keys Figure 4 shows the base unit display and entry keys. The keys are described in Table 2. Figure 4 EA800 Base Unit Keys Table 2 Key Functions Key Function F1 This key's function changes as determined by the software. Its current function is displayed immediately above the key on...

General Information D-011-0152 7 Base Unit Connections Figure 5 shows the EA800 base unit's connections and Table 3 describes the functions of each connection. Note: The base unit has four wired sensor inputs and four wireless RF sensor inputs. Figure 5 EA800 Base Unit Connections Table 3 EA800 Base...

8 D-011-0152 Access Control and Passwords Access Control and Passwords The EA800 base unit is normally locked to prevent unauthorized use. The currently active function of the F1 soft key ( UNLOCK or LOCK ) is displayed above the key. The locked and unlocked states are described below. Note: The bas...

General Information D-011-0152 9 System Configuration Parameters The EA800 base unit requires certain system level information as outlined in Table 4. Table 4 System Configuration Parameters Parameter Selections Factory Default Description Date Format • MM/DD/YYYY • DD/MM/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY Sets the de...

10 D-011-0152 Sensors Sensors A variety of sensors may be used with the EA800 base unit to provide environmental status and information. These include the following: ■ Wired Sensors: Relays 1 through 4 are for use with sensors wired to the base unit. Wired sensors can be any of the following types: ...

General Information D-011-0152 11 Humidity Sensors Table 6 lists the humidity sensors available for use with the EA800 Alarm System. 4-20mA Sensors Theory of Operation Industry standard 4-20mA sensors can be used with the EA800. However, it is important to verify that this type of sensor will operat...

12 D-011-0152 Sensors Power Supply / Sensor Voltage Selection In order to determine the power supply voltage necessary to ensure correct full-scale operation, it is necessary to identify all voltage drops within the current loop. Figures 6 and 7 show an EA800 drop of 4.0 VDC. This value accounts for...

14 D-011-0152 Sensors Sensor Parameter Descriptions This section provides a description of each sensor parameter. Table 11 Sensor Parameter Descriptions Parameter Applicable to Sensors Description Sensor Name All A name used to identify the sensor in the alarm system. Select a name readily identifie...

General Information D-011-0152 15 Relay Operation This section describes the operation of the base unit's relays. The relays must be programmed correctly so that their outputs provide the desired signaling to the alarm panel. High Alarm Limit • Blue, Red and White temperature sensors • HA-III+ • 4-2...

D-011-0152 17 Preparation Before you begin installation, ensure that you properly plan the alarm system. During the planning phase you will generate all the documentation you need to successfully install the EA800 base unit and sensors in the alarm system. This is important because complete and accu...

20 D-011-0152 12. Create an interconnect wiring diagram for the system. Identify the location of each sensor An example of a system map is shown in Figure 11. This example illustrates a system that includes multiple EA800 Multi-Zone Environmental Alarm systems, a Winland EA400 Multi-Zone Environment...

D-011-0152 21 Installation Tools and Supplies Required Ensure that you have the following prior to starting the installation: ■ Phillips Screwdriver ■ Mounting hardware for the EA800 base unit and any optional sensor units ■ If required, a drill and the appropriate drill bits ■ Wire stripper ■ Senso...

22 D-011-0152 Install the Wired Sensors 2. Mount the mounting plate as follows: ■ Mounting to 3-gang enclosure: Use four (4) machine screws to secure the mounting plate to the mating holes in the 3-gang enclosure. ■ Mounting to drywall surface: Place the mounting plate in mounting position. Mark the...

24 D-011-0152 Connecting Wired Temperature, Contact Closure, and Water Bug Sensors Note: It may take a few minutes for the base unit to detect the wireless sensors. At this point the NEW WIRELESS SENSOR screen is displayed and an arrow moves from left to right indicating that the EA800 is waiting to...

Installation D-011-0152 25 Connecting Wired HA-III+ Humidity Sensors 1. Make certain the sensor's wiring is passed through the opening in the mounting plate. 2. Remove the adapter from the correct input connector headers by pulling the adapter up and off of the circuit board header connectors. 3. St...

26 D-011-0152 Connecting Wired 4-20mA Sensors Connecting Wired 4-20mA Sensors 1. Make certain the sensor's wiring is passed through the opening in the mounting plate. 2. Remove the adapter from the correct input connector headers by pulling the adapter up and off of the circuit board header connecto...

Installation D-011-0152 27 Connecting the EA800 Alarm Outputs 1. If alarm loops will be controlled by the EA800, install all required wiring from alarm loops to the EA800 mounting location. 2. Connect the alarm loop leads to the terminal block adapter. Attach the adapter to terminals C and either NC...

28 D-011-0152 Programming Accessing the MAIN MENU for Programming 1. If not already powered up, apply power to the EA800 base unit. During the boot process: ■ The Winland Electronics splash screen is displayed. ■ The system verifies flash memory, as indicated by FLASH BOOT at the bottom of the scree...

Installation D-011-0152 31 Setting the Current Date Unlock the EA800 to continue programming if necessary. See “Accessing the MAIN MENU for Programming” on page 28. From the MAIN MENU , use the arrow keys to select SYSTEM , then select Set Date and set the current date as shown below. Note: To go ba...

32 D-011-0152 Programming Setting the Time Unlock the EA800 to continue programming if necessary. See “Accessing the MAIN MENU for Programming” on page 28. From the MAIN MENU , use the arrow keys to select SYSTEM , then select Set Time and set the current time as shown below. If your region uses Day...

Installation D-011-0152 33 Adding Wireless Sensors Go to the appropriate section for the wireless sensor to be added: ■ Wireless Temperature Sensor: See “Adding a Wireless Temperature Sensor” on page 33 ■ Wireless Humidity Sensor: See “Adding a Wireless Humidity Sensor” on page 37 ■ Wireless Multi-F...

36 D-011-0152 Adding Wireless Sensors When setting numeric values, use the arrow keys to change the value. Use the PREV and NEXT soft keys to move the cursor to the next or previous digit. Press the ENTER key to enter the value. This is the start screen for the next sensor to be added, if any. F3 Ex...

Installation D-011-0152 37 Adding a Wireless Humidity Sensor The Hysteresis setting helps prevent alarms from being set and reset continually if the environment is at or near the alarm set point by providing an acceptable variance. For example, if HYSTERESIS is set at 1 and the sensor High Alarm Lim...

42 D-011-0152 Adding Wireless Sensors Verify Wireless Signal Strength After temporarily mounting the wireless sensors in the desired location, verify the signal strength at the base unit by performing the following procedure to verify the signal strength of each programmed wireless sensor. It may ta...

Installation D-011-0152 43 Adding Wired Sensors ■ Low temperature sensors - Blue Thermistor Probes: See “Adding a Wired Temperature Sensor” on page 43. ■ High temperature sensors - Red Thermistor Probes: See “Adding a Wired Temperature Sensor” on page 43. ■ Ultra Low temperature sensors - White Ther...

Installation D-011-0152 45 Adding a Wired WaterBug Sensor To add a WaterBug sensor perform the following procedure: Note: A supervised WaterBug sensor must be used. F3 This is the start screen for the next sensor to be added, if any. NOTE: The sensor number must match the input number (J6 ) used by ...

46 D-011-0152 Adding Wired Sensors Adding a Wired Contact Closure Sensor The following procedure shown adds a N.O. contact closure sensor but is the same for N.C. contact closure sensor. F3 This is the start screen for the next sensor to be added, if any. Select N.O. Contact or N.C. Contact as appro...

Installation D-011-0152 47 Adding a 4-20mA Sensor To add a 4-20mA sensor, perform the following procedure. There are some additional parameters to configure with this type of sensor, including Unit of Measure and Resolution. 4-20mA sensors can be used for monitoring a variety of conditions because t...

48 D-011-0152 Configuring the Relays Configuring the Relays When all sensors have been added, you must configure the relays so that the outputs indicate the monitored conditions correctly. Perform the following procedure to configure all relays used: Note: The default relay settings are: • Relays 1-...

D-011-0152 49 Operation This chapter provides instructions for doing the following: ■ “Monitoring Environmental Conditions” on page 49 ■ “Viewing Sensor Settings” on page 50 ■ “Viewing Active Alarms” on page 50 ■ “Viewing the Alarm Log” on page 51 ■ “Viewing Pending Alarm Information” on page 51 ■ “...

50 D-011-0152 Viewing Sensor Settings Viewing Sensor Settings You can view the readings of each installed sensor on the MONITORING screen. To view details of a sensor’s programmed settings and current readings on one screen perform the procedure shown below. Note: The MAIN MENU screen shown in the e...

Operation D-011-0152 51 Viewing the Alarm Log This alarm log is a quick view of the 20 most recent alarms. Up to 100 alarms can be reviewed by selecting Data Log from the MAIN MENU , then selecting View Alarm Log . To review the alarm history and review a specific alarm stored in the log, perform th...

52 D-011-0152 Viewing Limit Settings Viewing Limit Settings To view the current readings and the limits of a sensor that is not in an alarm state perform the following procedure: Viewing the Event Log The EA800 Alarm System logs up to 100 events in its Event Log. At the minimum, the following events...

Operation D-011-0152 53 Viewing the Sensor Log The sensor log provides a history of the environmental conditions for all installed sensors at a glance. Up to 100 data sets are stored in the sensor log. To view the sensor log, perform the following procedure: Viewing Firmware Information The About EA...

54 D-011-0152 Viewing RF Information Viewing RF Information The ABOUT RF screen displays the EA800 base unit’s MAC address, the RF channel currently in use, the RF communications protocol version, and the RF subsystem’s firmware version. To view the RF settings, perform the following procedure: Note...

D-011-0152 55 Maintenance This chapter contains instructions on performing the following maintenance tasks: ■ Lock/unlock the base unit: See “Locking and Unlocking the EA800” on page 55 ■ Pausing/resuming sensor monitoring: See “Pausing Monitoring and Cancelling Pause” on page 56 ■ Adding sensors: S...

56 D-011-0152 Pausing Monitoring and Cancelling Pause Pausing Monitoring and Cancelling Pause To prevent false alarms when performing maintenance, pause sensor monitoring. Pausing stops monitoring and ignores active alarms for a 30-minute period. When the pause function times out, monitoring automat...

Maintenance D-011-0152 57 Adding a Sensor The procedure for adding a sensor to an existing system is the same as for a new system. See “Install the Wired Sensors” on page 22 or “Install the Wireless Sensors” on page 22 for instructions on physically installing the sensor and then programming the sen...

58 D-011-0152 Editing Sensor Parameters 5. If the detected new sensor is not the same type as the replaced sensor, the INVALID SENSOR TYPE screen is displayed. Press OK ( F3 ) to return to the SENSORS screen: 6. Do one of the following: • Replace the physical sensor with one that matches the type of...

Maintenance D-011-0152 59 Reprogramming a Relay Note: Ensure that the system’s Configuration Worksheets are updated to document any changes. A Relay can be reprogrammed as desired at any time. Perform the procedure outlined in “Configuring the Relays” on page 48 to reprogram any relay in the system....

60 D-011-0152 Changing the Date Format Changing the Date Format Note: Update the system’s Configuration Worksheets to document any changes. Note: The default date format is MM/DD/YYYY. To change the date format perform the following procedure: Changing the Time Format Note: Update the system’s Confi...

Maintenance D-011-0152 61 Changing the Date or Time Setting To change the date see “Setting the Current Date” on page 31. If your region uses Daylight Savings Time and you want the EA800 to display the correct time, you must change the time setting manually when Daylight Savings Time starts and ends...

62 D-011-0152 Changing the Buzzer Setting Changing the Buzzer Setting Note: Update the system’s Configuration Worksheets to document any changes. Note: The default buzzer configuration is ENABLED and the active condition of the on-board buzzer mirrors what is assigned to the Auxiliary Relay. To chan...

Maintenance D-011-0152 63 Changing the Password Note: Update the system’s Configuration Worksheets to document any changes. Note: If you do not enter a valid password you will not be allowed to change the selected password. The default password (0800) cannot be changed or deleted. One user-configura...

64 D-011-0152 Clearing the Alarm Log Clearing the Alarm Log To clear all stored alarm records perform the following procedure: Note: You cannot clear the Event Log. Clearing the Sensor Log To clear all stored sensor records perform the following procedure: Note: You cannot clear the Event Log. F3 Un...

Maintenance D-011-0152 65 Updating the Firmware Download the latest firmware from www.winland.com to your computer, then save it to a USB jump drive before performing the procedure for updating the firmware as shown below. F3 Unlock as shown in “Locking and Unlocking the EA800” on page 55 During the...

66 D-011-0152 Saving Configuration Settings Saving Configuration Settings You can export the configuration settings from the EA800 to serve as an archive for the system or as a template for quickly programming other systems. The configuration data is stored in a machine-readable format. To export co...

Maintenance D-011-0152 67 Loading Configuration Settings You can load configuration settings from a previously installed EA800 to serve as the template for the system being installed or updated. To load a configuration from a USB drive, insert the USB drive into the USB port and perform the followin...

68 D-011-0152 Exporting the Stored Logs Exporting the Stored Logs You can export the logs stored in the EA800 for archiving or later review. The export procedure exports the alarm log, data log, and event log files. To export the logfiles perform the following procedure: The EA800 stores the log fil...

Maintenance D-011-0152 69 Exported Event Data The following is an example of exported event data: 12/24/2007 07:06:03 PM,Sensor deleted,112/24/2007 07:10:50 PM,Sensor added,112/25/2007 02:27:14 PM,System power on,112/25/2007 02:27:50 PM,Sensor deleted,112/25/2007 02:36:02 PM,Sensor added,112/25/2007...

D-011-0152 71 Troubleshooting Operating or setup errors are indicated by flashing data on the display. Often, a programming error also results in an alarm for the misprogrammed relay. The table below shows and describes common error displays, along with corrective action. For updated information, go...

72 D-011-0152 Verifying RF Signal Strength Verifying RF Signal Strength Viewing Signal Strength for a Wireless Sensor To verify the RF signal strength received by the EA800 perform the following procedure: If the remote sensor transmitter you are verifying is battery powered, it may take up to 30 se...

D-011-0152 73 Specifications Base Unit and Sensor Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the EA800 base unit, sensors, and accessories. Table 14 Specifications Item Specification Dimensions Approximately 230 mm x 199 mm x 55 mm(“9.375 H x 8.125" W x 2.25" D) Weight B...

74 D-011-0152 Accessories Accessories Accessories available for use with the EA800 Environmental Alarm System are listed below. Wired Water Presence Sensor: 2-wire; maximum 304 m (1000 ft.) cabling length Wired 4-20mA Sensor EA800 load (160 Ohms maximum) Relay Outputs (9) Form C with 3-terminal NC/C...

Appendix A: Screen Maps D-011-0152 75 Appendix A: Screen Maps The figures in this Appendix illustrate the flow of all EA800 screens. Figure 17. Locked Screen Map The displayed screen is dependent on whether an alarm is active or not.

Appendix B: Planning Worksheet D-011-0152 83 Appendix B: Planning Worksheet Note: Photocopy and complete a copy of this worksheet for each system. Installation: Room Environmental Condition to Monitor Acceptable Condition/Range Alarm Condition

Appendix C: Wiring Diagram D-011-0152 85 Appendix C: Wiring Diagram Note: Photocopy and complete copy of this diagram for each EA800 to be installed in the system. Po w e r In Au x Po w e r Out J6 J5 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 (-) + (-) + (-) + (-) + (-) + (-) + Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Outpu...

Appendix D: System Configuration Record D-011-0152 87 Appendix D: System Configuration Record Note: Photocopy this appendix and complete a copy for each EA800 base unit in the system. EA800 Environmental Alarm System Configuration Form Date of installation/change: Name of Installation Company: Phone...

Warranty and Service Information Winland Electronics, Inc. ("Winland") warrants to the end user/purchaser that each product of its manufacture shall be free from defects in material and factory workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase, when properly installed and o...