Owner's Manual and Instructions SmartBox™ Controller For Use with GUARDIAN ® Electronic Ignition Forced Air Heaters with Smart Sense™ Automatic Variable Rate Heat and Infraconic Manual or Spark Ignition Radiant Heaters MODEL COMBO-MCS Patent Pending Congratulations! The SmartBox™ incorporates the benefits from the most experienced manufacturer of agricultural animal confinement building heating products using state-of-the-art technology. We, at L.B.
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General Information This manual will instruct you in the installation and operation of the SmartBox™. Have a qualified installer review this manual with you so that you fully understand the controller and how it functions. When calling for technical service assistance, or for other specific information, always have the model number and serial number available. Contact your local L. B. White distributor or the L. B. White Co., Inc.
Component Identification, Part Number, and Function Control Reset Switch (570456) Powers up the SmartBox™for heating zone and allows the producer to reset the control back to day 1 for start of new cycle. Position from On to Off, then back to On. Fuses Used for protection of the programmable controller and the variable rate gas control valves.
Wiring Diagram Locating and Mounting Location -- Locate in a corridor or control room on the wall adjacent to or close to the existing room controller. See Fig.3. -- This area should be dry and not exposed to water washdown. -- The temperature in this area must be between 32F and 104F. FIG. 3 Mounting -- Use mounting tabs and screws provided with the SmartBox™at all corners of the box back. See Fig.4.
Sensor Location Each SmartBox™ controls two zones of heat.: -- Zone 1: Two forced air heaters One SmartBox™sensor may be used for each zone of heat. However two or more sensors are used for optimum temperature management. -- Zone 2: Radiant heaters Use only the L.B.White SmartBox™ sensors provided with the SmartBox™ , or order replacements as needed. Do not use sensors from other controller systems as these are not compatible with the L.B.White SmartBox™. See below for proper SmartBox™ sensor location.
Interconnection ■ All wiring must be done by a qualified electrician in accordance with local, state, and national electrical codes. WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard ■ Disconnect the electrical supply before installation of the SmartBox™ . Wiring from SmartBox™ to the forced air heater’s Smart Sense™ variable rate gas control valve a. Connect the Smart Sense™ gas control valve wiring for Zone 1 at the brown SmartBox™ leads as shown in Fig.8. FIG.
Connecting the building controller’s heating contacts to the SmartBox™ (for contact closure) for Zone 1 forced air heaters. (Zone 2 is for radiant heaters and operates independent of the room controller. This does not require contact closure wiring) FIG. 13 Connect to the red leads as shown in Fig.11. These are not powered contacts. -- Remove the wiring from the heat contacts (one for each zone) in the room controller.
Set Up and Programming TOUCH PAD CONTROL AND DISPLAY The touch pad control is an interface device used to program and operate the control. See Fig. 16 as an example. BASIC ROOM CONTROL-TYPICAL SET-UP ■ The SmartBox ™ inter faces with an existing room controller that has an on/off heat control in order to provide variable rate heating for the forced air heaters. The SmartBox™ operates radiant heaters independently of the room controller.
INITIAL START-UP ■ Connect to a 120 VAC power supply. Set the reset switch to the ON position. It will take about 30 seconds for the touch pad to display the following screen. FIG. 17 INITIAL SET-UP The following instructions guide you through a step by step process for setting the various parameters. If at any time during set-up you want to start over, press the up/down keys and the center soft key simultaneously to get back to the Home Screen.
■ Press the center soft key EDIT. The following screen will be displayed. FIG. 23 ■ Using the up/down keys, select either “‘ENA” to enable the manual override or “dSA” to disable the override. ENABLE (Manual Mode) -- If enable is selected, press the right soft key NEXT and then up/down keys to set the temperature that will be maintained by the SmartBox™ . See Fig.24. -- Once the temperature has been selected , press the left soft key DONE. -- Zone 1 is now in manual override.
■ Press the center soft key EDIT. ■ Press the up/down keys to enable (ENA) or disabled (dSA) Zone 1 Temperature Sensor 1. See Fig. 29. Make the same selections for sensors 2 through 4 for Zone 1. FIG. 29 -- Before making any adjustments, you must allow the temperature between the room controller sensors and the SmartBox™ sensors to stabilize. -- Once temperatures have stabilized, use the up/down keys to enter room temperature sensor offset.
DEFINING THE TEMPERATURE CURVE ■ The SmartBox™ has the capacity for 10 time and temperature control periods. -- An example is the following: Period 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DRT 76 F 76 F 76 F 72 F 70 F 68 F 66 F 64 F 62 F 62 F Day 1 7 21 35 48 65 70 80 120 180 SmartBox™ Set Point Forced Air Radiant 74 F 88 F 74 F 85 F 74 F 74 F * 70 F 60 F 68 F 60 F 66 F 60 F 64 F 60 F 62 F 60 F 60 F 60 F 60 F 60 F FIG. 35 ■ To enter the temperature, press the center soft key EDIT. The following screen is displayed. FIG.
■ Press the up/down keys to set the Period 2 day as determined with the Temperature Curve. ■ Press the right soft key NEXT. The following screen is displayed. Enter the desired set point for Period 2 Zone 1 using the up/down keys. FIG. 39 ■ Press the right soft key NEXT and enter the set point for Period 2 Zone 2 using the up/down keys. ■ Press the left hand soft key DONE. ■ Repeat this this same process for Periods 3 through 10, setting the number of days and set points. ■ Press the left soft key DONE.
Maintenance/Cleaning Instructions 1. Ensure all water tight connectors on the SmartBox™ are securely tightened. Check the interior of the box for any water/condensation which might have entered. Replace the connector if necessary. 3. Peridically check all wiring, associated terminals, and electrical components within the controller for corrosion, frayed or cut insulation, tight connections, etc. Repair or replace as necessary. 2.
RELAYS Two relays are mounted in the SmartBox™, each responsible for supplying power to a maximum of two heaters. FIG. 41 ZONE 2 RELAY 2 0 4 Upper relay: Supplies power to Zone 2 heaters. 6 Lower relay: Supplies power to Zone 1 heaters. The relays have numbers adjacent to the male 1/4 in. male connectors for reference. Terminal 2 4 6 8 0 1 1 8 Refer to Fig. 41 and following table for connection of wiring and voltage checks.
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER Replacement a. Remove all individual wires from the terminal blocks and reconnect to the replacement controller or b. Remove the terminal blocks with the wiring intact from original controller and transfer the blocks to the replacement controller The controller requires 24 VAC for operation which can be checked at the terminals shown in Fig 44. (Without 24 VAC, the controller will not operate the SmartBox™) FIG.
RADIANT SIGNAL CONDITIONER This conditioner receives 24 VAC from the upper transformer in the SmartBox™, in addition to a 4-20 mA input signal from the programmable controller. FIG.47 The conditioner then sends control signal of 0-15 VDC to the zone control panel’s variable rate solenoid valve for operation, based upon the 4-20 mA signal supplied from the programmable controller. See Fig.47 for reference to terminals on the conditioner when checking voltage and connection of wiring.
Troubleshooting Instructions READ THIS ENTIRE SECTION BEFORE BEGINNING TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS. WARNING Electrical Shock Hazard ■ Troubleshooting this system may require operating the unit with line voltage present. Use extreme caution when working on the SmartBox™. ■ Failure to follow this warning may result in personal injury or death. The troubleshooting flow charts on the following pages provide systematic procedures for isolating problems.
Yes Check breakers in building. Check power cord for tight connections and continuity. Check power outlet for defects, corrosion, etc. No Is 120 VAC delivered to Smart Box™? Cycle the power to the Smart Box™ OFF and then ON. If the LED remains steady ON, replace the controller. Check across brown wires at touch pad. If 18 VDC is absent, trace the wires back to the controller. Check for 18VDC at the programmable controller terminals 5 and 6 (brown).
Zone 1 forced air or Zone 2 radiant heaters do not start, Zone 1 or 2 LED is OFF. Touch pad display is functional Problem 5 No Are all sensor connectors secure and water tight at appropriate leads in the SmartBox™? Yes Yes Yes If 120 VAC is being received at the heater but heater is not functioning, there is a fault in the heater. Refer to the heater’s Owner’s Manual for troubleshooting. Check power supply wiring , outlets, and electrical connections to the heater. Repair or replace.
Problem 6 SmartBox ™ Zone 1 (forced air) does not operate concurrently with room controller. Problem 8 Yes Yes Reposition the sensors. Refer to sensor location instructions in this manual. No Are SmartBox™ sensors positioned to the same height as the room control sensors? Verify 24 VDC to zone LED. If present replace LED. If absent, repair wiring between controller and LED. Check temperature curve for both the SmartBox™ and the room controller. Verify the temperatures match.
Warranty Policy Smart Box™ L.B. White Co., Inc. warrants that the component parts are free from defects in material and workmanship, when properly installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the Installation and Maintenance Instructions, safety guides and labels contained with each unit. If, within 12 months from the date of purchase by the end user, any component is found to be defective, L.B. White Co., Inc.
