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Pioneer Gold 3.00 Controller Technical Guide
PRISM 2 OVERVIEW
Features and System Requirements
Prism 2 is a complete Windows
®
-based graphical interface
controls and management program that allows you to interact
with your digital controls. The program provides standard, easy-
Pioneer Gold Controller and other controllers in your system.
Prism 2 allows you to access and control schedules, trend logs,
on-site installation or TCP/IP Internet connection.
Feature Summary
Prism 2 provides a broad set of features:
• Easy to use
• Available on our website, www.aaon.com/Prism
• On-site or TCP/IP communications
• User programmable description for every piece of
• Automatic retrieval of trend logs and export capability
to spreadsheet and database programs
• Alarm Logs maintained on disk
• Alarm E-mail/texting capability when using a
CommLink
• Encrypted History Logs
• Trend Logs
System Requirements
To use Prism 2 you must have a computer that meets or exceeds
the following requirements:
Operating System
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
10
NOTE: Prism 2 is not intended for a server/client
environment or any version of Windows Server.
Minimum Hardware
• Windows® compatible computer
• CommLink 5 or USB Link 2 for direct, on-site
connection
• IP Module for remote connection
• Prism is NOT supported in a server environment. It does
not support client/server systems. Prism is a LAPTOP/
DESKTOP ONLY system.
Software License
Prism 2 does not require any license agreement and may be freely
copied and distributed.
WARNING: Older operating systems, while they still
might be capable of running Prism, are not
recommended due to security updates being
obsoleted by Microsoft
®
. We also do not
support troubleshooting of any version of
Windows® operating the Prism program.
Some new models of laptops running the
latest release of Windows
®
10 have also
experienced issues running Prism, and we
cannot troubleshoot customer computer
issues.
Additional Information
In order to successfully establish Prism 2 communications with
your controls system, you will want to refer to one or more of the
following technical guides, all downloadable from our website,
www.aaon.com/controlsmanuals
• Prism 2 Technical Guide
• CommLink 5 Technical Guide
• IP Module Technical Guide
• USB-Link 2 Technical Guide
• MiniLink PD 5 Technical Guide
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