Sequence of Operation   
 
 
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– This alarm indicates a communication failure of a connected ZS sensor that had previously been 
actively communicating. The alarm is reset when normal ZS sensor communications resume, if power is cycled to 
the controller, or if the 
 point is set to 
. 
 – This alarm indicates that at least 1 ZS sensor is configured in the Sensor Binder properties 
and is not communicating. The alarm is reset when the configured ZS sensor is communicating or the 
configuration is changed to reflect the sensor is no longer connected to the Rnet. 
 – This alarm indicates an invalid sensor condition in a physically connected space 
temperature sensor (SPT Sensor/T5*).  Cooling, heating, and supply fan operation stop after the appropriate time 
guards. Normal operation resumes when the controller detects a valid sensor. 
 – This alarm indicates that the supply air temperature is outside the configured alarm 
limits. The alarm is reset to normal when the supply air temperature returns within the configured alarm limits 
plus a 5
°F (2.7 °C) hysteresis. This alarm is inhibited until the fan has been running for 15 minutes to allow for 
system stabilization after startup.    
 – This alarm indicates a shorted or open circuit in the SAT input. Cooling, heating, and 
supply fan operation stops after the appropriate time guards. Normal operation resumes when the controller 
detects a valid sensor. 
 – The RTU Open generates an 
 alarm if the CO
2
 level exceeds the configured 
alarm limits. (This alarm is only shown when a valid indoor air quality sensor value is available).   
Indoor Air Quality Sensor
 – The RTU Open generates an 
Indoor Air Quality Sensor
 alarm if a valid sensor value is 
no longer available. For locally connected sensors, the mA input at the associated channel falls below 3.5 mA or 
rises above 21 mA. For network sensors, the controller is no longer receiving a value from the network. Cooling, 
heating, and supply fan continue to operate. However, the controller’s IAQ control function is disabled until the 
fault condition is corrected. 
 – The RTU Open generates a 
 alarm if the space humidity level 
exceeds the configured low or high alarm limits. (This alarm is only shown when a valid relative humidity sensor 
value is available). 
Space Relative Humidity Sensor
 – The RTU Open generates a 
Space Relative Humidity Sensor
 alarm if a valid 
sensor value is no longer available. For locally connected sensors, the mA input at the associated channel falls 
below 3.5 mA or rises above 21 mA. For network sensors, the controller is no longer receiving a value from the 
network.  Cooling, heating, and supply fan operation continues, however, the controller’s Humidi-MiZer™ binary 
output is disabled until the fault condition is corrected. 
 – If the RTU Open is configured to monitor the filter through a hardware input switch contact, it generates a 
 alarm if the associated input channel detects a dirty filter condition (opposite state of the 
 “x” 
). Otherwise, if no hardware switch monitoring is used, the RTU Open generates a filter alarm when 
the accumulated runtime exceeds the 
 > 
Filter Service Alarm Timer
 value (when not set to 0). 
This alarm is most commonly used to indicate a filter replacement is due. Reset the filter service runtime 
accumulator by setting the 
> 
Reset Filter Runtime Alarm 
to 
, back to 
, and clicking 
 after 
each setting. Set 
 > 
Filter Service Alarm Timer
 value to 
to disable the filter service alarm 
function. 
 – This alarm indicates a shorted or open circuit in the locally connected OAT input.  
 – This alarm indicates a valid OAT sensor value is no longer available. An alarm 
condition can occur from a failed locally connected sensor or if a network OAT value is no longer being received by 
the controller. Cooling, heating, and supply fan operation continues. OAT lockouts will not operate while the sensor 
is in alarm. Normal operation resumes when the controller detects a valid sensor. 
 – This alarm is active when an economizer fault is detected, as required by the CEC Title 
24 Economizer FDD logic. Once detected, this alarm will stay active until the 
 input is set to 
 or the 
fan is stopped. 
 – This point indicates the specific fault detected and announced by the Economizer Operation alarm 
above. Detected fault conditions include 
, 
, 
, and 
.